The former Mizzou Tiger has qualified for the Tokyo Summer Olympics in a second event

Qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team in one event wasn’t good enough for former Missouri Tigers track star Karissa Schweizer.

So she went out and did it a second time.

The six-time NCAA national champion finished second in Saturday’s women’s 10,000-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, crossing the finish line in a time of 31 minutes, 16.52 seconds. She was only behind winner Emily Sisson, who finished in a meet-record time of 31:03.82, and will be joined in the event in Tokyo by third-placed Alicia Monson (31:18.55).

Schweizer prevailed among a massive field of 41 runners, moving up from third to second in the final lap. She had qualified in the women’s 5,000 meters already on Monday, also finishing second in that race.

KASSANAVOID NARROWLY MISSES OUT: Former Kansas State and Lawson thrower Janee’ Kassanavoid finished just outside the cutoff for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in the women’s hammer throw.

Kassanavoid finished fourth with a best throw of 73.45 meters (240 feet, 11 inches), a spot and a mere 4 inches short of the final roster slot occupied by Gwendolyn Berry (73.5 meters, 241 feet, 2 inches). Kassanavoid got her best mark on her second throw, scratched her next two and didn’t reach the 240-foot threshold for her final two tosses.

She entered the meet with the fifth-best throw in the world this year with a mark of 75.5 meters (247 feet, 7 inches) last month at a meet in Tuscon, Arizona.

This story was originally published June 26, 2021 at 10:08 PM.