FAIRFAX, Va. - The Navy track and field teams concluded competition at the IC4A / ECAC Championships on Sunday at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va., with a pair of top-three placements.
 
Despite both teams having limited participants, the men's team placed first of 38 teams with 133 points in the IC4A Championship. The Mids totaled 56 more points than second-place George Mason to win their ninth IC4A Championship in program history. Navy has now won the meet five of the last six times it has been held.
 
Nathan Kent was named the men's most outstanding performer for scoring 20 points combined in his two events. The sophomore won the 200m by posting the ninth-fastest finish in school history (21.06). Additionally, he clocked in a season-best 400m time of 46.41 to place first in the race. 
 
The women's team finished in third place of 38 teams with 65.25 points in the ECAC Championship.
 
A total of 36 (22 men, 14 women) Midshipmen earned IC4A / ECAC All-East accolades for placing in the top eight in their respective events.
 
"Winning the meet wasn't the main focus today, but the men did a fantastic job in multiple events to earn the win. Everyone on this team has pride in what they do and everyone wanted to end their seasons on a great note. We also had some seniors finish their careers today and they performed very well. The women's team did very well in the meet, but we just didn't have the entire team there," said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Jamie Cook. "A big focus for today was improving times and marks for regionals and Nathan Kent did that in a big way. He improved his 400m time and posted another great time in the 200m. Was really proud of him for the way he performed to earn athlete of the meet. Joshua Boamah and Braden Presser were also solid as well and we wanted to continue to build their rhythm going into regionals. We want to make sure everybody stays fresh moving forward into regionals and continue trending upward. We'll give them a few days of rest early in the week and then get after it to get ready for Kentucky."
 
Men's Recap
Navy won an additional three track events in the IC4A Championship.
 
Alexander Kirkland claimed a victory in the 5,000m by recording the second-fastest time in team history at 13:52.11. His effort scored the Mids 10 points. Justin Mumford followed behind Kirkland in second place with a time of 14:12.67 to compile eight points.
 
Navy's 3,000m steeplechase group combined to score 21 points. Ben Countiss (10 points) won the race by posting a time of 9:02.41. Sean Miller (five points) and Joe Reimann (four points) placed back-to-back in fourth and fifth place with times of 9:10.27 and 9:11.85, respectively. Tom Fodor added two points to the scoreboard by placing seventh with a time of 9:14.45.
 
Luke Nester totaled 10 points for winning the 1,500m with a time of 3:48.77.
 
Jacques Guillaume posted a top-10 time in the 400m hurdles for the second week in a row. He took second place in the race by recording the fifth-best time in program history (51.47). David Walker was the additional point scorer in the event for placing fifth with a time of 52.58. Guillaume and Walker combined to score 12 points.
 
Walker was also a member of the 4x400m relay team that scored a point thanks to an eighth-place finish. The squad of Pete deJonge, Jay Evans, Levi Knobloch and Walker clocked in a time of 3:16.53.
 
The trio of Zack Poekert (8:31.41), Owen Ahten (8:37.29) and Max Girardet (8:39.46) combined to contribute nine points for placing fifth through seventh in the 3,000m, respectively.
 
Joshua Boamah led an impressive outing by the Mids in the throws. The senior scored 15 points thanks to a victory in the shot put (18.34m / 60' 2") and a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw (62.50m / 205' 0"). Boamah's shot put throw is the 10th-farthest distance in school history.
 
Collin Greene placed second in the shot put with a mark of 17.25m (56' 7.25"). He ended with eight points for his placement.
 
Braden Presser also scored eight points for finishing in second place in the javelin with a distance of 62.94m (206' 6"). Additionally, George Kalkanis posted a mark of 58.49m (191' 10") to place sixth overall. His throw earned Navy three points.
 
The pole vault duo of Walker Rudisaile and Gunnar Kimball totaled a combined eight points. Rudisaile reached a height of 5.06m (16' 7.25") to take third place, while Kimball finished in seventh place with a mark of 4.71m (15' 5.5").
 
Women's Recap
Annie Lemelin highlighted the women's team in Fairfax by placing second in the 400m hurdles. She recorded the fifth-best 400m hurdle time in team history (59.80) to finish with eight points individually.
 
Lemelin was also a part of the 4x400m relay team that contributed eight points. Kylie Bedard, Lemelin, Kayla McGuire and Taylor Woodworth finished with a time of 3:47.50 to place second in the race. 
 
McGuire also compiled a time of 2:10.45 to finish in sixth place in the 800m and score three points.
 
The 5,000m was the top-scoring event for Navy with 11 points. Caroline Harding led the Mids in the race by posting a time of 17:23.04 to place third. Alex Wercinski crossed the finish line shortly after Harding at 17:28.57 to finish fifth overall. May McConkey, who competed for just the second time in her collegiate career, was the additional point scorer thanks to an eighth-place finish at 17:45.78.
 
Mia-Claire Kezal ended with a time of 4:33.44 to finish in fourth place in the 1,500m. She added five points to the scoreboard with her placement.
 
Jia Anderson scored four points in the 100m hurdles. She ran the race in 13.93 to place fifth.
 
Olivia Lutkevich (11:00.72) compiled two points with a seventh-place effort in the 3,000m steeplechase.
 
Jordynn Hutchinson led Navy in the field events with 14 points. She placed fourth in the shot put (14.45m / 47' 5") and hammer throw (52.58m / 172' 6") and fifth in the discus (45.19m / 148' 3").
 
Renny Murphy claimed third place in the javelin with a distance of 47.31m (155' 2") to score six points.
 
Pole vaulters Alayna Schloeder (3.86m / 12' 8") and Gracie Emerick (3.61m / 11' 10") combined to total 4.25 points for placing in a tie for fifth place and a tie for seventh place, respectively.
 
Up Next
The Mids will await to see who their qualifiers are for the NCAA East Regional Championship. Kentucky will play host to the four-day event (May 22-25) at the UK Track and Field Complex in Lexington, Ky.