Junior Chris Rohr is this week's Big 12 Athlete of the Week
 
Junior Chris Rohr is this week's Big 12 Athlete of the Week
  
 
Rohr is Big 12's Athlete of the Week

Tiger junior is the NCAA leader in men's weight throw

Feb. 26, 2008

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Big 12 Conference announced Tuesday that Tiger junior Chris Rohr (Lee's Summit, Mo/North HS), for the first time in his career, was named the league's Athlete of the Week for his performance at Friday's Central Missouri Classic. With a toss of 73 feet, ½ inches (22.26m), Rohr became the nation's leader in the event in adding four feet to his personal best.

In addition to becoming the Big 12 and national leader, Rohr, a two-time All-American in the event, broke Christian Cantwell's 2002 school record of 72-3½ (22.04m). Cantwell, this past weekend, became a three-time USATF Indoor Shot Put Champion.

Rohr's first two throws on Friday were above his season's best, but it was on his fifth and winning throw in which he "Unleashed" the monster toss that broke UCM's Multipurpose Building record set in 1997.

Rohr and Kansas' Egor Agafonov, the defending Big 12 and NCAA Champion, are the nation's 1-2 in the event and will meet this Friday at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Lincoln, Neb.

Missouri's past winners of the Big 12's Athlete of the Week Award [since 2000]
February 26, 2008 - Chris Rohr
April 18, 2006 - Hans Uldal
May 10, 2005 - Tipper O'Brien
February 10, 2003 - Amanda Bales
February 10, 2003 - Christian Cantwell
February 3, 2003 - Christian Cantwell
April 22, 2002 - Christian Cantwell
April 8, 2002 - Christian Cantwell
January 14, 2002 - Christian Cantwell
May 14, 2001 - Christian Cantwell

 

 

Rohr, Lee Finish As All-Americans

06/12/2009 - Track

Although Friday marked the end of the 2009 outdoor season for Missouri Track and Field, the Tigers finished the season with two more All-Americans in Chris Rohr and Krishna Lee despite more weather issues pushing back the start of the NCAA Outdoor Championships well past the 11 a.m. start time.

Rise Repeats As All-American

06/12/2009 - Track

After a grueling, nearly nine-hour competition, Tiger decathlete Lars Rise battled the elements and 21 other competitors over two days to finish his 2009 track season as an All-American for the second straight year on day two of the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Tigers Qualify Despite Weather Issues

06/10/2009 - Track

Although weather problems would affect day one of the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Tigers were still able to compete, paying off with three finals qualifiers in the hammer throw and pole vault and a top ten placing so far in five events of the decathlon.

Rohr Advances to Finals on First Attempt in Hammer Throw

06/10/2009 - Track

The Tigers had a strong start during the first event of the NCAA National Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. as Senior Chris Rohr automatically advanced to the finals of the Hammer Throw

Tigers Ready For Nationals

06/09/2009 - Track

Six Tigers have made it through the regional round of qualifying and have been accepted to the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Arkansas' John McDonnell Field beginning tomorrow morning.