Mizzou cross-country coach Marc Burns watched the 2016 Illinois State Cross Country Championships at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Illinois, and he knew he had found something.
Burns saw freshman Jenna Lutzow pull away from the field as a senior at Belvidere North High School with a winning time of 16:35. Burns became excited about how she could contribute to Missouri’s women’s cross-country team in her freshman season.
“Anything under 17 minutes is really getting after it and she ran 16:36,” Burns said. “So I think we felt like she had the ability to make an impact right away, so it’s really awesome when you see it happening.