Innes closed the Tigers’ indoor track & field season with a bang at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13, during the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
NCAA Indoor Weight Throw Results
Leading the way for Mizzou, Innes secured a sixth-place finish in the men’s weight throw during the championship meet, recording a season-best mark of 22.70. His dedication throughout the indoor season paid off as he showed up for Mizzou and put on an impressive outing for the crowd.
“He has progressed so well that now he’s one of the best in the country,
yeah, and that’s really a large testament to Sam. I’m mindset, ability as an athlete, but also Weir’s coaching,” assistant distance coach Tanner Anderson said before the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Competing against Innes was Ryan Johnson from Iowa State, who won the overall event with a throw of 25.64m and claimed a new meet and faculty record. In February this year, he broke the collegiate record with a throw of 25.66m.
With lots of top athletes for the University of Oregon, Penn State, the University of Illinois and Yale University, this championship meet is filled with loads of talent.
Statistics: https://www.flashresults.com/2026_Meets/Indoor/03-13_NCAA/index.htm
Saturday’s Events for Track & Field Fans (Finals)
Saturday’s events will feature a full slate of championship finals, as a lot of the distance runners will compete for national titles.
Action will begin in the field early in the afternoon, starting with men’s shot put, then going into men and women’s high jump, women’s triple jump and shot put, and later on women’s pole vault and men’s triple jump.
The final events of the heptahlon will take place on Saturday, with 60m hurdles, pole vault and the 1000m race. Track finals begin in the evening with the women’s and men’s mile, women’s and men’s 60m and the men and women’s 400m finals.
Middle distance action will continue with the men and women’s 800m, the men and women’s 200m finals and the men and women’s 60m hurdles finals.
Distance runners take center stage later in the evening with the women’s and men’s 3,000m. The meet will come to an end with the 4x400m races for the men and women.
On another note, Kobi Walker is competing in cross country racing on March 14-15 in the 2026 FISU World Championship for team Australia.
Link for more information: https://www.fisu.net/
Outdoor Season Coming Up
With the indoor track & field season wrapped up for the Tigers, the outdoor season will make its headway on Friday and Saturday, March 20-21. This meet is called the Yellow Jacket Invitational and will be held in Atlanta, Ga.
Although the rest of the track & field season will not be held in Columbia due to the outdoor track renovations, they will face-off on May 1-2 against Kansas University for the Rock Chalk Classic where fans can experience Mizzou’s favorite rivalry in person.
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