FSU sports information:
The No.13/NR Florida State cross country teams will race in the ACC Championship on Friday morning in Cary, N.C., at the WakeMed Soccer Park.
The men’s 8k will start at 9:30 a.m., followed by the women’s 6k at 10:30 a.m. Both races will air on theACC Networkand live timing will be available.
"Really excited to be on the ground here in Cary for ACC’s,” said assistant coach Ian Frazier. “Improvement has been the focus of the year and there’s no better place to reinforce that goal than at the first round of postseason competition. A lot of our younger guys will get the opportunity to step up and contribute this weekend, which I believe is going to do big things for our program moving forward.”
The men’s team will compete against six ranked teams in the USTFCCCA national poll. The Noles opened their season on August 30 at the UCF Invitational, capping off the team victory led by Kidus Misgina who took home the individual title in the 5k with a time of 14:32.4.
Student-athletes Kaden Levings and Lucas Bouquot both earned ACC Performer of the Week honors for their efforts this season. Levings opened his collegiate season at the Georgia Tech Invitational on October 4 in the 8k, crossing the line with a winning time of 25:07.6.
Bouquot led the Seminoles to its second team win of the season at the FSU XC Invitational on October 11, finishing in sixth with a career best of 24:43.0.
The women’s race will feature eight ranked teams ranked in the USTFCCCA top 30, including the No.13 Seminoles. The ACC currently fields the most ranked teams of any conference in the nation. The Seminoles received votes in the week four poll after climbing to No.13 following a ninth-place finish at the Wisconsin Pre-National Meet.
Bieke Schipperen led the Seminoles in the 6k race by placing 24th with a career best of 19:59.3. FSU scored 364 points, knocking off 12 ranked teams in the 36-team field. It was the second best finish for the women’s team on the course since 2014, when FSU placed eighth.
Lily Guinn and Jane Eiselstein captured ACC Performer of the Week honors this season. Guinn was named Freshman of the Week after making her collegiate debut on August 30 at the UCF Invitational in the 6k. The Norfolk, Virginia native guided the Noles to a perfect score of 15, winning with a time of 17:16.4.
Eiselstein won the women’s 6k at the Georgia Tech Invitational on October 4, helping FSU to its second team victory of the season behind a tally of 34 points. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native crossed the finish line with a winning time of 21:48.16.
“We are really looking forward to lining up on Friday,” said FSU head coach Cody Halsey. “The women have been working hard all season and I think they have built up a lot of momentum coming into ACCs. If we control what we can control and continue to show up like we have all season, I think we will walk away really proud of what we have accomplished this weekend. I feel confident in these women.”
The No.13/NR Florida State cross country teams will race in the ACC Championship on Friday morning in Cary, N.C., at the WakeMed Soccer Park.
The men’s 8k will start at 9:30 a.m., followed by the women’s 6k at 10:30 a.m. Both races will air on theACC Networkand live timing will be available.
"Really excited to be on the ground here in Cary for ACC’s,” said assistant coach Ian Frazier. “Improvement has been the focus of the year and there’s no better place to reinforce that goal than at the first round of postseason competition. A lot of our younger guys will get the opportunity to step up and contribute this weekend, which I believe is going to do big things for our program moving forward.”
The men’s team will compete against six ranked teams in the USTFCCCA national poll. The Noles opened their season on August 30 at the UCF Invitational, capping off the team victory led by Kidus Misgina who took home the individual title in the 5k with a time of 14:32.4.
Student-athletes Kaden Levings and Lucas Bouquot both earned ACC Performer of the Week honors for their efforts this season. Levings opened his collegiate season at the Georgia Tech Invitational on October 4 in the 8k, crossing the line with a winning time of 25:07.6.
Bouquot led the Seminoles to its second team win of the season at the FSU XC Invitational on October 11, finishing in sixth with a career best of 24:43.0.
The women’s race will feature eight ranked teams ranked in the USTFCCCA top 30, including the No.13 Seminoles. The ACC currently fields the most ranked teams of any conference in the nation. The Seminoles received votes in the week four poll after climbing to No.13 following a ninth-place finish at the Wisconsin Pre-National Meet.
Bieke Schipperen led the Seminoles in the 6k race by placing 24th with a career best of 19:59.3. FSU scored 364 points, knocking off 12 ranked teams in the 36-team field. It was the second best finish for the women’s team on the course since 2014, when FSU placed eighth.
Lily Guinn and Jane Eiselstein captured ACC Performer of the Week honors this season. Guinn was named Freshman of the Week after making her collegiate debut on August 30 at the UCF Invitational in the 6k. The Norfolk, Virginia native guided the Noles to a perfect score of 15, winning with a time of 17:16.4.
Eiselstein won the women’s 6k at the Georgia Tech Invitational on October 4, helping FSU to its second team victory of the season behind a tally of 34 points. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native crossed the finish line with a winning time of 21:48.16.
“We are really looking forward to lining up on Friday,” said FSU head coach Cody Halsey. “The women have been working hard all season and I think they have built up a lot of momentum coming into ACCs. If we control what we can control and continue to show up like we have all season, I think we will walk away really proud of what we have accomplished this weekend. I feel confident in these women.”
