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Florida State’s Track & Field teams will be well represented at the NCAA East Regional being held at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville from Wednesday-Saturday.  FSU will have 25 student-athletes competing in 20 events with 13 qualifiers from the men’s team in nine events and 12 from the women’s team in 11 events. “The old timers refer to this meet as the East Region championships, but it’s truly the first round of the NCAA National Championships,” FSU Head Coach Bob Braman said.  “How you perform here sets the fields for Nationals and that’s key for getting ...

RALEIGH, N.C. --  Florida State men’s field specialist Jeremiah Davis and women’s sprinter Dajaz DeFrand were named the ACC Most Valuable Performers in their respective categories following the outdoor championships last week at NC State. DeFrand, a freshman competing in her first outdoor conference meet, was the ACC Champion in both the 100 and 200 meters leading to her selection as the ACC Women’s Track Most Valuable Performer. Davis, who is among the favorites for the NCAA Championship in both the long and triple jump, won the ACC title in the long jump and was second in the triple e...

It was a busy weekend for Bahamians in NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I (DI) conference action for their respective schools. Bahamian and University of Nebraska Cornhuskers’ Rhema Otabor made the most of her fourth throw to win the Big Ten javelin title at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex in Bloomington, Indiana. The

RALEIGH, N.C. --  The ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships came down to the final race to determine both the men’s and women’s champions. Florida State’s men held the slimmest of leads over Clemson with only the 4x400 relay left.  Unfortunately, Head Coach Bob Braman wouldn’t have his normal relay team as injuries suffered during the championship to three of the stalwarts meant FSU’s final race would have just one experienced member on the team. FSU fought, just as they had the entire meet on both the men’s and women’s side, but the fourth place relay finish was not good...

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 ...