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Florida State Seminoles
File:FSU Seminoles logo.jpg
Founded1948
UniversityFlorida State University
Head coachBob Braman (11th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationTallahassee, FL
NicknameSeminoles
ColorsGarnet and Gold
   
NCAA Indoor National Championships
Women: 1984
NCAA Outdoor National Championships
Men: 2006, 2007*, 2008
Women: 1985
Conference Indoor Championships
Men: 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Women: 2009, 2014
Conference Outdoor Championships
Men: 1950, 1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Women: 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2009 NOTE: * means results were vacated due to an academic cheating scandal
The new construction of the Mcintosh Track and Field Building

The track and field team of Florida State University, currently coached by Bob Braman, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

History

FSU's NCAA Championship trophies

The FSU men's Track & Field team won the NCAA National Championship 3 times in a row from 2005-2007. Since 2006 Head Coach Bob Braman and Associate Head Coach Harlis Meaders helped lead individual champions in the 200 m (Walter Dix), the triple jump (Rafeeq Curry), and the shot put (Garrett Johnson) to consecutive outdoor national titles. Individual runners-up were Walter Dix in the 100 m, Ricardo Chambers in the 400 m, and Tom Lancashire in the 1500 m. Others scoring points in the National Championship were Michael Ray Garvin in the 200 m (8th), Andrew Lemoncello in the 3000 m steeplechase (4th), Rafeeq Curry in the long jump (6th), and Garrett Johnson in the discus (5th).[1] In 2007, when FSU won its second straight men's Track & Field NCAA National Championship when Dix became the first person to hold the individual title in the 100 m, 200 m, and 4*100 m Relay at the same time.[2]

The Seminoles have a new track and field building complex on the south end of Mike Long Track, the Mcintosh Track and Field Building, named after Michael A. Mcintosh.

On February 7, 2010, the Seminoles vacated their 2007 Men's Outdoor Track and Field NCAA Championship in the wake of an academic cheating scandal.

Olympics

The following FSU track and field athletes participated in the 2008 Olympic Games:[3]

Athlete Event Team Result
Walter Dix 100M  United States
Walter Dix 200M  United States
Rafeeq Curry triple jump  United States 18th in qualifying heat
Ngonidzashe Makusha Men's Long Jump  Zimbabwe 4th in finals
Brian Dzingai Men's 200m  Zimbabwe 4th in finals
Dorian Scott shot put  Jamaica 15th in round 1
Ricardo Chambers 400M  Jamaica 15th in semi
Gonzalo Barroilhet Decathlon  Chile DNF
Barbara Parker 3000m steeplechase  Great Britain 12th in Round 1
Andrew Lemoncello 3000m steeplechase  Great Britain 10th in Round 1
Tom Lancashire 1500m  Great Britain 7th in Round 1
Kevin Sullivan 1500m  Canada 9th in Semi

Track and field athletes of note

Walter Dix
Brian Dzingai
Athlete Notability
Gonzalo Barroilhet Olympic decathlete from Chile
Kim Batten Long jumper, and Olympic Silver Medalist
Jonathan Borlée Belgian sprinter who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics
Kevin Borlée Belgian sprinter who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics
Marvin Bracy Notable American sprinter
Ricardo Chambers Jamaican 400 m specialist
Charles Clark Notable American sprinter
Bradley Cooper Olympic discus thrower and shot putter
Rafeeq Curry NCAA Champion, 9x NCAA All-American, 2011 USA Indoor Champion, and represented America at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Walter Dix Won two bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Brian Dzingai Olympic sprinter from Zimbabwe
Hannah England British distance runner, 2012 Summer Olympics
Michelle Finn Notable American sprinter
Randy Givens Relay runner, participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics[4][5]
Kemar Hyman Caymanian sprinter
Lacy Janson Pole vaulter at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Garrett Johnson American shot putter, 2006 NCAA Champion, and Rhodes Scholar
Thomas Lancashire Represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500m
Andrew Lemoncello Olympic Distance runner from Britain
Ngonidzashe Makusha Olympic long jumper from Zimbabwe
Walter McCoy relay runner, and Olympic Gold Medalist[citation needed]
Stephen Newbold Notable Bahamian sprinter
Marita Payne Canadian sprinter, won two silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Dorian Scott Jamaican shot putter, competed at 2012 Summer Olympics
Kimberly Williams Jamaican triple jumper, competed at 2012 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Florida State University, Student Profiles - Garrett Johnson". Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  2. ^ "Track & Field: FSU Wins Back-to-Back National Titles". Seminoles.com. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  3. ^ http://wikirun.com/Florida_State_University#2008_Olympics
  4. ^ TheACC.com Looking Back...Florida State's Outdoor Success in 1984
  5. ^ SR/Olympic Sports Randy Givens
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