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Track and Field Notches Three Champion Titles During Day Three of Drake Relays
4/24/2026 8:45:00 PM | Track & Field
Dillon Leacock, Lasse Funck and Monica Wanjiku represented the Tigers in winning their respective events.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Missouri track and field's Dillon Leacock, Lasse Funck and Monica Wanjiku took home champion titles for their events on Friday during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium.
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Leacock claimed the men's 400m hurdles victory with a time of 50.68, topping a field of 20 competitors and besting his previous No. 3 all-time record for Missouri.
Funck was named champion in the 1500m after establishing a time of 3:43.97.
Wanjiku, in her first time running the 1500m, crossed the finish line in 4:17.15. The result stands as No. 3 on the all-time charts for Missouri.
Mizzou alum Mitch Weber won the men's discus championship with a mark of 61.05m (200-3), the only athlete to surpass the 60m margin.
RECAP
Senior Robert Hines crossed the finish line for the 100m in 10.37, clinching third and qualifying for finals on Saturday, scheduled for 1:04 p.m.
Junior Suzy Lecoutre followed Wanjiku in the 1500m in third with a 4:22.33. Freshman Morgan Yeomans came in fourth with a personal best of 4:24.68.
The Tigers took home fifth place finishes for both the men's and women's 4x1600 Relay. Brianna Lee, Kobi Walker, Mirriam Chepkirui and Allison Newman recorded a 19:51.46. A men's squad of Joshua Allison, Tyler Freiner, Ryder James and Elijah Limo clocked a 16.42.53 to finish in the top 38% of the field.
For the field events, junior Chase Crawford took fifth place among a group of 22 in shot put, throwing a 17.12m (56-2).
In the women's pole vault, Anna Vedral finished seventh with a 3.78m (12-4.75) to improve her previous No. 9 all-time result for MU.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24 – DRAKE RELAYS Des Moines, Iowa |
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FIELD EVENTS |
Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record) |
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Pole Vault (W) |
7th – Anna Vedral – 3.78m (12-4.75) | 9th all-time for Missouri |
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Shot Put (M) |
5th – Chase Crawford – 17.12m (56-2) |
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Discus Championship (W) |
8th – Ames Burton – 51.29m (168-3) |
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RUNNING EVENTS |
Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record) |
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4x1600m (W) |
5th – Brianna Lee, Kobi Walker, Mirriam Chepkirui, Allison Newman – 19:51.46 |
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4x1600m (M) |
5th – Joshua Allison, Tyler Freiner, Ryder James, Elijah Limo – 16:42.53 |
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100m (M) |
3rd – Robert Hines – 10.37 | Qualified for finals |
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400m Hurdles (M) |
1st – Dillon Leacock – 50.68 – 3rd all-time for Missouri |
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1500m (W) |
1st - Monica Wanjiku – 4:17.15 – 3rd all-time for Missouri 3rd – Suzy Lecoutre – 4:22.33 4th – Morgan Yeomans – 4:24.68 – PR |
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1500m (M) |
1st – Lasse Funck – 3:43.97 7th – Carter Spradling – 3:48.07 10th – Finn Russell – 3:50.67 |
UP NEXT
The Tigers cap off the Drake Relays with the final day of competition on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. at Drake Stadium.
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