ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's track and field team scored big to win the 2023 Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championship, totaling the second-most points in meet history with 214.5. The women won their fourth consecutive indoor title and seventh in program history. Navy won seven of the 18 events, taking the gold in the 4x800m relay, distance medley relay, 60m hurdles, long jump, triple jump, weight throw and pentathlon. The women posted 19 program top-10 marks in the two-day meet and broke three program records along with two Patriot League Indoor Championship meet records.
Navy Director of Track and Field / Cross Country,
Jamie Cook, won his fourth Patriot League Indoor Coach of the Year award, while
Molly Chapman was named the Patriot League Indoor Women's Field Athlete of the Meet, and
Jia Anderson was named the Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet.
"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 contribute 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. 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."
After winning the long jump yesterday, Chapman added 13.5 points to her point total of 23.5 overall. The senior took the gold in the triple jump, recording the third-best distance in Navy history at 12.30m (40' 4.25"). She ended tied for fifth in the high jump, posting a jump of 1.65m (5' 5") to add 3.5 points.
Navy's best high jump mark came from
Hannah Lowenstein, who tied the 8th-highest jump in program history at 1.70m (5' 7") to place second and score eight points.
Anderson set a new meet record in the 60m hurdle semifinals on Saturday with a time of 8.49 seconds and crossed the finish line first in the finals with a time of 8.58 seconds, which ranks sixth in Navy's record book. The freshman also scored two points in the 60m dash, placing seventh with a time of 7.79 seconds.
Another broken meet record came via Navy's distance medley relay team of
Alanna Julius,
Kayla McGuire,
Emily Ettrich and
Ellie Abraham. The squad broke the Patriot League and Navy program record with a time of 11:38.06 to win the event for 10 points.
Indoor team captain
Molly Mangan scored six points in the 60m and 200m with a pair of third-place finishes. Mangan broke Navy's program record in the 200m with a time of 24.25 seconds, while tying the eighth-best time in Navy history in the 60m with a time of 7.62 seconds.
Sabrina Sutter also recorded a top-10 mark in the 200m. The senior clocked in a time of 24.40 seconds to record the third-best time in program history to place fourth and score five points.
Emily Boutin won her second silver medal of the championship with a new program record in the 3,000m. The junior posted a time of 9:29.35 to score the Mids another eight points.
Sophie Compton contributed two points with a seventh-place finish in the race, ending with a time of 9:51.25.
The 4x400m relay team of
Annie Lemelin, Sutter,
Isabella Romasko and Mangan took fourth overall with the fifth-best time in Navy's record book at 3:46.47, adding five points to Navy's overall score. Lemelin and
Kylie Bedard also contributed points for their finishes in the 400m. Lemelin finished seventh with a time of 56.85 seconds, while Bedard placed eighth with a time of 57.41 seconds.
Alex Wercinski placed third in the 800m, posting the ninth-fastest time in Navy history at 2:10.75 to score six points. Abraham scored five with a fourth-place finish at 2:10.92 and McGuire finished in fifth with a time of 2:11.19 to score four points.
Julius, Ettrich and
Winter Boese placed third through fifth to combine for 15 points in the one-mile. Julius recorded a time of 4:54.87, while Ettrich and Boese posted times of 4:56.53 and 4:57.59 respectively.
Also scoring Navy points in the track events was
Mayu Gayton in the 60m, scoring five with a fourth-place finish in 7.66 seconds.
Annie Taylor and Romasko followed up their program top-10 performances in the pentathlon on Saturday by scoring in the 60m hurdles. Romasko posted a time of 8.81 seconds to place fifth and Taylor finished in 8.97 seconds to place seventh.
Sutter and
Giulia Mesa combined with Chapman to give Navy 18 points in the long jump. Sutter placed fourth with a jump of 5.67m (18' 7.25") and Mesa recorded a distance of 5.58m (18' 3.75") to place sixth.
Additional scoring in the field events came from
Jordynn Hutchinson and
Autumn Nicholas in the shot put. Hutchinson placed fifth with a throw of 13.46m (44' 2"), while Nicholas posted a distance of 13.36m (43' 10") to finish seventh.
Women's Final Standings
1. Navy - 214.5 points
2. Boston - 146 points
3. Army - 131.25 points
4. Bucknell - 78.25 points
5. Lehigh - 60.5 points
6. Holy Cross - 40 points
7. Loyola - 17 points
8. Lafayette - 10.5 points
9. American - 2 points
10. Colgate - 1 point
2023 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Major Awards
Patriot League Women's Coach of the Year:
Jamie Cook
Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Meet: Georgia Jones, Army
Patriot League Women's Field Athlete of the Meet:
Molly Chapman
Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet:
Jia Anderson
Patriot League Women's Highest Point-Scorer: Georgia Jones, Army
Women's Indoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
4x800m Relay:
Alex Wercinski,
McKenna Brophy,
Mia-Claire Kezal,
Ellie Abraham
Distance Medley Relay:
Alanna Julius,
Kayla McGuire,
Emily Ettrich,
Ellie Abraham
60m Hurdles:
Jia Anderson
Long Jump:
Molly Chapman
Triple Jump:
Molly Chapman
Weight Throw:
Autumn Nicholas
Pentathlon:
Annie Taylor
Women's Indoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
3,000m:
Emily Boutin
5,000m:
Emily Boutin
High Jump:
Hannah Lowenstein
Pentathlon:
Isabella Romasko
