The first honors of the 26th Annual Golden Nole Awards were presented on Tuesday night by the FSU Student-Athlete Advisory Council through the Student-Athlete Development Instagram. Four different awards were given to a male and female student-athlete in each category, three of which were voted on by their peers. “All of these award recipients exude our departmental value proposition which…
Florida State senior Sandra Salonen, a four-year member of the women’s golf team, earned the prestigious Femina Perfecta Medallion for the second straight year in 2020 as voted on by her teammates and presented by the Florida State Department of Athletics and the Seminole Boosters. Since 2005, one female from each of Florida State’s women’s athletic teams has been presented…
The Golden Nole banquet is a night each spring for Florida State to emphasize well-rounded individuals – not just those who exceled in sport but in the classroom and in the community. With the threat of coronavirus, there was no way to hold a Golden Nole banquet for what would have been a 21st year. But one way to highlight the…
There’s still more than two years to go before Florida State meets LSU in New Orleans, and another year after that before the Seminoles host the Tigers at Camping World Stadium. But if ever there were a time to look ahead a little bit, this would be it. Mike Norvell was in the mood to talk about the future during…
Florida State fans can re-live plenty of good memories on Thursday. FSU athletics will take over the ACC Network for all 24 hours, beginning at midnight with 11 games or events from football, basketball, soccer, softball and track and field. The “Bowden Dynasty” documentary will also air on Thursday morning. Championship games are a focus of the programming beginning on…
Florida State football fans will get a chance to listen to five classic football games called by Hall of Famer Gene Deckerhoff and the entire Seminole Sports Network crew over five straight weeks beginning Friday. The re-air of the games will be broadcast in the Tallahassee, Orlando and Port St. Lucie markets and available to listen over the internet via…
Jonathan Isaac knew what would happen to kids who were out of school due to the threat of coronavirus: they would miss meals. Isaac knew he had to take action. With help from JUMP Ministries as well as Orlando commissioner Regina Hill, Isaac spearheaded an effort to provide breakfast and lunch to boys and girls who otherwise would go without…
A one-year delay. And thankfully not a cancelation. That was the emotion by a group of Florida State athletes on Tuesday after the International Olympic Committee postponed the 2020 Summer Games by a year due to the threat of COVID-19. Now, the Olympic Games are expected to be held in the summer of 2021. It’s a decision that impacts athletes…
Life as a student-athlete at Florida State and colleges across the country has changed dramatically in the last week. Games are canceled. Classes are online only at FSU and around the state. Many athletes have chosen to go home for spring break and it’s expected that they will stay there through the end of the spring semester. “It has been…
Mike Martin Jr. said it was the most difficult thing he has had to do in decades of coaching. When Florida State and the ACC announced last week that games would be halted due to the threat of COVID-19, Martin gathered the Seminoles in the clubhouse in Dick Howser Stadium for what was an incredibly emotional conversation. “Some guys were…
