ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Nathan Kent from the men's track & field team has been named this week's Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA) Athlete of the Week, presented by Northrop Grumman, for his performance at the NCAA East Region First Round last weekend.
 
Kent punched his ticket to the NCAA Championship when he broke Navy's 400m record of 45.32, which he previously set at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last June when he ran 45.23 and placed fourth. The Rocklin, Calif., native was also a member of the 4x400m relay team that qualified for the for nationals as it clocked a school-record 3:04.05. 
 
Kent and four other student-athletes – Pete deJonge (4x400m relay), Jacques Guillaume (4x400m relay), Murphy Smith (10,000m) and David Walker (4x400m relay) – will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championship on June 11-13 in Eugene, Ore.