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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

No. 23 Missouri softball sweeps Memphis, splits series with No. 12 Florida State

Anthony Kristensen February 17, 2021

Far from the single-digit temperatures and snowfall of mid-Missouri, No. 23 Missouri took advantage of the warmth and the rain that Florida’s capital had to offer. Traveling to face Memphis and No....

Strong individual performances at the Music City Challenge help Missouri track and field finish strong

Jack Horan February 17, 2021

Something that Missouri track and field targets before every meet is continued improvement, to keep getting better. In the last meet of the regular season, the team put on display the work they have been...

‘Our language is about championships’:No. 23 Missouri softball sets high goals in season filled with challenges

Anthony Kristensen February 12, 2021

In front of the computer screen for the first press conference of the 2021 season, Missouri softball coach Larissa Anderson looked ahead at a season unlike any other. Currently ranked No. 23 in the country,...

Missouri men’s track and field finishes second with first-place finishes from Ja’Mari Ward and Georgi Nachev

Jack Horan February 11, 2021

Missouri’s men’s track and field team knew it would need near perfection at the Arkansas Qualifier, and senior Ja’Mari Ward and sophomore Georgi Nachev brought that to the table. Missouri finished...

Missouri track and field finishes with five wins at the Cyclone Invitational

Jack Horan February 5, 2021

Missouri track and field took home five wins total in its second split-squad meet last Saturday at the Iowa State Cyclone Invitational, a tri-team meet against Iowa State and Drake. Redshirt junior Jayson...

Missouri kicks off two-meet weekend with multiple wins and personal bests in field events.

Parker Gilliam February 5, 2021

The Missouri track and field team put forth a strong showing at the Woo Pig Invitational this past weekend, as the team claimed three wins at the event. One week after traveling to Nashville to compete...

From pastime to profession: Missouri baseball’s student managers create a career around the game

Matthew Newkirk October 31, 2020

In 2018, Adam Busack heard the words no baseball player ever wants to hear. “You’ll never play again.” Busack, a freshman from Denver, became another kid whose dreams on the diamond were dashed...

Missouri DH Zimmermann signs with Houston Astros

Eli Hoff June 14, 2020

After four seasons with Missouri’s baseball team, senior designated hitter Peter Zimmermann is headed to the pros. He signed with the Houston Astros as an undrafted free agent infielder on Sunday morning. In...

RHP Bedell, OF signee Greene selected in MLB draft

Jack Soble June 11, 2020

Much of Missouri baseball’s 2021 outlook is now in the hands of 18-year-old outfielder signee Isaiah Greene and junior right-handed pitcher Ian Bedell, as they were selected 69th overall by the New York...

Blues to the Zou: How hockey helped Peter Zimmermann dominate on the diamond

Blues to the Zou: How hockey helped Peter Zimmermann dominate on the diamond

Jack Soble June 7, 2020

Number 77, in a jersey almost identical to the NHL’s St. Louis Blues, picked up a rolling puck after it had been pushed into his defensive zone by a forward for the North York Rangers. They were a Triple-A...

Wilhelm, Joven put up goose eggs after the first as Missouri wins sixth straight

Jack Soble March 11, 2020

True freshman pitcher Shane Wilhelm stepped onto the rubber for his first collegiate start, and encountered what every young starter fears when he did — a walk, a single and a line shot into the left-field...

Missouri baseball extends winning streak to five with 7-4 win over Western Illinois

Sam Olsen March 10, 2020

Game three of the Missouri vs. Western Illinois series was memorable for freshman and Columbia native Spencer Miles made his first career start at Taylor Stadium. The Tigers swept the Leathernecks in a...