2026 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review
Matt Kane, Head Coach
Ryan Murphy, Assistant Coach
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2026 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Matt Kane, Head Coach Ryan Murphy, Assistant Coach Click here to see individual photos |
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Wyatt Falkowski, Manasquan, New Jersey (Christian Brothers HS)
Alan Gallardo Lopez, Fayetteville, Arkansas (Fayetteville HS)
Josh Hicks, Tallahassee, Florida (Chiles HS)
Graham Myers, Fleming Island, Florida (Fleming Island HS/Florida)
2026 Roster - By Name
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R Name Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Parker Adams So * Jacksonville, Florida (Bolles HS)
Hudson Betts Jr Fayetteville, Arkansas (Fayetteville HS/Tennessee)
Wyatt Falkowski Fr Manasquan, New Jersey (Christian Brothers HS)
Alan Gallardo Lopez Fr Fayetteville, Arkansas (Fayetteville HS)
Josh Hicks Fr Tallahassee, Florida (Chiles HS)
Isaac Hirshman-Chandler
So * Valencia, Spain (Birmingham HS)
Kaden Levings Sr ** Colorado Springs, Colorado (Cheyenne Mountain HS)
Graham Myers So Fleming Island, Florida (Fleming Island HS/Florida)
Gino Palazzolo So * Gainesville, Florida (Buchholz HS)
Aidan Ryan Sr * Jacksonville, Florida (Bolles HS/Tennessee)
Garrett Stickley Jr Winchester, Virginia (John Handley HS)
Finn Thomas Jr * Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (Nease HS)
2026 Schedule and Results
GAME |
SCORE |
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| Pre-Regional | |||||
| Gans Creek Classic Columbia, Missouri |
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| FSU XC Invite | |||||
| Nuttycombe Invitational Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Indiana |
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| ACC Championship Blacksburg, Virginia |
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| NCAA South Regional | |||||
| NCAA Championship Terre Haute, Indiana |
2026 EOY Stats
Team Overall Name Races Top 7 Top 10 Wins =============================================== Kaden Levings 2 2 1 0 Gino Palazzolo 2 2 1 0 Finn Thomas 2 2 1 0 Aidan Ryan 2 2 1 0 Graham Myers 2 2 0 0 Alan Gallardo Lopez 2 1 0 0 Josh Hicks 2 1 0 0 Hudson Betts 1 1 1 1 Isaac Hirshman-Chandler 1 1 0 0 Parker Adams 1 0 0 0 Wyatt Falkowski 1 0 0 0
| 09/18/2026 Pre-Regional 8K |
09/25/2026 Gans Creek Classic 8K |
10/09/2026 FSU XC Invite |
10/09/2026 Nuttycombe Invitational |
10/16/2026 Pre-Nationals |
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| Parker Adams | |||||
| Hudson Betts | |||||
| Wyatt Falkowski | |||||
| Alan Gallardo Lopez | |||||
| Josh Hicks | |||||
| Isaac Hirshman-Chandler | |||||
| Kaden Levings | |||||
| Graham Myers | |||||
| Gino Palazzolo | |||||
| Aidan Ryan | |||||
| Garrett Stickley | |||||
| Finn Thomas |
| 10/30/2026 ACC Championship |
11/13/2026 NCAA South Regional |
11/21/2026 NCAA Championship |
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| Parker Adams | |||
| Hudson Betts | |||
| Wyatt Falkowski | |||
| Alan Gallardo Lopez | |||
| Josh Hicks | |||
| Isaac Hirshman-Chandler | |||
| Kaden Levings | |||
| Graham Myers | |||
| Gino Palazzolo | |||
| Aidan Ryan | |||
| Garrett Stickley | |||
| Finn Thomas |
Cross Country Sweeps Season Opener.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State cross country programs swept its season opener at home for the Pre-Regional meet hosted at Apalachee Regional Park on Friday morning.
The Florida State men opened the morning by placing first as a team in the 8k race with 26 points, led by junior Hudson Betts who collected his first top three victory as a Seminole, placing third with a time of 18:35.5.
Five Seminoles raced alongside Betts to take five of the top 10 spots. Kaden Levings concluded his final home opener at Apalachee placing second with a time of 24:31.7. Gino Palazzalo was the third FSU runner to cross the line, placing fifth with a new personal best of 24:42.7. Finn Thomas followed in fourth with a personal best of his own with a time of 24:44.9. Aidan Ryan rounded out the top five for Florida State, placing 10th with a time of 24:51.0.
In similar fashion, the women's team defended its home course by taking the crown behind 17 points, sweeping the top three spots. Rylee Blade captured her second career win with a time of 20:39.1. Bieke Schipperen followed suit in second with a time of 20:43.5. Junior Nicole Dinan took third at 20:50.2, before freshman standout Madie King placed fifth with a time of 21:22.6. Lindy White closed out the season opener with a sixth-place finish and career best of 21:27.3.
MEN 8K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Hudson Betts 1 24:28.2 2 Kaden Levings 2 24:31.7 5 Gino Palazzolo 5 24:42.8 8 Finn Thomas 8 24:44.9 10 Aidan Ryan 10 24:51.0 11 Alan Gallardo Lopez 11 24:53.0 14 Graham Myers 14 24:59.3 16 Josh Hicks 25:04.1 30 Parker Adams 25:30.6 39 Wyatt Falkowski 25:42.2
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Florida State cross country teams competed at the Gans Creek Classic on Friday morning, with both the men's and women's teams setting program records on the course. Bieke Schipperen led the women, while Kaden Levings paced the men.
Competing in a field of 247 student-athletes, Schipperen led the Seminoles with a 14th-place finish in 19:54.5. Rylee Blade followed in 21st at 20:09.6, while Nicole Dinan crossed the line 30th with a career-best finish and a lifetime-best of 20:22.4. Freshman Madie King continued to show her perseverance, placing 39th with a personal best at 20:31.1. Bella Griener rounded out the Seminoles' scoring with a career best time of 20:40.6.
The women's team finished in third with 148 points.
On the men's side in the 8k race, the top five runners record a lifetime best. Levings led the way in 16th with a time of 23:07.2. Isaac Hirshman Chandler returned to the lineup, placing 32nd at 23:29.5 while Aidan Ryan was the third Seminole to cross the line in 53rd at 23:53.8. Finn Thomas recorded a top-100 finish in 71st with a time of 24:01.2. Graham Myers rounded out the score for the Noles in 86th at 24:08.8.
The men's team placed seventh with 253 points.
MEN 8K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 16 Kaden Levings 15 23:07.2 32 Isaac Hirshman-Chandler 31 23:29.5 53 Aidan Ryan 52 23:53.8 71 Finn Thomas 70 24:01.2 86 Graham Myers 85 24:08.8 100 Josh Hicks 98 24:15.9 105 Gino Palazzolo 103 24:19.7 110 Alan Gallardo Lopez 24:23.9