EUGENE, Ore. - The 4x100m relay began the night off with a bang with a record-breaking performance. Edidiong Odiong, Savy'on Toombs, Ka'Tia Seymour and Ashley Seymour combined to break the ACC record and the 29-year-old school record with a time of 42.78. The Noles had the fifth-fastest time of the three heats and finished second in their heat to automatically qualify for the finals. The finals will take place on Saturday at 5:32 p.m. on ESPN.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Amani Heaven, Edidiong Odiong and the women's 4x100m relay each punched their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on the final day of competition of the NCAA East Preliminary in Bloomington, Ind. After missing a ticket to the NCAA Championships by just 0.16m in the shot put on Wednesday, Heaven bounced back in the discus with a mark of 52.78m. Heaven was in the second of three flights and held on for a ninth-place finish en route to her first ever NCAA Outdoor Championship appearance. The women's 4x100m relay of Odiong, Savy'on Toombs, Ka'Tia Seymour and Ashley Seymour continue to scorch the track with a time of 43.46, the sixth-best time of the day. Odiong continued her dominant season in the 100m and 200m dashes. Odiong advanced to Eugene in both events with times of 11.25 and 22.72, respectively. This is the first time Odiong has advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships as an individual. Odiong was a member of the 4x100m relay team th
DURHAM, N.C. - The Florida State men's track and field team put together one of the most dominant performances in ACC history in route to their second-straight ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The Noles scored 149 points, the most since the league expanded to 15 teams, and won by 56 points, the largest margin of victory since league expansion. The women's team finished third with 99 points. Jeremiah Davis (men's field) and Edidiong Odiong (women's track) were each named Most Valuable Performers which is given the athlete who scored the most points throughout the championship. It takes everyone to accomplish something like this. Coaches, support staff, trainers, massage therapists and administration, everyone is a part of this, Head Coach Bob Braman said. We didn't miss much. We had a great meet. I'm so proud of both our men and women of how they competed. The Noles crowned seven individual ACC champions on the final day of competition along with
GAINESVILLE, Fla - After a great start to the Tom Jones Memorial on Friday, the Noles picked up right where they left off on Saturday. Five Noles cracked the FSU all-time top ten list, including Trey Cunningham who broke Arthur Blake's 35-year old record in the 110m hurdles. Another really good day for our group. What Trey did to run 13.21 in his season opener is almost unheard of. Our sprinters and jumpers had a really good day as well, Head Coach Bob Braman said. Cunningham shined in his first race since the NCAA Indoor Championships on Mar. 12. Cunningham tied his personal best in the 110m hurdles with a school record time of 13.21. Cunningham's time is currently the fastest in the world and also ties him for the 10th-fastest time in NCAA history. He also has the top time in the NCAA this season. DaeQwan Butler put together a great performance in the 400m dash. Butler finished fourth in the event with a time of 45.53. Butler's time is a personal best and also puts hi
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