COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Mizzou Track & Field will be represented by five field athletes at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., after advancing out of the NCAA West Preliminary Championships held Wednesday to Saturday.
The Tiger’s first qualifier came on Thursday afternoon with freshman Skylar Ciccolini (Lewistown, Pa.) finishing fourth overall in the women’s javelin with a 53.84m. Her mark ranks seventh between the east and west regionals.
Ciccolini burst onto the scene in 2021, setting a new program record in the event at the Rock Chalk Classic in April, throwing for 56.08m. Her record mark sits as fifth nationally this season.
Mizzou had two more athletes punch their tickets to the championships during the rain-shortened Friday competition. In the men’s discus, freshman Mitch Weber (Saint Clair, Minn.) got into qualifying position under the wire after fouling his first two attempts. His 57.04m was good for fourth in the region.
In the men’s triple jump, sophomore Georgi Nachev (Yambol, Bulgaria) also qualified for Eugene with a 16.12m jump to finish sixth in the region. Nachev ranks in the top-20 in the event nationally with a season and personal best jump of 16.29m.
Nachev was joined on the final day by freshman Mara Häusler (Straslund, Germany) and sophomore Arianna Fisher (San Jose, Calif.) in the women’s triple jump. Hausler’s qualifying mark of 13.56 also set a new school record for the event. She takes the crown from Fisher, who had set the previous school record of 13.54 at the SEC Championships two weeks prior.
Runners Martin Prodanov, Chris Conrad and Karina Liz all qualified for the second round of races in the men’s 1500, men’s 800m and women’s 800m, respectively, but fell short of qualifying for a trip to the Pacific Northwest.
The Tigers will conclude the 2021 outdoor season at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships from Wednesday, June 6 to Saturday, June 9 in Eugene.
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Mizzou Entries
Field Events —
Triple Jump (M): 6. Georgi Nachev, 16.12m Q
Triple Jump (W): 6. Mara Häusler, 13.56m Q PR SR // 10. Arianna Fisher, 13.23m Q
Discus (M): 4. Mitch Weber, 57.04m
Discus (W): FOUL. Emily Offenheiser
Long Jump (W): FOUL. Ayele Gerken
Hammer Throw (W): 19. Jordan McClendon, 59.62m // FOUL. Emily Stauffer
Shot Put (W): Emily Stauffer
Javelin (W): 4. Skylar Ciccolini, 53.84m Q // 16. Erin Zimmerman, 48.84m // 19. Ava Curry, 48.48m
Track Events —
400m (M): 41. Nylo Clarke, 47.90
400m Hurdles (W): 39. Morgan O’Neal, 1:01.17
800m (M): 17. Chris Conrad, 1:47.92 and 1:49.66
800m (W): 14. Karina Liz, 2:05.44 PR and 2:05.68
1500m (M): 17. Martin Prodanov, 3:45.68 and 3:42.35 PR // 35. William Sinclair, 3:48.97
3000m Steeplechase (W): DNF. Melissa Menghini
5000m (W): Sarah Chapman, 16.50.35
10,000m (M): 16. Thomas George, 29:32.97
