Big 12 Championship set for this weekend

The Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships will return to the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 24-25, for the sixth consecutive year and the seventh time overall (1997, 2001-06) with Nebraska serving as the host institution.
In the conference\'s 10-year history, the indoor track & field championships have been held at three different venues: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Neb.; Lied Recreation Center, Ames, Iowa (1998, 2000); and Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kan. (1999).

The Husker men and women swept the 2005 event for the second straight year. Overall, the Nebraska men have won all but one (eight) conference indoor title -- Texas won the event in 1999. On the women\'s side NU collected its league-best fifth crown (1997, 2000-01, 04-05), while UT has earned the other four titles (1998-99, 2002-03).