Florida State University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams swept the Pre-Regional meet Friday, Sept. 18, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. The Florida State men’s team won the 8K race with 26 points, while the women’s team took first with 17 points.
Hudson Betts led the men’s team with a third-place finish in 18:35.5. The junior collected his first top-three victory as a Seminole. Kaden Levings placed second in 24:31.7, followed by Finn Thomas in fourth at 24:44.9 and Gino Palazzalo in fifth at 24:42.7, a personal best.
Aidan Ryan placed 10th in 24:51.0. Alan Gallardo-Lopez finished sixth in 24:53.0, Graham Myers was seventh in 24:59.4 and Wyatt Falkowski placed 10th in 25:42.2.
Florida State’s women’s team swept the top three places. Rylee Blade won the race in 20:39.1 for the second victory of her career, while Bieke Schipperen placed second in 20:43.5 and junior Nicole Dinan finished third in 20:50.2.
Madie King placed fifth in 21:22.6, and Lindy White finished sixth in 21:27.3, a career best. Ella Menke placed seventh in 21:39.5 with a personal best, followed by Bella Grenier in eighth at 22:03.09 and Avery Cahoon Evans in ninth at 22:14.3, also a personal best.
Maggie Bartlow placed 10th in 22:23.9, and Ella Pasko finished 11th in 23:05.0 with a personal best. Florida State will compete next at the Gans Creek Classic on Sept. 25 in Columbia, Missouri.
Source: Original report