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Tiger Fans Vote for Most Memorable Moment of 2002-03 Season

May 28, 2003

Columbia, Mo. - For the past month, Tiger fans have been asked to vote on www.mutigers.com for their most memorable moment or achievement in Mizzou Athletics for the 2002-03 season.

Over 2,000 votes were cast, and the winning moment went to redshirt freshman quarterback Brad Smith, who became just the second player in NCAA Division I-A history to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Here's a recap of how the voting turned out...

Mizzou's Brad Smith becoming the second quarterback in college football history to throw for 2000 yards and rush for 1000 yards - 25.3% (535 votes)

Missouri Wrestling's victory over No. 3 Oklahoma, the highest ranked opponent Mizzou has ever defeated in wrestling - 21.4% (453 votes)

Missouri Wrestler Scott Barker finishing second at the NCAA National Championships - 16.6% (350 votes)

Missouri Basketball's run in the Big 12 Tournament Championship Game - 9.3% (196 votes)

Missouri Gymnast Alisha Robinson qualifying for the NCAA National Championships in the Vault for the second straight year - 7.8% (165 votes)

Mizzou Football's season-opening win over Illinois last season at the Edward D. Jones Dome - 4.8% (101 votes)

Missouri Softball's starting strong with wins over No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 Texas in the same week - 3.0% (63 votes)

Missouri Football's win at Texas A&M - 2.5% (53 votes)

Missouri Basketball's fifth straight trip to NCAA tournament and winning a first round game for a third straight year for the first time in school history - 2.4% (50 votes)

Missouri posting the highest graduation rate in the Big 12 Conference at 72% - 2.4% (50 votes)

Missouri Baseball's 13-game winning streak - 1.7% (35 votes)

Missouri's Fiona Asigbee and Knut Sommerfeldt winning the pentathlon and heptathlon, respectively, at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships - .6% (13 votes)

Missouri Swimmer Matt Ferrarelli becoming the first male swimmer to score points at the National Championships - .6% (12 votes)

Tigers breaking ground on new basketball arena - .5% (11 votes)

Missouri Volleyball's third straight trip to the NCAA tournament and advancement to the second round for the first time in school history - .4% (8 votes)

Mizzou deciding to change the Faurot Field surface from natural grass to FieldTurf - .3% (7 votes)

Adding the Pedestrian Overpass which spans Providence Road to the Sports Park at Mizzou - .2% (5 votes)

Missouri Women's Cross Country's victory at the NCAA Midwest Regional - .2% (5 votes)