COLUMBIA, Mo. • Javelin throwers Alex Pascal and Macauley Garton came a long way to become teammates at Missouri. One’s journey is measured by distance, the other by allegiance.
Pascal came to Mizzou from the Cayman Islands and accepted a scholarship knowing nothing about his future home.
“I didn’t even know where Missouri was located,” he said. “I didn’t take a visit or anything. I saw some pictures and I liked it.”
Garton knew all about Missouri. He was reared just west of the state border. Before he came to Mizzou, Garton was more foreign than Caribbean.