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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Track and Field team’s Sophia Rivera and Skylar Ciccolini advanced to the NCAA Championships in the javelin Thursday following their round one performance in Sacramento, Calif. Ciccolini claimed fourth in the event with a mark of 55.70m (182-9), while Rivera notched eighth with a throw of 54.95m (180-3). Both athletes will be competing for the national title …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The 33rd induction class for the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, containing six former standout student-athletes and coaches, will be enshrined on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, inside Jesse Auditorium. The Mizzou Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame features 388 Tigers legends and was founded in 1990. The 2023 inductees represent six sports and include Nick Adcock (track & …

Marion, Ind. – Columbia College Cougar Kenny Miller ended his season at the NAIA Outdoor National Championship today as he competed in the discus throw.  Miller tossed a 43.32m on his first attempt, followed by a 40.48m on his second. He saved his best throw for last as he finished with a 47.93m, setting a new PR that broke his prior …

Missouri associate head coach Charlton “C.Y.” Young was honored as one of the nation’s top assistants this week, earning induction into the A STEP UP Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame. Young was one of six honorees to be inducted in Charlotte, joining Jan Jensen (Iowa), Dean Lockwood (Michigan State), Kate Paye (Stanford), Norm Roberts (Kansas) and Jim Rosborough (Arizona). Voting …

Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the 2022-23 Daktronics NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athletes.   The 2023 list consists of nearly 1,100 student-athletes from 150 schools across the country. In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, …

Silvis, Illinois – The Columbia College women’s golf team wrapped up their season at the NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship this week, played at TPC at Deere Run. The team just missed the cut to advance to the final rounds as they finished tied for 22nd in the team standings, with the top 18 advancing.  Emily Strunck led the team …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football will open 2023 in primetime, facing South Dakota on Thursday, August 31, at Faurot Field, the Southeastern Conference announced.  Initially scheduled for Saturday, September 2, the game will air nationally on SEC Network at 7 p.m. CT. “We are grateful to have another tremendous opportunity to start the Labor Day weekend off with a …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Track and Field team’s Christopher Conrad advanced to the 800-meter quarterfinals Thursday during round one of the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Conrad ran a time of 1:48.20 to finish sixth in the event standings. He will continue his title run at 9:05 p.m. CT on Friday. Also competing on the opening day, freshman Sam Innes wrapped …

Marion, Ind. – Columbia College sophomore Madeline Burton competed in the women’s javelin event at the 2023 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday.   Burton placed 13th out of 28 competitors, throwing 40.50-meters in her second attempt. This article is provided by Columbia Cougar Athletics

Marion, Ind. – Columbia College junior Gavin Frantz competed in the men’s hammer throw at the 2023 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday. Frantz finished 11th in a field of 19, recording a mark of 54.49-meters in his second-throw attempt. This article is provided by Columbia Cougar Athletics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2023 Daktronics NAIA Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Scholar-Athletes on Wednesday. The 2023 list features 1,881 student-athletes that achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. To be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a …

Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the 2022-23 Daktronics NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes. The 2023 list features 1,131 student-athletes that achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average …

HOOVER, Ala. – No. 13/27 Auburn overcame a pair of one-run deficits by plating seven unanswered runs to end Missouri’s stay at the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament with a 10-4 victory over the Tigers Tuesday evening at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Auburn scored three times in the third to overcome a 1-0 Mizzou lead, then pushed home four more runs in the fourth …