{"id":236431,"date":"2026-04-18T01:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236431\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T01:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:48:07","slug":"thiam-sets-school-record-u20-belgium-national-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236431\/","title":{"rendered":"Thiam Sets School Record, U20 Belgium National Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAINESVILLE\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The No.22\/25 Florida State track and field teams began the first day of the Tom Jones Memorial Invite with Nafy Thiam<\/a> setting a new program and U20 Belgium national record on Friday.
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\nTrue freshman Thiam launched a new school record in the women’s shotput with a new personal best mark of 17.30 meters, breaking the 8-year-old mark set by Gleneve Grange in 2017. Thiam also improved on her U20 Belgium National record that she set on March 27 at the Terry Long FSU Relays.
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\nKaden Levings<\/a> competed in the men’s 3,000 steeplechase for the first time in his career after placing first overall with the eighth-fastest time in program history at 8:55.22.
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\nOludoyin Soremi<\/a> participated in the women’s 200, finishing as the second fastest ACC runner in the field with a time of 22.10. Amare Williams<\/a> led the men’s 200, placed 27th with a time of 21.08.
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\nBieke Schipperen<\/a> led the women’s distance in the night portion of the meet, placing second overall in the women’s 1,500 with a new personal best time of 4:14.12. Leah Taylor<\/a> followed in third with a career best time of 4:18.52.
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\nFlorida State will wrap up competition on Saturday with Zianna Curtis<\/a> and Kaitlyn Bullock<\/a> in the women’s discus throw at 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

Live video and results will be available on Seminoles.com.

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\nNOLE SUMMARY

\n-Women’s 200 meters

\nOludoyin Soremi<\/a> | 33rd| 24.10

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\n-Women’s Hammer throw

\nZianna Curtis<\/a> | 12th |\u00a051.28m

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\n-Women’s long jump

\nOluwadara Soremi<\/a>\u00a0| 9th | 5.55m

\nAzharia Jones<\/a> |24th | 3.29m

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\n-Men’s 200 meters invite

\nAmare Williams<\/a>\u00a0| 27th| 21.08

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\n-Men’s long jump

\nJaiden Rollins<\/a>\u00a0|9th |7.26m

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\n-Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase

\nLindy White<\/a>\u00a0| 2nd | 10:56.78

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\n-Men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase

\nKaden Levings<\/a>\u00a0| 1st | 8:55.22

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\n-Men’s shotput invite

\nDespiro Wray<\/a>\u00a0| 9th | 17.66m

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\n-Women’s shotput invite

\nNafy Thiam<\/a>\u00a0| 6th | 17.30m (PB)

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\n-Women’s 1,500 meters

\nBieke Schipperen<\/a>| 2nd | 4:14.12 (PB)

\nLeah Taylor<\/a> | 3rd | 4:18.52 (PB)

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\n-Men’s 1,500 meters

\nFinn Thomas<\/a>| 5th | 3:48.63(PB)

\nAniol Borras | 8th | 3:52.23

\nGino Palazzolo<\/a> | 9th | 3:55.80

\nParker Adams<\/a> | 10th | 3:57.91

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