TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A total of 16 student-athletes representing the Florida State cross country teams captured All-ACC Academic Team honors on Thursday.
The Seminoles had nine women recognized, which tied for the league lead along with NC State and Virginia, while the men had the second-highest total at seven along with Duke, Pitt, and Georgia Tech.
“This is just fantastic!” FSU head coach Bob Braman said. “Our women led the ACC in All-Academic honors and the men had the second most. I’m really proud that our student-athletes make academics a priority.”
CLEMSON, S.C. - Jeremiah Davis and Ismael Kone ended the day with a bang as each of them posted world-leading marks at the first day of the Clemson Invitational.
Kone broke the school record in the 60m dash with a time of 6.51. Kone's mark is tied for the 11th-fastest mark in NCAA history, and it broke Andre Ewers' and Dentarius Locke's school record. Davis's mark of 8.17m is good enough for third on FSU's all-time list.
Results Boone, N.C. – The RV/RV Florida State cross country teams swept NR/No.29 Tennessee in a dual meet on Friday at the State Farm Fields. The women’s team led off the dual shortly after sunrise with temperatures in the low 50’s, racing the 4-mile course. FSU turned in the top three times, led by Alyson Churchill who crossed the line first with a time of 21:58.00 ahead of Emmy Van den Berg in second (22:03.06) and Agnes McTighe in third (22:06.82). Rebecca Pottorff followed in sixth place at 22:15.92 and Yasmine Abbes rounded out the scoring in eighth at 22:19.10. Caitlyn Wilkins (22.25.90) and Rebecca Bergnes (22:38.32) were included in FSU’s top seven, placing ninth and 10th respectively. FSU won with a tally of 20 points ahead of Tennessee’s 39. “It was an awesome day for the Noles in Boone,” FSU women’s distance coach Baylee Mires said. “Our women showed up full of run and got it done against Tennessee. Today was a great step as we prepare for bigger meets an
Results BOONE, N.C. – The No.30/RV Florida State cross country teams won their fifth straight Covered Bridge Open on Friday at the Don Kennedy Trails. The women packed up and finished five runners within 28 seconds of each other, scoring 20 points for the win. The men’s team put five runners in the top 11, securing the title with a total of 32 points. The Seminoles finished in second through sixth place in the women’s 5K, led by Alyson Churchill at 16:53.50. Caitlyn Wilkey (17:21.82), Yasmine Abbes (17:22.13) and Rebecca Bergnes (17:22.73) crossed the line nearly in unison, taking third, fourth and fifth place. Riley Bahr rounded out the scoring runners in sixth at 17:29.01. “The Noles had a great first showing today,” FSU women’s distance coach Baylee Mires said. “It was an awesome opportunity to run as a pack and practice all the race day routines and strategies that we want to employ during the postseason. We are healthy and our fitness is in a great s
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