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Track and Field Six Seminoles set top 10 performances at Louisville over weekend

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The Florida State indoor track and field teams saw six program top 10 performances to close out the Lenny Lyles Invitational on Saturday in Louisville. Bieke Schipperen, Kaelyaah Liburd, Tyson Williams, Micahi Danzy, Zachary Cloud and the women’s 4x400 relay team of Liburd, Tyra Wilson, Aliya Green and Jaden Francis.

Schipperen was victorious in the women’s 3000-meter, capturing a meet record and seventh-fastest time in FSU history with a lifetime-best performance of 9:08.36.

Liburd won the women’s 400, capturing a meet record and sixth-fastest time in FSU history with a carer best of 53.24.

Williams won the men’s 60-meter hurdles, clocking the seventh-fastest time in FSU history with a career best of 7.69.

Danzy finished second in the men’s 400-meter, tying the fifth-fastest time in FSU history at 46.34

The women’s 4x400 relay team of Liburd, Tyra Wilson, Aliya Green and Jaden Francis placed second capturing the third fastest time in FSU history with a time of 3:35.30.

Cloud placed third in the men’s one mile, clocking the seventh-fastest time in FSU history with a career best of 4:01.76.

Kyvon Tatham took home the win in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 15.92m (52-02.75).

Suus Altorf captured her second meet record of the meet in the women’s one mile with a time of 4:36.42.

The Noles will split up for competition, starting on February 14 with the Jarvis Scott Invite in Lubbock, Texas. The David Hemery Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts will begin on February 15.

RESULTS:

-Women’s 60-meter hurdles

Takiyah Ferguson | 19th | 8.93

-Men’s 400-meter:

Micahi Danzy | 2nd | 46.34 (PB)

British Wilkerson | 3rd | 46.42

-Women’s 3,000-meter:

Bieke Schipperen | 1st | 9:08.36 (PB)

Brooke Mullins | 2nd | 9:16.06 (PB)

Elizabeth Barlow | 3rd | 9:16.64

Emily Brown | 6th | 9:31.65

-Women’s one mile:

Leah Taylor | 3rd | 4:48.56

Avery Cahoon | 42nd |5:13.48

-Women’s 400-meter:

Kaelyaah Liburd |1st| 53.24

Tyra Wilson | 3rd | 54.18

Alyia Green | 4th | 55.02

-Men’s one mile:

Zach Trotter | 10th | 4:10.66

Anthony Herrera | 44th | 4:25.37

-Women’s 60-meter:

Shenese Walker | 3rd | 7.37

Liana Tyson | 5th |7.44

Lucy May Sleeman | 7th | 7.49

-Men’s 60-meter:

Neo Mosebi | 2nd | 6.62 (SB)

-Men’s 60-meter hurdles:

Tyson Williams | 1st | 7.69 (PB)

Andre Korbmacher | 2nd | 7.73

-Men’s triple jump:

Kvyon Tatham | 1st | 15.92m (52-02.72)

-Women’s triple jump:

Kayla Pinkard | 3rd | 12.48 (40-11.50)

Oluwadara Soremi | 11th | 11.92m (39-01.25)

-Women’s one mile:

Suus Altorf | 1st | 4:36.42

Nicole Dinan | 8th | 4:50.30

-Men’s one mile:

Zach Cloud |3rd |4:01.76 (PB)

Zach Leachman | 14th | 4:13.07

Joe Farley | 15th | 4:14.75
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Swimming FSU defeats Miami in final home meet of season

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The No. 21/25 Florida State swimming and diving team defeated Miami on Monday afternoon at the Morcom Aquatics Center.

The Seminoles extended their win streak to 21 consecutive meets against the Hurricanes, an unbeaten stretch that dates back to 1999.

In a tightly-contested contest, FSU earned a 157-143 win, as the women’s team and men’s divers squared off against UM. Florida State won seven of 16 events, but a sweep of the top four places in one race and a 1-2 finish in another two helped the Garnet and Gold to the team victory.

In Florida State’s final home meet of the season, senior Maddy Huggins won three individual events and also contributed to a relay victory. Fellow senior Gloria Muzito notched one individual win and was on both first-place relay teams, while freshman Alice Velden earned one individual victory and one relay win.

FSU remains unbeaten in 2025, while UM suffered just its second loss of the 2024-25 season. Monday marked a return to Tallahassee for the Florida State-Miami rivalry for the first time since 2019-20.

“This was just a great day,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “Top to bottom, our women’s team did an amazing job. So many people stepped up to get second, third or fourth if Miami won an event, and we just overwhelmed them in the end. Miami is a very good team, and has been improving the last couple of years, so it's a great win for us. I’m really excited about the way we competed and where we're at going into the ACC Championships. And, a special shout out to junior Sophie Freeman, she really stepped up, did an amazing job and helped make the difference.”

The Seminoles began the day with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, as Velden, Huggins, graduate student Jenny Halden and Muzito touched the wall in 1:36.20, a victory by almost two seconds. FSU also was third, just 0.12 seconds behind UM, to pick up an extra two points.

Miami won the next two events, the 1,000 freestyle and 200 freestyle, but Florida State placed second, third, fourth and sixth in the 200 freestyle to earn valuable points and only trail by three points after three events.

FSU answered right back with two wins of its own. First with a 1-2 finish in the 100 backstroke, led by Velden’s 53.28, to reclaim a 40-34 lead. Huggins then notched her first individual win in the 100 breaststroke, as her 1:00.12 was a tops by 0.04 seconds. That helped stretch the overall lead to 13 points, at 53-40.

The Hurricanes followed with another two victories, but the Seminoles’ lead was only trimmed by four points, to 70-61. Florida State was second, third and fifth in the 200 butterfly and second, third and fourth in the 50 freestyle to help keep the advantage.

The Garnet and Gold then more than doubled their lead in just one event, with a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 100 freestyle. Muzito led the charge in 49.23, and freshman Maryn McDade was fourth in 50.51, holding off Miami’s top finisher by 0.07 seconds.

The visitors took the 200 backstroke, with FSU coming in second and fourth to keep a double-digit advantage at 92-77.

A 1-2 Florida State finish followed, as Huggins won the 200 breaststroke in 2:07.96 to make it 106-82.

UM won the next two events, but FSU was second, third, fourth and fifth in the 100 butterfly to keep a 14-point lead. Meanwhile, the 3-meter diving event was scored, where the Hurricanes were first and second. Heading into the final two events in the pool, along with the 1-meter springboard, Florida State held on to a 126-119 lead.

Huggins’ third win of the day was in the 200 individual medley in 1:59.96. That helped give the Seminoles a 138-126 advantage, and they secured the victory in the 400 freestyle relay. Freshman Mary Leigh Hardman, Freeman, senior Edith Jernstedt and Muzito were victorious in 3:17.61.

The win put FSU over 150 points, with a 151-130 lead. As 1-meter concluded, the Florida State win, at 157-143, was made official.

Up next, the regular season will conclude with another in-state matchup, as FSU faces Florida on Friday, January 31, at 12 p.m. ET. The matchup will once again be hosted in Ocala, Florida, at Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training.
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USA Today Reviews its Predictions of 2024 CFB

USA Today discusses the predictions they made for the 2024 season.
They had us at #18 to start the 2024 year. Which at the time, I thought was way too low. (If not allowed to post for copyright or other reasons, sorry in advance)

Golf FSU women opens season at Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club

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The weather forecast for the next five days in Guadalajara is for sparkling sun and temperatures in the mid 80’s. There’s not a drop of rain (or snow) predicted for western Mexico for at least the next 10 days and the playing conditions for the 12-team field at the spring season opening Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club are expected to be perfect.

It’s an awesome way for the No. 12 ranked Florida State Women’s Golf team to begin their season after the weather they endured last week. For most of the third week of the spring semester at Florida State, the school and the course at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club were closed as a historic winter storm dumped snow and sleet on the Gulf Coast region including Tallahassee.

While the snowfall didn’t approach Tallahassee’s all-time record of 2.8 inches in 1958, it certainly challenged the Seminoles’ preparations for the Collegiate Invitational.

With the snow behind them, the Seminoles are focused to begin their six-match regular season as competition in the event starts Friday with four teams ranked among the nation’s top 25 and seven more ranked among the top 75 teams nationally.

As the defending champion in the event, Florida State hopes to pick right back up where they started their successful spring 2024 season, on top of the leaderboard and bringing a trophy home for the Seminoles’ ever-growing trophy case.

Florida State led last year’s event wire to wire to gain the 20th team championship under head coach Amy Bond. The Seminoles defeated Tennessee by one stroke to earn the victory.

“We are looking forward to defending our championship,” said Bond as the team arrived in Mexico. “This is a very challenging golf course and a very challenging field of 12 teams. The wind that can blow across the landscape makes it a challenging course to play.”

Florida State begins play in the fourth annual Collegiate Invitational looking to become the first two-time champion in the event’s history.

The Seminoles will challenge the course at the Guadalajara Country Club with one of the most experienced lineups in the championship.

Florida State is anchored by the world’s No. 1 ranked amateur player in Lottie Woad and the world’s No. 4 ranked player in Mirabel Ting. The Seminoles’ experienced lineup also includes senior Kaylah Williams (25 career events), junior Katherine Cook (10 career events), and freshman Sophia Fullbrook (four career events).

The Seminoles should be comfortable on the course as four members of their lineup – Woad (tied for second), Ting (seventh), and Williams (tied for 19th) all earned top-20 finishes in 2024. Woad owns two top-five individual finishes in the event as she finished in a tie for fourth in leading the Seminoles to a second place team finish in 2023.

Woad begins play in the event as the No. 1 ranked amateur player in the world – a ranking she has held for each of the last 30 weeks – since July 31, 2024. Ting is ranked as the No. 4 player in the WAGR – a ranking she has held since December 18, 2024 – a streak of five consecutive weeks. Ting has been ranked within the world’s top 10 amateur players since September 25, 2024 when she became the world’s No. 8 ranked player.

The 12-team field begins play on Friday (January 31) with the team and individual champions determined after 54 holes of play on Saturday (February 1). The first and second rounds are scheduled to begin on Friday, with the second round set to conclude on Saturday. The third round will be played on Saturday following the conclusion of the second round.

The Seminoles will compete against No. 11 ranked Virginia, No. 23 TCU, No. 25 Houston, No. 43 SMU, No. 45 NC State, Washington, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, and Colorado State for the championship.

Houston is coached by former Seminole Lydia Gumm (2014-17, two-time All-ACC selection).

Results and live stats for the Collegiate Invitational can be found on the Clipp’d scoreboard.

Following its play in the Collegiate Invitational the Seminoles play at the Moon Invitational (Feb. 16-18) at the Suntree Country Club in Melbourne, Fla.

Florida State plays host to the jewel of its schedule (March 21-23) as it plays host the Florida State Match at the Seminole Legacy for its only home match of the 2024-25 fall and spring seasons.
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FSU women's basketball plays at Cal on Sunday

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The RV/24 Florida State women’s basketball team (13-3, 3-1 ACC) continues on the road to face its first ranked opponent of the season, No. 24/25 California (15-2, 3-1 ACC) on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Haas Pavilion.

The Seminoles and Golden Bears have previously met once back during the 1992-93 season at a neutral site that resulted in FSU falling 69-50.

Ta’Niya Latson currently leads the nation in scoring with an average 27.7 points per game in addition to ranking second in total points (415). Latson, along with O’Mariah Gordon and Makayla Timpson lead the FSU offense that ranks second nationally in points per game (94.3).

Latson leads the ACC in five categories, while Timpson leads in blocks (47), blocks per game (3.13) and double-doubles (8). Gordon is the leader in assist/turnover ratio (3.76).

The game will air on the ACC Network Extra and the Seminoles Sport Network can be found on Seminoles.com and at 96.5 The Spear.

Last Time Out

The Seminoles fell to Stanford (9-6, 1-3 ACC) on Thursday in a close contest at the Maples Pavilion, 89-84.

Latson led with 24 points, while Gordon scored 23. It was the sixth time this season the Noles had two players scoring 20 points or more in a single game. Latson added seven rebounds, while Gordon contributed four assists.

Timpson added 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and swatted three blocks. She also added three steals.
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Football Recruiting Note on 2027 WR/TE George Lamons Jr.

Wide receiver / tight end George Lamons Jr. is one of the top prospects in the class of 2027, a four-star who is already 6-foot-2 and 188 pounds. A Quitman (Ga.) Brooks County star, Lamons Jr. is intrigued by playing both positions in college, although he spent time on Saturday at FSU's Junior Day with tight ends coach Chris Thomsen in addition to coach Mike Norvell.

"I like the relationships," Lamons Jr. said. "When I talked with coach Norvell, he actually wants me to make it. ... We’ve built a little bond but we want to build a little bit more."

Lamons Jr. said he is also hearing from Georgia, Florida and Texas A&M, which is were he will attend a junior day on Feb. 1.

He plans to return to FSU for a spring practice and wants to see "how the new offense looks."
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