2010 Women's Cross Country - Year In Review
Karen Harvey, Head Coach
Kirsten Hagen, Volunteer Assistant
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2010 Women's Cross Country - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Karen Harvey, Head Coach Kirsten Hagen, Volunteer Assistant Click here to see individual mug shots |
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Lauren Gelzinis, Stuart
Shelby Salimone, Tallahassee
Chelsi Woodruff, Winter Park
2010 Roster - By Name
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Kendall Andrews Fr Tallahassee (Chiles)
Margee Ankil Jr Oviedo (Oviedo)
Kaylie Belcik So Oldsmar (East Lake)
* Hannah Brooks Sr Caterham, England (Birmingham)
Ashley Calhoun Jr Roanoke, Va. (Niceville)
* Pasca Cheruiyot Sr * Eldoret, Kenya (Rend Lake College/Missouri State)
Kailand Cosgrove So Tarpon Springs (Tarpon Springs)
* Jennifer Dunn Jr * Decatur, Ala. (Austin)
Mary Catherine FlemingJr Orlando (Boone)
Lauren Gelzinis Fr Stuart (South Fork)
Liz Gerrity So Naples (Gulf Coast)
Kacey Gibson Jr ** New Castle, Pa. (Neshannock)
Brittany Hilliker Jr Wesley Chapel (Wharton)
Nicole Kenna So-R Brandon (Brandon)
* Astrid Leutert Sr Thun, Switzerland (Gymnasium Hofwil/Northern Arizona)
* Bree McArdle Sr * Queensland, Australia (Saint Peter's Lutheran)
* Pilar McShine Sr-R *** Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (Success Laventille Composite)
* Emily Ness Jr Tallahassee (Maclay)
* Andrea Palen Sr * Gardiner, N.Y. (Willkill/SUNY-Cortland)
* Jessica Parry So * London, Ontario, Canada (Catholic Central)
Jenevah Porter So Jupiter (Coral Springs)
Lauren Ross Fr Parkland (Douglas)
Shelby Salimone Fr Tallahassee (Maclay)
Lyndsey Spragins So-R Indialantic (Melbourne)
Kara Taylor Jr * Tallahassee (Chiles)
Maria Valdivia So Miami (Braddock)
* Amanda Winslow So * Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill)
Chelsi Woodruff Fr Winter Park (Trinity Prep)
2010 Conference Awards
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Pasca Cheruiyot Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
Karen Harvey Atlantic Coast Conference - Coach of the Year
Astrid Leutert Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
Pilar McShine Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
Jessica Parry Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 5
2010 All-Americans
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Pasca Cheruiyot NCAA - All-American - 17th place
Pilar McShine NCAA - All-American - 9th place
Jessica Parry NCAA - All-American - 22nd place
All-Americans - 3
2010 Schedule and Results
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| Covered Bridge Open Boone, N.C. |
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| Boston | |||||
| Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind. |
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| FSU Invitational | |||||
| Royal Cross Country Challenge Charlotte, N.C. |
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| Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Ind. |
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| Florida Southern Invitational Lakeland, Fla. |
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| ACC Championship Franklin, Mass. |
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| NCAA South Regional Birmingham, Ala. |
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| NCAA Championship Terre Haute, Ind. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 1- 0 0- 0 1- 0 0- 0
2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Florida State 52 2 Virginia 75 3 Duke 99 4 Boston College 100 5 North Carolina 123 6 North Carolina State 137 7 Wake Forest 206 8 Virginia Tech 207 9 Clemson 208 10 Maryland 311 11 Georgia Tech 315 12 Miami 353
2010 EOY Stats
Team Overall Name Races Top 7 Top 10 Wins =============================================== Pasca Cheruiyot 7 6 4 0 Jennifer Dunn 7 6 2 0 Astrid Leutert 7 6 1 0 Pilar McShine 7 5 3 0 Hannah Brooks 7 5 2 0 Jessica Parry 7 5 1 0 Amanda Winslow 6 5 1 0 Andrea Palen 6 4 4 0 Bree McArdle 6 4 1 0 Emily Ness 5 4 3 0 Lyndsey Spragins 5 4 1 0 Kailand Cosgrove 5 2 1 0 Kara Taylor 4 3 0 0 Kendall Andrews 3 3 0 0 Jenevah Porter 3 1 0 0 Lauren Ross 2 2 1 0 Mary Catherine Fleming 2 2 0 0 Maria Valdivia 2 0 0 0 Liz Gerrity 2 0 0 0 Margee Ankil 2 0 0 0 Brittany Hilliker 2 0 0 0 Kaylie Belcik 2 0 0 0 Shelby Salimone 1 1 0 0 Lauren Gelzinis 1 1 0 0 Amanda Wilson 1 0 0 0 Ashley Calhoun 1 0 0 0 Nicole Kenna 1 0 0 0
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 7 Andrea Palen 7 18:20.87 15 Emily Ness 15 18:39.65 34 Kara Taylor 32 19:18.27 40 Bree McArdle 38 19:23.33 44 Kailand Cosgrove 42 19:26.42 52 Lyndsey Spragins 49 19:38.47
Men, Women Both Earn 1st.
FSU men's and women's cross country teams each earn first-place finishes in dual meet against Boston University in Franklin, Mass.
FRANKLIN, MA - The Florida State men's and women's cross country teams both came away with wins at the Boston University Invitational Sunday in New England.
In a dual meet with the Terriers, the No. 2-ranked women's squad won by a score of 23-37 while the men's team earned a 20-31 triumph. The women ran a 5K and the men ran an 8K. Boston University captured the two individual winners in the two races but the Seminole runners as a whole had a terrific day.
Perhaps more important than the outcomes was the fact that FSU had the chance to get a feel for a course that they will visit one more time this year for the ACC Championships on Oct. 30.
Interestingly enough, the women all finished in the lead pack with a time of 18:48. Despite the identical times, senior Hannah Brooks was credited with second place and senior Pasca Cheruiyot earned third.
Kailand Cosgrove was fourth and Jennifer Dunn was fifth. Astrid Leutert, Bree-Anne McArdle, Emily Ness, Andi Palen, Jessica Parry, Lyndsey Spragins, Kara Taylor, Amanda Winslow and Pilar McShine rounded out positions six through 15.
"We felt very fortunate to run on the ACC course and are very grateful to Boston University for providing us this early-season meet," FSU women's coach Karen Harvey said. "Not only did we get some great training while in Boston, we learned a lot about the Franklin Park course."
In the men's 8K race, sophomore David Forrester's time of 24:44 was good enough for second place and Alex Smyth's 24:45 time was enough for a third-place finish.
Jakub Zivec (25:01), Michael Fout (25:01), Wes Rickman (25:01) and Ciaran O'Lionaird (25:03) rounded out positions four through seven. Matt Leeder (25:11) came in 10th and Justin Harbor (25:13) came in 11th.
"We had eight of our guys finish in the top 11, so that was good," FSU men's coach Bob Braman said. "Again, this was great for us to be able to come up here and get a feel for the course. It gives us an advantage when we get to ACCs next month. Boston College is the only other ACC school that will have run on this course."
Next up for the Seminoles is a trip to South Bend, Ind. to compete in the Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 1. That race will serve as the first opportunity for points for nationals for Florida State.
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 2 Hannah Brooks 2 18:48 3 Pasca Cheruiyot 3 18:48 5 Kailand Cosgrove 5 18:48 6 Jennifer Dunn 6 18:48 7 Astrid Leutert 7 18:48 8 Bree McArdle 8 18:48 9 Emily Ness 9 18:48 10 Andrea Palen xxx 18:48 11 Jessica Parry xxx 18:48 12 Lyndsey Spragins xxx 18:48 13 Kara Taylor xxx 18:48 14 Amanda Wilson xxx 18:48 15 Pilar McShine xxx 18:48
Different Days, Same Outcome.
Both FSU cross country teams earn third-place finishes at Notre Dame Invitational despite two very different races.
SOUTH BEND, IN - The Florida State men's and women's cross country teams both finished in third place in their respective races in Friday's Notre Dame Invitational.
The way that both squads got there, however, is a different story.
While the No. 23 men's team went out and performed from start to finish without much ado, women's coach Karen Harvey was at a loss for words at the conclusion of her team's race. In fact, in all her years of coaching, Harvey had never experienced anything like what took place Friday in South Bend, Ind.
"Both of my top two runners fell," Harvey said. "It was something that I had never seen before. Both Pilar McShine and Pasca Cheruiyot fell. Those are our top two and I have never see that happen. Despite all of that, we were still able to finish well but we could have done so much better."
As a group, the No. 2-ranked women got out to a great start before McShine fell within the first 100 meters. By falling, McShine not only dropped back from her teammates but slid all the way to the very last spot out of 194 runners.
Miraculously, though, FSU's leader did the unthinkable and charged back. At race's end, the Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago native had fought and willed her all the way back to a remarkable 15th place - a spot that was first amongst FSU women.
"I thought we were in real trouble when I saw that she was dead last at 600 meters," Harvey said about McShine, who finished with a time of 16:56. "I thought there was no way she would get up. Not only did she get up but she passed all but 14 runners of the entire field in just 17 minutes.
"That is honestly one of the most truly inspiring races I have ever seen."
As for the rest of the Seminoles, Amanda Winslow's time of 17:05 earned a 20th place finish. Jessica Parry (17:09) came in 23rd, Jennifer Dunn (17:22) finished in 34th, and Cheruiyot - despite her fall at a mile and a half in - rounded out FSU's top four by coming in 37th with a 17:23 mark.
"So many things went wrong today but we still had an opportunity," Harvey said. "I told the girls that I think this all happened for a reason. They need to use what Pilar did as motivation from here on out."
On the men's side, things certainly weren't as dramatic.
Mike Fout paced head coach Bob Braman's team with a ninth place finish thanks to a time of 24:08.
"The guys really competed very well," Braman said. "Fout finishing in the top in that caliber of meet is an All-American type performance."
Joining Fout at the top of the pack were three of his FSU teammates in the top 20. David Forrester finished 16th with a 24:15 and Alex Smyth was right behind with a 17th place finish on a 24:16 race-time.
Wes Rickman ended the evening in the No. 19 position with a time of 24:17.
"The first four did a great job," Braman said. "Obviously we would have liked to see our seniors Ciaran O'Lionaird and Matt Leeder up there but the good news is that we have two veterans that can be our fifth scored guys and that is huge. Both those guys are All-ACC runners so we are going to be fine."
In addition to being pleased with how each of his student-athletes performed, Braman is also pleased by the fact that the outcome may result in the shifting of the national and regional polls.
"This will probably put us in the top 12," Braman said. "The main thing was generating points. Alabama was the top team in our region and we took them apart. I think our performance up here will be enough to make us be considered the top team in the region."
The regional and national rankings will come out early next week.
FSU will next be in action in the lone home meet of the year. The Florida State Invitational will take place Oct. 8 and 9 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee.
2010 NOTRE DAME CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL ----------------------------------------------------------- 5K ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. VILLANOVA 2 5 7 19 31 (71)(118) = 64 2. OREGON 8 9 28 29 44 (52) (64) = 118 3. FLORIDA STATE 15 20 23 34 37 (42)(126) = 129 4. NEW MEXICO 10 16 27 36 54 (62) (91) = 143 5. STONY BROOK 1 6 24 39 83 (127)(142) = 153 6. WASHINGTON 14 25 30 48 68 (80)(124) = 185 7. PRINCETON 4 13 21 84 92 (108)(109) = 214 8. TULSA 12 26 32 59 103 (133)(162) = 232 9. ARKANSAS 22 33 60 74 104 (111)(120) = 293 10. PENN STATE 50 56 58 65 66 (75) (76) = 295 11. BRIGHAM YOUNG 43 47 49 78 85 (107)(110) = 302 12. UCLA 18 38 72 81 129 (149)(163) = 338 13. IOWA 41 45 69 99 112 (116)(137) = 366 14. UC SANTA BARBARA 11 40 77 119 121 (134)(151) = 368 15. WEBER STATE 17 61 79 87 131 (139)(148) = 375 16. OHIO STATE 35 55 89 97 114 (125)(141) = 390 17. BUTLER 46 53 73 93 128 (138)(145) = 393 18. NOTRE DAME 57 67 88 94 96 (105)(115) = 402 19. TEXAS EL PASO 3 51 106 123 135 (166) = 418 20. ALABAMA 63 82 86 117 130 (140)(143) = 478 21. UTAH STATE 95 100 101 132 146 (154)(156) = 574 22. SOUTHERN UTAH 90 102 113 150 152 (158)(159) = 607 23. SOUTHERN METHODIST 70 122 144 147 153 (155) = 636 24. SAN DIEGO 98 136 157 160 161 (164)(165) = 712
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 15 Pilar McShine 15 16:56 20 Amanda Winslow 20 17:05 23 Jessica Parry 23 17:09 34 Jennifer Dunn 34 17:22 37 Pasca Cheruiyot 37 17:23 42 Astrid Leutert 42 17:27 130 Andrea Palen 126 18:25 168 Hannah Brooks xxx 19:01 172 Bree McArdle xxx 19:05
FSU Invitational Results.
The Florida State cross country team hosted its lone home meet of the season on Friday night with a women's 5k and a men's 8k races.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The beautiful Apalachee Regional Park was the setting for the Florida State cross country program's lone home meet of the season Friday night.
The 2010 FSU Invitational brought some talented college programs to Tallahassee for a women's 5k and men's 8k race.
In the men's 8k, redshirt senior Justin Harbor led the Seminoles with a fourth-place finish thanks to a time of 25:01.
Redshirt junior Nicholas Maedel also had a terrific evening as he set a new personal record with a time of 25:12. Maedel's time broke his previous best of 25:13 and earned him a 10th-place finish. Closely trailing Maedel were his teammates as six FSU runners finished in the next seven spots.
"I think it was a very good night and we did what we set out to do," FSU men's coach Bob Braman said. "Several of our B-team guys set new season highs or personal records. And the top guys got some good training."
Like the men's squad, women's coach Karen Harvey wanted to utilize the home meet to get some extra training in while also running all of her top girls.
In the women's event, two Seminoles finished in the top 10. senior Andrea Palen's time of 17:59 earned her a ninth-place finish while teammate Emily Ness came in 10th with a 18:05 mark.
Next up for the 'Noles is a trip to Charlotte, NC for Royal Cross Challenge on Oct. 15.
FSU then heads to Terra Haute, Ind. for Pre-Nationals the week after.
Team Scores =================================================== Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 =================================================== 1 Stephen F. Austin 45 2 4 11 13 15 26 36 2 Florida State 82 8 9 20 21 24 29 30 3 North Florida 88 1 12 16 27 32 35 38 4 South Florida 90 5 6 17 28 34 43 49 5 Florida 106 3 10 14 31 48 62 6 Tampa 125 7 22 23 33 40 42 50 7 Florida Track Club 167 18 19 37 46 47 56 59 8 Troy University 208 25 41 44 45 53 54 57 9 Florida Southern 266 39 51 55 58 63 65 10 Fort Valley State 303 52 60 61 64 66 11 Edward Waters College 345 67 68 69 70 71 72
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 8 Andrea Palen 8 17:59.97 9 Emily Ness 9 18:05.14 20 Bree McArdle 20 18:39.55 21 Kara Taylor 21 18:41.79 26 Lyndsey Spragins 24 18:46.15 31 Kendall Andrews 29 19:03.06 32 Mary Catherine Fleming 30 19:07.79 33 Kailand Cosgrove xxx 19:08.91 38 Amanda Winslow xxx 19:15.84 39 Astrid Leutert xxx 19:15.91 40 Pilar McShine xxx 19:16.00 41 Hannah Brooks xxx 19:16.26 42 Pasca Cheruiyot xxx 19:16.33 44 Jessica Parry xxx 19:16.72 45 Jennifer Dunn xxx 19:17.33 48 Jenevah Porter xxx 19:28.08 77 Maria Valdivia xxx 20:41.57 84 Ashley Calhoun xxx 21:30.22 89 Liz Gerrity xxx 21:49.91 96 Margee Ankil xxx 22:21.61 98 Brittany Hilliker xxx 22:27.67 101 Nicole Kenna xxx 22:36.45 108 Kaylie Belcik xxx 23:13.76
WOMEN 5K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 6 Emily Ness 4 17:55.2 9 Andrea Palen 7 18:04.5 16 Bree McArdle 14 18:15.2 23 Kara Taylor 21 18:29.3 34 Lyndsey Spragins 31 18:44.8 48 Lauren Ross 45 18:57.2 59 Kendall Andrews 55 19:10.5 66 Kailand Cosgrove xxx 19:17.6 98 Jenevah Porter xxx 19:54.2
Women Win At Pre-Nationals.
The Florida State women's cross country team went to Indiana and captured first place in the biggest event so far this year while the men's team performs well enough for third place.
TERRE HAUTE, IN - The Florida State cross country teams had a pair of top results on Saturday morning at the Pre-National Invitational. The FSU women put on a dominating performance in winning their race while the men's squad took third in their event.
Head coach Karen Harvey's women's team dominated in the 6k against some of the top programs in the entire nation. The No. 3-ranked Seminoles scored 115 points to get past second-place Arizona (128 points).
"Of course we are really pleased with today's outcome but we have some major kinks in our armor," Harvey said. "Amanda Winslow saved the day. She ran awesome...period. Pilar is a little beat up I think, too. To get five to seven athletes to run great on one day is a lot but we will keep reaching for it.
"We are going to train very hard in preparations for ACCs."
As mentioned by Coach Harvey, Winslow performed masterfully Saturday as she set a new personal record with a time of 20:32.8. Her stellar time was enough to warrant a seventh place finish.
Trailing closely behind Winslow was her teammate Pasca Cheruiyot, who finished in 10th place. FSU's senior captain ran the race in 20:34.8.
Fellow senior Pilar McShine was the third Seminole to cross the line as she finished in 24th by clocking a time of 20:49.0. Jessica Parry (31st, 21:52.1), Jennifer Dunn (43rd, 21:07.8) and Atrid Leutert (77th, 21:29.4) rounded out the Seminole scoring.
On the men's side, redshirt senior Ciaran O'Lionaird paced Florida State in its third-place finish with a 10th place day thanks to a time of 23:52.5 in the 8k.
Michael Fout finished the race with a time a time of 24:09.8, which was enough for 25th place. David Forrester (30th, 24:14.5) and Wes Rickman (34th, 24:15.9) were not far off Fout's pace.
Alex Smyth posted a time of 24:29.8 to finish in 56th place and Jakub Zivec came in 60th with a time of 24:32.7.
"The guys ran really tough," men's head coach Bob Braman said. "I am not so sure we had the freshest legs but we ran real tough. Ciaran had a spectacular day to lead us. We beat two top-10 teams so we should move up in Monday's national polls. We also beat Florida so we should remain the top team in our region."
Next up for the 'Noles is a trip by some of the student-athletes to Central Florida to compete in the Florida Southern Invitational on Oct. 22.
The ACC Championships are slated for Oct. 30.
2010 PRE-NATIONALS HOSTED BY INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010 ------------------------------------ WOMEN'S 6OOO METER BLUE TEAM RESULTS ------------------------------------ 1. 115 Florida State 2. 128 Arizona 3. 175 Iowa State 4. 231 Providence 5. 233 Texas 6. 279 Michigan State 7. 291 Princeton 8. 345 California 9. 352 Washington 10. 353 Iowa 11. 379 Byu 12. 401 Richmond 13. 415 Vanderbilt 14. 434 Ohio State 15. 476 Central Michigan 16. 483 Columbia 17. 493 Arkansas 18. 512 Colorado St. 19. 520 Ucla 20. 526 Portland 21. 531 Weber State 22. 543 Clemson 23. 547 Notre Dame 24. 560 Nebraska 25. 611 Loyola Marymount 26. 613 Utep 27. 639 Wichita State 28. 657 Liberty 29. 692 William and Mary 30. 716 Dayton 31. 727 Purdue 32. 742 Illinois State 33. 745 Missouri 34. 784 Dartmouth 35. 823 Alabama 35. 823 Southern Utah 37. 866 Marquette 38. 1093 Ball State
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 7 Amanda Winslow 7 20:32.8 10 Pasca Cheruiyot 10 20:34.8 24 Pilar McShine 24 20:49.0 31 Jessica Parry 31 20:52.1 43 Jennifer Dunn 43 21:07.8 77 Astrid Leutert 77 21:29.4 224 Hannah Brooks 223 22:59.3
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 8 Lyndsey Spragins 8 22:50.00 10 Lauren Ross 9 23:03.00 12 Mary Catherine Fleming 11 23:13.00 19 Kendall Andrews 18 23:44.00 21 Shelby Salimone 20 23:49.00 22 Jenevah Porter 21 23:57.00 24 Lauren Gelzinis 23 24:12.00 30 Kailand Cosgrove xxx 24:31.00 32 Maria Valdivia xxx 24:46.00 46 Liz Gerrity xxx 25:47.00 52 Margee Ankil xxx 26:13.00 53 Brittany Hilliker xxx 26:24.00 83 Kaylie Belcik xxx 29:08.00
Two ACC Championships!
Both Florida State cross country teams captured ACC Titles Saturday morning in Boston, Mass.
By: Brandon Mellor
BOSTON, MA - Both Florida State men's and women's cross country teams ran away with a league title Saturday morning at the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
The women - who earned their remarkable fourth-straight ACC crown - posted a team score of 52, which was 23 points ahead of second-place Virginia.
The men's 43-point effort was 38 points in front of second-place NC State and was enough to give the Seminoles the first-ever men's conference championship in school history.
Rookie Jakub Zivec also garnered ACC Freshman of the Year honors, marking the second year in a row in which a Seminole earned that award.
"We have been second and third a whole bunch over the years," men's coach Bob Braman said. "We have been in the hunt most of the last 10 years and it is just so exciting for these guys that we were able to break through this year. We have been so close and I just have never felt better. I am not surprised we won but I am surprised at how much we won by.
"We hit an emotional high and just rode that to the end."
Two seniors guided the men's team as Matt Leeder finished the race in third place with a time of 23:42.2. Fellow veteran Ciaran O'Lionaird was not far off that pace with a fourth-place finish on a time of 23:43.6.
A trio of Seminoles next crossed the finish line a few seconds later as Zivec, David Forrester and Wes Rickman, who was last year's ACC Freshman of the Year, all crossed the mark for 11th, 12th, and 13th place finishes, respectively. Zivec registered a time of 24:07.6, Forrester finished in 24:07.9 and Rickman completed the 8k in 24:09.5.
Alex Smyth came in 16th with a time of 24:12.9 while Mike Fout came in 22nd on a run of 24:23.0.
A 33rd-place finish for Seth Proctor (24:49.7), 75th slot for Justin Harbor (25:55.5) and 96th-place finish for Nick Maedel (26:38.9) concluded the men's team's scoring.
"The seniors were seniors today," Braman said with a laugh. "We knew we would be OK this year if the seniors ran well and they did that today. Leeder was the catalyst for us today and I know it was a good thing for the guys to see the team captain out front like that.
"The future is bright and it is nice to team up with the ladies and sweep the championships."
On the women's side, head coach Karen Harvey's squad continued their dominance of the ACC by having two runners finish in the top five, four in the top 15 and six in the top 20.
"We challenged the team with a John Wooden quote this morning," Harvey said after the race. "Coach Wooden said, 'Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.' The ladies certainly did that by showing a lot of character out there."
Senior Pasca Cheruiyot continued her terrific final season by posting a time of 20:05.4 in her second-place finish. FSU's other senior captain, Pilar McShine then crossed the finish line at the 20:25.9 mark for a fifth-place finish.
Junior Astrid Leutert had her best performance as a Seminole in her 12th-place finish. Leutert registered a time of 20:44.2 and sophomore Jessica Parry wasn't far behind with a time of 20:52.2 and a 15th-place race completion.
Another Seminole sophomore, Amanda Winslow was not too far off that pace as she achieved an 18th-place finish on a time of 20:56.4. Jennifer Dunn's 21:03.3 mark propelled her to a 20th-place finish in the 6k event.
"Pasca fought really hard out there and Pilar had her best race of the season," Harvey said. "Astrid did a great job of stepping up when Amanda got a cramp and was slowed down."
Hannah Brooks (35th, 21:26.9), Andi Palen (42nd, 21:43.7) and Emily Ness (62nd, 22:17.9) rounded out the women's team's scoring.
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 2 Pasca Cheruiyot 2 20:05.4 5 Pilar McShine 5 20:25.9 12 Astrid Leutert 12 20:44.2 15 Jessica Parry 15 20:52.2 18 Amanda Winslow 18 20:56.4 20 Jennifer Dunn 20 21:03.3 35 Hannah Brooks 35 21:26.9 42 Andrea Palen xxx 21:43.7 62 Emily Ness xxx 22:17.9 78 Bree McArdle xxx 22:35.5
Women Take 1st At Regionals.
FSU women's cross country team captures the regional crown while the men finish second behind Ciaran O'Lionaird's performance.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Another week, another dominating performance by both of Florida State's cross country teams.
After running away with two conference championships, the Seminoles traveled to Birmingham, Ala. and had nearly the same success. The women's squad captured the regional title while the men's team came in second behind a first-place finish by Ciaran O'Lionaird.
Head coach Karen Harvey's women's team has been dominant all year long and Saturday's win propels them into Nationals on Nov. 22. The women saw their top seven runners all finish in the top 20 with senior Pasca Cheruiyot leading the way with a second-place finish (19:55.21).
Cheruiyot's great time was also good enough to be a new personal record.
Not far off her pace were a host of Cheruiyot's teammates. Fellow senior team captain Pilar McShine also ran a sub 20-minute race with a third-place finish (19:56.39). That, too, was a personal record.
In fourth place, sophomore Jessica Parry continued the personal-record trend with a time of 19:56.28.
Junior Jennifer Dunn then crossed the line in ninth (20:18.51 – a personal record) and in 10th was senior Hannah Brooks (20:24.47).
Sophomore Amanda Winslow then finished in 15th place with a mark of 20:33.30. Senior Astrid Leutert's 20:41.24 clip was enough for 19th place.
"The course is beautiful and the crowd is fantastic and there were a lot of people in the race," Harvey said. "So I'm glad we came out and were, knock on wood, injury-free. You know, it's like running a heat in track. It's not something you like to do. We weren't exactly looking forward to this but every team in the country has got to qualify, no matter what you are ranked. So honestly, we are going home. Glad it's over with and glad we ran well, but we ran in racing flats. Honestly, we are leaving a lot for nationals because we are going to need everything we've got.
"We are glad to get out of here with a win. It's a great day to be a Seminole."
On the men's side, O'Lionaird's personal-record time of 30:03.34 in the 10k event helped put FSU in position to finish second.
He was then followed by junior Mike Fout, who finished 10th with a personal-record 30:26.68. Three other Seminoles then finished in order from 15th to 17th: senior Matt Leeder (30:41.49), senior Alex Smyth (30:41.66) and sophomore Wes Rickman (30:41.80), respectively.
Smyth and Rickman both set personal records with those marks and sophomore Seth Proctor came in 25th win a 30:57.42 clip.
"We did what we came to do," men's coach Bob Braman said. "We qualified and ran really well so it was a great thing. It was good to see all of our guys go out there and run well and stay injury free. It really opened up for Ciaran and he kicked it in to get the win. We held Dave Forrester and Jakub Zivec out so all six of our guys were All-Region and that's saying something.
"For Ciaran and Mike to crack the top 10 was a good thing to see."
Florida State will now use the next nine days to recover and get prepared for Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 22.
======================================================= Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 ======================================================= 1 Florida State 24 2 3 4 7 8 13 17 2 Florida 67 5 6 10 14 32 48 91 3 Vanderbilt 102 9 21 23 24 25 26 28 4 Georgia 137 1 20 30 40 46 62 64 5 Mississippi State 196 12 15 44 60 65 95 110 6 U.A.B. 206 18 31 38 47 72 93 114 7 Alabama 239 29 33 49 57 71 73 8 Ole Miss 270 27 39 61 63 80 99 116 9 Lipscomb 283 35 45 55 70 78 90 109 10 Samford 294 19 41 54 83 97 100 137 11 North Florida 302 22 43 58 67 112 144 12 Chattanooga 330 37 56 75 76 86 157 13 Florida Atlantic 337 16 34 69 79 139 147 153 14 South Florida 352 36 52 74 89 101 121 132 15 Georgia Tech 353 11 68 84 87 103 117 118 16 Belmont 423 50 51 88 105 129 148 17 Miami 476 59 81 106 111 119 135 156 18 Tennessee 489 42 85 115 120 127 136 141 19 Georgia State 503 66 98 107 108 124 126 140 20 Jacksonville St. 534 82 92 104 123 133 149 163 21 Mercer 580 77 102 128 131 142 152 160 22 Memphis 600 94 113 125 130 138 143 145 23 South Alabama 674 53 122 165 166 168 169 24 Central Florida 729 96 155 158 159 161 162 25 Tennessee Tech 735 134 146 150 151 154 164 167
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 2 Pasca Cheruiyot 2 19:55.21 3 Pilar McShine 3 19:56.39 4 Jessica Parry 4 19:56.68 9 Jennifer Dunn 7 20:18.51 10 Hannah Brooks 8 20:24.47 15 Amanda Winslow 13 20:33.30 19 Astrid Leutert 17 20:41.24
A Podium 2-fer.
Cross country teams bring home a pair of seconds at nationals.
By Bob Thomas Seminoles.com
TERRE HAUTE, IN - It must have been a Seminole Wind that swept across the LaVern Gibson Championships Cross Country Course Monday, because the Florida State men's and women's teams were clearly in their element.
The Seminoles are returning from the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a pair of national runner-up trophies.
On a day when coach Karen Harvey's women nearly made a magical championship run, Bob Braman's men set a new standard with the program's best finish in history.
From an incredibly deep field, the FSU women came within 34 points of denying Villanova a successful national championship defense. Seniors Pilar McShine (ninth, 20:25) and Pasca Cheruiyot (17th, 20:31) led the charge for the Seminoles, who posted their fourth consecutive podium finish. In a repeat of last season's finishing order, Villanova nudged past FSU 120-154 to reclaim the title.
Sophomore Jessica Parry (22nd, 20:39) earned All-American honors, along with McShine and Cheruiyot. Junior Jennifer Dunn missed making it four All-Americans, finishing 41st (20:54), just .10 from the line of distinction. It was her second consecutive near-miss, despite a gutty effort through a stiff finishing head-wind over the 6-kilometer course.
"You want to come and have good showing and I think we did," said Harvey. "We almost had that magical day I was looking for."
Braman's team captured some magic over the 10-kilometer course. The FSU men came into the meet eyeing a top 10 finish and shocked the field with a tightly-packed top five, led by senior Ciaran O'Lionaird (18th, 30:14) and junior Michael Fout (28th, 30:21). Only 42 seconds separated the top five Seminoles, who shattered the program's previous best finish of eighth, set back in 1981.
FSU finished with 193 points - well behind champion Oklahoma State - but in front of perennial powers Wisconsin (223), Stanford (237), Oklahoma (281), Oregon (289) and Indiana (298).
The Seminoles were in third place at the midway point in the race; a pleasant surprise, considering Braman had asked his team to take a somewhat conservative approach in the early stages of the 6.2 race. But just before he sent his team to the starting line, he challenged them as well:
"Don't be afraid to chase the podium the second half of the race," he said.
FSU's men heeded the call and authored an improbable finish, with David Forrester (53rd, 30:14), Wes Rickman (59th, 30:41) and Alex Smyth (76th, 30:56) rounding out the scorers.
"What they did was just incredible," Braman said of his 11th-ranked team. "We thought on a perfect day we could get fourth, and even then we knew we had to just hit it right. To get that far off the charts - that's the first time that's happened in my career. To me that is right up there with winning a (track & field) national championship; it's that much gratifying as a coach."
WOMEN 6K RACE Place Name Points Time ===== ========================= ====== ======== 9 Pilar McShine 7 20:24.4 17 Pasca Cheruiyot 13 20:30.7 22 Jessica Parry 18 20:38.3 41 Jennifer Dunn 33 20:53.9 113 Astrid Leutert 83 21:24.3 134 Hannah Brooks 100 21:38.8 138 Amanda Winslow 104 21:39.8