Tigers sweep, medal and debut at Yellow Jacket Outdoor Invitational

Missouri opened its outdoor season with power as it competed against several SEC rivals in Atlanta. This fall, Missouri distance runner Austin Popplewell PRed on the sun-baked Gans Creek Cross Country hills. “I think he has the potential to be really good,” teammate Ryder James said in September. James was onto something. Popplewell continued to strengthen his stride and set PR after PR in the 8K and 10K at the SEC and NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships. This indoor season, he competed alongside a pack of gold Tigers in the 3K and 5K and, you guessed it, raced the...