Columbia, Mo. – Presented by the Maxwell Football Foundation, the Bednarik Award Watch List was released on Monday and includes Missouri’s Trajan Jeffcoat. The Bednarik Award is presented to college football’s defensive player of the year. Now a redshirt junior defensive lineman, Jeffcoat was a 2020 first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by the Associated Press and the league’s coaches. His breakout …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Former Tigers Mikel Schreuders and Fabian Schwingenschloegl will travel to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. Shreuders will be representing Aruba while Schwingenschloegl will be swimming for the German National Team. Schreuders currently holds Mizzou’s 200 freestyle record and was a part of the top 200 and 400 free relays. In the Tokyo Olympics, he will be competing in …

Columbia, Mo. – Head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz announced the hiring of former Mizzou standout and NFL defensive lineman Atiyyah Ellison on Friday. Ellison, a Show Me State native and two-time All-Big 12 selection, will serve as the team’s Director of Player Development. In his new role, Ellison will work with student-athletes to develop and cultivate life skills as they …

Columbia, Mo. – After a challenging year that saw the postponement of many events, including the 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony, it is with great enthusiasm that we announce the 2021 Columbia College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on October 15.  After thoughtful discussions with the 2020 inductees and other key stakeholders, the decision …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Brooke Wilmes, a standout on the Mizzou softball team, earned a nomination for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year award for her outstanding work in athletic competition and in the community.  Wilmes had a banner season, leading the Tigers in numerous offensive categories out of the leadoff spot. The senior led Mizzou to the NCAA Super …

Columbia, Mo. – Columbia College head men’s and women’s golf coach John Utley has announced his resignation, effective at the end of July.   “I will forever be grateful for the opportunity afforded me by Columbia College, and I am thankful for all the players that have chosen to be a part of the Cougar golf program. In 2011, I was …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Tennis earned ITA All-Academic Team honors and 10 Tigers claimed Scholar-Athlete accolades, the ITA announced Monday. Vivien Ábrahám, Melissa Cartis, Eleanor Fay, Gabrielle Goldin, Serena Nash, Marta Oliveira, Romary Cardenas Rifka, Kat Rosenberger, Elys Ventura and Ellie Wright all earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition, which is given to student-athletes with a GPA of 3.50 or better. The …

Columbia, Mo. – COVID-19 did not slow the Tiger Scholarship Fund (TSF) from raising a record $55.5M in support of Mizzou’s 550 student-athletes, surpassing the previous mark of $50.4M set in 2016-17 by more than 10 percent. “We are incredibly grateful to the thousands of loyal Tiger Scholarship Fund members who have come alongside Mizzou Athletics in support of our …