BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Patriot League announced its weekly track and field honors and three Navy student-athletes received distinction. Winter Boese (Clark, Colo.) was named Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Week, while Erin Higgins (Ashburn, Va.) claimed PL Women's Field Athlete of the Week honors. Jacques Guillaume (Jacksonville, Fla.) was tabbed the Men's Rookie of the Week.
 
Boese set the Navy school record in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Virginia Challenge. She clocked a new Navy top time of 10:14.85 in the event, besting the previous record, which was originally set in 2001. The junior's time beat the previous record (10:24.01) by nearly 10 seconds (9.16). Boese's time ranks 40th in the NCAA and is the top performance in the Patriot League this season.
 
Higgins competed in the heptathlon over the weekend at the Navy Spring Meet II, smashing the previous school record. She finished with a school-record 5,395 points, besting the previous record of 4,873, which was originally set in 2006, by 522 points. In the process of competing in the heptathlon, Higgins posted a height of 1.70m (5-07.00) in the high jump, which is the eighth best in Navy history. The senior's performance in the heptathlon ranks 38th in the NCAA and is first in the Patriot League this season.
 
Guillaume competed in a pair of sprints over the weekend at the Navy Spring Meet II, posting a pair of IC4A qualifying times. The freshman won the 400m dash with an IC4A qualifying time of 47.97. He came in fourth in the 200m dash with a time of 21.54 (1.5), which was the third best among collegiate athletes (Olympian Devon Allen won the event) and tops among freshmen. His time in the 200m was the fourth best in the Patriot League this season and second-best among freshmen. Guillaume, who has the fastest time in the 400m in the Patriot League this season, posted the second-fastest time in the conference this year.
 
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.