{"id":290603,"date":"2026-05-31T02:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T02:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/290603\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T02:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T02:36:09","slug":"pinkard-highlights-final-day-of-ncaa-east-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/290603\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinkard Highlights Final Day of NCAA East First Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2013\u00a0The Florida State women’s track and field team concluded the NCAA East Regional First Round on Saturday at the Shively Track and Field Stadium, highlighted by Kayla Pinkard<\/a>.
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\nPinkard punched her second consecutive ticket after being runner-up in the women’s triple jump, increasing her personal-best with the fourth-farthest jump in program history at 13.66 meters.
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\nThe women’s 4×100-meter relay behind Lucy May Sleeman<\/a>, Shenese Walker<\/a>, Liana Tyson<\/a> and Micayah Holland<\/a> started off competition on the track with the sixth-fastest qualifying time of 42.96, tying their season best that was set at the ACC Outdoor Championships two weeks ago.
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\nWalker secured her individual ticket for the third straight year by winning the first heat of the 100 meters in with a time of 10.88. Sleeman wrapped up her individual season in the event, finishing 20th overall after recording a season-best time of 11.26.
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\nBetween the men’s and women’s teams,\u00a0Florida State is set to have 15 entries at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on June 10-13.
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\nNOLE SUMMARY:
\n-Women’s 4×100-meters (quarterfinals):
\n*Lucy May Sleeman<\/a>, Liana Tyson<\/a>, Shenese Walker<\/a>, Micayah Holland<\/a>| 6th | 42.96<\/p>\n

-Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (quarterfinals)

\nLeah Taylor<\/a>| 31st | 10:22.01<\/p>\n

-Women’s triple jump (first round):

\n*Kayla Pinkard<\/a>| 2nd | 13.66m

\n\u00a0 Ana Bulat<\/a> | 26th | 12.77m

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\n-Women;s 100-meters (quarterfinals):

\n*Shenese Walker<\/a>\u00a0|2nd |10.88

\nLucy May Sleeman<\/a>| 20th | 11.26<\/p>\n

-Women’s 5,000-meters (semifinal):

\nBieke Schipperen<\/a>|36th | 16:19.30

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\n*Advancing to National Championship

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