WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Navy men's and women's track and field team were edged by rival Army West Point in the annual Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet as part of the Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA. The women's team fell by one point, 89.5-88.5, while the men's team were outscored 100-81.
 
"Obviously, the goal is to win and we didn't do that so we are disappointed," Director of Navy Track and Field Jamie Cook said after the meet. "We have the conference meet, which we are hosting, in two weeks so we have to regroup and get ready to host that. Overall though, we had some good individual performances, but I am not going to make any excuses. They beat us today. We just have to regroup and get better."
 
The women's team received maximum points in four events – 400m dash, 500m dash, pole vault, and long jump, while also claiming the 4x400m relay. In addition, the women claimed first place in the triple jump and the shot put. The men's team earned maximum points in three events – 1,000m run, pole vault, and weight throw, while earning first place finishes in the 400m dash and the 1-mile run.
 
The women's side started with the Midshipmen taking the top two spots in the long jump. Freshman Breanna Mealer (Severn, Md.) won the event with a distance of 5.78m (18-11.75), while sophomore Ann Jackson (Roanoke, Va.) followed with a second-place leap of 5.64m (18-06.00). Mealer's jump is the fourth best in Navy history.
 
Sophomore Chelsey Edwards (Schertz, Texas) posted a time of 56.28 to win the 400m dash. She was joined by junior Lauren Heaton (Russia, Ohio) who took second with a time of 58.54 to give Navy the maximum eight points in the event.
 
In the 500m dash, junior Amanda Agana (Fayetteville, Ark.) and freshman Isabell Baltimore (Alexandria, Va.) finished 1-2 for the Midshipmen. Agana clocked a 42.91 to win the event, followed closely by Baltimore who posted a time of 43.26.
 
Despite only the top two results per team earning points, Navy finished 1-2-3 in the women's pole vault. Junior Maddi Falvey (Cypress, Texas) won the event with a top height of 3.70m (12-01.50). Seniors Rosemary Brinegar (Coppell, Texas) and Claire Chandler (San Diego, Calif.) tied for second with 3.55m (11-07.75) with indoor captain Brinegar getting awarded second place on judge's decision.
 
Navy's Edwards, Heaton, Baltimore, and freshman Chloe Alfieri (Harvard, Mass.) combined for a collective time of 3:52.25 to win the 4x400m relay. Army West Point was disqualified in the event allowing the Midshipmen to claim five points without the Black Knights scoring.
 
On the men's side, seniors Jake Brophy (New Hope, Pa.) and Michael Karls (Festus, Mo.) claimed first and second in the 1,000m run. Brophy won the event with a time of 2:29.63, while Karls was just back of the pace with a time of 2:29.92.
 
Like the women's pole vaulters, the Navy men's vaulters took first, second, and third in the event. Junior Ryan Herrera-Murphy (Bronx, N.Y.) and freshman Charles Crispi (Staten Island, N.Y.) each posted a height of 5.00m (16-04.75) with Herrera-Murphy earning the victory on judge's decision. Senior Stefano Pineda (Hockessin, Del.) claimed third place with a jump of 4.85m (15-11.00).
 
Seniors Mike Milcarek (Woodinville, Wash.) and Sean Brennan (Westfield, N.J.) were the top two finishers in the weight throw. Milcarek registered a top distance of 19.64 (64-05.25) to win the event. Brennan's throw of 19.47 (63-10.50) was good enough for second place for the indoor captain.
 
In addition, the Midshipmen recorded first place finishes in the women's triple jump, women's shot put, men's 400m dash, and the men's 1-mile run. Sophomore Audrey Fernandez () posted the sixth best distance in Navy history 11.98m (39-03.75) in the triple jump to win the event. Sophomore Sam Orie (Greensburg, Pa.) won the shot put with a throw of 14.25 (46-09.00). Orie's throw is the second best in Midshipmen history. The 400m dash saw sophomore Eric Hughey (Lee's Summit, Mo.) clocked a 48.62 to win the event by 0.10 seconds. Brophy notched a second victory on the day in the 1-mile run. The senior tallied a time of 4:09.89 to win the event.
 
Kordell Williams (Upper Marlboro, Md.) came in second place in the 60m hurdles, but set the Navy school record, breaking his own mark with a time of 8.00.
 
Navy returns to action on Friday, Feb. 8 as the Midshipmen host the Navy Select at Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis, Md. Admission to the meet is free and live results will be available.