FSU OPENS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES
Florida State’s entries at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at NC State positioned themselves nearly perfectly on an opening day that featured mostly preliminary events.
Amir Willis blistered the Wolfpack track to win the preliminary heats of the men’s 200 meters with a time of 20.46. He will be joined in the finals by teammate Ismael Kone who placed seventh overall with a time of 20.94. Denzell Feagin’s time of 21.00 put him just out of the upcoming final in ninth place, and Taylor Banks was clocked at 21.21 for 12th place.
2023 ACC Indoor Performer of the Year Jeremiah Davis emerged from the men’s long jump preliminary flights as the favorite with a field-leading 7.94 meter leap. Teammate Curtis Williams will also compete in the finals having finished sixth with a leap of 7.50 meters.
Dajaz DeFrand’s time of 23.11 in the women’s 200 meters was second best among th
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Florida State’s contingent of distance runners faired well at the Wake Forest Invitational Track & Field meet in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Friday.
Alyson Churchill’s performance in the Invitational section of the women’s 1,500 meters was the most impressive of the day for the Seminoles. Churchill finished fifth in the outstanding field with a time of 4:13.98. Yasmine Abbes was 13th in the race posting a time of 4:19.32. Suus Altorf finished third in the open women’s 1,500 meters with a time of 4:24.29.
David Mullarkey also had an impressive race in the men’s 5,000 meters finishing 11th in a time of 13:48.74. Patrick Donnelly’s time of 14:39.26 was good for 45th place.
Emmy van den Berg was Florida State’s top finisher in the women’s 5,000 meters in 16th place with a time of 16:13.44. Riley Bahr was clocked at 16:58.54 and finished 43rd in the race.
The results of the men’s 10,000 meters that includes FSU’s runner Cooper
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Florida State senior Milton Ingraham totaled four throws over 58 meters including his career-best throw of 59.35 meters to win the discus at the 2023 Pepsi Relays in Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday. “It was a solid weekend for the Noles,” Head Coach Bob Braman said. “We had several NCAA Region qualifying performances as well as Top Five ACC marks. “We will have a much-needed weekend off before we return here for the Tom Jones Invitational April 14-15.” Taylor Bank’s fourth place finish in the men’s 100 meter dash with a time of 10.41 was impressive given it was his first outdoor competition of the season. Also finishing among the Top Five in his event was freshman Kynon Tathum who took third in the triple jump with a best leap of 15.38 meters. Amir Willis finished seventh in the men’s 400 meter dash with a lifetime best time of 46.49 which ranks fifth best in the ACC so far this season. James Rivera finished 22nd in the event with a time of 47.
While the annual FSU Relays were being held in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, a group of Seminole distance runners headed to North Carolina’s capital city to race in the Raleigh Relays.
The Seminoles had already made big news in Raleigh on Thursday when sophomore David Mullarkey ran the third fastest 5,000 meters in school history and the fastest in the NCAA this year with a personal best time of 13:37.88.
On Friday, a select group competed in the distance events led by Alyson Churchill’s ninth-place finish in the women’s 5,000 meters with a time of 15:46.30. Freshman Emmy Van Den Berg’s time of 16:22.13 placed her among the Top 25 finishers in the event.
Senior Yasmine Abbes was Florida State’s top finisher in the women’s 1,500 meters. She finished in 18th place with a time of 4:21.53. Bieke Schipperen’s time of 4:26.59 was good for a Top 45 finish in the highly competitive field.
The Seminole track and field teams will travel to Gainesville Friday and Saturd
Florida State’s indoor track and field teams recorded remarkable results on the first day of meets in Boston, Mass. and Albuquerque, N.M. threatening long-standing school records in a number of events. In Albuquerque, Jeremiah Davis pushed his world-leading mark in the long jump further, jumping an incredible 8.28m to win the event. Victoria Josse was the top FSU women’s finisher in the event with a mark of 5.83m good for 13th place. Dajaz Defran’s 200m dash time of 22.93 is the sixth fastest in NCAA history and the second-best time ever recorded by an FSU female in the event. Teammate Faith Banks finished 14th with a time of 23.86 Amir Willis finished third in the men’s 200m with a time of 20.77, while the men’s 4X400m relay team of Willis, DaeQwan Butler, Sean Watkins and Alex Collier finished fourth with a time of 3:07.29. Tyra Wilson led all FSU racers in the 400m with a clocking of 55.93 good for fourth place. Riley Simmons threw 15.13 in the women’s weight throu