@MIZ_TrackField Set for SEC Indoor Championships in College Station

Saturday, February 24

College Station, Texas

10 AM CT

University of Missouri

SEC Indoor Championships

@MIZ_TrackField Set for SEC Indoor Championships in College Station

2/23/2018 11:38:00 AM | Track & Field

SEC Network to carry coverage of the meet, including a live window 6-10 pm CT Sunday

SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEET	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	MEDIA
SEC Indoor Championships	College Station, Texas	Feb. 24-25	Meet Schedule	Watch (Saturday) Watch (Sunday) Live Results
NOTES: Meet Notes

Mizzou Entries (all times are CT)

SATURDAY
11:15 am	Heptathlon - 60m Dash	Jason Edwards // Rauno Liitmae
12 pm	Heptathlon - Long Jump	Jason Edwards // Rauno Liitmae
1:15 pm	Heptathlon - Shot Put	Jason Edwards // Rauno Liitmae
2:45 pm	Heptathlon - High Jump	Jason Edwards // Rauno Liitmae
3 pm	Weight Throw, Men	Avery Carter // Ethan Hanson // Patrick Kunza
3:35 pm	60m Dash, Women (prelims)	Maya Cody // Tsai-Anne Joseph // Jazmyn Shumaker
4:20 pm	400m Dash, Men (prelims)	Jerrad Mason
4:30 pm	Long Jump, Men	Ja'Mari Ward
4:30 pm	Long Jump, Women	Arielle Mack
4:30 pm	High Jump, Men	Landon Cuskelly
4:30 pm	Shot Put, Women	Gabi Jacobs // Jordan Speer // Emily Stauffer
5:20 pm	800m Run, Men (prelims)	Chris Conrad // Ben Goodman // Robert Kuhlmann // Mark Sheridan
6:15 pm	200m Dash, Women (prelims)	Tsai-Anne Joseph // Jazmyn Shumaker
6:45 pm	3000m Run, Men	Zach Cook // Marc Dubrick // Thomas George // Austin Hindman
7:10 pm	3000m Run, Women	Melissa Menghini // Karissa Schweizer // Hannah Thomas
SUNDAY
2:30 pm	Heptathlon - 60m Hurdles	Jason Edwards // Rauno Liitmae
3:30 pm	Heptathlon - Pole Vault	Jason Edwards // Rauno Liitmae
5 pm	Weight Throw, Women	CeCe Johnson // Becky Keating // Emily Stauffer
5 pm	Triple Jump, Men	Ja'Mari Ward
5 pm	High Jump, Women	Valeria Kostiuk // Karissa Roman
5 pm	Shot Put, Men	Avery Carter // Will Fife // Ethan Hanson
6 pm	5000m Run, Men	Marc Dubrick // Thomas George // Michael Widmann
6:36 pm	Heptathlon - 1000m Run	Jason Edwards // Rauno Liitmae
7:12 pm	5000m Run, Women	Ellyn Atkinson // Megan Cunningham // Jordyn Kleve // Sophia Racette
7:58 pm	Distance Medley Relay, Men	Ben Goodman, Jerrad Mason, Chris Conrad, Austin Hindman
8:12 pm	Distance Medley Relay, Women	Valeska Halamicek, Maya Cody, Karina Liz, Karissa Schweizer

MIZZOU OPENS UP POSTSEASON COMPETITION IN LONE STAR STATE

Mizzou Track & Field begins postseason competition with the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 24-25, in College Station, Texas. Once again this year, SEC Network + & WatchESPN will provide live coverage of the meet, with Dwight Stones, Larry Rawson and Jill Montgomery on the call. Also on the broadcast as the field host will be Mizzou Track & Field alum and current ESPN SportsCenter anchor John Anderson.
This weekend's SEC meet will be the final opportunity for the Tigers to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which will be held March 9-10 back in Gilliam Indoor Stadium in College Station.
The Mizzou women's team, led by senior Karissa Schweizer, enters the meet ranked No. 12 in the USTFCCCA Division-I National Team Rankings.
Schweizer, was named The Bowerman Mid-Indoor Season Watch List after a terrific start to her senior indoor campaign. The three-time NCAA National Champion began the season by resetting her own school record in the 5000m run at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 2), as the Tiger senior rebounded from an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships two weeks prior to win the event with a time of 15:17.31. Schweizer then followed up her performance in the 5K with a school record performance in the mile run at the Columbia Challenge (Jan. 27), as Schweizer smashed the previous school record by more than seven seconds, clocking a time of 4:27.54. The Tiger senior was not finished, however, as she returned to New York City a week later to race in the 3000m run at the famed Millrose Games (Feb. 3), where she set the collegiate record with a time of 8:41.60. Currently, Schweizer holds the top-time in the NCAA in the 3000m run and 5000m run, while her mile run time ranks second. Among all-time NCAA marks, Schweizer's mile run and 5000m run times rank fifth. This weekend, Schweizer will race in the 3000m run and distance medley relay.
Two Tigers set school records in Mizzou's most recent outing, as redshirt freshman Ja'Mari Ward broke the long jump school record, while senior Valeria Kosituk matched the school record in the high jump. Ward was named SEC Field Athlete of the Week for his jump at the Hearnes Center, as the Tiger freshman posted a mark of 7.97m (26-1.75). The mark matches the best mark set in the SEC this season, and is tied-for-fourth-best in the NCAA this season. In the women's high jump, Kostiuk matched the school record mark with a clearance of 1.83m (6-0). She will most likely have to improve her mark at the SEC meet to qualify for the NCAA meet, as it currently ranks 16th in the NCAA this season.
Last season, Mizzou's women's team finished 10th at the SEC Indoor meet, while the men finished 13th. Schweizer was crowned the Cliff Harper Trophy winner as the women's top scorer at the meet, as the then-junior turned in conference championship performances in the mile run and 3000m run.

SCHWEIZER NAMED TO THE BOWERMAN WATCH LIST

Mizzou senior Karissa Schweizer was named to The Bowerman Mid-Indoor Watch List, as announced by the USTFCCCA. The Bowerman is annually awarded to the nation's top male and female student-athlete in NCAA Track & Field.
Schweizer has experienced a tremendous start to her indoor season this year, as she has set a school record in each of her four performances this season. Most recently, Schweizer set the collegiate record in the 3000m run at the Millrose Games (Feb. 3), winning USTFCCCA Division-I Women's National Athlete of the Week and the Southeastern Conference Women's Runner of the Week honors in the process. Schweizer was the top collegiate finisher in the race, as she crossed the finish line fourth at 8:41.60. Schweizer's time surpassed the previous collegiate record from 2009 by Colorado's Jenny (Barringer) Simpson (8:42.03), as well as the Mizzou school record mark of 9:06.39, which was set by Sabrina Dornhoefer in 1984. The mark is also the seventh-fastest time in the world this season.
Schweizer now holds top-five all-time NCAA marks in the mile run, 3000m run and 5000m run, all set this season. She clocked a time of 4:27.54 in the mile run at the Columbia Challenge (Jan. 27), and a 15:17.31 in the 5000m run at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 2, 2017). Both times ranks as the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history. Schweizer also clocked a 2:44.12 in the 1000m run at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 12). All four marks ran this season are school record marks.

WARD NAMED SEC FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Mizzou redshirt freshman Ja'Mari Ward was named the Southeastern Conference Field Athlete of the Week, announced by the league office Feb. 20. Ward, who won was named the 2017 SEC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, set the indoor long jump school record at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 16).
Ward finished first in the long jump at last week's home meet, as the Tiger freshman recorded a jump of 7.97m (26-1.75) to set the school record, which surpassed Yussuf Alli's 1984 mark of 7.91m (25-11.75). The mark puts Ward in position to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, as it currently matches the fourth-best jump in the NCAA this season (top-16 marks qualify). Ward's mark is also tied for the best mark in the SEC this season, as Florida's Grant Holloway recorded an identical mark at the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 26.
Among program records, Ward now holds the school record in the indoor long jump, the second-best mark in the outdoor long jump (8.13m/26-8.25), the sixth-best indoor triple jump mark (15.66m/51-4.5) and the eighth-best outdoor triple jump mark (15.44m/50-8).
Ward redshirted the indoor season in 2017 before joining the Tigers for a stand-out outdoor season, as he captured the SEC long jump title as was named the conference's top freshman field athlete. Outside of Mizzou, Ward captured a Pan American Junior title in the long jump in July 2017, and won a junior national title in the long jump in 2016.

SCHOOL RECORDS FALL AT MISSOURI COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE

Two school records fell at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 16) as Mizzou hosted its final meet of the indoor regular season. Redshirt freshman Ja'Mari Ward set the top program mark in the long jump, while junior Valeria Kostiuk matched the high jump school record.
Ward used his second jump to record a mark of 7.97m (26-1.75), surpassing Yussuf Alli's 1984 mark of 7.91m (25-11.75). The mark puts Ward in a position to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, as it currently ranks as the fourth-best jump in the NCAA this season (top-16 marks qualify). Among program records, Ward now holds the school record in the indoor long jump, the second-best mark in the outdoor long jump (8.13m/26-8.25), the sixth-best indoor triple jump mark (15.66m/51-4.5) and the eighth-best outdoor triple jump mark (15.44m/50-8).
In the high jump, Kostiuk matched Hanne Skei Andersen's 1993 mark of 1.83m (6-0) to finish first. Kostiuk, the 2017 NJCAA Indoor National Champion, needed just five jumps at the D-I collegiate level to reach Mizzou's school record. Her mark is on the bubble of qualifying for the NCAA meet, as it currently matches the 16th-best jump in the NCAA this season. Junior Karissa Roman (Kewaukee, Ill.) finished just behind Kostiuk, palcing second with a jump of 1.75m (5-8.75).
Also at the Hearnes Center, junior Maya Cody, who already held the second-best 60m dash time in program history, improved her personal-best mark by running a 7.36 to finish first. Cody now sits just .05 seconds away from LaQuisha Jackson's 2015 time of 7.31.
In the shot put, Mizzou finished with the top-three marks in the event, including two top-10 program marks from redshirt junior Gabi Jacobs and redshirt freshman Emily Stauffer. The pair had nearly identical marks, as Jacobs recorded the seventh-best program mark at 15.54m (51-0) to finish first, while Stauffer posted the eighth-best program mark at 15.53m (50-11.5) to finish second.

WARD & JACOBS SHINE FOR MIZZOU AT TYSON INVITATIONAL

Two school records fell at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 16) as Mizzou hosted its final meet of the indoor regular season. Redshirt freshman Ja'Mari Ward set the top program mark in the long jump, while junior Valeria Kostiuk matched the high jump school record.
Ward used his second jump to record a mark of 7.97m (26-1.75), surpassing Yussuf Alli's 1984 mark of 7.91m (25-11.75). The mark puts Ward in a position to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, as it currently ranks as the fourth-best jump in the NCAA this season (top-16 marks qualify). Among program records, Ward now holds the school record in the indoor long jump, the second-best mark in the outdoor long jump (8.13m/26-8.25), the sixth-best indoor triple jump mark (15.66m/51-4.5) and the eighth-best outdoor triple jump mark (15.44m/50-8).
In the high jump, Kostiuk matched Hanne Skei Andersen's 1993 mark of 1.83m (6-0) to finish first. Kostiuk, the 2017 NJCAA Indoor National Champion, needed just five jumps at the D-I collegiate level to reach Mizzou's school record. Her mark is on the bubble of qualifying for the NCAA meet, as it currently matches the 16th-best jump in the NCAA this season. Junior Karissa Roman (Kewaukee, Ill.) finished just behind Kostiuk, palcing second with a jump of 1.75m (5-8.75).
Also at the Hearnes Center, junior Maya Cody, who already held the second-best 60m dash time in program history, improved her personal-best mark by running a 7.36 to finish first. Cody now sits just .05 seconds away from LaQuisha Jackson's 2015 time of 7.31.
In the shot put, Mizzou finished with the top-three marks in the event, including two top-10 program marks from redshirt junior Gabi Jacobs and redshirt freshman Emily Stauffer. The pair had nearly identical marks, as Jacobs recorded the seventh-best program mark at 15.54m (51-0) to finish first, while Stauffer posted the eighth-best program mark at 15.53m (50-11.5) to finish second.
Mizzou wrapped up competition at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., with program top-10 marks from redshirt freshman Ja'Mari Ward and redshirt junior Gabi Jacobs.
Ward posted his second top-10 program mark in as many days with his performance in the triple jump at the Tyson Invitational. In a flight which featured five professional jumpers, Ward posted a mark of 15.66m (51-4.5) to finish ninth. The jump ranks sixth all-time in program history, and ranks just outside the top-16 mark needed to earn a trip to the NCAA Indoor Championships, ranking 21st in the NCAA this season. On the first day of competition at the meet, Ward posted (at the time) the fifth-best long jump mark in program history with a leap of 7.71m (25-3.5).
In the women's shot put, Jacobs joined the top-10 list at No. 9 with a throw of 15.09m (49-6.25) to finish fifth overall. It's the first indoor top-10 program mark of Jacobs' career, as the Tiger junior holds the school record in the outdoor discus, and the seventh-best outdoor shot put mark. Jacobs was one of three Tigers to post personal bests in the shot put, as redshirt freshman Emily Stauffer finished seventh at 14.83m (48-8) and freshman Jordan Speer finished 15th at 13.87m (45-6.25).

CUNNINGHAM WINS 5000m AT MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE

Mizzou redshirt senior Megan Cunningham posted an event win in the 5000m run at the Music City Challenge in Nashville on Feb. 9
Cunningham continued her impressive start to the indoor season by posting her second program top-10 mark of the season. The Tiger senior won the 5000m run with a time of 15:53.20, finishing more than 23 seconds ahead of the runner-up while setting a new facility and meet record. The time ranks second all-time in Mizzou history, and currently stands as the 23rd-best time ran in the NCAA this season.

SCHWEIZER SETS COLLEGIATE RECORD IN 3000m AT MILLROSE GAMES

Mizzou senior Karissa Schweizer continued to add to her legacy as one of the most decorated student-athletes in Mizzou history on Feb.3, setting the collegiate record in the 3000m run at the Millrose Games in New York City. Schweizer was the top collegiate finisher in the race, as she crossed the finish line fourth at 8:41.60.
Schweizer's time surpassed Colorado's Jenny (Barringer) Simpson's 2009 mark of 8:42.03, as well as the Mizzou school record mark of 9:06.39, which was set by Sabrina Dornhoefer in 1984. The mark is also the seventh-fastest time in the world this season, according to iaaf.org.
Schweizer now holds top-five all-time NCAA marks in the mile run, 3000m run and 5000m run, all set this season. The Urbandale, Iowa, native clocked a time of 4:27.54 in the mile run at the Columbia Challenge (Jan. 27), the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history, and a 15:17.31 in the 5000m run at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 2, 2017), the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history.
For her collefiate record performance, Schweizer was named the USTFCCCA Women's National Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, and the SEC Women's Runner of the Week for first time in 2018.

TIGERS SET 5 PROGRAM TOP-10 MARKS AT COLUMBIA CHALLENGE

Competing in the Big Apple, five Tigers posted program top-10 marks at the Columbia Challenge, led by senior Karissa Schweizer's school record performance in the mile run.
Running in one of the world's most famous indoor track venues, the Armory, Schweizer continued her terrific senior campaign by finishing third in a race featuring numerous professionals. Schweizer's mile time of 4:27.54 was the fastest collegiate time recorded this season when ran (now second-fastest), and the fifth-fastest time overall in NCAA history. The Tiger senior obliterated the Mizzou school record in the race, surpassing Laura Roxberg's 2013 time of 4:34.59.
Four other Tigers recorded top-10 program marks at the meet, as junior Karissa Roman posted a top-10 mark in the high jump, while redshirt sophomore CeCe Johnson and redshirt sophomore Becky Keating posted top-10 marks in the weight throw. In the heptathlon, senior Rauno Liitmae posted the sixth-best point total.
Roman matched the tenth-best high jump in program history with a mark of 1.77m (5-9.75) to finish sixth. The jump was Roman's personal record mark and, is a 2.75 inch improvement from her previous best jump of 1.70m (5-7) entering this season.
In the women's weight throw, the duo of Johnson and Keating finished fourth and seventh, respectively. Johnson's toss of 18.88m (61-11.5) ranks sixth all-time in program history, while Keating's mark of 18.50m (60-8.5) ranks ninth.
Liitmae scored 5,397 points to place second in the heptathlon, a mark which ranks sixth all-time in program history. The Tiger senior placed in the top-three in six of the seven heptathlon events, including first place finishes in the shot put and high jump. Liitmae recorded four personal records as well, recording marks of 7.23 in the 60m dash, 13.65m (44-9.25) in the shot put, 1.96m (6-5) in the high jump and 8.53 in the 60m hurdles.