Falcons Receive All-Conference Honors 

TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. - The Southern States Athletic Conference has announced the Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field award winners from the 2023 season. 

The Falcons most recently competed at the SSAC Championships in Mobile, Ala. Sophomore Nate Hesseltine placed second in the discus and freshman Luke Stegall placed second in the steeplechase to secure 2nd Team All-Conference honors.

Although program records were a regular achievement throughout the year, the Falcons made the most movement in the last meet of the season. Nate Hesseltine and Claribel Hernandez both set two new program records each. Hesseltine moved up in the record books in the hammer throw and discus, and Hernandez broke previous records in the 200m and 400m dash. 

Shelby Roth and Abigail Hammond also set new records to finish off their careers at Florida College. Roth set a new record in the 1500m and Hammond secured a top spot in the 10,000. 

Steven Ritchie also secured a spot at the top of the record books in the javelin alongside 4x800m relay runners Joel Hardin, Samuel Sneed, Luke Stegall, and Ian Lacquement. 

Along with being named All-Conference, Florida College athletes also received the following honors:

Barnes & Noble College Academic Team

Samuel Sneed

Ian Lacquement

Macy Palmer

Lillia Dillman

Abigail Hammond

SSAC Champions of Character Team

Ian Lacquement

Lillia Dillman

"I was very pleased with how our track and field team competed at the SSAC Championships. We had two all-conference performers and eight new program records in various events. Overall, it was a satisfying conclusion to a very solid season. We will miss our five seniors who are graduating very much - Joel Hardin, Macy Palmer, Shelby Roth, Abigail Hammond, and Lillia Dillman," said head coach Trenton Roth.