2026 Track & Field Roster
Sam Innes
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Major:
- Biochemistry
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Mo.
- High School:
- Battle
- Event:
- Throws
Sam Innes
- Class Senior
- Hometown Columbia, Missouri
- High School Battle
- Event Throws
HONORS
2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2025
Outdoor
Won the hammer throw at the Battle on the Bayou with a PR throw of 68.75m (225-6) that is the second-best mark in school history … also won the hammer at the Cougar Classic (67.87m, 222-8) … at the Virginia Challenge, competed in the invitational hammer throw and placed third (67.40m, 221-1) … was third at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster (65.57m, 215-1) … placed 7th at the SEC Championships (67.15m, 220-3) … was 13th at the NCAA Championships, Round One with a performance of 65.15m (213-9).
Indoor
Set the school record in the weight throw with a mark of 22.98m (75-4 ¾) at the Bob Teel Invitational … won the same event at the Alexis Jarrett Invitational (22.46m) and at the Missouri Invitational (21.78m, 71-5.5) … placed 4th at the SEC Championships (22.15m, 72-8) … earned second-team all-America honors at the NCAA Championships where he threw 20.97m (68-9.75) to place 14th.
2024
Outdoor
Was 22nd in the hammer throw with a throw of 60.54m (198-7) at the Bryan Clay Invitational … took fourth in the hammer at the Ward Haylett Invitational (60.18m) … placed sixth in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships (62.31m) to qualify for the NCAA Championships, Round One.
Indoor
Took fourth place in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invitational, hitting 19.46m ... Finished fifth in the weight throw, throwing a season-best 19.68m at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational ... placed seventh in the weight throw, notching a 19.61m mark at the Music City Challenge ... threw 18.26m in the weight throw at the SEC Championships.
2023
Outdoor
Finished 4th in hammer throw (55.21m) at Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Competed in the hammer throw, logging a distance of 55.00m at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational ... Took third in the hammer throw with a distance of 60.69m at the KT Woodman Classic ... Competed in the hammer throw, logging a distance of 55.89m at the Mt. SAC Relays … placed 8th in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships (61.65m).
Indoor
Finished third in the weight throw (18.18m/59-7.75) at the Hawkeye Invitational ... took third in weight throw with a distance of 18.25 at the Mark Colligan Memorial ... placed ninth in the weight throw at the Indiana University Relays with a distance of 18.10m … placed ninth in the weight throw with a distance of 18.59m at the Music City Challenge ... competed in the weight throw (18.01m) at the SEC Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
2021 Class 5 District 4 Champion in shot put and discus … 2020 Central Missouri Athletics Conference Champion in shot put and discus … all-conference and all-state in track and field in 2021 … played on three district-champion football teams … all-conference in football in 2021 and football academic all-state in 2020 … 1st-team all conference in football in 2020 … born Sept. 18, 2002 in Columbia, Missouri ... son of Kim and Joe … Has six family members who have graduated from Mizzou … majoring in biochemistry.
