Phillips joins MBU track and field

Farmington High School senior Corben Phillips has signed a national letter of intent to continue both his academic and athletic careers at Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur, officially joining the Spartans’ track and field program for the 2024-25 season.

Phillips arrives on the MBU campus after a decorated prep campaign that included a runner-up finish in the javelin throw at last spring’s MAAA Conference meet. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound multi-sport athlete also played a pivotal role on the Farmington football team, starting at tight end during the squad’s district-championship run in November.

Surrounded by family members and coaches at a recent signing-day ceremony, Phillips was flanked by his grandmother Vicki Phillips, mother Cassie Reever, father Charlie Reever and younger sister Sarah Reever. Standing behind the table were his grandfather Dennis Rogers, grandmother Michelle Rogers, Farmington track and field coaches Mandy Whitener, Jordan Stone and Brandon McIntyre, and Missouri Baptist head track and field coach Proleine Williams, who traveled to Farmington to personally welcome Phillips to the program.

Missouri Baptist, an NAIA member that competes in the American Midwest Conference, has steadily built its throws corps under Williams’ direction, and Phillips’ conference-tested arm is expected to add immediate depth to the Spartans’ javelin unit next spring.