University of Missouri Athletics

Karissa Schweizer ran her way to a Missouri career that may never be equaled from 2014-18. She won six individual national titles, the most by any Tiger athlete, and she earned all-America plaudits 10 times – tied for the Mizzou lead. She won Missouri’s first NCAA cross country national championship in 2016 and followed that up with national titles on the track in the indoor 3,000 meters (2018), indoor 5,000 meters (2017 and 2018), and outdoor 5,000 meters (2017 and 2018). She also won four SEC championships, was twice the USTFCCCA Midwest Runner of the Year, was twice the SEC Indoor Runner of the Year and once the SEC Outdoor Runner of the Year. Schweizer holds Mizzou indoor records in the mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000

meters, and in two events that are no longer contested – the 1,000 meters and the 1,500 meters. She is MU’s outdoor record holder in the 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. The Urbandale, Iowa native holds the NCAA collegiate record in the indoor 3,000 meters (8:42.60) and the American indoor record in the 3,000 meters (8:25.70). Since completing her MU career, Schweizer has run professionally and competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in both the 5,000 (11th) and 10,000 meters (12th), and the 2019 and 2022 World Championships.