Florida State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams concluded the regular season Friday morning at the Pre-National Invitational hosted by Indiana State at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country course. The women’s team was listed 20th out of 43 teams, while the men’s team finished 21st with 603 points. Florida State will begin the postseason at the ACC Championships on October 30 in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Florida State women finish 20th
Bieke Schipperen led Florida State’s women’s cross country team for the second time this season. She placed 62nd in the women’s 6,000-meter race with a time of 20:35.1. Bella Grenier followed in 93rd at 20:51.6, and Nicole Dinan placed 112th in 21:02.4.
Tessa Eberts finished 134th in 21:09.6 during her first Pre-National Invitational, while Rylee Blade completed the top five in 166th at 21:19.8. Madie King also competed for Florida State, placing 252nd in 21:55.2. The meet narrative listed the women’s team with 551 points, while the results section listed 557 points for the 20th-place finish.
Florida State men place 21st
Kaden Levings was Florida State’s top men’s runner, placing 68th in the men’s 8,000-meter race in 24:08.2. Isaac Hirshman Chandler finished 110th in 24:21.6 during his second race of the season. Finn Thomas recorded a time of 24:28.5, with the narrative listing him in 113th place and the results section listing him in 133rd.
Hudson Betts placed 134th in 24:28.7, while Josh Hicks rounded out the team’s top five in the narrative with a time of 24:36.4. The results section listed Hicks in 168th place. Florida State’s other men’s competitors were Aidan Ryan, who placed 185th in 24:42.8; Graham Myers, who finished 228th in 24:54.0; and Alan Gallardo-Lopez, who placed 269th in 25:11.3.
Postseason begins at ACC Championships
Florida State will prepare for the postseason after completing its regular-season schedule at the Pre-National Invitational. The ACC Championships are scheduled for October 30 in Blacksburg, Virginia. The meet will follow Florida State’s 20th-place women’s finish and 21st-place men’s finish at Indiana State’s event.
FSB Take
Florida State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams completed the regular season with finishes inside the top 21 at the Pre-National Invitational. Schipperen led the women’s team, and Levings paced the men. The source contains conflicting women’s point totals and individual placements for Thomas and Hicks, so those discrepancies are identified rather than resolved beyond the listed results.
Source: Original report