Schweizer returning home to race in Drake Relays
BRANSON MO NEWS: Last weekend Missouri track and field coach Brett Halter described Karissa Schweizer as “one of the best athletes the community has ever had.”Her influence goes beyond the Missouri community, though.At 7:53 p.m. Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa, Schweizer will compete in the 5,000-meter race in her home state at the Drake Relays.
“The Drake Relays holds a special place in my heart and it means the world for me to be able to come back to race in my hometown,” Schweizer said in a release from the Drake Relays. “If I were able to set a record at this year’s Relays, it would be the cherry on top to a long career of running on the Blue Oval!”The record at the Drake Relays is 15 minutes and 31.18 seconds. Schweizer’s personal best is 15:18.69.While Schweizer chases history on the track, there are a few notable field performances to keep up with at the event, which runs Thursday through Saturday.
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Avery Carter will compete in the hammer throw and shot put, and Landon Cuskelly will compete in the men’s high jump. Both athletes had program top-10 marks at the Tom Botts Invitational this past weekend. Avery’s toss of 210 feet and 7 inches was third in program history. Cuskelly’s jump of 7 feet and 1¾ inches ranks fifth all-time in program history.Gabi Jacobs set a meet and facility record in the discus with a toss of 190 feet and 8 inches at the Tom Botts Invitational. Jacobs will throw the discus and shot put this weekend.The meet begins with track events at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. It recommences at 8:50 a.m. Friday, and field begins at 10 a.m. Field events start at 9 a.m. Saturday, while track events start at 9:30 a.m.
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