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The No. 29 Florida State men’s cross country team brought home its second win of the 2023 season, by taking the team title at the Covered Bridge Open with a score of 22 points.
Newcomer Matthew Neill won the men’s 8k with a time of 24:15.63, winning the race by five seconds.
The four remaining scoring runners packed up behind Neill and finished within 10 seconds of each other, led by Zach Cloud in fourth place (24:23.43). Cooper Schroeder added a sixth-place finish (24:29.21), followed by Zach Leachman in seventh (24:32.68) and Coleman Cronk in eighth (24:33.69), who turned in his best time.
“The guys did a great job of executing the race plan,” FSU men’s coach Bob Braman said. “We packed up well and finished strong. I was really pleased for Matt. He’s been one of our hardest workers and it was great for him to have a chance to shine.”
The 23rd-ranked women were led by Alyson Churchill, who posted another personal best in the 5k to win with a time of 16:08.30. In her second victory this season, Churchill finished 40 seconds ahead of the next runner.
“Aly had another really wonderful showing,” FSU women’s coach Cody Halsey said. “She is starting to touch on areas in practice and race day that are giving her a glimpse of what’s to come and that’s really exciting.”
The Seminoles finished second behind Wake Forest (23) with a score of 36 points.
Bieke Schipperen turned in her best time and followed Churchill to place seventh (17:28.11) and Caitlin Wilkey followed in eighth (17:32.40). Newcomer Sydney Nowicki finished in 11th (17:38.66) and Anna Sentner rounded out the scorers in 13th (17:40.59), both turning in career bests.
“We were really pleased with the women’s performance today,” Halsey added. “It’s clear we have built some fitness. Although we aren’t satisfied, we definitely are getting better as a collective group.”
The teams will split on Sept. 29 as the Noles will host the FSU XC Invitational at the Apalachee Regional Park. A group will also head to South Bend, Ind., to compete in the Joe Piane Invitational.
The No. 29 Florida State men’s cross country team brought home its second win of the 2023 season, by taking the team title at the Covered Bridge Open with a score of 22 points.
Newcomer Matthew Neill won the men’s 8k with a time of 24:15.63, winning the race by five seconds.
The four remaining scoring runners packed up behind Neill and finished within 10 seconds of each other, led by Zach Cloud in fourth place (24:23.43). Cooper Schroeder added a sixth-place finish (24:29.21), followed by Zach Leachman in seventh (24:32.68) and Coleman Cronk in eighth (24:33.69), who turned in his best time.
“The guys did a great job of executing the race plan,” FSU men’s coach Bob Braman said. “We packed up well and finished strong. I was really pleased for Matt. He’s been one of our hardest workers and it was great for him to have a chance to shine.”
The 23rd-ranked women were led by Alyson Churchill, who posted another personal best in the 5k to win with a time of 16:08.30. In her second victory this season, Churchill finished 40 seconds ahead of the next runner.
“Aly had another really wonderful showing,” FSU women’s coach Cody Halsey said. “She is starting to touch on areas in practice and race day that are giving her a glimpse of what’s to come and that’s really exciting.”
The Seminoles finished second behind Wake Forest (23) with a score of 36 points.
Bieke Schipperen turned in her best time and followed Churchill to place seventh (17:28.11) and Caitlin Wilkey followed in eighth (17:32.40). Newcomer Sydney Nowicki finished in 11th (17:38.66) and Anna Sentner rounded out the scorers in 13th (17:40.59), both turning in career bests.
“We were really pleased with the women’s performance today,” Halsey added. “It’s clear we have built some fitness. Although we aren’t satisfied, we definitely are getting better as a collective group.”
The teams will split on Sept. 29 as the Noles will host the FSU XC Invitational at the Apalachee Regional Park. A group will also head to South Bend, Ind., to compete in the Joe Piane Invitational.
