Nebraska cross country runners George Kusche and Erika Freyhof have been selected to compete at the NCAA Championships next Monday, March 15 in Stillwater, Okla.
Kusche earned his third career NCAA Championships bid after winning the Big Ten cross country individual gold medal on January 30 in Shelbyville, Ind. Kusche became the Husker's first Big Ten cross country champion, racing a time of 24:01.2 in the 8K to reach the historic feat. Kusche is Nebraska's first conference champion since 1992 and just the seventh conference champion in program history. Kusche is the second Husker male in school history to qualify for the NCAA Championships three times, joining Jean Verster (1985-87).