WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Navy track and field team posted a pair of victories at the 2021 Patriot League Outdoor Championships at Shea Stadium in West Point, N.Y. It is the third consecutive season that the Midshipmen have swept the Outdoor Championship.
 
For the men, it was the eighth outdoor title in program history and the seventh in a row. The victory was the fifth outdoor championship for the women and third consecutive title.
 
The men trailed by 19 points with two events remaining. The Midshipmen claimed first, third, and fourth in the high jump to earn 21 points and take a two-point advantage heading into the final race. The 4x400m relay team of James Love, Sethan Hollier, Simon Petsch, and Eric Hughey took first in the final event to seal the victory for Navy.
 
On the women's side, Navy entered the day in first place and continued to add to its advantage, winning by nearly 80 points and notching the most points scored in Patriot League history. The women tallied 295 points, smashing the previous high on the women's side of 237 set by Army in 1994.
 
"It was an unbelievable day," Jamie Cook, Director of Navy Track and Field said after the meet. "To be honest, we were a big underdog coming into the men's meet. For us to be able to win this meet was amazing. We weren't leading the meet until the very end. It was a dominating performance for the women. We scored a ton of points in a lot of difference places. People stepped up in big ways. I am very excited and so proud of this team. The meet was stacked against us being up at Army. We overcame a lot to be able to win these championships in a year that has been completely stacked against us. It was unbelievable for this team to earn this win. I am so proud of our student-athletes and our coaches. It was a great day for Navy Track and Field."
 
The Navy men finished with 298 points to win, while Army notched 294 points for second place. Bucknell took third with 70.5, while Lehigh (59) and Holy Cross (53) rounded out the top five. On the women's side, the Midshipmen registered 295 points, followed by Army (216.66) and Bucknell (129.5). Boston (61) and Lehigh (52) rounded out the top five.
 
Navy won 14 of the 44 combined events over the weekend and tallied 51 total All-Patriot League accolades. In addition, Clayton Thompson was named Men's Track Athlete of the Meet, while also earning Men's Highest Point Scorer. Molly Mangan earned Female Track Athlete of the Meet. Once again, Cook claimed both the Men's and Women's Coach of the Year awards.
 
 
Patriot League Major Awards
Men's Coach of the Year: Jamie Cook, Navy
Women's Coach of the Year: Jamie Cook, Navy
Men's Rookie of the Meet: Mitchell Burr, Army
Women's Rookie of the Meet: Georgia Jones, Army
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet: August Cook, Army
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet: Maura Fiamoncini, Bucknell
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet: Clayton Thompson, Navy
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet:  Molly Mangan, Navy
Men's Highest Point Total: Clayton Thompson, Navy
Women's Highest Point Total: Emily Mikoud, Army
 
First Team All-Patriot League
Chloe Alfieri (400m)
Chloe Alfieri (4x400m Relay)
Alexa Arthun (100m Hurdles)
Alexa Arthun (4x100m Relay)
Cole Bailey (High Jump)
Chelsey Edwards (4x400m Relay)
Katie Halbert (Heptathlon)
Sethan Hollier (4x400m Relay)
Eric Hughey (400m)
Eric Hughey (4x400m Relay)
Ann Jackson (4x100m Relay)
Thomas Johnstone (Pole Vault)
Thomas Johnstone (Decathlon)
James Love (4x400m Relay)
Molly Mangan (100m)
Molly Mangan (200m)
Molly Mangan (4x100m Relay)
Molly Mangan (4x400m Relay)
Simon Petsch (4x400m Relay)
Sabrina Sutter (4x100m Relay)
Clayton Thompson (110m Hurdles)
Clayton Thompson (400m Hurdles)
Shania Vincent (4x400m Relay)
 
Second Team All-Patriot League
Ellie Abraham (3,000m Steeplechase)
Ellie Abraham (4x800m Relay)
Baynes Autrey (Decathlon)
Bronte Bacchetta (4x800m Relay)
Ian Bartlett (4x800m Relay)
Ashwin Briggs (4x800m Relay)
Sean Casey (4x800m Relay)
Audrey Fernandez (Triple Jump)
Hayden Fox (Javelin)
Katie Halbert (100m Hurdles)
Sethan Hollier (200m)
Sethan Hollier (4x100m Relay)
Eric Hughey (4x100m Relay)
David Huizenga (Discus)
Stephanie Jacobs (Pole Vault)
Eva Knowles (4x800m Relay)
Breanna Mealer (Long Jump)
Jessica Nangle (10,000m)
Sam Orie (Shot Put)
Julian Perez (3,000m Steeplechase)
Austin Pierce (100m)
Austin Pierce (4x100m Relay)
Sabrina Sutter (200m)
Clayton Thompson (4x100m Relay)
Clayton Thompson (Long Jump)
Alex Rizzo (4x800m Relay)
Brahmir Vick (110m Hurdles)
Maddie Warrender (4x800m Relay)
 
 
Navy Results
100m Dash
MEN: 2nd – Austin Pierce (10.54); 4th – Sethan Hollier (10.69)
WOMEN: 1st – Molly Mangan (11.87 – 7th best in Navy history); 3rd – Sabrina Sutter (12.19); 6th – Ann Jackson (12.33)
 
200m Dash
MEN: 2nd – Sethan Hollier (21.25); 5th – Austin Pierce (21.43); 6th – Eric Hughey (21.63)
WOMEN: 1st – Molly Mangan (24.21 – School Record); 2nd – Sabrina Sutter (24.54); 3rd – Shania Vincent (25.15); 5th – Chloe Alfieri (25.30)
 
400m Dash
MEN: 1st – Eric Hughey (46.83); 4th – Simon Petsch (47.94); 5th – James Love (48.31); 8th – Jayshon Dubose (51.03)
WOMEN: 1st – Chloe Alfieri (55.58); 4th – Chelsey Edwards (57.32); 6th – Helen West (57.78)
 
800m Run
MEN: 4th – Sean Casey (1:52.45); 5th – Ian Bartlett (1:53.62)
WOMEN: 3rd – Bronte Bacchetta (2:13.46); 4th – Eva Knowles (2:13.97)
 
1,500m Run
MEN: 3rd – Ashwin Briggs (3:52.15); 5th – Alex Rizzo (3:54.05)
WOMEN: 5th – Maddie Warrender (4:42.33); 9th – Elizabeth Sullivan (4:48.62)
 
5,000m Run
MEN: 3rd – Miguel Mathias (14:29.06); 7th – Grant Van Valkenburg (14:38.81); 10th – Ashwin Briggs (14:43.46)
WOMEN: 5th – Emily Craig (16:56.66 – 6th best); 7th – Jessica Nangle (16:58.45 – 8th best); 12th – Ellie Abraham (17:15.65); 23rd – Maddie Warrender (17:45.93); 24th – Elizabeth Sullivan (17:48.43); 31st – Winter Boese (18:12.16); 37th – Annie Imhof (18:26.83)
 
10,000m Run (Friday Results)
MEN: 3rd – Miguel Mathias (30:40.62); 4th – Grant Van Valkenburg (30:41.41)
WOMEN: 2nd – Jessica Nangle (35:45.63 – 8th best); 10th – Emily Craig (36:40.31 – 10th best)
 
110m / 100m Hurdles
MEN: 1st – Clayton Thompson (14.04 – 5th best); 2nd – Brahmir Vick (14.14 – 9th best); 7th – Baynes Autrey (15.12)
WOMEN: 1st – Alexa Arthun (14.24); 2nd – Katie Halbert (14.48); 3rd – Annie Taylor (14.71); 4th – Breanna Mealer (14.75)
 
400m Hurdles
MEN: 1st – Clayton Thompson (51.79 – Meet Record; 7th best); 6th – Jayshon Dubose (55.99)
WOMEN: 3rd – Alexa Arthun (1:02.56); 5th – Annie Taylor (1:02.95)
 
3,000m Steeplechase
MEN: 2nd – Julian Perez (8:58.83); 9th – Elliott Schultz (9:39.60)
WOMEN: 2nd – Ellie Abraham (10:32.75 – 2nd best); 3rd – Annie Imhof (11:01.79); 4th – Winter Boese (11:03.71)
 
4x100m Relay
MEN: 2nd – Clayton Thompson, Austin Pierce, Eric Hughey, Sethan Hollier (40.89)
WOMEN: 1st – Ann Jackson, Molly Mangan, Alexa Arthun, Sabrina Sutter (46.69)
 
4x400m Relay
MEN: 1st – James Love, Sethan Hollier, Simon Petsch, Eric Hughey (3:10.38)
WOMEN: 1st – Chelsey Edwards, Shania Vincent, Chloe Alfieri, Molly Mangan (3:42.38 – School Record)
 
4x800m Relay (Friday Results)
MEN: 2nd – Alex Rizzo, Ian Bartlett, Sean Casey, Ashwin Briggs (7:45.32)
WOMEN: 2nd – Maddie Warrender, Bronte Bacchetta, Ellie Abraham, Eva Knowles (9:07.23)
 
High Jump
MEN: 1st – Cole Bailey (2.08m / 6-9.75); 3^rd – Eli Lake (1.96m / 6-05.00); 4^th – Spencer Eves (1.96m / 6-05.00)
WOMEN: 11th – Molly Chapman (1.60m / 5-03.00); 11th – Taylor Buchanan (1.60m / 5-03.00); 16th – Sabrina Sokol (1.55m / 5-01.00); 20th – Erin Higgins (1.50m / 4-11.00)
 
Pole Vault (Friday Results)
MEN: 1st – Thomas Johnstone (4.98m / 16-04.00); 3rd – Clayton Thompson (4.88m 16-00.00); 4th – Jack Haller (4.83m / 15-10.00); 5th – Walker Rudisaile (4.68m / 15-04.25)
WOMEN: 2nd – Stephanie Jacobs (3.95m / 12-11.50 – 3rd best); 3rd – Charlene Morke (3.75m / 12-03.50); 5th – Alayna Schloeder (3.75m / 12-03.50); 8th – Alexa Arthun (3.55m / 11-07.75)
 
Long Jump (Friday Results)
MEN: 2nd – Clayton Thompson (7.08m / 23-02.75); 6th – Josh Leggett (6.82m / 22-04.50); 8th – Nahshon Houston (6.75m / 22-01.75); 9th – Ian Ellis (6.74m / 22-01.50); 12th – Cole Bailey (6.34m / 20-09.75)
WOMEN: 2nd – Breanna Mealer (5.74m / 18-10.00); 4th – Ann Jackson (5.71m / 18-08.75); 6th – Evelyn Berecz (5.53m / 18-01.75); 8th – Katie Halbert (5.43m / 17-09.75); 12th – Sabrina Sutter (5.29m / 17-04.25)
 
Triple Jump
MEN: 3rd – Jordan Payne (14.83m / 48-08.00); 6th – Eli Lake (13.69m / 44-11.00); 9th – Baynes Autrey (13.30m / 43-07.75); 11th – Ian Ellis (12.77m / 41-10.75)
WOMEN: 2nd – Audrey Fernandez (12.12m / 39-09.25); 4th – Evelyn Berecz (11.87m / 38-11.50); 6th – Molly Chapman (11.80m / 38-08.75); 9th – Breanna Mealer (11.45m / 37-06.75)
 
Shot Put
MEN: 5th – Joshua Boamah (15.16m / 49-09.00); 6th – David Huizenga (14.82m / 48-07.50); 13th – Zachary Peterson (12.15m / 39-10.50)
WOMEN: 2nd – Sam Orie (15.42m / 50-07.25 – School Record); 6th – Autumn Nicholas (13.36m / 43-10.00); 7th – Aislyn Hayman (13.21m / 43-04.25)
 
Discus
MEN: 2nd – David Huizenga (53.88m / 176-09); 3rd – Joshua Boamah (51.78m / 169-10); 4th – Cade Wessel (51.17m / 167-10)
WOMEN: 5th – Autumn Nicholas (44.31m / 145-04); 7th – Sam Orie (43.72m / 143-05); 14th – Aislyn Hayman (40.35m / 132-04)
 
Hammer Throw (Friday Results)
MEN: 3rd – Zachary Peterson (57.09m / 187-03); 8th – Joshua Boamah (53.25m / 174-08)
WOMEN: 3rd – Sam Orie (60.29m / 197-09 – School Record); 5th – Autumn Nicholas (53-08m / 174-02); 21st – Aislyn Hayman (35.06m / 115-00)
 
Javelin (Friday Results)
MEN: 2nd – Hayden Fox (69.36m / 227-07); 3rd – Braden Presser (67.82m / 222-06); 6th – Skyler Mason (63.65m / 208-10); 11th – Cade Wessel (56.36m / 184-11)
WOMEN: 3rd – Emma Foster (46.74m / 153-04); 5th – Sarah Morris (45.45m / 149-01); 6th – Jadyn Tiracave (43.12m / 141-06)
 
Heptathlon / Decathlon
MEN: 1st – Thomas Johnstone (6,854 points); 2nd – Baynes Autrey (6,820); 4th – Casey Tow (6,619); 5th Jack Haller (5,746)
WOMEN: 1st – Katie Halbert (4,872 points – 2nd best); 3rd – Annie Taylor (4,846 – 3rd best); 4th – Erin Higgins (4,841 – 4th best); 8th – Sabrina Sokol (4,005)