AUSTIN, Tex. — Florida State had a sensational day at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Tex. Each of the Seminoles who competed in three of the four events that they had qualified for earned All-America honors and both the 4×100 relay team and triple jumper Jeremiah Davis earned visits to the awards stand for bronze medals.
The excitement was immediate for the 19 FSU men and women athletes at the University of Texas track Friday night when the first race of the evening went down to the wire with Florida State leaning at the tape for a potential win. The 4×100 relay team of Jo’Vaughn Martin, Taylor Banks, Amir Willis and Ismael Kone finished third with a time of 38.29 earning All-America honors for each and igniting a big night for FSU.
Senior Jeremiah Davis earned All-America honors for his third consecutive NCAA Championship and the fifth time in his outstanding career, with a third place finish in the triple jump on a best leap of 16.67 meters.
Milton Ingraham capped an outstanding season by also earning All-America honors with a sixth place finish in the discus after a top throw of 61.44 meters.
David Mullarkey finished 19th in the finals of the 5000 meters in a time of 14:28.89.
Saturday is the final day of the championships and will feature the finals of virtually all the women’s events.
Caisa-Marie Lindfors will compete in the discus finals beginning at 7:35 p.m. Freshman Dajaz DeFrand will be in the finals of the 100 meter dash schedule for 8:52 p.m., while Alyson Churchill will start her 5000 meter finals at 9:55 p.m.
Saturday’s NCAA finals will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 9:00 p.m.
FSU’s remaining schedule includes:
Saturday
7:35 p.m. W. Discus Finals Caisa-Marie Lindfors
8:32 p.m. W. 100m Finals Dajaz DeFrand
9:55 p.m. W. 5000m Alyson Churchill