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Kira Larson brings strength to MU volleyball team

Mia Chudzik • August 26, 2015

Missouri volleyball sophomore transfer Kira Larson helped lead the Black and Gold Scrimmage last Thursday to success, contributing six kills. Mizzou coach Wayne Kreklow, now on his 15th season with the...

Junior swimmer Carter Griffin shines at Pan American Games

Peter Baugh • August 26, 2015

Moments after his hand touched the wall, Carter Griffin leaned across the lane line and celebrated with teammate Sean Lehane. The Americans had just finished first and second in the 200-meter backstroke...

Tigers on the prowl for new leading scorer

Daniel Witt • August 26, 2015

Of the 37 goals scored by Missouri last season, nearly a quarter were scored by one player: Taylor Grant. Grant, one of the most storied players in Mizzou women's soccer history, scored 18 career goals...

Schweizer set for big 2015 season

Peter Baugh • August 26, 2015

Sophomore Karissa Schweizer is not your typical runner. When Missouri cross country coach Marc Burns first saw her in the 2014 preseason workouts, he knew she was going to be good. “She is a unique...

Tigers to rely on defense for upcoming season

Tyler Kraft • August 26, 2015

A Texas Christian University attacker raced toward the Missouri goal during the opening match of the 2015 season Aug. 21 at Audrey J. Walton Stadium. Just when it seemed that a TCU goal was inevitable,...

Tigers take home opener

Daniel Witt • August 23, 2015

The sophomore forward made a move and gained space, then let go an 18-yard right-footed shot that sailed into the upper corner of the net. Missouri had their first goal of the 2015 season. A pair of unassisted...

SEC Media Days: Dobbs soaring into spotlight

Alec Lewis • July 15, 2015

HOOVER, Alabama — Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs thinks designing his own plane after playing in the NFL would be “awesome.” After a week that included a trip to the Elite 11 camp in Oregon,...

SEC Media Days: Pinkel wants consistency

Alec Lewis • July 15, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. –– Maty Mauk says center Evan Boehm and the entire Missouri football team are “PO’d for greatness.” On Wednesday afternoon at the Southeastern Conference Media Days, Mizzou coach...

SEC Media Days: New Florida head coach embraces the challenge ahead

Alec Lewis • July 14, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. — It was the question regarding former Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper that awoke Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III. Hargreaves, the son of the newly hired linebackers coach at...

SEC Media Days: A tale of two Columbias

Alec Lewis • July 14, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. — Steve Spurrier hinted at it. Linebacker Skai Moore and wide receiver Pharoh Cooper did, too. South Carolina and Missouri: a brewing rivalry? Two years ago in Missouri’s Columbia, the...

Q&A with Missouri swimmer Michael Chadwick

Peter Baugh • July 8, 2015

_Swimmer Michael Chadwick is an All-American and rising junior at Missouri. As a sophomore at the NCAA Championships, he finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle, sixth in the 200-yard freestyle relay...

Work ethic boosts MU senior Ryan Dell to world championship

Mia Chudzik • July 8, 2015

Along with the 23 women who captured the hearts of people all over the U.S. by beating Japan 5-2 in the World Cup final Sunday night was MU student Ryan Dell. The senior landed the position of assistant...