URBANDALE, Iowa — Olympians don’t grow on trees. “You don’t know it really until you look back. We had no idea she was going to be an Olympian and no idea she’d be this far,” reflected Mike Schweizer, ...

Karissa Schweizer could finally let out years of emotions she’d been holding in as soon as she crossed the finish line of the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon ...

The top U.S. runner in the 5,000-meter at the 2024 Olympic games was a Mizzou Hall of Famer. Former Missouri track and field and cross country star Karissa Schweizer placed 10th in the 5,000-meter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARIS — Urbandale native Karissa Schweizer is moving on to the 5000m final at the Paris Olympics! Only the top eight runners in ...

A perfectly-timed photo of Team USA Olympic runner Karissa Schweizer is going viral as it highlights her quad muscles to an unreal degree. Schweizer will represent the United States at the Olympic ...

Missouri's Karissa Schweizer smiles as she crosses the finish line to win the women's 5,000 meters on the final day of the NCAA outdoor college track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, ...

Karissa Schweizer was running with the lead group of three in the women’s 10,000-meter final Saturday at the U.S. Olympic trials when she made her move to the front, just before the bell sounded to ...

Karissa Schweizer ends her Paris Olympics with two top-10 finishes. The former Dowling Catholic prep ran a season-best time of 30 minutes, 51.99 seconds to place ninth in the 10,000-meter track and ...

ST. LOUIS — Long-distance runner Karissa Schweizer might be from Iowa, but she’s a top athlete to watch for Missourians due to her connection to the Show Me State. She made her Paris debut with USA ...