Track and Field Claims Six Event Titles at Missouri Invitational
2/6/2026 5:30:00 PM | Track & Field
The Tigers conclude the four-meet homestand of the 2026 indoor campaign.
Mizzou track and field closed out the home portion of its indoor track season Friday at the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse and claimed six first places.
TOP TIGERS
Missouri's sixth-ranked weight throw group continued its dominance, with senior Sam Innes and junior Garik Pozecki finishing one-two with respective throws of 22.68m/74-5 and 20.75m/68-1. For Innes, it was his third win in as many tries this indoor season.
Chase Crawford and Sam Albert matched that mark in the shot put, with Crawford registering a PR of 17.74m/58-2.5 to win and Albert was second at 16.03m/52-7.25
Reagan Kimrey won the women's weight throw – her second win of the indoor season – with a throw of 19.92m/65-4.25.
Brianna Utecht continued her impressive indoor season, winning the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.73, and placing eighth in the shot put (12.37m/40-7).
Senior Robert Hines closed fast and won the 60m dash at the tape with his best time of the season – 6.82.
In the men's mile, senior Yordanos Zelinski, a former transfer from Tennessee, won with a time of 4:10.26.
RECAP
Petra Gombas claimed third in the women's weight throw (17.65m/57-11); Ames Burton was fourth (17.61m/57-9.5) and Kaitlyn Morningstar was sixth (16.51m/54-2).
Junior Clayton Kamp took seventh in the men's weight throw with a mark of 17.79m/58-4.5.
Senior Anna Vedral (3.70m/12-1.5), sophomore Anna Ferguson (3.55m/11-7.75) and sophomore Makenna Estes (3.25m/10-8) were third, fifth and eighth respectively in the women's pole vault.
Freshman Sofia Wydra put up a personal record of 5.47m/17-11.5 to finish sixth in the women's long jump.
Sophomore Marlena Tresnjo nearly set a personal best in the high jump. With the leader, Brianna Dixon of Southeast Missouri, out of the competition, Tresnjo passed at 1.80m/5-10.75 – her career best –and raised the bar to 1.83m/6-0. She cleared the bar but just caught it with her heel and had to settle for second place at 1.5m-5-8.75. Dixon won based on fewer misses.
Senior Dillon Leacock posted a pair of second-place finishes. He ran a personal-best 47.79 in the 400m dash – 10th best time ever at MU – and had a time of 8.11 in the 60m hurdles, just 0.01 second behind Eastern Illinois' Nathan Kirby, with a time of 8.11.
Andrew Hauser and Joshua Allison placed third and fourth in the mile, with times of 4:11.56 and 4:11.91.
Freshman Raymond Kipkoech made his indoor track debut and placed second in the 3,000m run (8:27.45).
In the women's 800m, former Arkansas State star Cheyenne Melvin, running unattached, set a Hearnes Fieldhouse record with a time of 2:06.62. The previous record of 2:08.00, held by Kristi Kloster of Kansas, had stood for 30 years. Mizzou's Maleah Eggers and Lily Ginsberg placed seventh and eighth with PRs of 2:17.59 and 2:18.17, respectively.
For the second straight year in the Missouri Invitational, Kansas City's Tory Lanham set a Hearnes record in winning the 200m dash. Last year he ran 21.01 and this year he ran 20.93.
Schools participating: Murray State, SIUE, Arkansas State, Kansas City, St. Louis U, Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, SE Missouri, Lindenwood, Ozarks (Ark.), Colorado School of Mines.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 – MISSOURI INVITATIONAL |
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FIELD EVENTS |
Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record) |
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Weight Throw (M)
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1st – Sam Innes – 22.68m/74-5 2nd – Sam Albert – 20.75/68.1 7th – Clayton Kamp – 17.79m/58-4.5 |
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High Jump (W) |
2nd – Marlena Tresnjo – 1.5m-5-8.75 |
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Long Jump (W) |
6th– Sofia Wydra – 5.47m/17-11.5 | PR |
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Weight Throw (W)
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1st – Reagan Kimrey – 19.92m/65-4.25 3rd – Petra Gombas – 17.65m/57-11 4th – Ames Burton – 17.61m/57-9.5 6th – Kaitlyn Morningstar – 16.51m/54-2 10th – Delilah Pippen – 15.60m/51-2.25 17th – Tania Duncan – 13.50m/44-3.5 |
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Shot Put (M)
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1st – Chase Crawford – 17.74m/58-2.5 – | PR 2nd – Sam Albert – 16.03/52-7.25 9th – Clayton Kamp – 14.82m/48-7.5 |
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Shot Put (W) |
8th – Brianna Utecht – 12.37m/40-7 |
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Pole Vault (W)
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3rd – Anna Vedral – 3.70m/12-1.5 5th – Anna Ferguson – 3.55m/11-7.75 8th – Makenna Estes – 3.25m/10-8 |
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RUNNING EVENTS |
Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record) |
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60m Hurdles (M) |
2nd – Dillon Leacock – 8.11 |
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60m Hurdles (W) |
1st – Brianna Utecht – 8.73 |
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400m Dash (M) |
2nd – Dillon Leacock – 47.79 | PR | 10th all-time at Missouri |
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60m Dash (M) |
1st – Robert Hines – 6.82 |
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800m Run (W)
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7th – Maleah Eggers – 2.17.59 | PR 8th – Lily Ginsberg – 2:18.17 | PR 13th – Elissa Barnard – 2:21.43 | PR |
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Mile Run (M)
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1st – Yordanos Zelinski – 4:10.26 3rd – Andrew Hauser – 4:11.56 4th – Josh Allison – 4:11.91 |
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3000m Run (M) |
2nd – Raymond Kipkoech – 8:27.45 | PR |
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UP NEXT
The Tigers' final regular season meets of the season are next weekend, with the team traveling to two different venues. The majority of the squad will compete at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas while a few team members will see action at the Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts. Both events take place on Friday through Saturday, Feb. 13-14.
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