LINCOLN, NEB. ? Kansas University sprinter Leo Bookman won the 200-meter dash title Saturday at the Big 12 Conference indoor track and field championships.

Bookman claimed more than just the league title. The senior’s time of 20.58 seconds set Big 12 meet and Devaney Center records.

It was the fastest time in the nation this year and the third-fastest time in the world, according to the IAAF.

“I knew that I had to run a fast time coming into the race, and I didn’t like the fact that I was ranked third in the nation,” Bookman said. “It is a record that I have been eyeing for a long time, and it felt great to break it. I just can’t wait to run at the NCAA Championships.”

Bookman also finished third in the 60-meter dash in 6.76.

“I thought it was a great race,” KU coach Stanley Redwine said of Bookman’s record-setting performance.

“Leo works hard and deserves everything. He did an excellent job.”

Host Nebraska swept the team titles. Nebraska’s women defeated two-time defending champion Texas, 171.5 to 158. Kansas State finished third with 69 points. Nebraska dominated the men’s meet, scoring 141.6 points. Kansas State was a distant second with 77 points and Texas, which had been expected to compete for the title, finished third with 67.

KU’s men finished ninth overall with 45 points, while the women placed seventh with 38 points.

KU sophomore Aaron Thompson placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 8.03. Thompson was eighth in the 60-meter dash in 6.95.

Junior Jeremy Mims placed third in the 600-yard run in a season-best time of 1:09.83. Sophomore Benson Chesang placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run in 8:14.92.

Freshman Gavin Ball finished sixth in the shot put after a season-best throw of 57-11.25.

Junior Kim Clark placed second in the 600-yard run in a season-best time of 1:20.75, while senior Stacy Keller ran a season-best time of 55.04 to place seventh in the 400 meters.

Senior Laura Lavoie finished third in the mile in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 4:46.43. The time is a season-best and ranks as the fifth fastest in KU indoor history.

In the women’s field events, junior Brooklyn Hann finished third in the triple jump after an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 41-09.75.

The women’s 4×400-meter relay team of Clark, Keller, Hann and Octavia Garrett finished third in a season-best time of 3:42.32.