EUGENE, Ore. – Mizzou Track & Field redshirt junior Avery Carter (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and senior Rauno Liitmae (Tallinn, Estonia) both competed Wednesday at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Carter registered a 22^nd-place finish in the hammer throw to earn NCAA All-American Honorable mention honors, while Liitmae is currently in 21^st-place after the first five events of the decathlon.

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In his first appearance at the NCAA Outdoor meet, Carter closed his junior campaign by finishing 22^nd in the hammer throw with a mark of 62.21m (204-1) on his first throw of the event. Carter made considerable strides in the hammer throw in 2018, as nine of his 10 marks traveled at least 60 meters, including a throw of 64.55m (211-9) at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 24), which ranks third all-time in program history. Prior to this season, his previous-best mark was 42.85m (140-7). Carter placed in the top-five of the hammer throw in six meets this season, including a first-place finish at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 21) where he first entered the program's top-10 list at 64.18m (210-7), and a fifth-place finish at the Drake Relays (April 28) where he recorded a mark of 62.76m (205-11).

Liitmae's most notable finish on the first day of the decathlon competition came in the shot put, as the Estonian native posted a mark of 13.77m (45-2.25) to finish ninth and score 714 points. With five events remaining, Liitmae currently sits in 21^st place with 3,622 points. Two of Liitmae's stronger events, the javelin and 1500m run, will take place Thursday as Liitmae looks to move up the leaderboard to close the event.

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Mizzou continues action at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Thursday with two student-athletes. Liitmae will finish the decathlon with the final five events, while senior Karissa Schweizer (Urbandale, Iowa) takes the track at 8:38 p.m. CT/6:38 p.m. PT in the 10,000m run.

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RESULTS - FIELD EVENTS

Hammer Throw, Men – 22. Avery Carter, 62.21 (204-1)  

RESULTS - DECATHLON

100m Dash – 24. Rauno Liitmae, 11.38 // 778 points
Long Jump – 23. Rauno Liitmae, 6.57m (21-6.75) // 713 points
Shot Put – 9. Rauno Liitmae, 13.77m (45-2.25) // 714 points
High Jump – 19. Rauno Liitmae, 1.86m (6-1.25) // 679 points
400m Dash – 21. Rauno Liitmae, 51.70 // 738 points
Overall (Through 5 events) – 21. Rauno Liitmae, 3,622 points