{"id":307327,"date":"2026-06-14T20:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T20:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/307327\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T20:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T20:13:26","slug":"walker-notches-second-consecutive-national-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/307327\/","title":{"rendered":"Walker Notches Second Consecutive National Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

EUGENE, Ore.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Florida State track and field senior Shenese Walker<\/a> won her second\u00a0straight\u00a0national championship and her first NCAA 100-meter national title\u00a0at Hayward Field on Saturday.
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\nWalker became the first ACC\u00a0women’s sprinter in the modern era to win both the indoor 60 and outdoor 100 in the same year. Walker opened her weekend in the preliminaries with the third-fastest qualifying time of 10.94, before edging out world leader Adaejah Hodge of Georgia\u00a0in the finals\u00a0with a winning time of 10.88.\u00a0
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\nWalker won the program’s\u00a0third\u00a0national title in the event and the first since Michelle Finn in 1985. The Jamaica native’s victory also marks Florida State’s 22nd national champion of all-time and the program’s first since Colleen Quigley in 2015.
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\n“Amazing run, Shenese was dialed in today.” head coach Matt Kane<\/a> said. “Championship racing is all about winning. There have been crazy times all week, but this is about the win. She dominated an amazing field, and I can’t think of a better way for Shenese to cap her career as a Seminole.”
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\nThe\u00a04×100\u00a0meter\u00a0relay team consisting of Lucy May Sleeman<\/a>, Walker, Liana Tyson<\/a> and Micayah Holland<\/a> started the night by capturing first-team All-America honors, recording the highest finish in the event since 2022 after placing sixth with the third-fastest time in program history at 42.81.
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\nKayla Pinkard<\/a> concluded her collegiate career by earning\u00a0second-team\u00a0All-America honors in the women’s triple jump after placing\u00a010th\u00a0with a mark of 13.26 meters.\u00a0The finish marked the highest NCAA Championship placement of her career and the best\u00a0finish\u00a0by a Seminole in the event since Alonie Sutton’s 13th\u00a0place finish in 2021.
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\nThe women’s team finished 19th overall with 15 points.<\/p>\n

NOLE SUMMARY

\n-Women’s 4×100-meter relay

\nLucy May Sleeman<\/a>, Shenese Walker<\/a>, Liana Tyson<\/a>, Micayah Holland<\/a>\u00a0| 6th | 42.81

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\n-Women’s 100-meters

\nShenese Walker<\/a>|1st |10.88

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\n-Women’s triple jump

\nKayla Pinkard<\/a>|10th|13.26m

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