Jamaica's freshly-minted Sportsman of the Year Antonio Watson will make his seasonal debut when he lines up in the 400m at the Camperdown Classic on Saturday inside the National Stadium. The reigning world 400m champion of Racers Track Club who has a personal best of 44.13, is drawn in a competitive heat 5 with his teammate Jeremy Brembridge who has a personal best of 45.55, Roshawn Clarke of Swept TC.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State track and field program will be competing at the South Florida Invitational in Tampa, Fla., this Friday. The meet is split over two days with the men competing on Friday and the women competing on Saturday, but the Noles will just be sending a select group of men to compete on Friday. The men's sprinters, Jacore Irving, Jeremiah Davis and Nick Napier will all be competing on Friday. The Noles added this meet to the schedule on Tuesday after weather altered their plans last weekend at the Pepsi Florida Relays. The Noles competed on Friday but only three athletes were able to compete on Saturday before a six hour rain delay. The Noles did not compete following the delay. The biggest group heading down to Tampa will be the men's sprints group. Amir Willis has led that group so far this season with three great performances to start the outdoor season. Willis leads the team in both the 100m dash (10.21) and the 200m dash (20.77). Willis is No
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
GAINESVILLE, Fla. –
The Florida State Track and Field team put on a show during day two of this year’s Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, which was highlighted by performances from Jo’Vaughn Martin and Trey Cunningham inside Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium.
“We had an unbelievable day today at the Tom Jones meet!” said Head Coach Bob Braman. “I’m so proud of how they dealt with 2 days of rain delays and kept their composure. And to then do so many things on the National level is incredible.”
The most newsworthy of the Seminoles performances was Martin’s astonishing time of 9.94 in the men’s 100 meters. The Houston, Texas native not only recorded a personal best but also his time is currently the world lead, NCAA lead, ACC lead and No. 3 on FSU’s All-Time Top 10 list.
January 15, 2021 - by Kelsey Wicinski Noles Begin Season at Gamecock Opener
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State track and field team starts its 2021 indoor season this Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Gamecock Opener hosted by the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. Saturday’s meet marks the first time FSU has competed since Feb. 2020.
“We’re really excited to be competing again.” said Florida State head coach Bob Braman. “It’s been 321 long days since our last competition. This is a very good opening meet for us. South Carolina has a great facility and we’re hoping for some good performances.”