ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Midshipmen swept the 2022 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championship, and for their efforts, the duo of Caden Dailey (Centreville, Va.) and Katie Halbert (Keller, Texas) were named co-NAAA Athletes of the Week presented by Northrop Grumman.
 


Dailey helped the Midshipmen men's team set a tournament-record 333 points to claim a 94-point victory at the Patriot League Championship. Individually, the junior tallied 25.5 points to finish the meet as the Patriot League Men's Highest Point Scorer. Dailey earned all-conference distinction in three events, including first-team honors in a pair of races. He won the 100m dash (10.89) and 4x100m relay (41.66) to earn First Team All-Patriot League honors, while claiming Second Team All-Patriot League recognition with a second-place finish in the 200m dash (22.08). He rounded out the meet with a fourth-place finish in the long jump (7.09m / 23-03.25) to earn the team five points.
 


On the women's side, Halbert registered 30.5 of Navy's 281.5 total points in the Midshipmen's 105.5-point win at the Patriot League Championship. For her efforts, the team captain was named 2022 Patriot League Women's Field Athlete of the Meet and 2022 Patriot League Women's Highest Point Scorer. Halbert earned First Team All-Patriot League honors, winning the 100m hurdles (14.27), 4x100m relay (47.00), and long jump (5.74m / 18-10.00), while taking Second Team All-Patriot League accolades in the heptathlon (4,945), helping Navy go 1-2-3-4 in the event.
 
The Navy track and field team will split the squad and compete this weekend at the IC4A / ECAC Outdoor Championships (Saturday and Sunday in Williamsburg, Va.) and the Princeton Elite Invitational (Saturday in Princeton, N.J.).