Track teams finish out of top 10 By Andrew Strnad Staff Reporter It was a new experience for the Nebraska track team in Indianapolis March 13-14. For only the second time in 12 years, neither the men nor the women finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships at the RCA Dome. However, of the eight Cornhusker athletes competing in the meet, four returned to Lincoln as All-Americans, including three of the four NU men. Junior high jumper Shane Lavy finished in third place with a jump of 7-5, just 1 inch behind freshman Kenny Evans of Arkansas. It was the best finish for Lavy, the four-time All-American, at the NCAA indoor meet. "Shane had a lot of misses and wasn't very consistent," NU Head Coach Gary Pepin said. "But he was able to clear the next height whenever he had to. "We were very pleased with Shane, and I know he's happy with where he placed." Senior Scott Warren also finished third, and earned All-America honors in the 35-pound weight throw for the second straight year. Warren's toss of 67-41/4 was a personal best and also an improvement over last year's fifth-place finish. "I'm happy with my placing with how far I threw," Warren said. "I'm a little disappointed because it's my senior year and I'm only a 67-foot weight thrower. NU long jumper Chris Wright entered the meet with the third best jump in the nation this year at 26, but he was unable to match his earlier marks and finished sixth. The senior from Nassau, Bahamas, jumped 24-81/2. "He had his worst meet of the indoor season, and this isn't the place to do that." Pepin said. Senior Byron Topps just missed qualifying in the 55-meter dash. His ninth-place preliminary time of 6.34 seconds was 0.02 seconds away from qualifying. The Husker women had only one All-American and finished in 38th place, their worst NCAA indoor finish ever. Senior Meka Rembert didn't advance to the finals of the 55-meter hurdles but did in the 400-meter dash. The Kentucky transfer finished in fifth place, earning All-America honors with a time of 54.01 Senior Christina Blackmer finished 10th in the 5,000 meters, sophomore Dalhia Ingram finished 14th in the long jump, and sophomore Kim Stewart finished 16th in the pole vault. Big 12 Conference foe Texas won the women's national title, ending Louisiana State's run of six straight titles. Arkansas won the men's crown, with Stanford finishing a distant second.