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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Coach Marc Burns makes an impact on Mizzou cross-country

Coach Marc Burns makes an impact on Mizzou cross-country

Titus Wu October 13, 2016

Every Missouri men’s cross-country workout varies, whether by the time of day, mood or mileage. But at the beginning and end of every workout, there’s always one guy pumping runners up, going around...

Mizzou cross-country excels at Chile Pepper Festival

Titus Wu October 1, 2016

Junior Karissa Schweizer took first place individually in the women’s 5K race Saturday at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Missouri women’s cross-country placed second in its...

Cook brothers reflect on racing together from childhood to college

Cook brothers reflect on racing together from childhood to college

Titus Wu September 29, 2016

“Hey, I just talked [trash] about you,” a cross-country runner called out to a teammate after an interview. “Oh really?” the other runner sarcastically replied, walking over from a workout. A...

Missouri women’s cross-country stresses leadership for this year and beyond

Missouri women’s cross-country stresses leadership for this year and beyond

Joe Noser September 27, 2016

The Missouri women’s cross-country team knows this year is their best shot in three years under coach Marc Burns to earn a berth to the National Championships in November. But aside from exceptional...

Men’s, women’s cross-country teams fare well in rainy conditions at Commodore Classic

Men’s, women’s cross-country teams fare well in rainy conditions at Commodore Classic

Joe Noser September 17, 2016

The Missouri cross-country team competed in the Commodore Classic on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, where the men placed fifth in a 23-team field and the women placed fifth out of 26 teams. Junior Karissa...

Michael Widmann shines as cross-country contributor

Michael Widmann shines as cross-country contributor

Titus Wu September 15, 2016

At Neuqua Valley High School, the cross-country coaches combed through the year’s first results, “convinced somewhere in these [race] times was the next Michael Widmann.” This statement from the...

Women’s cross-country gears up for critical year

Joe Noser September 9, 2016

The Missouri women’s cross-country team officially began its season Sept. 2 at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational, but the real test begins Sept. 17, when the team will travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to...

Cross-country season starts at Hawkeye Invitational

Titus Wu September 2, 2016

The Missouri cross-country team placed sixth for men’s and seventh for women’s at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa, the home team, won the women’s race, and Iowa State dominated...

Confidence runs high as Mizzou cross-country season begins

Confidence runs high as Mizzou cross-country season begins

Titus Wu August 30, 2016

On most teams, you can tell who the best athlete is. You can often tell who the second-best athlete is, too, and so forth. On the Missouri men's cross-country team, it cannot be done – many of the runners...

Schweizer leads Tigers at Midwest Regional

Peter Baugh November 14, 2015

The season is over for both the men’s and women’s cross-country teams. The Tiger men finished 11th out of 26 teams at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet, while the women landed the 12th spot out of 32....

Adelsberger enjoys hard-earned breakout season

Peter Baugh November 4, 2015

When Missouri cross-country coach Marc Burns first met Teylar Adelsberger in 2014, he described her as a sponge that soaked up knowledge. She would ask her new head coach questions every day at practice....

Schweizer leads Tigers at SEC Championships

Peter Baugh October 30, 2015

The Missouri cross-country team competed at the Southeastern Conference Championships on Friday in College Station, Texas. The Tigers finished sixth on the men’s side and eighth on the women’s. Arkansas...