ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy track and field teams swept the 2023 Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet on Saturday at Ingram Field. The two victories earned the Mids two stars in the Army-Navy Star Series, presented by USAA.
 
The men's team posted a 126-77 victory over the Black Knights. The win is the men's 11th-consecutive and 52nd overall in the series. The 126 points scored by the Mids is their highest point total since 2000. Additionally, the 49-point differential is the second-largest margin of victory for the men in its 96 meetings against Army.  
 
The women's team defeated Army by a score of 111-92. The women won their eighth straight star and claimed their 22nd win.
 
The high jump and pole vault events were moved indoors due to weather. The men's 3,000m steeplechase, 4x100m relay, 1500m, 110m hurdles and 400m times were hand timed and will not count towards any records.
 
"When you think about how long the season is and how many times we compete, to come out the way we did and perform in a dual meet designed to be close is significant. Our goal is to win every time we compete and that's difficult to do with so many variables," said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Jamie Cook. "We're very fortunate that we came out on top again and to have 16-straight wins over Army shows the hard work and leadership within our program."
 
"Our goal is to execute to the best of our ability and not worry about the other team. We always harp on focusing on what we can control and in the end the score should take care of itself," continued Cook. "We have been fortunate to get consistent training and have people come into the program that want to elevate it even further."
 
Along with the two stars won by track and field, the women's team won its star match over Army earlier in the day to help Navy clinch the 2022-23 Army-Navy Star Series. The win marks the 39th time in the past 45 years in which Navy has won the Star Series (39-4-2).
 
Navy improved to 13-7 in Star competitions against Army this season. Additionally, the Navy track and field and cross country teams swept all six Star competitions for the second-consecutive season.
 
"A lot of it comes down to our captains and our leadership. Winter Boese was the definition of a captain and great teammate today," added Cook. "She came out and did what she needed to do to help the team win even though she couldn't compete today. That's the sign of a true leader and she has been that person for us since she got here."
 
"Everybody on our staff has done a really good job this season. It takes a whole unit for us to be successful and I want to highlight all the people in the support roles. It's a fun time for them, but it's also a lot of hard work and we want to make sure we take a chance to celebrate those victories as well."
 
Men's Recap
The men's team won 15 of the 19 events and earned the maximum points in 10 by placing first and second in an event.
 
Joshua Boamah scored 13 points for Navy in his three events. He placed first in the discus (17.15m / 56' 3.25") and shot put (17.15m / 56' 3.25") to score five points in each event. He added three with a second-place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 59.95m (196' 8").
 
Collin Greene placed second in the shot put with a mark of 15.99m (52' 5.5") to earn the Mids the maximum points in the event. David Huizenga did the same in the discus by placing second with a throw of 52.47m (172' 1").
 
Sam Kwatkosky posted a distance of 59.66m (195' 9") in the hammer throw to score two points with a third-place effort. His third-place finish in the shot put (15.92m / 52' 2.75") gave Navy a 1-2-3 sweep in the event.
 
Braden Presser won the javelin for the second-straight year, posting a throw of 70.25m (230' 5").
 
Jordan Payne and Sebasteon Allen combined to help the Mids secure the maximum points in the triple jump. Payne won the event with a jump of 14.52m (47' 7.75") and Allen finished in second place with a mark of 14.18m (46' 6.25").
 
Aidan Featherby won the long jump with a distance of 6.80m (22' 3.75"). He also placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 13.88m (45' 6.50") to sweep the event for the Mids.
 
Caden Dailey contributed one point to Navy's score with a fourth-place effort in the long jump (6.62m / 21' 8.75").
 
Benjemen Schneider and Preston Wilson both recorded a height of 2.03m (6' 8") in the high jump to place second and third, respectively.
 
Walker Rudisaile (second place) and Jack Haller (third place) each recorded a mark of 4.96m (16' 3.25") in the pole vault.
 
Both relay teams placed first for Navy. Brahmir Vick, Nathan Kent Sethan Hollier and Dailey (40.55) combined to win the 4x100m relay. Jonathan Simmons, Kent, Mike Quispe and Jacques Guillaume secured the win in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:11.30.
 
Vick dominated the 110m hurdles, winning the race with a time of 13.64. Baynes Autrey (14.24) and Jayshon Dubose (14.69) placed second and third overall to give Navy a sweep in the event.
 
The Mids also swept the 400m hurdles. Levi Knobloch (53.80) and Guillaume (53.41) placed first and second to score eight combined points in the event. Dubose placed third with a time of 56.10.
 
Guillaume's individual win came in the 400m with a time of 46.70. He contributed 13 points on the day in his three races.
 
Jonathan Simmons finished .01 seconds behind Guillaume to place second and earn the maximum points for Navy in the 400m.
 
Kent added a win in the 200m in his first outdoor Star Meet. The freshman clocked in a winning time of 21.16.
 
Jonah Johnson also made his outdoor Star Meet debut. He finished in second place behind Kent in the 200m (21.27), but recorded the winning time in the 100m (10.67).
 
Dailey's second-place time of 10.76 in the 100m brought his scoring total to nine points in the meet.
 
Sethan Hollier placed third in the 100m (10.82) and 200m (21.41) to give Navy a sweep in both events.
 
Alex Rizzo claimed first place in the 1500m with a time of 3:43.80. Jack Mariano (3:52.60) placed fifth in the event to score an additional point.
 
Brett Brady won the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 8:59.04. Ben Countiss took third place in the race with a time of 9:05.27.
 
Sam Keeny added the final individual victory of the meet with a time of 14:49.63 to win the 5,000m. Murphy Smith placed third in the event with a time of 15:01.98.
 
Ian Bartlett (1:51.20) and Carson Sloat (1:52.58) did the scoring in the 800m by placing second and third, respectively.
 
Women's Recap
The women's team won 12 of the 19 events and earned the maximum points in seven.
 
Team captain Molly Chapman contributed 11 points in her final Army-Navy Star Meet. She won the triple jump with the third-best distance in school history at 12.24m (40' 2"). The senior posted the same height as teammate Hannah Lowenstein in the high jump with a mark of 1.65m (5' 5") to place second (Lowenstein earned first place in the event by having fewer missed jumps in the previous attempt). Chapman also placed second in the long jump with an effort of 5.65m (18' 6.5").
 
Sophomore Isabella Romasko competed in her first collegiate outdoor long jump and walked away victorious with a distance of 5.68m (18' 7.75").
 
Sami Bollinger placed second in the triple jump with the eighth-farthest distance in school history at 12.11m (39' 8.75"). Her placement earned Navy the maximum points in the event.
 
Giulia Mesa placed third in the long jump (5.56m / 18' 3") and triple jump (11.90m / 39' 0.5") to sweep the events for the Mids.
 
Charlene Morke repeated as the outdoor Star Meet pole vault winner. She posted a height of 3.86m (12' 8") to earn the victory. Stephanie Jacobs and Alayna Schloeder each recorded a mark of 3.76m (12' 4") to place second and third, respectively.
 
Autumn Nicholas began the meet with a win and Navy top-10 mark in the hammer throw. She posted the seventh-best throw in Navy history at 58.28m (191' 2"). The senior also scored two points with a third-place finish in the shot put (13.07m / 42' 10.75") and a fourth-place effort in the discus (42.34m / 138' 11").
 
Jordynn Hutchinson also scored in all three events with Nicholas. She placed fourth in the hammer throw (49.04m / 160' 10") and shot put (12.74m / 41' 9.75") to score a point in each event. The sophomore also added a point with a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw (42.28m / 138' 8").
 
Renny Murphy (third place) and Sarah Perico (fifth place) scored a combined three points in the javelin with distances of 46.41m (152' 3") and 38.90m (127' 7"), respectively.
 
The 4x100m relay team of Jia Anderson, Mayu Gayton, Molly Mangan and Sabrina Sutter combined to record a winning time of 46.17. The time is the eighth-best in Navy history.
 
The 4x400m relay team of Kylie Bedard, Annie Lemelin, Kayla McGuire and Mangan also set a Navy top-10 mark. The squad posted the fourth-fastest time in program history at 3:43.66 to place second.
 
Mangan scored an additional eight points for Navy for her placements in the 400m and 200m. She won the 400m with a time of 55.77 and placed second in the 200m with an effort of 24.35.
 
Sutter claimed victories in the 100m (12.03) and 200m (24.25) to score 10 points. The 200m times by Sutter and Mangan didn't count as top-10 marks due to an illegal wind.
 
Rachel Anderson earned Navy a sweep in the 200m with a third-place finish at 24.96.
 
The Mids claimed first in both hurdle races. Jia Anderson won the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.45 and Annie Taylor won the 400m hurdles with an effort of 1:01.60. Anderson's time also didn't count as a top-10 mark due to illegal wind.
 
Taylor also competed in the 100m hurdles and placed third with a time of 14.26.
 
Annie Lemelin gave Navy the maximum points in the 400m hurdles with a second-place finish at 1:01.73.
 
McGuire claimed the 800m race with a winning time of 2:10.20. Alex Wercinski placed third in the event with a time of 2:11.39 to score an additional two points toward Navy's score.
 
Ellie Abraham finished in second place with a time of 10:38.60 in the 3,000m steeplechase. Her time is the 10th-best at Navy. Olivia Lutkevich placed third in the race with a time of 10:54.59.
 
Emily Boutin earned second place in the 1500m with a time of 4:30.37. Emily Ettrich recorded a time of 4:35.23 to place fourth.
 
Sophie Compton scored three points in her first Star meet race. The freshman placed second in the 5,000m with a time of 17:21.58. Elizabeth Sullivan placed fourth in the race with a time of 17:35.53.
 
Up Next
Navy's next competition takes it to Fairfax, Va., to compete in the George Mason Spring Invitational Saturday, April 8. A start time for the meet is TBD.