ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy track and field team recorded a solid weekend as the Midshipmen hosted the Navy Spring Meet II at Ingram Field in Annapolis, while also competing at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville.
 
"It was a good weekend all around," Director of Navy Track and Field / Cross Country Jamie Cook said. "Erin Higgins was definitely the highlight of the [Navy Spring Meet II], breaking the school record in the heptathlon by over 500 points. It was an unbelievable performance by her and a credit to her work ethic and the effort she has put in throughout the year. Brahmir Vick posted the third-fastest time in the 110m hurdles on the men's side."
 
"Over at Virginia in the Virginia Challenge, we were able to break some school records – Alex Rizzo in the 1,500m and Ellie Abraham and Winter Boese in the 3,000m steeplechase. We had a ton of good performances across the board."
 
Navy returns to action next week as the Midshipmen head to Philadelphia for the annual Penn Relays at historic Franklin Field on Thursday through Saturday, April 28-30.
 
Navy Spring Meet II Recap
At the Navy Spring Meet II, the Midshipmen tallied 11 top-10 performances throughout the meet.
 
Erin Higgins (Ashburn, Va.) tallied 5,395 total points in the heptathlon to best the previous record of 4,873 by 522 points. Katie Halbert (Keller, Texas) posted the seventh best performance in the heptathlon with 4,809 points.
 
Higgins' height in the high jump during the pentathlon (1.70m / 5-07.00) was the eighth best in program history. Taylor Buchanan (Columbia, S.C.) posted the sixth best performance in the high jump, clearing 1.71m (5-07.25).
 
Halbert notched a time of 13.92 (0.9) in the 100m hurdles during the heptathlon, which was the fourth best performance in school history. Lindsay Lewis (Lanham, Md.) notched the ninth best time in school history in the hurdles with a time of 14.01 (1.0).
 
Sabrina Sutter (Shingletown, Calif.) and Molly Mangan (Pittsburgh, Pa.) clocked times of 24.21 (1.9) and 24.31 (1.9) in the 200m dash, which ranked fourth and seventh, respectively, in Navy history. Mangan also posted the second fastest time in school history in the 400m dash, crossing the finish line in 54.38.
 
The Navy 4x100m relay team of Lewis, Breanna Mealer (Severn, Md.), Mangan, and Sutter combined for a time of 46.33, which is the sixth best in program history.
 
On the men's side, Brahmir Vick (Middletown, Del.) clocked the third fastest time in Midshipmen history in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.82.
 
In addition, Navy posted 28 IC4A and 13 ECAC qualifying times / marks at the Navy Spring Meet II.
 
Olympian and Navy volunteer Devon Allen competed in the 100m and 200m dashes, along with the 110m hurdles. The world's No. 1 ranked hurdler clocked the fastest time in the world this season, 13.12 (1.1), in the 110m hurdles. In addition, posted facility-record time of 10.20 (1.8) in the 100m dash, while notching a time of 20.65 in the 200m dash.
 
"Our volunteer assistant coach Devon Allen came out today and ran the fastest time in the world so far this year in the 110m hurdles," Cook added. "He also went 10.2 in the 100m and 20.6 in the 200m. It was a great work day for him. It is great for our student-athletes to be able to be around him and see his work ethic and be able to learn from him."
 
Virginia Challenge Recap
Navy sent a small group of distance runners to Charlottesville, Va. for the Virginia Challenge. The group tallied six top-10 performances in school history.
 
In the 3,000m steeplechase, Winter Boese (Clark, Colo.) and Ellie Abraham (Brookings, S.D.) recorded the top two performances in Navy history with times of 10:14.85 and 10:20.14, respectively. Jessica Nangle (South Hampton, Pa.) posted the sixth best performance in the 5,000m, crossing the finish line in 16:48.78.
 
On the men's side, Alex Rizzo (Bronxville, N.Y.) set the school record in the 1,500m (3:41.59) and notched the second-fastest time in school history in the 800m (1:48.53) in a pair of races. Miguel Mathias (Nekoosa, Wisc.) clocked a time of 13:57.76 in the 5,000m run for the fifth-best time in program history.