Culver-Stockton’s Mallett finishes 14th in decathlon, Tucker 16th in race walk at NAIA meet

Culver-Stockton's Drew Mallett prepared to compete in the shot put during the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Marion, Ind. | Photo courtesy of Culver-Stockton College

MARION, Ind. — The Culver-Stockton College men’s track and field entries concluded their stay at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday afternoon at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. Junior Drew Mallett, competing in the decathlon for the second straight year, finished 14th. Mallett finished with 6,016 total points, well off his school…

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Mallett repeats as decathlon champ, Straus claims heptathlon title again for C-SC at Heart track championships

Culver-Stockton's Drew Mallett, shown competing in the high jump, scored a school record 6,391 points in the decathlon at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday in Fayette, Mo. | Photo courtesy of C-SC Athletics

FAYETTE, Mo. — Drew Mallett repeated as the winner in the men’s decathlon and Delaney Straus repeated as the winner of the women’s heptathlon at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at Central Methodist University. The Culver-Stockton College men’s track and field team recorded 40 team…

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C-SC’s Mallett finishes eighth in decathlon, Straus places 13th in heptathlon at Drake Relays

Culver-Stockton's Drew Mallett set a personal high for points on Thursday at the Drake Relays in the decathlon with 6,329, seven points higher than his previous mark achieved at the Central Methodist Invitational this season. | Photo courtesy of C-SC Athletics

DES MOINES, IOWA — Culver-Stockton College juniors Drew Mallett and Delaney Straus each competed at the 115th Drake Relays on Wednesday and Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. Mallett set a personal high for points in the decathlon with 6,329, seven points higher than his previous mark achieved at the Central Methodist Invitational this season. The…

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C-SC’s Straus earns NAIA All-American honors, breaks record in 800 run during heptathlon

Culver-Stockton College sophomore Delaney Straus competes in the javelin throw on the second day of the heptathlon at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Marion, Ind. | Photo courtesy C-SC athletics

MARION, Ind. — Delaney Straus made a dash for the history books. Starting the second day of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 16th place in the heptathlon, the Culver-Stockton College sophomore wasn’t able to make a leap despite solid efforts in the first two events Thursday. But she saved her best for…

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‘I couldn’t help but smile’: C-SC’s Mallett qualifies for nationals in first season as decathlete

Culver-Stockton College sophomore Drew Mallett competes in the long jump as part of the decathlon, which he won at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships to earn a bid to the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. | Photo courtesy C-SC athletics

CANTON, Mo. — Until a year ago, Drew Mallett had no intentions of participating in the decathlon. “I didn’t even know if colleges had that stuff or not,” Mallett said. Now, the Culver-Stockton College sophomore and Highland High School graduate is headed to this week’s NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships after winning the Heart…

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Show-Me Spotlight: Highland’s Mallett runs full speed into every season

Highland senior Drew Mallett shoots during the Cougars’ semifinal matchup of the 79th annual Tony Lenzini Invitational game against Hannibal in Palmyra, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

The Show-Me Spotlight will appear each week to highlight a Missouri area student-athlete. EWING, Mo. — If you were to line up the fastest of the fast — there are a few Highland boys who qualify for such a distinction — who ends up winning? Drew Mallett has a pretty good idea. “Well, I would…

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Cougars set new single-season victory mark, to play for district championship

Highland running back Robert Goehl runs between two Westran defenders during Friday night's district semifinal game in Ewing, Mo. | Photo courtesy of Brenda Mallett

EWING, Mo. — Like father, like son. While Highland’s Robert Goehl was illustrating one story with his post-game thoughts, his eyes were telling another. Finally, the senior running back halted his conversation about Friday night’s 38-0 Class 1 District 6 thumping of overmatched Westran, a victory Goehl spearheaded with 202 yards rushing, a pair of…

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