ANNAPOLIS, Md. – With the unforeseen conclusion to the 2019-20 competition season for all collegiate teams, the Naval Academy Athletic Department is recognizing and honoring the student-athletes and seniors from Navy, who had their seasons cut short. The next program to be recognized is Navy women's track and field.
 
The Mids' Class of 2020 is 15 members deep and has found success throughout its three-plus seasons of competition. Over the last three and a half seasons, the Navy women's track and field team has won four Patriot League Championships (Indoor – 2019, '20; Outdoor – 2018, '19), while earning four stars (Indoor – 2020; Outdoor – 2017, '18, '19) during the annual Army-Navy Star Meet, which is part of the overall Star Series presented by USAA.
 
During the Patriot League Championships, the women's track and field team combined for 52 total All-Patriot League performances as the Mids registered 16 first-place finishes (Indoor – 10; Outdoor – 6) to claim individual and relay championships, while earning 36 second-place nods (Indoor – 20; Outdoor – 16).
 
In addition, the members of the women's track and field team made their mark in the Navy record book over the past three-plus seasons. Over the last four indoor seasons, the Mids notched 131 times / marks that rank in the Navy top-10 while breaking records 16 times / marks. In three outdoor seasons, the women's team recorded 75 times / marks that ranked in the all-time top-10, while boasting seven record-breaking performances.
 
Kara Kakascik (Weirton, W.Va.) and Regine Tugade (Dededo, Guam) served as team captains during the 2019-20 academic year.
 
 
Navy Women's Track and Field Class of 2020
Caroline Ascherl
– Event: Distance | Hometown: Granville, Iowa | Major: History | Service Assignment: Marine Corps Ground
 
Rachel Duncavage
– Event: Throws | Hometown: League City, Texas | Major: Political Science | Service Assignment: Surface Warfare Officer
 
Maddi Falvey
– Event: Pole Vault | Hometown: Cypress, Texas | Major: English | Service Assignment: Submarines
 
Piper Freed
– Event: Distance | Hometown: Middletown, Del. | Major: Cyber Operations | Service Assignment: Navy Pilot
 
Cat Goss
– Event: Multis | Hometown: Clinton, Conn. | Major: Operations Research | Service Assignment: Surface Warfare Officer (Nuclear)
 
Lauren Heaton
– Event: Sprints | Hometown: Russia, Ohio | Major: Chemistry | Service Assignment: Marine Corps Ground
 
Kara Kakascik
– Event: Middle Distance | Hometown: Weirton, W.Va. | Major: Aerospace Engineering | Service Assignment: Surface Warfare (Nuclear)
 
Phoebe Kirk
– Event: Middle Distance | Hometown: Ewa Beach, Hawaii | Major: Aerospace Engineering | Service Assignment: Marine Corps Ground
 
Karla Mendoza
– Event: Distance | Hometown: Madison, Neb. | Major: Political Science | Service Assignment: Navy Pilot
 
Claire Ostrowski
– Event: Distance | Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va. | Major: Robotics and Control Engineering | Service Assignment: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
 
Christina Quigley
– Event: Sprints | Hometown: Lorton, Va. | Major: Chemistry | Service Assignment: Marine Corps Ground
 
Caitlin Schmitt
– Event: Distance | Hometown: Evergreen, Colo. | Major: Political Science | Service Assignment: Naval Flight Officer
 
Banita Simmons
– Event: Jumps | Hometown: Dyersburg, Tenn. | Major: Political Science | Service Assignment: Surface Warfare Officer
 
Regine Tugade
– Event: Sprints | Hometown: Dededo, Guam | Major: Political Science | Service Assignment: Surface Warfare Officer
 
Grace West
– Event: Distance | Hometown: Pinehurst, N.C. | Major: Political Science | Service Assignment: Marine Corps Ground