ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy track and field teams are set to compete in the 127th edition of the Penn Relays Thursday through Saturday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.

The collegiate events at America's oldest and largest track and field competition begin at noon Thursday and Friday and at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Fans can view the schedule of events for each day HERE and with links provided on NavySports.com(.)

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Weekly Rewind
The Mids competed at the Virginia Challenge and played host to the Navy Spring Invitational II last week. 

Highlighting Navy's efforts was a new program record by Emily Boutin in the 5,000m at the Virginia Challenge. She placed fourth in the invitational race with a time of 16:21.41. Her time is more than eight seconds faster than the previous record set by Melissa Foon in 2001 (16:29.77).

Ellie Abraham posted the eighth-best 3,000m steeplechase in Navy's record book at 10:28.60 to place fifth. Her time is the fastest in the Patriot League this spring. The Brookings, S.D., native also placed seventh in the 800m with a time of 2:09.78, which ranks second in the conference. 

Sam Keeny placed fifth in the 5,000m invitational with the eighth-fastest time in school history at 13:59.90. His time is also the best in the Patriot League this season. 

Baynes Autrey earned the Patriot League Men's Field Athlete-of-the-Week accolade after winning the decathlon at the Navy Spring Invitational II with 7,287 points. His score is the third-best in Navy history. The Mountain Brook, Ala., native is the first Mid to post a top-10 score in the event since 1981. Additionally, his score ranks first in the Patriot League and 21st in the nation this season.

Brahmir Vick collected the Patriot League Men's Track Athlete-of-the-Week honor after placing second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 13.64. His time is the best in the Patriot League and the 23rd-fastest finish in the nation this season.

Autumn Nicholas recorded the third-farthest distance in school history in the hammer throw at 59.30m (194' 6") to finish in second place. Her mark ranks No. 1 in the Patriot League. 

Annie Taylor led the women's team in the heptathlon with a first-place score of 4,825 points. Her point total is the eighth-best score in Navy history and is the top mark in the Patriot League. 

The women's 4x100m relay team of Jia Anderson, Mayu Gayton, Molly Mangan and Sabrina Sutter recorded their fifth top-10 time of the season. The squad placed second in the race with the ninth-best time in program history at 46.24.

Mid-Atlantic Region Rankings
The men's team was ranked No. 1 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches 
Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region rankings for the fifth-consecutive week.

The men's score increased to 932.55 points, which is second in the nation behind Texas Tech with 1,005.14 points in the Mountain Region.

The Mids posted five new times / marks that rank in the top five in the region. Autrey's decathlon performance is the top score amongst the region's 32 teams. Additionally, Thomas Christie recorded the second-highest score of 6,565 points and Justice Hood posted the third-best total with 6,315 points. Vick's finish in the 110m hurdles ranks second in the region. Jacques Guillaume's 200m time of 20.87 is the third-fastest time in the Mid-Atlantic. 

Navy holds 14 times / marks that rank in the top five in the region. 

200m
3. Jacques Guillaume (20.87)
 
400m
1. Jonathan Simmons (46.52)
2. Jacques Guillaume (46.70)
5. Nathan Kent (47.10)
 
110m Hurdles
2. Brahmir Vick (13.64)
 
4x100m Relay
5. Brahmir Vick, Nathan Kent, Sethan Hollier, Caden Dailey (40.40)

4x400m Relay
1. Jonathan Simmons, Nathan Kent, Mike Quispe, Jacques Guillaume (3:08.16)
 
High Jump
4. Preston Wilson (2.06m / 6' 9")

Discus Throw
5. Joshua Boamah (54.41m / 178' 6")
 
Hammer Throw
3. Joshua Boamah (64.22m / 210' 9")
 
Javelin
2. Braden Presser (73.08m / 239' 9")
 
Decathlon
1. Baynes Autrey (7,287)
2. Thomas Christie (6,565)
3. Justice Hood (6,315)

The women's team maintained its No. 7 ranking for the second-straight week with 419.23 points. 

The women compiled six new top-10 times / marks in the region. Nicholas increased her ranking to third overall with her new season-best hammer throw mark. Taylor owns the fourth-highest heptathlon score and Isabella Romasko holds the fifth-best score with 4,720 points. Anderson set the fifth-fastest 100m hurdles time in the Mid-Atlantic. Boutin's 5,000m and Abraham's 3,000m steeplechase times both rank 10th in the region.

The Mids possess 13 times / marks that rank in the top 10 in the region. 

200m
9. Molly Mangan (23.90)

400m
3. Molly Mangan (53.70)

5,000m
10. Emily Boutin (16:21.41)

3,000m Steeplechase
10. Ellie Abraham (10:28.60)

100m Hurdles
5. Jia Anderson (13.56)

4x100m Relay
8. Jia Anderson, Mayu Gayton, Molly Mangan, Sabrina Sutter (45.94)

4x400m Relay
8. Kylie Bedard, Annie Lemelin, Kayla McGuire, Molly Mangan (3:43.66)

Pole Vault
6. Stephanie Jacobs (4.01m / 13' 1.75")

Discus Throw
10. Autumn Nicholas (46.39m / 152' 3")

Hammer Throw
4. Autumn Nicholas (59.30m / 194' 7")

Javelin 
6. Renny Murphy (46.81m / 153' 7")

Heptathlon
4. Annie Taylor (4,825)
5. Isabella Romasko (4,720)

Up Next
Navy begins postseason action with the 2023 Patriot League Outdoor Championship Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6. The championship will be held at Lehigh's Goodman Track and Field Complex in Bethlehem, Pa.