Missouri
NCAA Championships
Mizzou Cross Country to Make First NCAA Appearance Since 2004
11/17/2016 4:24:00 PM | Cross Country
The Mizzou women will race at 11 a.m. (ET)/10 a.m. (CT) on Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind.
| NCAA Cross Country Championships - Saturday, Nov. 19 | |||||
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| MEET | LOCATION | DAY | TIME | MEDIA | |
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NCAA Championships |
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course Terre Haute, Ind. |
Saturday | 10 a.m. CT | ||
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Cross Country will make its first appearance at the NCAA Championships as a team since 2004 on Saturday as the women's team is set to race at the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. The women's 6,000m race at the LaVern Championship Cross Country Championship Course is set to start to begin at 11 a.m. (ET)/10 a.m. (CT). FloTrack will provide a stream for the Championship.
The Tigers return to the national meet after a 12 year hiatus thanks to a first place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet on Nov. 11, its first regional championships since 2004. Four Tigers earned All-Midwest Regional honors, led by junior Karissa Schweizer (Urbandale, Iowa), who won the regional meet for her fourth meet victory of the season. Schweizer was joined on the All-Midwest Regional team by junior Jamie Kempfer (Festus, Mo.), senior Nicole Mello (Columbia, Mo.) and senior Teylar Adelsberger (O'Fallon, Mo.), who finished 5th, 20th and 21st, respectively.
At the SEC Championships on Oct. 28, the Tigers placed third, their highest finish at a conference meet since 2004 when Mizzou finished second at the Big 12 Championships. Schweizer captured the individual SEC Championship at that meet, becoming the first Tiger to win a conference meet since 1997.
For its most successful season since 2004, Mizzou has been well represented with postseason accolades. Schweizer was named both the SEC and NCAA Midwest Regional Women's Runner of the Year, while head coach Marc Burns was named the NCAA Midwest Regional Women's Coach of the Year.
Mizzou Starting Line – Women (7 to Race)
Teylar Adelsberger (Sr.) // Ellyn Atkinson (RS Jr.) // Kaitlyn Fischer (RS Jr.) // Valeska Halamicek (RS Jr.) // Jamie Kempfer (Jr.) // Jordyn Kleve (RS Fr.) // Nicole Mello (Sr.) // Karissa Schweizer (Jr.) // Hannah Thomas (So.)
For all the latest on Mizzou Cross Country and Track & Field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MIZ_TrackField).
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