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Friday, September 1
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4:45 PM
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Firetower Project Run
Noles Dominate Firetower Project Run
9/1/2023 8:29:00 PM | Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The No. 29 FSU men’s cross country team won behind a 15-point sweep.
BOONE, N.C. – The No. 29/23 Florida State cross country teams collected four wins at the 2023 Firetower Project Run, which was held at the Don Kennedy Trails at State Farm.
The No. 29 men's team scored 15 points behind a one through five sweep in the 8k, while the No. 23 women won with 33 points in the 5k.
"This was a great kickstart to the 2023 season," FSU women's head coach Cody Halsey said. "We certainly weren't fresh heading into today. The goal was to work together, finish hard and be proud of our efforts. They did that. I was also really pleased to see some new faces step up to finish in our top five. I'm really excited about the upcoming weeks."
Alyson Churchill ran the fastest 5k of her career, crossing the finish line with a time of 16:23.48 in first place, over one minute ahead of the second-place runner (17:44.42).
Anna Sentner was the second Seminoles across the line, placing fifth behind her best time of 18:05.59. Bieke Schipperen followed in eighth place (18:13.98) in her first 5k race in the Garnet and Gold. Evie McIver placed ninth (18:21.39), which was her best, and Sydney Nowicki rounded out the scoring in 10th at 18:22.56 in her first meet for FSU.
The Seminoles packed up in the men's race, led by Abdirizak Ibrahim in first with a time of 23:53.56 in first.
David Mullarkey made his XC debut for the Noles, taking silver (24:02.17), followed by Zach Leachman in third (24:04.85), who contributed his best time. Matthew Neill (24:20.31) followed in fourth place in his debut and Cooper Schroeder was the final FSU scorer in fifth (24:22.31).
"I was really pleased with our men," FSU men's head coach Bob Braman said. "Obviously a perfect score is fantastic, but we ran way faster than I anticipated. We're in a strong training block that's not designed to yield results until Notre Dame in four weeks, so this was a surprise."
Florida State will return to Boone on Sept. 15 to race in the Covered Bridge Open. Races will start at 10 a.m.
For more information on Florida State cross country, follow Twitter @FSU_Track and Instagram @FSU_Track.
The No. 29 men's team scored 15 points behind a one through five sweep in the 8k, while the No. 23 women won with 33 points in the 5k.
"This was a great kickstart to the 2023 season," FSU women's head coach Cody Halsey said. "We certainly weren't fresh heading into today. The goal was to work together, finish hard and be proud of our efforts. They did that. I was also really pleased to see some new faces step up to finish in our top five. I'm really excited about the upcoming weeks."
Alyson Churchill ran the fastest 5k of her career, crossing the finish line with a time of 16:23.48 in first place, over one minute ahead of the second-place runner (17:44.42).
Anna Sentner was the second Seminoles across the line, placing fifth behind her best time of 18:05.59. Bieke Schipperen followed in eighth place (18:13.98) in her first 5k race in the Garnet and Gold. Evie McIver placed ninth (18:21.39), which was her best, and Sydney Nowicki rounded out the scoring in 10th at 18:22.56 in her first meet for FSU.
The Seminoles packed up in the men's race, led by Abdirizak Ibrahim in first with a time of 23:53.56 in first.
David Mullarkey made his XC debut for the Noles, taking silver (24:02.17), followed by Zach Leachman in third (24:04.85), who contributed his best time. Matthew Neill (24:20.31) followed in fourth place in his debut and Cooper Schroeder was the final FSU scorer in fifth (24:22.31).
"I was really pleased with our men," FSU men's head coach Bob Braman said. "Obviously a perfect score is fantastic, but we ran way faster than I anticipated. We're in a strong training block that's not designed to yield results until Notre Dame in four weeks, so this was a surprise."
Florida State will return to Boone on Sept. 15 to race in the Covered Bridge Open. Races will start at 10 a.m.
For more information on Florida State cross country, follow Twitter @FSU_Track and Instagram @FSU_Track.
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