AUBURN, Ala. — Mizzou Track and Field is set to travel to Auburn, Alabama for the War Eagle Invitational, beginning on Friday, April 16 and concluding on Saturday. The Tigers are back on the road after hosting the Tom Botts Invitational last weekend. On the shortened weekend, due to rain, Mizzou captured five event wins.
At the Invitational, Mizzou is set to compete against 11 other teams, including Auburn, Alabama State, Cincinnati, Memphis, Mississippi State, Middle Tennessee, Samford, Southern Miss, Syracuse, Troy and UAB. Live results will be available on Delta Timing.
The War Eagle Invitational is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. CT on Friday afternoon, beginning with the men’s hammer throw. The women’s hammer throw will follow, along with the long jump and javelin. At 7:00 p.m. CT, distance track events will kick off with the 1500m races. Mizzou will close out the day with the 5000m.
On Saturday, the action will begin at 11:30 a.m. CT with the men’s high jump and women’s triple jump. The 4x100m relays and other sprint events will follow, beginning at noon CT. The Tigers then close out the meet in the 4x400m relays.
Redshirt sophomore Sydney Oberdiek (Platte City, Mo.) is set to compete in the women’s hammer throw. At the Tom Botts Invitational, Oberdiek moved up to seventh in program history with a throw of 58.27m (191-2).
In the men’s long jump, redshirt junior Ja’Mari Ward (Cahokia, Ill.) will make his second jump of the outdoor season. At the Texas Relays, Ward recorded a mark of 7.71m (25-3.5), which currently ranks 21st nationally.
Freshman Skylar Ciccolini (Lewistown, Pa.) will compete in the women’s javelin throw. In her debut javelin throw for Mizzou earlier in the season, Ciccolini moved up to second in program history with a throw of 53.39m (175-2). Her mark also ranks eighth in the nation.
Redshirt junior Melissa Menghini (Fenton, Mo.) is set to make her season debut in the 3000m steeplechase. Menghini, who is currently the school record holder in the event, placed third at the 2019 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a personal best time of 10:07.76.
In the 5000m, redshirt senior Thomas George (Gloucester, U.K.) will also make his season debut. George currently ranks eighth all-time in program history in the event. George holds the school record in the indoor 3000m, 5000m and outdoor 10,000m.
On day two, redshirt sophomore Chris Conrad (O’Fallon, Ill.) is set to compete in the 800m. Conrad last ran the 800m at the Raleigh Relays, where he placed third with a time of 1:48.19, a new personal best in his first outdoor race since 2018.
After the War Eagle Invitational, Mizzou will travel to Des Moines, Iowa for the annual Drake Relays on April 23-24. The Tigers then wrap up the regular season with the Kansas Invitational before beginning postseason competition with the SEC Outdoor Championships.
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Mizzou Entries — Field Events (Friday – Beginning at 2:00 p.m. CT)
Hammer, (M) — Mitch Weber
Hammer, (W) — Sydney Oberdiek,Jordan Speer, Emily Stauffer
Long Jump, (W) — Arielle Mack, Ayele Gerken
Long Jump, (M) — Ja’Mari Ward
Javelin, (W) — Skylar Ciccolini, Ava Curry, Kaesha George
Javelin, (M) — Ivan Barnett, Jason Edwards
Mizzou Entries — Track Events (Friday – Beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT)
1500m Run, (W) — Sarah Chapman
1500m Run, (M) — Martin Prodanov, Thomas George, Davis Helmerich, Jack Warner, Angus Beer, Mitchell Small, William Sinclair, Quentin Worley
3000m Steeplechase, (W) — Melissa Menghini
3000m Steeplechase, (M) — Nathan Hall
5000m Run, (W) — Sarah Chapman, Isabelle Christiansen, Melissa Menghini, Ginger Murnieks, Mikayla Reed, McKenna Revord, Jenna Schwartz
5000m Run, (M) — Thomas George, Blake Morris, Mitchell Small, William Sinclair, Marquette Wilhite
Mizzou Entries — Field Events (Saturday – Beginning at 11:30 a.m. CT)
High Jump, (M) — Roberto Vilches
Triple Jump, (W) — Euphenie Andre, Mara Hausler Mirieli Santos
Discus, (M) — Mitch Weber, Devin Roberson
Shot Put, (W) — Emily Stauffer, Jordan Speer, Emily Offenheiser
Discus, (W) — Emily Offenheiser
Shot Put, (M) — Mitch Weber
Mizzou Entries — Track Events (Saturday – Beginning at 12:00 p.m. CT)
4×100 Relay (W) — Dorsey, O’Neal, Shumaker, Washington
4×100 Relay (M) — Brunsman, Charles, Clarke, Graves
100m Hurdles, (W) — Arielle Mack
110m Hurdles, (M) — Trey Sebben
400m Dash, (W) — Mya Drayton, Elle Brown
400m Dash, (M) — Jacob Brunsman, Blake Hays, Eduardo Favela
100m Dash, (W) — Jazmyn Shumaker, Rondajai Washington, Lana Dorsey
100m Dash, (M) — Nylo Clarke, Caulin Graves
800m Run, (W) — Karina Liz, Kelsey Schweizer, Michaela Hackbarth, Reilly Revord
800m Run, (M) — Chris Conrad, Angus Beer, Davis Helmerich, Robert Kuhlmann, Jack Warner, Cason Suggs
400m Hurdles, (W) — Morgan O’Neal
400m Hurdles, (M) — David Buckner, Zachary Charles, Trey Sebben
200m Dash, (W) — Elle Brown, Rondajai Washington, Mya Drayton, Arielle Mack
200m Dash, (M) — Nylo Clarke, Caulin Graves, Blake Hays, Eduardo Favela
4×400 Relay, (W) — Brown, Drayton, O’Neal, Washington
4×400 Relay, (M) — Brunsman, Buckner, Charles, Clarke, Favela, Graves, Hays, Kuhlmann, Sebben
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