FAIRFAX, Va. - The Navy track and field teams competed in the Dalton Ebanks Invitational on Saturday in Fairfax, Va. As a team, Navy totaled 14 IC4A / ECAC qualifying times/marks and won two events. The meet had no team score.
 
"This was a similar meet to when we went to George Mason during the indoor season. We sent more of our developmental athletes to the meet today with hopes of them making a statement to be a part of the Patriot League Championship roster," said Associate Head Coach Chris Campbell. "This was an opportunity to give more of our athletes a chance to compete in a real meet with real performance marks to see what they could do. We were very pleased with the effort today. We had a lot of kids compete and we saw a lot of solid performances.
 
We hope to use this as a tune up for the rest of the outdoor season and help us get ready for the conference championship," continued Campbell. "Everyone's focus going forward is trying to be one of the 35 athletes to represent Navy at the outdoor championship."
 
Dane Vernor began the meet with a victory in the hammer throw on Friday with an IC4A qualifying distance of 58.02m (190' 4"). Sam Kwatkosky also registered a qualifying distance of 56.42m (185' 1") to place second.
 
David Huizenga led Navy in the discus and shot put by placing second in both events. He posted a qualifying mark of 51.00m (167' 4") in the discus and recorded a mark of 15.22m (49' 11.25") in the shot put.
 
Jordynn Hutchinson registered a pair of career-best marks in the hammer throw and shot put. She took second in the hammer throw with a distance of 49.20m (161' 5") and third in the shot put with a throw of 13.17m (43' 2.5"). The sophomore also placed seventh in the discus with a mark of 42.69m (140' 0").
 
Sarah Perico and Alycia Ruiz both placed in the top five in the javelin. Perico finished in third place and Ruiz placed fourth with marks of 36.43m (119' 6") and 35.06m (115' 0"), respectively.
 
Hannah Lowenstein finished .01m short of a program top-10 mark in the high jump. She placed second with an ECAC qualifying height of 1.70m (5' 7").
 
Tom Fodor placed first in the 3,000m steeplechase with a collegiate-best/qualifying time of 9:13.07. Joe Reimann finished right behind Fodor in second place with a collegiate-best/qualifying time of 9:17.48. Additionally, Sean Miller took fifth place in the race with a time of 9:24.51.
 
Katelyn Pepin was the only Mid to compete in the 3,000m steeplechase for the women's team. She placed seventh with the best time of her career at 11:28.73.
 
Caden Dailey and Jay Evans highlighted the sprint events for Navy. Dailey finished in second place in the 100m dash with a qualifying time of 10.70. Evans crossed the finish line third overall in the 200m with a qualifying time of 21.87. Evans also finished in sixth place in the 400m with a time of 48.99.
 
Mike Quispe posted Navy's top time in the 400m to place third. The senior's time of 48.71 is the best finish of his career.
 
Ian Bartlett, Jack Lange and Luke Nester all recorded qualifying times in the 1500m. Bartlett led the way by placing sixth with the best time of his career at 3:51.09. Lange (13th place) and Nester (15th place) recorded times of 3:54.08 and 3:54.55, respectively.
 
Carson Sloat finished in sixth place in the 800m with the best outdoor time of his career at 1:52.41.
 
Max Lapuh posted the fastest 110m hurdles time (15.28) of his career to place seventh.
 
The meet concluded with three Mids placing in the top 10 in the 5,000m. Mitchell Rome finished in fourth place with a collegiate-best/qualifying time of 14:18.57. Alexander Kirkland also registered a collegiate-best/qualifying time at 14:23.15 to place eighth.
 
Caroline Harding placed sixth in the women's 5,000m with a career-best time of 17:19.06.
 
Up Next
Navy will again compete in Virginia next Saturday when the Mids travel to Charlottesville for the Virginia Grand Prix. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.