ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy track and field teams will send 17 student-athletes to compete in the NCAA East First Round, held Wednesday through Saturday in Lexington, Ky. The University of Kentucky will host the meet at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Complex.
 
The men's events will begin on Wednesday at 10 a.m. and continue on 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
Fans can also follow along with free live results provided on FlashResults.com.
 
East 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 First Round.
 
Results from the NCAA East and West First Rounds will determine qualifiers for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The top 12 individuals and the top 12 relay teams from each site will advance. The national meet is scheduled for June 11–13 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
 
Mids in the First Round
Nathan Kent will make his fourth-consecutive appearance at the NCAA East First Round. The three-time All-American (two-time second team and one honorable mention) will compete in the 400 meters and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay squad for the fourth-straight season. Last season, Kent helped the 4x400-meter relay squad to a school-record time of 3:04.05 to claim the final spot to the national meet. Kent later qualified for nationals in the 400 meters, where he is a two-time All-American in the event, placing fourth in the quarterfinals with a school-record time of 45.32.
 
Malachi Cummings, Brian Schloeder, Zoie Tesi and David Walker are set to compete in their second-straight qualifier. Cummings will compete in the javelin, where he looks to improve upon his 35th-place finish in last year's meet with a throw of 61.23 meters (200-10). Schloeder (pole vault) and Tesi (high jump) will look to earn their first placements in the meet after neither recorded a mark in their respective events last year. Walker, a 2025 honorable mention All-American, returns as one of two members from last year's 4x400-meter relay team to race in the event this season.
 
Twelve Midshipmen will make their first appearance at the NCAA East First Round: Simon Alexander (4x400-meter relay), Sophie Compton (1,500 meters), Dane Eike (5,000 meters), Ayden Henley (4x400-meter relay), Jason Keiser (4x400-meter relay), Conor McFadden (4x400-meter relay), Justin Mumford (10,000 meters), Matt Newell (1,500 meters), Jackson Nguyen (10,000 meters), William Pierce (long jump), Nick Simmons (4x400-meter relay), and Cooper Wakley (pole vault).
 
Schedule of Events for Navy
(Name / Region Ranking / Time/Mark)
Wednesday, May 27 (Men)

• 1 p.m. – Javelin first round (Malachi Cummings / #69 / 66.01m / 216-7)
• 6 p.m. – Long Jump first round (William Pierce / #33 / 7.67m / 25-2)
• 6:30 p.m. – 1,500 meters first round (Matt Newell / #48 / 3:40.61) | Pole vault semifinals (Brian Schloeder / #17 / 5.40m / 17-08.50; Cooper Wakley / #46 / 5.20m / 17-0.75)
• 7:25 p.m. – 400 meters first round (Nathan Kent / NR / season-best 46.14)
• 9:10 p.m. – 10,000 meters semifinals (Justin Mumford / #36 / 29:01.38; Jackson Nguyen / #49 / 29:23.72)

 
Thursday, May 28 (Women)

• 6:30 p.m. – 1,500 meters first round (Sophie Compton / NR / season-best 4:16.64)

 
Friday, May 29 (Men)

• 5:15 p.m. – 1,500 meters quarterfinals (Matt Newell – if he advances Wednesday)
• 6:50 p.m. – 400 meters quarterfinals (Nathan Kent – if he advances Wednesday)
• 8:10 p.m. – 5,000 meters semifinals (Dane Eike / NR / season-best 13:44.30)
• 8:45 p.m. – 4x400-meter relay quarterfinals (Conor McFadden, David Walker, Simon Alexander, Nathan Kent / #31 / 3:05.11 | Alternates: Ayden Henley, Jason Keiser, Nick Simmons)

 
Saturday, May 30 (Women)

• 2 p.m. – High jump first round (Zoie Tesi / #33 / 1.76m / 5-09.25)
• 5:15 p.m. – 1,500 meters quarterfinals (Sophie Compton – if she advances Thursday)
• 6 p.m. – Triple jump first round (Zoie Tesi / #40 / 12.78m / 41-11.25)