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Raleigh, N.C. - Florida State’s men’s and women’s teams find themselves in the same eighth place in the team standings going into the final day of the 2023 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held on NC State’s campus.
The finals are set in virtually every event with a handful having finished today and two Seminoles earned visits to the podium with top-three finishes on Friday.
Amani Heaven finished second in the women’s shot put with her personal best career throw of 16.98 meters. Caisa-Marie Lindfors finished ninth with a best toss of 15.99 meters.
Jeremiah Davis’ top leap in the men’s triple jump was measured at 16.08 meters good for third place in the ACC. Kayvon Tatham finished seventh with a jump of 15.20 meters.
Alexandra Webster will be in contention for the ACC Championship in the women’s 110 meter hurdles after qualifying with the best time in the field at 13.30. Faith Banks did not reach the finals of the women’s 400 meter
The ACC released the 2023 All-ACC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Academic team on Tuesday and 15 Florida State student-athletes were named to the team which requires a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. In addition, student-athletes must have competed in the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships and/or the NCAA Indoor Championships during the most recent season.
FSU’s top performers from the Academic Team include senior Faith Banks who broke the facility record in the women’s 400-meter with the third-best time (52.88) in FSU history in the prelims and Amani Heaven who was runner-up in the shot put with a throw of 16.54 meters.
Also posting a top-five finish at the ACC Championship and making the Academic Team was Alexandra Websters who was third in the 60-meter hurdle with a time of 8.26.
Florida State’s All-ACC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Academic Team members are:
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State’s annual FSU Relays kicked off Thursday at Mike Long Track in Tallahassee, Fla. With the majority of the events set for Friday, the Seminole men’s and women’s teams will go into the final day in fine shape.
Senior Amani Heaven was FSU’s top finisher winning the women’s shot put with a throw of 16.84 meters. A second team All-America in the event at the 2022 NCAA Championships as a junior, Heaven finished second in the shot put at the ACC Indoor Championships last month. Her winning throw was a personal best.
A trio of Seminoles finished second in their Thursday events. Tallahassee native Curtis William’s 7.59 meter long jump was second best in the men’s field and junior Faith Banks was runner-up in the women’s 200 meters with a personal best time of 23.60. Riley Bahr was second in the 5,000 meters at 17:13.01.
Sophomore Riley Simmons, from Bradenton, Fla., was seventh in the women’s hammer throw with a best effort