The Missouri men’s track and field team finished seventh with 56 points and the women’s team finished tied for seventh with Kansas State with 52 points Saturday at the Big 12 Conference indoor championships at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.
Tigers redshirt junior Shannon Leinert won Missouri’s third straight women's 800-meter title in 2 minutes, 7.95 seconds. Leinert passed Gladys Kipsang of Texas Tech (2:08.62) in the final lap.
MU's men's and women's teams seventh at Big 12 indoor track meet
Saturday, February 28, 2009 | 10:01 p.m. CST
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