Students can prove their inner Husker at the seventh Strong Husker competition. The event will be held Saturday, October 28 from noon to 3 p.m. in Cook Pavilion, located inside the Campus Rec Center on city campus. Weigh-ins will begin at noon with the competition officially kicking off at 1 p.m.
Strong Husker is a Strongman and Strongwoman-style competition focusing on a student’s power, strength, endurance and dexterity and is open to both men and women.
The five events in the competition are Prowler Pull; Log Clean and Press; Deadlift; Atlas Stones; and a Tire Flips, Yoke Walk and Barbell Lunge Walk medley.
The competition is presented by Campus Recreation. Winners will be announced in each weight classification. Men’s and women’s divisions will include multiple weight classifications.
The Strong Husker Competition is open to all students, Campus Recreation Members and the general public, and it is free to watch. The entry fee for participants is $10. The general public must also pay a $10 facility fee.
Participants can sign up online at the link below or at the Campus Rec Member Services Desk. Competition is limited to 40 participants with limited signup available the day of the event.
