PRINCETON, N.J. – For the second consecutive season, the Navy men's track and field team won the IC4A Outdoor Championship. The men's team posted a combined score of 109 points to win by 42 at Weaver Stadium on the campus of Princeton University. It is the first time that Navy has won back-to-back IC4A titles since the Midshipmen won three straight in 1944, 1945, and 1946.
 
The men finished first among the 44 teams that scored in an event. Navy tallied 109 points to finish ahead of Monmouth (67 points), William and Mary (38), Northeastern (35), and Albany (33.50). The Midshipmen women, who had just 15 individuals and one relay team competing, finished in 16th out of 45 teams that scored with 18 total points. Albany claimed the women's title with 76 points, followed by Towson (73), Cornell (61), Penn (58), and Northeastern (40).
 
Navy tallied 21 All-East performances with the men's team earning 14 individuals and two relay teams and the women's team earning five individuals.
 
"It was a good meet," Director of Navy Track and Field Jamie Cook said. "We competed well and competed hard. Sean Brennan was the star of the meet. He tallied 24 of our point coming in first, second, and third in the three events he competed in. To win back-to-back years says a lot about the toughness of our team. They came out to compete when it mattered, despite the fact that it was the worst weather we had all year."
 
"I am really thankful for the entire senior class," Cook added. "Seeing some of their careers come to an end is tough, but the contributions they have made to this team is immeasurable."
 
Navy had four members of the men's team win their respective event. Sean Brennan (Westfield, N.J.) won the shot put with a distance of 16.98m (55-08.50), while Stefano Pineda (Hockessin, Del.) won the pole vault with a height of 5.16m (16-11.00). Clayton Thompson (Corpus Christi, Texas) won the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.18, while Hayden Fox (Pittsburgh, Pa.) won the javelin on Saturday with a distance of 65.77m (215-09).
 
Aaron Watson (Union City, Mich.) earned All-East with a time of 10.82 in the 100m dash, while Simon Petsch (Billings, Mont.) and Eric Hughey (Lee's Summit, Mo.) claimed All-East accolades in the 400m dash with times of 49.07 and 49.21, respectively. John Finnegan (Spring, Texas) finished second in the 800m run with a time of 1:49.84.
 
Joining Thompson in the 110m hurdles was Kordell Williams (Upper Marlboro, Md.) who finished second to earn All-East honors with a time of 14.48.
 
Navy had two relay teams – 4x100m and 4x800m relay – earn All-East. The 4x100m relay team of Watson, Austin Pierce (Dahlonega, Ga.), Richard Hansen (Houston, Texas), and Demetrius Lanier (Palm Coast, Fla.) combined for an All-East time of 40.75, while Dominic Franshaw (Houston, Texas), Sean Casey (Vienna, Va.), Jake Brophy (New Hope, Pa.), and David Nelsen (Chandler, Ariz.) teamed up for a time of 7:41.22 in the 4x800m relay.
 
In the jumps, Cole Bailey (Yukon, Okla.), Pineda, and Benjamin Stewart (Charlestown, R.I.) earned All-East distinction. Bailey notched a jump of 1.96m (6-05.00) in the high jump, while Stewart joined Pineda in the pole vault with a height of 4.86m (15-11.25).
 
Brennan notched a first-, second-, and third-place finish in the shot put, hammer throw and discus, respectively. Brennan won the shot put with a throw of 16.98m (55-08.50), while coming in second in the hammer throw with a distance of 62.50m (205-01). He took third in the discus with a throw of 47.84m (156-11).
 
On Saturday, Fox won the javelin and was joined by Skyler Mason (Oakdale, Pa.) who finished third with a throw of 63.01m (206-09).
 
On the women's side, Evelyn Berecz (Downington, Pa.) finished sixth in the triple jump on Sunday to earn All-East honors. She joined the foursome that earned All-East accolades on Saturday. Ariana McKenzie (Potomac, Md.) finished fourth in the hammer throw with a distance of 58.47m (191-10), which is the second-longest throw in Navy women's track and field history. In the javelin, the Midshipmen had three athletes earn All-East. Emma Foster (Poteet, Texas) finished fourth with a distance of 46.77m (153-05), which was the ninth farthest throw in school history. Jadyn Tiracave (Ashville, Pa.) was sixth with a throw of 44.33m (145-05), while Sarah Morris (Mobile, Ala.) was seventh with distance of 43.71m (143-05).
 
All-East Performances (Top 8 Finishers)
Women Triple Jump
6th – Evelyn Berecz – 11.82m (38-09.50)
 
Women Hammer
4th – Ariana McKenzie – 58.47m (191-10)
 
Women Javelin
4th – Emma Foster – 46.77m (153-05)
6th – Jadyn Tiracave – 44.33m (145-05)
7th – Sarah Morris – 43.71m (143-05)
 
Men 100 M
6th – Aaron Watson – 10.82
 
Men 400 M
2nd – Simon Petsch – 49.07
5th – Eric Hughey – 49.21
 
Men 800 M
2nd – John Finnegan – 1:49.84
 
Men 110 M Hurdles
1st – Clayton Thompson – 14.18
2nd – Kordell Williams – 14.48
 
Men 4x100 M Relay
4th – Aaron Watson, Austin Pierce, Richard Hansen, Demetrius Lanier – 40.75
 
Men 4x800 M Relay
2nd – Dominic Franshaw, Sean Casey, Jake Brophy, David Nelsen – 7:41.22
 
Men High Jump
7th – Cole Bailey – 1.96m (6-05.00)
 
Men Pole Vault
1st – Stefano Pineda – 5.16m (16-11.00)
6th – Benjamin Stewart – 4.86m (15-11.25)
 
Men Shot Put
1st – Sean Brennan – 16.98m (55-08.50)
 
Men Discus
3rd – Sean Brennan – 47.84m (156-11)
 
Men Hammer
2nd – Sean Brennan – 62.50m (205-01)
 
Men Javelin
1st – Hayden Fox – 65.77m (215-09)
3rd – Skyler Mason – 63.01m (206-09)