The first day of the Big Ten Championships are in the books...and what a first day it was for the 4th-ranked Huskers.
Nebraska advanced half of its lineup into Sunday’s finals with some big-time wins and sits in third place in the team race behind No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Iowa.
Penn State is in first place with 120 points while the Hawkeyes are in second with 105.5 points. Nebraska is third with its 98.5 points, and Ohio State is fourth with 77 points. Minnesota is in fifth place with 73 points.
With the finals set, Nebraska has the second-most finalists (5) behind Penn State’s six.