Few athletes embody their sport and community like senior track and field athlete Ashriel Dixon.
Dixon is a two-way threat within the walls of the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Not only is he both a jumper and a sprinter in his own sport, but a student-athlete and a cheerleader across the whole university. His impact doesn’t just show up in a final results sheet, but in the lives of his fellow student-athletes, supporting Huskers from across sports far beyond track and field.
In the world of track and field, it’s not uncommon to see athletes participate in multiple events. Nebraska jumping coach Dusty Jonas said that there’s a lot of crossover between long and triple jumpers and sprinters because of the overlapping skill sets. However, Jonas said the crossover between high jump and sprinting is next to unheard of…