ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men and Army West Point women claimed the 2026 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field titles after the two-day championship meet at the United States Naval Academy’s Ingram Field. The Midshipmen won their 12th straight men’s crown and 13th in program history, while the Black Knights won their second consecutive women’s title for their 10th in team history.
The Navy men scored 298 points, the most at the Patriot League Championship since 2023. Army West Point finished second on the men’s leaderboard with 199.5 points, while Bucknell placed third with 99.5 points. Boston University (77) and Lafayette (50) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, with Holy Cross (49), Lehigh (44), American (32) and Colgate (8) rounding out the nine-team field.
Army West Point’s women finished with 201.58 points, edging Navy (197.33) to capture its second straight title. Boston University finished third with 172.25 points, with Bucknell (115.25) and Lehigh (72) to make up the top five. Holy Cross (40), Loyola Maryland (22), Colgate (17.33), Lafayette (13.25) and American (6) completed the 2026 women’s championship standings.
Army West Point’s Charlotte Richman was selected as the Patriot League Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet after winning the 10,000 meters, the 5,000m and the 1,500m. Richman also won the Patriot League Women’s Highest Point Scorer award. The Black Knights’ Joshua Duncan claimed Patriot League Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet honors after wins in the 100m, 200m and as part of Army West Point’s winning 4x100-meter relay. Duncan received the Patriot League Men’s Highest Point Scorer award.
Bucknell’s Evelyn Bliss garnered Patriot League Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet accolades after shattering the Patriot League Championship record in the javelin with a throw of 60.02 meters. Navy’s Nicolas Simmons earned Patriot League Men’s Field Athlete of the Meet honors after winning the decathlon with 7,244 points.
Loyola Maryland’s Caroline Blakeslee was selected as the Patriot League Women’s Rookie of the Meet, helping the Greyhounds earn a second-place finish in the women’s 4x100-meter relay. Navy’s Jason Keiser captured Patriot League Men’s Rookie of the Meet honors, winning the 110m hurdles and helping the Mids’ 4x100-meter relay team to a second-place finish.
Navy, led by Jamie Cook, claimed the Patriot League Women’s Track and Field Coaching Staff of the Year. Army West Point, led by Mike Smith, received Patriot League Men’s Track and Field Coaching Staff of the Year honors following the championship.
Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championship Records Broken
Men's 400m – Nathan Kent (Navy), 46.14
Men's 800m – Carver Morgan (American), 1:46.85
Men’s 1,500m - Liam Lyons (Holy Cross), 3:40.76
Men’s 10,000m - Justin Mumford (Navy), 29:26.91
Men’s Pole Vault - Brian Schloeder (Navy), 5.33m
Women’s 200m - Alex Lea (Bucknell), 23.49
Women's 400m – Alex Lea (Bucknell), 53.17
Women's 400m Hurdles – Kendall Barnhart (Boston University), 58.91
Women’s Javelin - Evelyn Bliss (Bucknell), 60.02m
Women's Shot Put – Jordan Hecht (Army West Point), 17.23m
Women's 4x400 Relay – Army West Point (Grace Coppel, Chadon Foreman, Alma Lazo-Cazares, Faith Kibbe), 3:39.42
2026 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships Major Awards
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet – Charlotte Richman, Army West Point
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet – Joshua Duncan, Army West Point
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet – Evelyn Bliss, Bucknell
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet – Nicolas Simmons, Navy
Women's Rookie of the Meet – Caroline Blakeslee, Loyola Maryland
Men's Rookie of the Meet – Jason Keiser, Navy
Women's Highest Point Scorer – Charlotte Richman, Army West Point
Men's Highest Point Scorer – Joshua Duncan, Army West Point
Women's Coaching Staff of the Year – Navy (Head Coach - Jamie Cook)
Men's Coaching Staff of the Year – Army West Point (Head Coach - Mike Smith)
Men's Outdoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
American: Carver Morgan (800m)
Army West Point: Jacob Bowersock (Discus); Nathan Davis (3,000m Steeplechase); Joshua Duncan (4x100m, 100m, 200m); Jaxon Hammond (4x100m); Kasen Jeitz (4x800m); Owen Lang (4x100m); Parker Harris (4x800m); Trey McGinnis (4x100m); Jack Musgrave (4x800m); Ammon Smith (4x800m)
Boston University: Guy Margalit (Triple Jump)
Bucknell: Aiden Tacker (Hammer Throw), Wade Shomper (Shot Put)
Holy Cross: Liam Lyons (1,500m)
Navy: Simon Alexander (4x400m); Malachi Cummings (Javelin); Jason Keiser (110m Hurdles); Nathan Kent (400m, 4x400m); Conor McFadden (4x400m); Justin Mumford (10,000m, 5,000m); William Pierce (Long Jump); Brian Schloeder (Pole Vault); Nicolas Simmons (Decathlon); Sheldon Ulmer (High Jump); David Walker (400m Hurdles, 4x400m)
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
American: Kaden Kluth (1,500m).
Army West Point: Jess Joe Augustine (3,000m Steeplechase); Matthew Palchak (Shot Put); Bret Wingard (Triple Jump); Jaxon Hammond (100m); Todd Worth (800m).
Boston University: Micah Perry (110m Hurdles).
Bucknell: Ethan Fianko (4x400m); Keenan LaMontagne (Discus); Preston Lubeski (4x400m); Amani Ndegwa-Brown (4x400m); Luke Petryna (4x400m).
Holy Cross: Joseph Mahon (5,000m); Nicolas Oglesby (High Jump).
Lehigh: Wil Jacques (Javelin); Konstantinos Panagopoulos (Long Jump).
Navy: Ryan Du Plessis (4x800m); Aidan Eberhardt (4x800m); Ayden Henley (400m Hurdles); Merrick Hocking (Hammer Throw); Jason Keiser (4x100m); Marcel Jackson (4x100m); Conor McFadden (400m); Matthew Newell (4x800m); Jackson Nguyen (10,000m); James Partlow (4x800m); Jamison Scott (Decathlon); Cooper Wakley (Pole Vault); David Walker (4x100m); William Yurich (4x100m)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Cherokee Chambers (4x800m); Mikayla Cheney (4x800m); Grace Coppel (4x800m 4x400m); Chadon Foreman (4x400m); Jordan Hecht (Shot Put); Faith Kibbe (4x400m); Alma Lazo-Cazares (4x800m; 4x400m); Emilia Labruyere (Discus); Claire Lewis (3,000m Steeplechase); Charlotte Richman (10,000m, 1,500m, 5,000m).
Boston University: Kendall Barnhart (400m Hurdles); Ijeoma Ezechukwu (100m); Peace Omonzane (Long Jump, Triple Jump); Ellie Roan (Hammer Throw); Iman Roka (100m Hurdles).
Bucknell: Evelyn Bliss (Javelin); Alex Lea (400m, 200m).
Holy Cross: Celia Kulis (Heptathlon).
Lehigh: Abby Klebe (800m); Laura Reigle (Pole Vault).
Navy: Jia Anderson (4x100m); Caroline Rey (4x100m); Sophia Richter (4x100m); Savannah Swanda (4x100m); Zoie Tesi (High Jump).
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Cherokee Chambers (800m); Mikayla Cheney (1,500m); Thai Douglas (High Jump); Kiana Emerson (Hammer Throw); Sabrina Sardar (400m Hurdles).
Boston University: Kendall Barnhart (4x400m); Mackenzie Blanchet (Discus); Lily Borin (4x800m); Adrienne Buettner-Cable (10,000m); Olivia Dodds (4x800m); Olivia Duca (4x800m); Ijeoma Ezechukwu (200m, 4x400m); Samantha Lascelles (4x800m); Nia McCurdy (4x400m); Jada Smith (Long Jump, 4x400m).
Bucknell: Justly Sharp (Shot Put); Brylee Tereska (Javelin).
Loyola Maryland: Caroline Blakeslee (4x100m); Lauryn Clarke (4x100m); Gabby Snowden (4x100m); Madison Van Haren (4x100m).
Navy: Jia Anderson (4x100m Hurdles); Sophie Compton (5,000m); Helen Emerick (Pole Vault); Mia-Claire Kezal (3,000m Steeplechase); Sarah McConnell (Heptathlon); Chinenye Obasi (Caroline Rey (100m); Sophia Richter (400m); Zoie Tesi (Triple Jump).
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