BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Army West Point received three of the six Patriot League M-F Athletics Outdoor Track and Field weekly awards, when the League office announced the honors on Tuesday. Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy each garnered an award.
Army West Point senior Nathan Davis collected Patriot League M-F Athletic Outdoor Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors after clocking the Patriot League’s fastest 3,000m steeplechase time at 8:32.31, which ranks 12th in NCAA Division I.
For the second time this season, Army West Point’s Mikayla Cheney was tabbed as the Patriot League M-F Athletic Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Week. The senior ran the Patriot League’s quickest time in the 1,500m at 4:13.04, which ranks 27th in the NCAA East Region and 45th nationally.
Navy junior Nick Simmons was named the Patriot League M-F Athletic Outdoor Men’s Field Athlete of the Week after winning eight of the 10 events in the decathlon to score 7,413 points, which marks the second most in program history.
Lehigh senior Laura Reigle recorded the League’s top mark in the pole vault at 4.03m to earn Patriot League M-F Athletic Outdoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honors.
Black Knights’ freshman Todd Worth earned Patriot League M-F Athletic Outdoor Men’s Rookie of the Week recognition after clocking the League’s fifth-fastest 800m time (1:48.78), which ranks ninth in West Point history.
Loyola Maryland freshman Caroline Blakeslee was selected as the Patriot League M-F Athletic Outdoor Women’s Rookie of the Week after recording two top-five finishes (200m, 400m) and helping the Greyhounds finish second in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the ECAC Championships.
Honorable mentions went to American’s Kaden Kluth, Army West Point’s Jordan Hecht and Joyce Philippe, Boston University’s Kendall Barnhart, Zachary Cox and Ellie Roan, Bucknell’s Keenan LaMontagne and Alexandra Lea, Holy Cross’ Padraig DeMarr, Lehigh’s Jaden Ferguson and Abby Klebe and Navy’s Dane Eike and Jason Kesier.
Patriot League Outdoor Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Nathan Davis, Army West Point, Sr., East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia
*Davis recorded a third-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Virgina Challenge with a time of 8:321.31.
*The senior’s performance leads the Patriot League, ranks 12th in NCAA Division I and set an Army West Point record.
Patriot League Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Mikayla Cheney, Army West Point, Sr., New Castle, Colo./Coal Ridge
*Cheney took second in the 800m (2:07.85) and third place in the 1,500m (4:13.04) at the Virginia Challenge.
*The senior’s 1,500m time leads the Patriot League, ranks 27th in the NCAA East Region and 45th in NCAA Division I.
*Additionally, she is second in the Patriot League in the 5,000m (16:26.96) and fourth in the 800m (2:06.63).
Patriot League Outdoor Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Nick Simmons, Navy, Jr., Portsmouth, Va./Manor
*Simmons won eight of the 10 events in the decathlon to score 7,413 points, which ranks as the second most in Navy history.
*The junior holds the Patriot League’s top score and ranks ninth in the NCAA East Region.
Patriot League Outdoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Laura Reigle, Lehigh, Sr., Hilton, N.Y./Hilton Central
*Reigle jumped a season-best 4.03m in the pole vault at the Virginia Challenge, which placed her seventh.
*The senior has the best pole vault mark in the Patriot League this season, which ranks tied for 41st in the NCAA East Region.
Patriot League Outdoor Men’s Rookie of the Week
Todd Worth, Army West Point, Fr., Helotes, Texas/Antonian College Prep
*Worth recorded a 22nd-place finish in the 800m at the Virginia Challenge as the freshman clocked a time of 1:48.78, which ranks fifth in the Patriot League and ninth in Army West Point history.
Patriot League Outdoor Women’s Rookie of the Week
Caroline Blakeslee, Loyola Maryland, Fr., Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg
*Blakeslee finished third in the 200m (24.61) and ran 57.33 for a fifth-place finish in the 400m at the ECAC Championships.
*The freshman anchored the 4x100m to a silver in 47.02, the third-best time ever at Loyola Maryland, and ran the second leg of the 4x400m that was second in 3:51.57.
Honorable Mention
Kaden Kluth, American, Sr., Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth
*Kluth finished fourth in the 1,500m at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 3:39.43, which ranks second in the Patriot League, 17th in the NCAA East Region and 33rd in NCAA Division I.
Jordan Hecht, Army West Point, Jr., Apple Valley, Minn./Rosemount
*At the IC4A/ECAC Championships, Hecht recorded runner-up finishes in the discus (45.56m) and shot put (15.83m) as well as a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw (51.66m).
*The junior leads the Patriot League in the discus (50.56m) and the shot put (16.82m).
Joyce Philippe, Army West Point, Fr., Lowell, Mass./Greater Lowell Tech
*Philippe recorded a ninth-place finish in the long jump at the IC4A/ECAC Championships with the Patriot League’s fifth best mark at 5.71m.
Kendall Barnhart, Boston University, So., Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland
*Barnhart recorded runner-up finishes in both the 400m hurdles (1:00.26) and the 4x400m (3:39.64) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
*The sophomore’s 400m hurdles time is the fastest in the Patriot League this year.
Ellie Roan, Boston University, Sr., Sebastopol, Calif./West County
*Roan recorded a trio of first-place finishes at the UConn Northeast Challenge as the senior won the discus (46.47m), hammer throw (60.29m) and the shot put (14.72m).
*The Sebastopol, Calif. native continues to lead the Patriot League in the hammer throw (62.52m).
Zachary Cox, Boston University, Fr., Petersfield, Jamaica/Cornwall College
*Cox recorded a first-place finish in the 200m (21.26) and helped the Terriers finish second in the 4x100m relay (41.23) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
Keenan LaMontagne, Bucknell, Sr., Pomfert Center, Conn./Woodstock Academy
*LaMontagne won the discus at the IC4A Championships with the Patriot League’s top mark at 52.44m.
Alexandra Lea, Bucknell, Fr., Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh
*Lea recorded a runner-up finish in the 400m in the Virginia Challenge with the Patriot League’s fastest time at 53.21 in 2026.
*In the exclusive 200m invite, the freshman finished ninth with a time of 23.90.
Padraig DeMarr, Holy Cross, Fr., Bronxville, N.Y./Bronxville
*DeMarr placed third in the hammer throw at the Jim Kavanagh Legacy Invitational with a throw of 56.72m, which ranks eighth in the Patriot League.
Jaden Ferguson, Lehigh, So., Charlottesville, Va./Woodberry Forest
*Ferguson placed eighth in the high jump (2.01m), 16th in the long jump (7.07m) and was a part of Lehigh's 10th place 4x100m relay (41.75) at the Virginia Challenge
*The sophomore ranks fourth in the high jump and eighth in the long jump in the Patriot League.
Abby Klebe, Lehigh, Sr., Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga
*Klebe placed seventh in the 800m at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 2:05.58, which is second fastest in the Patriot League this season.
Dane Eike, Navy, So., Parker, Colo./Valor Christian
*Eike shattered a 38-year-old program record in the 5,000m at the Virginia Challenge, clocking a time of 13:44.30 to surpass Ronnie Harris' 1988 mark of 13:45.75.
*The sophomore leads the Patriot League and ranks 35th in the NCAA East Region.
Jason Keiser, Navy, Fr., Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick
*Keiser continued his dominance in the hurdles, winning the 110m hurdles for the fourth time this season (14.21) and placing second in the 400m hurdles (53.46) at the Navy Spring Invitational.
Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
3.24 – Daniel Messer, American, So.
3.31 – Carver Morgan, American, Sr.
4.7 – Ethan Pratt-Perez, Bucknell, So.
4.14 – Nathan Kent, Navy, Sr.
4.21 – Nathan Davis, Army West Point, Sr.
Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
3.24 – Caroline Rey, Navy, Sr.
3.31 – Charlotte Richman, Army West Point, Sr.
4.7 – Mikayla Cheney, Army West Point, Jr.
4.14 – Jada Smith, Boston University, Sr.
4.21 – Mikayla Cheney, Army West Point, Jr.
Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
3.24 – Robby Manse, Army West Point, Sr.
3.31 – Wade Shomper, Bucknell, Sr.
4.7 – Brian Schloeder, Navy, So.
4.14 – Bobby McClosky, Lafayette, Sr.
4.21 – Nick Simmons, Navy, Jr.
Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
3.24 – Zoie Tesi, Navy, So.
3.31 – Peace Omonzane, Boston University, Sr.
4.7 – Evelyn Bliss, Bucknell, Jr.
4.14 – Evelyn Bliss, Bucknell, Jr.
4.21 – Laura Reigle, Lehigh, Sr.
Men’s Outdoor Rookie of the Week
3.24 – Jordan Wolverton, Navy, Fr.
3.31 – Andrew Lee, Army West Point, Fr.
4.7 – Zachary Cox, Boston University, Fr.
4.14 – Jason Keiser, Navy, Fr.
4.21 – Todd Worth, Army West Point, Fr.
Women’s Outdoor Rookie of the Week
3.24 – Julia Norris, Navy, Fr.
3.31 – Julia Sobilo, Bucknell, Fr.
4.7 – Simone Tillman, Army West Point, Fr.
4.14 – Simone Tillman, Army West Point, Fr.
4.21 – Caroline Blakeslee, Loyola Maryland, Fr.
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