University of Missouri
SEC Outdoor Championship
Track and Field Begins Outdoor Postseason with SEC Championships
5/14/2025 12:00:00 PM | Track & Field
The Tigers’ men look to deliver an individual title in both the SEC indoor and outdoor championship meets for second time in history.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri track and field embarks on its postseason journey beginning with the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday-Saturday at the University of Kentucky's UK Outdoor Track and Field Complex.
Each day will be livestreamed on SEC Network+. Dwight Stones, Dan O'Brien, John Anderson and Larra Overton will call each session.
TOP TIGERS
Mizzou is led in the individual event rankings by freshman Monica Wanjiku and senior Claudina Diaz, who rank eighth in the 10,000m (32:21.97) and high jump (1.85m/6-0.75), respectively. Wanjiku's time places her third among freshmen nationally and second in the SEC, while Diaz stands third in the conference with her result at the team's most recent meet, the Texas A&M Alumni Muster on May 3.
Joining the pair in the women's rankings are No. 22 and fifth in the SEC Valentina Barrios and No. 38 Val Galligan in javelin, No. 30 Alicia Burnett in the 100m, No. 30 Wanjiku in the 5000m, No. 37 Kristi Perez-Snyman in high jump and No. 37 Ames Burton in discus.
On the men's side, Callan Saldutto and Sterling Scott lead the way, ranked 14th in javelin (72.52m/237-11) and triple jump (15.98m/52-5.25), respectively. Scott, a 2024 Outdoor Second Team All-American in the event as a freshman, is third in the SEC in the event, while Saldutto stands sixth in the conference.
The team is rounded out in the individual rankings by No. 17 Sam Innes in hammer throw, good for fifth in the SEC, No. 28 Drew Rogers in the 10,000m, good for fourth in the SEC, and No. 43 Skylar Coffey and No. 48 Tarique George in discus.
MIZZOU IN THE EVENT RANKINGS
Heading into the postseason, seven of the Tigers' event squads are represented in the top 25 of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings. The team is headlined by the third-ranked women's javelin squad. Individually, seven of the eight student-athletes who competed in the event this season rank in the top 125, with five in the top 100.
Women's javelin is joined in the top 10 by the sixth-ranked men's discus team, who own two top-50 placements nationally from No. 43 Coffey and No. 48 George. They are followed by the men's shot put team, which stands at No. 13, with three Tigers in the top 125 (No. 69 Coffey, No. 113 Chase Crawford and No. 118 Hayden Dixon). The team is rounded out by No. 16 men's steeplechase, No. 18 women's 5000m, No. 19 women's discus and No. 22 women's hammer throw.
DISCUS SQUADS SHINE
The Missouri discus teams have been enjoying immense success this season, being the only event where the Tigers' men and women are ranked in the top 25 heading into the SEC Outdoor Championships. Mizzou is one of just two SEC programs where the men and women are in the top 20 of the discus polls in the most recent USTFCCCA rankings.
The teams have set top-10 marks in their respective record books throughout the season as well. George's mark of 56.98m (186-11), which he set at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster, placed him 10th in school history, while Burton's 54.72m (179-08) is the sixth best on the women's outdoor list.
LAST TIME AT THE SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Missouri track and field capped off the 2024 SEC Outdoor Championships with a standout performance from Euphenie Andre, who claimed gold in the women's triple jump on her final attempt of day three. The Tigers wrapped up the weekend with 16 top-eight finishes and solid team efforts, placing 12th in the men's standings (33 points) and 13th on the women's side (21 points).
Andre's season-best leap of 13.32m (43-8.5) not only secured the Tigers' lone event title of the weekend but also ranked 12th nationally.
The men's discus squad also delivered a dominant showing, taking four of the top-eight spots. Mitch Weber led the group with a bronze-medal throw of 59.85m (196-4)—his third career SEC medal—while Coffey (fifth), Rece Rowan (sixth), and George (seventh) rounded out an impressive showing from the squad.
Day one set the tone with several top-eight performances across throws, distance, and combined events. Saldutto cracked the 70-meter barrier in men's javelin (70.52m/231-4), landing eighth. Innes and Petra Gombas each earned top-eight finishes in the hammer throw, with Innes marking a season-best 62.31m (204-5). In the decathlon, Emanuele Bellanova sat seventh after day one, boosted by a 7.05m (23-1.75) long jump, good for second, and sixth-place finishes in the 100m (11.12) and high jump (1.83m/6-0).
On the second day, Bellanova closed out his decathlon debut in eighth with 6279 points, making him the first Mizzou decathlete to score at the SEC meet since 2019.
LAST TIME OUT
At the Texas A&M Alumni Muster on May 3, several Tigers delivered standout performances, with multiple student-athletes setting personal bests.
Reagan Kimrey highlighted the effort with a third-place hammer throw of 58.81m (192-11), the ninth-best mark in school history. Burnett also cracked the top 10 of the program records, placing ninth in the 400m with a time of 54.85. Diaz matched her personal best of 1.85m (6-0.75) in the high jump to secure second, while Charlotte Cullen (4:30.88), Kobi Walker (4:31.94) and Brianna Lee (4:35.51) all recorded personal bests in the women's 1500m.
On the men's side, Jamie Mora (3:46.01) and Ryan Eddington (3:46.97) took second and third in the 1500m, while Crawford set a new personal record in the shot put with a throw of 17.72m (58-1.75). George led Mizzou with a first-place discus finish at 56.98m (186-11).
Other podium finishes included Saldutto's top javelin mark of 71.57m (234-9), Innes' third-place hammer throw of 65.57m (215-1), and Barrios' third-place finish in the women's javelin at 49.96m (163-11). Burton claimed second in discus (53.18m/174-6), while Rahel Broemmel (4:21.50) and Anneken Viljoen (4:22.65) finished second and third in the 1500m. Scott capped the event with a first-place triple jump of 15.98m (52-5.25).
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