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Indianapolis, Indiana – The Columbia College softball team will play for a bracket championship tomorrow after upsetting nationally-ranked #9 Marian University today. Meeting for only the third time in program history, the Cougars remained perfect against the Knights and move to 3-0 against MU all-time.  Columbia took the lead first after Athena Wheeler blasted a home run to left field …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Graduate third baseman Luke Mann and junior pitcher Austin Troesser were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Baseball Team, the organization announced Tuesday. The 2023 Academic All-District Baseball Teams, selected by the membership of College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. The duo …

COLUMBIA, Mo – University of Missouri Women’s basketball has signed 6-foot-1 grad-transfer guard Abby Feit, head coach Robin Pingeton announced on Tuesday. Feit comes to the Tigers after four seasons at Evansville. An All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team selection a season ago, Feit led the Aces in scoring at 15.5 points per game and rebounding at 7.6 per contest. An efficient shooter, …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sophomore third baseman Kara Daly and junior center fielder Alex Honnold were both named to the Academic All-District Softball Team, the College Sports Communicators announced Tuesday. The 2023 Academic All-District Softball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. Daly and Honnold both earned …

COLUMBIA, Mo. –  University of Missouri Track and Field seniors Roberto Vilches and Sophia Rivera have been named to all All-SEC Teams as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Vilches claimed first-team honors after topping the podium in the high jump, clearing 2.21m (7-3.0) at the conference championships last week. Rivera appeared on the second following a silver medal …

Morgan Hill, Calif. – Freshman Alfons Bondesson carded a five-under 67 to lead the field after the opening day of the regional round of the NCAA Championship in California. As a team, the Tigers finished one under in Morgan Hill, placing sixth of 13 schools in the tournament. Bondesson carded seven birdies on the day to go with just two …

Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) have announced the 2023 NAIA Men’s Lacrosse All-America Teams.   Bryce Peltier has been selected to the NAIA All-American Second-Team. Peltier, the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-KCAC honoree, competed in all 12 games for the Cougars this season. …

Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the 2022-23 Daktronics NAIA Men’s Golf Scholar-Athletes.   The 2023 list features over 375 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 …

Williamsburg, Kentucky – The Columbia College baseball team opened play today in the NAIA Opening Round of the World Series with a matchup against the #12-ranked Rams of the University of Mobile (AL). The #3-seed in the Williamsburg bracket, the Cougars are matched up with the #1-seed Cumberlands, #2-seed Mobile, and #4-seed Reinhardt.  Mobile scored in the bottom of the …

Indianapolis, Indiana – The Columbia College Cougar softball team played their first game in the NAIA Opening Round today against the #16-ranked Knights of Middle Georgia State University. Played on the campus of Marian University, the Indianapolis bracket consists of Columbia College, #16 Middle Georgia State University, Tennessee Wesleyan University, and host #9 Marian University.  The Cougars took the early …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri softball program (34-24) will head to Norman, Oklahoma, for the 2023 NCAA Normal Regional May 19-21. Mizzou will open the 2023 NCAA Tournament against California (33-19-1). Joining the Tigers in the Norman Regional field is No. 1 Oklahoma (51-1), Hofstra (29-25) along with the California Golden Bears.  Missouri will compete in its 16th straight …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cam Chick’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth capped another come-from-behind Missouri victory over Georgia, as the Tigers rallied from a three-run deficit to complete a Southeastern Conference series sweep of the Bulldogs with a 5-4 victory Sunday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. In his final at-bat of his final home game in his hometown, Chick …

The Missouri men’s golf begins its quest for a national championship on Monday, opening the regional round of the NCAA Tournament this week in California. TOURNAMENT INFO The Tigers earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in the Morgan Hill Regional as the No. 7 seed. Joining the Tigers, who are No. 42 nationally, in the field are No. 6 …

BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of Missouri Track and Field trio of Claudina Diaz, Arianna Fisher and Kaia Harris earned fourth-place finishes during the third and final day of the Southeastern Conference Championships on Saturday. Diaz began the day by clearing 1.89m (6-0.75) in the high jump. Harris notched a mark of 57.52m (188-08) in the discus while Fisher …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In a see-saw battle that featured six lead changes, Dylan Leach’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth lifted Missouri to a 14-12 walk-off victory over Georgia on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. Moments after Luke Mann drew a leadoff walk, and Hank Zeisler doubled to deep right-center to bring in the tying run, Leach …