ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy men's track and field team had a historic outing at the 2023 Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championship, placing first overall to win the team title for the third consecutive season and 13th in program history. Navy won eight of the 18 events, winning the gold in the 200m, 5,000m, 60m hurdles, 4x400m relay, distance medley relay, pole vault, shot put and heptathlon to score 256 points, which is the third-most scored points in the men's indoor championship all-time. Overall, the men ended with 13 program top-10 marks, while breaking two program records and three Patriot League Indoor Championship meet records.
After claiming his fourth indoor title, Director of Track and Field / Cross Country
Jamie Cook received his fourth Patriot League Indoor Championship Coach of the Year award. Additionally,
Jacques Guillaume was the recipient of the Patriot League Indoor Championship Track Athlete of the Meet and was named the meet's highest point scorer.
"Our goal as always was to control what we can control and perform the way we knew we could. It was a great meet from both teams. A lot of people contributed in a lot of different ways, and I'm really proud of our team and coaching staff," said Cook. "It's rewarding to see the kids set high marks for themselves, put in the work to attain it and see it happen. You have to take a second and applaud them for that. Effort and attitude are two big things we can control in our sport and I'm proud of all the work they've put in through the good and tough moments this season. People on this team respond to adversity in the right way and focus on the team over themselves."
"It was extremely rewarding to see our captains go up and accept the championship trophies," continued Cook. "Being a captain here means a lot and it's a lot of responsibility. They all deserve this moment as the leaders of the team. It has been great to see them grow from their freshman to senior year, and I'm excited to see what they do in the fleet and going forward."
Guillaume scored 28 points in his three events. He took the gold in the 200m with a time of 21.37 seconds to score 10 points, which is tied for the eighth-best time in Navy history. He also earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors with a time of 46.95 seconds in the 400m to score eight points. His time is the third-best in program history and is the second-fastest 400m at the indoor championship meet. The sophomore capped off a record-setting 4x400m relay to win Navy the event and add another 10 points. Along with
Jonathan Simmons,
Nathan Kent and
Mike Quispe, the squad broke the Navy and meet record with a time of 3:10.96.
Also shattering an indoor championship meet record was the distance medley relay team of
Alex Rizzo,
Ian Bartlett,
Carson Sloat and
Matt Newell. The squad broke the event record which stood since 1994 with a time of 9:53.18.
The other Navy program and meet record was shattered by
Brahmir Vick in the 60m hurdles. After breaking the meet record and setting the second-fastest mark in Navy history in the semifinals yesterday, Vick took .09 seconds off in the finals to end with a time of 7.77 seconds to win the gold medal.
Baynes Autrey also scored five points after placing fourth with a time of 8.11 seconds.
Autrey won the men's heptathlon for the second straight year with the fourth-best point total in Navy history, scoring 5,495 points to earn 10 points toward the Mids' score. His score finished just 15 points shy of his score from a year ago, which stands as the top total in Navy history and the indoor championship. Navy's team captain took first place in the 60m dash (7.04 seconds), long jump (7.15m 23' 5.5") and 60m hurdles (8.21 seconds), while placing second in the pole vault (4.60m 15' 1") and third in the shot put (12.71m 41' 8.5") and 1,000m (2:48.15). His mark in the 60m dash, long jump and 1,000m were all collegiate bests.
Thomas Christie scored three points with a sixth-place finish in the heptathlon. The sophomore increased his collegiate-best score by 247 points, totaling 4,826 points.
Nathan Kent scored 14 points for his performances in the 200m and 400m. Kent took second in the 200m with a time of 21.42 seconds and recorded the eighth-fastest 400m in Navy history at 47.44 seconds to place third.
After winning the 5,000m on Saturday,
Sam Keeny scored another eight points with a second-place finish in the 3,000m with a time of 8:14.08.
Joshua Boamah and
Collin Greene claimed the top two spots in the shot put to combine for 18 points. Boamah won the event with a distance of 17.36m (56' 11.5") and Greene posted a throw of 16.35m (53' 7.75").
All four Mids scored points in the triple jump to score 20 overall.
Sebasteon Allen took second with a jump of 14.63m (48' 0"), while
Jordan Payne took third with a mark of 14.58m (47' 10") and
Aidan Featherby placed fourth with a distance of 14.52m (47' 7.75"). Also scoring was
Caden Dailey, who ended with a distance of 13.44m (44' 1.25") to place eighth.
Preston Wilson took second in the high jump to score eight points, posting a height of 2.05m (6' 8.75"), and
Benjemen Schneider took fifth with a jump of 2.02m (6' 7.5") to score four points.
Navy got 10 points from its 60m runners.
Sethan Hollier took fifth with a time of 6.93 seconds, while
Jonah Johnson placed seventh in 6.99 seconds and Dailey placed eighth at 7.00 seconds.
Carson Sloat placed fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:52.69 to score five points. Also contributing to the scoreboard in the 800m was
Tyler Casey, placing sixth with a time of 1:54.63 and Bartlett placed eighth with a time of 2:14.28
Rizzo claimed six points with a third-place finish in the one-mile, clocking in a time of 4:10.87, while
Jack Mariano crossed the finish line in 4:12.65 to place seventh.
Final Standings
1. Navy - 256 points
2. Boston - 137 points
3. Army - 132.5 points
4. Lehigh - 61 points
5. Bucknell - 51.5 points
6. American - 27 points
7. Holy Cross - 18 points
8. Colgate - 13 points
9. Lafayette - 5 points
2023 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Major Awards
Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year:
Jamie Cook, Navy
Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet:
Jacques Guillaume, Navy
Patriot League Men's Field Athlete of the Meet: Cole Blair, Colgate
Patriot League Men's Rookie of the Meet: Logan Popelka, Boston
Patriot League Men's Highest Point-Scorer:
Jacques Guillaume, Navy
Men's Indoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
200m:
Jacques Guillaume
5,000m:
Sam Keeny
60m Hurdles:
Brahmir Vick
4x400m Relay:
Jonathan Simmons,
Nathan Kent,
Mike Quispe,
Jacques Guillaume
Distance Medley Relay:
Alex Rizzo,
Ian Bartlett,
Carson Sloat,
Matt Newell
Pole Vault:
Jack Haller
Shot Put:
Joshua Boamah
Heptathlon:
Baynes Autrey
Men's Indoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
200m:
Nathan Kent
400m:
Jacques Guillaume
3,000m:
Sam Keeny
High Jump:
Preston Wilson
Pole Vault:
Walker Rudisaile
Long Jump:
Aidan Featherby
Triple Jump:
Sebasteon Allen
Shot Put:
Collin Greene
Weight Throw:
Joshua Boamah
