JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida State men’s track and field dominated on day three of the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds at The University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium. The Seminoles punched in 10 additional tickets to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.
“Our men had one of our best Region meets ever,” said head coach Bob Braman. “We competed beyond our expectations. The men hit on 10 of 12 National qualifying opportunities today, that’s unheard of! We’re in a really good spot for a trophy finish (Top 4) at Nationals. And you never know when things break your way and something amazing happens. Proud of all of them!”
The sprint’s squad put on a show, punching 7 of the 10 tickets on Friday. The 4x100m relay squad of Taylor Banks, Kasaun James, Don’drea Swint, and Jo’Vaughn Martin was the first ticket punched on the track. Their time of 38.67 is the No. 4 time in FSU history and No. 4 in the nation.
Martin, James, and Banks combined to produce a stella
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –
The Florida State Track and Field men’s squad kicked off the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds at The University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium on Wednesday. Isaac Grimes and Adriaan Wildschutt advanced to the NCAA Championships and an additional four Seminoles qualified for the second round on Friday.
“It was a really good day,” said head coach Bob Braman. “Our stars were stars and are ready to close things out on Friday.”
Florida State started and ended the day with a punched ticket. Isaac Grimes was the first student-athlete to earn his spot at the national meet after finishing third in the men’s long jump with a mark of 8.02m.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Florida State men are in sixth place and the Seminole women are in 10
th place after the first day of the 2021 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility at NC State. Isaac Grimes was a winner on the men’s side as he was victorious in the long jump competition.
“The men had a solid day one,” said head coach Bob Braman. “We qualified well in the 200m with two of the top four times for Jo’Vaughn (Martin) and Kasaun (James), and Kasey (Knevelbaard) was an easy heat winner in the 1500m. Riley (Ott) had a good first day in the decathlon and is second place going to the final day tomorrow. We were perhaps three points better than projected – our first and fourth places in the long jump were key. Grimes kept his ACC undefeated streak alive and Jacore Irving was fourth placed which was better than projected.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –
The Florida State Track and Field team will begin their championship season as they travel to Raleigh, N.C to compete in this year’s ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday, Friday and Saturday inside Paul Derr Track.
The men’s and women’s team, which rank fifth and eleventh respectively on the latest USTFCCA NCAA Division l Outdoor Track & Field national polls, will enter the championship meet with 11 NCAA top-10 times and marks, including six that rank among the five-best in the nation and one that leads the NCAA.
Jo’Vaughn Martin, who ranks in the top 10 nationally in the 100 and 200 meters, will be competing in his first ACC Outdoor Championship while headlining the 200 meters event. Martin ranks No. 1 in the nation in the 100 meters with a personal-record time of 9.94, while sitting at No. 7 in the NCAA ranks for the 200 meters with a time of 20.22.
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Also Receiving Votes: Matthew Boling, Georgia; Devin Dixon, Texas A&M; Gleb Dudarev, Kansas; Emmanuel Ihemeje, Oregon; Eliud Kipsang, Alabama; Thomas Mardal, Florida; Jo’Vaughn Martin, Florida State; Micah Williams, Oregon
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Cunningham, who hails from Winfield, Alabama, is back on the Watch List for the first time since March 24. He is currently ranked in a tie for second among collegians in the 110H at 13.28, a mark that he turned in at the UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in mid-April.
Harrison, who hails from Huntsville, Alabama, has competed twice since the last Watch List and left his mark each time. Just a few weeks ago at the LSU Alumni Gold, Harrison soared a wind-legal 8.44m (27-8¼) in the long jump to become the sixth-best performer in collegiate history and take over the national lead in that event. Then on May 1, Harrison cleared 2.30m (7-6½) in the high jump at the LSU Invitational and topped the national leaderboard in that event, to