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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

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...

Schweizer wins, sets course record in Commodore Classic

Schweizer wins, sets course record in Commodore Classic

Titus Wu September 17, 2017

Missouri cross-country finished third in the women’s 5K race and seventh in the men’s 8K race at the Commodore Classic Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee. Tigers senior Karissa Schweizer finished first...

Stephen Mugeche returns to cross-country competition after transferring from Arkansas

Stephen Mugeche returns to cross-country competition after transferring from Arkansas

Anderson Kimball September 12, 2017

For redshirt sophomore Stephen Mugeche, the wait was finally over. After 16 months, Mugeche returned to competition, finishing 35th at the JK Gold Classic last weekend in his debut for the Mizzou men’s...

Missouri women’s cross-country wins JK Gold Classic

Missouri women’s cross-country wins JK Gold Classic

Andy Kimball September 3, 2017

Coming off historic fall 2016 and spring 2017 seasons, Missouri cross-country opened up its 2017 fall season at the JK Gold Classic in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday. The two teams got off to strong starts...

High expectations for women’s cross-country, elite runner needed for men’s team as season begins

High expectations for women’s cross-country, elite runner needed for men’s team as season begins

Titus Wu August 29, 2017

With the return of NCAA cross-country champion senior Karissa Schweizer, Missouri cross-country is already on the national radar. The Southeastern Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll released Monday...

Karissa Schweizer builds a bright future for Mizzou women’s cross-country

Karissa Schweizer builds a bright future for Mizzou women’s cross-country

Matthew Hosler July 9, 2017

In November, it will be the one-year anniversary of rising senior Karissa Schweizer’s first national title. She captured her NCAA cross-country championship with a time of 19:41.6 in the 5,000-meter...