Track and Field Wraps Up Drake Relays

Four male track athletes, Lasse Funck, Dillon Leacock, Finn Russell and Carter Spradling, wearing matching yellow “Mizzou” uniforms stand arm-in-arm on a track field, smiling at the camera. One athlete holds a relay baton, and two hold running shoes. Race bibs are visible on their chests, and a stadium and sky appear in the background.

4/25/2026 6:00:00 PM | Track & Field

The Tigers ended the four day meet with five podium placements.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Missouri track and field capped off the Drake Relays with five podium finishes on Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium.

RECAP

Sophomore Marlena Tresnjo notched a personal best of 1.83m (6-0) in the high jump championship, tying the program's No. 5 all-time record. The result was good for a podium spot of third place.

Senior Petra Gombas made her mark in the women's hammer throw, taking third with a personal best of 59.15m (194-0) to rank eighth all-time on the Missouri charts. Reagan Kimrey secured eighth with a 55.19m (181-1) to stand in the top 10.

Junior Garik Pozecki placed seventh in the men's hammer throw with a 60.98m (200-1), his third time reaching the 60 meter mark in the 2026 outdoor campaign. In the championship division, Sam Innes finished fourth with a 68.69m (225-4).

Sophomore Adrienne Russell led the women's javelin squad of four with a third place mark of 45.17m (148-2). Marysa Flieg joined her in the top five, notching fourth with a 44.77m (146-10). Val Galligan and Morgan Cannon went five-six in the championship slate, with results of 45.87m (150-6) and 45.83m (150-4), respectively.

Robert Hines tallied a podium placement in the 100m Final, recording a 10.55 to take third.

In the final running event for the Tigers, a Distance Medley Relay group consisting of Lasse Funck, Dillon Leacock, Finn Russell and Carter Spradling claimed third among a field of 14 teams, clocking a 9:43.28.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25 – DRAKE RELAYS Des Moines, Iowa
FIELD EVENTS	Place-Athlete-Mark \| Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
Hammer Throw (M)	7th – Garik Pozecki – 60.98m (200-1)
Javelin Throw (W)	3rd – Adrienne Russell – 45.17m (148-2) 4th – Marysa Flieg – 44.77m (146-10) 9th – Nora Hark – 42.52m (139-6) 17th – Lexi Craig – 38.39m (125-11)
Hammer Throw Championship (M)	4th – Sam Innes – 68.69m (225-4)
Javelin Throw Championship (W)	5th – Val Galligan – 45.87m (150-6) 6th – Morgan Cannon – 45.83m (150-4)
High Jump Championship (W)	3rd – Marlena Tresnjo – 1.83m (6-0) \| PR \| T-5th all-time for Missouri
Hammer Throw (W)	3rd – Petra Gombas – 59.15m (194-0) \| PR \| 8th all-time for Missouri 8th – Reagan Kimrey – 55.19m (181-1)
RUNNING EVENTS	Place-Athlete-Mark \| Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
100m Finals (M)	3rd – Robert Hines – 10.55
Distance Medley Relay (M)	3rd – Lasse Funck, Dillon Leacock, Finn Russell, Carter Spradling – 9:43.28