2021 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review
Bob Braman, Head Coach
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2021 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review | |
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Lucas Bouquot, Ponte Vedra Beach
Coleman Cronk, West Chester, Ohio
Patrick Donnelly, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Matt Owens, Orem, Utah
Wynne Thomas, Tampa
Mac Updike, Lake Wales
2021 Roster - By Name
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R Name Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Anderson Ball Fr Ponte Vedra Beach (Nease)
Lucas Bouquot Fr Ponte Vedra Beach (Ponte Vedra)
Jay Brown So Tallahassee (Maclay)
* Zach Cloud So Saint Cloud (Saint Cloud)
Coleman Cronk Fr West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West)
* Gabe Curtis So-R * Clermont (Mount Dora Christian Academy)
Patrick Donnelly Fr Bellefontaine, Ohio (Bellefontaine)
* Sam Field So-R Hobart, Australia (Hobart College)
* Silas Griffith Sr-R * Ridgefield, Wash. (Ridgefield/Lipscomb)
* Jacob Holmes Jr-R ** Auckland, New Zealand (Sacred Heart College)
Zach Leachman So * Mars, Pa. (Mars Area)
Harrison Martingayle Sr-R * Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne/Louisiana State)
* Ahmed Muhumed Sr-R * Salem, Ore. (West Salem/Boise State)
Matthew Newland Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Chiles)
* Colby Otero Jr-R * Kailua, Hawaii (Kalaheo/Seattle Pacific)
* Matt Owens Sr Orem, Utah (Orem/Brigham Young)
* Caleb Pottorff Sr-R *** Fort Pierce (Lincoln Park Academy)
Luke Reid So-R Fair Haven, N.J. (Christian Brothers/Oklahoma)
Paul Stafford Jr-R *** Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
Wynne Thomas Fr Tampa (Plant)
Mac Updike Fr Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* Adriaan Wildschutt Sr * Ceres, South Africa (Bella Vista/Coastal Carolina)
2021 Conference Awards
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Ahmed Muhumed Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
Adriaan Wildschutt Atlantic Coast Conference - Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference - Runner of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 2
2021 All-Americans
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Ahmed Muhumed NCAA - - 20th place
Adriaan Wildschutt NCAA - - 6th place
All-Americans - 2
2021 Schedule and Results
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SCORE |
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| Covered Bridge Open Boone, N.C. |
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| FSU XC Open | |||||
| Joe Piane Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. |
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| Asics Invitational Fairburn, Ga. |
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| FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals | |||||
| FSU XC Invite Open Division | |||||
| ACC Championship Notre Dame, Ind. |
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| NCAA Regional Florence, Ala. |
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| NCAA Championship |
EOY StatsRef
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Notre Dame 32 2 Syracuse 84 3 Wake Forest 104 4 North Carolina 110 5 Florida State 134 6 North Carolina State 141 7 Duke 161 8 Virginia 211 9 Virginia Tech 273 10 Louisville 292 11 Pittsburgh 299 12 Georgia Tech 341 13 Boston College 436 14 Clemson 446 15 Miami 479
2021 EOY Stats
Team Overall Name Races Top 7 Top 10 Wins =============================================== Adriaan Wildschutt 7 7 7 5 Ahmed Muhumed 7 7 5 0 Jacob Holmes 7 7 1 0 Gabe Curtis 7 7 0 0 Silas Griffith 6 6 0 0 Sam Field 6 5 0 0 Caleb Pottorff 5 3 0 0 Matt Owens 5 3 0 0 Paul Stafford 3 3 1 0 Zach Cloud 3 1 1 1 Colby Otero 3 0 1 0 Zach Leachman 2 0 1 0 Matthew Newland 1 0 0 0
| 09/03/2021 Covered Bridge Open 8K |
09/17/2021 FSU XC Open 8K |
10/01/2021 Joe Piane Invitational 5-Mile |
10/02/2021 Asics Invitational 8K |
10/15/2021 FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals 8K |
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| Anderson Ball | |||||
| Lucas Bouquot | |||||
| Jay Brown | |||||
| Zach Cloud | |||||
| Coleman Cronk | |||||
| Gabe Curtis | |||||
| Patrick Donnelly | |||||
| Sam Field | |||||
| Silas Griffith | |||||
| Jacob Holmes | |||||
| Zach Leachman | |||||
| Harrison Martingayle | |||||
| Ahmed Muhumed | |||||
| Matthew Newland | |||||
| Colby Otero | |||||
| Matt Owens | |||||
| Caleb Pottorff | |||||
| Luke Reid | |||||
| Paul Stafford | |||||
| Wynne Thomas | |||||
| Mac Updike | |||||
| Adriaan Wildschutt |
| 10/15/2021 FSU XC Invite Open Division 8K |
10/29/2021 ACC Championship 8K |
11/12/2021 NCAA Regional 10K |
11/20/2021 NCAA Championship 10K |
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| Anderson Ball | ||||
| Lucas Bouquot | ||||
| Jay Brown | ||||
| Zach Cloud | ||||
| Coleman Cronk | ||||
| Gabe Curtis | ||||
| Patrick Donnelly | ||||
| Sam Field | ||||
| Silas Griffith | ||||
| Jacob Holmes | ||||
| Zach Leachman | ||||
| Harrison Martingayle | ||||
| Ahmed Muhumed | ||||
| Matthew Newland | ||||
| Colby Otero | ||||
| Matt Owens | ||||
| Caleb Pottorff | ||||
| Luke Reid | ||||
| Paul Stafford | ||||
| Wynne Thomas | ||||
| Mac Updike | ||||
| Adriaan Wildschutt |
Wildschutt, Ryan, Lead Noles in Sweep of Covered Bridge Open.
BOONE, N.C. - The (RV/18) Florida State cross country teams opened the season by sweeping the Covered Bridge Open, which was held on the Don Kennedy Trails in Boone, N.C., by Appalachian State University.
The women's team started the day by winning the 5k with a total of 26 points and the men followed with the victory in the 8k with 36 points. It was the fourth-straight sweep of the event for the Noles.
"I was really pleased with both teams," FSU head coach Bob Braman said. "We have a really tired squad from training, but everyone put on their competitive hats at race time. We're right where we need to be for this time of year."
The Seminoles were paced by two individual champions. The women's team was led by redshirt senior Lauren Ryan, who won the 5k with a time of 17:05.35 in her first cross country race since the 2019 NCAA Championships.
Ryan finished second in at the 2019 Covered Bridge Open, which was her FSU debut following two seasons at Villanova.
Adriaan Wildschutt took home his second career victory as a Seminole, dominating the race with a time of 24:48.53, finishing almost 20 seconds ahead of the next competitor.
"Adriaan and Lauren dominated their races today," Braman said. "But I was particularly pleased with how well our packs ran today. They worked well together."
Redshirt senior Amanda Beach followed Ryan in fourth place in her first race in the Garnet and Gold after spending four seasons at Duke, with a time of 17:19.64.
Caitlin Wilkey crossed the line in sixth (17:32.36) followed by Rebecca Bergnes in ninth (17:42.57) and Maudie Skying in 10th (17:44.62) to round out FSU's top five.
Erin Phelps (17:54.78) was 15th and Riley Bahr took 16th (17:55.33).
Following Wildschutt was Ahmed Muhumed in fifth place in the 8k with a time of 25:22.13. Paul Stafford (25:38.14), Jacob Holmes (25:38.15) and Silas Griffith (25:38.28) crossed the finish line nearly together in eighth, ninth and 10th place.
Gabriel Curtis (26:00.09) was 19th and Sam Field (26:31.55) was 40th.
MEN 8K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Adriaan Wildschutt 1 24:48.53 5 Ahmed Muhumed 5 25:22.13 9 Paul Stafford 9 25:38.14 10 Jacob Holmes 10 25:38.15 11 Silas Griffith 11 25:38.28 19 Gabe Curtis 19 26:00.09 40 Sam Field 39 26:31.55
Wildschutt Wins FSU XC Open.
Tallahassee, Fla. - On a muggy morning, the (RV/19) Florida State cross country teams finished in the top three at the FSU XC Open at the Apalachee Regional Park.
Despite slower course conditions, the men were paced by Adriaan Wildschutt, who won the 8k race with a time of 23.21.9, roughly 11 seconds ahead of the next competitor. The Ceres, South Africa, native established himself as the leader early and started to pull away from the field by the 4k split.
Wildschutt never looked back and turned in the fourth-fastest collegiate 8k in Apalachee Regional Park history. He also owns the third-fastest mark, which he set back in February this year (23:16.7), which was his personal best.
"For me, this is my home course," Wildschutt said. "You want to be able to do something and get a win. But for me, today was more about the team and how we could score. It was a good measurement to see where we're at and things looked really good."
Ahmed Muhumed finished behind Wildschutt in fourth place with a time of 23:48.1, which was a personal best.
Paul Stafford followed in 16th place at 24:22.7, Jacob Holmes crossed the line in 36th (24:55.4) and Gabriel Curtis rounded out the scoring five in 39th place with a time of 25:00.7.
After factoring in unattached runners, the Seminoles placed third as a team with a tally of 83 points behind No. 5 Stanford (32) and No. 20 Furman (61). FSU finished ahead of Charleston Southern (141) and No. 25 Southern Utah (174) among others.
"The guys did a really good job," FSU head coach Bob Braman said. "We've got some room, we left a little meat on the bone, but our first two were really good, with Adriaan getting the win and Ahmed placing fourth. Ahmed ran his best, ever, and today was not a fast course."
Lauren Ryan leads the Noles in the women's 6k.
The 19th-ranked women's squad finished second in the 6k behind the defending national champions and top-ranked BYU (24) with a total of 51 points.
The Seminoles established the team lead early on and built a 14-point edge over the Cougars by the 4k split, however BYU had a stronger finish to take the team win.
FSU was led by Lauren Ryan, who was running on her home course for the first time since the 2019 season. She crossed the line with at time of 20:50.8 for fifth place.
Finishing behind Ryan were freshman Agnes McTighe (21:01.4) in eighth and redshirt senior Amanda Beach (21:04.1) in ninth, who ran the majority as a pair.
Maudie Skyring made moves in the final 1K in order to place 13th (21:17.1) and Rebecca Clark (21:21.7) crossed the line in 16th place, just ahead of sophomore Alyson Churchill (21:22.1) in 17th.
"It was a good day overall," Braman added. "We don't usually race this hard this early, but once they get out here on their home course, you can't hold them back too much."
MEN 8K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Adriaan Wildschutt 1 23:22.0 4 Ahmed Muhumed 4 23:48.1 16 Paul Stafford 15 24:22.7 36 Jacob Holmes 30 24:55.4 39 Gabe Curtis 33 25:00.7 42 Silas Griffith 36 25:06.7 57 Sam Field 49 25:23.0 74 Caleb Pottorff 25:46.9
Wildschutt Makes History with Third-Straight Win.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The No. 29/18 Florida State cross country teams competed among 22 ranked teams at the Joe Piane Invitational hosted by Notre Dame on Friday.
The 18th-ranked women's team started the day by finishing seventh in the 5K and the No. 29 men took fourth in the 5-mile race.
With the track of the Burke Golf Course running slower than usual, on a warm, dry, sunny mid-western Fall morning, senior Adriaan Wildschutt picked up his third victory of the season in dominating fashion, crossing the line with a time of 23:06.7 in the 5-mile race.
"That was a special race for him today," FSU head coach Bob Braman said, "I've been coming to this meet as a coach and athlete for 30 years and I've never seen anyone break 23-minutes. That was one of the fastest times, ever, and it wasn't one of the fastest days, ever. It's very exciting for him."
Wildschutt led the Noles to a fourth place finish (204) behind No. 19 Furman (129), No. 25 Michigan (150) and No. 10 Butler (177). FSU edged out Southern Utah (207), No. 15 Alabama (225), No. 28 Weber State (227) and No. 18 Ole Miss (236).
The Seminoles also finished ahead of No. 2 Notre Dame (11th, 286), No. 30 Purdue (13th, 316) and No. 26 Indiana (14th, 325).
"The guys ran really well," Braman said. "Especially those first five. I was very excited about that. We had a lot of big wins today and were very close to third."
In similar fashion to his win at the FSU XC Open, Wildschutt made his move around the three-mile mark. He built his lead to almost 14 seconds throughout the course of the race. The Ceres, South Africa, native ended up winning by just under five seconds after Jonathan Davis of Illinois made a big push at the end.
Since joining the ACC in 1991, Wildschutt is the first Seminole in school history to secure three-straight wins in a single season for the men's team. He also has four career invitational wins in five tries in the Garnet and Gold.
Ahmed Muhumed also produced his third top-10 finish this season, placing seventh with a time of 23:36.7.
Paul Stafford and Jacob Holmes ran most of the race together, as Stafford finished in 52nd place (24:34.5) ahead of Holmes in 59th (24:38.0). Silas Griffith rounded out the scoring five in 85th place (24:52.8).
"Ahmed's race was super," Braman said. "Paul and Jacob also ran very tough. Silas was hurting, but he came storming back and we had some big wins."
In the women's 5K, the Seminoles finished seventh with a total of 253 points behind No. 2 NC State (48), No. 3 New Mexico (104), No. 6 Alabama (157), No. 8 Washington (199), No. 7 Minnesota (202) and No. 15 Ole Miss (215).
FSU finished ahead of Kentucky (278), Toledo (302), No. 29 Furman (314), Butler (327), No. 23 Illinois (331) among others.
"I was pleased with our effort," Braman said. "We're a little bit of a tired team right now. They're learning my training program and it's very tiring, but they fought hard. We'll be much better in two weeks and all they can control is giving their maximum effort and they did that today."
After having the early lead, Ryan finished the race in 20th place with a time of 16:43.3, which was the fastest 5K of her career.
"Lauren went to the lead," Braman added. "She went out for the win. She was hurting in the end, but she hung in there for the team. Getting to the front early, was a great learning experience for her."
Maudie Skyring, Amanda Beach and Agnes McTighe crossed the line close together, with Skyring moving up from 59th at the mile checkpoint to finish 41st at 16:56.3, just ahead of Beach in 42nd (16:57.0). McTighe took 46th at 16:58.6.
In her first race of the season, senior Jen Lima finished with a personal best of 17:25.8 for 95th and Rebecca Clark rounded out the scoring five by taking 99th at 17:27.2.
MEN 5-Mile RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Adriaan Wildschutt 1 23:06.7 7 Ahmed Muhumed 7 23:36.7 52 Paul Stafford 52 24:34.5 59 Jacob Holmes 59 24:38.0 85 Silas Griffith 85 24:52.8 124 Sam Field 123 25:20.4 157 Gabe Curtis 151 26:00.9 166 Caleb Pottorff 26:27.8 o25 Zach Leachman 25:46.6
Noles Notch Two Top 3 Finishes.p> FAIRBURN, Ga. - Members of the No. 29/18 Florida State cross country teams competed in the collegiate races at the Alexander Asics Invite in Fairburn, Ga., at Bouckaert Farms on Saturday morning.
Redshirt freshman Zach Cloud was the winner of the men's 8K, crossing the line with a time of 25:09.23, just under six seconds ahead of the next competitor.
"Zach Cloud had the highlight for today," FSU head coach Bob Braman said. "It was really nice to see Zach come in and run a great race and it looked like he had more in the tank too. He could potentially step up for us and today was a great breakthrough for him."
In the women's 5K, Rebecca Bergnes took bronze, finishing with a time of 17:44.30, which was just off her personal best (17:42.6). Bergnes led the Seminoles to a second place finish with a total of 84 points.
"Becky ran really well," Braman said. "She'll be another one that will be in hunt for our ACC team. She battled with runner that took second the entire way, but overall, she had a great race."
Colby Otero stuck with Cloud until the final hill, crossing the line in seventh place with a time of 25:38.09. Matt Owens officially made his debut in the Garnet and Gold and placed 12th with a time of 25:45.52 and Matt Newland was 71st at 27:14.94.
The Seminoles had three other runners finish in the top 30 of the women's 5K as Ella Swigler (18:35.83) and Dani Thompson (18:36.21) ran together, finishing in 11th and 12th respectively. Freshman Evie McIver was 29th (19:12.66) and Lauren Big placed 31st (19:18.21) to round out the scoring five.
"The ladies did a great job," Braman added. "Over half of the team had personal best times, which is what they're shooing for. They've made a lot of progress. It was a great opportunity for them to come up here and race on this beautiful course. It will set them up for the big home meet in two weeks."
MEN 8K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Zach Cloud 25:09.3 7 Colby Otero 25:38.1 12 Matt Owens 25:45.6 71 Matthew Newland 27:15.0
Noles Have Career Day at Pre-Nationals.
by Tim Hofmann
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 20/15 Florida State cross country teams each posted top ten showings at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet Friday morning at Apalachee Regional Park.
In a field that featured 31 teams that were either ranked or receiving votes in the USTFCCCA poll, the Seminoles posted an eighth-place finish (281) in the men's garnet 8k race while the women finished third (163) in the women's garnet 6k race.
"I was super pleased," said Head Coach Bob Braman. "On the men's side, this was the best race we've ran in years. That race will probably put us in the top 15, so we are on pace to do what we want to do. The ladies did a great job finishing third with two top ten teams in front of them."
In what would be the fastest race in Apalachee Regional Park history with fast course conditions, the Seminoles saw seven career best times in the men's 8K race.
Similar to the 2020 NCAA XC Championships, Adriaan Wildschutt battled with some of the top runners in the country, including the champion from BYU Connor Mantz.
Wildschutt stayed in the front pack early on and was the leader following the halfway point of the race. Wildschutt and Mantz began to pull away from the rest of the pack in the back half of the race, but Mantz pulled away from the Wildschutt on the last straightaway to shatter the course record with a time of 22:47.0 and take gold.
The Ceres, South Africa, native, finished second with a personal best time of 22:49.5 which is the third-best time in Apalachee Regional Park history.
"I think this is a great test for where I want to be," Wildschutt said. "Running this fast on this course will definitely help me at nationals. This was the first time I was that close until the very end, and it will be great preparation for what's to come here."
Ahmed Muhumed also had a career day as he shattered his personal best time by 37 seconds with a time of 23:13.1 to finish 11th.
Gabriel Curtis placed 55th (23:53.6) while junior Silas Griffith (24:11.3) finished 89th. Jacob Holmes (24:23.3) Sam Field (24:33.6), Zach Cloud (24:36.0) and Zach Leachman (24:55.0) rounded out the field for the Noles.
No. 15 FSU finished third in the women's team standings with 163 points behind No. 5 Colorado (54) and No. 10 Utah (149) and ahead of No. 14 Ole Miss (165), No. 12 North Carolina (184), No. 11 Arkansas (243) and No. 16 Northern Arizona (279) among others.
In the women's 6k, the Seminoles established a pack of runners in the top 25 early with Lauren Ryan, Amanda Beach, Maudie Skyring and Agnes McTighe.
The group held steady through the 3k where Ryan started to pull away with the front pack.
Ryan finished the race third with a personal best time of 19:51.1, which was the ninth fastest time in APR history. Ryan was just behind Colorado's Abby Nichols (19:46.4) and Arkansas' Lauren Gregory (19:47.7).
"We beat some really tough teams out there," Ryan said. "Everyone put together a great race. I was excited that I ran my personal best which I haven't done since 2017. I'm really excited to see what our team can do at nationals."
Rebecca Clark joined McTighe and Skyring in the middle of the pack as the three ran closely together for the back half of the race.
McTighe finished 33rd with a time of 20:28.4 while Skyring (20:32.5) and Clark (20:33.4) followed in 37th and 38th.
Beach (20:43.6), Erin Phelps (20:51.4), Jennifer Lima (20:57.4) and Alyson Churchill (21:09.3) rounded out the Seminole scoring.
In the women's open 6k race, the Noles once again finished third behind Tennessee and Texas. Caitlin Wilkey (21:30.6) led the squad with a a 17th-place finish. Freshmen Rebecca Bergnes (21:44.0) and Riley Bahr (3:41.7) each finished in the top 50 for the Seminoles.
MEN 8K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 2 Adriaan Wildschutt 2 22:49.5 11 Ahmed Muhumed 11 23:13.1 55 Gabe Curtis 55 23:53.6 89 Silas Griffith 89 24:11.3 125 Jacob Holmes 124 24:23.3 140 Sam Field 136 24:33.6 146 Zach Cloud 142 24:36.0 193 Zach Leachman 24:55.0
MEN 8K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 19 Colby Otero 24:42.5 30 Matt Owens 24:58.8
Wildschutt Wins FSU's Third ACC Individual Title.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The No.19/10 Florida State cross country teams captured four All-ACC honors at the 2021 ACC Cross Country Championships at the Burke Golf Course on Friday.
Adriaan Wildschutt dominated the men's 8k, bringing home the ACC men's individual title for the third time in school history with a time of 23:07.0. Andrew Lemoncello is FSU's only other champion, winning back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005.
"I wanted to come out here and perform well for my team," Wildschutt said. "I knew there are a bunch of good runners from Notre Dame in the race, who I respect, and I knew I had a shot at this title. From the first 1k I realized it was a good pace and if I could keep it up for another 3k I should be good, and I would take off."
His teammate Ahmed Muhumed won bronze, crossing the line at 23:24.0.
The duo matched the performance by Lemoncello and Tom Lancashire from 2005, which was the only other gold and bronze podium finish in program history.
"The highlight of the day was the one-three finish for the men," FSU head coach Bob Braman said. "The first ACC Champion since 2005, that's a pretty big deal. Adriaan ran like Adriaan. Ahmed ran phenomenal. He's just raised his game to another level."
Seniors Lauren Ryan and Maudie Skyring earned All-ACC honors for the second time in their career, placing 11th and 13th respectively in the 6k. Ryan clocked a time of 20:40.8 and Skyring crossed the line at 20:44.8.
FSU has captured at least two All-ACC women's honors at every ACC meet since 2018.
The 10th-ranked FSU women's team started the day with a third-place finish with a total of 102 points behind No. 2 NC State (20) and No. 13 North Carolina (87). The No. 19 men's team scored 134 points for fifth place behind No.8 Notre Dame (32), RV Syracuse (84), RV Wake Forest (104) and RV North Carolina (110).
"This is an elite meet," Braman said. "This is one of the best conferences in America and if you're not ready to go, you're not 100 percent, then teams will beat you. Collectively, if we put it all together we could have finished higher, but we decided that we want to train for nationals, which is the ultimate goal.
"The main thing that isn't really measured a whole lot is the how we handled the conditions and the stress of this meet," Braman added. "We competed very well and hard, which is something I am very happy with."
In cool and wet conditions, the women took the starting line first for the 6k. The tight course proved to be a disadvantage for the Seminoles in both races.
"From an execution standpoint, we didn't get out," Braman added. "We were down by 50 points early and we closed it to 15 points and in every women's race, we've been leading out of the gate. It makes it more difficult because we were playing catch up the entire time."
Ryan established her position with the leaders by the 3.2K checkpoint. At that point, Skyring started making her move from 32nd, climbing to 13th in the final parts of the race.
FSU's remaining scoring runners finished closely together, led by Rebecca Clark in 22nd place at 20:51.9 freshman Agnes McTighe in 28th at 20:58.6. Erin Phelps took 32nd (21:05.8) and Amanda Beach (21:14.1) placed 38th.
"The biggest race for us on the women's side was Erin Phelps," Braman added. "Former walk-on and she really stepped up and had a great race. Clark was solid and for Agnes to get 28th as a freshman was really great."
As the favorite, Wildschutt went to the front of the pack early and held the slight edge over the pack. He made his move around the halfway mark of the race and kept stretching his lead.
Muhumed also went out with the lead pack and was near Wildschutt for the front part of the race. He held a solid third from the 3.2K split and never looked back, crossing the line at 23:24.0 for the bronze.
Silas Griffith ran his best ACC race, finishing in 28th place with a time of 24:22.0, ahead of Gabriel Curtis (24:44.1) in 53rd and Matthew Owens (24:44.4) rounded out the top five in 54th after crossing the first checkpoint in 96th place.
"Silas ran his best ACC race ever and Matt Owens really stepped up and scored for us," Braman said. "We're still working through some things, but we'll figure it out and put it together."
MEN 8K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Adriaan Wildschutt 1 23:07.0 3 Ahmed Muhumed 3 23:24.0 28 Silas Griffith 27 24:22.0 53 Gabe Curtis 51 24:44.1 54 Matt Owens 52 24:44.4 67 Jacob Holmes 63 24:53.5 72 Caleb Pottorff 65 24:58.0 84 Sam Field 25:12.3 93 Zach Cloud 25:29.1 108 Colby Otero 26:16.6
No. 9 Noles Punch Ticket to NCAA XC Championships.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The No. 9 Florida State women's cross country team is headed to the NCAA XC Championships next week after finishing second in the 6k at the 2021 NCAA South Region Championships that were held at the John Hunt Running Park.
The No. 23 men's team was paced Adriaan Wildschutt and Ahmed Muhumed in the men's 10k as the Seminoles placed third with a score of 112 points behind No. 19 Ole Miss (68) and RV Alabama (79).
Wildschutt won his fifth race of the season and Muhumed followed for silver, marking the third time in school history FSU went one-two at the regional meet. David Forrester and Mike Fout accomplished the feat in 2011 and Jakub Zivec and Brendan O'Neill followed in 2012.
The women's team earned an automatic bid to nationals after finishing runner-up to No. 15 Ole Miss (69) and ahead of No. 11 Alabama (99).
FSU will race in its fourth-straight NCAA meet on Nov.20 at 10:20 a.m. at the Apalachee Regional Park.
All five scoring runners finished within the top 25, earning all-region honors. It is the 11th time since 2000 FSU had five or more all-region athletes.
The Seminoles also had the lowest spread among any of the top teams in the field, as all five crossed the line within 28 seconds of each other.
"Mission accomplished," Bob Braman said. "This is the national qualifying meet and getting both teams to nationals was our goal. Both teams ran really tough. I'm really pleased we had five ladies make the all-region team. That's big time. They did a great job. They were 28 seconds apart and they ran under control."
In the women's 6k, Lauren Ryan led the way with a ninth-place finish, crossing the line at 20:05.00.
Ryan went out with the leaders, while Maudie Skyring, Amanda Beach, Rebecca Clark and Jennifer Lima ran the majority of the race together in a pack.
Skyring crossed the first checkpoint in 24th and climbed up to finish 14th with a time of 20:16.43.
Beach followed in 18th (20:23.45), Clark was 21st (20:26.22) and Lima took 24th (20:33.20).
Skyring won her third all-region nod, while Clark and Ryan pick up their second. Beach and Lima earned their first.
Wildschutt led the men's 10k from start to finish, crossing the line with at time of 29:07.11, which was a personal best.
Muhumed paced himself alongside Wildschutt for part of the race, as the tandem crossed the 3.4K checkpoint together. He held his second-place position through the 6.6K mark, but two runners from Alabama joined him and he slipped to third with less than 2k to go.
Muhumed surged to the finish, crossing the line at 29:20.50, about one second ahead of Crimson Tide's first runner, breaking the 30-minute barrier for the first time in his career.
"That was a really great race for Ahmed," Braman said. "He beat the SEC champion. That was big. Adriaan was Adriaan."
Matthew Owens finished third with a time of 30:39.43, moving up six places in the final 2k of the race. Jacob Holmes took 33rd (30:51.42) and Gabriel Curtis (21:14.07) rounded out the scoring five in 48th place.
Although the men haven't officially qualified for the NCAA Championships, the Noles are expected to receive an at-large bid based on the body of work done throughout the season.
"We did everything right during the season for this," Braman added. "Alabama ran really well today and did what they needed to do. In the regular season, we haven't lost within the region, and we beat a few teams that are in next week."
MEN 10K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 1 Adriaan Wildschutt 1 29:07.11 2 Ahmed Muhumed 2 29:20.50 28 Matt Owens 28 30:39.43 33 Jacob Holmes 33 30:51.42 48 Gabe Curtis 48 31:14.07 63 Caleb Pottorff 62 31:33.89 95 Sam Field 93 32:19.16
Three Noles Earn All-America Honors at NCAA XC Championships.
by Tim Hofmann
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State men's and women's cross country teams each posted top 20 finishes on a perfect Saturday morning at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla.
The women finished 19th while the men posted their best finish since 2012 with a 20th-place finish. Adriaan Wildschutt (6th), Ahmed Muhumed (20th) and Lauren Ryan (26th) each earned All-America honors. Saturday was the first time since 2012 that the men have snagged multiple All-America honors.
"It was a really good day. We had a couple of All-Americans with Adriaan and Ahmed on the men's side, and Lauren was an All-American with a lifetime best," Head Coach Bob Braman said. "It was a perfect day out on the course, and it was great to run in front of our fans and alumni."
The women got off to a great start in the 6k and were sitting third at the the 2000m mark. Ryan continued her strong season and finished with a career best time of 19:50.1 to finish 26th.
Maudie Skyring and Rebecca Clark ran together and finished with near identical times of 20:35.1 and 20:35.6, respectively. Amanda Beach (20:48.6) and Erin Phelps (20:57.4) rounded out the scoring for the Seminoles.
In the men's race, Wildschutt continued his strong season and was the first FSU male athlete to have back-to-back top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Wildschutt ran a personal best time of 28:52.0 to finish 6th.
Muhumed ran his best race of his career clocking in at 29:19.9 for a 20th-place finish. This was Muhumed's highest finish at the NCAA Championships.
Silas Griffith also clocked a personal best time of 31:02.1. Caleb Pottorff (31:05.7), Gabe Curtis (31:24.4), Matthew Owens (31.47.1) and Jacob Holmes (32:30.2) rounded out the scoring on the men's side.
MEN 10K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 6 Adriaan Wildschutt 5 28:52.0 20 Ahmed Muhumed 17 29:19.9 184 Silas Griffith 154 31:02.1 194 Caleb Pottorff 163 31:05.7 211 Gabe Curtis 178 31:24.4 228 Matt Owens 193 31:47.1 240 Jacob Holmes 204 32:30.2