TRACK & FIELD TEAMS DOMINATE AT TEXAS, NORTH FLORIDA

Florida State’s track & field teams competed at the East Coast Relays in Jacksonville, Fla. on Friday and at the University of Texas for the first day of their two-day meet.

FSU’s men made the 200 meter field at the Texas Invitational look more like the Seminole Invite led by Amir Willis who won with a time of 20.25, which is among the Top 10 best times in FSU history.  Right on his heels was teammate Ismael Kone in second place with a time of 20.37.  More garnet and gold led the sprint with Denzell Feagin clocked at 20.58 in a fourth place finish and Taylor Banks took seventh with a time of 20.81.

The Seminoles dominated the only other event in which they were entered in Austin with Jeremiah Davis winning the men’s long jump with a leap of 8.02 meters.  Jayden Rollins finished 12^th with a top leap of 7.03 meters.

At the East Coast Relays held at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, James Rivera and Dajaz Defrand recorded individual wins.  Rivera led the field through the 400 meter hurdles finishing with a time of 50.62.  Defrand came out on top in the women’s 200 meter dash with a time of 22.75.

Alexandra Webster was seventh in the women’s 400 meter hurdles at 1:00.34 and Makiya Spencer’s time of 1:02.94 put her in 14^th place.

Yasmine Abbes led a host of Seminoles in the women’s 1500 meters with an eighth place finish in 4:29.41.  Evie McIver finished 39^th at 4:48.91 followed by Paola Bencosme (55^th, 4:56.18), Toba Kahn (58^th, 5:00.56), Summer Steere (67, 5:09.85) and Vivian Byrnes (72^nd, 5:19.66).

Kaniya Johnson was clocked at 24.27 in her heat of the women’s 200 meter which was good for 21^st place.

Lucas Bouquot was 11^th in the men’s 5,000 meters with a time of 15:05.21, while Patrick Donnelly was 14^th in the 1500 meters clocking in at 3:54.04

A pack of Seminole runners entered the women’s 5,000 meters with Abby Schrobilgen the first to cross for FSU in 4^th place with a time of 17:32.88.  In ninth place with a time of 17:45.42 was Anna Sentner.   Lauren Bing crossed the finish line in 31^st place in 18:48.77.  Grace O’Malley (19:08.39) was 37^th, Lillie Mealor (19:44.61) 34^th and Marie O’Malley (19:15.07) was 40^th.  Haley McCloskey was clocked at 19:41.50 and finished 41^st.

Results of the men’s 5,000 meters will be posted once the race is official.