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The Maneater

Athlete angle: Winter break is no break at all

Athlete angle: Winter break is no break at all

Griffin Schaetzle December 1, 2016

_Griffin Schaetzle is a sophomore swimmer at Missouri. He is The Maneater’s athlete columnist._ Students can see the finish line. A few hectic weeks of school are the only thing standing between them...

Missouri women’s basketball pulls out wire-to-wire contest against Western Illinois

Missouri women’s basketball pulls out wire-to-wire contest against Western Illinois

Eli Lederman November 30, 2016

After reaching the final of the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Championship, Missouri women’s basketball returned to Columbia with a win to kick off a two-game homestand. The Tigers pulled out a 71-68...

Tigers basketball loses to NC Central, falls back to .500

Tigers basketball loses to NC Central, falls back to .500

Theo DeRosa November 29, 2016

Missouri’s loss to North Carolina Central on Monday night was foreshadowed by the game’s first possession. Sophomore forward Kevin Puryear’s layup was blocked by NCCU’s Will Ransom. Puryear got...

Notebook: Loss of chancellor inspires NC Central in victory over Missouri

Notebook: Loss of chancellor inspires NC Central in victory over Missouri

Nick Kelly November 29, 2016

Missouri men’s basketball fell to 3-3 Monday with a 62-52 loss to North Carolina Central at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers shot 25 percent from the floor, their lowest percentage at Mizzou Arena. Here are...

Diving by chance: With new mindset, Lauren Reedy jumps ahead of competition

Diving by chance: With new mindset, Lauren Reedy jumps ahead of competition

Peter Baugh November 28, 2016

Leading up to U.S. Olympic Diving Trials, coach James Sweeney made Lauren Reedy compete in mock meets twice a week. Sweeney would announce Reedy’s dives over a microphone at the Mizzou pool, and he would...

Women’s basketball holds 4-2 record after Thanksgiving break

Women’s basketball holds 4-2 record after Thanksgiving break

Titus Wu November 27, 2016

Missouri women’s basketball played three games over the Thanksgiving break after losing to Washington on Nov. 17 in the Preseason WNIT Tournament. The Tigers played Indiana State on Tuesday in Mizzou...

Battle in Jesse: Mizzou wrestling topples No. 6 Virginia Tech

Langston Newsome November 21, 2016

Missouri wrestling’s first marquee matchup came early this season. In the second duel of the young season, No. 5 Mizzou beat No. 6 Virginia Tech in Jesse Auditorium on Sunday. This heavyweight bout...

Takeaways from Missouri’s tournament in Orlando

Takeaways from Missouri’s tournament in Orlando

Theo DeRosa November 20, 2016

When Missouri’s men’s basketball team headed to overtime with No. 11 Xavier on Thursday afternoon in the first game of the Tire Pros Invitational, it seemed that the Tigers had finally improved under...

Takeaways: Chadwick, backstrokers highlight strong showing for Missouri

Takeaways: Chadwick, backstrokers highlight strong showing for Missouri

Peter Baugh November 19, 2016

Missouri capped off its first-place showing at the Mizzou Invitational this weekend by setting four school records on Saturday in Columbia. Here are some highlights from the final night of the three-day...

Takeaways: Brady, Hynes and Schwingenschlogl lead the Tigers

Takeaways: Brady, Hynes and Schwingenschlogl lead the Tigers

Peter Baugh November 18, 2016

Senior Fabian Schwingenschlogl and junior Sharli Brady set team records at the Missouri invitational Friday, and the Tigers have scored 1,842 points through two days of the meet. Here are some highlights...

Takeways: Sansoucie highlights record-breaking day for swimming and diving

Takeways: Sansoucie highlights record-breaking day for swimming and diving

Peter Baugh November 17, 2016

Missouri swimming and diving had no trouble on night one of the Mizzou Invitational, scoring 1,009 team points and winning 11 events. The Tigers put themselves in good position for the rest of the season,...

Jumper Ja’Mari Ward set for a legendary track career

Jumper Ja’Mari Ward set for a legendary track career

Matthew Hosler November 15, 2016

Freshman Ja’Mari Ward had never dunked a basketball before his junior year of high school. One of the first times he did, he lept from the free throw line, as if he were Michael Jordan in the 1988 dunk...