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COLUMBIA, MO. — Marcus Edwards has been named the Director of Athletic Performance for Mizzou Men’s Basketball, head coach Cuonzo Martin announced Friday. Edwards is a Mizzou graduate who returns to Columbia after spending the last two seasons as the strength coach at Southern Illinois. “I’m beyond thankful to Coach Martin for the opportunity to come back to Mizzou and …

Columbia, Mo. – The 2021 Cougar Club & Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament took place at the Columbia Country Club on Monday, June 7. The event consisted of 41 teams. AM Winners Championship Flight 1st place – Cory Potter, Paul Appling, Colbey Schuster, Jared Gilpin – 49 2nd place – John Utley, Isaac Breuer, Dale Sykes & Blake Bullock – 50 …

EUGENE, Ore. — Mizzou Track & Field completed the final day of the 202-21 season Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The Tigers had two athletes compete in the women’s triple jump. After setting a new school record in the event at the preliminary meet, freshman Mara Hausler finished out her …

EUGENE, Ore. — Mizzou Track & Field continued its NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., Friday, as the Tigers competed in its male events of the meet. Sophomore Georgi Nachev (Yambol, Bulgaria) finished out his stellar season in the men’s triple jump, finishing ninth with a jump of 16.24m. His performance garnered him …

EUGENE, Ore. — Mizzou Track & Field began its final meet of the season at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday, with freshman Skylar Ciccolini (Lewistown, Penn.) placing ninth in the women’s javelin throw. Ciccolini, who holds the Mizzou program record in the event as a true freshman, completed the first round of throws, finishing with a mark of …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football had three student-athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, as announced Thursday by the organization. This honor recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Current student-athletes Tyler Badie and Blaze Alldredge along with recent NFL draftee Nick Bolton were the three Tigers recognized. Badie and Bolton were …

Story provided by CoSIDA   The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) approved a new slate of Executive Board of Directors to serve the professional athletic communications association for the 2021-22 academic year and beyond. The approval took place during its annual business meeting on June 10th. The business meeting was held as a virtual event as part of …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball head coach Steve Bieser has announced the hiring of MLB coaching veteran Brian DeLunas as the Tigers’ pitching coach. DeLunas will return to Mizzou for his second stint on the Tigers’ staff, having served as a volunteer assistant and pitching coach during the 2007-09 seasons. “I am very happy to announce the hiring of Brian …

COLUMBIA, MO.— As part of its 2021-22 nonconference schedule, Mizzou Men’s Hoops will host Utah on Dec. 18, 2021 at Mizzou Arena. Tip time and TV designation will both be decided at a later date. The two programs finish a home-and-home series that began with Mizzou’s trip to Salt Lake City in 2017. The Tigers and Utes square off for …

St. Louis, Mo. – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has announced the members of the 2020-21 AMC Academic All-Conference Teams. In total, 197 athletes were named to the list. Fall: Women’s Cross Country: Alyssa Struemph, Brianna Haller, Daylin Huebotter, Emma Homfeldt, Grace Brinkmann, Jada O’Donnell, Kyla Bertschinger, Lucia Vega, Madalyn Ford, Megan Korte, Mikayla Sehlmeyer, Victoria Vegher Men’s Cross Country: …

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Mizzou Track & Field will conclude its 2020-21 season at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, from Thursday to Saturday. The Tigers will have five entries in four different events. Mizzou’s entry events will be streamed on ESPN+ using own link. Each field event will be the final to determine the national champion, as …

COLUMBIA, MO.— Two of the 156 competitors who qualified for the 121st U.S. Open Championship are Mizzou Men’s Golf alums. Former Tigers Hayden Buckley and Peter Malnati, who both played for current co-head coach Mark Leroux, are headed to Torrey Pines from June 17-20. Both players are making their U.S. Open debut. Buckley, a 2018 graduate of the University of …