ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men's and women's track & field teams will send 14 student-athletes to compete in the NCAA East Region First Round, held Wednesday through Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. North Florida will play host to the meet at the Jax Track at Hodges Stadium. The men's events will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. and continue Friday at 1 p.m., while the women's competition is set for Thursday at 10 a.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
Streaming Info
All four days of the competition will be broadcast on ESPN+. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and at 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
 
Live Results
Free live results can be found HERE.
 
East Region First Round and NCAA Championship Qualifying Criteria
Individuals ranked among the top 48 in their respective events, along with the top 24 relay teams qualified to compete in the NCAA East Region First Round.
 
Results from the NCAA East and West Region First Round will determine qualifiers for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The top 12 individuals and the top 12 relay teams from each regional site will advance. The national meet is scheduled for June 11–13 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
 
Mids in the Regionals
Pete deJonge, Jacques Guillaume and Nathan Kent will make their third-consecutive appearance at the NCAA East Region First Round. deJonge returns as a member of the 4x400m relay team, which placed 14th (3:04.59) in last year's championship. Guillaume will compete in the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay after finishing 16th in the hurdles last year with a time of 50.79. Kent, Navy's only returner from last season's NCAA Championship, will race in the 400m and the 4x400m relay. He qualified for the 2024 NCAA Championship with a time of 45.69 in the 400m.
 
Murphy Smith is set to compete in his second-straight regional qualifier in the 10,000m. He placed 29th last year with a time of 30:10.21.
 
Ten Midshipmen will make their first appearance at the NCAA East Region First Round – Simon Alexander (4x400m relay), Malachi Cummings (javelin), Olivia Lutkevich (3,000m steeplechase), Conor McFadden (4x400m relay), Layne Rivera (javelin), Brian Schloeder (pole vault), Zoie Tesi (high jump), Sheldon Ulmer (high jump), Cooper Wakley (4x400m relay) and David Walker (4x400m relay).
 
Schedule of Events for Navy
Time – Event (Name / Region Ranking / Time/Mark)

Wednesday, May 28 (Men)
2:30 p.m. – Javelin First Round (Malachi Cummings / #33 / 64.84m / 212' 9")

5:30 p.m. – Pole Vault (Brian Schloeder / #37 / 5.21m / 17' 1")

7:25 p.m. – 400m First Round (Nathan Kent / #43 / 46.19)

8:20 p.m. – 400m Hurdles First Round (Jacques Guillaume / #29 / 50.76)

9:10 p.m. – 10,000m (Murphy Smith / #21 / 28:23.81)
 
Thursday, May 29 (Women)
2:30 p.m. – Javelin (Layne Rivera / #46 / 46.11m / 151' 3")

Friday, May 30 (Men)
2:30 p.m. – High Jump (Sheldon Ulmer / #41 / 2.11m / 6' 11")
 
6:50 p.m. – 400m Quarterfinal (Nathan Kent – Based on Wednesday qualifying)
 
7:25 p.m. – 400m Hurdles Quarterfinals (Jacques Guillaume – Based on Wednesday qualifying)

8:45 p.m. – 4x400m Relay (Nathan Kent, Jacques Guillaume, Pete deJonge, David Walker / #34 / 3:05.43 / alternates – Simon Alexander, Cooper Wakley, Conor McFadden)
 
Saturday, May 31 (Women)
2:30 p.m. – High Jump (Zoie Tesi / #48 / 1.74m / 5' 8.5")

5:40 p.m. – 3,000m Steeplechase (Olivia Lutkevich / #46 / 10:18.95)