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The Florida State cross country teams competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisconsin.
As one the prestigious regular season meets, the Seminoles battled against 44 of the 60 teams ranked in the USTFCCCA in addition to heavy rain and cold conditions.
For the second straight meet, David Mullarkey turned in the top time for the 19th-ranked Seminoles, crossing the finish in 14th place at 23:43.5, which was his best 8k.
Matthew Neill followed (24:27.5) and placed 118th, and Ahmed Ibrahim (24:32.0) was 128th. Zach Leachman (24:47.7) was 164th and Cooper Schroeder clocked 25:06.1 (209th) rounded out the scoring five runners.
“It was a tough day for our guys,” FSU head men’s coach Bob Braman said. “David was brilliant again, and Matt ran tough as well. But as a whole, we didn’t handle the conditions well. Abdirizak Ibrahim was a little banged up and we couldn’t risk racing him on a muddy course. It’s tough to lose a two-time cross country All-American and still finished where we did in a meet of this caliber.”
In a field that featured 31 teams that were ranked or received votes, the Seminoles placed 28th (621), securing a win over No. 27 NC State (677).
Racing in a field that contained 250 student-athletes, Alyson Churchill led the Noles in the women’s 6k, crossing the line in 31st place with a time of 20:34.8.
Caitlyn Wilkey followed at 21:34.1 (151st) and Sydney Nowicki was the third Nole to cross the line at 21:48.4 (175th). Bieke Schipperen followed at 21:54.8 (181st) and Anna Sentner was the fifth FSU scorer at 22:00.4 (193rd).
“It was a tough day,” FSU head women’s coach Cody Halsey said. “We did not establish position at the start and that’s where we finished individually and as a group. I do however think the women, most of which have never seen a race of this caliber, learned a lot. We are still putting together some pieces that I have no doubt will come to fruition when we need them to.”
FSU placed 30th (725) in a loaded field that featured 25 teams either ranked or receiving votes.
The Seminoles also raced in the Crimson Classic at the Harry Pritchett Running Course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The men’s team was led by Martin Prodanov, who placed 18th in the 8K with a time of 24:26.9. Andrew Hammel followed in 32nd (24:42.5) and Lucas Bouquot was 55th at 25:00.5. Coleman Cronk was 99th (25:40.9) and Patrick Donnelly was the fifth scorer (25:43.0) in 101st.
FSU finished ninth with a total of 256.
In the women’s 6k, Lauren Bing led the Noles at 21:41.5 (79th), followed by Dani Thompson at 21:56.1 (96th), Ana Povich at 22:01.6 (103rd), Annika Pfaff at 22:29.0 (133rd) and Rachel Wheatly at 23:07.6 (172nd).
The Seminoles will prepare for the 2023 ACC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 27, which will be held at the Apalachee Regional Park. Races will start at 8:30 a.m.
The Florida State cross country teams competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisconsin.
As one the prestigious regular season meets, the Seminoles battled against 44 of the 60 teams ranked in the USTFCCCA in addition to heavy rain and cold conditions.
For the second straight meet, David Mullarkey turned in the top time for the 19th-ranked Seminoles, crossing the finish in 14th place at 23:43.5, which was his best 8k.
Matthew Neill followed (24:27.5) and placed 118th, and Ahmed Ibrahim (24:32.0) was 128th. Zach Leachman (24:47.7) was 164th and Cooper Schroeder clocked 25:06.1 (209th) rounded out the scoring five runners.
“It was a tough day for our guys,” FSU head men’s coach Bob Braman said. “David was brilliant again, and Matt ran tough as well. But as a whole, we didn’t handle the conditions well. Abdirizak Ibrahim was a little banged up and we couldn’t risk racing him on a muddy course. It’s tough to lose a two-time cross country All-American and still finished where we did in a meet of this caliber.”
In a field that featured 31 teams that were ranked or received votes, the Seminoles placed 28th (621), securing a win over No. 27 NC State (677).
Racing in a field that contained 250 student-athletes, Alyson Churchill led the Noles in the women’s 6k, crossing the line in 31st place with a time of 20:34.8.
Caitlyn Wilkey followed at 21:34.1 (151st) and Sydney Nowicki was the third Nole to cross the line at 21:48.4 (175th). Bieke Schipperen followed at 21:54.8 (181st) and Anna Sentner was the fifth FSU scorer at 22:00.4 (193rd).
“It was a tough day,” FSU head women’s coach Cody Halsey said. “We did not establish position at the start and that’s where we finished individually and as a group. I do however think the women, most of which have never seen a race of this caliber, learned a lot. We are still putting together some pieces that I have no doubt will come to fruition when we need them to.”
FSU placed 30th (725) in a loaded field that featured 25 teams either ranked or receiving votes.
The Seminoles also raced in the Crimson Classic at the Harry Pritchett Running Course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The men’s team was led by Martin Prodanov, who placed 18th in the 8K with a time of 24:26.9. Andrew Hammel followed in 32nd (24:42.5) and Lucas Bouquot was 55th at 25:00.5. Coleman Cronk was 99th (25:40.9) and Patrick Donnelly was the fifth scorer (25:43.0) in 101st.
FSU finished ninth with a total of 256.
In the women’s 6k, Lauren Bing led the Noles at 21:41.5 (79th), followed by Dani Thompson at 21:56.1 (96th), Ana Povich at 22:01.6 (103rd), Annika Pfaff at 22:29.0 (133rd) and Rachel Wheatly at 23:07.6 (172nd).
The Seminoles will prepare for the 2023 ACC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 27, which will be held at the Apalachee Regional Park. Races will start at 8:30 a.m.
