Track & Field

Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week Announced (3.19.24)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Navy took home three Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards when the winners were released on Tuesday. Army West Point logged two wins, while Boston University earned one. 

United States Naval Academy senior Brahmir Vick took home Patriot League Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors after setting the Academy record in the 110-meter hurdles. Vick’s time of 13.58 ranks second in NCAA Division I. He also ran a leg of the Navy 4X100m relay team that took home first-place honors. Army West Point senior Saydee Aganus won Patriot League Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week after individual wins in the 100mH and 400mH while also running a leg of the 4x100m for the Black Knights’ winning team. Aganus leads the League with a 13.90-second time in the 100mH. 

Midshipmen Joshua Boamah continued his strong track and field season with individual wins in the shot put (19.09m / 62’ 7.75”), discus (54.71m / 179’ 6”), and hammer throw (62.72m / 205’ 9”) en route to Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honors. Boamah’s shot put mark broke a Navy record that had stood for 60 years, and ranks third in NCAA Division I. His discus and hammer throw marks rank 26th and 24th, respectively. Boston University’s Peace Omonzane earned Patriot League Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week after her performance in the triple and long jumps at the Miami Hurricane Invitational. Omonzane logged a 12.74m (41’ 9.75”) mark in the triple jump, which ranks seventh nationally. Her long jump mark of 5.92m (19’ 5.25”) places her 31st nationally. Both marks currently lead the Patriot League. 

Marcel Jackson of Navy earned Patriot League Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Rookie of the Week honors following a runner-up finish in the 100m (10.67) and a fifth-place finish in the 200m (21.80) at Navy’s season-opening event. He was also a member of the 4x100m relay team that placed second with a time of 41.36. Army West Point’s Claire Wimer won Patriot League Women’s Outdoor Rookie of the Week with a mark of 37.96m in the javelin. Her toss ranks second in the Patriot League. 

Army West Point’s Cameron Smith, Kayley Ragazzini and Ronald De Madet, Boston University’s Ryan Rosenberger, and Navy’s Alayna Schloeder and Sophie Compton earned honorable mention honors for their efforts this week.  

   Patriot League Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Brahmir Vick, Navy, Sr., Hurdles, Middletown, Del./Middletown 

*Vick set the Naval Academy record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.58 seconds.  

*His time leads the Patriot League and ranks second in NCAA Division I. 

*He also ran a leg of the 4x100m relay that won the event and ranks 37th nationally.    Patriot League Women’s Track Athlete of the Week  Saydee Aganus, Army West Point, Sr., Sprints, Hilo, Hawaii/Kamehameha Schools 

*Aganus won both the 100mH and 400mH at the Army Open.  

*She was also a member of the winning 4x100m relay team. 

*Her 13.90 second mark in the 100mH leads the Patriot League.     Patriot League Men’s Field Athlete of the Week  Joshua Boamah, Navy, Sr., Throws, San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch 

*Boamah won the shot put (19.09m / 62’ 7.75”), discus (54.71m / 179’ 6”), and hammer throw (62.72m / 205’ 9”) this week. 

*His shot put mark broke a 60-year-old Naval Academy record and ranks third in NCAA Division I. 

*His discus and hammer marks are both ranked top-30 nationally. 

Patriot League Women’s Field Athlete of the Week  Peace Omonzane, Boston University, So., Jumps, Brampton, Ontario/St. Edmund Campion Catholic 

*Omonzane logged a 12.74m (41’ 9.75”) mark in the triple jump, which ranks seventh in NCAA Division I. 

*She also earned a 5.92m (19’ 5.25”) mark in the long jump, which ranks 31st in NCAA Division I. 

*Both marks currently lead the Patriot League.  

Patriot League Men’s Rookie of the Week
Marcel Jackson, Navy, Fr., Sprints/Hurdles, Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic Prep 

*Jackson placed third in the 100m (10.67) and fifth in the 200m (21.80). 

*His 100m mark would have been good for a bronze medal at last season’s League Championship.  

*He also ran a leg of the 4x100m relay team that earned a second-place finish.     Patriot League Women’s Rookie of the Week  Claire Wimer, Army West Point, Fr., Javelin, Boise, Id./Bishop Kelly 

*Wimer currently ranks second in the Patriot League with her javelin toss of 37.96m. 

  Honorable Mention  Cameron Smith, Army West Point, Sr., Throws, Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood 

*Smith leads the League in the hammer throw with a toss of 63.20m (207’ 4”). 

*His mark also ranks 20th in NCAA Division I. 

Kayley Ragazzini, Army West Point, Sr., Throws, Hewlett, N.Y./George W. Hewlett 

*Ragazzini placed second in the discus (49.99m / 164’) and third in the hammer throw (54.09m / 177’ 5”).  

*Her career-best mark in the discus leads the Patriot League. 

Ronald De Madet, Army West Point, Fr., Jumps, Frisco, Texas/Frisco Memorial 

*De Madet opened up his track and field season with a win at the Army Open in the triple jump with a leap of 13.55m. 

Ryan Rosenberger, Boston University, Jr., Jumps, Malvern, Pa./Malvern 

*Rosenberger logged a 7.30m (23’11.5”) mark in the long jump at the Miami Hurricane Invitational. 

*His mark ranks 32nd in NCAA Division I. 

Alayna Schloeder, Navy, Sr., Pole Vault, Rockford, Minn./Rockford 

*Schloeder won the pole vault with a qualifying height of 3.81m (12’ 6”). 

*Her mark leads the Patriot League and ranks 46th in NCAA Division I. 

Sophie Compton, Navy, So., Distance, San Diego, Calif./Point Loma 

*Compton earned wins in the 800m (2:13.16) and 1,500m (4:33.90). 

*Both marks lead the Patriot League.  
 

Past Winners 

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week  3.18 – Brahmir Vick, Navy, Sr. 

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week  3.18 – Saydee Aganus, Army West Point, Sr. 

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week  3.18 – Joshua Boamah, Navy, Sr.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week  3.18 – Peace Omonzane, Boston University, So.  

Men’s Rookie of the Week  3.18 – Marcel Jackson, Navy, Fr. 

Women’s Rookie of the Week  3.18 – Claire Wimer, Army West Point, Fr.  
 

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