March 24, 2007
Results
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy men's track & field team won 14-of-19 events in defeating American and Maryland in a tri-meet at Ingram Field on Saturday in Annapolis.
The Midshipmen scored 203 points to win the meet by 143 points, as Maryland came in second with 60 points and American tallied 40 points for third place. The two wins improve Navy's record to 4-0 on the young outdoor season.
For the second-consecutive week, Navy won all of the four throwing events, including three first- and second-place tosses. Junior Darryl Hunter (Des Moines, Iowa) won the shot put with an IC4A-qualifying mark for the second-straight week, registering a toss of 52'3-1/4" (15.93 meters). Classmate Bo Lawson (Fredon, N.J.) won the javelin throw with a 187'5" (57.13 meters) effort one week after qualifying for the NCAA regional championship. Junior Andre Barber (Carrollton, Texas) topped the field in the discus throw with a 147'8" (45.00 meters) showing, while senior Nate Stein (Sandusky, Ohio) led the way in the hammer throw with a 155'3" (47.32 meters) toss.
The Midshipmen also performed well in the jumps and pole vault, winning three of the four events on the day. Junior Ron Belany (Haiku, Hawai'i) won with a 22'7" (6.88 meters) distance in the long jump, a career-best outdoor mark. Junior Kraegen Bramer (Auburn, Calif.) cleared 14'3-1/4" (4.35 meters) in the pole vault, while senior Stephen White (Marietta, Ga.) surpassed the 6'6-1/4" (1.99 meters) bar in the high jump.
Five different Navy runners won an event on the track, while another qualified for the IC4A Championship. Junior John Olsen (Staten Island, N.Y.) crossed the finish line first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a 9:16.4, followed by junior William Ricks' (Sussex, Va.) 48.7-second showing in the 400-meter dash and sophomore Andrew Grant's (Athens, Ga.) first-place time of 14:51.1 in the 5,000-meter run. Junior Craig Meekins (Baldwin, N.Y.) finished second in the 800-meter run with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 1:51.9.
Freshman Matthew Hanley (Rapid City, S.D.) posted a winning time of 14.7 seconds in the 110-meter high hurdles, just missing the IC4A-qualifying mark. Senior Michael Levinson (Willingboro, N.J.) won the 400-meter hurdles with a 57.3-second clocking.
In addition to the individual track titles, Navy also claimed first-place honors in both relay events. The 4x100-meter relay team crossed the finish line in 43.4 seconds and the 4x400-meter relay unit close out the afternoon with a 3:20.9 showing.
The Midshipmen will remain home next Saturday to host Penn, Princeton and Rutgers in a quad-meet at Ingram Field in Annapolis.
