Athletics
Mizzou center Shawn Phillips Jr. (15) goes up
for a layup as teammate Mark Mitchell (25) watches in the first half
against Arkansas on Saturday, March 7 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. | Columbia MissourianHorses race through the opening stretch of the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday, April 4 at Keeneland.Rock Bridge senior JP Swindle drives the ball during the Columbia Quad on Friday, April 24 at Columbia Country Club. | Columbia MissourianTolton’s Caleb Gooch (9) carries the flag onto the field with quarterback Jake Ryan (6) to play Warsaw in the Class 2 State Tournament. | KOMUEmma Jackson (15) focuses on her bat before
batting in Mizzou softball’s 10-2 win over Drake on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Mizzou Softball Stadium. | Columbia MissourianChristian Brothers College’s Colin Rutlin
lifts Hickman’s Taryn Collins during their 157-pound weight class
quarterfinal match at the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships on Friday, Feb.
27, 2026, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Rutlin won the bout 17-2. | Columbia Missourian