Kearney, Neb. – The nationally-ranked Nebraska-Kearney track & field teams (13th men & 22nd women) have their second and last home meet of the 2014 season this Saturday in Cushing Coliseum.

The annual Charlie Foster Classic begins at 11:00 a.m.  with field events; running starts at 12:30 p.m. Besides the Lopers, several area schools will be in attendance.

Live results will be available HERE. For the schedule, go HERE.

To date, UNK has a slew of national marks in an array of events. Seniors Marissa Bongers (800) and Jackie Ziemke (shot), along with junior Dillon Schrodt (heptathlon), lead the way as each ranks third.

Ziemke has a top toss of 49-9 and is eyeing the Lopers all-time record of 51-5.25, set by Jill Stenwall in February 1980.

Bongers is UNK's record holder in the 800 (2:08.72) and trails only runners from two West Coast schools on the national list. Schrodt broke his own hep record back in December at the UNK Pre-Holiday invite, scoring 5,256 points.

Nick Lebron of Southern Connecticut (5,496) and Minnesota State's Nate Hancock (5,371) rank 1-2 nationally.

UNK has been soaring in the pole vault all winter with three men -- senior Mark Seeba (16-2.75),  junior Jay Kilpatrick (15-7) and sophomore Tanner Schwanz (15-5) –and true frosh Brooke Frederick (12-0.75) on the national lists.

Holdrege junior Courtney Fegter hopes to join that group as she was a provisional qualifier both indoor and outdoor last season.  She was sixth (11-7.75) at the 2013 MIAA Indoor meet.

Also this weekend, a handful of Lopers are taking part in the Frank Sevigne/Husker Invite in Lincoln. That takes place Friday and Saturday.