CHICAGO – The Florida State Cross Country teams continued its strong performances at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational on Friday in Chicago, with all five scorers on the women’s team notching new career best times.

Rylee Blade led the Seminoles for the second consecutive week, placing third behind No. 2 NC State’s Hannah Gapes and Bethany Michalak with a personal best time of 19:37.41. Bieke Schipperen followed in seventh with a career best of 19:56.93. Brooke Hooper ran a lifetime best of 20:40.00, placing third. Suus Altorf was the fourth Seminole to cross the line in 61st with a personal best of 20:54.62. Ava Povich rounded out the score for Florida State in 95th with a lifetime best of 21:39.63

The women’s team finished seventh overall with 195 points, outlasting No. 7 Providence, No. 21 Wisconsin, and No. 29 Minnesota.

On the men’s side, Isaac Hirshman-Chandler took charge and led the Seminoles with a 17th place finish with a time of 23:55.83. Aidan Ryan placed 58th with a career best of 24:45.42. Gino Palazzolo followed Ryan in 65th at 24:51. Kaden Levings was the fourth FSU scorer in 74th at 25:05.28. Lucas Bouquot concluded the scorecard for Florida State in 75th with a time of 25:07.96.

The men’s team placed 12th overall as a team with a score of 279 points.

Florida State will compete at Pre-Nationals on October 18 in Columbia to close out the regular season.

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