WORCESTER, Mass. – The Navy men's track & field team broke three meet records and tied another two en route to winning its 11th-consecutive Patriot League Outdoor Championship and 12th overall on Saturday afternoon at Hart Track in Worcester, Mass. The Mids topped second-place Army by 35 points.

Naval Academy Director of Track & Field Jamie Cook was named the Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year for the seventh-consecutive outdoor championship, while the Mids' Nathan Kent was named the Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet for the second-straight year.

"This team competed very hard and it found a way to get it done," said Cook. "Anytime you win a championship it is meaningful. I'm excited for this group and the senior class in particular to go out having never lost its entire time here. I'm proud of their (the seniors) efforts and what they contributed to the program."

The 4x100m relay team of Marcel Jackson, Kent, Jonah Johnson and Tyler Yurich broke the league championship meet record and tied for the fastest mark in program history, winning the race in 39.64. The same quartet of runners originally set the school mark in April.

Kent won his second-consecutive 400m league title, this time breaking an 18-year conference championship record with a time of 46.19 (ninth-fastest time in Navy history). The previous record was held by Navy's own Paul Harris, who timed in at 46.77 in 2007.

Kent earned his third gold medal of the day when he tied the meet record and broke the school record in the 200m (20.56). Yurich clocked a career-best time of 21.06 to finish in fourth place, while Johnson also ran a personal-best time of 21.13 to place fifth.

"Kent executed everything perfectly this weekend," remarked Cook. "He conserved his energy in the trials. He gave us a great leg in the 4x100m relay to help set a school record. Winning the 200m was probably the most impressive thing in the meet. For him to run a 20.56 in legal wind is awesome."

Yurich, Jackson and Johnson also competed in the 100m sprint. Yurich, who placed third, ran a 10.56 and narrowly beat out Jackson who clocked a 10.57 to finish in fourth place. Johnson finished in sixth place with a time of 10.66.

The 4x400m relay squad of Pete deJonge, Kent, Simon Alexander and Jacques Guillaume cruised to a gold medal with a meet record and the sixth-fastest time in program history behind a time of 3:08.11.

Guillaume won the 400m hurdles title for the third-consecutive season when he tied his own meet record of 51.21. The time also tied for the fifth fastest in Navy history. David Walker finished in second place with a career-best time of 51.62 for his first Patriot League individual medal.

Guillaume also finished in third place in the 400m run with a time of 46.72.

Ben Countiss ran a second-place time of 8:57.60 in the 3,000m steeplechase, while Patrick Gandini crossed the finish line in 9:06.33 to finish fourth.

Greyson Gravitt ran the ninth-best 800m time in program history at 1:48.97 to take fourth place. Carson Sloat clocked a 1:52.99 to finish in sixth.

Led by Murphy Smith, Navy was well represented in the 5,000m race. Smith ran the sixth-best time in Navy history (13:57.08) to finish in second place, while Alexander Kirkland followed with a bronze medal performance of 14:00.92. Luke Nester finished in fourth place with a time of 14:22.24, followed by James Partlow with a seventh-place mark of 14:31.51.

Sheldon Ulmer won his first league title in the high jump with a career-best leap of 2.11m (6' 11"). Wyatt Shaw also recorded a personal best with a fifth-place mark of 2.02m (6' 7.5"), while Benjemen Schneider rounded out the group at 1.94m (6' 4.5") with a seventh-place finish.

"I'm proud of the whole group," added Cook. "Sheldon Ulmer had a great performance. He's someone who works hard and deserves it. Wyatt Shaw also performed well and recorded his best mark in the event."

Joe Hurt placed third in the trip jump with a career-best mark of 15.01m (49' 3"), while Sebasteon Allen had a leap of 14.96m (49' 1") to finish in fifth.

Navy returns to action May 16-18 when it travels to Fairfax, Va. to compete in the IC4A / ECAC Outdoor Championship.

Final Team Scores
1. Navy: 236
2. Army: 201
3. Boston: 134
4. Bucknell: 94
5. Lehigh: 64
6. Holy Cross: 46
7. Colgate: 30
T-8. American: 26
T-8. Lafayette: 26