@MIZ_TrackField Contingent Set to Compete at USATF Championships
6/20/2017 6:27:00 PM | Track & Field
Schweizer and Ward highlight Mizzou’s group in Sacramento
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Four current Mizzou Track & Field student-athletes will continue their outdoor season at the United States Track & Field Championships, which will be held June 22-25 in Sacramento, Calif. Junior Karissa Schweizer (Urbandale, Iowa) and redshirt sophomore Gabi Jacobs (Bloomington, Ill.) will compete on the senior level, while freshman Ja'Mari Ward (Cahokia, Ill.) and freshman Emily Stauffer (Reinholds, Pa.) will compete at the junior level.
Jacobs will compete in the discus on Thursday at 5:50 p.m. PT, while Schweizer, Ward and Stauffer will all compete on Friday. Ward will begin the day on Friday in the long jump at 2 p.m. PT, followed by Stauffer in the shot pit at 2:50 p.m. PT and Schweizer in the 5000m run at 8:36 p.m. PT. USATF.TV will provide a stream of the junior events, while NBC Sport Gold will broadcast the senior events online.
In addition, former Mizzou athlete Tony Carodine will compete in the senior men's triple jump at 6 p.m. PT on Friday.
Schweizer is coming off the most prolific collegiate running season in program history after capturing the cross country, indoor 5000m and outdoor 5000m run national titles. Following competition in Sacramento, the Bowerman semifinalist will head south to Los Angeles and attend the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Honda Cup ceremony on Monday, June 26. Schweizer was named the Honda Sport winner for cross country in December and is a finalist for the Collegiate Women Athlete of the Year award at the Honda Cup.
Jacobs will make her debut at the USATF Championships after hitting the 58.00m qualifying standard at the NCAA West Preliminary on May 27. In a school-record performance, Jacobs threw a mark of 58.23m (191-0) to clinch her spot in the meet. In a breakout sophomore campaign, Jacobs captured the SEC discus title and earned All-America status in the discus after finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships.
In the junior circuit, Ward will defend his USATF Junior Championship title in the long jump after posting a mark of 25-8.75 in 2016. In his first season in the Black & Gold, Ward captured the outdoor SEC long jump title and was named the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Freshman Field Athlete of the Year. In her freshman campaign, Stauffer saved her best shot put throw for last, posting a mark of 15.25m (50-0.5) at the NCAA West Preliminary.
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