BETHLEHEM, PA. – The Navy men's and women's track and field team hold the lead after one day of competition at the 2020 Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championship, which is being held at Lehigh's Rauch Fieldhouse in Bethlehem, Pa.
 
"I thought we did really well qualifying a lot of people on the first day," Director of Navy Track and Field Jamie Cook said of day one. "There were some highlights in the finals, as well as a lot of qualifiers for tomorrow. We are happy, but it is just day one. We are focused on what we need to do tomorrow. We competed really hard today. We scored a lot of points, but we have to keep on it and see if we can't pull out some more events tomorrow. This team will continue to compete for every point that we can get to help the team win."
 
The Navy men finished the day with 72 total points to lead Army West Point (63) by nine points. The women's team was able to finish the first day of competition with 83 points to lead the Black Knights (37) by 46.
 
Navy concludes competition in the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championship on Sunday. Multi events and field events being at 10:00 a.m., while running events start at 11:10 a.m. Free live results will be available throughout the meet, while free live video will be available on Patriot League Network beginning at 11:00 a.m. with Mike Ridaught and Amina Smith on the call.
 
60m Dash (Prelims)
MEN: 3rd – Evan Lexo (6.87q); 7th – Caden Dailey (6.98q); 14th – Sethan Hollier (7.56)
WOMEN: 3rd – Molly Mangan (7.59q); 4th – Regine Tugade (7.64q); 7th – Mary Agube (7.81q); 9th – Audrey Fernandez (7.87)
In the 60m dash, Navy qualified two men's runners – Evan Lexo (Groton, Mass.) and Caden Dailey (Centreville, Va.) – into Sunday's finals. The women's side saw three Midshipmen – Molly Mangan (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Regine Tugade (Dededo, Guam), and Mary Agube (Peoria, Ariz.) – advance to the finals.
 
200m Dash (Prelims)
MEN: 3rd – Eric Hughey (22.06q); 5th – Evan Lexo (22.09q)
WOMEN: 2nd – Molly Mangan (24.72q); 3rd – Regine Tugade (25.31q); 4th – Sabrina Sutter (25.33q); 7th – Chloe Alfieri (25.42q); 9th – Chelsey Edwards (25.69); 16th – Mary Agube (26.73)
Navy qualified six runners (two men and four women) into the finals of the 200m dash. Eric Hughey (Lee's Summit, Mo.) was the top qualifier for the men's team, while Molly Mangan (Pittsburgh, Pa.) led the way for the women, notching the 10th best time in Navy history.
 
400m Dash (Prelims)
MEN: 1st – Eric Hughey (49.12q); 6th – John Finnegan (50.02q); 12th – James Love (50.70)
WOMEN: 1st – Chloe Alfieri (56.91q); 2nd – Chelsey Edwards (57.05q); 9th – Lauren Heaton (58.87); 10th – Sydney Barber (58.95)
The preliminaries of the 400m dash saw Eric Hughey (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and John Finnegan (Spring, Texas) advance to the finals, while Chloe Alfieri (Harvard, Mass.) and Chelsey Edwards (Schertz, Texas) qualified for the women's team.
 
800m Run (Prelims)
MEN: 1st – Sean Casey (1:55.57q); 5th – Ashwin Briggs (1:56.22q); 6th – Ian Bartlett (1:56.41q)
WOMEN: 1st – Kara Kakascik (2:12.54q); 10th – Eva Knowles (2:16.29)
In the 800m run, the Midshipmen placed three men – Sean Casey (Vienna, Va.), Ashwin Briggs (Pickerington, Ohio), and Ian Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) – in the finals, while Kara Kakascik (Weirton, W.Va.) qualified for the women.
 
1-Mile Run (Prelims)
MEN: 1st – David Nelsen (4:19.58q); 7th – Chase Rivera (4:20.34q); 9th – Alex Rizzo (4:20.87q)
WOMEN: 2nd – Anna Kovacs (5:01.18q); 11th – Lauren Moore (5:10.29q); 17th – Elizabeth Sullivan (5:17.73)
Navy qualified five people (three men, two women) into the finals of the 1-mile run. David Nelsen (Chandler, Ariz.) was first for the men, while Anna Kovacs (Toledo, Ohio) was top finisher among the women.
 
5,000m Run
MEN: 1st – Jake Brophy (14:24.29); 5th – Kevin Murray (14:40.24); 7th – Grant Van Valkenburg (14:41.94); 9th – Julian Perez (14:50.12)
WOMEN: 2nd – Emily Craig (17:04.83); 12th – Maddie Warrender (18:02.93)
In the 5,000m run, Jake Brophy (New Hope, Pa.) earned First Team All-Patriot League distinction with a first-place finish with a time of 14:24.29. On the women's side, Emily Craig (Reisterstown, Md.) posted the ninth best time in program history (17:04.83) to come in second place and earn Second Team All-Patriot League honors.
 
60m Hurdles (Prelims)
MEN: 1st – Clayton Thompson (7.98q); 4th – Cameron Hurd (8.39q); 9th – Hunter Wargo (11.39q)
WOMEN: 3rd – Lindsay Lewis (8.84q); 8th – Alexa Arthun (8.95); 10th – Katherine Halbert (9.07)
Clayton Thompson (Corpus Christi, Texas) posted the ninth best time in Navy history in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.98 to advance to the finals along with Cameron Hurd (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) and Hunter Wargo (West Branch, Iowa). Lindsay Lewis (Lanham, Md.) advanced to the finals with a time of 8.84.
 
4x800m Relay
MEN: 1st – John Finnegan, Sean Casey, David Nelsen, Nicholas Williams (7:44.42)
WOMEN: 4th – Kara Kakascik, Anna Kovacs, Eva Knowles, Phoebe Kirk (9:07.54)
The men's team won the 4x800m relay, as John Finnegan (Spring, Texas), Sean Casey (Vienna, Va.), David Nelsen (Chandler, Ariz.), and Nicholas Williams (Bristol, R.I.) combined for a time of 7:44.42 to win the event by nearly four seconds. The Midshipmen's women's team clocked a time of 9:07.54 to come in fourth.
 
Pole Vault
MEN: 3rd – Charles Crispi (5.10m / 16-08.75); 4th – Jack Haller (5.00m / 16-04.75); 5th – Ryan Herrera Murphy (5.00m / 16-04.75); 6th – Thomas Johnstone (4.90m / 16-00.75); 7th – Clayton Thompson (4.80m / 15-09.00)
WOMEN: 1st – Charlene Morke (4.00m / 13-01.50 – meet record); 2nd – Stephanie Jacobs (3.80m / 12-05.50); 2nd – Alexa Arthun (3.80m / 12-05.50)
In the pole vault, Charlene Morke (Isanti, Minn.), Stephanie Jacobs (Belleville, Ill.), and Alexa Arthun (Manhattan, Mont.) each earned All-Patriot League accolades, sweeping the event. Morke posted a meet-record jump of 4.00m (13-01.50) to win the pole vault, while Jacobs and Arthun tied for second with jumps of 3.80m (12-05.50). On the men's side, Navy finished third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh. Charles Crispi (Staten Island, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Mids with a season-best height of 5.10m (16-08.75).
 
Long Jump
MEN: 1st – Caden Dailey (7.24m / 23-09.00); 2nd – Cedric Williams (7.16m / 23-06.00); 6th – Clayton Thompson (6.92m / 22-08.50)
WOMEN: 2nd – Breanna Mealer (5.79m / 19-00.00); 8th – Sabrina Sutter (5.41m / 17-09.00); 10th – Evelyn Berecz (5.39m / 17-08.25); 14th – Lindsay Lewis (5.19m / 17-00.50)
Caden Dailey (Centreville, Va.) and Cedric Williams (Powder Springs, Ga.) finished 1-2 in the long jump to earn All-Patriot League honors. Dailey had a distance of 7.24m (23-09.00) to win, while Williams notched a jump of 7.16m (23-06.00) to place second. On the women's side, Breanna Mealer (Severn, Md.) earned Second Team All-Conference with a jump of 5.79m (19-00.00), taking second place.
 
Weight Throw
MEN: 3rd – Tommy Reeder (18.96m / 62-02.50)
WOMEN: 2nd – Sam Orie (19.02m / 62-05.00); 3rd – Ariana McKenzie (18.83m / 61-09.50); 7th – Monet Salazar (17.19m / 56-04.75); 10th – Autumn Nicholas (15.78m / 51-09.25)
In the weight throw, Sam Orie (Greensburg, Pa.) earned All-Patriot League accolades, finishing second in the weight throw with a distance of 17.19m (56-04.75). Ariana McKenzie (Potomac, Md.) finished third (18.83m / 61-09.50), as did her male counterpart Tommy Reeder (Kiln, Miss.) who took third with a throw of 18.96m (62-02.50).
 
HEPTATHLON (M) / PENTATHLON (W)
MEN (through four events): 2nd – Thomas Johnstone (2,777); 3rd – Baynes Autrey (2,756); 4th – Clayton Thompson (2,747); 8th – Jacob Jancek (2,527)
WOMEN: 2nd – Lindsay Lewis (3,605 – school record); 3rd – Katherine Halbert (3,428); 5th – Alexa Arthun (3,391); 6th – Cat Goss (3,385)
Lindsay Lewis (Lanham, Md.) broke her own school record in the pentathlon with a combined score of 3,605 to finish second in the event and earn All-Patriot League distinction. On the men's side, Navy is second, third, fourth, and eighth after four events in the heptathlon.
 
DAY 1 SCORES
Men's Team Scores
1. Navy – 72
2. Army West Point – 63
3. Lehigh – 19
4. Bucknell – 15
5. Boston University – 12
6. Holy Cross – 6
7. Colgate – 5
8. Lafayette – 3
9. American – 0
 
Women's Team Scores
1. Navy – 83
2. Army West Point – 37
3. Holy Cross – 31
4. Lehigh – 26
5. Boston University – 25
6. Bucknell – 21
7. Loyola – 8
8. Lafayette – 2
9. Colgate – 1
10. American – 0