Florida State University Athletics
5/12/2021 6:27:10 PM | General, Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State Track and Field team will begin their championship season as they travel to Raleigh, N.C to compete in this year’s ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday, Friday and Saturday inside Paul Derr Track.
The men’s and women’s team, which rank fifth and eleventh respectively on the latest USTFCCA NCAA Division l Outdoor Track & Field national polls, will enter the championship meet with 11 NCAA top-10 times and marks, including six that rank among the five-best in the nation and one that leads the NCAA.
Jo’Vaughn Martin, who ranks in the top 10 nationally in the 100 and 200 meters, will be competing in his first ACC Outdoor Championship while headlining the 200 meters event. Martin ranks No. 1 in the nation in the 100 meters with a personal-record time of 9.94, while sitting at No. 7 in the NCAA ranks for the 200 meters with a time of 20.22.
Thrower Shanice Love, who ranks fourth in the NCAA in the discus throw with a personal-best mark of 59.82m (196’3”), will look to earn her third-career outdoor conference title after winning her first in 2018.
Isaac Grimes and Ruta Lasmane will headline the jumps for the Seminoles. Grimes, who ranks fifth nationally in the long jump, will compete on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lasmane, who ranks fourth in the triple jump will represent the Noles in the long jump and triple jump.
Another top contender in this year’s conference championship is senior Trey Cunningham. The Winfield, Alabama native will compete in the 110-meter hurdles, in which he ranks second nationally and in FSU history.
Other top-10 ranked Seminoles to watch this weekend include Maudie Skyring (No. 4 – 1,500m), Jayla Kirkland (No. 7 – 100m) and Adriaan Wildschutt (No. 10 – 10,000m).
Competition begins Thursday for Florida State at 3:30 p.m. with the women’s long jump and prelims for track events starting at 6:00 p.m.
You can find the heat sheets and competition times HERE and stay up to date with all the live results HERE.
No spectators will be admitted to this year’s ACC Championships due to ongoing COVID-19 precautions, but ACC Network Extra plans livestream coverage from 2 p.m. through 9 p.m. each of the meet’s three days. Watch HERE
Keep up with the Seminoles by visiting Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information or keep up with the team on social media via Twitter (@FSU_Track), Facebook (@FSUTrack), and Instagram (@fsu_track).
