ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy track and field teams conclude the regular season on Friday at Ingram Field when they play host to the Navy National Elite. Field events begin at noon, while action on the track starts at 3 p.m.
 
Live results will be available via Leone Timing, with a link provided on navysports.com.
 
Meet Participants
George Mason, Loyola, Maryland, Navy and William & Mary
 
Accessing the Naval Academy
Fans with DoD or DBIDS ID cards may walk or drive onto the Naval Academy. For those without these cards, shuttles will depart from the Blue Angel bus stop at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. A 100% ID check will be in effect; passengers must present a REAL ID or passport and be a U.S. citizen to ride the shuttle.
 
Friday, May 8

• Shuttle run times: 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Approved inbound windows (Stadium to Event): 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 
USTFCCCA Rankings
Three of the five teams competing in Friday's meet are ranked in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings.
 
Navy enters as the highest-ranked program, with the men's team ranked fourth and the women's team sixth. Maryland's men's and women's teams cracked the top 10, ranking eighth and 10th, respectively. The Loyola women's squad rounds out the ranked group at 33.
 
The Last Time in Annapolis
The Midshipmen last competed on their home track on April 18 at the Navy Spring Invitational.
 
Brian Schloeder highlighted the meet, setting a school record in the pole vault at 5.40 meters (17-8.5).
 
Navy also competed in the decathlon and heptathlon for the first time this season. Nick Simmons won the decathlon with 7,413 points, the second-most in program history, after winning eight of the 10 events.
 
Sara McConnell led the Mids in the heptathlon, placing third with 4,894 points — the seventh-most in school history.
 
Last Time Out
Navy competed at the Larry Ellis Invitational last weekend, where Matt Newell set the school record in the 1,500 meters. Competing in the Mike Brady Elite 1,500, Newell clocked a time of 3:40.61, breaking the four-year-old record of 3:41.59 set by Alex Rizzo.
 
Sophia Richter secured a victory in the 400-meter dash with a career-best time of 53.81. Her strong final push bested Cornell's Francine Stevens (53.86) and marked the second-fastest 400 time in Navy history.
 
In the 100-meter hurdles, Jia Anderson provided a thrilling photo finish in the finals against Cornell's Arianna Allen. Anderson finished second in 13.620 — the second-best mark in school history — narrowly trailing Allen's winning time of 13.616.
 
Sophie Compton continued her stellar season by clocking the second-fastest 1,500-meter time in school history at 4:20.63. She now owns the program's three fastest 1,500 times, all set this season.
 
Navy continued its strong season in the pole vault as Cooper Wakley claimed second place by clearing 5.20 meters (17-0.75), tying the program's 10th-best all-time mark.