Tallahassee, Fla. – The NR/No. 24 Florida State cross country teams will race in the FSU Invite on Friday morning at the Apalachee Regional Park.
The FSU Invitational has been held in Tallahassee since 1973 and at the ARP since 2009.
The meet will feature over 30 teams in each race, with the men’s 8K starting at 7:40 a.m., and the women’s 5K following at 8:15 a.m. Live timing will be available.
“It’s really exciting for us,” FSU head coach Bob Braman said. “We’ve got over 30 teams for each gender. Statistically, it will be the largest number of people to ever run a collegiate race with over 300 people in each field. This will be a lot of fun. For us, this is a big deal for our athletes that want to make the ACC team in three weeks and they need to race.”
Teams
NR/No. 24 Florida State
RV/NR Embry-Riddle (NCAA II)
NR/RV Tampa (NCAA II)
No. 2/NR Indiana Wesleyan (NAIA)
No.4 /No. 5 The Master’s (NAIA)
NR/ No. 18 William Carey (NAIA)
NR/RV Southeastern(NAIA)
No. 7/ NR Daytona State College (NJCAA)
No. 15/ NR Lake Sumter State College (NJCAA)
No. 17/NR Pasco-Hernando State College (NJCAA)
Bethune-Cookman
Eastern Florida
Flagler
Florida A&M (Women only)
Florida Gateway College (Women only)
Florida Tech
Jacksonville
Jacksonville St.
Life
LSU
Miami (Fla.)
Mobile
North Georgia (Women only)
Palm Beach Atlantic
Saint Leo
Shawnee State
USF
Southern Wesleyan
Stetson (Men only)
Tallahassee CC
Thomas (Ga.)
Valdosta State
West Florida
The Last Time Out
After winning both the Covered Bridge Open and the dual against Tennessee in Boone, FSU last competed on Sep. 30 in the Joe Piane Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame.
The women’s team finished in fifth place (175) behind a great outing, as eight of the nine runners turned in personal bests at the 5k distance. The Seminoles finished behind three teams ranked in the top 10, just behind No. 8 Notre Dame (146) in third.
The men were led by Fearghal Curtin, who placed fifth in the men’s 5-mile run at 23:24.7. Zach Leachman (24:11.5) and Cooper Schroeder (24:16.0) also ran their best at the distance.
As a team, the Noles finished 11th (267).
Noles In the Polls
With its excellent outing at Notre Dame, the women’s team jumped back into the top 25 nationally, tying for 24th in the week four USTFCCCA poll.
The women also jumped to No. 2 in the South Region, while the men slipped to fourth.
The Seminoles will also race in the highly touted Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisc.,…