3/25/2005 - Men's Track and Field
Men's Track & Field to Play Host to Quad-Meet Saturday
Senior Eric Brye |
Annapolis, Md. - The Navy men's track & field team will open its 2005 outdoor home schedule Saturday as it plays host to American, Maine and Maryland in a quad-meet at Ingram Field at noon.
It will be the first of three home meets for the Mids during their outdoor campaign. They will play host to Colgate and Rhode Island next Saturday (noon) and will face Army in the Star Meet at Ingram Field on April 16 (noon).
Navy (4-0) opened its 2005 outdoor schedule last Saturday with a first-place finish (268 points) out of five teams at the Point Loma Invite in San Diego, Calif.
Eleven individuals and one relay team were crowned champions on the day to lead Navy to the win, as host-school Point Loma finished runner-up with 180 points. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (172 points), Redlands (166) and RPI (92) finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
The Midshipmen were dominant in the field events as they captured six titles. Sophomore Stephen White (Marietta, Ga.) was first in the high jump with a leap of 6'6", while classmate Cameron Lindsay (Kernersville, N.C.) was victorious in the triple jump with an effort of 44'11-3/4". Senior Adriel Morgan (Portage, Mich.) claimed gold in the long jump by posting a mark of 22'8-1/2".
Navy's other three wins in the field events came from throwers. Freshman Darryl Hunter (Des Moines, Iowa) was crowned champion in the shot put with a toss of 50'6-1/4". Freshman Kyle Mullane (Cumberland, R.I.) won his first collegiate event as he took top honors in the hammer throw with a mark of 156'10" and classmate Clinton Lawson (Fredon, N.J.) won the javelin as he posted a throw of 200'6".
In the running events, Navy brought home five titles, including sophomore Michael Niemi's (Duluth, Minn.) win in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:40.50). The Mids dominated the distance races, as freshman Lucas Burke (Bakersfield, Calif.) took gold in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:06.80 and junior Maksudul Ali (Gaithersburg, Md.) won the 3000 meters in a time of 9:05.29.
Senior Trevis Rainey (Lee's Summit, Mo.) won the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 15.20, as he edged out his brother, sophomore Travis Rainey (Lee's Summit, Mo.), who posted a time of 15.25. Freshman William Ricks (Sussex, Va.) placed first in the 400 meters with a top time of 49.18.
Navy's 4x400-meter relay team was also victorious as it won the event with a time of 3:16.02.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(Field Events)
10 a.m....Hammer (Hospital Point)
11:30 a.m....Pole vault, long jump, shot put (follows hammer), triple jump (follows long jump) and discus (follows shot put)
11:45 a.m....Javelin, high jump
(Running Events)
12 p.m....3000-meter steeplechase
12:15 p.m....4x100-meter relay
12:25 p.m....1500 meters
12:35 p.m....110-meter hurdles
12:40 p.m....400 meters
12:50 p.m....100 meters
1 p.m....800 meters
1:10 p.m....400-meter hurdles
1:20 p.m....200 meters
1:30 p.m....5000 meters
1:50 p.m....4x400-meter relay
