LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Navy track and field teams concluded the first day of the Patriot League Outdoor Championship on Friday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pa.
 
The men's team stands in first place through six events with 78 points. The Mids claimed victories in the 10,000m, pole vault and javelin to build a 19-point lead over second-place Army.
 
The women's team ended the first day in fourth place with 40.33 points through six events. Mayu Gayton highlighted the opening day for the women with a new school record in the 100m. She shattered the program record with a time of 11.60 to place second in the preliminary race and qualify for the finals tomorrow. Gayton bested her previous team record time by 0.13, which she posted two weeks ago at the Navy Spring Invitational.
 
"We had a great start to the meet with the men's 10,000m group. They came out and did what they had to do and ran a strategic race. Hats off once again to coach (Aaron) Lanzel for getting that group ready and starting the meet off the way they did," said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Jamie Cook. "For Walker (Rudisaile) to win his third-straight title in the pole vault is a tremendous accomplishment. It's really hard to be that consistent in the pole vault, but that's what he has done his entire career. Coach (Rory) Quiller has done a fantastic job with him and also Alayna Schloeder and Gracie Emerick on the women's side, who placed second and third. Those performances were really important for our team. 

"Braden (Presser) has dealt with some adversity over the course of the season, but handled it very well. He came back today and had a big throw to win the javelin, which helped set the tone for the rest of the javelin group. The women's javelin was the last event of the day and that gave us a lot of excitement heading into tomorrow. Renny (Murphy) and Sarah (Perico) both set personal records on their final throws of the day to make big jumps in the standings. That was one of the best javelin competitions I've seen in the Patriot League. We wanted to build momentum by qualifying as many people as we could for the finals tomorrow and we did a great job of that. Some of our kids were out there for over 10 hours competing in multiple events, but that's what this meet requires. We're anxious to get back out there tomorrow and compete."
 
Patriot League Men's Indoor Championship Day One Standings
1. Navy (78 points)
2. Army (59 points)
T3. Boston University (22 points)
T3. Lehigh (22 points)
5. Colgate (17 points)
6. Bucknell (15 points)
7. Lafayette (9 points)
8. Holy Cross (8 points)
9. American (4 points)
 
Patriot League Women's Indoor Championship Day One Standings
1. Army (58 points)
2. Boston University (50.33)
3. Bucknell (44 points)
4. Navy (40.33 points)
5. Lehigh (24 points)
6. Lafayette (7.33 points)
T7. Colgate (3.5 points)
T7. Holy Cross (3.5 points)
9. American (2 points)
10. Loyola (1 point)
 
Men's Recap
Navy began the championship by sweeping the podium in the 10,000m. Justin Mumford (30:18.66), Murphy Smith (30:20.45) and Alexander Kirkland (30:28.35) placed first, second and third, respectively, in the race to score a combined 24 points.
 
The 4x800m relay team of Carson Sloat, Garrett Baublitz, Greyson Gravitt and Matt Newell contributed six points by placing third with a time of 7:37.44.
 
Joshua Boamah led a dominant performance for the Mids in the hammer throw. He scored eight points by posting the fifth-farthest mark in program history (66.15m / 217' 0") to garner a second-place finish. Dane Vernor (six points) and Collin Greene (five points) also scored in the event. Vernor took third place with a throw of 61.28m (201' 0"), while Greene finished in fourth place with a distance of 58.41m (191' 7").
 
Walker Rudisaile claimed his third-straight outdoor pole vault title. The senior won the event with a height of 5.07m (16' 7.5") to score 10 points. Gunnar Kimball added five points to the scoreboard by placing fourth with a mark of 4.67m (15' 3.75"). Thomas Christie took a break from the decathlon to earn a seventh-place finish by recording a mark of 4.37m (14' 4"). His effort scored two points.
 
Braden Presser posted a huge victory in the javelin with a top throw of 68.05m (223' 3") to contribute 10 points.
 
William Pierce totaled two points for placing seventh in the long jump with a mark of 6.94m (22' 9.25").
 
Navy had at least one athlete qualify for the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 110m hurdle and 400m hurdle finals.
 
Nathan Kent will represent the Mids in the 200m and 400m finals. He placed first in both semifinal races with times of 21.22 and 47.22, respectively.
 
Pete deJonge finished right behind Kent in the 400m in second place with a time of 47.40. Jacques Guillaume also earned a spot in the finale by placing fourth with a time of 48.11.
 
Guillaume will also be one of three mids racing in the 400m hurdle finals. The junior won the preliminary race by crossing the finish line in 52.39. David Walker (53.85) and Jayshon Dubose (53.96) ended in sixth and seventh place, respectively, to advance to the finals.
 
Brahmir Vick claimed a victory in the 110m hurdle semifinals with a time of 13.94. Dubose (15.41) will join Vick in the finals thanks to a seventh-place effort.
 
Half of the 100m finals field will feature Navy runners. Jay Evans led Mids by taking third place with a time of 10.58. Vick and Jonah Johnson both compiled a time of 10.61 to finish in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Tyler Yurich was the additional qualifier for finishing eighth overall with a time of 10.70.
 
Johnson (fifth place) and Evans (eighth place) also earned a spot in the 200m finals for recording times of 21.67 and 21.80, respectively.
 
Matt Newell posted a first-place finish in the 1,500m semifinals with a time of 3:47.77. Garrett Baublitz (3:48.95) and Luke Nester (3:49.20) placed back-to-back in eighth and ninth place, respectively, to gain a spot in the finals.
 
Greyson Gravitt will see action in the 800m finals tomorrow. He placed second in the preliminary race with a time of 1:49.83.
 
Women's Recap
The pole vault was Navy's top-scoring event on the first day with 14.33 points. Alayna Schloeder (second place) and Gracie Emerick (third place) both posted a height of 3.87m (12' 8.25") to total a combined 14 points. Mimi McHugh scored 0.33 points for finishing in a three-way tie for eighth place with a mark of 3.57m (11' 8.5").
 
Renny Murphy and Sarah Perico both made big jumps in the standings in the javelin with their final throws of the competition. Murphy (six points) ended in third place by recording the sixth-best distance in school history at 49.03m (160' 10"). Perico (four points) posted a top throw of 42.62m (139' 10") to place fifth.
 
Jordynn Hutchinson scored four points by placing fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 54.85m (179' 11").
 
Giulia Mesa's long jump distance of 5.47m (17' 11.5") helped her garner a sixth-place finish to add three points.
 
Navy's 4x800m relay team added a new time to the record book. The squad of Alex Wercinski, Katelyn Pepin, McKenna Brophy and Mia-Claire Kezal combined to record the third-fastest time in team history at 8:48.78. They placed second in the race to score eight points.
 
Caroline Harding was the additional scorer in the track events. She placed eighth in the 10,000m with a time of 37:08.89 to score a point.  
 
Jia Anderson joined Gayton in clocking in a top-10 time in Lewisburg. She ran the eighth-fastest 100m hurdle race in school history to finish second overall. Anderson also earned a spot in the 200m finals thanks to a seventh-place time of 24.62.
 
Annie Taylor (14.12) and Annie Lemelin (14.29) advanced to the 100m hurdle finals by placing fourth and sixth, respectively. Additionally, Lemelin led a strong outing in the 400m hurdles by winning the preliminary race with a time of 1:01.37. Isabella Romasko posted a time of 1:02.20 to finish in fourth place. Taylor (1:02.31) crossed the finish line 0.11 seconds after Romasko to place fifth.
 
Taylor Woodworth will race in the 400m (56.11) and 200m (24.63) finals for placing fourth and eighth in the two events, respectively. Kylie Bedard finished right behind Woodworth in the 400m with a time of 56.63 to take fifth place.
 
Ellie Abraham began her final outdoor championship on a strong note by placing first in the 800m semifinals with a time of 2:09.05. Kayla McGuire recorded a time of 2:10.33 to end in third place. Wercinski will also race in the finals after finishing in seventh place with a time of 2:11.42.
 
Navy will look to score big in the 1,500m finals tomorrow after qualifying four athletes for the race. Sophie Compton (third place) posted the top time for the Mids at 4:32.60. Kate Leddy followed behind in fourth place with a time of 4:32.61. Brophy and Lexi Ensor were the additional qualifiers. Brophy placed ninth with a time of 4:34.89. Ensor compiled a time of 4:39.12 to garner a 12th-place finish.
 
Day two of the championship begins on Saturday at 8:45 a.m. Fans can view the full meet schedule with the link provided on NavySports.com(.)
 
Track events for the meet will be streamed on ESPN+ beginning at 1 p.m. again. Field events during the championship will not be streamed, but up-to-date content featuring Patriot League multimedia journalist Maria Trivelpiece will be available by following @PatriotLeagueTV on X, formally known as Twitter and Instagram.