WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Navy track and field team concluded competition at the IC4A / ECAC Outdoor Championships at Walter J. Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Va. on the campus of William and Mary. Of the small group of just 21 student-athletes Navy sent to compete, five finished in the top eight of their respective events to earn IC4A / ECAC All-East accolades.
 
On the men's side, Navy recorded two IC4A All-East performances, while the women's team registered three ECAC All-East honors.
 
Mitchell Rome (Dallas, Pa.) was Navy's top overall finisher, claiming third place in the 10,000m run. He posted a time of 30:28.44 to finish third in the event and claim All-East distinction for the first time in his Midshipmen career.
 
In the 400m hurdles, Levi Knobloch (Alpine, Calif.) registered a seventh-place finish with a time of 54.81 to earn All-East honors for the first time in his Navy career.
 
Alycia Ruiz (Greenville, Pa.) was the Midshipmen's top finisher on the women's side, earning All-East honors with a sixth-place finish in the javelin. The sophomore registered a distance of 41.99m (137-09) to finish sixth in the event.
 
In the 1,500m run, Ellie Abraham (Brookings, S.D.) finished seventh in the event with a time of 4:28.83 to earn ECAC All-East honors.
 
Freshman Carolyn Thurlby (Overland Park, Kan.) earned ECAC All-East distinction in the 3,000m steeplechase. The rookie clocked a time of 10:48.76 to finish eighth in the event. The time was the 10th best in program history.
 
 
Navy Results
100m Dash
Men (Preliminaries): 29th – Nico Gonzalez-Reed – 11.25 (-1.0);
Women (Preliminaries): 16th – Mayu Gayton – 12.21 (-1.2);
 
800m Run
Men: 27th – Tyler Casey – 1:54.36;
Women: 19th – Kelly Murray – 2:14.99;
 
1,500m Run
Men: 23rd – Andrew Cabral – 3:53.05; 35th – Luke Nester – 3:55.47;
Women: 7th – Ellie Abraham – 4:28.83; 12th – Winter Boese – 4:34.41;
 
10,000m Run
Men: 3rd – Mitchell Rome – 30:28.44;
 
110m / 100m Hurdles
Men (Preliminaries): 19th – Conrad Swenson – 15.30 (-0.8); 21st – Max Lapuh – 15.76 (0.1);
 
400m Hurdles
Men: 7th – Levi Knobloch – 54.81;
Women: 19th – Kylie Bedard – 1:05.78;
 
3,000m Steeplechase
Women: 8th – Carolyn Thurlby – 10:48.76;
 
Triple Jump
Men: 12th – Joe Hurt – 14.05m (46.01.25);
 
Shot Put:
Women: 13th – Aislyn Hayman – 12.72m (41-08.75);
 
Discus
Women: 21st – Aislyn Hayman – 37.30m (122-04);
 
Hammer Throw
Women: 21st – Aislyn Hayman – 38.64m (126-09);
 
Javelin
Women: 6th – Alycia Ruiz – 41.99m (137-09); 16th – Charli Aldana-Proulx – 34.42m (112-11);