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SPORTS BRIEFS: Schweizer named USTFCCCA Women's National Athlete of the Week

Missouri junior Karissa Schweizer was named USTFCCCA Women's National Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.

Schweizer, who finished 11th in the 2017 NCAA Cross Country National Championships on Nov. 18, won the 5,000-meter run Saturday at the Boston University Season Opener in Boston with a personal-best time of 15:17.31.

The finish bested her school-record time of 15:19.14, which she set during the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. She also posted the fifth-fastest indoor 5,000 time in NCAA history.

Missouri volleyball's Munlyn and Larson Named to 2017 AVCA Southeast All-Region team

Missouri junior Alyssa Munlyn and redshirt senior Kira Larson were selected to the 2017 American Volleyball Coaches Association Southeast All-Region team, which was announced Tuesday.