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Jimmy Carnes Invitational
Seminoles Collect Five Top-10 Performances
1/16/2026 6:59:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
GAINESVILLE – The Florida State track and field teams closed out the Jimmy Carnes Invitational on Friday at the Alachua County Sports and Event Center, highlighted by five top-10 performances and four event wins.
Sophomore Zianna Curtis kicked off the meet in the women's weight throw, tossing a personal best and eighth-farthest throw in program history at 17.74m.
Two-time indoor All-American Shenese Walker opened her season with a win in the women's 200, resetting the facility record at 23.15 that was set by Adaejah Hodge in 2023. Walker's lifetime best also stands as the fifth-fastest time in program history.
True freshman Nafy Thiam started her collegiate career on the right note, after placing second overall in the women's shotput with a new U20 Belgium National record at 16.62 meters. Thiam's toss also ranks second in FSU history.
After coming off an appearance at the NCAA Cross Country National Championship, Bieke Schipperen led the women's distance in the one mile after claiming the top spot with a time of 4.40.97. Suus Altorf led the women's 3,000-meters with a new facility record with a personal best and fourth-fastest time in FSU history at 9:03.31.
Alyia Green moved up on the FSU all-time list in the women's 400, after crossing the line first with a personal best and the seventh-fastest time in program history at 53.20.
Florida State will compete at the Clemson Orange and Purple Invitational on January 23-24 in Clemson, South Carolina.
NOLE SUMMARY
-Women's Weight Throw:
Zianna Curtis | 14th | 17.74m
-Women's long jump:
Azharia Jones | 18th | 5.50m
Oluwadara Soremi | 19th | 5.47m
Kalani Lawson | 28th | 5.31m
Me'Yauney Peoples | 40th | 4.51m
-Men's long jump:
Curtis Williams |4th | 7.29m
Justin Woulard | 5th | 7.21m
-Men's weight throw:
Cooper Crowell | 4th | 16.17m
-Women's shot put:
Nafy Thiam | 2nd | 16.62m
Kaitlyn Bullock | 4th | 14.49m
-Men's triple jump:
Kyvon Tatham | 2nd | 15.81m
-Women's triple jump:
Kayla Pinkard | 4th | 12.66m
Ana Bulat | 5th | 12.56m
Oluwadara Soremi | 15th | 11.79m
-Women's high jump:
Lorelai Filosa | 13th | 1.60m
-Men's shot put:
Shamar Reid | 2nd | 17.67m
Despiro Wray | 3rd | 16.42m
-Men's one-mile:
Parker Adams | 9th | 4:16.41
Gino Palazzolo | 13th | 4:19.61
-Women's one-mile
Bieke Schipperen | 1st | 4:40.97
Leah Taylor | 2nd | 4:43.42
Rylee Blade | 6th | 4:53.30
Lindy White | 10th | 4:57.98
Oakley Olson | 11th | 4:59.95
Ella Menke | 12th | 5:03.75
Lauren Mahan | 18th | 5:10.20
Olivia Niewald | 21st | 5:15.44
-Men's 60-meter hurdles:
Andre Korbmacher | 2nd| 7.70
Zach Extine | 4th | 7.74
-Women's 60-meter hurdles:
Thalia Waters | 2nd | 8.29 (PB)
Myla Greene | 7th | 8.68
-Women's 60-meters:
Lucy May Sleeman | 2nd | 7.35
Micayah Holland | 5th | 7.52
-Men's 60-meters:
Jaiden Rollins | 2nd | 6.67
Durian Moss | 7th | 6.79
Amare Williams | 8th | 6.85
-Men's 400-meters:
Curtis Bain | 4th | 48.71
-Women's 400-meters
Alyia Green | 1st | 53.20 (PB)
-Women's 800-meters:
Regan Morrall | 7th | 2:16.59 (PB)
-Women's 200-meters
Shenese Walker | 1st | 23.15
Lucy May Sleeman | 4th | 24.05
Oludoyin Soremi | 18th | 25.19
-Women's 3000-meters:
Suus Altorf | 1st| 9:01.31
Leah Taylor | 2nd | 9:34.19
Ava Povich | 4th | 10:02.12
Ansley Kelley | 13th | 10:39.80
-Men's 1000-meters:
Aniol Borras | 2nd | 2:21.81
Zach Trotter | 9th | 2:33.38
-Men's 3000-meters:
Kaden Levings | 2nd | 8:11.97 (PB)
Aniol Borras | 6th | 8:24.95
Parker Adams | 7th | 8:27.29
Gino Palazzolo | 8th | 8:29.79
Finn Thomas | 14th | 8:41.63
Garrett Stickley | 18th | 8:47.64
Bernardo Barnhart | 23rd | 8:59.36
Tanner Simonds | 24th |9:05.15
-Women's 4x400
Kaelyaah Liburd, Alyia Green, Myla Greene, Oludoyin Soremi | 4th | 3:42.62
-Men's 4x400:
Amare Williams, Durian Moss, Curtis Bain, Zach Trotter | 10th | 3:18.59
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