Naval Academy Athletics

Career Performance List
 
2024-25 (Sophomore Season): INDOOR: Did not compete during the indoor season … OUTDOOR: Placed eighth in the heptathlon with a career-best 4,257 points at the Navy Spring Invitational … Recorded personal-best 100m hurdles time of 15.74 and high jump mark of 1.52m (4’ 11.75”). 
 
2023-24 (Freshman Season): INDOOR: Recorded her best pentathlon finish placing fifth with 3,167 points at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational … Finished ninth in the pentathlon at the Patriot League Championship with 3,110 points, she recorded the fastest 800m time of 2:18.98 … Recorded season-best times in the 500m (1:16.93) and the 60m hurdles (9.52) at the Navy Indoor Invitational … OUTDOOR: Had her best heptathlon placing seventh with 4,097 points at the Navy Spring Invitational … Registered season-best times in the 100m hurdles (16.12) and 400m hurdles (1:04.62) at the Navy Outdoor Invitational … Won the 400m hurdles event at the Westmont Dual with a time of 1:06.05. 
 
High School / Personal: 2023 graduate of Solon High School in Solon, Ohio … Earned varsity letters in basketball (4), track and field (4) and volleyball (2) … Won a regional championship in the 300m hurdles and placed fifth at the state finals senior season … Member of the highest-placing 4x400m relay team in school history (state runner-up) … Helped break Solon High School’s shuttle hurdles record … Garnered Second-Team All-Ohio accolades in basketball senior year … Finished career with the third-most points scored in school history (1,535) … Led basketball team to a conference and district championship along with an appearance in the state tournament (Ohio) senior year … Member of volleyball team that claimed a regional championship and advanced to the state semifinals freshman year … Served as team captain of basketball and track and field teams during junior and senior campaigns … Claimed National Strength & Conditioning Association All-America distinction senior year … Also named a National High School Coaches Association Academic All-American … Won Solon High School’s class of 2023 Principal’s Leadership and Student-of-the-Year awards … Member of National Honor Society … Daughter of Darrin and Colleen Blackford … Father, Darrin, played basketball at Capital University (1982-86) and is currently the chief of security at STERIS Corp. … Mother, Colleen, works as a nurse … Uncle, Pat Cavanaugh, played football and basketball at Pitt (1986-90) and is the founder and CEO of Ready Nutrition … Sister, Mackenzie, is committed to play basketball at Duquesne … Also considered Georgetown and Pitt.