TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State track and field coach Bob Braman added another key piece to the Noles distance crew with the signing of Emmy van den Berg. Braman quote Van den Berg is from Nijmegen, Netherlands and has had great success representing her home country both on the cross country course and on the track. She is a very diverse runner who has competed internationally in the 800m run, the 1500m run and the 3000m run. Van den Berg ran a personal best last June in the 3000m run with an impressive time of 9:29.88. She also broke her personal best in the 1500m run at the Next Generation Athletics competition where she ran a 4:23.35. Van den Berg is also very impressive in the classroom boasting a 4.0 GPA and is in her second year of medicine school on the university level. Upon her arrival to Tallahassee, she plans to major in psychology. For
Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida State track and field teams saw 12 personal best performances of Friday at FSU Relays at the Mike Long Track. Kelechi Nwanga and Edidiong Odiong contributed their career bests that were among the all-time top 10 performances in FSU history. Nwanaga led the Noles to a one-two finish in the women’s javelin in dominating fashion, measuring at 55.06m, edging her previous best of 54.93. She still holds the second-best performance in FSU history but inched closer to the school record (55.59m) that was set back in 2018 by Lauri Paredes. Odiong crossed the line first in the women’s 100m with a career best time of 11.28, which now ties for seventh in FSU history. Her previous best was 11.37, set last year and just shy of the FSU all-time top 10. We had a really good day today, Head Coach Bob Braman said. We came into this meet expecting to get some regional qualifying marks, and we did that today with great performances by Kelechi Nwanaga and Sara Zabar
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State track and field and field program had a strong first day at the FSU Relays at the Mike Long Track in Tallahassee, Fla. The Noles competed alongside the University of Georgia, the University of South Florida, Georgia Tech, Dartmouth, and Syracuse. We had a really strong first day. Megan in the hammer really set the tone for the day and secured a regional mark, and we had a really good end to the day in the women's 5000m. We can't wait to get back at it tomorrow, Head Coach Bob Braman said. Megan Cook set the tone and began the day by placing first in the hammer throw while throwing 61.25m, hitting a new personal record. The Noles went three-for-three in the throws as Amani Heaven and Milton Ingraham each picked up wins in the shot put. Heaven earned first place throwing for 15.36m while Ingraham posted a throw of 16.55m Jeremiah Davis placed first in the long jump, jumping for a distance of 7.46m. The Noles finished the day off strong in
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State hurdler Trey Cunningham picked up another honor following his stellar indoor season as he was named the ACC Men's Track Performer of the Year the conference announced Thursday morning. This is the second time Cunningham has won the award as he won the award back in 2020. Trey's won about every award you can win this season so its appropriate for him to win the ACC Performer of the Year award as well. He had a phenomenal season, and we can't wait for him to get started on his outdoor season, Head Coach Bob Braman said. Cunningham dominated the ACC this season in the hurdles on his way to his fifth-straight ACC title in the 60m hurdles, becoming the first ACC athlete to do so. Cunningham broke his own ACC record in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 7.38 on his way to a national title. He is also the only athlete in NCAA history to run 7.42 or faster four separate times. For updates and exclusive content, foll