BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Navy track and field teams had five student-athletes – Joe Hurt, Sheldon Ulmer and Caleb Walker on the men's team, Gracie Emerick and Alex Wercinski on the women's squad – named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team as announced by the league.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must have attained at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average at their respective school and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen and students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.



Hurt has compiled a 3.68 GPA in mechanical engineering to collect his first Patriot League All-Academic Team accolade.  He has earned academic honors at the Academy in all seven of his completed semesters.

Hurt took home the triple jump bronze medal in the Patriot League Championship last weekend with a career-best mark of 15.01m (49' 3").

Ulmer is a robotics & control engineering major and boasts a 3.40 GPA. He also earned the all-academic team recognition during the recent indoor season and has received academic honors in all three of his completed semesters. 

Ulmer jumped a career-best 2.11m (6' 11") to win the high jump event at last week's league championship. He has now earned a gold (2025 outdoor), silver (2025 indoor) and bronze (2024 outdoor) medal in the high jump at the last three league championships.

Walker, a first-time selection to the academic all-league team, is a computer science major who has posted a 3.83 GPA. Additionally, he has earned academic honors at the Naval Academy in five of his seven completed semesters.

Walker recorded a javelin throw of 62.22m (204' 1") at last week's Patriot League Outdoor Championship to take the bronze medal in the event. 



Emerick is a chemistry major with a 3.89 GPA and makes her first appearance on the all-academic team. She has earned academic recognition in three-consecutive semesters at the Naval Academy. 

Emerick won the pole vault at the league championship last weekend with a school and meet record mark of 4.07m (13' 4.25"). She had a successful spring season in the pole vault as she placed either first or second in six of her seven meets. 

Wercinski, a chemistry major, owns a 3.52 GPA and earned placement on the league all-academic team for the first time in her career. She has garnered academic honors at the Academy in six of her seven semesters. 

Wercinski had a career day at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship as finished in fourth place in the 5,000m with a personal-best time of 17:07.47. She also clocked a career-best 1,500m time of 4:22.70 to place fifth. 

2025 Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Karsen Vesty, Boston University

2025 Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Vera Sjöberg, Boston University

Men's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Patriot League Team
Brian McSweeney, Army

Javan Guevara-Cargwell, Army

Jaxon Hammond, Army

Nathan Davis, Army

Karsen Vesty, Boston

Owen Faulha, Boston

Ryan Rosenberger, Boston

Shamiso Sikaneta, Boston

Steven Franco, Boston

Braden Stryker, Bucknell

Keenan LaMontagne, Bucknell

Wade Shomper, Bucknell

Cole Blair, Colgate

Ethan Eisner, Colgate

Brian Fennelly, Holy Cross

Titan Casey, Lafayette

Jonathan Bennett, Lehigh

Patrez, Lehigh

Caleb Walker, Navy

Joe Hurt, Navy

Sheldon Ulmer, Navy

Women's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Patriot League Team

Lorelei Bangit, American

Charlotte Richman, Army

Emily Fink, Army

Jordan Hecht, Army

Mikayla Cheney, Army

Zoe Eggleston, Army

Alli Lofquist, Boston

Asia Hamilton, Boston

Ijeoma Ezechukwu, Boston

Peace Omonzane, Boston

Vera Sjöberg, Boston

Evelyn Bliss, Bucknell

Kaitlyn Segreti, Bucknell

Ella Grey, Holy Cross

Haley Murphy, Holly Cross

Maura Switzer, Holy Cross

Ida Moczerniuk, Lafayette

Laura Reigle, Lehigh

Kylie Maddalena, Loyola

Alex Wercinski, Navy

Gracie Emerick, Navy