Tigers turn in stellar performances at Battle on the Bayou

Missouri’s way & section squad completed their last time astatine nan Bernie Moore Track Stadium successful Baton Rouge, La., connected a high, arsenic aggregate athletes placed successful nan top-10 wide of their group races. The 2nd time of events took spot connected Saturday, April 4, pinch nan Tigers proving their momentum was nary fluke.

Morgan Yeomans raced nan region pinch a ninth spot decorativeness overall, and her caller individual champion clip of 2:08.37 minutes. Following down Yeomans, was Suzy Lecoutre and Brianna Lee successful 11th and 12th place. Lecoutre vanished pinch her clip of 2:08.55 minutes, and Lee claimed a caller individual champion clip of 2:09.14 minutes.

On nan men’s side, Lasse Funck led nan battalion pinch a 18th spot decorativeness and clip of 1:50.13 minutes. Alongside him successful 27th was Finnian Russell who claimed his clip of 1:53.04 minutes. Ryder James, River Hardman and Andrew Simard did not commencement successful nan race.

Ames Burton took complaint during nan event, placing eighth wide pinch a propulsion of 51.45 meters. Burton’s individual grounds is 54.72 meters, which she will hopefully champion sometime this season.

Chase Crawford took nan lead for nan Tigers pinch a sixth spot decorativeness and a people of 17.05 meters. Alongside him, Sam Albert vanished successful eighth spot pinch his caller individual champion people of 16.77 meters.

Marlena Tresnjo took precocious jump by nan wheels pinch an eighth spot decorativeness and a people of 1.71 meters. Her individual champion is 1.80 meters, which she claimed connected Jan. 16, during nan Show-Me Showdown.

Senior Robert Hines closed nan meet pinch nan 100 meters, and claimed 17th wide pinch his clip of 10:43 minutes. During 2025, Hines claimed a individual champion of 10.32 seconds, which will hopefully beryllium beaten during his last play arsenic a Tiger.

Overall during nan meet, nan Tigers claimed 9 individual bests, 3 top-10 programme marks and 1 meet record. The first time of nan meet progressive overmuch much action, but today’s events solidified nan team’s capabilities against nan toughest teams successful nan NCAA.

Following nan successes from this meet, nan Tigers will caput complete to Lincoln, NE, wherever they will compete during nan Big Red Classic, which will hap from Thursday, April 16, done Saturday, April 18th.

The meet will return spot astatine nan Bob Devaney Sports Center, which opened successful March of 1976 and had a immense $20 cardinal renewal during nan 2013 season. The Tigers will person to roar louder than ever arsenic they look immoderate of nan apical teams successful nan nation.