ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T men's and women's track and field teams continue the indoor season this weekend as the Miners travel to Maryville, Missouri, to compete in the Bearcat Invitational, hosted by Northwest Missouri State University.

Missouri S&T will send a traveling group of 18 athletes to the two-day meet, which runs Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6–7, inside Hughes Fieldhouse at the Nodaway Valley Bank Track. The meet features a full slate of running, field, and multi-events against strong regional and national competition.

Meet Schedule
The Bearcat Invitational opens Friday with multi-events beginning at noon, followed by distance and relay events in the evening session, highlighted by the 5,000-meter runs and distance medley relays. Field events on Friday include pole vault and select jumps and throws.

Saturday's schedule features a full day of competition, beginning with multi-event finals and sprint prelims in the morning, followed by running finals and field events throughout the afternoon and evening. The meet concludes with the 4x400-meter relays. Events contested include sprints, hurdles, middle distance, distance, relays, jumps, throws, and the pentathlon and heptathlon.

Meet Information
The meet will be contested on a 300-meter Beynon BSS 300 indoor track with six lanes on the oval and eight lanes on the straightaways. Jumping areas and throwing events will be held on the infield, with pole vault contested on a raised runway. Admission for spectators is $5 via card only, with entry through the upper east doors of Hughes Fieldhouse.

Live results will be available through Black Squirrel Timing throughout the weekend.

What to Watch
Missouri S&T enters the Bearcat Invitational with strong momentum across both squads, led by several conference leaders and recent event winners. On the men's side, Owen Fraser (Kirksville, MO/Kirksville) headlines the throws with top-tier marks in the shot put and weight throw, while Otto Knittel (Spring Hill, KS/Spring Hill) continues to pace the GLVC in the heptathlon. Henry Born (Lake Quivira, KS/Shawnee Mission Northwest) and Jack Janovick (Spring Hill, KS/Spring Hill) anchor a deep distance group, highlighted by Born's recent school-record performance in the mile and Janovick's season-best showing in the 800 meters. The Miners also feature multiple top-five conference marks in the shot put, hurdles, and distance medley relay.

The women's squad is led by Maya Wright (Hillsboro, MO/Hillsboro), who owns the top pentathlon score in the GLVC, along with Sydney Morris (Jefferson City, MO/Calvary Lutheran), who ranks among the league's best in both the shot put and weight throw. Missouri S&T is also competitive in the jumps and relays, with top conference marks in the long jump, pentathlon, and distance medley relay. Last weekend at Principia, the Miners posted multiple event wins and podium finishes on both sides, including victories in throws, jumps, sprints, distance events, and relays, setting the stage for another strong showing this weekend in Maryville.

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