2022 Women's Cross Country - Year In Review
Bob Braman, Head Coach
Ian Frazier, Operations Assistant
Rachel Leonard, Operations Assistant
Baylee Mires, Assistant Coach
Dillon Yearby, Director of Operations
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2022 Women's Cross Country - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Bob Braman, Head Coach Ian Frazier, Operations Assistant Rachel Leonard, Operations Assistant Baylee Mires, Assistant Coach Dillon Yearby, Director of Operations Click here to see individual photos |
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Vivian Byrnes, Orlando
Jane Eiselstein, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Marit Griep, Oosterhout, Netherlands
Sofia Martinez, Miami
Haley McCloskey, Fort Lauderdale
Lillie Mealor, Macon, Ga.
Annika Pfaff, West Grove, Pa.
Bieke Schipperen, Dussen, Netherlands
Anna Sentner, Lakeland
Emmy van den Berg, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2022 Roster - By Name
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* Yasmine Abbes So-R ** Nijmegen, Netherlands (Stedelijk Gymnasium)
Suus Altorf Fr Hillegom, Netherlands (Atheneum College Hageveld)
* Riley Bahr Sr-R Cincinnati, Ohio (Wyoming)
Paola Bencosme So Miami (Braddock)
* Rebecca Bergnes So-R ** Miami (Braddock)
Lauren Bing So Ponte Vedra Beach (Ponte Vedra)
Vivian Byrnes Fr Orlando (Timber Creek)
Melanie Castro So-R Orlando (Winter Park)
* Alyson Churchill So-R ** Tallahassee (Chiles)
Jane Eiselstein Fr Chattanooga, Tenn.
Elizabeth Funderburk Jr-R *** Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
* Marit Griep Fr Oosterhout, Netherlands (Sint-Oelbert Gymnasium)
Katie Hibbard So Satellite Beach (Satellite)
Rachel Johnson Sr Tampa (Alonso)
Toba Kahn Fr-R Boca Raton (Spanish River)
Sarah Magee Sr Odessa (Steinbrenner)
Sofia Martinez Fr Miami (Our Lady of Lourdes Academy)
Haley McCloskey Fr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Evie McIver So Newcastle upon Tyne, England (Winter Springs)
* Agnes McTighe So * Valais, Switzerland (ECCG-EPP of Sion)
Lillie Mealor Fr Macon, Ga. (First Presbyterian Day School)
Gabriella Morris Fr-R Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sanburg)
Grace O'Malley So Naples (Community School)
Maria O'Malley So Naples (Community School)
Morgan Palmer Sr Naples (Palmetto Ridge)
Annika Pfaff Fr West Grove, Pa. (Avon Grove)
* Rebecca Pottorff Jr-R *** Mount Dora (The Villages)
Bieke Schipperen Fr Dussen, Netherlands (Dongemond College)
Abby Schrobilgen Sr Tallahassee (Chiles)
Anna Sentner Jr Lakeland (Jenkins/Tampa)
Madie Slater So Saint Louis, Mo. (DeWitt)
Summer Steere So Weston (Cypress Bay)
* Dani Thompson So Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie)
Isabella Timiraos Jr Miami (Our Lady of Lourdes Academy)
* Emmy van den Berg Fr Nijmegen, Netherlands (Maurick College)
* Caitlin Wilkey So-R ** Tallahassee (Chiles)
Quinn Wilson Jr Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington North)
2022 Conference Awards
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Agnes McTighe Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
Emmy van den Berg Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 2
2022 Schedule and Results
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SCORE |
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| Covered Bridge Open Boone, N.C. |
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| Tennessee | |||||
| Joe Piane Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. |
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| FSU Invite | |||||
| Nuttycombe Invite Madison, Wis. |
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| Crimson Classic Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
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| ACC Championship Earlysville, Va. |
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| NCAA South Regional Huntsville, Ala. |
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| NCAA Championship Stillwater, Okla. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 1- 0 0- 0 1- 0 0- 0
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 North Carolina State 34 2 Notre Dame 38 3 Virginia 98 4 North Carolina 109 5 Florida State 148 6 Syracuse 191 7 Duke 195 8 Virginia Tech 219 9 Wake Forest 226 10 Georgia Tech 240 11 Boston College 339 12 Miami 340 13 Pittsburgh 368 14 Clemson 424 15 Louisville 434
2022 EOY Stats
Team Overall Name Races Top 7 Top 10 Wins =============================================== Alyson Churchill 7 7 2 1 Caitlin Wilkey 7 7 2 0 Yasmine Abbes 7 7 2 0 Rebecca Pottorff 7 7 1 0 Rebecca Bergnes 7 6 2 0 Emmy van den Berg 6 6 2 0 Agnes McTighe 6 6 1 0 Riley Bahr 5 2 1 0 Anna Sentner 4 3 0 0 Dani Thompson 4 2 0 0 Marit Griep 4 1 0 0 Jane Eiselstein 2 2 0 0 Abby Schrobilgen 2 2 0 0 Annika Pfaff 2 2 0 0 Katie Hibbard 2 1 0 0 Haley McCloskey 2 1 0 0 Melanie Castro 2 1 0 0 Paola Bencosme 2 0 0 0 Summer Steere 2 0 0 0 Lauren Bing 2 0 0 0 Rachel Johnson 2 0 0 0 Grace O'Malley 2 0 0 0 Sofia Martinez 2 0 0 0 Gabriella Morris 2 0 0 0 Lillie Mealor 2 0 0 0 Toba Kahn 2 0 0 0 Sarah Magee 2 0 0 0 Vivian Byrnes 2 0 0 0 Bieke Schipperen 1 0 0 0
| 09/02/2022 Covered Bridge Open 5K |
09/16/2022 Tennessee 4-Mile |
09/30/2022 Joe Piane Invitational 5K |
10/07/2022 FSU Invite 5K |
10/14/2022 Nuttycombe Invite 6K |
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| Yasmine Abbes | |||||
| Suus Altorf | |||||
| Riley Bahr | |||||
| Paola Bencosme | |||||
| Rebecca Bergnes | |||||
| Lauren Bing | |||||
| Vivian Byrnes | |||||
| Melanie Castro | |||||
| Alyson Churchill | |||||
| Jane Eiselstein | |||||
| Elizabeth Funderburk | |||||
| Marit Griep | |||||
| Katie Hibbard | |||||
| Rachel Johnson | |||||
| Toba Kahn | |||||
| Sarah Magee | |||||
| Sofia Martinez | |||||
| Haley McCloskey | |||||
| Evie McIver | |||||
| Agnes McTighe | |||||
| Lillie Mealor | |||||
| Gabriella Morris | |||||
| Grace O'Malley | |||||
| Maria O'Malley | |||||
| Morgan Palmer | |||||
| Annika Pfaff | |||||
| Rebecca Pottorff | |||||
| Bieke Schipperen | |||||
| Abby Schrobilgen | |||||
| Anna Sentner | |||||
| Madie Slater | |||||
| Summer Steere | |||||
| Dani Thompson | |||||
| Isabella Timiraos | |||||
| Emmy van den Berg | |||||
| Caitlin Wilkey | |||||
| Quinn Wilson |
| 10/14/2022 Crimson Classic 5K |
10/28/2022 ACC Championship 6K |
11/11/2022 NCAA South Regional 6K |
11/19/2022 NCAA Championship 6K |
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| Yasmine Abbes | ||||
| Suus Altorf | ||||
| Riley Bahr | ||||
| Paola Bencosme | ||||
| Rebecca Bergnes | ||||
| Lauren Bing | ||||
| Vivian Byrnes | ||||
| Melanie Castro | ||||
| Alyson Churchill | ||||
| Jane Eiselstein | ||||
| Elizabeth Funderburk | ||||
| Marit Griep | ||||
| Katie Hibbard | ||||
| Rachel Johnson | ||||
| Toba Kahn | ||||
| Sarah Magee | ||||
| Sofia Martinez | ||||
| Haley McCloskey | ||||
| Evie McIver | ||||
| Agnes McTighe | ||||
| Lillie Mealor | ||||
| Gabriella Morris | ||||
| Grace O'Malley | ||||
| Maria O'Malley | ||||
| Morgan Palmer | ||||
| Annika Pfaff | ||||
| Rebecca Pottorff | ||||
| Bieke Schipperen | ||||
| Abby Schrobilgen | ||||
| Anna Sentner | ||||
| Madie Slater | ||||
| Summer Steere | ||||
| Dani Thompson | ||||
| Isabella Timiraos | ||||
| Emmy van den Berg | ||||
| Caitlin Wilkey | ||||
| Quinn Wilson |
Noles Sweep Covered Bridge Open.
BOONE, N.C. - The No.30/RV Florida State cross country teams won their fifth straight Covered Bridge Open on Friday at the Don Kennedy Trails.
The women packed up and finished five runners within 28 seconds of each other, scoring 20 points for the win. The men's team put five runners in the top 11, securing the title with a total of 32 points.
The Seminoles finished in second through sixth place in the women's 5K, led by Alyson Churchill at 16:53.50. Caitlyn Wilkey (17:21.82), Yasmine Abbes (17:22.13) and Rebecca Bergnes (17:22.73) crossed the line nearly in unison, taking third, fourth and f Riley Bahr rounded out the scoring runners in sixth at 17:29.01.
"The Noles had a great first showing today," FSU women's distance coach Baylee Mires said. "It was an awesome opportunity to run as a pack and practice all the race day routines and strategies that we want to employ during the postseason. We are healthy Ferghal Curtin made his debut in the Garnet and Gold by finishing in first place with a time of 24:52.25 and was the lone runner to break the 25-minute barrier in the men's 8K.
Zach Leachman followed in second place (25:23.54) ahead of Jacob Holmes (25:47.89) in seventh and Paul Stafford (25:47.02) in eighth. Samuel Field rounded out the scorers in 11th (25:52.01), just ahead of Wynne Thomas (25:52.12) in 12th place.
"Our guys did a nice job today," FSU head coach Bob Braman said. "We ran in packs and worked well together. Ferghal was in total control and got company from Zach for much of the race. We'll get a really good test in two weeks on the same course against
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 2 Alyson Churchill 2 16:53.50 3 Caitlin Wilkey 3 17:21.82 4 Yasmine Abbes 4 17:22.13 5 Rebecca Bergnes 5 17:22.73 6 Riley Bahr 6 17:29.01 11 Rebecca Pottorff 11 17:55.05 36 Anna Sentner 33 19:04.19
Noles Sweep Vols in Boone.
BOONE, N.C. - The RV/RV Florida State cross country teams swept NR/No.29 Tennessee in a dual meet on Friday at the State Farm Fields.
The women's team led off the dual shortly after sunrise with temperatures in the low 50's, racing the 4-mile course.
FSU turned in the top three times, led by Alyson Churchill who crossed the line first with a time of 21:58.00 ahead of Emmy Van den Berg in second (22:03.06) and Agnes McTighe in third (22:06.82).
Rebecca Pottorff followed in sixth place at 22:15.92 and Yasmine Abbes rounded out the scoring in eighth at 22:19.10. Caitlin Wilkins (22.25.90) and Rebecca Bergnes (22:38.32) were included in FSU's top seven, placing ninth and 10th respectively.
FSU won with a tally of 20 points ahead of Tennessee's 39.
"It was an awesome day for the Noles in Boone," FSU women's distance coach Baylee Mires said. "Our women showed up full of run and got it done against Tennessee. Today was a great step as we prepare for bigger meets and quality competition."
The men took to the 6-mile course, as Fearghal Curtin won his second race in the Garnet and Gold, crossing the line with a time of 29:09.40. Zach Leachman followed just behind in third place (29:12.48).
The Seminoles packed up and finished in fifth through 10th to secure the win with 22 points over the No. 29 Vols' 39.
Jacob Holmes finished fifth (29:17.27), followed by Cooper Schroeder in sixth (29:21.80) and Zach Cloud closed out the scoring in seventh at 29:24.97. Paul Stafford (29:28.57) and Gabe Curtis (29:55.68) were among the top seven.
"The dual meet was a ton of fun today," FSU head coach Bob Braman said. "We ran some fast times against a quality team."
WOMEN 4-Mile RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Alyson Churchill 1 21:58.00 2 Emmy van den Berg 2 22:03.26 3 Agnes McTighe 3 22:06.82 6 Rebecca Pottorff 6 22:15.92 8 Yasmine Abbes 8 22:19.10 9 Caitlin Wilkey 9 22:25.90 10 Rebecca Bergnes 10 22:28.32 11 Marit Griep 22:34.11 13 Riley Bahr 22:40.71 14 Bieke Schipperen 22:55.80 16 Dani Thompson 23:21.23 20 Anna Sentner 23:50.71
Best Times Pace Women's XC at Joe Piane.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The RV/RV Florida State cross country teams competed at the historical Joe Piane Invitational on Friday morning at the Notre Dame Golf Course.
Running in ideal conditions, the women's team finished in fifth place with a total of 175 points, just behind four top 10 teams that included No. 1 NC State (55), No. 3 New Mexico (68), No. 10 Alabama (70) and No. 8 Notre Dame (146).
The Seminoles finished ahead of No. 27 Oregon State (256) and every other team that received votes in the week three USTFCCCA poll.
"The ladies absolutely showed up to compete today," FSU women's distance coach Baylee Mires said. "To place fifth at this meet with so many top contenders in the country is an incredible place to be. I'm really excited about the momentum we are building as a group and we can't wait to compete again in two weeks at Wisconsin."
Eight of the nine Noles that raced turned in personal best times at the 5K distance, led by Emmy Van den Berg, who crossed the line in 17th place at 16:24.7. Alyson Churchill followed shortly behind in 22nd (16:33.9) and Agnes McTighe took 35th at 16:49.2.
Yasmine Abbes finished 51st (17:05.5) and Caitlin Wilkey followed in 53rd (17:07.0) to round out the scoring five. Rebecca Pottorff (17:14.8) and Rebecca Bergnes (17:15.5) were included in FSU's top seven, finishing in 68th and 69th place.
Churchill, McTighe, Pottorff, and Riley Bahr (17:31.8) all turned in their fastest Notre Dame Golf Course 5K times.
Fearghal Curtin continued to shine, leading the Noles in the men's 5-mile race at 23:24.7 for fifth place.
Curtin started the race in the lead pack and paced with the top runners throughout the entire 5-mile run.
Zach Leachman turned in his best 5-mile race time, finishing in 49th place (24:11.5) followed by Cooper Schroeder in 59th (24:16.0), who also ran his best time.
Paul Stafford (24:21.3) finished in 65th place and Zach Cloud rounded out the scoring five in 89th at 24:34.36.
As a team, the Seminoles finished in 11th place with a score of 267 points.
"It was a tough one for our guys," FSU head coach Bob Braman said. "Jacob (Holmes) got knocked down and Gabe (Curtis) lost a shoe, all in the first third of the race. Fearghal was truly outstanding today. That performance was a top 10 national performance for him. As a team, we have to learn from this experience and be on our game at Wisconsin."
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 17 Emmy van den Berg 17 16:27.8 22 Alyson Churchill 22 16:33.9 36 Agnes McTighe 35 16:49.2 51 Yasmine Abbes 50 17:05.7 53 Caitlin Wilkey 52 17:07.1 68 Rebecca Pottorff 66 17:14.8 69 Rebecca Bergnes 67 17:15.5 94 Riley Bahr 17:31.8 143 Marit Griep 18:05.8
Career Bests Power Noles at FSU Invite.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The NR/No. 24 Florida State cross country teams competed in the sole home meet of the season on Friday at the Apalachee Regional Park. Racing in ideal conditions, the Noles certainly excelled on their home course as nine scoring runners logged personal best collegiate times.
The men took second place, scoring 87 points in the 8K, led by redshirt junior Matthew Newland in seventh place. His time of 24:34.9 was a personal best along with Anderson Ball (24:46.7), Coleman Cronk (24:58.6), and Wynne Thomas (25:04.1).
Ball finished next in 14th followed by Colby Otero in 18th, Cronk in 21st, Thomas in 27th, and Matthew Owens in 59th (25:42.4).
"I was really pleased with the guys," said head coach Bob Braman said. "Several of these guys have a chance to be on our ACC team, so we looked at this race as a hard effort and we trained through it and ran hard. Most of the guys ran personal bests on tired legs. Our depth is even better than we thought it would be."
Dani Thompson spearheaded the women to a fourth-place finish in the 5K with her personal-best time of 17:56.0, landing her at 14th place among the field. Abby Schrobilgen (18:25.6), Haley McCloskey (19:13.4), Paola Bencosme (19:25.5), and Sarah Magee (20:27.7) also recorded personal records.
Junior transfer Anna Sentner (18:12.8) continued her positive start to the season for the Noles with a 22nd-place finish. Freshman Jane Eiselstein (18:20.30) finished not far behind in 27th followed by Schrobilgen in 34th (18:25.6) and Annika Pfaff in 68th (18:54.5) to round out the scoring.
"It was so great to be on our home course," explained women's distance coach Baylee Mires. "We had multiple ladies run 20 to 30 seconds better than they've ever run. It's a great step in the right direction for the squad. Dani Thompson broke 18 (minutes) for the first time, ever, so that was a big win. It's just fun to be able to come out and perform on a course where we train all the time."
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 14 Dani Thompson 13 17:56.0 22 Anna Sentner 21 18:12.8 27 Jane Eiselstein 26 18:20.3 34 Abby Schrobilgen 32 18:25.6 68 Annika Pfaff 60 18:54.5 87 Katie Hibbard 77 19:09.2 90 Haley McCloskey 79 19:13.4 94 Melanie Castro 19:15.3 104 Paola Bencosme 19:25.5 107 Summer Steere 19:27.7 118 Lauren Bing 19:43.9 126 Rachel Johnson 19:48.5 130 Grace O'Malley 19:49.7 141 Sofia Martinez 19:56.1 142 Gabriella Morris 19:56.1 147 Lillie Mealor 20:00.0 162 Toba Kahn 20:21.5 170 Sarah Magee 20:27.7 182 Vivian Byrnes 20:49.4
Noles End Regular Season at Nuttycombe Invite.
MADISON, Wisc. - Known as the most competitive and toughest race in the regular season, the NR/No. 24 Florida State cross country teams closed out the 2022 regular season at the Nuttycombe Invitational, which was held on Friday at the Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wisconsin.
The 24th-ranked women's team stepped to the line for the 6k race alongside 35 other teams. FSU was one of the 28 squads carrying a national ranking or receiving votes.
In a field of 263 runners, the Seminoles were aggressive at the start as three runners went out with the lead pack.
Alyson Churchill paced the Noles, crossing the finish line in 51st with a time of 20:33.0, which was her personal best.
Emmy Van den Berg followed in 83rd at 20:46.9 ahead of Agnes McTighe (20:57.5) in 111st. Rebecca Pottorff was the fourth runner for the Noles at 21:19.3 (167) and Caitlin Wilkey rounded out the scoring (186), posting a time of 21:28.40, which was just off her career-best (21:26.5).
"Our ladies did what I asked of them today," FSU women's distance coach Baylee Mires said. "They went out hard and we were fearless through 3k. We have been working really hard the last few weeks, so this was a tough course and tough conditions on tired legs. We will be better in two weeks."
Facing a similar caliber field in the men's 8k, Fearghal Curtin led the Noles, finishing in 54th place with a time of 23:48.4. Zach Leachman followed at 24:29.5 (162), just off his personal best.
Cooper Schroder was the third runner in at 24:34.2 (173) ahead of Paul Stafford at 24:56.4. Samuel Field returned to the lineup and was the fifth scoring runner at 25:03.4.
"Obviously it was a really tough day for our guys," FSU head coach Bob Braman said. "They might be a little overtrained, but we'll need to freshen up and get ready for ACCs. I still believe we can rally and make nationals, but we have to go out and prove it."
The women's team finished 24th with a score of 588 points, picking up ranked wins over No. 23 Utah State in 28th and No. 30 Harvard in 29th. The men placed 30th at 788 points.
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 51 Alyson Churchill 51 20:33.0 83 Emmy van den Berg 83 20:46.9 111 Agnes McTighe 111 20:57.5 167 Rebecca Pottorff 162 21:19.3 186 Caitlin Wilkey 181 21:28.3 204 Riley Bahr 198 21:40.4 222 Yasmine Abbes 213 21:57.2 236 Rebecca Bergnes 22:08.8
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Seminoles started off the day by racing in the Crimson Classic, placing ninth in the men's 8k (210) and eighth in the women's 6k (214).
For the second straight week, the men's team was led by Matthew Newland, who crossed the line with a time of 25:01.1 in 32nd place, ahead of Anderson Ball (25:06.5) in 38th, Wynne Thomas (25:21.0) in 49th and Colby Otero (25:39.6) in 61st.
Coleman Cronk rounded out the scoring five in 64th at 25:45.2.
In the women's race, Marit Griep emerged as the leader for the Noles, finishing in 31st at 21:20.4 just ahead of Dani Thompson in 34th (21:39.9).
Jane Eiselstein was third to cross the finish at 21:39.9 in 46th place, followed by Abby Schrobilgen (21:49.4) in 54th and Anna Sentner (22:08.3) in 68th.
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 31 Marit Griep 28 21:20.4 34 Dani Thompson 31 21:27.9 46 Jane Eiselstein 43 21:39.9 54 Abby Schrobilgen 50 21:49.4 68 Anna Sentner 62 22:08.3 83 Annika Pfaff 74 22:29.2 95 Melanie Castro 82 22:46.6 105 Katie Hibbard 23:04.9 109 Haley McCloskey 23:18.5 115 Gabriella Morris 23:23.5 116 Summer Steere 23:24.7 123 Lauren Bing 23:38.0 124 Toba Kahn 23:38.2 127 Rachel Johnson 23:40.0 129 Lillie Mealor 23:45.8 131 Paola Bencosme 23:48.2 133 Sofia Martinez 23:56.9 138 Grace O'Malley 24:13.7 146 Sarah Magee 24:47.4 160 Vivian Byrnes 26:09.5
McTighe, van den Berg and Curtain Tab All-ACC Honors at ACC Championships.
by Tim Hofmann
EARLYSVILLE, Va. - The Florida State men's and women's cross country teams tallied three All-ACC honors Friday morning at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va. The women finished fifth in the team standings while the men finished ninth.
"Our men ran well today. They showed improvement from their last race at Wisconsin. It'll all come down to regionals in two weeks," Head Coach Bob Braman said.
"Our women ran very well today. I'm so proud of the way they raced to a top five finish. Nearly all 10 women had the best races of their career. It was a great way to gain some momentum as we continue this championships season," Assistant Coach Baylee Mires said.
In the first race of the day, Fearghal Curtain ran a season-best 23:25.6 in the 8k race. Curtain was able to stay in the front pack for most of the race and made a late push to earn 21st. Curtain's performance earned him All-ACC honors.
Cooper Schroeder ran a personal best 23:48.1 to finish 42nd in the field. Zach Leachman (24:10.9), Zach Cloud (24:28.6) and Matthew Newland (24:42.2) rounded out the top five for the Seminoles.
The women had a great day on the course, and it was led by Emmy van den Berg. Van den Berg got off to a great start and stayed in the front pack for the first half of the race. Van den Berg crossed the line at 13th with a season-best time of 20:00.4.
Agnes McTighe ran a personal best 20:14.2 to finish right behind van den Berg in 18th. Both van den Berg and McTighe earned All-ACC honors. Alyson Churchill had a great morning with a personal best time of 20:19.8 to finish 23rd. Yasmine Abbes (20:47.5) and Caitlin Wilkey (20:53.0) each ran personal bests to finish inside the top 50.
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 13 Emmy van den Berg 13 20:00.4 18 Agnes McTighe 18 20:14.2 23 Alyson Churchill 23 20:19.8 47 Yasmine Abbes 46 20:47.5 50 Caitlin Wilkey 48 20:53.0 55 Rebecca Bergnes 53 21:02.7 67 Rebecca Pottorff 63 21:15.1 79 Riley Bahr 21:35.4 98 Dani Thompson 22:13.2 119 Marit Griep 23:17.3
Noles Punch Ticket to NCAA Cross Country Championships.
by Tim Hofmann
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Florida State women's cross country team put together a phenomenal performance on Friday morning to punch their ticket to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Okla., on Nov. 19. The ladies finished second in the team standings with 88 points to take one of the two automatic qualifying spots. The men finished fourth with 134 points.
"Our ladies rocked it today. They executed the plan beautifully and moved very well over the second half of the race. To be an automatic qualifier for the national meets speaks to their dedication, trust and hard work they have put in all season. I'm so proud of each one of them and grateful that we can have one more week together," Assistant Coach Baylee Mires said.
Emmy van den Berg led the way with another great performance clocking a personal best time of 19:47.70. van den Berg finished sixth to earn all-region honors.
Alyson Churchill also put together a career-best performance with a time of 19:59.70 to earn all-region honors with an 11th-place finish. Agnes McTighe also earned all-region honors with a personal best time of 20:02.80 to finish 14th.
Caitlin Wilkey (20:33.50) and Rebecca Bergnes (20:37.00) each put together personal best performances to finish 28th and 29th to round out the scoring for the Seminoles.
On the men's side, it was Fearghal Curtain leading the way for the Seminoles with a time of 29:30.00 to finish sixth to earn all-region honors.
Cooper Schroeder also earned all-region honors with a 14th-place finish (29:57.70).
Zach Leachman finished 37th with a time of 30:55.80. Matthew Newland (30:59.20) and Gabe Curtis (31:14.20) rounded out the scoring for the Seminoles.
"I was really pleased with our men," Head Coach Bob Braman said. "We knew what we had to do to get to the national meet, so we went right to the front and gave ourselves a chance. This was our best race of the season."
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 6 Emmy van den Berg 6 19:47.70 11 Alyson Churchill 11 19:59.70 14 Agnes McTighe 14 20:02.80 28 Caitlin Wilkey 28 20:33.50 29 Rebecca Bergnes 29 20:37.00 37 Yasmine Abbes 36 20:44.10 44 Rebecca Pottorff 43 20:55.70
Noles Finish in the Top 20 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
by Christa Salerno
STILLWATER, Okla. - With the course ground firm and temperatures only in the mid-20s, the Florida State women's cross country team had another great showing at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
"I'm incredibly proud of our ladies today! They came into the race ranked 26th and out-performed that by eight spots. They ran very tough and each one of them gave everything they had today. I couldn't have asked for anything else. They have had an amazing season, and I cannot wait to see how this momentum pushes us into the indoor and outdoor seasons," Assistant Coach Baylee Mires said.
The Seminoles hung tough and closed the race strong, finishing in 18th place with a score of 471 points, just four points shy of 15th. It was the 13th top 20 team finish at NCAAs in school history.
Three Noles finished within the top 100 runners as Van den Berg crossed the line in 50th place at 20:16.6, followed by Churchill in 79th (20:29.7) and McTighe (20:30.9) in 84th.
Van den Berg, Churchill, and McTighe are now the 44th, 45th, and 46th runners in school history to place within the top 100.
Yasmine Abbes was next to cross the finish line, clocking 21:03.1 for 165th and Caitlin Wilkey (21:12.4) was the fifth and final scoring runner in 184th. Rebecca Pottorff (21:17.4) placed 193rd and Rebecca Bergnes took 215th at 21:31.6.
Fearghal Curtin competed in the men's 10k. Curtin got out to a fast start and finished among the top 100 runners. Curtin placed 93rd at 30:10.06, becoming the 35th Nole to place within the top 100 at NCAAs.
"Fearghal has had a great season. He went for the huge race and paid for it a little bit, but I'm proud of the way he competed today," Head Coach Bob Braman said.
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 50 Emmy van den Berg 43 20:16.6 79 Alyson Churchill 67 20:29.7 84 Agnes McTighe 71 20:30.9 165 Yasmine Abbes 137 21:03.1 184 Caitlin Wilkey 153 21:12.4 193 Rebecca Pottorff 159 21:17.4 215 Rebecca Bergnes 178 21:31.6