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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Men’s cross-country led by English duo

Men’s cross-country led by English duo

Jerry Duggan September 12, 2018

MU cross-country athletes Thomas George and Kieran Wood grew up just 125 miles apart from each other in England. By coincidence, they both chose to continue their running careers in, of all places, Missouri,...

XC: Menghini leads Missouri women to victory while George paces men to second place finish at Brooks Twilight

XC: Menghini leads Missouri women to victory while George paces men to second place finish at Brooks Twilight

Jerry Duggan September 3, 2018

The Missouri men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their respective seasons on Saturday at the Brooks Twilight Classic in Memphis, Tenn. Heading into the season, expectations were moderate at...

As collegiate career ends, Karissa Schweizer reigns as most decorated Missouri athlete in school history

As collegiate career ends, Karissa Schweizer reigns as most decorated Missouri athlete in school history

Andy Kimball May 1, 2018

On one of the first balmy Friday nights of spring, Karissa Schweizer sped down the straightaway of the track at Audrey J. Walton Stadium. A flock of fans, each eager for a view, had crept onto the track...

Schweizer repeats as cross-country midwest regional champion, leads women to fourth-place finish

Schweizer repeats as cross-country midwest regional champion, leads women to fourth-place finish

Andy Kimball November 11, 2017

Senior Karissa Schweizer continued her postseason dominance Friday morning by winning her second-straight midwest regional title in Ames, Iowa. Schweizer paced the 6K race with a time of 19:50.9, which...

Cunningham overcomes crash, breaks out for women’s cross-country

Cunningham overcomes crash, breaks out for women’s cross-country

Andy Kimball October 31, 2017

Megan Cunningham was sleeping in the back seat of the truck while her parents were driving. The redshirt senior runner had finished her sophomore track season at Missouri two months earlier and was riding...

Cross-country prepares for SEC championship, looks toward national championship berth

Cross-country prepares for SEC championship, looks toward national championship berth

Andy Kimball October 26, 2017

The Missouri cross-country teams will kick off postseason racing at the Southeastern Conference championship in Athens, Georgia, on Friday. Senior Karissa Schweizer will look to repeat as the individual...

Thomas George chases after twin brother, an SEC Champion, in postseason with lofty goals

Thomas George chases after twin brother, an SEC Champion, in postseason with lofty goals

Titus Wu October 25, 2017

When cross-country redshirt sophomore Thomas George first arrived in America from England two years ago, some things threw him off. He wasn’t used to cars being on the right side of the road, so whenever...

Lutzow looks to provide depth as women’s cross-country enters postseason

Andy Kimball October 19, 2017

Mizzou cross-country coach Marc Burns watched the 2016 Illinois State Cross Country Championships at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Illinois, and he knew he had found something. Burns saw freshman Jenna Lutzow...

Missouri cross-country closes out regular season with strong weekend

Missouri cross-country closes out regular season with strong weekend

Titus Wu October 15, 2017

Missouri cross-country closed out its regular season this weekend with the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Illinois, on Friday and the Pre-National Invitational in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday. The focus...

Jamie Kempfer pushes through injuries to become one of nation’s best

Jamie Kempfer pushes through injuries to become one of nation’s best

Titus Wu October 10, 2017

On the bus ride home from the NCAA Cross Country Championship last season, coach Marc Burns took then-junior Jamie Kempfer aside. “I told her, ‘Look, you just did something that was really special...

Hindman brings championship pedigree, Olympic aspirations to men’s cross-country

Hindman brings championship pedigree, Olympic aspirations to men’s cross-country

Andy Kimball October 4, 2017

It’s 5:20 a.m. and freshman Austin Hindman’s alarm buzzes. Hindman wakes up for the long day ahead. As a world champion triathlete and member of the Missouri men’s cross-country team, he doesn’t...

Schweizer’s second straight win leads women to third-place finish at Cowboy Jamboree

Schweizer’s second straight win leads women to third-place finish at Cowboy Jamboree

Andy Kimball October 1, 2017

The Missouri women’s cross-country team placed third at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Oklahoma, behind a second straight win from senior Karissa Schwiezer. Schwiezer finished with a time of 19:56...