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Thursday, May 28
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NCAA East First Round
Blade Punches Ticket to First Outdoor National Championship
5/28/2026 10:17:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
LEXINGTON, Kentucky– The Florida State women's outdoor track and field team began the 2026 NCAA East Regional Preliminary Championships with freshmen Rylee Blade qualifying for her first ever Outdoor National Championship in Eugene, Oregon.
Blade, who became the first freshman in program history to be crowned the ACC Champion in the women's 10,000-meters two weeks ago, qualified for her first ever outdoor national championship after placing fourth with a time of 32:40.82. Blade becomes FSU's first qualifier in the event since Militsa Mircheva in 2019.
The duo of Shenese Walker and Lucy May Sleeman qualified in the 100, as Walker finished second in her heat with the fourth-fastest qualifying time at 11.15. Sleeman advanced to her second consecutive East Round final with a season-best time of 11.35, taking the final qualifying spot in 24th.
Nafy Thiam concluded her first collegiate season, placing within the top 20 of the women's shot. The ACC Bronze medalist placed 19th with a mark of 16.36 meters.
Freshman Alexa Schwartz concluded her collegiate debut in 18th in the women's javelin with a throw of 48.68 meters. Schwartz finished the season with the third-furthest throw in program history that was set at the Terry Long FSU Relays and a second-team All-ACC nod.
Florida State will be represented by 17 athletes in the quarterfinals on Friday, starting with ACC Champion and school record holder Shamar Reid in the discus at 1:00 p.m. Expanded coverage will air on ESPN+ and can be accessed at Seminoles.com. Live Results will be available here.
NOLE SUMMARY:
-Women's Javelin (first round):
Alexa Schwartz | 18th | 46.68m
-Women's 100-meters (first round)
*Shenese Walker | 7th | 11.15
*Lucy May Sleeman | 24th | 11.35
Micayah Holland| 43rd | 11.60
-Women's 1,500-meters (first round)
Suus Altorf| 30th | 4:17.86
Nicole Dinan | 33rd | 4:19.60
-Women's 200-meters (first round):
Oludoyin Soremi | 38th | 23.75
-Women's shotput (first round):
Nafy Thiam |19th | 16.36m
-Women's 10,000-meters (semifinal):
Rylee Blade |4th |32:40.82
*Advancing to quarterfinals
FLORIDA STATE NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MAY 29- Men's Quarterfinals/Semifinals
1:00 p.m. Discus (first round)-Shamar Reid
5:00 p.m. 4x100m relay (quarterfinals)
5:40 p.m. 3,000-meter steeplechase(quarterfinals)-Kaden Levings
6:00 p.m. Triple Jump (first round)- Kyvon Tatham
6:15 p.m. 110m hurdles (quarterfinals)-Andre Korbmacher, Tyson Williams, Zach Extine
6:35 p.m. 100m (quarterfinals)- Neo Mosebi, Durian Moss
8:10 p.m. 5,000m (semifinals)– Isaac Hirshman Chandler
8:45 p.m. 4x400 relay (quarterfinals)
SATURDAY, MAY 30- Women's Quarterfinals/Semifinals
5:00 p.m. 4x100m relay (semifinal)
5:40 p.m. 3,000-meter steeplechase(quarterfinals)-Leah Taylor
2:30 p.m. Triple Jump (first round) – Kayla Pinkard, Ana Bulat
6:35 p.m. 100m (quarterfinals)- Shenese Walker, Lucy May Sleeman
8:10 p.m. 5,000m (semifinals) – Bieke Schipperen
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Blade, who became the first freshman in program history to be crowned the ACC Champion in the women's 10,000-meters two weeks ago, qualified for her first ever outdoor national championship after placing fourth with a time of 32:40.82. Blade becomes FSU's first qualifier in the event since Militsa Mircheva in 2019.
The duo of Shenese Walker and Lucy May Sleeman qualified in the 100, as Walker finished second in her heat with the fourth-fastest qualifying time at 11.15. Sleeman advanced to her second consecutive East Round final with a season-best time of 11.35, taking the final qualifying spot in 24th.
Nafy Thiam concluded her first collegiate season, placing within the top 20 of the women's shot. The ACC Bronze medalist placed 19th with a mark of 16.36 meters.
Freshman Alexa Schwartz concluded her collegiate debut in 18th in the women's javelin with a throw of 48.68 meters. Schwartz finished the season with the third-furthest throw in program history that was set at the Terry Long FSU Relays and a second-team All-ACC nod.
Florida State will be represented by 17 athletes in the quarterfinals on Friday, starting with ACC Champion and school record holder Shamar Reid in the discus at 1:00 p.m. Expanded coverage will air on ESPN+ and can be accessed at Seminoles.com. Live Results will be available here.
NOLE SUMMARY:
-Women's Javelin (first round):
Alexa Schwartz | 18th | 46.68m
-Women's 100-meters (first round)
*Shenese Walker | 7th | 11.15
*Lucy May Sleeman | 24th | 11.35
Micayah Holland| 43rd | 11.60
-Women's 1,500-meters (first round)
Suus Altorf| 30th | 4:17.86
Nicole Dinan | 33rd | 4:19.60
-Women's 200-meters (first round):
Oludoyin Soremi | 38th | 23.75
-Women's shotput (first round):
Nafy Thiam |19th | 16.36m
-Women's 10,000-meters (semifinal):
Rylee Blade |4th |32:40.82
*Advancing to quarterfinals
FLORIDA STATE NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MAY 29- Men's Quarterfinals/Semifinals
1:00 p.m. Discus (first round)-Shamar Reid
5:00 p.m. 4x100m relay (quarterfinals)
5:40 p.m. 3,000-meter steeplechase(quarterfinals)-Kaden Levings
6:00 p.m. Triple Jump (first round)- Kyvon Tatham
6:15 p.m. 110m hurdles (quarterfinals)-Andre Korbmacher, Tyson Williams, Zach Extine
6:35 p.m. 100m (quarterfinals)- Neo Mosebi, Durian Moss
8:10 p.m. 5,000m (semifinals)– Isaac Hirshman Chandler
8:45 p.m. 4x400 relay (quarterfinals)
SATURDAY, MAY 30- Women's Quarterfinals/Semifinals
5:00 p.m. 4x100m relay (semifinal)
5:40 p.m. 3,000-meter steeplechase(quarterfinals)-Leah Taylor
2:30 p.m. Triple Jump (first round) – Kayla Pinkard, Ana Bulat
6:35 p.m. 100m (quarterfinals)- Shenese Walker, Lucy May Sleeman
8:10 p.m. 5,000m (semifinals) – Bieke Schipperen
Follow Florida State cross country on X and Instagram (FSU_Track).
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