2007 Women's Cross Country - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Karen Harvey, Head Coach, Assistant Coach Althea Belgrave, Graduate Assistant Sean McManus, Volunteer Assistant Kevin Sullivan, Volunteer Assistant Joey Zins, Graduate Assistant  Click here to see individual mug shots |
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2007 Roster - By Name
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R Name Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Ashley Andress Sr Davie (Archbishop McCarthy)
Rosanna Bell Fr-R Gainesville (Gainesville)
Tina Biedenharn 5-4 Sr-R Orange Park (Ridgeview)
Laura Bowerman Sr *** Temple Terrace (King)
Shannon Coates 5-7 Jr-R Boca Raton (Spanish River)
Laura Cullen Jr Temple Terrace (King)
Christine Dion So-R Cape Coral (Fort Myers)
* Hannah England So Oxford, England (Birmingham)
* Kirsten Hagen Sr *** Blacksburg, Va. (Christiansburg)
Amanda Hahn Jr-R * Gainesville (Gainesville)
* Audrey Hand Sr * Virginia Beach, Va. (Kellam)
Jen Hillis Fr Tampa (King)
Sarah Hughes So-R Maitland (Winter Park)
Amy Huss Sr * Wyomissing, Pa. (Wyomissing/Vanderbilt)
Debbie Huss Sr * Wyomissing, Pa. (Wyomissing/Vanderbilt)
Meredith Kelly Jr Clermont (East Ridge)
* Susan Kuijken So * Nijmegen, Netherlands (Stedelijk Gymnasium)
Courtney Laster So-R Woodbridge, Va. (Hayfield/Hayfield)
Katie Leary 5-7 Jr Klamath Falls, Ore. (Klamath Union/Oregon)
Mary Magee Jr Seminole (Seminole)
Ryann Matthews Sr-R Saint Petersburg (Largo)
Bree McArdle Fr Queensland, Australia (Saint Peter's Lutheran)
* Pilar McShine Fr-R Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago (Success Laventille Composite)
Ashley Montagnese Jr Tallmadge, Ohio (Tallmadge)
* Barbara Parker Sr-R * Norfolk, England (Loughborough)
Jennifer Patterson Sr Valparaiso (Niceville)
Amanda Quick 5-7 Fr-R Tampa (Gaither)
Angelina Ramos 5-5 Sr-R New Fairfield, Conn. (New Fairfield)
Whitney Schnarr Sr-R Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Saint Francis College)
Amanda Skillen So Seminole (Seminole)
Meredith Urban 5-9 Sr-R ** Davie (Green Hope)
* Lydia Willemse So-R * Forest, Ontario, Canada (Saint Christopher)
* Christina Woytalewicz 5-5 So-R Brandon (Riverview)
2007 Conference Awards
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Karen Harvey Atlantic Coast Conference - Coach of the Year
Susan Kuijken Atlantic Coast Conference - Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
Barbara Parker Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 3
2007 All-Americans
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Susan Kuijken NCAA - All-American - 3rd place
Barbara Parker NCAA - All-American - 7th place
All-Americans - 2
2007 Schedule and Results
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| Covered Bridge Open Boone, N.C. |
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| Mountain Dew Invitational Gainesville, Fla. |
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| Florida State Invitational | |||||
| Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind. |
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| Auburn Invitational Auburn, Ala. |
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| NCAA Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Ind. |
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| ACC Championship Charlottesville, Va. |
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| NCAA South Region Championship Gainesville, Fla. |
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| NCAA Championship Terre Haute, Ind. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1~ Florida State 64 2 North Carolina State 102 3 Boston College 106 4 North Carolina 118 5 Virginia Tech 121 6 Duke 123 7 Wake Forest 127 8 Virginia 160 9 Maryland 236 10 Clemson 257 11 Georgia Tech 277 12 Miami 390
2007 EOY Stats
Team Overall Name Races Top 7 Top 10 Wins =============================================== Pilar McShine 7 6 1 1 Susan Kuijken 6 6 6 5 Hannah England 6 6 2 0 Kirsten Hagen 6 6 1 0 Audrey Hand 6 4 0 0 Barbara Parker 5 4 4 0 Christina Woytalewicz 4 4 1 0 Lydia Willemse 4 4 0 0 Amanda Hahn 3 3 1 0 Debbie Huss 3 2 1 0 Shannon Coates 3 2 1 0 Meredith Urban 3 2 0 0 Ashley Andress 3 1 0 0 Tina Biedenharn 2 2 0 0 Amanda Quick 2 2 0 0 Rosanna Bell 2 1 0 0 Bree McArdle 1 1 1 0 Angelina Ramos 1 1 0 0 Ashley Montagnese 1 1 0 0 Meredith Kelly 1 1 0 0 Laura Cullen 1 1 0 0
Florida State Men's Cross Country Team Takes First at Covered Bridge Open, Women Take Second.
Buckingham wins men's title; Kuijken runs away with the women's race.
BOONE, NC - Led by senior Mark Buckingham and freshman Matt Leeder, the Florida State men's cross country team took first place at the Covered Bridge Open hosted by Appalachian State. The Seminole women also dominated the competition as they finished second behind sophomore All-America Susan Kuijken.
The men's team finished first with a score of 25 in the 8k race, beating second-place hosts Appalachian State by 43 points. The women came in second behind 2006 NCAA South Regional champion Georgia, as they finished the 5k event with 35 points. This marks the seventh-straight year that both Seminole teams have finished in the top five at the race, held at the State Farm Fields in Boone, N.C.
Buckingham (Huddersfield, England) crossed the line with a wining time of 25:33.45, while Leeder (Brockville, Ontario) was just a fraction of a second behind at 25:34.00. Sophomore transfer Daniel Roberts (Vicksburg, Miss.), came in with a fifth-place time of 25:38.84, and junior Nick Sunseri (Raleigh, N.C.) rounded out the top ten for the Seminoles in ninth at 25:49.92.
"The thing that was exciting is that we beat Georgia and Tennessee, who are two of the top five teams in the region," head coach Bob Braman said of the men's performance. "We put five guys ahead of Georgia's number two and six guys ahead of Tennessee's number one; that's pretty big for us. Buckingham has been good, but he just looked really good today. We had a great pack run and that's what we're going to need in order to be successful. We had some nice surprises out there and we've got a chance to be pretty special this year."
Also crossing the line inside the top fifteen were senior Luke Gunn (Forest Gate, England) - 11th (25:55.56), sophomore Trey Andrews (Titusville, Fla.) - 12th (25:57.98) and junior Steeve Gabart (Miami, Fla.) - 15th (26:04.11).
Kuijken (Negmejor, Netherlands) led the women across the line at 18:00.03, as she beat the nearest runner by a full 18 seconds. Sophomore transfer Hannah England (Oxford, England) finished second for Florida State, coming in fifth overall at 18:22.65 while senior Kirsten Hagen (Blacksburg, Va.) registered a ninth-place time of 18:46. Sophomore Christina Woytalewicz (Brandon, Fla.) - 12th (18:53.53) and junior Lydia Willemse (Forest, Ontario) - 13th (18:59.72) also finished in the top 15.
"I felt like we did a pretty good job against the defending NCAA regional champion Georgia," Braman said of the women's team. I feel like we can be better; we have a chance to win the region. Susan just dominated. She was absolutely cruising and won easily. We ran without three of our top six so I feel like we're going to get better. It was a good outing for the ladies, but obviously we have to go to November so we're not going to get carried away one way or the other."
With two dominant wins to start the season, the Seminoles will return to Florida to play host to the FSU Invitational on September 22.
Women's Team Finish: 1) Georgia 27 2) Florida State 35 3) Navy 95 4) Coastal Carolina 126 5) Appalachian State 141
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Susan Kuijken 1 18:00.03 5 Hannah England 5 18:22.65 7 Debbie Huss xxx 18:43.72 9 Kirsten Hagen 8 18:45.98 12 Christina Woytalewicz 10 18:53.53 13 Lydia Willemse 11 18:59.72 16 Audrey Hand 14 19:08.96 17 Amanda Hahn 15 19:09.81 18 Pilar McShine xxx 19:16.03 19 Shannon Coates xxx 19:21.45 26 Meredith Urban xxx 19:33.32 33 Ashley Andress xxx 19:44.36
Gainesville product Amanda Hahn leads the team with a 13th-place finish.
GAINESVILLE, FL - Any time Florida State travels to Gainesville the stakes are always a little bit higher and the Seminole cross country team got some solid performances as the "B" team took part in the 5k UF Mountain Dew Invitational on Friday (September 7). Florida State came in sixth with a team total of 189 points.
Leading the way for the Garnet & Gold was junior Amanda Hahn (Gainesville, Fla.) as she returned to her hometown to record a 13th-place time of 18:38.63 that was less than a second off her personal-best time. Coming in second on the team, 24th overall was senior Tina Biedenharn (Orange Park, Fla.) at 19:24.14.
Close behind was another runner back in her hometown was freshman Rosanna Bell (Gainesville, Fla.) as finished 45th overall and third on the team with a mark of 20:15.18. Senior Angelina Ramos (New Fairfield, Conn.) was fourth on the team at 20:47.99 and junior Ashley Montagnese (Tallmadge, Ohio) rounded out the top five with a time of 21:19.
On September 19 the entire team will take part in the seventh annual Across the State Relay for charity. The next competition for the Seminoles is the Florida State Invitational, September 22.
Team Results 1. Florida 19 2. Tampa 67 3. UCF 99 4. North Florida 131 5. Florida Atlantic 160 6. Florida State 189
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 13 Amanda Hahn 13 18:38.63 24 Tina Biedenharn 24 19:24.14 45 Rosanna Bell 45 20:15.18 64 Angelina Ramos 64 20:47.99 87 Ashley Montagnese 87 21:19.05 95 Meredith Kelly 95 21:34.25 100 Laura Cullen 100 21:43.71
McShine Sparkles In First For Host Seminoles At FSU Invite.
Freshman takes first as Seminole women win fifth-straight home invite.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State women's cross country team dominated competition at the 5k FSU Invitational for the fifth year in a row, taking the win with 31 points. In the team's only home race of the season, freshman Pilar McShine finished the first collegiate race of her career at the head of the pack, leading the Seminoles to victory.
"I've been telling her [McShine] the last couple of weeks how much fitter she's getting," said women's coach Karen Harvey. "I told her yesterday in my office, 'You can win this race,' and she just went out there and did it. She looked strong and she just kept eating away at the leader."
In all, nine Seminoles crossed the line in the top 20. McShine (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) finished at 18:02.53, followed by sophomore Christina Woytalewicz (Brandon, Fla.) with a third-place time of 18:24.36. Crossing in a pack at eight, nine and 10 were junior Amanda Hahn (Gainesville, Fla.) at 18:41.72, freshman Bree McCardle (Queensland, Australia) at 18:48.29 and junior Shannon Coates (Delray Beach, Fla.) at 18:50.16.
"I ran my race just like my coach told me to do and it went well," said McShine. "I've got a little boost in my confidence now, but I still have a lot of things to work on, this is just the beginning."
Finishing second behind the home team was the University of Tampa with 49 points. University of North Florida took third with 98 points, Florida Atlantic came in at fourth with 132, and Florida Southern rounded out the top five with 147.
Next week, the men's and women's Florida State cross country teams will travel to Indiana to compete in one of the biggest races of the reason, the Notre Dame Invitational.
For highlights from today's race, check out the on-demand ACC Select coverage here at Seminoles.com.
Final Team Results: 1 Florida State 31 2 Tampa 49 3 North Florida 98 4 Florida Atlantic 132 5 Florida Southern 147 6 Florida Gulf Coast 161 7 Webber 192 8 Florida A&M 207 9 West Florida 211 10 Florida International 222
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Pilar McShine 1 18:02.53 3 Christina Woytalewicz 3 18:24.36 8 Amanda Hahn 8 18:41.72 9 Bree McArdle 9 18:48.29 10 Shannon Coates 10 18:50.16 12 Meredith Urban 12 19:00.47 13 Amanda Quick 13 19:05.13 14 Audrey Hand xxx 19:10.68 17 Ashley Andress xxx 19:27.43 31 Rosanna Bell xxx 19:47.64
Florida State Cross Country Women Take Third, Men Take Fifth At Notre Dame Invite.
Sophomore All-America Susan Kuijken conquers women's competition with first-place finish.
NOTRE DAME, IN - In the first major race of the season, Florida State dominated competition at the Notre Dame Invitational as the No. 12-ranked women finished the 5k race in third with 141 points and the No. 24-ranked men took fifth in the 8k with 147 points. Sophomore All-America Susan Kuijken crossed the line first in the women's run.
"We did a good job," said head coach Bob Braman. "It definitely served its purpose for us. On the women's side, we beat some highly ranked women's teams, which is really going to help us."
In the women's race, Florida State out-ran two higher ranked opponents--No. 2 Michigan and No. 11 Providence, marking the Seminoles' first victory over the Wolverines in program history. FSU topped the ACC competition in the 21-team field as they finished ahead of No. 16 NC State and No. 21 Boston College.
Following Kuijken's (Nijmegen, Netherlands) first-place, 16:32 finish, freshman Hannah England (Oxford, England) crossed the line second for FSU in 14th with a time of 17:16. Senior Debbie Huss (Wyomissing, Pa.) finished next in 29th (17:36) followed by ACC Cross Country Performer of the Week, freshman Pilar McShine (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) in 34th (17:40). Senior Kirsten Hagen (Blacksburg, Va.) rounded out the top scorers for the Seminoles in 64th (17:59).
Senior Luke Gunn (Forest Gate, England) finished first for the men, crossing the line with a 12th-place time of 24:13 after a disappointing leg cramp in the last few yards of the race dropped him out the sixth spot. Fellow senior Mark Buckingham (Huddersfield, England) finished next for the Seminoles with a 26th-place time of 24:28. Freshman Matt Leeder (Brockville, Ontario) finished next in 29th (24:30), followed by sophomore Daniel Roberts (Vicksburg, Michigan) in 36th (24:38) and junior Steeve Gabart (Miami, Fla.) in 44th (24:48).
The men's team finished ahead of No. 17 Brigham Young and No. 25 Michigan as well as ACC opponents No. 26 Boston College and Clemson the 23-team field.
"On a perfect day, the men could have been a little higher," said Braman, "but it was still a good effort. The first five finishers on both teams were pretty solid."
Both the men's and women's teams have a history of success at Notre Dame, as this year marked the fourth-consecutive top-10 finish for the men and the second for the women.
Notre Dame Invite Top Five Team Finishes:
Women's 5k:
Rice 118
Illinois 139
Florida State 141
Michigan 148
Boston College 176
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Susan Kuijken 1 16:32 14 Hannah England 14 17:16 29 Debbie Huss 29 17:36 34 Pilar McShine 34 17:40 64 Kirsten Hagen 64 17:59
Florida State Cross Country "B" Team Takes Sixth at Auburn Invitational.
Audrey Hand crosses the line first for the Seminoles.
AUBURN, AL - A solid grouping in the middle of the pack helped the Florida State women's cross country "B" team to a good showing at the Auburn Invitational on Saturday. The Seminoles finished the 5k race in sixth with 179 points.
Leading the team was senior Audrey Hand (Virginia Beach, Va.) as she crossed the finish line in 17:44.74 to take 26th. Finishing second im the team, 37th overall, was junior Shannon Coats (Boca Raton, Fla.) in a time of 18:05.85. Two spots back of her was senior Meredith Urban (Davie, Fla.) with a mark of 18:14.10.
Florida State put three runners within six spots to round out the scoring. Redshirt freshman Amanda Quick (Tampa, Fla.) turned in a 18:35.79 to take 51st overall, fourth on the team, and two spots back was senior Ashley Andress (Davie, Fla.) in 18:39.19.
Completing the trio for the Seminoles was senior Tina Biedenharn (Orange Park, Fla.) at 18:43.08 to take 57th. Running unattached, senior All-American Barbra Parker (Norfolk, England) took fifth in 16:44.72.
Florida State had a pair of men's team runners finish in the top 20 of the 8k race. Nick Sunseri (Raleigh, N.C.) took 18th in 25:04.87 and Jason Lakritz (New Windsor, N.Y.) Finished right behind him in 25:08.83.
Next up for the "B" team is the Great American Race on October 13th in Birmingham, Ala. That same day the varsity team will take part in the NCAA Pre-National Meet in Terre Haute, Ind.
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 5 Barbara Parker xxx 16:44.72 26 Audrey Hand 26 17:44.74 37 Shannon Coates 37 18:05.85 39 Meredith Urban 39 18:14.10 51 Amanda Quick 51 18:35.79 53 Ashley Andress 53 18:39.19 57 Tina Biedenharn 57 18:43.08
Kuijken Leads FSU Women to Second, Men take 14th at NCAA Pre-Nationals.
Sophomore Susan Kuijken finished first, running the second-fasted 6k time in school history.
TERRE HAUTE, IN - Behind sophomore All-American Susan Kuijken's best 6k time to date (19:56) Florida State dominated the competition at NCAA Pre-Nationals, finishing second behind No.1-ranked Stanford. Led by senior Mark Buckingham, the Seminole men also had a good performance to finish 14th.
"What the women did today was nothing short of spectacular," said head coach Bob Braman. "Coming in second behind the reigning national champions is just--you can't describe it as anything but spectacular. Susan did exactly what she had to do to win and it was just a real exciting race for the ladies."
Kuijken, who is undefeated this season with three first-place victories, outran her nearest competition by a full five seconds, scoring the first of the Seminoles' 123 points. After tying the defending champs at the race's halfway point, Florida State finished just 21 points behind Stanford. Among the other teams left in the Seminoles' wake were No. 4 Minnesota, No. 7 Rice, No. 9 Michigan State and ACC rivals No. 16 Boston College.
Senior Barbara Parker crossed the line in 20:39 to finish second for the Seminoles as she notched an 11th-place finish in her first race of the season. Sophomore Hannah England finished next at 14th, with a time of 20:44. Senior Debbie Huss scored fourth with a 35th-place 21:02 mark and freshman Pilar McShine rounded off the Seminoles' top five in 62nd with a time of 21:22. All five set personal bests in the 6k race.
The men's team also set a number of personal records at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
"Five of our top six finishers for the men ran their lifetime bests today," said Braman. "I'm very pleased with the guys' effort and we feel pretty good about where we are, having knocked off a couple of ranked teams."
Buckingham, Florida State's top scorer for the men, crossed the line in 28th place at 23:52, setting a personal-best and tying former Seminole Tom Lancashire for the fourth-fastest 8k time in school history. Sophomore Daniel Roberts finished next in 63rd with a time of 24:14, followed by junior Steeve Gabart in 66th (24:15), freshman Matt Leeder in 87th (24:31) and junior Nick Sunseri in 105th (24.42).
Among the teams who finished behind the men were No. 22 Villanova, No. 27 Washington, conference rivals Clemson and in-state rivals Florida.
Following a week off, Florida State will travel to Charlottesville, Va. Oct. 27 to compete in the ACC Championships before starting preparations for the NCAA South Region Championships in Gainesville, Fla. Nov. 10. The Seminoles will return to Terre Haute for the NCAA Championships Nov. 19.
Women's Team Results 1 Stanford 102 2 Florida State 123 3 Michigan State 178 4 Minnesota 192 5 Georgetown 210 6 Colorado State 216 7 Rice 224 8 Northern Arizona 266 9 Wisconsin 288 10 North Carolina State 289
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Susan Kuijken 1 19:56 11 Barbara Parker 11 20:39 14 Hannah England 14 20:44 35 Debbie Huss 35 21:02 62 Pilar McShine 62 21:22 110 Audrey Hand 110 21:51 136 Kirsten Hagen 136 22:07
Seminole Women Win First Cross Country ACC Championship.
Florida State takes the conference title for the first time in school history.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - As All-America Susan Kuijken extended her season-long undefeated streak to four, the Florida State women's cross country team glided to the school's first ACC Championship in Charlottesville, Va. The women took first in the 6k race with 64 points, while the men finished third with 130 points behind the only two ranked opponents the 8k run.
Kuijken, a sophomore from Nijmegen, Netherlands, clocked a 20:23.5 to finish first on top of her nearest competition by a full 13 seconds. Senior Barbara Parker crossed second for the Seminoles, coming in sixth with a time of 21:16.3. Sophomore Hannah England and freshman Pilar McShine finished back-to-back at 16th and 17th place respectively, with England recording a 21:44.1 and McShine a 21:46.8. Senior Kristen Hagen rounded out the Florida State top five at 24th with a time of 22:11.8.
Senior Mark Buckingham crossed 15th in the leading the men to a third-place finish as he clocked in at 24:32.8. Freshman Matt Leeder and junior Steeve Gabart finished together at 19th and 20th as Leeder clocked a 24:45.9 and Gabart a 24:48.3. Junior Nick Sunseri crossed at 37th with a time of 25:25.00 and sophomore Daniel Roberts finished in 39th at 25:29.3.
Florida State will now turn its focus on the upcoming NCAA South Region Championships in Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7
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1 Florida State 64 1 6 16 17 24 32 43
2 NC State 102 5 14 19 31 33 49 54
3 Boston College 106 8 9 23 30 36 50 56
4 North Carolina 118 3 10 22 35 48 61 68
5 Virginia Tech 121 4 7 13 46 51 65 67
6 Duke 123 11 12 27 34 39 40 44
7 Wake Forest 127 15 21 26 28 37 64 71
8 Virginia 160 2 20 38 47 53 57 58
9 Maryland 236 18 41 52 62 63 66 69
10 Clemson 257 25 45 55 60 72 75 76
11 Georgia Tech 277 29 42 59 73 74 78 79
12 Miami 390 70 77 80 81 82 83
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Susan Kuijken 1 20:23.5 6 Barbara Parker 6 21:16.3 16 Hannah England 16 21:44.1 17 Pilar McShine 17 21:46.8 24 Kirsten Hagen 24 22:11.8 32 Christina Woytalewicz 32 22:25.7 43 Lydia Willemse 43 22:52.1 50 Audrey Hand xxx 23:04.5
FSU Women Take First, Men Take Second at NCAA Cross Country Regionals.
Both Seminole squads earn automatic qualifying spots for the NCAA Championships.
GAINESVILLE, FL - Both Florida State's men's and women's cross country teams will make repeat appearances the NCAA Championships this year after rolling over the regional competition to pick up two of four automatic qualifying spots. The women took first in the 6k race with 40 points, while the men finished second with 52 points in the 10k at the Mark Bostick Golf Course on campus at the University of Florida.
In all, Florida State placed 12 runners on the All-Region team--seven for the women and five for the men. The Seminoles outraced the ACC competition (Georgia Tech and Miami) in both races by a long shot. As for the ranked competition, the women crushed No. 25 Tennessee and No. 29 Georgia, while the men toppled the No. 24 Gators.
"What a gut check," said head coach Bob Braman. "The women were just awesome. Huge, huge day for them. For all seven of them to finish in the top 25 and make the all-region team--we've never had that before. Great job for the ladies, I'm proud of them."
Sophomore All-America Susan Kuijken extended her undefeated streak to five, crossing the line in first with a time of 20:19.01. Senior Barbara Parker followed just behind, finishing second at 20:35.69. Sophomore Hannah England finished third for FSU with a fourth place time of 20:48.55. Freshman Pilar McShine crossed next in 15th with a time of 21:13.30 and senior Kirsten Hagen finished out FSU's top five in 20th at 21:27.53.
"With our guys, [Mark] Buckingham and [Luke] Gunn were 12th and 14th last year. [Steeve] Gabart wasn't here. [Daniel] Roberts wasn't here. And [Matt] Leeder was in high school last year," said Braman. "So for them to come out and place second this year, they just did a really great job. Great effort for the guys. This is five years in a row we've been national qualifiers. I'm proud of that."
Seminole senior Luke Gunn returned from injury with a vengeance, finishing first for Florida State with a fifth-place time of 30:28.24 in just his third race of the season. Fellow senior Mark Buckingham finished next for the Seminoles, coming in eighth with a time of 30:48.61. Junior Steeve Gabart crossed the line in 10th at 30:56.46, sophomore Daniel Roberts finished in 15th with a time of 31:08.75 and freshman Matt Leeder rounded out FSU's top five with a 17th-place 31:16.63 mark.
"We've got a shot at the national championships," said Braman. "Our number one goal is to at least make the top ten--that's our minimum goal. The reasonable goal for the women of course is to finish on the podium."
Both teams now have nine days to prepare for the National Competition in Terre Haute, Ind. Nov. 19.
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS 1st Florida State 40 2nd Georgia 75 3rd Florida 94 4th Tennessee 152 5th Alabama-Birmingham 184 6th Georgia State 210 7th Georgia Tech 237 8th Samford 249 9th Chattanooga 258 10th Belmont 272
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Susan Kuijken 1 20:19.01 2 Barbara Parker 2 20:35.69 4 Hannah England 4 20:48.55 15 Pilar McShine 15 21:13.30 20 Kirsten Hagen 20 21:27.53 24 Audrey Hand 24 21:38.61 25 Lydia Willemse 25 21:43.89
FSU Women Take Third, Men Take 20th at NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Sophomore All-America Susan Kuijken records FSU's highest individual NCAA finish at No. 3.
TERRE HAUTE, IN - The No. 2-ranked Florida State women's cross country squad finished third with 236 points at the NCAA Championships on the heels of sophomore All-America Susan Kuijken's individual third-place performance. Florida State's No. 23-ranked men raced to a 454 point, 20th place finish, led by senior Luke Gunn.
Prior to today's race, the Seminole women's best finish was a 18th place, 455 point mark in 2003. This was just the fourth time the women had ever competed at nationals and the sixth time for the men.
"Third place is awfully great," said head coach Bob Braman. "And obviously having two girls in the top ten is excellent as well. Coach [Karen] Harvey did an amazing job--third in the country is fantastic. That's three straight years she's been in the top ten, now."
Kuijken finished the race just one second behind her personal-best 6k time of 19:56 that came earlier in the season at pre-nationals. Senior Barbara Parker followed in seventh place with a time of 20:17, joining Kuijken on the All-America list. Freshman Pilar McShine scored third for Florida State with a 21:21.10, 70th place finish. Sophomore Hannah England ran a time of 21:38 for 112th place and sophomore Lydia Willemse came in as the fifth and final scorer for FSU at 127th place with a time of 21:44.40.
On the men's side, front runner Gunn crossed the line first for the Seminoles in 69th place with a time of 30:55. Junior transfer Steeve Gabart finished 10 seconds later in 94th place, followed by freshman standout Matt Leeder with a 97th-place time of 31:06.10. FSU's only other senior in the men's race, Mark Buckingham, scored fourth in 131st place at 31:23.90 and sophomore Daniel Roberts rounded out the top five in 171st with a time of 31:41.30.
"I'm very pleased in the guys team," said Braman. "We came in ranked 23rd finished 20th, beating some solid teams. Actually we were really close to fifteenth place--just 22 points back. We had three of our top runners with a good solid effort. That's three times in the last four years we've finished in the top 20, not many teams can say that."
The men outran several teams ranked above them in the nation's top 30, including No. 7 Arkansas, No. 11 Michigan and No. 19 Notre Dame. They also finished as the third-fastest team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
With the end of today's race comes the close of another tremendously successful season for Florida State. The women's squad started a new legacy and tradition of cross country prowess for the Seminoles with first-place wins at the ACC and NCAA South Region Championships as well as All-ACC and All-Region honors for Harvey and Kuijken.
"The future certainly looks bright for both these teams," said Braman. "If we come back next year a little more experienced and a little smarter, who knows what we could do."
2007 NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- WOMEN'S 6OOO METER TEAM RESULTS -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Stanford 145 8 27 30 37 43 ( 51) ( 64) 2 Oregon 177 7 11 29 55 75 (102) (174) 3 Florida State 236 3 6 49 83 95 (119) (147) 4 Arizona State 251 28 32 35 36 120 (144) (190) 5 Michigan State 321 5 50 82 90 94 (115) (199) 6 Illinois 331 12 40 72 89 118 (133) (171) 7 Northern Arizona 357 21 38 84 100 114 (186) (194) 8 Washington 358 15 16 79 85 163 (198) (215) 9 West Virginia 375 14 23 52 121 165 (177) (208) 10 Iowa 387 4 13 34 156 180 (192) (211) 11 Florida 391 42 78 81 86 104 (127) (142) 12 Minnesota 393 24 77 80 105 107 (113) (149) 13 Arkansas 406 39 60 88 96 123 (161) (182) 14 Princeton 409 31 69 93 106 110 (164) (209) 15 Colorado State 410 54 67 74 103 112 (157) (158) 16 Rice 413 53 62 71 91 136 (160) 17 Baylor 427 26 33 99 116 153 (189) (196) 18 Texas Tech 433 1 41 57 143 191 (201) (212) 19 Cal-Santa Barbara 449 46 48 73 109 173 (204) (210) 20 Wisconsin 458 18 61 117 125 137 (139) (159) 21 Michigan 462 25 59 87 141 150 (151) (185) 22 Georgia 465 20 76 98 131 140 (181) (207) 23 Colorado 479 2 22 101 170 184 (193) 24 Duke 484 17 47 124 128 168 (178) (187) 25 Brigham Young 485 45 92 97 122 129 (179) (195) 26 Providence 491 19 70 126 130 146 (205) (214) 27 North Carolina 493 10 68 111 132 172 (188) (202) 28 Georgetown 520 9 58 135 152 166 (167) (206) 29 North Carolina State 535 44 66 108 134 183 (197) (213) 30 Boston College 580 56 65 138 145 176 (200) (203) 31 New York-Stony Brook 682 63 148 154 155 162 (169) (175)
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 3 Susan Kuijken 3 19:57.3 7 Barbara Parker 6 20:17.0 70 Pilar McShine 49 21:21.1 112 Hannah England 83 21:38.0 127 Lydia Willemse 95 21:44.4 154 Kirsten Hagen 119 21:57.0 184 Christina Woytalewicz 147 22:14.3