ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy track and field team will have 16 student-athletes represent the Academy at the 2021 NCAA East Preliminaries at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. The 16 student-athletes are competing in 10 events at the NCAA Regional meet.
The NCAA East Preliminaries begins on Wednesday, May 26 and goes through Saturday, May 29. The meet is broken up with competition on the men's side taking place on Wednesday and Friday, and the women's portion happening on Thursday and Saturday. Based on the schedule of events, Navy will compete on the first three days of the meet.
Cole Bailey (Yukon, Okla.), Emma Foster (Poteet, Texas),
Hayden Fox (Pittsburgh, Pa.),
Jack Haller (Cumming, Ga.),
Eric Hughey (Lee's Summit, Mo.),
David Huizenga (Long Valley, N.J.), Ann Jackson (Roanoke, Va.),
Thomas Johnstone (Los Gatos, Calif.),
Skyler Mason (Oakdale, Pa.), Sarah Morris (Mobile, Ala.), Sam Orie (Greensburg, Pa.),
Julian Perez (Beaumont, Texas),
Braden Presser (Liberty, Mo.),
Clayton Thompson (Corpus Christi, Texas), Jadyn Tiracave (Ashville, Pa.),
Brahmir Vick (Middletown, Del.) are all set to compete.
The 16 Navy competitors is the most for the Midshipmen under Director of Navy Track and Field
Jamie Cook. The Mids had 13 competitors in 2019 and six in 2018.
Day one of competition begins with Fox, Mason, and Presser competing in the javelin, while Haller and Thompson will take part in the pole vault. Thompson and Vick will compete in the 110m hurdles, while Hughey will run in the 400m dash. Thompson will also compete in the 400m hurdles.
On Thursday, the women's competition opens with Orie taking part in the hammer throw and Foster, Morris, and Tiracave competing in the javelin. Jackson closes out the day for the Midshipmen in the long jump.
Friday action includes Bailey in the high jump, Huizenga in the discus, and Perez in the 3,000m steeplechase. Based off of qualifier results on Wednesday, Hughey (400m), Thompson (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles), and Vick (110m hurdles) may also compete on Friday.
Schedule of Events for Midshipmen
Wednesday, May 26 (Men)
1:30 p.m. – Javelin (
Hayden Fox,
Skyler Mason,
Braden Presser)
3:00 p.m. – Pole Vault (
Jack Haller,
Thomas Johnstone)
6:00 p.m. – 110m Hurdles (
Clayton Thompson,
Brahmir Vick)
7:25 p.m. – 400m Dash (
Eric Hughey)
8:20 p.m. – 400m Hurdles (
Clayton Thompson)
Thursday, May 27 (Women)
1:30 p.m. – Hammer Throw (Sam Orie)
1:30 p.m. – Javelin (Emma Foster, Sarah Morris, Jadyn Tiracave)
3:00 p.m. – Long Jump (Ann Jackson)
Friday, May 28 (Men)
1:00 p.m. – High Jump (
Cole Bailey)
1:30 p.m. – Discus (
David Huizenga)
6:10 p.m. – 3,000m Steeplechase (
Julian Perez)
6:45 p.m. – 110m Hurdles (
Clayton Thompson,
Brahmir Vick – Based on Wednesday qualifying)
7:20 p.m. – 400m Dash (
Eric Hughey – Based on Wednesday qualifying)
7:55 p.m. – 400m Hurdles (
Clayton Thompson – Based on Wednesday qualifying)
Navy Sports Magazine
The Voice of Navy Athletics Pete Medhurst sat down with Director of Navy Track and Field
Jamie Cook to talk about the 2021 NCAA East Preliminaries. (
VIDEO)
Last Time Out: Track and Field Completes Sweep of IC4A / ECAC Championships (May 16, 2021)
For the first time in program history, the Navy track and field team has swept the IC4A / ECAC Championships, claiming the 2021 outdoor meet which was held in Springfield, Mass. over the weekend. For the men, it was the seventh IC4A outdoor title in program history, and the third consecutive win for the Mids in the meet. The three consecutive IC4A championships matches Navy's stretch of three straight titles in 1944, 1945, and 1946. For the women, it was the second ECAC Outdoor Championship in program history, and the first since 1989 when the Mids claimed the Division II ECAC title.
The men finished first among the 32 teams that scored in an event, while the women were first out of 37 teams that scored. Navy men tallied 191 points to finish ahead of Army (119 points), Northeastern (49), Rider (41), and Dartmouth (33.50). The Midshipmen women scored 123.5 total points to win the meet, with Army (88), Saint Francis (67), Richmond (63), and Towson (62) rounding out the top five.
Navy tallied 56 All-East performances with the men's team earning 31 individuals and three relay teams and the women's team earning 25 individuals and three relays. Navy won five events on the men's side, including four individual events and the 4x800m relay, while claiming the 200m dash on the women's side.
Midshipmen NCAA Regional Participants Top Performances
400m Dash
46.83,
Eric Hughey at Patriot League Championship, 05/01
110m Hurdles
13.64 (+2.5),
Clayton Thompson at Navy Invitational II, 04/17
14.06 (+2.7),
Brahmir Vick at Patriot League Championship, 04/30
400m Hurdles
51.64,
Clayton Thompson at IC4A Championship, 05/16
3,000m Steeplechase
8:53.95,
Julian Perez at IC4A Championship, 05/16
Pole Vault
5.17m (16-11.50),
Thomas Johnstone at Army-Navy Star Meet, 04/03
5.08m (16-08.00),
Jack Haller at IC4A Championship, 05/14
High Jump
2.11m (6-11.00),
Cole Bailey at Navy Invitational II, 04/17
Long Jump
6.13m (20-01.50) (+2.6), Ann Jackson at Navy Twilight Meet, 05/05
Discus
53.88m (176-09),
David Huizenga at Patriot League Championship, 05/01
Hammer Throw
60.67m (199-00), Sam Orie at ECAC Championship, 05/14
Javelin (Men)
70.22m (230-04),
Braden Presser at IC4A Championship, 05/14
69.36m (227-07),
Hayden Fox at Patriot League Championship, 04/30
66.53m (218-03),
Skyler Mason at Army-Navy Star Meet, 04/03
Javelin (Women)
51.97m (170-06), Emma Foster at Army-Navy Star Meet, 04/03
46.94m (154-00), Jadyn Tiracave at Navy Invitational II, 04/17
45.45m (149-01), Sarah Morris at Patriot League Championship, 04/30
