Conner Jumps to Bronze at NCAA Championships

Nebraska track and field junior Mayson Conner became the first Husker men's high jumper to medal at the NCAA Championships in more than a decade, as he finished third at the championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on Friday.

A junior from McCool Junction, Nebraska, Conner cleared a new outdoor personal best of 7-3 3/4 (2.23m) on his second attempt to jump into third place in the standings. He remained in that spot at the end of the competition to capture his first career NCAA Championships medal, and he picked up his second-career USTFCCCA All-America First-Team honor.

The last Husker men's high jumper to medal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships was Paul Hamilton, who also finished…