WORCESTER, Mass. – The Navy men and Army West Point women took home the 2025 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championships titles after the two-day meet at Hart Track hosted by the College of the Holy Cross. It was the 11th straight title for the Navy men, and 12th for the Mids in Academy history. The Army West Point women earned their first title since 2008 and their ninth title overall.
The Navy men paced the leaderboard finishing with 236 points. Army West Point placed second with 201 points, while Boston University finished third with 134 points. Bucknell (94) and Lehigh (64) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, while Holy Cross (46), Colgate (30), American (26) and Lafayette (26) completed the men's standings.
Army West Point's women garnered 215.5 points to claim their first title in 16 years. Boston University (167) and Navy (157) finished second and third, respectively. Bucknell placed fourth with 86 points. Holy Cross (83), Lehigh (67.5), Lafayette (25), American (24), Loyola Maryland (18) and Colgate (15) rounded out the women's standings.
Mids' Head Coach Jamie Cook collected the Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year for the seventh-consecutive League outdoor championship. Army West Point Head Coach Mike Smith garnered Patriot League Women's Coach of the Year honors.
Navy's Jia Anderson won the Women's Highest Point-Scorer honors after totaling 26 points on the weekend. Army West Point's Robby Mansae won the Men's Highest Point-Scorer of the Meet earning 25 points on the weekend. Manse was also named the Men's Field Athlete of the Meet, with a victory in the hammer throw and runner-up finishes in the discus and shot put. Boston University junior Peace Omonzane earned Women's Field Athlete of the Meet honors after winning gold in the long and triple jumps, establishing Patriot League records in both events.
Bucknell freshman Alex Lea claimed Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet honors after winning gold in the 200m and 400m. The rookie set a League record in the 400m. Boston University freshman Guy Margalit earned Patriot League Men's Rookie of the Meet honors after a runner-up finish in the triple jump.
Navy's Nathan Kent took home Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet honors for the second consecutive season after winning gold in the 200m, 400m, and as a member of the winning 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams. League records were established in all four events Kent participated in this weekend. Boston University's Vera Sjöberg claimed back-to-back Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Meet honors after winning gold and establishing new League records in the 1,500m, 5,000m and as a member of the Boston University's 4x800m relay team that earned gold and set a Patriot League record.
Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championship Records Broken
*Men's 100m – Michael Onilogbo, Boston University, Jr., 10.41
*Men's 200m – Nathan Kent, Navy, Jr., 20.56
Men's 400m – Nathan Kent, Navy, Jr., 46.19
*Men's 400-meter hurdles – Jacques Guillaume, Navy, Sr., 51.21
Men's 800m – Carver Morgan, American, Jr., 1:47.91
Men's Decathlon – Steven Franco, Boston University, Sr., 7,289 points
Men's 4x100 Relay – Navy, 39.64
Men's 4x400 Relay – Navy, 3:08.11
*Women's 400m – Alex Lea, Bucknell, Fr., 53.07
Women's 400-meter Hurdles -- Haley Murphy, Holy Cross, Sr., 59.08
Women's 800m – Abby Klebe, Lehigh, Jr., 2:04.21
Women's 1,500m – Vera Sjöberg, Boston University, Jr., 4:14.37
Women's 5,000m – Vera Sjöberg, Boston University, Jr., 16:11.40
Women's Discus – Sophia Dykstra, Army West Point, Sr., 52.05m (170' 9")
Women's Long Jump – Peace Omonzane, Boston University, Jr., 6.44m (21' 1.5")
Women's Triple Jump – Peace Omonzane, Boston University, Jr., 13.06m (42' 10.25")
Women's Pole Vault – Helen Emerick, Navy, So., 4.07m (13' 4")
Women's Shot Put – Emily Fink, Army West Point, Sr., 16.79m (55' 1")
Women's 4x400 Relay – Army West Point, 3:41.15
Women's 4x800 Relay – Boston University, 8:39.22
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Denotes League record was matched
2025 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships Major Awards
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet – Vera Sjöberg, Boston University
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet - Nathan Kent, Navy
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet – Peace Omonzane, Boston University
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet – Robby Manse, Army West Point
Women's Rookie of the Meet – Alex Lea, Bucknell
Men's Rookie of the Meet – Guy Margalit, Boston University
Women's Highest Point Scorer – Jia Anderson, Navy
Men's Highest Point Scorer – Robby Manse, Army West Point
Women's Coach of the Year – Mike Smith, Army West Point
Men's Coach of the Year- Jamie Cook, Navy
Men's Outdoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
American: Kaden Kluth (1,500m), Carver Morgan (800m)
Army West Point: Jacob Bowersock (Discus), Nathan Davis (3,000-meter Steeplechase, 5,000m), Javan Guevara-Cragwell (Triple Jump), Robby Manse (Hammer Throw), Brian McSweeney (Pole Vault)
Boston University: Thomas Cowan (4x800), Owen Faulha (Javelin), Steven Franco (Decathlon), Michael Onilogbo (100m), Parker Schneider (4x800), Shamiso Sikaneta (4x800), Karsen Vesty (4x800)
Bucknell: Brian Scotto (Men's 100-meter Hurdles), Wade Shomper (Shot Put)
Colgate: Cole Blair (Long Jump)
Navy: Jayden Evans (4x400), Peter DeJonge (4x400), Jacques Guillaume (400-meter hurdles, 4x400), Marcel Jackson (4x100), Jonah Johnson (4x100), Nathan Kent (200m, 400m, 4x100, 4x400), Murphy Smith (10,000m), Sheldon Ulmer (High Jump), William Yurich (4x100)
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Shawn Carter (4x400), Nathan Davis (4x400), Joshua Duncan (4x100), Adam Furman (4x800), Jaxon Hammond (100m, 4x100), Zane Hicke (High Jump, 4x400), Kasen Jeitz (800m, 4x800), Owen Lang (4x100), Robby Manse (Discus, Shot Put), Trey McGinnis (4x100), Ammon Smith (4x800), Jordan Taylor (4x800), Collin Torres (Javelin)
Boston University: Guy Margalit (Triple Jump), Samuel Roszak (Long Jump), Karsen Vesty (1,500m)
Bucknell: Aiden Tucker (Hammer Throw)
Colgate: Ethan Eisner (200m, 400m)
Holy Cross: Brian Fennelly (Men's 100-meter Hurdles)
Lehigh: Gideon Coprivnicar (Decathlon)
Navy: Benjamin Countiss (3,000-meter Steeplechase), Alexander Kirkland (10,000m), Brian Schloeder (Pole Vault), Murphy Smith (5,000m), David Walker (400-meter hurdles)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Sophia Dykstra (Discus), Zoe Eggleston (Heptathlon), Emily Fink (Shot Put), Claire Lewis (3,000-meter Steeplechase), Charlotte Richman (10,000m), Zoe Whaley (High Jump)
Boston University: Lily Borin (4x800), Olivia Dodds (4x800), Peace Omonzane (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Ellie Roan (Hammer Throw), Vera Sjöberg (1,500m, 5,000m, 4x800), Maura Woodland-Medenilla (4x800)
Bucknell: Evelyn Bliss (Javelin), Alex Lea (200m, 400m)
Holy Cross: Giavanna Ciaravino (4x100), Abigail Desmarais (4x100), Danielle DiEsso (4x100), Haley Murphy (400-meter hurdles), Molly O'Connor (4x100)
Lehigh: Abby Klebe (800m)
Navy: Jia Anderson (100m, 100-meter hurdles), Helen Emerick (Pole Vault)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
American: Lorelei Bangit (400m)
Army West Point: Cherokee Chambers (800m), Mikayla Cheney (1,500m), Louisa Diamond (5,000m 10,000m), Kiana Emerson (Hammer Throw), Olivia Hancock (Discus), Jordan Hecht (Shot Put)
Boston University: Kendall Barnhard (400-meter hurdles), Ijeoma Ezechukwu (200m), Asia Hamilton (Long Jump), Emma Lawrence (Triple Jump), Iman Roka (100-meter Hurdles)
Bucknell: Brylee Tereska (Javelin)
Holy Cross: Celia Kulis (Heptathlon), Maura Switzer (Pole Vault)
Lafayette: Ida Moczerniuk (100m)
Navy: Jia Anderson (4x100), Elena Bovell (4x100), Olivia Lutkevich (3,000-meter Steeplechase), Bennet Pidro (4x100), Zoie Tesi (High Jump), Taylor Woodworth (4x100)
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