ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Joshua Boamah, Nathan Kent, Braden Presser and Brahmir Vick of the Navy men's track and field team gear up for the NCAA Outdoor Championship on Wednesday and Friday in Eugene, Ore. The University of Oregon will play host to the meet at Hayward Field.
 
Schedule of Events for Midshipmen (Eastern Time)
Wednesday, June 5
5 p.m. - Hammer Throw Finals (Joshua Boamah)
8:32 p.m. - 110m Hurdle Semifinals (Brahmir Vick)
8:45 p.m. - Javelin Finals (Braden Presser)
9 p.m. - 400m Semifinals (Nathan Kent)
9:40 p.m. - Shot Put Finals (Joshua Boamah)
 
Friday, June 7
9:42 p.m. - 110m Hurdle Finals (Brahmir Vick - Based on Wednesday qualifying)
10:02 p.m. - 400m Finals (Nathan Kent - Based on Wednesday qualifying)
(Kent and Vick must place in the top two of their heat or record one of the next three best times to qualify for the finals on Friday)
 
Broadcast Info
Fans can watch the main broadcast on ESPN2 beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday and 9 p.m. ET on Friday. Additionally, fans with an ESPN+ subscription can watch individual streams of the hammer throw, javelin and shot put.
 
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NCAA Championship Qualifying Criteria
Athletes who finished in the top 12 from each individual event from the East and West Preliminaries advanced to nationals. Additionally, relay teams who placed in the top 12 earned a spot in the NCAA Championship.
 
Boamah qualified for nationals in the shot put (18.78m / 61' 7.5") and hammer throw (64.64m / 212' 1") by placing 12th in both events at regionals. His shot put and hammer throw marks rank second and eighth in program history, respectively. 
 
Boamah has continued to build his resume during his senior campaign. He broke Navy's 64-year shot put record at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational with a distance of 19.09m (62' 7.75"). He won the shot put (18.66m / 61' 2.75") and discus (53.47m / 175' 5") at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship to repeat as the men's field athlete of the meet and highest point scorer. His shot put mark is currently the third-best throw in school history. He also posted the fifth-best hammer throw mark in team history (66.15m / 217' 0") to place second in the event at the conference meet.
 
Kent punched his ticket to Eugene in the 400m by placing 10th overall with a time of 45.69. His time ranks second in program history and missed tying the school record by only 0.01 seconds. He became just the third mid to run the 400m under 46 seconds. Additionally, the 4x400m relay squad of Kent, Pete deJonge, Jacques Guillaume and Jay Evans set a new team record in the event with a time of 3:04.59.
 
Kent has clocked in six top-10 times in three events during the outdoor season. He broke the program record in the 100m at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational with a time of 10.35. He nearly set a new school record in the 200m at the Virginia Grand Prix. He finished with a time of 20.84, which was just 0.03 seconds off the team record.
 
Kent won three gold medals at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship and was named the men's track athlete of the meet. The sophomore won the 200m (20.98) and 400m (47.26). His 200m finish is in a tie for the fourth-best time in program history. Kent also ran for the first-place 4x400m relay team. deJonge, Guillaume, David Walker and Kent combined to win the race with a time of 3:09.76.
 
The Rocklin, Calif., native then received the men's most-outstanding-performer honor at the IC4A Championship for placing first in the 200m and 400m with times of 21.06 and 46.41, respectively. His 200m time stands at ninth in Navy's record book.
 
Presser secured a trip to the NCAA Championship in the javelin for the third time in his career. He finished in eighth place with a season-best distance of 69.76m (228' 10"). The Liberty, Mo., native previously earned First-Team (2023) and Honorable Mention (2022) All-America distinctions during his first two appearances at nationals. He is seeking to become the first mid to earn All-America honors three times since Leo Williams in the high jump in 1981, '82 and '83.
 
Along with his success at regionals, Presser has placed first in the javelin at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship (68.05m / 223' 3") and second at the IC4A Championship (62.94m / 206' 6") during the 2024 campaign.
 
Vick clinched a trip to the championship meet in the 110m hurdles. He clocked in the second-best finish in school history at 13.62 to place 10th in the race. Vick has recorded five top-10 times in the 110m hurdles this season and eight in his career.
 
Vick set the current Navy record in the 110m hurdles at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational with a time of 13.58. He later won the race at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship for the second-straight season with a time of 13.97.