First-year athletic director Jim Sterk trumpeted a successful year at the helm of Missouri’s college sports franchise Monday during an appearance at the Tiger Club of Kansas City Golf Tournament at Staley Farms Golf Club in Kansas City, Mo.
Sterk beamed as he talked about junior distance star Karissa Schweizer’s latest national title in 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
“With her third title, it ended up with women’s outdoor track being 17th in the country,” Sterk said. “That meant 10 of our 20 programs were in the top 25. That’s significant, and probably our best year ever.