ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men's and women's track and field team combined for 31 IC4A / ECAC qualifying marks in the season opening dual meet against William & Mary on Friday evening at Wesley A. Brown Field House. The men tallied 17 qualifying standards, while the women registered 13 marks.
 
"It was great to go against another competitor for the first time since last March," Director of Navy Track and Field Jamie Cook said. "I think the team was excited. We wanted to see where we were because we got a late start. We are trying to play catch up, but I thought we did some good things today and I am ready to see what we can do next week against Army."
 
In addition to the qualifying standards, the Midshipmen notched three marks that ranked in the program's top 10. Senior captain Sam Orie (Greensburg, Pa.) tied for the second-best performance in school history with a 19.02m (62-05.00) in the weight throw, while Darryl Langford (Fayetteville, Ga.) and Molly Chapman (Leesburg, Va.) tied for the fourth best performance in the high jump with a height of 1.70m (5-07.00).
 
Navy returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 13 as the Midshipmen travel to West Point, N.Y. to take on Army in America's Meet.
 
RESULTS / RECAP (IC4A/ECAC Qualifiers)
 
60m Dash
WOMEN: 1st – Molly Mangan (7.71)
Molly Mangan clocked an ECAC qualifying time of 7.71 to win the 60m dash.
 
200m Dash
MEN: 1st – Caden Dailey (21.72); 2nd – Eric Hughey (22.01); 3rd – Simon Petsch (22.12); 4th – James Love (22.20)
Navy's top four performers in the 200m dash – Caden Dailey, Eric Hughey, Simon Petsch, and James Love – each posted IC4A qualifying times to sweep the event.
 
800m Run
MEN: 1st – Alex Rizzo (1:52.24); 2nd – Garrett Baublitz (1:52.45)
Alex Rizzo finished just a fraction of a second faster than teammate Garrett Baublitz as the duo finished 1-2 in the 800m run with a pair of IC4A qualifying times.
 
1,000m Run
MEN: 1st – Ashwin Briggs (2:25.20); 3rd – Sean Casey (2:26.73); 4th – Chase Rivera (2:28.39)
WOMEN: 1st – Anna Kovacs (2:55.51); 2nd – Maddie Warrender (2:55.87)
Navy registered five IC4A / ECAC qualifying times in the 1,000m run. On the men's side, Ashwin Briggs led the way with a time of 2:25.20 to win the event, while Sean Casey and Chase Rivera finished in third and fourth, respectively. On the women's side, Anna Kovacs edged teammate Maddie Warrender by 0.36 seconds as the duo finished 1-2 in the event.
 
60m Hurdles
MEN: 1st – Clayton Thompson (8.00); 2nd – Brahmir Vick (8.05); 3rd – Baynes Autrey (8.19)
WOMEN: 1st – Alexa Arthun (8.81); 2nd – Katie Halbert (8.90)
Navy claimed five of the top six spots in the 60m hurdles with the men's trio of Clayton Thompson, Brahmir Vick, and Baynes Autrey sweeping the event, while Alexa Arthun and Katie Halbert claimed the top two spots on the women's side with a pair of ECAC qualifiers.
 
High Jump
MEN: 1st – Eli Lake (2.05m / 6-08.75)
WOMEN: 1st – Darryl Langford (1.70m / 5-07.00); 2nd – Molly Chapman (1.70 / 5.07.00)
Darryl Langford and Molly Chapman tied for the fourth best performance in Navy history with a height of 1.70m. Langford claimed first place on a judge's decision. On the men's side, Eli Lake's jump of 2.05m gave the senior an IC4A qualifying mark.
 
Pole Vault
MEN: 2nd – Thomas Johnstone (5.08m / 16-08.00); 3rd – Walker Rudisaile (4.93m / 16-02.00)
WOMEN: 1st – Charlene Morke (3.82m / 12-06.25); 2nd – Stephanie Jacobs (3.82m / 12-06.25); 3rd – Alayna Schloeder (3.67m / 12-00.50)
The trio of Charlene Morke, Stephanie Jacobs, and Alayna Schloeder finished 1-2-3 in the pole vault with three ECAC qualifying marks, while Thomas Johnstone and Walker Rudisaile finished first and third, respectively, with a pair of IC4A heights.
 
Shot Put
MEN: 3rd – Joshua Boamah (15.80m / 51-10.00)
WOMEN: 1st – Sam Orie (13.91m / 45-07.75)
Navy's Sam Orie used an ECAC qualifying throw of 13.91m to win the shot put, while Joshua Boamah was the top finisher on the men's side with an IC4A mark of 15.80m to take third.
 
Weight Throw
MEN: 2nd – Zachary Peterson (17.82m / 58-05.75)
WOMEN: 1st – Sam Orie (19.02m / 62-05.00); 2nd – Ariana McKenzie (17.08m / 56-00.50); 3rd – Autumn Nicholas (16.42m / 53-10.50)
In the weight throw, senior captain Sam Orie led a trio of Midshipmen who posted ECAC marks as she registered the second-best throw in Navy history with a distance of 19.02m, tying her previous best. Arian McKenzie and Autumn Nicholas followed in second and third, while Zachary Peterson took second on the men's side.