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    TRACK & FIELD
    NU's Miller earns honor at invite

    Nebraska senior Ashley Miller was named the most valuable female performer as Huskers athletes won nine events Saturday at the Frank Sevigne Invitational. Miller set a personal best in the mile with a time of 4 minutes, 39.11 seconds. Her performance ranks fourth on NU's all-time chart an is the 12th-fastest in the NCAA this season.

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    UNO's Laidley wins at Wichita State meet

    UNO's Kathie-Lee Laidley set the meet record on her way to winning the high jump at the Varsity Apartments Invitational on Saturday at Wichita State. Laidley had a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches, as season best for the sophomore who also owns the school record (5-10). Sami Spenner took second in the triple jump on a tiebreaker after a jump of 39-6. Amanda Vorthman was second in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:00.93, just 1.6 seconds behind winner Emily Koenig of Texas-Arlington.

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    TENNIS
    Husker men fall against Sooners

    The Nebraska men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Oklahoma on Saturday. Benedikt Lindheim was the lone winner for the Huskers, topping OU's Tsvetan Mihov 6-2, 7-6(4) in No. 3 singles. Nebraska opens its home schedule Friday against Denver.

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    Husker women sweep doubleheader

    The Nebraska women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins Saturday, downing Wyoming 6-1 and Eastern Michigan 7-0. The Huskers went 6-0 in doubles and 11-1 in singles play. The No. 29 Huskers host Air Force and Northern Iowa next Saturday.

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    ATHLETICS
    Papuchis likes potential of 2012 class

    Premium ContentPremium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.For the third straight day, Nebraska assistant John Papuchis discussed the 2012 recruiting class in front of Husker fans and boosters, delivering an enthusiastic message that contained one important footnote. He and the coaches are thrilled about their newest additions — 17 scholarship athletes signed letters of intent with Nebraska Wednesday. He said getting the prospects to Lincoln is only the first step, though.

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    TRACK & FIELD
    NU opens well in Lincoln

    The Nebraska track and field team won the women's long jump and had solid performances in the pentathlon Friday, the first day of the Frank Sevigne Invitational at the Devaney Center. Mara Griva picked up the gold in the women's long jump for the Huskers, recording a season-best 20 feet, 3½ inches. Chris Phipps finished third on the men's side after going 24-2½.

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    GYMNASTICS
    Huskers top OU, win quad

    The No. 9 Nebraska women's gymnastics team captured three individual event titles and won two events en route to a first-place finish in a quad at Oklahoma. The Huskers scored 196.750 points, topping No. 5 Oklahoma (196.475), No. 25 Minnesota (194.55) and Centenary (188.60).

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    Versatile Miller gives NU coaches plenty of options
    Versatile Miller gives NU coaches plenty of options

    Premium ContentPremium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.Nebraska runner Ashley Miller is putting her coaches in quite a quandary. The senior from Tipton, Iowa, has done so well in every event she's competed in this winter that distance coach Dave Harris said they'll have a hard time deciding which events to enter her in at the Big Ten track and field indoor championships Feb. 24 and 25 in Lincoln.

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    TENNIS
    NU men pick up first victory of season

    Benedikt Lindheim, Andre Stenger and Robert Schulze all won in singles and doubles on Monday as the Nebraska men’s tennis team defeated TCU 4-0 at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend.

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    RIFLE
    Nebraska scores season-high total

    The Nebraska rifle team shot a season-best 4,647 at the Roger Withrow Invitational to tie for second.

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    Husker men drop opener

    The No. 39 Nebraska men's team lost its first match of the season, falling 4-3 to 34th-ranked Virginia Tech on Sunday at the ITA's Kick-Off Weekend.

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