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The No. 24/RV Florida State swimming and diving team will face five top-25 opponents at the Georgia Tech Invitational beginning on Friday in Atlanta.

Competition on all three days will feature prelims at 10 a.m. ET and finals at 5 p.m. at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. Along with No. 19 Georgia Tech, FSU will square off against No. 11/17 Michigan and No. 15/18 Auburn.

Live results can be found on Meet Mobile. The meet will be streamed live on ACCNX

(Friday: Prelims, Finals | Saturday: Prelims, Finals | Sunday: Prelims, Finals).

“We are looking forward to seeing what we can do this weekend!” FSU coach Neal Studd said. “Our athletes look ready to get some postseason cuts, and I am really excited.”

FSU travels to Atlanta ranked No. 24 in the latest men’s CSCAA Coaches Poll. The men have appeared in every poll this season. The women are receiving votes and are one spot out of the top-25.

All four men’s teams at the Georgia Tech Invitational are in the top-25, with Auburn at No. 15, Michigan 17th and Georgia Tech at No. 19. In the women’s poll, Michigan is No. 11 and Auburn is 18th.

The Seminoles are coming off their first road meet of the season against No. 13/19 LSU and No. 20/RV Alabama on November 8 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Freshman Logan Robinson won the 200 butterfly and entered the record books with the third-fastest time in team history. He was one of four Seminoles to post a victory, along with graduate student Samantha Vear, junior Tommaso Baravelli and fellow freshman Mathias Christensen.

Robinson also notched a runner-up finish, while Christensen and Vear's days also included third-place showings. Christensen joined Robinson with top-10 times in school history, at No. 9 in the 200 breaststroke. A complete recap from Alabama can be found here.

Following the defeats to Alabama and LSU, the women are 3-3 on the season and the men are 0-4.

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Florida State junior Luke Clanton and former Seminole Daniel Berger tied for second place at the RSM Classic at the Sea Island Golf Club on Sunday.

Sitting in seventh place to start the day at 11-under par, Clanton made a charge with back-to-back birdies on holes 10 and 11 to climb within one stroke of the leader. After a birdie on 16, Clanton jumped to a share of the lead at 16-under par.

After a bogey on the 18th, Clanton was in the clubhouse in a four-way tie for the lead, and Berger joined just after shooting 66, finishing at 15-under. With three other players hopeful for a playoff including Berger and Clanton, Maverick McNealy made a putt for birdie, claiming the win.

Clanton opened the tournament shooting 68 made and jumped into the top five in the second round after scoring 66. He posted a 68 in round three, and well within the leaders. His performance was his fourth top 10 PGA TOUR finish in 2024.

Berger made the cut after rounds of 71 and 66. On Saturday, Berger shot 63, jumping up all the way to third place at 12-under, securing a spot in the final group.

By placing second, Berger moved inside the top 125 to keep a full PGA TOUR card for 2025.

Clanton is one of 16 players invited to practice for the 2025 Walker Cup Match. The three days of practice will be held at the McArthur Golf Club, Seminole Golf Club and The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Florida, from Dec. 14-16.

On Saturday's edition of the Osceola's Seminole Sidelines, Patrick Burnham, Mark Salva, Charles Fishbein and Jerry Kutz discuss Florida State's win over Charleston Southern. The guys discuss Luke Kromenhoek, the run game and a defense that shut down the Buccaneers until the final minute.

Thanks to Seminole Sidelines' sponsors: Alumni Hall and Mowrey Law Firm.

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Florida State extended offers to multiple prospects over the weekend including a Rivals250 prospect committed to UCF.

Story Link: Florida State offered multiple prospects over the weekend

Jalen Ramsey has four tackles and a sack in Dolphins win, among the stats of note from Seminoles in the NFL from the weekend:

Justin Thomas’ journey has taken him across the country playing basketball, from Queens University (Charlotte, N.C.) to Navarro College (a junior college in Corsicana, Texas) to Wisconsin Milwaukee to Texas San Antonio to Florida State. The well-traveled Thomas sat out last season at UTSA, where he earned his degree in interdisciplinary sciences, and is settling in at his new home at FSU.

“I had a couple stops in my journey but it led to me being here,” Thomas said. “Everything happens for a reason.”

An abbreviated GBU recap. Mainly because I was playing a show so it was hard to follow along and take away much detail made harder by a crap wi-fi in the facility.

IMO it was that stretch in the the 1st half where we had something like four straight threes giving us something like a 30-27 lead. Held them off after that.

Overall shot well for the game, but it was a tail of two halves. The second half was not good especially from behind the arc. Just 1-9. Thankfully Temple was not much better from line shooting 2-13. FT shooting was a lot better in the second period (12-15).

Temple had been averaging less than 10 turnovers per game. FSU forced them into 14.

Outscored them in every category. Points in the paint. Fast break points. Second chance. Etc.

I got the feeling we did not pass the ball on offense so well.

5-1 on the season. Kenpom does not think too much of that record though as the Seminoles' SOS is ranked 200th according to them. Overall FSU is ranked 79th. But we are still 5-1.

UMass is next. Tomorrow at 3:30 PM. The 60 second men are 1-3 but will be playing Temple today. Their last game was a week ago, a 75-71 loss to Hofstra.

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Taylor Huff and Jordynn Dudley have been named semifinalists for the 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy, announced by the United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club.

The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded annually since 1967. Florida State has claimed the honor in three of the last four seasons.

Onyi Echegini earned last year’s honor after her prolific 37-point senior season, scoring 16 goals and leading the Seminoles to an undefeated season and the 2023 national championship. Jaelin Howell became the sixth player in the award’s history to claim back-to-back honors in 2020 and 2021, scoring 20 points and recording national championship appearances in both seasons, claiming the championship in 2021. Dudley is one of two players this season to make consecutive semifinalist appearances.

Huff completed her collegiate career with an incredible final season as she was named to the All-ACC First Team, ACC All-Tournament Team, and United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team along with being named the ACC Tournament MVP. She led the squad with 12 goals and 10 assists for 34 total points as a midfielder. Huff has scored over 104 career points and became the fastest to reach 20 points in one season in the past decade. She also earned all-conference honors in all four seasons in collegiate play.

Dudley has continued her historic Seminole career as she was also named to the All-ACC First Team, ACC All-Tournament Team, and United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team for a second straight season. The sophomore also secured a second consecutive 25-point season in just 15 games played, scoring nine goals and providing 11 assists. The reigning national Freshman of the Year also scored multiple goals for the United States to earn a bronze medal at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup through the early stretch of the collegiate season.

FSU has had at least one semifinalist for six consecutive seasons dating back to 2019.

Three women's finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Jan. 3, 2025, to formally announce this year’s winners.

Fans are encouraged to vote for their favorite player. Go to MACHermannTrophy.org for the women’s semifinal ballot.