EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 21: Elise Cranny and Karissa Schweizer hug after the Women's 5000 Meter Final during day four of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 21, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
With a second place finish in the women’s 5000m, at a time of 15:28:11, former Mizzou track star Karissa Schweizer became an Olympian, qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the US Olympic Trials on Monday.
Schweizer will become the 31st Mizzou Olympian when the games kick off on July 23, and the 25th Mizzou Olympian in track & field.