ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy track and field team split a dual meet with Princeton on Saturday at Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis, Md. The Midshipmen's men's team posted a 107-68 victory over the Tigers, while the women's team was edged 90-87. As a team, Navy notched 36 total IC4A / ECAC qualifying times / marks throughout the day.
 
"We always start with our attitude and our effort," Director of Navy Track and Field Jamie Cook said after the meet. "How do we come out? How do we attack the day? Whatever challenges are put in front of us, how do we respond? There were some instances where we did really well and some that we need to work on."
 
"The goal at this point of the year is to get better every day. If we continue to do that I am happy. I think we are starting to find some people to step up. There were some good results both on the men's and women's side, but we have to get a lot better to be the type of team that I think we are capable of."
 
Navy returns to action next Friday and Saturday, January 17-18, as the Midshipmen host the annual Wesley A. Brown Invitational. The competition begins with the multi-events on Friday evening (4:00 p.m.) before concluding with field events (11:00 a.m.) and running events (12:00 p.m.) on Saturday.
 
Men's Recap: Navy 107, Princeton 68
Navy opened up the day with a 107-68 victory in the men's dual. As a team, the Navy men won 10 of 17 events on the day. In addition, the Midshipmen men posted 24 IC4A qualifying times / marks.
 
Clayton Thompson (Corpus Christi, Texas) posted the third fastest time in program history to win the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.00. His IC4A qualifying time was third in Navy history behind his two sub-eight second performances in the Navy's opening meet of the season in December.
 
Eric Hughey (Lee's Summit, Mo.) claimed the 400m dash with a time of 48.30, while John Finnegan (Spring, Texas) won the 800m run with a time of 1:53.11. In the distance events, David Nelson (Chandler, Ariz.) claimed the 1-mile run (4:11.80), while Miguel Mathias (Nekoosa, Wisc.) won the 3,000m run (8:25.14) and Grant Van Valkenburg (Duvall, Wash.) took the 5,000m run (14:45.15).
 
In the field events, Caden Dailey (Centreville, Va.) won the long jump with a distance of 7.22m (23-08.25), while Cedric Williams (Powder Springs, Ga.) continued his dominance in the triple jump with a winning mark of 14.76m (48-05.25). Tommy Reeder (Kiln, Miss.) notched the top distance in the weight throw with a mark of 17.81m (58-05.25)
 
The Navy 4x800m relay team claimed the race with a collective IC4A time of 7:46.00.
 
Women's Recap: Princeton 90, Navy 87
In the second meet of the day, the Navy women's track and field team was edged 90-87 by Princeton. The meet came down to the final race with the Tigers claiming the meet with a victory in the 4x800m relay. Despite the loss, the Midshipmen recorded 12 ECAC qualifying times / marks on the day, while also notching four top 10 performances in program history.
 
Senior captain Regine Tugade (Dededo, Guam) posted a pair of top 10 performances on the day. Tugade topped her own personal best in the 60m dash by 0.02 seconds (7.62) to notch the second-best time in Navy history. Tugade also posted a time of 24.72 in the 200m dash to claim the fifth-best mark in the program annals.
 
Navy's 4x400m relay team clocked a collective time of 3:47.52 to claim the fifth fastest time in Midshipmen history.
 
Sam Orie (Greensburg, Pa.) posted a top distance on the day of 17.82m (58-05.75) in the weight throw to tie for 10th in Navy history.
 
IC4A / ECAC Qualifying Times / Marks
Men 60 Meter Dash
Caden Dailey, 6.96
Evan Lexo, 6.98
 
Men 200 Meter Dash
Austin Pierce, 21.98
Evan Lexo, 22.05
Eric Hughey, 22.16
 
Men 400 Meter Dash
Eric Hughey, 48.30
 
Men 500 Meter Dash
James Love, 1:04.94
 
Men 800 Meter Run
John Finnegan, 1:53.11
Sean Casey, 1:53.35
 
Men 1000 Meter Run
Jake Brophy, 2:24.80
Ashwin Briggs, 2:25.65
 
Men 1-Mile Run
David Nelsen, 4:11.80
Kevin Murray, 4:13.13
 
Men 3000 Meter Run
Miguel Mathias, 8:25.14
Julian Perez, 8:26.17
 
Men 60 Meter Hurdles
Clayton Thompson, 8.00
Clayton Thompson, 8.08 (non-scored race)
Hunter Wargo, 8.28
 
Men 4x400 Meter Relay
Navy  'A', 3:18.71
 
Men 4x800 Meter Relay
Navy  'A', 7:46.00
 
Men Long Jump
Caden Dailey, 7.22m (23-08.25)
 
Men Triple Jump
Cedric Williams, 14.76m (48-05.25)
 
Men Shot Put
John Barber, 16.18m (53-01.00)
 
Men Weight Throw
Tommy Reeder, 17.81m (58-05.25)
 
Women 60 Meter Dash
Regine Tugade, 7.62
 
Women 200 Meter Dash
Regine Tugade, 24.72
Chloe Alfieri, 24.98
 
Women 400 Meter Dash
Molly Mangan, 56.75
 
Women 500 Meter Dash
Chelsey Edwards, 1:15.30
 
Women 1000 Meter Run
Kara Kakascik, 2:56.18
 
Women 60 Meter Hurdles
Katherine Halbert, 8.90 (non-scored race)
 
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
Navy  'A', 3:47.52
 
Women Pole Vault
Charlene Morke, 3.80m (12-05.50)
 
Women Shot Put
Sam Orie, 13.72m (45-00.25)
 
Women Weight Throw
Sam Orie, 17.82m (58-05.75)
Monet Salazar, 16.54m (54-03.25)