Rogers Breaks His Program Record as Track & Field Completes Day One of Tyson Invitational and Valentine Invitational

Rogers Breaks His Program Record as Track & Field Completes Day One of Tyson Invitational and Valentine Invitational

2/13/2026 8:00:00 PM | Track & Field

Rogers clocked a 3000m time of 7:48.11 to shatter his own school record.

Mizzou track and field competed at two different venues on Friday – a group of distance runners ran at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts, and an assortment of athletes were at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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In Boston, junior Drew Rogers broke his own school record in the 3000m run by five-and-a-half seconds, placing second in 7:48.11 behind Wisconsin's Matan Ivri. Rogers' previous best was 7:53.61 set a year ago in winning the SEC Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas.

In the same race, junior Ryder James won his heat and placed 38th overall with a time of 8:00.51, breaking his personal best by more than six-and-a-half seconds. His time stands as the fourth-best ever at Mizzou.

In Fayetteville, senior Dillon Leacock ran a personal-best 47.61 in the 400m dash for the 9th best time ever at MU. Junior Sam Innes was 10th in the weight throw (21.83m/71-7.5).

Action for the Tigers will continue at both locations on Saturday.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 – TYSON INVITATIONAL Fayetteville, Arkansas
FIELD EVENTS	Place-Athlete-Mark \| Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
Weight Throw (M)	10th – Sam Innes – 21.83m/71-7.5 26th – Garik Pozecki – 19.61/64-4
Weight Throw (W)	18th – Reagan Kimrey – 19.55m/65-1.75 24th – Ames Burton – 17.93m/58-10
RUNNING EVENTS	Place-Athlete-Mark \| Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
60m Hurdles (M)	32nd – Dillon Leacock – 8.20 \| failed to qualify for finals
60m Hurdles (W)	35th – Brianna Utecht – 8.72 \| failed to qualify for finals
3000m Run (M)	28th – Joseph Bariola – 8:24.60 35th – Andrew Hauser – 8:35.56
60m Dash (M)	35th – Robert Hines – 6.88 \| failed to qualify for finals
400m Dash (M)	50th – Dillon Leacock – 47.61 \| PR \| 9th all-time at Missouri
800m Run (M)	43rd – Andrew Hauser – 1.54.83 \| PR

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 – DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL Boston, Massachusetts
RUNNING EVENTS	Place-Athlete-Mark \| Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
Mile Run (M)	50th – Carter Spradling – 4:03.49 \| PR 116th – Ethan Zuber – 4:08.63 \| PR
3000m Run (M)	2nd – Drew Rogers – 7:48.11 \| PR \| Missouri Indoor Record 38th – Ryder James – 8:00.51 \| PR \| 4th all-time at Missouri
5000m Run (M)	51st – Tyler Freiner – 13:57.80 \| PR 87th – Elijah Limo – 14:08.52 \| PR 117th – Josh Allison – 14:19.78 \| PR 143rd – Ethan Hogan – 14:49.72 \| PR