FSU MEN EARN SIX ALL-AMERICA HONORS AT NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS seminoles.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seminoles.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State track and field head coach Bob Braman has announced the addition of assistant coach Harlis Meaders to his staff. Braman has also named Ricky Argro the Associate Head Coach of Men's Track and Field and Matt Kane the Associate Head Coach of Women's Track and Field. Braman quote. Meaders returns to Florida State for the second time in his 28-year coaching career. Meaders spent 18 seasons in Tallahassee and was a part of the most successful seasons in program history. Meaders was an assistant coach for the 2006 and 2008 men's national championship teams and coached Seminole great Garrett Johnson who was a two-time national champion in the shot put. He also coached two-time Olympian Dorian Scott. In 18 years with the Seminoles, he helped the throwers group capture 22 ACC titles and 22 All-America honors. In 2011, Meaders helped the Seminoles win the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Men's Program of the Year in 2011 and 2012. Meaders was also na
EUGENE, Ore. - The Florida State track and field team scored 16 points and earned three podium finishes on the first day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. After two events scored, the Noles currently sit in second in the team standings.
Jeremiah Davis and Isaac Grimes put on a show in the long jump that ended in a thrilling but heartbreaking finish for the Seminoles. On his fifth jump, Davis jumped a personal best 8.00m to move him into first, and Grimes followed him with a mark of 7.97m to move him into second. Davis had the lead into the final jump but Wayne Pinnock from Tennessee tied his mark of 8.00m and won the event thanks to having a second-best jump. Grimes would finish third. Davis and Grimes became the first long jump duo in school history to garner First Team All-America honors.
Adriaan Wildschutt continued his illustrious career with the Seminoles with another podium finish in the 10,000m run. Wildschutt ran 28:28.18 to finish sevent
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Florida State men's track and field team put together some phenomenal performances on their final day of competition at the NCAA East Preliminary in Bloomington, Ind. A total of eight Noles and two relay teams will be headed to Eugene, Ore. for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. I was really pleased with our performances today, said Head Coach Bob Braman. The 4x100m relay got us off to a great start with a really good time on a wet track on a cold night, and we had some guys gut it out to punch their ticket to nationals.. We have set ourselves up really well to compete for a title in Eugene. The 4x100m relay started the night off with a bang as Taylor Banks, Amir Willis, Don'dre Swint and Jo'Vaughn Martin combined to run 38.51 on a cold and wet night. That time is No. 2 in the NCAA this season, was a meet record and also put the group No. 2 of FSU's all-time list. Trey Cunningham put together one of the most special performances in 110m hurdle