Husker notes: Leeling places second as Huskers capture 10 event titles at Sevigne Invitational

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Sidney High School graduate Karsyn Leeling continued her strong indoor season Saturday, placing second in the women’s high jump as the Nebraska track and field team closed out the 50th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Leeling, a sophomore for the Huskers, cleared 1.73 meters (5 feet, 8 inches) to finish runner-up in the event. Teammate EJ Brown also cleared the same height and placed third. Nebraska claimed the event title behind Ela Velepec, who won the women’s high jump by clearing 1.81 meters (5-11 ¼).

Nebraska finished the two-day meet with 10 event titles overall, including seven on Saturday. Mason Kooi highlighted the men’s side by winning his third straight high jump competition of the season, clearing 2.16 meters (7-1).

The Huskers dominated the women’s shot put, sweeping the podium behind Kellyn Kortemeyer, Donna Douglas and Jolina Lange. Berlyn Schutz added a title in the women’s 800 meters, while Grant Wasserman captured the men’s 3,000-meter race. Nebraska also won both the men’s and women’s 4x400-meter relay events.

Leeling’s performance continues a steady sophomore campaign that has seen the former Sidney standout consistently compete near the top of the fields. She earned the 2025 Outstanding Newcomer Award at Nebraska Track and Field Awards Banquet Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.

Nebraska will next send select event groups to three meets scheduled for Feb. 13–14: the Husky Classic in Seattle, the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the Heartland Invitational in Indianapolis.

Huskers Take Down No. 1 Longhorns

The No. 10 Nebraska softball team beat the No. 1 Texas Longhorns - the defending national champions - by a score of 8-5 on Saturday evening to notch its fourth win over the No. 1 team in program history.

Nebraska beat a top-ranked team for the first time since April 8, 2016, when it downed then-No. 1 Michigan, 1-0.

The Big Red (2-1) never trailed against the Longhorns after posting a four-run first inning, highlighted by an Ava Kuszak three-run home run. NU accounted for the rest of its runs in a four-run third inning that included another three-run bomb from Emmerson Cope.

Jordy Frahm (1-1) claimed the win in the circle after throwing a scoreless final four innings of relief to close out the game. Frahm allowed only three hits and struck out five en route to the win. Alexis Jensen threw the first three innings for NU and allowed eight hits and five earned runs with six strikeouts.

Offensively, Kuszak and Cope each logged three RBIs on the day while Kuszak had two hits and two runs. Frahm, Jesse Farrell, Hannah Camenzind, Kacie Hoffmann and Lauren Camenzind added a hit apiece. Frahm and L. Camenzind each knocked a solo home run as NU hit four homers in the game.

The Huskers took the lead on the second pitch of the game when Frahm knocked a solo shot over the wall in center field. Coor reached first on an error by the Longhorn pitcher and Farrell notched an infield single to put two on base to set up an Ava Kuszak three-run homer to extend the lead to 4-0.

Texas cut the lead to two in the bottom of the first at 4-2.

Kuszak and H. Camenzind opened the top of the third with back-to-back singles before a Cope bomb extended the advantage to 7-2 and forced a UT pitching change. L. Camenzind hit a solo homer of her own, the Huskers’ fourth of the day, to make the score 8-2.

The Longhorns fought back to 8-5 with a three-run bottom of the third that included a two-run homer.

Texas mounted threats in the fourth and fifth with runners in scoring position but Frahm and the Husker defense shut them down and retired six straight in the sixth and seventh to close out the 8-5 win.

NU will play its second game of the day starting approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of this game. The Huskers will face off against host UTSA.

Notes

Nebraska’s last win over the No. 1 team in the country was on April 8, 2016, when NU beat then-No. 1 Michigan.

Today was only the fourth time in school history that the Huskers have beat the No. 1 team in the country.

Nebraska hit 4+ home runs for the first time this season. NU accomplished that feat 10 times in 2025.

Nebraska posted four-run innings in the first and third innings to account for all of their runs.

With the Huskers’ eight runs today, NU has now scored 31 runs across three games this weekend. The Big Red totaled 33 runs in five games in last season’s opening tournament.

Nebraska scored 18 runs in its two games of the weekend against No. 1 Texas.

Huskers Defeat Roadrunners for Second Win of Day

The No. 10 Nebraska softball team shut down an attempted UTSA comeback to down the Roadrunners, 6-3, on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas.

Nebraska went into the bottom of the sixth inning with a 6-1 advantage before UTSA scored two runs in the inning to cut the lead to 6-3. The Roadrunners hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the seventh, but NU retired three straight batters to clinch the victory.

Hannah Camenzind (1-0) grabbed the win in the circle after tossing 2.1 scoreless innings and allowing only one hit. Kylee Magee started the game for NU and Alexis Jensen came in to close it.

H. Camenzind was also 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs. Jordy Frahm, Hannah Coor and Carlie Muhlbach each added an RBI. Frahm and Muhlbach each knocked solo shots. Muhlbach made her first career start today, as she started as the Huskers’ catcher.

NU opened up a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, as Frahm was hit by a pitch and went to second on a passed ball. She scored on a Coor single and Coor went home on a H. Camenzind single.

The Huskers extended the edge to 3-0 in the second inning on a Frahm solo home run.

UTSA used a hit and two walks to get on the board in the bottom of the third and cut the lead to 3-1.

The Big Red pushed the lead to 5-1 in the top of the fifth. Emmerson Cope doubled and H. Camenzind knocked a two-run home run to score herself and Katelyn Caneda, who came in to pinch run for Cope.

Muhlbach hit her first career home run in the top of the sixth to make the score 6-1.

The Roadrunners mounted a comeback in the sixth and cut the lead to 6-3, but NU fought back to close out the win.

The Huskers will close the UTSA Invitational with a rematch against the Washington Huskies at 10:05 a.m. (CT) tomorrow, Feb. 8. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.

Notes

Carlie Muhlbach made her first start of the season at catcher.

Jordy Frahm’s home run in the second inning was her second of the day.

With the win, NU clinched a winning weekend at the UTSA Invitational.

NU Athletic Communications contributed to this report.