After what was arguably the track and field program's best indoor meet of the season last weekend, the team will head to Ames, Iowa, to hopefully build upon that momentum at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Saturday. Once again, MUTigers.com will offer a live blog that will recap each event and help bring the meet to fans that cannot be in attendance.
So far this season, Mizzou athletes have set two NCAA provisional qualifying marks and one school record. Mizzou has also defeated Kansas, Colorado State, Wichita State and Air Force in scored meets this season. The Bill Bergan Classic will be another early season test for the Tigers as it is a scored meet. Continue reading this post to see the live blog, which will go live at approximately 10 a.m. (CT).
After earning third place through the first day of the multi event competition on Thursday (Jan. 28), Mizzou track and field senior Nick Adcock (Kansas City, Mo.) earned the Bill Bergan heptathlon title with an NCAA automatic qualifying point total of 5,758, five points ahead of second-place R.J. McGinnis of Minnesota. The heptathlon title is the first of the season for Adcock, who was competing in his first multi event competition of the season. The automatic qualifying mark is also the first of the season by any Tiger in 2010. Adcock made up a 117-point deficit in three events on the day to earn the event title.
After the first day of competition at the Bill Bergan Invitational, Tiger senior Nick Adcock (Kansas City, Mo.) stands in third place in the men's heptathlon with 3,127 points, just 16 points behind Joey Schwecke of Minnesota. R.J. McGinnis of Minnesota leads the overall competition with 3,244 points.
For the second-straight weekend, the Mizzou track and field program will hit the road, this time heading to Ames, Iowa, for the Iowa State Bill Bergan Invitational which will be held at the Lied Recreation Center at 10:30 a.m.
The Mizzou track & field program had arguably its best meet of the indoor season at the Adidas Classic on Saturday (Jan. 23) inside the Bob Devaney Sports Complex on the campus of Nebraska.