Tigers Win Six Events at Alexis Jarrett Invitational
1/10/2026 4:51:00 PM | Track & Field
Track and field kicked off the 2026 season with a collection of wins across multiple events.
Mizzou track and field opened its indoor track and field season Saturday hosting the second annual Alexis Jarrett Invitational at the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse and claimed six event titles, despite competing a limited number of student-athletes.
Other schools competing included SIU-Edwardsville, Central Methodist, Kansas City, Iowa Western Community College, Barton County Community College and Cottey College.
TOP TIGERS
Senior sprinter Robert Hines was a two-time winner. He claimed the 200m dash with a time of 21.82 – just four-tenths of a second off his indoor personal best – and also won the 60m dash in 6.87.
Senior Anna Vedral won the women's pole vault at the Alexis Jarrett Invitational for the second straight year clearing 3.90m (12-9.5) and sophomore Anna Ferguson (3.60/11-9.75) took second after tying for the runner-up spot a year ago.
Senior Petra Gombas secured the Alexis Jarrett Invitational title for the second straight year with a throw of 19.91m (62-11.5).
RECAP
Sophomore Marlena Tresnjo won the women's high jump at 1.76m (5-9.25).
The Tigers were especially strong in the throwing events.
Junior Garik Pozecki had a spirited competition with SIU-Edwardsville's Grant Milbrath in the men's weight throw and finished second by a single centimeter, throwing 21.62m (70-11.25), a personal best and the sixth-best mark ever at Mizzou, to Milbrath's 21.63m (70-11.75). Teammates Clayton Kamp and T.J. Wiggins followed Pozecki in third and fourth with respective throws of 17.92m (58-9.5) and 16.83m (55-2.75).
The Tigers swept the women's weight throw, taking the top five positions. Gombas' victory was followed by teammates Reagan Kimrey (19.12/62-8.75), Delilah Pippen (PR - 16.72/54-10.25), Ames Burton (16.62/54-6.5) and Kaitlyn Morningstar (PR - 16.60/54-5.5).
Junior Chase Crawford won the men's shot put with a personal best throw of 17.62m (57-9.75). Teammates Sam Albert (PR – 15.83m/51-11.25) and Kamp (14.86m/48-9) were third and fifth, respectively.
In his Mizzou debut, Houston transfer Dillon Leacock was second in the 60m hurdles (8.29) and eighth in the 200m dash (22.44) – both events in which he had not competed before.
Multi-event athlete Sophia Wydra, a freshman, also made her debut in the black-and-gold and competed in three events: women's long jump, sixth, 5.45m (17-10.75); women's 60m hurdles, ninth, 9.24; and shot put, third (11.42m/37-5.75).
Former Tiger Arianna Fisher, competing unattached, won the women's triple jump (12.81m/42-0.50), an event in which she holds the Missouri school indoor record (14.06m/46-1.5).
UP NEXT
Next week, Missouri hosts its second of five consecutive home meets – the Show-Me Showdown – inside the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse on Friday, Jan. 16.
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