Seminole Sunday Sauce — Sept. 3, 2023: FSU Cross Country Opens with Sweep in Boone
Football fans in Tallahassee will be hoping for a signature win on Sunday night, but for one Florida State program, the year couldn’t have started any better.
FSU cross country opened the year on Friday with a sweep at the Firetower Project Run in Boone, N.C., winning both the men and women’s titles. The FSU men had the top five finishers and six of the top nine.
Abdirizak Ibrahim claimed the individual victory for the Seminoles. He was followed, in order, by teammates David Mullarkey, Zach Leachman, Matthew Neill and Cooper Schroeder.
On the women’s side, FSU claimed victory with five of the top 10 finishers, including winner Alyson Churchill. Anna Sentner was the only other FSU runner to place in the top five with a fifth-place finish.
FSU will be idle this coming week, but a return trip to Boone won’t have to wait long. That’s where the Seminoles will be for the Covered Bridge Open on Sept. 15.
FOOTBALL
Record: 0-0
Ranking: No. 8 AP Poll; No. 8 USA Today Coaches Poll
Upcoming: vs. LSU (Orlando, Sept. 3); vs. Southern Mississippi (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2024 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 6 nationally, first in ACC (21 total commitments)
Wrap-up: The wait is over. FSU will take on LSU in a highly anticipated contest on Sunday night.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2024 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 39 nationally, ninth in ACC (1 total commitment)
Wrap-up: We’re a little more than two months from the start of the season.
SOCCER
Record: 2-0
Ranking: No. 2 United Soccer Coaches
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: vs. South Florida (Sunday); at North Florida (Thursday)
Recognitions: Taylor Huff, M (ACC Offensive Player of the Week)
Wrap-up: Despite being idle for the last two weeks, FSU remains No. 2 in the polls.
VOLLEYBALL
Record: 3-1
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (1-1), beat Connecticut in Classic City Clash, 3-0; lost to SMU on Friday, 3-0
Upcoming: vs. Auburn (Sunday); at Samford (Monday); at UCF (Thursday, UCF Invitational); vs. North Texas (Friday, UCF Invitational)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: After a strong start in Georgia, FSU had a disappointing performance in its home opener.
CROSS COUNTRY
Ranking: Men No. 29 USTFCCCA, No. 3 South Region; women No. 23 USTFCCCA, No. 3 South Region
Past Week: Men and women won Firetower Project Run
Upcoming: Covered Bridge Open (Sept. 15)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: Things couldn’t have started any better for FSU. The Seminoles swept the Firetower Project Run in Boone, N.C.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: N/A
Upcoming: Fields of Honor Collegiate (Monday-Wednesday)
Recognitions: N/A
Wrap-up: After a national semifinal appearance last season, FSU will kick off its fall schedule on Monday.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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