ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men's and women's track and field team holds the lead after one day of competition at the 2019 Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championship, which is being held at Navy's Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis, Md.
 
On the women's side, the Navy women's boasts 70.5 points after day one to lead second-place Army West Point by 37.5 points. The Midshipmen men's team tallied 63.5 points on the first day of competition to lead the field by 16.5. The Black Knights are second on the men's side with 57 points.
 
"I saw a bunch of people competing hard and advancing into the finals tomorrow," associate head coach Chris Campbell said after the first day of competition. "That bodes well for tomorrow, but two thirds of the points are awarded tomorrow so we have a long way to go. The student-athletes who could score points today in the various events did so today. We need the people to continue to score points tomorrow. Everyone does their part in order for us to be successful and that is the way that this team wins competitions."
 
On the women's side, Kaitlyn Stafford (Friendswood, Texas) earned First-Team All-Patriot League accolades with a victory in the pole vault. The junior posted an ECAC qualifying and personal best height of 3.80m (12-05.50) to win the event.
 
Freshman Lindsay Lewis (Lanham, Md.) earned Second-Team All-Conference distinction with a second-place finish in the pentathlon, tallying a Navy school record 3,518 points. In the weight throw, Ariana McKenzie (Potomac, Md.) earned all-conference with a second-place finish, posting a top throw of 17.83m (58-06.00).
 
The men's side saw four first-place finishes on the day.
 
Kevin Murray (Wilmington, Del.) led for 17 of 25 laps in the 5,000m to win the even with a season-best IC4A time of 14:36.62 to earn First Team All-Patriot League.
 
The Navy 4x800m relay team of John Finnegan (Spring, Texas), Clayton Turner (Bartlett, Tenn.), David Nelsen (Chandler, Ariz.), and Jake Brophy (New Hope, Pa.) combined for the Patriot League Championship time of 7:29.98 to win the event.
 
In the long jump, Cedric Williams (Powder Springs, Ga.) notched an IC4A qualifying distance of 7.29m (23-11.00) to win the event by 0.03m and earn All-Patriot League first team honors.
 
Sean Brennan (Westfield, N.J.) and Mike Milcarek (Woodinville, Wash.) finished 1-2 in the weight throw to claim all-conference accolades. Brennan won the even with an IC4A mark of 19.43m (63-09.00), while Milcarek was second with a throw of 18.82m (61-09.00).
 
Senior Stefano Pineda (Hockessin, Del.) earned All-Patriot League honors with a second-place finish in the pole vault. He notched a season-best mark of 5.20m (17-00.75) to tie for the fifth-best height in Navy track and field history.
 
Benjamin Stewart (Charlestown, R.I.), Clayton Thompson (Corpus Christi, Texas), and Joe Bevilaqua (Bloomington, Ill.) are currently first, third, and fourth, respectively, after four hepathlon events. Stewart has 2,918 points, while Thompson has 2,685 and Bevilaqua has 2,671.
 
Navy concludes competition in the 2019 Patriot League Indoor Championship on Sunday, Feb. 17, at Wesley Brown Field House in Annapolis. Live results will be available throughout the day and the meet will be streamed on Patriot League Network beginning at 11:45 a.m.
 
All-Patriot League – First Team
Sean Brennan (Weight Throw)
Jake Brophy (4x800m Relay)
John Finnegan (4x800m Relay)
Kevin Murray (5,000m)
David Nelsen (4x800m Relay)
Kaitlyn Stafford (Pole Vault)
Clayton Turner (4x800m Relay)
Cedric Williams (Long Jump)
 
All-Patriot League – Second Team
Lindsay Lewis (Pentathlon)
Ariana McKenzie (Weight Throw)
Mike Milcarek (Weight Throw)
Stefano Pineda (Pole Vault)