BOSTON, Mass. - The Navy Midshipmen swept the 2023-24 Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships, claiming the men's and women's titles after the two-day meet at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center. The day saw six Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships records established.
The Midshipmen men earned their fourth-straight team title and their 14th overall Patriot League Indoor Track and Field title, finishing with 242.5 points. Army West Point placed second with 152.5, while Boston University finished third with 110 points. Bucknell (60.5) and Holy Cross (40) closed out the top five. Lehigh (35), American (25), Colgate (21) and Lafayette (14.5) rounded out the men's field.
Navy's women earned their fifth-straight team title and the eighth in program history with 188 points. Boston University (148) and Army West Point (135) finished second and third, respectively, with Bucknell (105.5) and Lehigh (56) rounding out the top five. Holy Cross (29.5), Lafayette (15), Loyola (13), American (10) and Colgate closed out the women's field.
Midshipmen Head Coach Jamie Cook collected Patriot League Men's and Women's Coach of the Year for the fourth-consecutive League indoor championship.
Navy sophomore Nathan Kent captured Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet after wins in the 200 meters, 400 meters, and 4X400 relay. Kent set a Patriot League Indoor Track Championship record in the 400m with a time of 46.83. He was also the Men's Highest Point-Scorer of the Meet.
Fellow Midshipmen Joshua Boamah earned Patriot League Men's Field Athlete of the Meet after wins in the shot put and weight throw. The senior set a League Indoor Championship mark in the weight throw with a mark of 21.91 meters.
Dakin Ebmeyer, a freshman at Colgate, took home Patriot League Men's Rookie of the Meet honors after placing fourth in the mile and running a strong leg for the Distance Medley Relay team that placed third.
Boston University sophomore Vera Sjöberg was named Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Meet and Women's Highest Point-Scorer of the Meet after three gold medals in the mile run, 3,000 meters, and 5,000 meters. Her 30 points led all scorers across both genders on the weekend.
Terrier teammate Peace Omonzane earned Patriot League Women's Field Athlete of the Meet honors after winning the long jump and triple jump. Her mark of 12.79 meters in the triple jump established a new Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championship record.
The U.S. Naval Academy's Sophia Richter took home the Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet award after winning gold in the 400 meters. She also ran a key leg for Navy's winning 4X400 meters relay and finished fifth in the 200 meters.
Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championship Records Broken
Men's 400m – Nathan Kent, Navy, So., 46.83
Men's 800m – Luke Griner, Army West Point, Sr., 1:47.58
Men's 3000m – Freddy Collins, Boston University, So., 8:02.00
Men's Distance Medley – Navy, 9:51.15
Men's Weight Throw – Joshua Boamah, Navy, Sr., 21.91 meters
Women's Triple Jump – Peace Omonzane, Boston University, So., 12.79 meters
Women's 200m – Meghan Quinn, Bucknell, Sr., 23.73
Women's Pole Vault – Alayna Schloeder, Navy, Sr., 4.10 meters
2023-24 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships Major Awards
Women's Coach of the Year - Jamie Cook, Navy
Men's Coach of the Year -- Jamie Cook, Navy
Women's Rookie of the Meet – Sophia Richter, Navy
Men's Rookie of the Meet – Dakin Ebmeyer, Colgate
Women's Highest Point Scorer – Vera Sjöberg, Boston University
Men's Highest Point Scorer – Nathan Kent, Navy
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet – Peace Omonzane, Boston University
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet – Joshua Boamah, Navy
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet - Vera Sjöberg, Boston University
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet – Nathan Kent, Navy
Men's Indoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Mitchell Burr (4X800m), Joshua Gilliard (High Jump), Luke Griner (800m, 4X800m), Kasen Jeitz (4X800m), Gideon Rothschild (4X800m)
Boston University: Freddy Collins (3,000m), Steven Franco (Heptathlon), Foster Malleck (Mile), Ryan Rosenberger (Long Jump),
Navy: Joshua Boamah (Shot Put, Weight Throw), Jayshon Dubose (DMR), Jayden Evans (4X400m), Nathan Kent (200m, 400m, 4X400m), Jacques Guillaume(4X400m), Luke Nester (DMR), Matthew Newell (DMR), Jordan Payne (Triple Jump), Walker Rudisaile (Pole Vault), Carson Sloat (DMR), Murphy Smith (5,000m), Brahmir Vick (60m, 60-meter hurdles), David Walker (4X400m)
Men's Indoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
American: Kaden Kluth (800m), Robby Manse (Shot Put)
Army West Point: Brian McSweeney (Pole Vault), Carlos Posey (Long Jump),
Boston University: Freddy Collins (5,000m), Daniel Demonte (4X800m, DMR), Moritz Ebbeskotte (4X800m), Dakota Jackson (60m), Foster Malleck (4X800m, DMR), Parker Schneider (4X800m, DMR), Shamiso Sikaneta (DMR)
Bucknell: Tristan An (High Jump), Colby Belczyk (4X400m), Amani Ndegwa-Brown (4X400m), Parker Lubeski (4X400m), Ethan Wolford-Tuffy (400m, 4X400m)
Holy Cross: Liam Lyons (Mile), Michael Mazzocca (60-meter hurdles)
Lehigh: Ian Scott (Triple Jump)
Navy: Thomas Christie (Heptathlon), Collin Greene (Weight Throw), Jacques Guillaume (200m), Murphy Smith (3,000m)
Women's Indoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Kayley Ragazzini (Shot Put), Emma Taylor (60m),
Boston University: Peace Omonzane (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Ellie Roan (Weight Throw), Vera Sjöberg (Mile, 3,000m, 5,000m)
Bucknell: Meghan Quinn (200m), Karen Hull (High Jump)
Lehigh: Abby Klebe (800m)
Navy: Eleanor Abraham (4X800m, DMR), Jia Anderson (60-meter hurdles), Kylie Bedard (4X400m), McKenna Brophy (4X800m), Annie Lemelin (4X400m), Kayla McGuire (4X800m), Katelyn Pepin (DMR), Sophia Richter (400m, 4X400m), Alayna Schloeder (Pole Vault), Annie Taylor (DMR, Pentathlon), Taylor Woodworth (4X400m), Alexandra Wercinski (4X800m, DMR)
Women's Indoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Saydee Aganus (60-meter hurdles), Hannah Andrews (4X800m), Ava Bushaw (4X800m), Cherokee Chambers (4X400m), Mikayla Cheney (Mile), Ever Elegon (4X400m), Joanna Halfhill (4X800m), Jordan Hecht (Shot Put), Melissa Jachim (4X800m), Charlotte Richman (5,000m), Emma Taylor (200m, 4X400m), Lara Westwood-Marsh (4X400m),
Boston University: Lily Borin (DMR), Adrienne Buettner-Cable (DMR), Kate Edenson (800m, DMR), Emma Kowalski (Weight Throw), Emma Lawrence (Triple Jump), Alexandra Vellekoop (DMR)
Bucknell: Olivia Boyce (High Jump), Abby Kates (High Jump), Lila Gaughan (Long Jump), Meghan Quinn (60m)
Navy: Emily Boutin (3,000m), Helen Emerick (Pole Vault), Sabrina Sokol (Pentathlon), Taylor Woodworth (400m)
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