Noles Look to Defend Titles at ACC Outdoor Championships

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State track and field begins postseason competition at the ACC Outdoor Championships in Durham, N.C., at Morris Williams Stadium on the campus of Duke. Competition will begin at noon on Thursday and conclude on Saturday night. ACC Network Extra will have coverage all three days.

Noles On Top
The Noles have eight individual athletes and three relay teams that are on top of the ACC performance list. Trey Cunningham (110m Hurdles), James Rivera (400m Hurdles), Ahmed Muhumed (5000m run), Adriaan Wildschutt (10,000m run) and Jeremiah Davis (long jump), Edidiong Odiong (100m Dash, 200m dash) and Ruby Stauber all lead the conference in their respective events. The Noles also have the top times in the men’s 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay and the women’s 4x100m relay.

Putting the Nation on Notice
The men’s long jumpers are ranked third in the country thanks to the group of Isaac Grimes, Jeremiah Davis, Jacore Irving and Riley Ott. Between the four of them, they average 7.64m. Davis has the ninth-best mark in the country at 7.98m.

The men’s 100m dash sprinters, Jo’Vaughn Martin, Don’dre Swint, Amir Willis and Taylor Banks, are ranked fourth in the country in the event with an average time of 10.19.

The Noles also have two individuals who lead the country in their respective events. Trey Cunningham leads the country in the 110m hurdles (13.10), and Adriaan Wildschutt has the top time in the 10,000m run (27.38.54).

Making History One Hurdle at a Time
Trey Cunningham continued his remarkable 2022 campaign at the UNF Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. Cunningham clocked a personal best 13.10 in the 110m hurdles to move him to No. 4 on the NCAA all-time list. Cunningham’s time is the seventh-fastest time in NCAA history and he is now the No. 40 performer in world history.

Cunningham’s success this early in the track season is unprecedented. Cunningham ran 13.22 at the Tom Jones Memorial which was tied for the third-fastest time in NCAA history in a season opener. His 13.15 he ran in the preliminary race at the UNF Invitational and his 13.10 are the two fastest times in NCAA history in the month of April. Collegiate record holder Grant Holloway held that right before Cunningham when he ran 13.16 on Apr. 13, 2018.

Rewriting the Record Book
Four FSU athletes broke school records the last time the Noles were in action. Cunningham broke his own school record in the 110m hurdles (13.10) at the UNF Invitational. At the Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford, Calif., Lauren Ryan (5000m Run), Ahmed Muhumed (5000m Run) and Adriaan Wildschutt (10,000m Run) each broke the school record in their respective events. Muhumed ran 13:26.11 to break Wildschutt’s record and secure the fastest time in the ACC this season. Ryan ran 15:30.00 to break Vicky Gill’s 19-year old school record and has the ninth-best time in the NCAA this season. Wildschutt broke his own 10,000m record with a NCAA-leading time of 27:38.54. His time put him No. 12 on the NCAA all-time list.

Quick Sprints

» Head Coach Bob Braman is in his 19th year as the head coach of the Florida State track and field team

» Braman leads all active ACC coaches and is No. 2 all-time with 31 combined ACC Championships.

» Braman brought in three new assistant coaches in Alex Midgett (Distance), Doug Reynolds (Throws) and Leevan Sands (Jumps).

» The Noles lead all ACC schools with 559 combined All-ACC honorees between the men’s and women’s team in the outdoor season.

» The Seminoles have 19 combined ACC outdoor championships.

» The Noles are the defending ACC Champions as the men and women swept the ACC team titles last season.

» The Noles return three individual ACC champions and two relay champions from last year’s ACC Outdoor Championships. Trey Cunningham (110 hurdles), Kelechi Nwanaga (Javelin) and Adriaan Wildschutt (5000m run) are the returning ACC champions.

» Adriaan Wildschutt (10,000m Run) and Trey Cunningham(110m Hurdles) lead the NCAA in their respective events.

» The Noles have two event groups ranked inside the top four according to the USTFCCCA. The men’s long jumpers (Jeremiah Davis, Isaac Grimes, Jacore Irving, Riley Ott) are ranked third while the men’s 100m dash runners (Jo’Vaughn Martin, Don’dre Swint, Amir Willis, Taylor Banks) are ranked fourth.

» The men have six individual athletes and two relay teams that are on top of the ACC performance list. Cunningham (110m Hurdles), James Rivera (400m Hurdles), Ahmed Muhumed (5000m run), Adriaan Wildschutt (10,000m run) and Jeremiah Davis (long jump) all lead the conference in their respective events. The 4x100m relay (38.88) and the 4x400m relay (3:04.74) are the fastest times in the conference.

» On the women’s side, the Noles lead the conference in three events: 100m dash (Edidiong Odiong), 200m dash (Odiong) and the 800m run (Stauber). The Noles also lead the conference in the 4x100m relay (43.85).

» Odiong is the only female athlete in the conference to have the top time/mark in multiple events (100m
dash, 200m dash).

» Adriaan Wildschutt, Lauren Ryan and Ahmed Muhumed each broke a school record at the Payton Jordan Invitational. Wildschutt broke the school record and the ACC record in the 10,000m run (27:38.54). Muhumed broke the school record in the 5000m run (13:26.11), and Lauren Ryan also broke the school record in the 5000m run (15:30.30). Wildschutt’s time puts him No. 12 on the NCAA all-time list.

» Cunningham currently has the fastest time in the NCAA and the world in the 110m hurdles (13.10).

» Cunningham ran 13.10 at the UNF Invitational to put him No. 4 on the NCAA all-time list. His time was the seventh-fastest time in NCAA history and put him No. 40 on the world all-time list.

» No athlete has ever posted a faster time in the 110m hurdles in the NCAA in the month of April than Cunningham.

» Cunningham’s season-opening time of 13.22 is tied for the third-fastest time in a season opener in NCAA history.

» Cunningham became the first Nole to win an indoor national championship since Dentarious Locke and James Harris in 2014. Cunningham took home the 60m hurdles title this past March in Birmingham, Ala. with a staggering time of 7.38.

» Cunningham remained on The Bowerman Watch List on May 5. Cunningham is the first Nole to appear on The Bowerman Watch List in three straight seasons (2020-22). Cunningham has been on the Bowerman Watch List all season.

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Meet Schedule

Thursday

Decathlon (Noon) – Riley Ott

Women’s Hammer (1:30 p.m.) – Megan Cook

Long jump (4 p.m.) – Jacore Irving, Jeremiah Davis, Isaac Grimes

Women’s 400m Hurdles Prelims (6 p.m.) – Ava Klein

Men’s 400m Hurdles Prelims (6:20 p.m.) – James Rivera

Women’s Javelin (6:30 p.m.) – Kelechi Nwanaga, Sara Zabarino

Women’s 200m Dash Prelims (6:35 p.m.) – Edidiong Odiong, Ka’Tia Seymour, Ashley Seymour, Savy’on Toombs

Men’s 200m Dash Prelims (6:55 p.m.) – Amir Willis, Sean Watkins Jr., Alex Collier

Women’s 1500m Run Prelims (7:15 p.m.) – Yasmine Abbes, Maudie Skyring, Jen Lima

Men’s 1500m Run Prelims (7:35 p.m.) – Sam Field, Bert Freire, Jacob Holmes

Women’s 10,000m Run (8:00 p.m.) – Lauren Ryan, Erin Phelps

Men’s 10,000m Run (8:40 p.m.) – Caleb Pottorff, Silas Griffith, Zach Leachman, Ahmed Muhumed, Anderson Ball

Friday

Decathlon (11 a.m.) – Riley Ott

Men’s Shot Put (3 p.m.) – Milton Ingraham

Men’s Triple Jump (3 p.m.) – Jacore Irving, Jeremiah Davis

Women’s Shot put (6 p.m.) – Amani Heaven

Men’s 110m Hurdles Prelims (6:25 p.m.) – Trey Cunningham

Men’s 400m Dash Prelims (6:55 p.m.)  – Alex Collier, DaeQwan Butler, Sean Watkins Jr., Damarre Martin 

Women’s 100m Dash Prelims (7:15 p.m.) – Edidiong Odiong, Ka’Tia Seymour, Ashley Seymour

Men’s 100m Dash Prelims (7:30 p.m.) – Amir Willis, Jo’Vaughn Martin, Don’dre Swint, Taylor Banks, Bryand Rincher

Women’s 800m run Prelims (7:45 p.m.) – Ruby Stauber, Yasmine Abbes

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final (8:45 p.m.) – Matt Owens

Saturday

Women’s Discus (3 p.m.) – Amani Heaven

Women’s 4x100m Relay (5 p.m.)

Men’s 4x100m Relay (5:10 p.m.)

Women’s 1500m Run Finals (5:20 p.m.) – Yasmine Abbes, Maudie Skyring, Jen Lima

Men’s 1500m Run Finals (5:30 p.m.) – Sam Field, Bert Freire,Jacob Holmes

Men’s 110m Hurdles Final (5:50 p.m.) – Trey Cunningham

Men’s 400m Dash Final (6:10 p.m.) – Alex Collier, DaeQwan Butler, Sean Watkins Jr., Damarre Martin

Women’s 100m Dash Final (6:20 p.m.) – Edidiong Odiong, Ka’Tia Seymour, Ashley Seymour

Men’s 100m Dash Final (6:30 p.m.) – Amir Willis, Jo’Vaughn Martin, Don’dre Swint, Taylor Banks, Bryand Rincher

Women’s 800m run Final (6:40 p.m.) – Ruby Stauber, Yasmine Abbes

Women’s 400m Hurdles Final (7 p.m.) – Ava Klein

Men’s 400m Hurdles Final (7:10 p.m.) – James Rivera

Women’s 200m Dash Final (7:20 p.m.) – Edidiong Odiong, Ka’Tia Seymour, Ashley Seymour, Savy’on Toombs

Men’s 200m Dash Prelims (7:30 p.m.) – Amir Willis, Sean Watkins Jr., Alex Collier

Women’s 5000m Run (7:40 p.m.) – Amanda Beach, Alyson Churchill, Caitlin Wilkey, Rebecca Clark, 

Men’s 5000m Run (8:05 p.m.) – Adriaan Wildschutt, Luke Reid, Matthew Newland, Jacob Holmes, Zach Leachman, Bert Freire

Women’s 4x400m Relay (8:30 p.m.)

Men’s 4x400m Relay (8:40 p.m.)