BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Navy track and field teams combined to win all six weekly awards from the Patriot League following a record-setting outing at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational last Saturday. The six mids to claim a weekly honor were
Brahmir Vick (men's track),
Emily Boutin (women's track),
Joshua Boamah (men's field),
Annie Taylor (women's field),
Sheldon Ulmer (men's rookie) and
Sophia Richter (women's rookie).
Vick earned the first indoor track athlete-of-the-week accolade in his career. The senior broke the school record in the 60m hurdles with a winning time of 7.76. His time ranks 19th in the nation and first in the Patriot League. Additionally, he registered a time of 7.80 seconds in the preliminaries, which is the third-best finish in team history.
Boutin was named the women's track athlete of the week for the third time. She won the 3,000m with the third-best time in program history at 9:34.38. The Chicopee, Mass., native owns the top-three 3,000m times at Navy. Boutin's time is the fastest in the Patriot League and ranks ninth in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Boamah garnered the third field-athlete-of-the-week honor of his senior campaign. He recorded the second-best weight throw mark in school history (20.88m / 68' 6") to win the event. Boamah also placed first in the shot put with a distance of 17.85m (58' 6.75").
Taylor claimed her first field athlete-of-the-week award after nearly breaking the school record in the pentathlon. She won the event with a score of 3,813 points, which was just 21 points short of tying the program record set by Erin Higgins in 2022. Taylor's score is ninth in the nation and first overall in the Patriot League.
Ulmer finished in second place in the high jump with a collegiate-best mark of 2.09m (6' 10.25"). He has been named the men's rookie of the week three times this season. Ulmer's height ranks second in the Patriot League and is tied for fourth in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He is the only freshman in the Mid-Atlantic Region with a high jump mark in the top 15.
Richter earned the first weekly award in her career. She posted the second-best time in the Patriot League (56.26) to take first place in the 400m. She also helped the Mids finish in third place in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:52.16.
Navy will continue its season on the road this Saturday at the Patriot Games hosted by George Mason. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
