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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 after finishing 10th in the preliminaries with a time of 53.26.
A pair of Seminoles finished just one spot away from the podium with Stella Weinberg finishing fourth in the women’s javelin with a top throw of 48.56 and Kayla Pickard who was fourth in the women’s triple jump at 12.72.
Milton Ingraham was fifth in the men’s shot put with a top throw of 17.49.
Suus Altorf’s time of 2:07.63 in the women’s 800 meters put her in 14th place, while Joab Francis and Winston Quinn were clocked at 1:52.04 and 1:52.89, respectively, in the men’s 800 meters.
Ella Madson finished 12th in the ACC in the heptathlon on Friday with 4,773 points. She was 12th in each of the three events (long jump, javelin, 800 meters) on Friday.
Expanded coverage of the championships will be streamed live Saturday via ACC Network Extra from 2 p.m. until the championship’s conclusion at approximately 9 p.m. Steve Schlanger will be on the call, with former Duke head coach Norm Ogilvie returning on color commentary and Hailey Hunter as sideline reporter.
ACC Network will re-air Saturday’s finals on Sunday (May 14) from 8 a.m. until noon.
Flash Results will again score this year’s ACC Championships, and live results may be accessed at https://flashresults.com/2023_Meets/Outdoor/05-11_ACC/.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State’s track and field program pulled off an upset last year at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and they are hoping for the same kind of performance this year at the conference championships being held at NC State Thursday-Saturday.
“We were picked to finish third in the league on the men’s side last year and fifth on the women’s,” said Head Coach Bob Braman who leads all active ACC coaches with 12 men’s outdoor championships and five women’s titles. “We ended up winning the men’s championship by the largest scoring margin in ACC history and the women were only nine points shy of a title of their own.
“This feels like a similar scenario, but it would be very difficult to have as monstrous a meet as we had last year,” Braman said.
The Seminoles will count on their leaders at the always-challenging conference championships and they have been up to the task all season. Jeremiah Davis, Dajaz DeFrand, Amir Willis, Alyson Churchill, Caisa Lindfors and Milton Ingraham have been fantastic virtually every week according to Braman and a top finish by the Noles will depend on outstanding performances from this core group.
Davis, who is the 2023 ACC Indoor Track & Field Performer of the Year, and a first team All-American in both the long and triple jumps, has the top long jump in the country this year at 8.19 meters and his best triple jump is the third-best mark in the NCAA at 16.78 meters. He will be the favorite in both the ACC and NCAA Championships in both events.
FSU’s men’s team enters the ACC Championship with eight regular season performances that rank among the top three in the conference including Ismael Kone’s ACC best time of 9.98 in the 100 meters and Davis’ long jump.
The women’s team has six regular season performances that rank among the three best in the league all year and four that are the best in the ACC to date. Freshman Dajaz DeFrand’s 11.14 in the 200 meters and 22.75 in the 200 meters stand as the best times by any conference athlete this season. Alexandra Webster leads the ACC with a time of 56.96 in the 400 meter hurdles and Caisa-Marie Lindfors has the top discus throw of the season at 59.81 meters.
“We are truly balanced on both squads,” Braman said. “We have impact throwers, a big distance star on each side and good depth at sprints and hurdles.
“We’ve overcome injuries pretty well this season and are mostly healthy coming into the ACC Championships. We’re ready to compete at our best and we’ll see if it’s good enough.”
ACC Championship competition begins Thursday at 11:00 a.m. with the men’s javelin throw and continues through Saturday. The full schedule is available here. A schedule with only FSU entries is below.
Expanded coverage of the championships will be streamed live each day via ACC Network Extra as follows: Thursday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m., and Saturday from 2 p.m. until the championship’s conclusion at approximately 9 p.m. Steve Schlanger will be on the call, with former Duke head coach Norm Ogilvie returning on color commentary and Hailey Hunter as sideline reporter.
ACC Network will re-air Saturday’s finals on Sunday (May 14) from 8 a.m. until noon.
Flash Results will again score this year’s ACC Championships, and live results may be accessed at https://flashresults.com/2023_Meets/Outdoor/05-11_ACC/.
The schedule below includes only the events in which FSU will have entries:
Thursday
W. 400 M Hurdles (Prelims) 6:00 p.m. Makiya Spencer – Heat 1, Ava Klein – Heat 2, Tyra Wilson – Heat 3
M. 400 M Hurdles (Prelims) 6:20 p.m. James Rivera – Heat 3
M. Long Jump 6:30 p.m. Jaiden Rollins – Flight 1, Kyvon Tathan – Flight 1, Curtis Williams – Flight 2, Jeremiah Davis – Flight 2
W. 200 M (Prelims) 6:40 p.m. Dajaz DeFrand – Heat 2, Kaniya Johnson – Heat 3
M. 200 M (Prelims) 7:00 p.m. Ismael Kone – Heat 1, Denzell Feagin – Heat 2, Amir Willis – Heat 3, Taylor Banks – Heat 4
W. 1500 M (Prelims) 7:20 p.m. Yasmine Abbes – Heat 1, Alyson Churchill – Heat 2
M. 10,000 M 8:50 p.m. Zach Leachman, Paul Stafford, Cooper Schroeder
Friday
M. Shot Put 2:00 p.m. Milton Ingraham
W. Triple Jump 2:30 p.m. Kayla Pinkard
W. Shot Put 5:00 p.m. Caisa-Marie Lindfors, Amani Heaven
Florida State’s track and field team had an exceptional day on Saturday at both the Texas Invitational held on the University of Texas track in Austin and the East Coast Relays held in Jacksonville, Fla. FSU won four of the eight events in which it competed along with three other top three finishes in Texas on the second day of competition and Dajaz Defrand won the women’s 100-meter at UNF.
In Austin, Ismael Kone set a new personal best in winning the 100 meter dash with a time of 9.98. Jeremiah Davis continues to be one of the country's best in the jumps winning the triple jump (he won the long jump yesterday) with a leap of 16.01 meters. Milton Ingraham’s best throw in the discus of 58.95 meters won the event and is the fourth longest throw in Nole history, and the men’s 4 x100 relay team of Taylor Banks, Amir Willis, Denzell Feagin and Ismael Kone blazed through the field for the win in a time of 38.88 which is among the 10 best in school history. And in Jacksonville, Dajaz Defrand, who won the women’s 200 meters Friday night, won the 100 meters Saturday with a time of 11.14.
Caisa-Marie Lindfors’ outstanding season continued Saturday at Texas as her discus throw of 57.14 was good for second place and is the fourth longest in FSU history. Kayla Pinkard was the Seminoles’ other runner-up finisher on the Longhorn’s track taking second in the triple jump at 12.72 meters.
DaeQwan Butler was fifth in the men’s 400 meters after being clocked at 46.54 and Cameron Daniel was 11th with a time of 48.25.
Banks added to his outstanding day with a fifth place finish in the men’s 100 meters with a time of 10.20 three spots ahead of teammate Feagin at 10.35.
Xavion Lockwood took third place in the men’s triple jump at 15.07 meters, and Amani Heaven was fifth in the women’s shot put with a throw of 15.37 meters and eighth in the discus with a toss of 47.84 meters.
While Defrand’s win was the highlight for FSU in Jacksonville, the Seminoles posted many other outstanding performances including a third place finish by the women’s 4x400 relay team of Kaniya Johnson, Tyra Wilson, Suus Altorf and Makiya Spencer who crossed in 3:42.86.
Faith Banks was eighth in the women’s 400 meters with a time of 53.33. Teammate Tyra Wilson was 13th at 54.92 and Michelle Petit-Pointe was 28th at 56.33.
Alexandra Webster led a trio of FSU entries in the women’s 100 hurdles placing ninth with a time of 13.25. Catherine Fleming was 36th (14.95) and Ella Madson was 40th (15.22) in the race.
Suus Altorf was ninth in the women’s 800 meters clocking in at 2:07.00, while Kaniya Johnson’s time of 11.76 in the women’s 100 meters put her in 15th and Jacori Burton was clocked at 12.16.
FSU’s next meet with be the ACC Outdoor Championships in Raleigh, N.C. which run from May 11-13.
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Florida State’s contingent of distance runners faired well at the Wake Forest Invitational Track & Field meet in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Friday.
Alyson Churchill’s performance in the Invitational section of the women’s 1,500 meters was the most impressive of the day for the Seminoles. Churchill finished fifth in the outstanding field with a time of 4:13.98. Yasmine Abbes was 13th in the race posting a time of 4:19.32. Suus Altorf finished third in the open women’s 1,500 meters with a time of 4:24.29.
David Mullarkey also had an impressive race in the men’s 5,000 meters finishing 11th in a time of 13:48.74. Patrick Donnelly’s time of 14:39.26 was good for 45th place.
Emmy van den Berg was Florida State’s top finisher in the women’s 5,000 meters in 16th place with a time of 16:13.44. Riley Bahr was clocked at 16:58.54 and finished 43rd in the race.
The results of the men’s 10,000 meters that includes FSU’s runner Cooper Schroeder and Paul Stafford will be posted at midnight.
The rest of FSU’s track & field teams will compete at the LSU Alumni Gold meet in Baton Rouge, La. on Saturday.
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:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida State senior Milton Ingraham totaled four throws over 58 meters including his career-best throw of 59.35 meters to win the discus at the 2023 Pepsi Relays in Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday. “It was a solid weekend for the Noles,” Head Coach Bob Braman said. “We had several NCAA Region qualifying performances as well as Top Five ACC marks. “We will have a much-needed weekend off before we return here for the Tom Jones Invitational April 14-15.” Taylor Bank’s fourth place finish in the men’s 100 meter dash with a time of 10.41 was impressive given it was his first outdoor competition of the season. Also finishing among the Top Five in his event was freshman Kynon Tathum who took third in the triple jump with a best leap of 15.38 meters. Amir Willis finished seventh in the men’s 400 meter dash with a lifetime best time of 46.49 which ranks fifth best in the ACC so far this season. James Rivera finished 22nd in the event with a time of 47.40 and Danzell Feagin was 36th clocking in at 49.24. In the women’s 100 meter dash, Kaniya Johnson was FSU’s top entry finishing 18th with a time of 11.85. Jacoria Burton was 34th at 12.38. Suus Altorf led three Seminoles in the women’s 800 meters finishing 22nd with a time of 2:09.38. Checking in at 32nd was teammate Bieke Schipperen (2:11.85) and Yasmine Abbes went 2:14.18 and finished 37th. Amani Heaven’s best throw of 14.37 meters in the women’s shot put took 13th place. Winston Quinn finished first among FSU’s three men’s 800 meter runners with a time of 1:53.05 good for 39th. Joab Francis was 41st (1:53.62) and DaeQwan Butler 51st (1:58.43). --seminoles.com--
The Annual FSU Track & Field Relays finished Saturday afternoon with impressive performances throughout the field that included eight collegiate teams. The Seminoles posted several Top Five national marks by both men and women.
Florida State’s men’s 4x100 relay team consisting of Taylor Banks, Amir Willis, Jovaughn Martin and Ismael Kone is already emerging as one of the nation’s top teams. The four flew around the track winning with a time of 39.04 which is the second fastest time in the NCAA this year.
Senior Milton Ingraham has also had an outstanding start to the outdoor season winning the discus with a throw of 60.45 meters that is not only the third-best in the nation this season but is the third-longest in Florida State history.
FSU also took the win in the men’s 400 meters with senior James Rivera powering past the field with a winning time of 51.51.
A pair of sophomores had sensational performances in the hurdles. Alexandra Webster won the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 13.12 which is the eighth-best in Seminole history. She followed that with the NCAA’s third-best time of the year in winning the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 56.96. Teammate Tyra Wilson was right on her heels posting the third-best time in FSU history in the 100 meter hurdles, and a time of 51.91 which is the seventh-best time in the event this year.
Caisa-Marie Lindfors finished second in the discus with an outstanding effort of 54.67 which is a good indication she is returning to full strength after battling injuries most of the last two years.
Winston Quinn was third in the men’s 800 meters with a time of 1:52.68 and Cameron Daniel was sixth posting a time of 1:53.18.
Sophomore Michelle Petit-Pointe’s time of 57.31 in the women’s 400 meters was good for sixth place.
Suus Altorf was third in the women’s 1500 meters with a time of 4:27.87 and Marit Gripe was ninth at 4:46.97.
In the men’s 100 meter dash, Alex Collier and Sean Watkins finished fourth and fifth respectively with Collier clocking in at 10.52 and Watkins at 10.57.
Last night at the Raleigh Relays hosted by NC State, sophomore David Mullarkey ran the third fastest 5,000 meters in school history and the fastest in the NCAA this year with a personal best time of 13:37.88.
Select members of FSU’s distance group will continue competing Friday and Saturday in Raleigh.
Florida State sensation Jeremiah Davis won the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championship and Saturday’s finals will see lots of Seminoles as the second day of the three-day conference championships wrapped up in Louisville Friday night. “Both our men and women had a really strong day today,” FSU Head Coach Bob Braman said. “We qualified well in men’s and women’s sprints and women’s hurdles. We will also be chasing big points in the 3000m run, triple jump, 4x400 relay and women’s shot tomorrow. We are in position finish to finish among the top three and you never know when something special happens, We are not conceding the titles just yet.” Davis’ stunning junior season just keeps on going as he posted a facility record leap of 8.02m to lead the field in the long jump. Freshman Curtis Williams finished fifth in the event with a jump of 7.43m. The Seminoles will have three of the eight participants in the championship finals of the men’s 400 meter tomorrow. Senior DaeQwan Butler qualified third with a time of 46.75 with sophomore Sean Watkins just behind him in sixth with a time of 47.30 and junior Alex Collier seventh at 47.47. James Rivera just missed qualifying for the finals finishing 12th with a time of 48.12. The finals of the men’s 60m dash will also be loaded with Noles. Senior Ismael Kone’s time of 6.56 was the fastest in the prelims, and he will be joined by juniors Amir Willis, who ran a personal best 6.60 and was the fourth-highest qualifier, and Taylor Banks whose 6.66 was the sixth-best qualifying time. Two FSU women advanced to the finals of the 60m hurdles. Junior Alexandra Webster had the fourth-best time in the prelims at 8.24, which is just off her season best. Tyra Wilson, a sophomore, qualified sixth with a lifetime best time of 8.30. Senior Faith Banks easily won her heat of the women’s 400m with a lifetime best time of 53.59, which is third best among the eighth that will race in the championship finals tomorrow. Teammate Ava Klein was clocked at 57.23 in her prelim race. Freshman Dajaz DeFrand was the second-fastest qualifier in the women’s 60m dash at 7.25. Freshman Suus Altorf’s time of 2:07.05 in her preliminary heat of the women’s 800m was the 11th best. FSU’s women’s long jumpers, Victoria Josse and Ella Madson finished 13th and 24th, respectively. Josse’s best jump was 5.83m and Madson’s was 5.63m. Senior Yasmine Ebbes just missed qualifying for the finals of the women’s mile finishing 11th with a time of 4:43.32. Freshman Bieke Schipperen finished 18th in her first-ever conference championship with a personal best 4:49.40. --seminoles.com—
Florida State’s indoor track and field teams recorded remarkable results on the first day of meets in Boston, Mass. and Albuquerque, N.M. threatening long-standing school records in a number of events. In Albuquerque, Jeremiah Davis pushed his world-leading mark in the long jump further, jumping an incredible 8.28m to win the event. Victoria Josse was the top FSU women’s finisher in the event with a mark of 5.83m good for 13th place. Dajaz Defran’s 200m dash time of 22.93 is the sixth fastest in NCAA history and the second-best time ever recorded by an FSU female in the event. Teammate Faith Banks finished 14th with a time of 23.86 Amir Willis finished third in the men’s 200m with a time of 20.77, while the men’s 4X400m relay team of Willis, DaeQwan Butler, Sean Watkins and Alex Collier finished fourth with a time of 3:07.29. Tyra Wilson led all FSU racers in the 400m with a clocking of 55.93 good for fourth place. Riley Simmons threw 15.13 in the women’s weight through in New Mexico. FSU’s distance runners had an equally outstanding day led by Alyson Church’s time of 9:01.24 in the 3,000m which ranks as the third fastest time in FSU history. Yasmine Abbes had a personal best 9:17.40 in the same race which is 11th on the Noles all-time list. Suus Altorf also had a record book entry in the women’s 800 meter with the fourth fastest time in school history at 2:06.88. www.seminoles.com