ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy track & field teams will travel to Princeton, N.J., on Saturday to compete in the Sam Howell Invitational at Weaver Stadium. The field events begin at 10 a.m. with the running events set for an 11:30 a.m. start.
 
Fans can follow live results on LeoneTiming.com or with the links available on navysports.com.
 
Teams at the Sam Howell Invitational
It will be a large field on Saturday which includes 11 returning teams from last season's meet: Fordham, Haverford, La Salle, Monmouth, Moravian, NJIT, Princeton, Rider, Rutgers, Temple and Villanova.
 
The Navy men's team enters the weekend as the top-ranked program in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic regional rankings. The women's squad enters the USTFCCCA rankings sixth in the region.
 
Several other teams competing on Saturday are also ranked in the Mid-Atlantic region: Rutgers (M: No. 2; W: No. 4), Princeton (M: No. 11; W: No. 24), La Salle (M: No. 22; W: No. 23), Monmouth (M: No. 27; W: No. 17), Villanova (M: No. 28; W: No. 9), Rider (M: No. 29; W: No. 33), Temple (W: No. 28) and NJIT (W: No. 21).
 
Navy Returns to Princeton
The Mids last competed in Princeton during the 2022 Larry Ellis Invitational when Navy recorded nine top-10 marks in program history.
 
Mids Competing in Princeton
Navy will send 82 competitors to the meet, including Zoie Tesi who leads the Patriot League with a season-best high jump mark of 1.76 meters (5 feet 9.25 inches). She will also compete in the long jump and triple jump events at Princeton.
 
Peighton Marrero joins the travel squad to race as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team and in the 400-meter hurdles where she currently holds the league's eighth-fastest time of the season at 1:04.76.
 
The Mids are also sending Brian Schloeder, who sits atop the Patriot League pole vault rankings this year with a height of 5.13 meters (16-10) and will look to top his mark this weekend when he competes in the event.
 
Navy's distance group remains a significant strength led by James Partlow, who owns the third-fastest 5,000-meter time in the conference at 14:07.70. Partlow will have a shorter race this weekend as he will compete in the 1,500 meters.
 
Last Time Out
Navy opened its home slate with a strong performance at last weekend's Navy Outdoor Invitational as it won 21 of the 38 events contested on the day.
 
Highlighting the distance events was a Navy sweep of the 3,000-meter steeplechase in its first running of the event this season. Trevor Hayes won the men's race in 9:08.26 and Caroline Carter posted a winning time of 11:06.72 in the women's event.
 
The 4x100-meter relay team of Marcel Jackson, Nathan Kent, Jonah Johnson and Tyler Yurich paced the sprinting events when it won the event for third-straight meet with a time of 40.25.
 
Leading the way in the field events was a sweep of the javelin, which started with Kyle Ashley's winning throw of 60.90 meters (199-10). Olivia Baird went on to win the women's event with a distance of 42.42 meters (139-2).
 
Navy also sent distance runners to last week's Raleigh Relays.  The Mids were led by Jackson Nguyen, who placed 34th in the 10,000 meters in 29:35.34.  Also, team captain Mia-Claire Kezal placed 65th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:24.84.
 
Navy Leads Patriot League Performances
Men
100m: Marcel Jackson (10.49)
200m: Nathan Kent (21.06)
400m: Nathan Kent (47.15)
5,000m: Dane Eike (14:01.50)
10,000m: Jackson Nguyen (29:35.34)
110m Hurdles: Jason Keiser (14.06)
400m Hurdles: David Walker (52.61)
3,000m Steeplechase: Trevor Hayes (9:08.26)
4x100m Relay: Marcel Jackson, Nathan Kent, Jonah Johnson, Tyler Yurich (39.87)
Pole Vault: Brian Schloeder (5.13m / 16-10)
Long Jump: William Pierce (7.24m / 23-9)
Javelin: Malachi Cummings (63.20m / 207-4)
 
Women
400m: Sophia Richter (55.54)
High Jump: Zoie Tesi (1.76m / 5-9.25)
Pole Vault: Aurora Cieslukowski (3.86m / 12-8)