Missouri
Yellow Jacket Invitational
Track and Field Concludes Outdoor Season Opener at Yellow Jacket Invitational
3/21/2026 3:15:00 PM | Track & Field
The Tigers complete the first of six regular season meets for the outdoor campaign.
ATLANTA, Ga. – Mizzou track and field wrapped up the final day of the Yellow Jacket Invitational on Saturday at George C. Griffin Track and Field complex.
TOP TIGERS
Sophomore Marlena Tresnjo took the victory in women's high jump, clearing 1.72m (5-7 ¾).
Senior Anna Vedral placed second in women's pole vault with a 3.75m (12-3 ½) to top her previous No. 9 program record for the outdoor campaign.
Houston transfer Dillon Leacock notched MU's No. 6 all-time result for 400m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 51.39 to place third.
RECAP
Senior Ames Burton finished the women's discus throw in fourth place, throwing 47.91m (157-2).
In his fourth outdoor season as a Tiger, Robert Hines ran a 21.67 in the men's 200m to place seventh, two hundredths of a second shy of his personal record.
Brianna Utecht established a personal best in the women's 800m, clocking a 2:20.52 to finish 28th.
SATURDAY RESULTS
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SATURDAY, MARCH 21 – YELLOW JACKET INVITATIONAL Atlanta, Ga. |
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FIELD EVENTS |
Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record) |
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High Jump (W)
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1st – Marlena Tresnjo – 1.72m/5-7 ¾ T-6th – Sofia Wydra – 1.57m/5-1 ¾ |
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Pole Vault (W)
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2nd – Anna Vedral – 3.75m/12-3 ½ | T-9th all-time at Missouri 8th – Makenna Estes – 3.60m/11-9 ¾ T-12th – Allison Geen – 3.30m/10-10 |
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Discus Throw (W)
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4th – Ames Burton – 47.91m/157-2 8th – Tañia Duncan – 40.88m/134-1 9th – Kaitlyn Morningstar – 38.93m/127-8 |
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RUNNING EVENTS |
Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record) |
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200m (M) |
7th – Robert Hines – 21.67 |
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200m (W) |
34th – Sofia Wydra – 26.72 |
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400m Hurdles (M) |
3rd – Dillon Leacock – 51.39 | 6th all-time at Missouri |
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800m (W) |
28th – Brianna Utecht – 2:20.52 | PR |
UP NEXT
The Tigers hit the road to extend the outdoor season with the Raleigh Relays on March 27-28 at Paul H. Derr Track Facility.
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