Florida State Men's Cross Country - 2005 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Bob Braman, Head Coach Keith Batten, Graduate Assistant Althea Belgrave Sean McManus, Assistant Coach Joey Zins, Volunteer Assistant  Click here to see indivual mug shots |
 Andrew Lemoncello and Laura Bowerman |
Jordan Bradshaw, Bradenton
Tony Krock, Avilla, IN
Jason Lakritz, New Windsor, NY
Stephen Wilson, Brandon
| Boone, NC | Appalachian State Invitational | 1st Place | |
| Tallahassee, Fl | FSU Invitational | 1st Place | |
| South Bend, In | Notre Dame Invitational | 4th Place | |
| Terre Haute, In | NCAA Pre-National Meet | 7th Place | |
| Tallahassee, Fl | ACC Cross Country Championships | 2nd Place | |
| Gainesville, Fl | NCAA South Region Championships | 2nd Place | |
| Terre Haute, In | NCAA National Championships | 18th Place |
Sept. 2, 2005
Boone, NC - The Florida State men's and women's cross country teams saw their first action of the season as they swept the Covered Bridge Open in Boone, N.C. This is the second year in a row that both the men's and women's teams have won the Covered Bridge Open to begin their season.
Senior Andrew Lemoncello (St. Andrews, Scotland/ Stirling) and sophomore Laura Bowerman each took home individual meet titles and helped the Seminoles to 29 and 38-point wins, respectively. The men's team edged out Appalachian State by four points whereas the women's squad beat out their next closest competition, Davidson, by 13 points.
On the men's side, FSU took four of the top five spots. Lemoncello crossed the finish line to win the meet title in 25:41.62. Senior Sean Burris (Rockledge, FL/ USF) was close behind him as he finished in second place (25:48.63). Junior Tom Lancashire (Bolton, England/ Turton) was the next Seminole to cross the finish line as he took home fourth place (25:57.37). In his first race as a Seminole, junior Phil Nichols (Wolverhampton, England/ Birmingham) finished the race in 25:58.37, good for fifth place. Eric Critzer (Falmouth, MA/ Flamouth) rounded out Florida State's scoring as he finished in 19th with a time of 26:58.93.
For the women, all of their scorers finished in the top 15. Bowerman took the overall meet title in 18:17.44. Junior Jessica Crate (Brights Grove, Ontario/ Arizona State) was the next Seminole to cross the line in 19:02:84, good for sixth-place. Sophomore Kirsten Hagen (Blacksburg, VA/ Christiansburg) finished in tenth-place (19:17.64). Junior Kara Newell (Tallahassee, FL / Boston University) and Lydia Willemse (Forest, Ontario/ St. Christopher) rounded out the Seminoles scorers as they finished in 12th (19:26.58) and 13th place (19:32.41), respectively.
Florida State's next meet is Friday, September 9, 2005 at the UF Invitational in Gainesville, FL. That meet will be followed by the FSU Invitational, which the Seminoles will host on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the Miccosukee Greenway. Later in season FSU will also host the 2005 ACC Championships on Monday, October 31.
Men's Results - 8K course
Place Name Time Points
1 Andrew Lemoncello 25:41.62 1
2 Sean Burris 25:48.63 2
4 Tom Lancashire 25:57.37 4
5 Phil Nichols 25:58.37 5
19 Eirc Critzer 26:58.93 17
Total 29
Women's Results - 5K course
Place Name Time Points
1 Laura Bowerman 18:17.44 1
6 Jessica Crate 19:02.84 5
10 Kirsten Hagen 19:17.64 9
12 Kara Newell 19:26.58 11
13 Lydia Willemse 19:32.41 12
18 Amanda Hahn 20:07.76
34 Julia Viola 20:51.48
36 Sarah Hughes 20:57.66
55 Shannon Coates 21:50.43
Total 38
Men's Team Results - 8K Course Points
1 FLORIDA STATE 29
2 APPALACHIAN STATE 33
3 COASTAL CAROLINA 82
4 VIRGINIA MILITARY 85
5 NORTH FLORIDA 136
6 LENIOR RHYNE 177
7 KING 211
8 LEES-MCRAE 214
9 GUILFORD 281
Women's Team Results - 5K Course Points
1 FLORIDA STATE 38
2 DAVIDSON 51
3 COASTAL CAROLINA 57
4 APPALACHIAN STATE 92
5 NORTH FLORIDA 126
6 LENIOR RHYNE 178
7 KING 204
8 GUILFORD 255
Sept. 17, 2005
Tallahassee, Fl - The Florida State men's and women's cross country teams continued to impress as they each won team championships for the second time this season. The No. 20 FSU men's team had a season low 26 points en route to their victory. Auburn was their next closest competition and they finished 23 points behind the Seminoles. The No. 32 FSU women's squad recorded a season low 33 point win and finished 60 points ahead of their next closest competition Texas A&M.
Senior Andrew Lemoncello (St. Andrews, Scotland/ Stirling) claimed his second consecutive meet title of the season. Lemoncello got out to an early lead and never looked back as he finished the 8K in 24:39.51.
"I knew it was going to be a good work out today," said Lemoncello. "It was my first time running this week. We had a good chance to see what we have to work with as a team. We have five really strong guys that can be up there in the big races now."
The 2004 ACC Champion was followed closely by Sean Burris (Rockledge, FL/ USF) who finished the race in 25:07.40. Coming down the final stretch Burris was in the fourth position but he ran down the Auburn runner ahead of him to finish the race in third place.
"He was in our region and I didn't want another guy from our Region beating me," said Burris. "I just went out there and put a good hard effort in."
Junior Tom Lancashire (Bolton, England/ Turton) was the next Seminole to finish as he claimed fifth place in 25:15.35. Junior Phil Nichols (Wolverhampton, England/ Birmingham) and senior Kevin Cook (Fern Park, FL/ Lyman) rounded out the Seminoles' scoring as they each finished in 25:36.85 and 25:38.74, good for eighth and ninth place, respectively.
"The guys ran very well," said head coach Bob Braman. "Kevin Cook is really rounding into form at the right time. Phil Nichols is over coming some injuries and he looked good. Those two guys backing up Tom, Sean and Andrew today was really good. If Luke (Beevor) gets back into form then we can be a pretty special team. Right now we are in the process and to come up with five in the first nine today was probably more then I expected."
Sophomore Laura Bowerman (Temple Terrance, FL/ King) led the women's team as she finished in third place (17:56.45) and only 18 seconds behind All-American Angela Homan from Auburn and eight seconds behind former FSU cross country star and former All-American Natalie Hughes, who ran the race unattached.
"Our team ran really well today," said Bowerman. "We were all up there working together trying to past people and we finished off strong."
Junior Jessica Crate (Brights Grove, Ontario/ Arizona State) was right on Bowerman's heels as she crossed the finish line in fourth place (18:01.26). Junior Abbie Wilshire (Bristol, England/ Birmingham) had an impressive debut for the Seminoles as she finished the 5K in 18:12.90, good for seventh place. Freshman Lydia Willense (Forest, Ontario/ St. Christopher) ran another solid race for the Seminoles as she took 13th place in 18:24.01. Junior Kara Newell rounded out Florida State's top five as she claimed 15th place in 18:36.59.
"I was really please with the ladies," said Braman. "Jessica Crate had as good as a race as anybody. Laura (Bowerman) was her usual self as she led the pack and also trained really hard prior to race. Abbie Wilshire's first race as a Seminole was very strong. She is still getting adjusted to the training but was a solid number three for us. Lydia Willemse and Kara Newell did a great job for us as well. Kirsten Hagen is a lot like Laura in the fact that she is just training so hard and she is going to get better as the season on. I think we up our stock a little bit today."
On Saturday, September 24 the Seminoles will participate in the Across the State Relays to help raise money for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which will help those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Seminoles' next collegiate race will be Friday, September 30 at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, IN. Florida State will also host the ACC Championships on Monday, October 31 at the Miccosukee Greenway Park.
Men's Results - 8K course
Place Name Time Points
1 Andrew Lemoncello 24:39.51 1
3 Sean Burris 25:07.40 3
5 Tom Lancashire 25:15.35 5
8 Phil Nichols 25:36.85 8
9 Kevin Cook 25:38.74 9
26 Luke Beevor 26:30.22
60 Eric Critzer 27:42.08
Total 26
Women's Results - 5K course
Place Name Time Points
3 Laura Bowerman 17:56.45 2
4 Jessica Crate 18:01.26 3
7 Abbie Wilshire 18:12.90 6
13 Lydia Willemse 18:24.01 10
15 Kara Newell 18:36.59 12
21 Kirsten Hagen 18:51.03
27 Amanda Hahn 19:02.20
Total 33
Men's Team Results - 8K Course Points
1 Florida State University 26
2 Auburn University 49
4 Florida Southern College 128
5 Central Florida 136
6 Georgia Institute of Tech 169
7 North Florida 212
8 Florida A&M University 240
9 Troy State 255
10 University of Tampa 297
11 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical 313
12 Florida Institute of Tech 346
13 Bethune-Cookman 389
14 Florida Atlantic University 395
15 Jacksonville 478
16 Saint Leo University 489
Women's Team Results - 5K Course Points
1 Florida State University 33
2 Texas A & M 93
3 Georgia Institute of Tech 120
4 Auburn University 122
5 Clemson University 156
6 Florida Atlantic University 163
7 Florida Southern College 164
8 North Florida 187
9 University of Tampa 209
10 Central Florida 280
11 Troy State 294
12 Jacksonville 308
13 Florida A&M University 369
14 Florida Institute of Tech 390
15 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical 431
16 Webber International University 468
17 Bethune-Cookman 495
18 Saint Leo University 568
Sept. 30, 2005
South Bend, In - The Florida State No. 18 men's and No. 28 women's teams both had very strong showings at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, IN on Friday, September 30, 2005. The men's team finished in fourth-place with 159 points and the women's team placed 12th with 321 points.
The men's team finished ahead of higher ranked No. 1 Wisconsin, who placed fifth with 159 points, and No. 17 Butler, who placed 15th. The Seminoles were led by senior Andrew Lemoncello (St. Andrews/ Scotland) who finished the 8K in 24:00, good for 11th place. Junior Tom Lancashire (Bolton, England/ Turton) was the next Seminole to finish as he claimed 17th place with a time of 24:08. Senior Sean Burris (Rockledge, FL/ USF) crossed the finish line in 24th place with a time of 24:23. Junior Phil Nichols (Wolverhampton, England/ Birmingham) and senior Kevin Cook (Fern Park, FL/ Lyman) rounded out the Seminoles' top five as they finished in 45th (24:48) and 62nd (25:02), respectively.
The women's team was led by sophomore Laura Bowerman (Temple Terrance, FL/ King) who set a new personal collegiate best 5K with a time of 17:07 as she finished in 8th place. Freshman Lydia Willemse (Forest, Ontario/ St. Christopher) was the next Seminole to finish as she claimed 59th place with a time of 17:57. Abbie Wilshire (Bristol, England/ Birmingham) then took 67th place in 18:05. Juniors Kara Newell (Tallahassee, FL/ Boston University) and Jessica Crate (Brights Grove, Ontario/Arizona State) rounded out the Seminoles' scoring as they finished in 90th place (18:22) and 105th place (18:30).
On Saturday, October 15, the Seminoles will travel to Terre Haunte, IN for the NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet. After that they will return home to host the 2005 ACC Championships at the Miccosukee Greenway on Monday, October 31.
Men's Results - 8K course
Place Name Time
11 Andrew Lemoncello 24:00
17 Tom Lancashire 24:08
24 Sean Burris 24:23
45 Phil Nichols 24:48
62 Kevin Cook 25:02
85 Luke Beevor 25:22
Women's Results - 5K course
Place Name Time
8 Laura Bowerman 17:07
59 Lydia Willemse 17:57
67 Abbie Wilshire 18:05
90 Kara Newell 18:23
105 Jessica Crate 18:33
114 Kirsten Hagen 18:39
132 Amanda Hahn 18:50
Men's Team Results - 8K Course Points
1. Arizona 2 6 13 22 27 (60) (81) - 70
2. Notre Dame 5 10 18 34 37 (61) (66) - 104
3. Florida 9 20 28 29 35 (69) (82) - 121
4. Florida State University 11 17 24 45 62 (83) - 159
5. Wisconsin 1 15 19 41 98 (150) - 174
6. Michigan 23 31 40 43 58 (63) (68) - 195
7. Alabama 7 25 49 51 65 (156) - 197
8. Duke University 30 52 53 73 84 (85) (94) - 292
9. Missouri 12 26 71 91 95 (120) (129) - 295
10. Colorado State University 14 46 78 79 93 (115) (131) - 310
11. Utah State 16 33 50 99 122 (128) (138) - 320
12. Indiana State University 54 56 57 70 89 (123) (132) - 326
13. Louisville 21 36 75 77 124 (143) (155) - 333
14. U.S. Naval Academy 42 72 76 92 97 (103) (105) - 379
15. Butler 8 38 102 112 142 (149) (166) - 402
16. Purdue 32 74 87 107 119 (140) (141) - 419
17. Wake Forest University 47 86 88 90 111 (121) (126) - 422
18. Cincinnati 48 55 108 114 117 (134) (148) - 442
19. South Alabama 3 4 127 163 169 (170) - 466
19. Miami (Ohio) 39 96 100 101 130 (133) (135) - 466
21. Ohio University 64 80 106 109 116 (147) (154) - 475
22. Mississippi State University 59 67 104 118 136 (151) (164) - 484
23. Kentucky 44 125 137 157 160 (167) - 623
24. Miami (Florida) 110 139 144 152 159 (162) (168) - 704
25. Georgia Tech 113 145 146 153 158 (161) (165) - 715
Women's Team Results - 5K Course Points
1. Michigan 3 13 14 20 27 (32) (56) - 77
2. Illinois 5 7 21 23 26 (46) (76) - 82
3. Notre Dame 1 2 9 11 68 (86) (113) - 91
4. Wake Forest University 6 31 35 36 43 (45) (117) - 151
5. Arkansas 24 30 42 52 57 (63) (69) - 205
6. Michigan State University 18 34 54 60 64 (75) (109) - 230
7. Butler 4 17 38 80 94 (108) (115) - 233
8. Wisconsin 15 33 44 61 99 (105) (116) - 253
9. Missouri 10 28 65 78 90 (98) (130) - 271
10. Vanderbilt 22 41 48 85 104 (136) (144) - 300
11. Colorado State University 29 50 62 74 93 (95) (96) - 308
12. Florida State University 8 58 66 87 102 (111) (127) - 321
13. Rice University 15 40 83 84 112 (135) (138) - 334
14. Utah State 19 55 82 91 97 (128) (133) - 344
15. Kentucky 25 70 73 81 121 (160) (166) - 370
16. Indiana University 37 71 72 89 140 (150) (157) - 409
17. Arizona 39 47 106 118 123 (124) (145) - 433
18. Akron 12 51 129 159 161 (162) (167) - 512
19. Purdue 49 79 114 125 148 (156) (158) - 515
20. Alabama-Birmingham 59 101 110 119 141 (165) (168) - 530
21. Georgia Tech 88 100 103 131 137 (147) (151) - 559
22. Florida 77 92 120 132 139 (146) (154) - 560
23. Miami (Ohio) 67 107 126 142 152 (163) (164) - 594
24. Mississippi State University 53 122 134 143 149 (153) (155) - 601
Oct. 15, 2005
Terre Haute, Ind. - The Florida State No. 17 men's and women's cross country teams made a huge impact at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, October 15, 2005. The men's team finished in seventh place of 33 teams with 255 points and the women's team finished in 13th place of 36 teams with 371 points.
"I felt like we had solid efforts on both sides today," said head coach Bob Braman. "The women should be ranked third in the regional now and the men should be a solid number two. They are getting better and have trained hard. We made a lot of progress today."
The men's team finished 6 points ahead of their next closest competition, No. 21 Indiana, who finished in 8th place with 261 points. The women's team finished 75 points ahead of their next closest competition, LaSalle, who finished in 14th place with 446 points.
Stanford won the men's 8K with 89 points and Michigan won the women's 6K with 86 points.
Senior Andrew Lemoncello (St. Andrews, Scotland / Stirling) finished the race in fourth place with a time of 23:49, one second shy of tying his collegiate personal best 8K. At the 2004 Notre Invitational in South Bend, Ind. Lemoncello ran a collegiate personal best 8K of 23:48.
Senior Sean Burris (Rockledge, Fla. / USF) was the next Seminole to cross the finish line, as he placed 37th in a time of 24:27. Junior Tom Lancashire (Bolton, England / Turton) also crossed the finish line with a time of 24:27 in 39th place. Junior Phil Nichols (Wolverhampton, England / Birmingham) was just seconds behind Burris and Lancashire as he finished the 8K in 24:43 in 60th place. Sophomore Luke Beevor (Luton, England / Icknield) rounded out the Seminoles' top five as he placed 115th with a time of 25:14.
"I feel like we did a really good job through four, and we are getting there at five, six and seven," said Braman. "There was a big gap between the fourth and fifth spots today and that is how Virginia beat us there by 3 points. So at the conference meet that puts Virginia there as the favorite and that puts us right there behind them."
Sophomore Laura Bowerman (Terrance Temple, Fla. / King) set a collegiate personal best 6K with a time of 20:41 as she finished in seventh place. Bowerman's previous collegiate personal best 6K was 21:19.70 which she ran at the 2004 NCAA South Regional Champions in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Junior Abigail Wilshire (Bristol, England / Birmingham) was the next Seminole to finish as she took 69th place with a time of 21:48. Freshman Lydia Willemse (Forest, Ontario / St. Christopher) was steps behind Wilshire as she finished in 21:52, good for 76th place. Sophomore Kirsten Hagen (Blacksburg, Va. / Christiansburg) and freshman Amanda Hahn (Gainesville, Fla. / Gainesville) rounded out Florida State's scoring as they finished in 95th place (22:07) and 124th place (22:25), respectively.
"We are pretty excited about the up coming championship season and that is where our focus is," said Braman. "I think we are right where we need to be."
The Seminoles will be back in action on Monday, October 31, 2005 as they will host the 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships at the Miccosukee Greenway.
2005 PRE-NATIONALS
HOSTED BY INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2005
Men's Results - 8K course
Place Name Time
4 Andrew Lemoncello 23:49
37 Sean Burris 24:27
39 Tom Lancashire 24:27
60 Phil Nichols 24:43
115 Luke Beevor 25:14
143 Kevin Cook 25:29
152 Chris Nickinson 25:35
Women's Results - 6K course
Place Name Time
7 Laura Bowerman 20:41
69 Abi Wilshire 21:48
76 Lydia Willemse 21:52
95 Kirsten Hagen 22:07
124 Amanda Hahn 22:25
130 Kara Newell 22:28
136 Jessica Crate 22:33
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MEN'S 8OOO METER TEAM RESULTS POINTS
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1. Stanford 6 17 18 22 26 (51) (74) - 89
2. Brigham Young 1 33 40 45 55 (106) (133) - 174
3. Georgetown 7 30 44 64 77 (93) (102) - 222
4. Kansas 14 29 52 61 75 (87) (161) - 231
5. Dartmouth 25 31 35 47 99 (117) (138) - 237
6. Virginia 34 36 49 63 70 (97) (169) - 252
7. Florida State 4 37 39 60 115 (143) (152) - 255
8. Indiana 16 41 43 80 81 (124) - 261
9. Oklahoma State 20 32 59 65 127 - 303
10. Ohio State 8 71 88 89 104 (118) - 360
11. Cal Poly-Slo 50 54 78 84 95 (113) (150) - 361
12. Tennessee 9 72 85 105 109 (131) (157) - 380
13. UCLA 15 56 58 126 129 (156) (200) - 384
14. Butler 13 23 46 128 189 (193) (211 - 399
14. Northern Arizona 19 42 73 107 158 (176) (197) - 399
16. Weber State 11 28 83 101 187 (201) (214) - 410
17. North Carolina State 53 82 90 103 110 (160) (168) - 438
18. Oregon 12 68 91 132 146 (163) (177) - 449
19. Louisville 24 62 96 142 159 (183) (186) - 483
20. California Santa Barbara 57 79 86 123 145 (174) - 490
21. Georgia 10 125 137 139 149 (172) (199) - 551
22. Miami/Ohio 21 38 141 154 206 (207) (208) - 560
23. Ohio 67 94 98 148 155 (188) (204) - 562
24. Loyola/Chicago 27 108 120 144 171 - 570
25. Wake Forest 69 112 121 147 149 (164) (185) - 598
26. Villanova 100 111 114 135 180 (195) (198) - 640
27. Rice 5 116 162 175 194 - 652
28. Texas Pan America 3 76 191 196 209 (215) - 675
29. Purdue 66 130 136 165 179 (184) (210) - 676
30. Oakland 48 122 167 173 178 (212) (217) - 688
31. Texas Christian 2 151 170 205 213 (216) - 741
32. Cincinnati 92 134 153 182 202 (203) - 763
33. North Carolina Charlotte 119 166 181 190 192 - 848
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WOMEN'S 6000 METER WHITE TEAM RESULTS POINTS
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1. Michigan 4 19 20 21 22 (47) (97) - 86
2. Arizona State 6 10 16 29 35 (40) (116) - 96
3. Illinois 11 14 24 25 42 (51) (67) - 117
4. Colorado 1 5 18 39 107 (157) (183) - 170
5. Wake Forest 2 23 59 63 65 (111) (142) - 212
6. Boston College 8 12 46 71 86 (105) (127) - 223
7. Princeton 3 32 45 61 119 (122) (195) - 260
8. Oregon 27 42 50 72 82 (148) (165) - 273
8. Michigan State 34 41 48 73 77 (174) (198) - 273
10. Washington 28 49 58 60 104 (133) (144) - 299
11. Marquette 30 64 79 84 85 (98) (147) - 342
12. William and Mary 26 33 78 93 115 (138) (167) - 345
13. Florida State 7 69 76 95 124 (130) (136) - 371
14. La Salle 13 88 106 113 126 (134) (217) - 446
15. Colorado State 57 87 96 100 110 (121) (162) - 450
16. Portland 15 75 94 117 152 (204) - 453
17. Vanderbilt 54 68 89 102 145 (149) (175) - 458
18. Coastal Carolina 17 62 90 120 171 (214) - 460
19. Dartmouth 9 31 44 186 193 (201) (219) - 463
20. Missouri State 53 66 83 156 159 (196) (212) - 517
21. Utah State 38 112 128 143 146 (151) (172) - 567
22. California Santa Barbara 70 114 125 135 141 (163) (210) - 585
23. Ball State 56 74 109 164 185 (213) - 588
24. Air Force 36 91 92 209 220 (230) - 648
25. Texas Christian 55 101 150 158 190 (200) (208) - 654
26. Iona College 37 108 161 168 192 (225) - 666
27. Miami/Ohio 81 103 131 181 184 (197) (203) - 680
28. Ohio 52 153 160 169 179 (189) (206) - 713
29. Cincinnati 99 118 155 170 199 (215) (223) - 741
30. Ipfw 80 140 187 188 194 (218) (229) - 789
31. Northwestern 137 154 166 180 182 (205) (228) - 819
32. Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 123 132 177 191 221 (227) (231) - 844
33. Oakland 139 173 178 202 207 (216) (222) - 899
34. East Carolina 129 176 211 224 226 (232) - 966
Oct. 31, 2005
Tallahassee, Fla. - Florida State senior Andrew Lemoncello (St. Andrews, Scotland / Striling) won his second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Individual Championship on Monday, October 31, 2005 and led the No. 19 men's squad to a 38 point second place finish. The Florida State women's team finished the conference meet in seventh (196 points).
"I see a lot of positives," said head coach Bob Braman. "We had four in the top ten which has never happened at Florida State. Phil (Nichols) really stepped up today and got up there with the lead group. Kevin Cook had a big PR. We really closed the gap between our third and fifth runners."
"I knew exactly what I wanted to do," said Lemoncello. "The course played right into my hands. This year I went in knowing that I had run faster than everyone. I wanted to go in and control the race and that was exactly how it went."
This was the third year in a row that the men's team has finished in second place. Their score of 38 points is the lowest in school history and is the lowest point total ever for a team finishing in second place in an ACC Cross Country Championship since FSU joined the ACC in 1991.
"We have solidified our team for nationals," said Braman. "If we finish top three or four at regionals then we will be okay but if we ran like we did today then we could win regionals."
Lemoncello's time of 23:43.1 in the 8000m was the fastest in FSU history and also a new collegiate personal best for him. The previous fastest time in FSU history was held by Larry Greene (23:47 -1980). Lemoncello's previous best was 23:48 which he ran on October 1, 2004 at the Notre Dame Invitational.
"I really did not expect to run a personal best on this course since it isn't very fast," said Lemoncello. "I feel like I'm improving every week and if I'm running as fast as I am then that should bode well for regionals and nationals."
The next Seminole to finish was junior Tom Lancashire (Bolton, England / Turton) who took third place with a time of 23:51. Junior Phil Nichols (Wolverhampton, England / Birmingham) finished ninth (24:12.6) and senior Sean Burris (Rockledge, Fla. / USF) took tenth (24:13.4). Senior Kevin Cook (Fern Park, Fla. / Lyman) rounded out FSU's scoring as he finished 15th in 24:26.4.
Lemoncello, Lancashire, Nichols and Burris earned 2005 All-ACC honors for their top 14 performances. It is the second year in a row that FSU has had four All-ACC performers. In 2004, Lemoncello, Lancashire and former Seminoles Eddy Rodriguez and Ian Hornabrook received the honor.
On the women's side, Sophomore Laura Bowerman (Temple Terrance, Fla. / King) was the first Seminole to finish the 5750m course as she took 17th place (20:07.9). Junior Abbie Wilshire (Bristol, England / Birmingham) was the next Seminole to cross the finish line as she claimed 39th with a time of 20:42.7. Freshman Lydia Willemse (Forest, Ontario / St. Christopher) and Kirsten Hagen (Blacksburg, Va. / Christiansburg) finished 46th (20:56.0) and 47th (20:58.8), respectively. Junior Jessica Crate (Brights Grove, Ontario / Arizona State) rounded out the Seminoles' top five as she finished in 52nd (21:06.5).
Virginia won the men's title with 30 points while Duke won the women's championship with 20 points.
The Seminoles will be back in action on Saturday, November 12, 2005 when they will make the trip to Gainesville, Fla. to compete in the NCAA South Region Championships.
Men's Results: 1. Virginia (30 points) 2. Florida State (38) 3. NC State (103) 4. Wake Forest (136) 5. Duke (142) 6. Virginia Tech (174) 7. Clemson (175) 8. North Carolina (198) 9. Boston College (201) 10. Maryland (304) 11. Miami (342) 12. Georgia Tech (356)
Women's Results: 1. Duke (20 points) 2. NC State (91) 3. Wake Forest (104) 4. Boston College (106) 5. North Carolina (128) 6. Virginia (177) 7. Florida State (196) 8. Maryland (214) 9. Virginia Tech (235) 10. Georgia Tech (281) 11. Miami (323) 12. Clemson (327)
Atlantic Coast Conference - 10/31/2005
Cross Country Championships
Miccoosukee Greenway Park, Tallahassee, FL
Men's Results - 8K course
Place Name Time
1 Andrew Lemoncello 23:43.1
3 Tom Lancashire 23:53.5
9 Phil Nicholls 24:12.6
10 Sean Burris 24:13.4
15 Kevin Cook 24:26.4
23 Chris Nichinson 24:40.6
25 Luke Beevor 24:42.4
67 Eric Critzer 25:46.2
Women's Results - 6K course
Place Name Time
17 Laura Bowerman 20:07.9
39 Abi Wilshire 20:42.7
46 Lydia Willemse 20:56.0
47 Kirsten Hagen 20:58.8
52 Jessica Crate 21:06.5
63 Amanda Hahn 21:30.2
70 Kara Newell 21:50.2
72 Audrey Hand 22:00.2
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MEN'S 8OOO METER TEAM RESULTS POINTS
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1. Virginia 4 5 6 7 8 (13) (26) - 30
2. Florida State 1 3 9 10 15 (23) (25) - 38
3. NC State 14 19 21 22 27 (33) (42) - 103
4. Wake Forest 11 16 28 38 43 (50) (59) - 136
5. Duke 12 24 30 36 40 (46) (62) - 142
6. Virginia Tech 20 32 34 35 53 (58) (61) - 174
7. Clemson 2 37 41 44 51 (54) (64) - 175
8. North Carolina 17 29 48 49 55 (63) (70) - 198
9. Boston College 18 31 39 47 66 (67) (69) - 201
10. Maryland 45 57 60 65 77 (80) (81) - 304
11. Miami 52 71 72 73 74 (76) (82) - 342
12. Georgia Tech 56 68 75 78 79 (83) (84) - 356
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1. Duke 1 2 4 6 7 (9) (11) - 20
2. NC State 3 12 18 27 31 (35) (41) - 91
3. Wake Forest 5 22 23 25 29 (32) (48) - 104
4. Boston College 8 20 21 24 33 (37) (51) - 106
5. North Carolina 13 14 28 34 39 (49) (57) - 128
6. Virginia 10 16 42 54 55 (61) (71) - 177
7. Florida State 17 38 45 46 50 (60) (66) - 196
8. Maryland 26 36 43 53 56 (58) (63) - 214
9. Virginia Tech 19 40 47 64 65 (68) (70) - 235
10. Georgia Tech 30 52 59 67 73 (76) (78) - 281
11. Miami 15 72 74 80 82 (83) (84) - 323
12. Clemson 44 62 69 75 77 (79) (81) - 327
The FSU men's team clinched an automatic bid to the NCAA National Championships while the women's squad still has a chance at an at-large bid.
Nov. 12, 2005
Gainesville, Fla. - The Florida State No. 22 men's cross country team locked up an automatic bid to the NCAA National Championships after finishing in second place at the NCAA South Regional in Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday, November 12. The women's team finished in third place with 118 points and still has an opportunity to receive an at large bid.
"It was a really good day," said head coach Bob Braman. "I think that we really ran our toughest race of the year for both teams."
The men's team finished with 47 points and only seven points behind Alabama. The Seminoles were led by senior Andrew Lemoncello (St. Andrews, Scotland / Striling) who finished the 10K in second place with a collegiate personal best time of 29:42.22. Junior Tom Lancashire (Bolton, England / Turton) was the next Seminole to finish as he took seventh with a time of 30:24.06. Senior Sean Burris (Rockledge, Fla. / USF) crossed the finish line in 13th (30:40.15) and was followed closely by junior Phil Nichols (Wolverhampton, England / Birmingham) who took 14th (30:46.88). Senior Kevin Cook (Fern Park, Fla. / Lyman) rounded out the Seminoles scoring as he took 20th in 31:13.26.
"That was the best performance that my men's team has ever had since I have been at Florida State," said Braman. "It was a top ten type effort for our guys. Our seniors Burris, Cook and Lemoncello just did phenomenally well and obviously Nichols and Lancashire ran well, but I have to hand it to those three seniors for stepping up and really making the difference. Those guys ran at their absolute best."
Lemoncello, Lancashire, Burris, Nichols and Cook earned All-South region honors for their top 25 finishes. Sophomore Luke Beevor (Luton, England / Icknield) finished just four spots outside of the All-Region team in 29th with a time of 31:40.77 and classmate Chris Nickson (Pensacola, Fla. / Booker T. Washington) was the Seminoles' final participant as he took 61st place with a time of 32:52.73.
The women finished just 20 points behind second place finisher Georgia. The Seminoles were led by two All-South region team honorees sophomore Laura Bowerman (Temple Terrance, Fla. / King) and Abbie Wilshire (Bristol, England / Birmingham). Bowerman finished the race in seventh place with a collegiate personal best 6K time of 20:52.59 while Wilshire finished 14th with a time of 21:29.50. Sophomore Kirsten Hagen (Blacksburg, Va. / Christiansburg) took 28th with a time of 22:02.75. Right behind Hagen was freshman Lydia Willemese (Forest, Ontario / St. Christopher) who placed 31st with a time of 22:06.79. Junior Jessica Crate (Brights Grove, Ontario / Arizona State) rounded out the Seminoles' scoring as she claimed 38th in 22:13.91.
Freshman Amanda Hahn (Gainesville, Fla. / Gainesville) finished in 22:27.48 while junior Kara Newell (Tallahassee, Fla. / Boston University) took 53rd with a time of 22:36.01.
"On the women's side, we almost pulled it off," said Braman. "I'm really proud of the effort that our women gave. As third place we have a chance at an at large bid but it is a hope for the best kind of situation."
If the women's team does not get selected for an at-large bid, Bowerman still has an opportunity to get selected for one of the two individual at-large selections.
The 13 team at-large selections and two individual at-large selections will be announced on ncaasports.com by 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 13. The NCAA National Championships will be held on Monday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Ind. at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center. The men's 10K championship will begin at 12:00 p.m. (noon) while the women's 6K championship will start at 1:15 p.m.
NCAA South Region - 11/12/2005
Hosted by: University of Florida
UF Golf Course: Gainesville, Fl
Men's Results - 10K course
Place Name Time Points
2 Andrew Lemoncello 29:42.22 1
7 Tom Lancashire 30:24.06 5
13 Sean Burris 30:40.15 11
14 Phil Nichols 30:46.88 12
20 Kevin Cook 31:13.26 18
29 Luke Beevor 31:40.77
61 Chris Nickinson 32:52.73
Women's Results - 6K course
Place Name Time
7 Laura Bowerman 20:52.59
14 Abi Wilshire 21:29.50
28 Kirsten Hagen 22:02.75
31 Lydia Willemse 22:06.79
38 Jessica Crate 22:13.91
45 Amanda Hahn 22:27.48
53 Kara Newell 22:36.01
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1. University of Alabama 3 4 9 10 14 (83) - 40
2. Florida State University 1 5 11 12 18 (27) (54) - 47
3. University of Florida 7 13 15 19 23 (30) (38) - 77
4. University of Tennessee 2 16 20 29 33 (37) (77) - 100
5. University of Georgia 6 32 34 35 40 (43) (55) - 147
6. Auburn University 17 24 25 45 64 (69) (84) - 175
7. Georgia State University 28 39 44 56 68 (122) - 235
8. Tennessee-Chatanooga 8 21 58 78 82 - 247
9. Mississippi State Univer 22 26 66 76 79 (110) - 269
10. University of Miami 47 53 57 71 74 (94) (108) - 302
11. Belmont University 49 50 51 75 80 (92) (96) - 305
12. East Tennessee State 42 52 59 61 100 (106) (115) - 314
13. University of South Florida 31 60 63 90 91 (104) (112) - 335
14. Georgia Institute of Tech 41 70 87 93 99 (119) (123) - 390
15. Univ of Central Floida 36 81 88 101 107 (109) (118) - 413
16. University of Mississippi 46 48 72 126 127 (130) - 419
17. Samford University 62 73 86 97 116 (121) - 434
18. Austin Peay State Univer 65 67 105 114 128 (131) - 479
19. Birmingham-Southern 85 98 103 111 117 (125) (129) - 514
20. Vanderbilt University 89 95 102 113 120 (124) - 519
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1. University of Tennessee 5 9 12 15 35 (55) (66) - 76
2. University of Georgia 6 10 22 23 37 (62) (134) - 98
3. Florida State University 7 14 28 31 38 (45) (52) - 118
4. Alabama-Birmingham 8 25 34 47 48 (61) (118) - 162
5. University of Florida 16 26 36 44 56 (91) (117) - 178
6. Tennessee-Chatanooga 1 27 41 58 71 (115) - 198
7. Samford University 3 46 49 50 51 (69) (73) - 199
8. Vanderbilt University 18 19 53 57 63 (67) (80) - 210
9. Georgia Institute of Tech 33 42 43 54 78 (106) (112) - 250
10. Mississippi State Univers 13 30 68 83 85 (98) (131) - 279
11. University of Memphis 21 29 81 90 95 (143) - 316
12. University of Alabama 11 64 76 79 88 (94) (114) - 318
13. Univer of South Florida 17 24 75 100 103 (110) - 319
14. Southern Mississippi 20 60 89 93 104 (116) (128) - 366
15. Belmont University 32 40 77 113 123 - 385
16. Auburn University 2 59 120 126 139 - 446
17. Florida International Uni 70 92 96 99 109 (141) - 466
18. Georgia State University 65 84 101 111 121 (137) - 482
19. Jacksonville University 39 74 86 142 151 - 492
20. University of Miami 4 108 125 132 133 (148) - 502
21. Univer of Central Florida 97 102 107 122 124 (127) 129 - 552
22. University of Mississippi 72 105 119 138 145 - 579
23. Birmingham-Southern 87 130 140 144 147 (150) - 648
23. Troy University 82 135 136 146 149 - 648
Terre Haute, Ind. - The No. 16 Florida State men's cross country team wrapped up their season with a top 20 finish at the 2005 NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Monday, November 21. The Seminoles were the first conference and region team to finish, as they took 18th with 471 points.
"It was our third year in a row at nationals and we are real proud of that," said head coach Bob Braman. "We were the top team from the ACC and the south region, so we beat all of our rivals which was good. It was a good solid effort for the guys and we are proud to be a top 20 team. It was not perfect and that is the trick at nationals to be at your best. I felt like we could have been a little bit better. We would like to put one together at nationals one time and get that top ten. There have been teams that we have beaten during the year that have finished in the top ten so we know we can do it."
Florida State was led by senior Andrew Lemoncello (St. Andrews, Scotland) who capped off his remarkable cross country career by earning All-America honors. Lemoncello finished the 10K in 21st with a time of 30:07.5. Lemoncello is FSU's first male athlete to earn All-America honors in cross country since Herb Willis in 1981. The senior also earned All-American honors during the 2005 outdoor track and field season for his performance in the 3000m steeplechase when he set a school record of 8:30.12 to finish fourth at nationals. FSU's last All-American honors in cross country were earned by Natalie Hughes and Vicky Gill for the women's team in 2003.
"Andrew made All-American so that was a big deal especially since we haven't had a cross country All-American since 1981 on the men's side," said Braman. "It is quite an honor to be on a very small list. All-American is tough. We come up here and run in 30 degree weather with 30 mile an hour winds and it is always a challenge for us."
Junior Tom Lancashire (Bolton, England) was the next Seminole to finish as he took 77th with a time of 30:47.4. Senior Kevin Cook (Fern Park, Fla.) then crossed the finish line in 158th with a time of 31:29.4. A few steps behind Cook was junior Phil Nichols (Wolverhampton, England) who took 163rd in 31:31.4. Senior Sean Burris (Rockledge, Fla.) rounded out Florida State's scoring as he placed 175th in 31:41.3.
Sophomores Luke Beevor (Luton, England) and Chris Nickinson (Pensacola, Fla.) placed 195th (31:52.3) and 244th (33:02.2), respectively.
Sophomore Laura Bowerman (Temple Terrance, Fla.), who earned an individual at-large selection for the women's team, finished the 6K in 21:19.9, good for 127th.
"Laura ran hard," said Braman. "I don't think it was the perfect day for her. From what she did at Pre-Nationals she would have been in the top 50 or 60. I felt like she fought very well. It is extremely difficult for an individual to come up here and compete without their team. Laura had a great year and became a better runner. I know she gave it her best but she probably peaked about a week or two too early."
2005 NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS
HOSTED BY INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2005
Men's Results - 10000 Meter Course
Place Name Time
17 Andrew Lemoncello 30:08
57 Tom Lancashire 30:48
125 Kevin Cook 31:30
130 Phil Nichols 31:32
142 Sean Burris 31:42
160 Luke Beevor 31:53
206 Chris Nickinson 33:03
Women's Results - 6000 Meter Course
Place Name Time
127 Laura Bowerman 21:20
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1. Wisconsin 1 3 7 12 14 (15) (43) - 37
2. Arkansas 5 10 22 31 37 (106) (112) - 105
3. Notre Dame 6 24 34 42 74 (147) (179) - 178
4. Iona 2 21 46 48 88 (129) (153) - 205
5. Colorado 27 29 33 56 77 (111) (169) - 222
6. Stanford 9 40 59 61 62 ( 63) ( 76) - 231
7. Texas 13 45 50 69 95 (104) (161) - 272
8. Oklahoma State 39 41 67 89 119 (197) (208) - 355
9. Portland 23 53 80 82 134 (156) (164) - 372
10. Arizona 8 51 70 92 163 (193) (204) - 384
11. Ohio State 11 71 93 115 116 (124) (143) - 406
12. Kansas 30 65 66 123 128 (133) (177) - 412
13. Brigham Young 4 28 101 139 144 (149) (162) - 416
14. Utep 16 18 90 96 198 (203) - 418
15. Dartmouth 25 58 60 132 151 (171) (192) - 426
16. Georgetown 26 72 73 131 138 (145) (146) - 440
17. Arizona State 37 47 103 121 158 (194) (200) - 465
18. Florida State 17 57 125 130 142 (160) (206) - 471
19. Iowa 75 85 108 113 114 (120) (157) - 495
20. Minnesota 34 64 79 167 170 (175) (181) - 514
21. Alabama 44 54 91 136 191 (212) - 516
22. William and Mary 52 105 109 117 135 (183) (214) - 518
23. Florida 84 97 102 110 127 (166) (178) - 520
24. Eastern Michigan 38 87 94 126 180 (185) (189) - 525
25. Butler 35 49 100 173 174 (207) (210) - 531
26. Virginia 78 83 99 140 150 (172) (190) - 550
27. Washington 68 81 118 141 148 (154) (187) - 556
28. Tennessee 19 107 137 155 186 (195) (211) - 604
29. Indiana 20 55 176 182 184 (202) (209) - 617
30. American 98 122 152 159 168 (188) (196) - 699
31. Loyola (Illinois) 86 165 199 201 205 (213) (215) - 856
Name Organization -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Lemoncello NCAA - All-American - 21st place All-Americans - 1
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FSU RECORD IS 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
2005 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE RESULTS 1 VIRGINIA 30 2 FLORIDA STATE 38 3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 103 4 WAKE FOREST 136 5 DUKE 142 6 VIRGINIA TECH 174 7 CLEMSON 175 8 NORTH CAROLINA 198 9 BOSTON COLLEGE 201 10 MARYLAND 304 11 MIAMI 342 12 GEORGIA TECH 356
2005 EOY Stats
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