Mizzou Tigers News

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois named Blair DeBord as Associate AD for Development and Strategic Initiatives. DeBord, a former student-athlete, joins the Tigers staff following a stint at the University of Memphis. He will oversee the Tiger Scholarship Fund, Mizzou Athletics’ fundraising arm. “We are …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Volleyball Head Coach Dawn Sullivan announced Monday the addition of transfer Naomi Franco. Franco, a 6-3 right side hitter from Fayetteville, Georgia, transfers to Mizzou after three seasons at Syracuse. In 2022, Franco was third on the Orange with 257 kills (2.5 kills/set) on …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri soccer head coach Stefanie Golan announces the leadership group for the 2023 season, and senior Rachel Kutella as a team captain. Kutella will join classmate Grace Pettet and junior Leah Selm as a captain for the squad this fall. Additionally, senior Jenna Bartels and …

The Missouri men’s basketball team added another elite shooter to its roster on Monday with the addition of Iowa State transfer Caleb Grill (Wichita, Kan.). Appearing in 25 games with 22 starting assignments during the 2022-23 campaign, Grill led the Cyclones by connecting on 36.8 percent of his 3-pointers last …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Missouri softball program (31-22, 5-16 SEC) dropped it series finale to No. 25/23 Texas A&M (32-18, 12-12 SEC), 11-4, Sunday at the Davis Diamond. The Aggies capitalized on a seven-run fourth to break the game open and secure the weekend SEC series.  Allie Enright knocked …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 4 Florida scored in five of the first seven innings to build a five-run lead, then held off a late Missouri comeback bid to notch an 8-7 victory that completed a three-game Southeastern Conference series sweep of the Tigers Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark. Wyatt Langford went 4-for-5 …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Missouri softball program (31-21, 5-15 SEC) evened its road series with No. 25/23 Texas A&M (31-18, 11-12) after an 8-1 game two victory Saturday afternoon at the Davis Diamond.  After dropping the resumption of Friday’s weather delayed opener, 6-2, to start the day, the Tigers …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri track and field team wrapped up the 2023 outdoor regular season with seven podium finishes at the Rock Chalk Classic in Lawrence, Kan. on Saturday. For the women, Alicia Burnett set a new personal record and tied the seventh-fastest time in program history …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri defensive end Isaiah McGuire was selected by the Cleveland Browns with in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft on Saturday. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, McGuire was a dominant starter his final two college seasons with the Tigers and amassed 13.5 sacks in that span. …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Despite facing an early four-run deficit, No. 4 Florida rallied for its second-consecutive victory over Missouri, scoring five times in the sixth inning en route to an 11-7 win Saturday afternoon at Condron Ballpark. Wyatt Langford and Tyler Shelnut combined to drive in six runs for the Gators, who …