ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy track and field team opened up the 2018-19 season with 22 IC4A / ECAC qualifying times and marks at the Navy Winter Invitational on Saturday at the Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis, Md.
"It was a pretty good first meet," Director of Navy Track and Field
Jamie Cook said after the meet. "We had some people move into the top 10, which was good. Some people who have really been training well really stood out today. It is really good for them to see that the hard work pays off. We have to start planning on what we need to do to get prepared for the next training cycle. The next training block for us is to be more in tune with what our event specialties will be. We tried a lot of people in a lot of different events. Now we can kind of hone in what we think they might be best at and prepare for the bigger part of the year, which will happen in the month of February."
The men's team had 18 IC4A qualifiers, while the women finished with four ECAC qualifiers. The women had three times that rank in Navy's all-time top 10, while the men added a pair of top 10 performances.
The Midshipmen excelled in the men's 60-meter dash. The Mids posted five of the top 10 times in the event with all five qualifying for the IC4As. Senior captain Demetrius Lanier (Palm Coast, Fla.) paced the team with a 6.94, while Austin Pierce (Dahlonega, Ga.) followed with a 6.95 and Aaron Watson (Union City, Mich.) had a 6.96. Evan Lexo (Groton, Mass.) and Justin Titgen (Waxhaw, N.C.) each clocked a 6.98. The quintet also notched IC4A qualifying times in the 200m dash. Lanier once again led the eway with a 21.72, while Watson notched a 21.79. Lexo (21.95), Pierce (21.97), and Titgen (22.22) rounded out the top 10 finishes in the event on the day.
Kordell Williams (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and Clayton Thompson (Corpus Christi, Texas) finished 1-2 in the 60m hurdles, clocking a pair of IC4A qualifying times that rank in Navy's all-time top 10. K. Williams' time of 8.06 ranked third in school history, while Thompson's 8.09 ranked 10th. Hunter Wargo (West Branch, Iowa) finished the race in third with an IC4A time of 8.24.
Thompson was the top finisher in the pole vault, winning the event with an IC4A qualifying mark of 4.85m (15-11.00). Cedric Williams (Powder Springs, Ga.) won the long jump with a distance of 6.92m (22-08.50), while coming in second in the triple jump with an IC4A qualifying leap of 14.85m (48-08.75).
In the throws, John Barber (Sugar Land, Texas), Mike Milcarek (Woodinville, Wash.), and Tommy Reeder (Kiln, Miss.) each notched IC4A qualifiers. Barber finished third in the shot put with a distance of 15.81m (51-10.40), while Milcarek and Reeder finished second and fourth with throw of 17.65m (57-11.00) and 17.10m (56.01.25), respectively.
John Finnegan (Spring, Texas) rounded out the top men's performances, winning the 800m run with a time of 1:55.82.
Chloe Alfieri and
Regine Tugade (Dededo, Guam) finished back-to-back in the women's 200m dash. The duo posted a pair of ECAC qualifying times that ranked in the Navy all-time top 10. Alfieri's time of 24.94 ranked third all-time, while Tugade's 25.00 is the fifth best in program history.
Ariana McKenzie (Potomac, Md.) won the weight throw with an ECAC qualifying mark of 16.80m (55-01.50), while
Maddi Falvey (Cypress, Texas) finished the pole vault in third with a qualifying height of 3.80m (12-05.50).
In the relays, Navy posted a pair of qualifying times in the 4x400m relay. The women's team notched the 10th fastest time in program history with a combined time of 3:51.48, while the men's team had a collective time of 3:19.67.
Navy returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 6, as the Midshipmen travel to Princeton, N.J. for a dual meet against the Princeton Tigers.
Women 200 Meter Dash
4 Alfieri, Chloe Navy Winter Invite 12/01 24.94 ! (3)
5 Tugade, Regine Navy Winter Invite 12/01 25.00 (5)
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
3 Navy 'A' Navy Winter Invite 12/01 3:51.48 ! (10)
Women Pole Vault
3 Falvey, Madison Navy Winter Invite 12/01 3.80m (12-05.50) !
Women Weight Throw
1 McKenzie, Ariana Navy Winter Invite 12/01 16.80m (55-01.50) !
Men 60 Meter Dash
5 Lanier, Demetrius Navy Winter Invite 12/01 6.94 !
6 Pierce, Austin Navy Winter Invite 12/01 6.95 !
7 Watson, Aaron Navy Winter Invite 12/01 6.96 !
8 Lexo, Evan Navy Winter Invite 12/01 6.98 !
8 Titgen, Justin Navy Winter Invite 12/01 6.98 !
Men 200 Meter Dash
2 Lanier, Demetrius Navy Winter Invite 12/01 21.72 !
4 Watson, Aaron Navy Winter Invite 12/01 21.79 !
6 Lexo, Evan Navy Winter Invite 12/01 21.95 !
8 Pierce, Austin Navy Winter Invite 12/01 21.97 !
10 Titgen, Justin Navy Winter Invite 12/01 22.22 !
Men 800 Meter Run
1 Finnegan, John Navy Winter Invite 12/01 1:55.82
Men 60 Meter Hurdles
1 Williams, Kordell Navy Winter Invite 12/01 8.06 ! (3)
2 Thompson, Clayton Navy Winter Invite 12/01 8.09 ! (10)
3 Wargo, Hunter Navy Winter Invite 12/01 8.24 !
Men 4x400 Meter Relay
4 Navy 'A' Navy Winter Invite 12/01 3:19.67 !
Men Pole Vault
1 Thompson, Clayton Navy Winter Invite 12/01 4.85m (15-11.00) !
Men Long Jump
1 Williams, Cedric Navy Winter Invite 12/01 6.92m (22-08.50)
Men Triple Jump
2 Williams, Cedric Navy Winter Invite 12/01 14.85m (48-08.75) !
Men Shot Put
3 Barber, John Navy Winter Invite 12/01 15.81m (51-10.50) !
Men Weight Throw
2 Milcarek, Michael Navy Winter Invite 12/01 17.65m (57-11.00) !
4 Reeder, Thomas Navy Winter Invite 12/01 17.10m (56-01.25) !
! – Indicates IC4A / ECAC Qualifier
