ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Senior Hannah Lowenstein opened the 2023-24 indoor season on a high note for the Navy track and field teams by breaking the women's high jump record at the Navy Invitational I on Saturday at the Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis, Md.
 
Lowenstein won the event with a school-record height of 1.77m (5' 9.75"). She now owns the best indoor and outdoor high jump marks in Navy history. The Pompano Beach, Fla., native broke the previous school record by 0.04m (1.73m / 5' 8"), which was achieved by Taylor Buchanan (2022), Molly Chapman (2022) and Suzanne Dondero (1997). 
 
As a team, the Mids won 16 of the 30 events in a field that included Maryland, Morgan State, Mount St. Mary's, Towson, UMBC and William & Mary. Additionally, Navy registered 30 IC4A / ECAC qualifying times / marks.
 
"I think overall the team did really well today. This was a competitive meet with a lot of teams. When you train the entire fall for one meet, some good things are going to happen and some bad. You're always using the first meet as a reference point and hoping to improve things," said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Jamie Cook. "We understand where we are and what we need to improve on going forward. Everyone understands what their role is and that showed today. The younger athletes stepped up and the older ones who have performed well for us in the past did that again today.
 
"When you people like Brahmir Vick posting a really impressive performance and you see Hannah Lowenstein break a school record in the first meet, that's exciting. Joshua Boamah once again performed to the level we expect in the throws. Annie Taylor had a good win in the hurdles and showed great leadership as a captain. It was awesome to see Alayna Schloeder come away with an impressive mark to open the season in the pole vault. Just seeing the older athletes continue to perform at a high level and also lead the younger group is what I'm most excited about. Over the next few weeks, we have to go work on the things we need to work on to get ready for Princeton."
 
Brahmir Vick posted two 60m hurdle times that rank in the top 10 in Navy history. He recorded the second-fastest (7.81) time in the preliminaries and the fourth-best (7.84) finish in the finals to win the event.
 
Jayshon Dubose finished behind Vick in the 60m hurdles with a pair of IC4A qualifying times. He registered a time of 8.33 in the preliminaries. The senior improved his time by 0.05 seconds in the finals to finish in second place (8.28).
 
Women's team captain Annie Taylor also claimed a first-place finish in the 60m hurdles with an ECAC qualifying time of 8.71. The Nashville, Tenn., native was also a key contributor in helping the Mids win the 4x400m relay. Taylor Woodworth, Annie Lemelin, Taylor and Sophia Richter placed first in the race with a qualifying time of 3:48.68.
 
Pete deJonge, David Walker, Jayshon Dubose and Levi Knobloch had the top 4x400m relay time for the men's team. The squad finished in third place with a qualifying time of 3:18.87.
 
Jacques Guillaume began his junior campaign with a top-10 time in the 200m. He won the event with the eighth-fastest time in school history at 21.36.
 
Jonah Johnson finished in first place in the 60m (6.88) and second place in the 200m (21.56) with a pair of qualifying times.
 
Marcel Jackson also posted qualifying times in the 60m (6.97) and 200m (22.20) to place fourth and 10th, respectively.  
 
Simon Alexander recorded the additional qualifying time in the 200m at 22.08 to finish seventh overall.
 
deJonge won the 500m with a qualifying time of 1:04.88. It marked just the second time he had competed in the 500m.
 
Woodworth achieved a first-place finish in the 400m. She registered a qualifying time of 55.82 to earn her first individual win in her career.
 
Highlighting the women's team in the 60m were Mayu Gayton (third) and Sophia Richter (seventh). The duo posted qualifying times of 7.66 and 7.70, respectively.
 
Navy's freshmen class led the way in the 800m. Anthony Engle (1:57.70) and Tate Frost (1:58.02) placed first and second in the men's race, respectively. Milana Breuninger (2:18.64) recorded the best time for the women's team to finish in second place.
 
Greyson Gravitt and Mia-Claire Kezal were the top-performing distance runners for the Mids. Gravitt won the 1,000m with a qualifying time of 2:28.57 and Kezal finished first overall in the 3,000m at 10:17.02.
 
Joshua Boamah and Collin Greene both excelled in the shot put and weight throw. Boamah, who is serving as the captain for the men's team during the indoor season, won both events with qualifying distances of 17.95m (58' 10.75") and 19.87m (65' 2.25"), respectively. Greene finished behind Boamah in second place in both competitions thanks to a pair of career-best throws. He posted a qualifying shot put mark of 17.04m (55' 11.00") and a qualifying weight throw distance of 19.65m (64' 5.75").
 
Benjemen Schneider (first), Sheldon Ulmer (second) and Matthew Dunaski (third) registered the three-best high jump marks for the men's team. Schneider and Ulmer both posted a qualifying height of 2.07m (6' 9.5"). Schneider was awarded first place for reaching the height in fewer attempts. Dunaski finished in third place with a jump of 1.95m (6' 4.75").
 
Thomas Christie provided a victory in the long jump with a distance of 7.03m (23' 0.75").
 
Navy also won both the men's and women's pole vault thanks to a pair of qualifying marks from Walker Rudisaile (5.06m / 16' 7.25") and Alayna Schloeder (3.92m / 12' 10.25"). Additionally, Mimi McHugh claimed a fourth-place effort with a height of 3.70m (12' 1.5").
 
The Mids will continue the indoor season on Jan. 13 for their annual dual against Princeton at the Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis, Md.