Track and Field Wraps Up Regular Season Campaign With Tyson Invitational and Valentine Invitational

Track and Field Wraps Up Regular Season Campaign With Tyson Invitational and Valentine Invitational

2/14/2026 8:00:00 PM | Track & Field

Missouri’s distance squad posted four new entries to the all-time record books across the second day of both meets.

Mizzou track and field wrapped up competition Saturday at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts, and at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

TOP TIGERS

At the Valentine Invitational, the 5000m trio of freshmen Monica Wanjiku, Mirriam Chepkirui and Kobi Walker – all running the 5000m for the first time – posted times that nearly landed each of them in Mizzou's all-time indoor top-10. Running in the first heat, Wanjiku placed fourth with the second-best time in MU history – 15:24.84. Walker and Chepkirui followed in the third heat. Walker's time of 16:16.32 ranks sixth all-time at MU and Chepkirui's time of 16:35.76 is just outside the top-10 at No.11.

Also in Boston, running in the Invitational mile run, junior Suzy Lecoutre ran 4:38.91 for the fourth fastest time ever at Mizzou. In the University mile, freshman Morgan Yeomans clocked a 4:42.27, good for sixth place and the eighth-best time at Missouri. Both Tigers were running the indoor mile for the first time.

In two days at the Valentine Invitational, Mizzou's distance corps posted personal bests in 14 of 15 races.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 – DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL Boston, Massachusetts
RUNNING EVENTS	Place-Athlete-Mark \| Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
Invitational Mile Run (W)	32nd – Suzy Lecoutre – 4:38.91 – \| PR \| 4th all-time at Missouri
Mile Run (W)	6th – Morgan Yeomans – 4:42.27 \| PR \| 8th all-time at Missouri 23rd – Allison Newman – 4:46.80 40th – Charlotte Cullen – 4:49.04 \| PR
5000m Run (W)	4th – Monica Wanjiku – 15:24.84 \| PR \| 2nd all-time at Missouri 37th – Kobi Walker – 16:16.32 \| PR \| 6th all-time at Missouri 57th – Mirriam Chepkirui – 16:35.76 \| PR \| 11th all-time at Missouri
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 – TYSON INVITATIONAL Fayetteville, Arkansas
FIELD EVENTS	Place-Athlete-Mark \| Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
Shot Put (M)	15th – Chase Crawford – 17.53m/57-6.25
RUNNING EVENTS	Place-Athlete-Mark \| Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
Mile Run (M)	20th – Yordanos Zelinski – 4:11.51 26th – River Hardman – 4:13.28
Mile Run (W)	44th – Natalie Barnard – 4.57.96 49th – Lily Ginsberg – 5:00.56