ANNAPOLIS, Md. – For the first time since 2011, the Navy women's track and field team won the Patriot League Indoor Championship at the Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis, Md. The Midshipmen's women's team posted 194.5 points to finish in first place. On the men's side, the Mids tallied 243.5 points, but came in second place.
On the women's side, Navy claimed first place with 194.5 points, while Army West Point was second with 142 points. Boston and Bucknell tied for third with 125 points, while Lehigh (88.83), Holy Cross (43.66), Loyola (27), Lafayette (18), American (12), and Colgate (4) rounded out the scoring.
The men's side saw Army West Point earn first with 260 points, followed by Navy with 243.5 points. Bucknell was third with 78.5, followed by Lehigh (67), Boston (50), Holy Cross (31), Lafayette (28), Colgate (16), and American (6).
Navy returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 24, as the Midshipmen will send a group to Boston University for a last chance meet.
Navy Women's Recap
Navy women's track and field tallied 194.5 points as a team to capture the 2019 Patriot League Indoor Championship. The win marked the first Patriot League Indoor Title for the women since 2011.
"The women's team competed their hearts out," Director of Navy Track and Field and 2019 Patriot League Women's Coach of the Year Jamie Cook said after the meet. "There were a lot of multi-event scorers. A lot of young student-athletes stepped up. We had some school records that were broken. The women showed a lot of determination. I am really happy for them."
Navy's women's team finished the meet with eight individual All-Patriot League performance, as well as a victory in the 4x400m relay. The Midshipmen claimed three First Team All-Patriot League finishes with five second team nods.
Navy Men's Recap
The Navy men's track and field team recorded 243.5 points as a team to finish the 2019 Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championship in second place. The second-place finish marked the first time since 2012 that the men's team did not win the PL Indoor title.
"It is tough when you score 243 points and lose," Cook said after the meet. "That is good enough to win most years. We had a lot of impressive performances across the board. John Finnegan was outstanding – Track Athlete of the Meet. Cedric was phenomenal and earned Field Athlete of the Meet. Ben Stewart's mark may end up getting him to Nationals. There was a lot of people who did a really good job. We just have to move on. Obviously, we are upset about not winning. We gave a good effort and competed really well."
Cedric Williams (Powder Springs, Ga.) was named the Field Athlete of the Meet, as well as the Top Point Scorer on the men's side. He was joined as an individual award winner by John Finnegan (Spring, Texas) who was tabbed the Track Athlete of the Meet.
Williams won the long jump and the triple jump to score an individual best 20 points in the meet. He claimed the long jump with a jump of 7.29m (23-11.00) to win the event by 0.03m. The triple jump saw Williams claim first-team all-conference accolades with a distance of 14.90 (48-10.75) to win the event by 0.13m.
Finnegan won the 500m dash with a time of 1:02.02. The time was the sixth fastest time in Navy track and field history. He ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that edged Army West Point by 0.24 seconds to win with a collective time of 3:12.03, which is the second fastest time in program history. In addition, Finnegan ran the opening leg of the 4x800m relay team that notched a collective time of 7:29.98, which is the fourth fastest time in Navy history.
First Team All-Patriot League
Amanda Agana (4x400m Relay)
Chloe Alfieri (4x400m Relay)
Sean Brennan (Weight Throw)
Jake Brophy (1-Mile Run)
Jake Brophy (4x800m Relay)
Chelsey Edwards (400m Dash)
Chelsey Edwards (4x400m Relay)
John Finnegan (500m Dash)
John Finnegan (4x400m Relay)
John Finnegan (4x800m Relay)
Lauren Heaton (4x400m Relay)
Eric Hughey (400m Dash)
Eric Hughey (4x400m Relay)
Cameron Hurd (4x400m Relay)
Kara Kakascik (500m Dash)
Kevin Murray (5,000m Run)
David Nelsen (4x800m Relay)
Simon Petsch (4x400m Relay)
Kaitlyn Stafford (Pole Vault)
Benjamin Stewart (Heptathlon)
Clayton Turner (4x800m Relay)
Cedric Williams (Long Jump)
Cedric Williams (Triple Jump)
Second Team All-Patriot League
Amanda Agana (500m Dash)
Lauren Heaton (400m Dash)
Lindsay Lewis (Pentathlon)
Evan Lexo (60m Dash)
Ariana McKenzie (Weight Throw)
Mike Milcarek (Weight Throw)
Kevin Murray (3,000m Run)
Sam Orie (Shot Put)
Stefano Pineda (Pole Vault)
Clayton Thompson (60m Hurdles)
Clayton Thompson (Heptathlon)
Navy All-Time Top 10 (Rank, Name, Time / Mark)
Women 60 Meter Dash
2. Regine Tugade, 7.65 (p)
9. Regine Tugade, 7.69
9. Amanda Henson, 7.69 (p)
Women 200 Meter Dash
1. Chloe Alfieri, 24.53
2. Regine Tugade, 24.60
3. Regine Tugade, 24.64 (p)
4. Chloe Alfieri, 24.74 (p)
5. Chelsey Edwards, 24.80 (p)
Women 400 Meter Dash
3. Chelsey Edwards, 55.21
Women 60 Meter Hurdles
7. Breanna Mealer, 8.77 (p)
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
3. Chelsey Edwards, Amanda Agana, Chloe Alfieri, Lauren Heaton, 3:46.80
Women 4x800 Meter Relay
3. Phoebe Kirk, Bronte Bacchetta, Kathleen Murphy, Anna Kovacs, 8:57.73
Women Long Jump
2. Breanna Mealer, 5.82m (19-01.25)
Women Weight Throw
8. Ariana McKenzie, 17.83m (58-06.00)
Women Indoor Pentathlon
1. Lindsay Lewis, 3,518
7. Erin Higgins, 3,220
9. Cat Goss, 3,200
Men 60 Meter Dash
4. Evan Lexo, 6.84 (p)
Men 500 Meter Dash
6. John Finnegan, 1:02.02
Men 4x400 Meter Relay
2. Eric Hughey, Cameron Hurd, Simon Petsch, John Finnegan, 3:12.03
Men 4x800 Meter Relay
4. John Finnegan, Clayton Turner, David Nelsen, Jake Brophy, 7:29.98
Men Pole Vault
5. Stefano Pineda, 5.20m (17-00.75)
Men Heptathlon
1. Ben Stewart, 5,509 points
8. Clayton Thompson, 5,022 points
10. Joe Bevilaqua, 4,808 points
