ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Jeremiah Davis earned his second All-America honor of the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the triple jump on Saturday, and the FSU men’s team finished among the nation’s Top 15 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Davis, who earned first team All-America honors with a third place finish in the long jump Friday, was fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 16.38 meters earning his second first team All-America honor.
Ismael Kone, junior, earned first team All-America honors in the 60 meter sprint where he ran down several in the finals field to finish fifth with a time of 6.58.
Junior Amir Willis rounded out the Noles trio of All-Americans placing seventh in the 200 meter dash with a time of 20.56.
FSU’s men tied with Oklahoma with 16 points and a finish of 14th in the nation.
Florida State’s men’s indoor track and field team finished second and the women sixth at the 2023 ACC Indoor Championships that finished Saturday in Louisville, Ky. Jeremiah Davis’ wins in both the men’s long and triple jump led the team’s performances over the three-day meet.
“Our men competed really well,” FSU Head Coach Bob Braman said. “We scored a few more points than last year at the ACC Indoors where we also finished as runner-up.
“A year ago, we followed this meet with a 50-point win at the ACC Outdoor Championships which is an ACC record. Let’s hope history repeats itself.”
Davis set a facility record in winning the men’s triple jump with a leap of 16.36 meters, passing a pair of All-Americans to do so. Xavion Lockwood was also outstanding finishing fifth with a leap of 15.49 meters which is over a foot further than his previous best. Kyvon Tatham’s best jump of 13.52 meters was good for 14th place.
Coming off a slow start, FSU s
Florida State sensation Jeremiah Davis won the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championship and Saturday’s finals will see lots of Seminoles as the second day of the three-day conference championships wrapped up in Louisville Friday night. “Both our men and women had a really strong day today,” FSU Head Coach Bob Braman said. “We qualified well in men’s and women’s sprints and women’s hurdles. We will also be chasing big points in the 3000m run, triple jump, 4x400 relay and women’s shot tomorrow. We are in position finish to finish among the top three and you never know when something special happens, We are not conceding the titles just yet.” Davis’ stunning junior season just keeps on going as he posted a facility record leap of 8.02m to lead the field in the long jump. Freshman Curtis Williams finished fifth in the event with a jump of 7.43m. The Seminoles will have three of the eight participants in the championship finals of the men’s 400 meter tomorrow.
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