COMPLETE RESULTS
Springfield, Mass. - The U.S. Naval Academy Athletic Association's men's and women's track and field programs swept the 2021 ICAAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship for the first time in championship history. It is the first time since UConn in 2010 for the same school to win both championships. The three-day event at American International College concluded Sunday, May 16.
It is Navy's seventh IC4A title and first three-peat since winning the 1944, 1945 and 1946 championships. The Midshipmen won the championship in 2019, 2018 and 1973. There was no championship in 2020 due to COVID-19 shutdowns. The last team to three-peat was Georgetown, winning four-straight from 1998 to 2001.
The ECAC Division I women's championship is Navy's first as a Division I team, having won the ECAC Division II title in 1989.
Isaac Elliott from Duquesne and
Clayton Thompson from Navy were named IC4A Co-Performers of the Meet. They were the only individuals to win two events.
Elliott won the 100-meter dash (10.40) and 200-meter dash (21.14) on Sunday and was part of the fifth-place 4x100 team Saturday. Thompson won the 110-meter hurdles (13.80) and 400-meter hurdles (51.64) on Sunday as well as being on the winning 4x100 relay team Saturday.
Army thrower
Emily Mikoud was the ECAC Women's Performer of the Meet after winning the discus throw at 49.17 meters. The win, coupled with runner-up finishes in the shot put and hammer, gave her 26 total points in the meet.
Navy added 78 points on the final day to complete its IC4A victory with 191 total points. Army (119) and Northeastern (49) rounded out the Top 3.
In addition to Thompson's two wins in the hurdles, Navy scored 28 total points in hurdles events with
Brahmir Vick (14.07) finishing second in the 110 hurdles. Led by
Eric Hughey's first-place time of 46.99, Navy scored 19 points in the 400-meter dash and added five points in the 100-meter dash.
Sethan Hollier was runner-up behind Elliott in the 200 for eight points. Navy was runner-up in the 4x400 relay and won the 4x800 relay with
Ian Bartlett, Alexander Rizzo, Sean Casey and
Ashwin Briggs combining for a 7:30.33.
Army's
Calvin Wetzel, Elijah Bellamy, Luke Griner and
Kevin Sembrat teamed up to win the 4x400 in 3:10.90.
Fairleigh Dickinson took first and second in the men's triple jump with
Salif Mane claiming victory at 16.14 meters, followed by
Taeco O'Garro's 15.68-meter jump.
Navy's women picked up 46 total points on the day to win the championship with 123.5 points. Army was second with 88 points and Saint Francis finished third with 67 points.
Navy's biggest event of the day was 13 points in the 200-meter dash as
Molly Mangan won the 200 in 23.91 and Sabrina Sutter finished sixth. Mangan added eight points with a runner-up finish in the 400-meter dash and the Navy 4x800 and 4x400 relays finished second and third, respectively. Navy also added six points in the 100-meter hurdles, three in the triple jump and two in the discus throw.
Stony Brook had first-place finishers in the 100- and 400-meter dashes.
Dana Cerbone won the 100 in 11.75 after qualifying with an 11.91 on Saturday.
Amanda Stead won the 400 in 54.26.
Duquesne's
Amberly Valeriano won the 100-meter hurdles in 13.69 and Towson's
Asia Chen took first in the 400 hurdles in 1:01.00.
Richmond won both of the Sunday relays as
Kayla Woods, Rachel Helbling, Maria Acosta and
Brooke Fazio teamed up for a 3:41.40 winning time in the 4x400 and
Elizabeth Stockman, Kate McAndrew, Kendra Smither and
Kayla O'Connell combined for an 8:52.66 to win the 4x800.
Army's
Bonvie Fosam won the triple jump with a distance of 12.69 meters.