Navy Sports

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1941

<p>Army-Navy Update </p>

<p>All-Time Army-Navy Record: 879-663-38 (.568)</p>

<p>2007-08 Record Against Army: 12-6 (.667)</p>

<p>2007-08 N-Star Record Against Army: 11-3 (.786)</p>

<p>Last 11 Years Against Army: 216-111-5 (.658)</p>

<p>Last 11 Years N-Star Record Against Army: 162-67-5 (.703)</p>

<p>2007-08 Results </p>

<p>Sprint Football: Won, 30-17; Won, 41-13 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Women¹s Volleyball: Lost, 3-1 (N-Star); Lost, 3-0</p>

<p>Golf: Won, 6.5-4.5 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Men¹s Cross Country: Won, 23-35 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Women¹s Cross Country: Won, 23-38 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Women¹s Soccer: Won, 2-0 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Men¹s Soccer: Lost, 2-1 in overtime (N-Star)</p>

<p>Women¹s Swimming & Diving: Won, 206-94 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Men¹s Swimming & Diving: Won, 231-69 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Football: Won, 38-3 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Men¹s Basketball: Lost, 69-67</p>

<p>Women¹s Basketball: Lost, 58-49</p>

<p>Men¹s Indoor Track & Field: Won, 95-86 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Women¹s Indoor Track & Field: Won, 93.5-87.5 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Rifle: Lost, 5842-5745 (N-Star)</p>

<p>Men¹s Gymnastics: Won, 340.75-322.6 (N-Star)</p>

1942

<p>Navy Women’s Basketball Game Information
Lehigh at Navy
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.
Annapolis, Md. (Alumni Hall)
Live on Navy All-Access</p>

<p>Lafayette at Navy
Saturday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m.
Annapolis, Md. (Alumni Hall)
Live on WNAV-AM 1430 and Navy All-Access</p>

<p>This Week’s Games
The Navy women’s basketball team returns home for a pair of games this week in Alumni Hall. The Midshipmen will play host to Lehigh Wednesday night and Lafayette Saturday night. Both games are slated to tip at 7 p.m.</p>

<p>Broadcast Information
Streaming audio and video from both games will be available to Navy All-Access subscribers. Fans can subscribe to Navy All-Access via [NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com) for $6.95 a month or an annual fee of $49.95.</p>

<p>Saturday’s game against the Leopards can also be heard live on WNAV-AM 1430.</p>

<p>Live statistics from both games will be available for free via the Gametracker link on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a></p>

<p>Promotions vs. Lehigh
Wednesday’s contest against Lehigh is the designated game in which the Navy women’s basketball team will help focus attention towards breast cancer awareness as part of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s “Think Pink” initiative. With that in mind, all fans who wear pink to the game will be admitted free and the first 100 will receive pink shoelaces, the same ones the Navy players will wear during the game.</p>

<p>Additionally, fans who complete and turn in the attached flyer will be eligible to receive one free ticket when another is purchased.</p>

<p>Promotions vs. Lafayette
The Navy team will hold an autograph session following the conclusion of the game.</p>

1943

<p>For Immediate Release
Sent Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772</p>

<p>Navy Athletes Receive a Pair of Aquatic Awards</p>

<p>CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Strong performances during the final weekend of the regular season helped Navy’s Alex Oldenkamp (Jr., Coppell, Texas) and Olaf Olson (Fr., Bainbridge Island, Wash.) garner weekly accolades from the Patriot League Tuesday. Oldenkamp was tabbed as the league’s swimmer of the week, while Olson earned diver-of-the-week honors.</p>

<p>Oldenkamp swept the two sprint freestyle events during Navy’s dual meet victory over Columbia, then placed third in both events the following day against Princeton. Against the Lions, he won the 50 free by 0.19 seconds and narrowly won the 100 free by one one-hundredth of a second. Though he placed third against the Tigers, Oldenkamp finished just four hundredths of a second behind the winner of the 50 free and four tenths of a second in back of the 100 free winner.</p>

<p>He posted a combined record of 11-2 in the two events this season.</p>

<p>Olson, meanwhile picked up an impressive victory on the three meter against Princeton, totaling 339.90 points to top 2007 NCAA Championship Meet qualifier Stuart Malcom for the win by 6.6 points. He also placed second on the one meter (by 0.08 points) and third on the three meter (by five points) against Columbia, as well as fourth on the one meter (by 22 points) against Princeton.</p>

<p>Navy will now prepare for the championship portion of its season, which begins Feb. 21-23 when the Mids play host to the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship in Lejeune Hall.</p>

1944

<p>[Hoop</a> Time Blog Archive Another wild night on tap](<a href=“http://00569a6.netsolhost.com/wordpresstest/?p=88]Hoop”>http://00569a6.netsolhost.com/wordpresstest/?p=88)</p>

1945

<p>CSTV TO BECOME THE CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK</p>

<p>CBS Sports today announced a comprehensive reorganization of its college sports operations, incorporating the cable, broadcast and online activities of College Sports Television (CSTV) into its world-famous brand.</p>

<p>Effective March 2008, CSTV will become the CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK, bringing the power of the CBS SPORTS name to yet another developing, cross-platform property. In addition, CBS Sports will begin developing proprietary programming for the cable network, and incorporate the growing online activities of CSTV into its industry-leading online operations.</p>

<p>The announcement was made today by Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports, and Tony Petitti, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports, who will oversee day to day operations of the network.</p>

<p>As part of the reorganization, a new emphasis will be placed on developing original programming for the CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK, drawing on the top on-air and creative talents in the industry. Anchoring the lineup will be COLLEGE SPORTS TONIGHT, a news and information program examining the day’s developments in the world of collegiate sports, and providing previews of upcoming events. The program will air twice a night. COLLEGE SPORTS TONIGHT is just one of many new programs to be featured on the CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK. Additional programming will be announced shortly.</p>

<p>“We believe this rebranding will better position our college sports cable network in the competitive world of cable television distribution,” said McManus. “It’s hard to imagine a cable company going forward that will not welcome the CBS SPORTS branded channel to its cable systems. In this move, we further build on the value of this important new part of our company.”</p>

<p>“The ability to bring unity to the CBS Sports brand across all media ‹ broadcast network, cable, online and mobile ‹ is something we know audiences and advertisers will continue to embrace,” said Petitti. “CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK will now be easily recognized as an asset of an already proud brand and distributor of the highest quality sports programming.”</p>

<p>Additionally, CSTV’s existing lineup of online properties will integrate to produce incremental value to CBS’s online audience. The combination of CSTV’s assets, including Max Preps, the most recognized information site in the high school sports business, with the interactive resources of CBS will create the industry’s most coveted collection of sports-related Web sites.</p>

<p>“CSTV has developed a significant online presence within the collegiate sports community, and CBSSports.com has become one of the leading destinations for professional sports coverage,” said Jason Kint, Senior Vice President and General Manager of CBSSports.com. “These are two world class operations with complementary audiences, and, taken together, will give CBS Sports the most powerful and varied user profile in all sports media.”</p>

<p>“CBS SPORTS has the finest slate of college programming in broadcast television, and that commitment has played out to build one of the most dedicated online audiences for that aspect of our programming,” said Petitti. “Adding the power of CSTV ‹ the CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK ‹ to the online mix can only help to build that important new audience.”</p>

<p>The change to CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK, which will include the full integration of the CBS Sports on air style and graphics, follows the highly successful rebranding of the former CBS Sportsline.com to CBSSports.com last August. In the month following that change, CBSSports.com earned a 27% increase in users giving the site the highest growth rate among major sports sites. </p>

<p>CBS Corporation acquired CSTV, the leading digital media company devoted exclusively to college athletics, in January 2006, and last month announced the integration of its business and programming operations into the CBS Sports division. Its many platforms for distribution include CSTV, a national cable network, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men’s and women’s college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 215 official athletic sites; CSTV XXL and All Access, broadband services providing live and streaming audio and video of more than 10,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. All will now be part of the CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK brand.</p>

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<p>Press Contact: </p>

<p>LeslieAnne Wade (CBS Sports) 212/975-5171
<a href="mailto:lwade@cbs.com">lwade@cbs.com</a></p>

1946

<p>For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>Navy to Host Loyola in Halsey Field House Finale</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women’s track & field team will compete in Halsey Field House for the last time on Thursday when it hosts Loyola (Md.) in a multi-mix meet, starting at 4 p.m.</p>

<p>Halsey Field House has served as the home of the Navy women’s indoor track & field program since its inception in 1981-82. Next year, the Midshipmen will move into the 140,000-square-foot, $45 million Wesley Brown Field House. The new home to the Navy indoor track & field program will feature a 200-meter hydraulic banked track, a 60-meter straightaway, dual pole vault/jumping runways, dual throwing areas and a scenic view of the Severn River.</p>

<p>In their last action on Feb. 2 in Annapolis, the Midshipmen improved to 7-0 in dual-scored meets and claimed the indoor N-Star for the third-consecutive year with a thrilling 93.5-87.5 victory over Army. The win was their 52nd straight, dating to the 2004-05 indoor season, and their 68th-consecutive indoor home triumph, spanning back to the 1999-00 campaign.</p>

<p>A steady performer and key contributor to the success for the Midshipmen this winter has been jumper Jacqui Charnigo (Sr./Medina, Ohio). In the Star Meet against Army, she won both the pole vault (12’5-1/2”) and the high jump (5’3”) despite having been diagnosed with bronchitis and pneumonia earlier in the week. At the Patriot Games on Jan. 26, she provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship in the pole vault with a school-record height of 12’11-1/2”. Her height ranks as the 26th-best clearance in the nation.</p>

<p>Middle distance runner Vicki Moore (Sr./Burke, Va.) had a hand in two first-place performances a week and a half ago. She qualified for the ECAC Championship in the 1,000-meter run with an impressive time of 2:56.4. Later in the day, she came to back run the anchor leg of the 4x800-meter relay that produced a season-best time of 9:26.56.</p>

<p>This Thursday’s meet will represent the first time the Mids will compete in the pentathlon this winter. Last year, Katie Berkey (Jr./Tempe, Ariz.) produced the third-highest pentathlon score in school history at the league championship with a tally of 3,172 points. This indoor season, she is tied for team-high honors in the high jump with a mark of 5’4-1/4” and has soared 16’5-1/4” in the long jump.</p>

<p>Following their indoor regular-season finale, the Midshipmen will begin the championship portion of their indoor season on Feb. 22-24, when they head to the Patriot League Championship in Lewisburg, Pa.</p>

1947

<p>By
Bill Wagner
Published February 13, 2008</p>

<p>Navy has climbed into contention for one of the top slots in the Patriot League men’s basketball race after weathering a series of tight early conference games.</p>

<p>Now the Mids are out to show some consistency as they pursue one of the league’s top tournament seeds.</p>

<p>Navy (11-12 overall, 4-4 league) evened its Patriot record on Saturday night and looks to climb to the .500 mark overall for the first time since the second game of the season tonight at Lehigh.</p>

<p>The Mids have won two in a row in Patriot League road games, but have alternated wins and losses in the first eight league games of the season.</p>

<p>The Mids are coming off a 78-72 victory over Bucknell on Saturday night in Alumni Hall. The Mids pieced together one of their best performances of the season against the Bison, who were playing for first place outright. Navy shot 47.4 percent, including 41.7 percent from three-point range, and forced the Bison into 22 turnovers, turning them into 24 points.</p>

<p>Navy’s trio of Greg Sprink, Chris Harris and Kaleo Kina continue to impress. The three combined for 68 of Navy’s 78 points and 48 of the Mids’ 57 shots in the win over Bucknell. For the season, the trio has scored 1,135 of Navy’s 1,753 points (.647) and averages</p>

<p>49.3 points per outing.</p>

<p>Sprink not only continues to lead the team in scoring, but the Patriot League as well. He played one of his best games of the season against Bucknell, scoring 22 points on just 6-of-13 shooting, and hit a clutch three-pointer with just under a minute left to help Navy to the victory. He is averaging 21.2 ppg and 6.0 rpg while shooting a remarkable 86.2 percent from the free throw line. He has scored in double-figures in every game but one (Towson) and has 13 20-point efforts so far this year, a number that is the eighth-most 20-point games in a single season. He already ranks 14th on the Navy single-season scoring list and needs just 12 points for 500 for the season.</p>

<p>Lehigh enters the contest with an 11-11 overall mark and is 4-4 in league play. The Mountain Hawks have lost two games in a row, 60-42 at Holy Cross on Feb. 2 and 82-74 at American on Sunday. However, Lehigh has been tough at home, boasting an 8-2 mark at Stabler Arena.</p>

<p>Sophomores lead the way for Brett Reed’s squad, as Zahir Carrington and Marquis Hall are the top scorers on the team at 12.8 and 12.7 ppg, respectively. Hall, last year’s Patriot League Rookie of the Year, also leads the league in assists at 4.6 apg. He is shooting just 34.4 percent
from the field, but is 37.3 percent from three-point range. Bryan White also
averages 10.2 ppg and leads the league in rebounding (8.3 rpg).</p>

<p>As a team, Lehigh is averaging 64.5 ppg, while giving up 66.0 ppg. The
Mountain Hawks are shooting 42.6 percent from the field, including 39.0
percent from three-point range. Lehigh is averaging just 13.4 turnovers per
game. Foes are averaging 66.0 ppg, while shooting 41.5 percent from
three-point range.</p>

<p>Navy owns a 41-15 series advantage, including a 79-69 win in Annapolis on
Jan. 16. The Mids have now won two in a row, after a stretch in which Lehigh
had won eight of 10 meetings between the two teams.</p>

<p>Navy has played extremely well at Stabler Arena in the past, owning a 16-5
record (15-4 vs. Lehigh; 1-1 in league tournament) in the facility since
Navy’s first game there on Dec. 8, 1981. From 1981 to 2002 against Lehigh,
Navy went 12-1 at Stabler Arena. Since, however, the two teams have split
the six meetings.</p>

1948

<p>This Week in Navy Club Sports:
Boxing: Brigade Semi-Finals: (Thurs, 6:00p.m., MacDonough Hall); @ Loch Haven Invitational Sat., 7:30p.m., Loch Haven, PA)</p>

<p>Cycling - (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: @ NC State, (Sat. Sun, Raleigh, NC)</p>

<p>Hockey - (15-17-1)
Last Week: 29th Annual Crabpot Tournament, Defeated UMBC Friday 8-3; Lost to Towson 4-1.
This Week: ESCHL Playoffs(Fri., 7:30 Sat., 3:00 & 6:00p.m. Sun, 1:00 McMullen Ice Arena)</p>

<p>Karate - (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle</p>

<p>Pistol - (4-2)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Collegiate Sectionals(Fri., Sat., Sun., Annapolis, Maryland)</p>

<p>Lacrosse - (5-2)
Last Week: Idle.
This Week: Idle</p>

<p>Marathon - (2-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week:</p>

<p>This Week:
Powerlifting - (2-1)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle</p>

<p>Rugby (M) -( )
Last Week: Defeated Colorado State @ San Diego Invitational, Thursday 17-10; Defeated UTAH Friday, 31-13
This Week: <em>Tentative</em>: Team C vs Maryland C - (Saturday 10:00am, Hospital Pt, Annapolis Maryland)</p>

<p>Rugby (W) - (9-1-1)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle</p>

<p>Soccer - (13-7-2)
Last Week: Idle.
This Week: Idle</p>

<p>Softball - (8-3)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle</p>

<p>Tennis - (1-0)
Last Week: Defeated UMD in Annapolis, Saturday, 13-6
This Week: </p>

<p>Triathlon - (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle</p>

<p>Volleyball - (-)
Last Week: at Terrapin Invitational(Sunday, College Park, MD): defeated UPENN 25-19 & 25-15; defeated STOCKTON 25-15 & 25-9; vs. PENN STATE: 21-25; 25-19, & 3-15; defeated Maryland B team - 25-19 & 25-16, lost to Maryland 23-25 & 21-25, defeated Georgetown 26-24 & 25-21 overall 9 wins/ 4 losses.
This Week: </p>

<p>Field Hockey -
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle</p>

1949

<p>Friday February 15th Brigade Sem-finals MacDonough Hall (7 p.m.)</p>

<p>Friday February 22nd Brigade Finals Halsey Field House (8 p.m.)</p>

1950

<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Kaleo Kina scored 22 points with six rebounds and Navy made 25-of-29 free throws to defeat Lehigh, 80-75. The win moves Navy’s overall record to 12-12 and 5-4 in the Patriot League. The Mids are at .500 overall for the first time since Nov. 11, and are above .500 in league play for the first time since January 2002.</p>

<p>The Mids also swept the season series against Lehigh and won for the second time in a row in league play. The win also moved Navy’s Patriot League road record to 3-1.</p>

<p>“It’s a sign for us that we are heading in the right direction,” said Navy head coach Billy Lange. “We beat a team tonight in Lehigh that played very well. We won a game tonight when we didn’t play our best basketball. I thought, however, that we played great together.”</p>

<p>Navy started fast, jumping out to a 17-7 advantage with 13:04 to play, thanks to a balanced attack. Six different players scored in the opening seven minutes, led by Kaleo Kina (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Romeo Garcia (Cypress, Texas) with four points each.</p>

<p>Lehigh would respond with a 15-2 run over the next five minutes to take its first lead of the game at 22-19. Freshman Rob Keefer and Zahir Carrington scored 11 points combined in the run.</p>

<p>The two teams would trade baskets throughout the rest of the half, with Chris Harris (Mechanicsville, Va.) connecting on a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer to tie the game at 35.</p>

<p>Both teams made 13 field goals in the first half, three three-pointers and six free throws. In addition, both teams had nine turnovers and Navy had 21 rebounds to Lehigh’s 20. Eight different players scored for Navy in the first half and 13 players saw action in the opening 20 minutes.</p>

<p>The Mids opened the second half with a 13-7 run to take a 48-42 advantage at the first media timeout. However, Lehigh used back-to-back three-pointers by Marquis Hall and Dave Buchberger to tie the game at 50 with 13:40 to play.</p>

<p>The two teams would trade baskets for the next six minutes. Navy would take a 67-63 on a conventional three-point play by Kina with four minutes to play, but Lehigh’s Hall answered with five straight points to give Lehigh a 68-67 advantage.</p>

<p>Navy would again take a three-point lead on an Adam Teague (Hickory, N.C.) drive, but Hall again tied the contest at 71 with a three-pointer with 1:45 to play.</p>

<p>But Navy’s Sprink would make seven-of-eight free throws down the stretch, and Navy held on for an 80-75 victory.</p>

<p>Kina scored 16 of his points during the second half, including several key shots with the score close.</p>

<p>“I think he can really sense when he gets on and when we need him to really produce,” said Lange. “He played well within himself and does a great job getting to the hole.”</p>

<p>The Mids got several key contributions, as four players scored in double figures. Greg Sprink scored 18 points, Harris added 12 and Teague scored 10, on 4-of-4 shooting. Romeo Garcia added eight points and five rebounds.</p>

<p>“We got a lot of great contributions tonight,” said Lange. “Adam Teague played great defense. Romeo was all over the place. Ben Biles and Clif Colbert gave us great minutes.”</p>

<p>The Mids dominated the glass, 47-38, including a 17-8 advantage on the offensive glass. The Mids scored 23 second-chance points, to just six for Lehigh. Navy also took care of the ball, turning it over just 14 times, while Lehigh committed 12 violations.</p>

<p>Navy shot just 36.4 percent, including 38.9 percent from three-point range. The Mountain Hawks shot 41.8 percent from the field.</p>

<p>The Mids will travel back to the Lehigh Valley for a Saturday contest at Lafayette in Easton, Pa. The game tips off at 2:00 pm and will be televised by CSTV.</p>

1951

<p>Lehigh def. Navy, 54-50</p>

<p>For Immediate Release
Sent Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772</p>

<p>Second-Half Rally Falls Short for Navy</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women’s basketball team sliced a 19-point second-half deficit down to two points, but Lehigh’s Claire Sullivan blocked a potential game-tying three-point field goal by Kalen Kropa (Jr., Reidsville, N.C.) with less than four seconds to play to allow the Mountain Hawks to escape with a 54-50 victory over the Mids, Wednesday night at Alumni Hall.</p>

<p>Lehigh (14-10, 6-3 Patriot League) opened up a 32-13 advantage 30 seconds into the second half, but Navy (5-19, 1-8 Patriot League) slowly chipped away at the deficit and managed to pull inside of double figures when K.C. Gordon (So., Vienna, Va.) hit a jumper to make the score 42-34 with just over seven minutes remaining in the game. Lehigh soon took a 46-35 lead, but back-to-back buckets by Angela Myers (Fr., San Antonio, Texas) capped a 7-0 Navy run to make the score 46-42 with 2:37 left to play.</p>

<p>A key possession in terms of time more than points promptly took place as Lehigh grabbed four offensive rebounds over the next 46 seconds, but only came away with two points. Melissa Rich missed a jumper, but Tricia Smith grabbed the offensive carom and was immediately fouled. She made the first free throw to give Lehigh a 47-42 lead, but missed the second. Rich then came in and snared the loose ball before missing a jumper of her own 20 seconds later, which was promptly rebounded by Sullivan. After a Lehigh timeout with 1:57 to play, Smith missed a jumper but Rich grabbed another offensive rebound and was fouled with 1:37 remaining. She made the first attempt and missed the second, with Kropa finally gathering in the rebound for the Mids.</p>

<p>Kropa pushed the ball down the floor and found Whitney Davidson (Jr., New Oxford, Pa.) who drilled a 19-foot jumper from the baseline to make it a 48-44 game with 1:26 remaining. The Mountain Hawks took their time in advancing the ball down the floor until Smith drove the lane for a layup with 59 seconds left to play that returned the margin to six points. The ensuing Navy possession saw the ball go into Cassie Consedine (Fr., Bartlesville, Okla.), who was fouled after driving across the free throw lane and attempting a shot. After she made both free throws to cut the deficit down to four points with 51 seconds showing on the clock, Gordon stole the ball for the Mids and was fouled with 49 seconds to play. She went to the free throw line and converted both attempts to make the score 50-48.</p>

<p>Gordon then became tangled up with Erica Prosser prior to the ball being inbounded by Lehigh, which led to a foul and Prosser going to the free throw line with no time being removed from the clock. She made both attempts to give Lehigh a 52-48 lead.</p>

<p>Navy again went inside on its next possession and Consedine made a layup to cut the lead in half with 38 seconds left to play. After a Navy timeout, the Mids elected not to foul as there was an eight-second difference between the game and shot clock. The ploy paid off as Myers picked the pocket of Smith with 12 seconds left, but Kropa was whistled for traveling after gathering in the difficult pass from Myers two seconds later. Now forced to foul, the Mids sent Smith to the line with 10 seconds left where she missed the first attempt but made the second to give the Mountain Hawks a 53-30 lead. </p>

<p>The Mids put the ball into the hands of Kropa who tried the aforementioned three-pointer over the taller Sullivan from the top of the key. Lehigh’s Haly Crites picked up the rebound and was fouled with one second showing on the clock. She made the second of the two free throws to secure the victory for the Mountain Hawks.</p>

<p>“It was a great rally by us,” said Navy head coach Tom Marryott. “We kept fighting all the way to the end.”</p>

<p>Navy found itself in the early second-half hole thanks to an 11-minute span during the first half in which the Mids were outscored 19-0. The Mids began the game strong on both ends of the floor and quickly jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, but Navy turned the ball over 15 times and connected on just 2-of-13 attempts from the field over the remaining 17 minutes of the half to head into the locker room trailing 30-13.</p>

<p>Navy made more field goals (20-19), made the same number of three-point field goals (3) and shot a higher percentage from the floor (43.5%-36.5%) than Lehigh did in the game, but the Mountain Hawks were 13-of-23 from the foul line while the Mids were just 7-of-11 from the charity stripe. The Mids also held a 37-31 advantage in rebounds, but that was negated by Navy committing 27 times on the night and forcing Lehigh into just 19 turnovers.</p>

<p>“The biggest difference between the first and second halves for us was not effort, it was execution,” said Marryott. “Offensively, we took much better care of the basketball and gave ourselves the opportunity to get into a rhythm with our shots. We didn’t have that in the first half. We also did a better job contesting Lehigh on the other end of the floor. They really had to work for everything they got.</p>

<p>“We need those type of efforts throughout 40 minutes. When a game comes down to basically three points and one possession, that shows how valuable every possession is each time down the floor for the entire game. We can’t have lapses at any point.”</p>

<p>Davidson scored all 11 of her points during the second half to end the game with Navy scoring honors. She tallied one more point than Consedine did, with the center also adding a career-high 13 rebounds for the Mids.</p>

<p>Smith led all players in the game with 18 points.</p>

<p>Navy will return to Alumni Hall Saturday night when the Midshipmen play host to Lafayette in a 7 p.m. game.</p>

1952

<p>Kevin Foote
<a href="mailto:kfoote@theadvertiser.com">kfoote@theadvertiser.com</a></p>

<p>When Westminster Christian football coach Tommy Badon even considers the issue of exactly how he’s going to replace four-year standout David Mills, he just laughs.</p>

<p>The idea of getting another athlete like Mills for the rest of his coaching career seems pretty slim at this point. The chances of getting another one the year after Mills leaves is close to impossible.</p>

<p>So when Mills followed a weekend visit to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., by signing with the Midshipmen football program, Badon is well aware of what he’s losing and what the Academy is gaining. "You don’t get too many like David,‘’ Badon said. "He’s unselfish, he has great leadership qualities and his attitude carries over to other people. There’s no replacing someone like David. It’s going to be hard to replace the number of plays he played.‘’</p>

<p>Mills started every game in a four-year career for the Crusaders, playing both offensive and defensive lines and on special teams.</p>

<p>"He can’t wait to focus all of his energy to one side of the ball,‘’ Badon said.</p>

<p>Mills will be playing defensive end for Navy, or actually the Naval Academy’s prep school in Rhode Island next year before moving on to the big campus in Maryland.</p>

<p>"It helps with the adjustment to the military lifestyle and we’re going to be running all the same plays as the Navy football team,‘’ Mills said.</p>

<p>Mills selected Navy over Army after visiting both schools, but also drew attention from Tulane, McNeese, UL and Vanderbilt.</p>

<p>The first step was picking one of the military schools over a more traditional school.</p>

<p>"Navy is a lot harder academically and from a military standpoint,‘’ Mills said. "It really came down to the life opportunities. When you get out of Navy, you have job opportunities all over the country. From a business standpoint, it’s like graduating from Yale or Harvard.‘’</p>

<p>Then came deciding between Navy and Army.</p>

<p>"It was so close that it really came down to little things,‘’ said Mills, who has a 3.15 grade-point average and a 20 on the ACT. "Both campuses were awesome, but I really liked the campus at Annapolis. It was beautiful. And the football’s a little better at Navy.</p>

<p>"A lot of people let opportunities go by them in life and then regret it later. Graduating from Navy just puts you on another level.‘’</p>

<p>The two-time All-Stater collected 80 tackles with 15 stops behind the line and 12 1/2 quarterback sacks as a defensive end this past season.</p>

<p>"It’s a big commitment,‘’ Badon said. "Once you go to the Naval Academy, you’re in. I think David’s weighed all those things. I think he can do it.‘’</p>

1953

<p>This article was published on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:53 PM CST in
Prep Sports
By Vernon Tarver</p>

<p>FAYETTEVILLE - On the football field or in the halls, James Bornhoft appears to be a young man with his priorities in order. So when Bornhoft announced Wednesday at a signing ceremony that he was headed to the Naval Academy, it came as no surprise what he wanted to talk about first.</p>

<p>“They want me to first and foremost grow up as a man,” Bornhoft said. “That’s what the Naval Academy is all about.”</p>

<p>While Bornhoft will no doubt grow off the field, the Fayetteville senior also hopes to grow on it as well. And there’s no place he’d rather continue his development in football than playing for the Midshipmen.</p>

<p>“If you’ve ever been there, you know it’s a wonderful place,” Bornhoft said. “And coach (Ken) Niumatalolo was such a genuine guy and I was one of the first guys he talked to after he got the job.”</p>

<p>An all-state selection in 2007, Bornhoft led Fayetteville in tackles this past season while also guiding a defense which played a major part in the Bulldogs state title game victory over Springdale Har-Ber.</p>

<p>“James is a very intense young man on the football field,” Fayetteville coach Daryl Patton said. “His work ethic is second to none and with his football skills added in, he’ll be a great addition for Navy not only as a player but as a human being.”
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<p>Bornhoft chose the Midshipmen over Air Force, Army, Brown, Penn and Cornell.</p>

<p>“It’s something I’ve been dreaming about since the ninth grade,” Bornhoft said. “Back then, I told my mom I wanted to play Division I football. And to go there and get the chance to play against teams like Notre Dame and Air Force, it’s a dream come true.”</p>

1954

<p>For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>Mids to Compete at Iowa State Classic This Weekend</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy men’s track & field team will close out its indoor regular season when it heads to the Lied Recreation Facility in Ames, Iowa, for the Iowa State Classic on Friday and Saturday. The Midshipmen, who are competing at the Iowa State Classic for the third-straight year, are among a field of more than 90 teams with several of the nation’s elite performers. </p>

<p>Navy’s last action came in a 95-86 N-Star victory over Army on Feb. 2 in Annapolis. In their final meet in Halsey Field House, the Midshipmen totaled 17 IC4A performances to win their program-record seventh-straight indoor N-Star. Next year, the Midshipmen will move into the 140,000-square foot, $45 million Wesley Brown Field House. The new home of the Navy indoor track & field team will feature a 200-meter hydraulic banked track, 60-meter straightaway, dual pole vault/jumping runways, dual throwing areas and a scenic view of the Severn River. </p>

<p>Coming into this weekend’s meet, Navy has racked up 23 IC4A Championship entries among 16 different events.</p>

<p>Perhaps the most exciting race of the entire weekend will come in the 800-meter run, where seven of the nation’s top-22 runners will be racing in the first heat on Saturday afternoon. Among that elite group of racers will be Navy’s Paul Harris (Sr./Fairburn, Ga.), who owns the nation’s sixth-fastest time this winter with a 1:49.29 showing on the banked track of the Ashenfelter Multi-Sport Facility at Penn State. His NCAA provisional qualifying time is 0.83-second off the nation’s best time held by Iowa State’s James Galvin on his home 300-meter track three weeks ago.</p>

<p>Two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week Andrew Hanko (Fr./Montville, N.J.) will take to the track in the 3,000-meter run to close out Navy’s weekend. In his last action against Army, he produced IC4A times in the two-longest distance events of the day. He finished the mile run with a time of 4:12.21 before coming back an hour later to race in the 3,000-meter run and record an 8:26.75 clocking.</p>

<p>In the field portion of the meet, each of Navy’s seven entries has delivered an IC4A performance this season. Dante Marshall (Sr./Hermitage, Pa.) posted season-best marks two weeks ago in the long and triple jumps and will partake in both events this weekend. He soared 23’3-1/2” (7.10 meters) in the long jump before registering a distance of 48’2-3/4” (14.70 meters) in the triple jump.</p>

<p>Throwers Darryl Hunter (Sr./Des Moines, Iowa) and Christopher Bordino (Jr./Gastonia, N.C.) have been consistent performers in the shot put and weight throw, respectively. Hunter has surpassed the IC4A standard in each of his five meets, four of which he topped all competitors. Bordino has progressively improved throughout the season, as he has recorded a personal record in each of his last-three meets. Against Army, Bordino uncorked an impressive toss of 58’8” (17.88 meters) to win the weight throw.</p>

<p>Following their indoor regular-season finale, the Midshipmen will begin the championship portion of their indoor season on Feb. 22-24, when they head to the Patriot League Championship in Lewisburg, Pa.</p>

1955

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s basketball game with Lafayette scheduled for Feb. 16, has been moved to 2:00 pm from its original 1:00 pm tip-off time. The contest will be aired nationally by CSTV and will be broadcast on the airwaves on WNAV (1430 AM) and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Channel 125), beginning at 1:45 pm with the Navy basketball pregame show. The game will be played on the Lafayette campus at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pa.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen and Leopards both currently sit in second place in the league standings with matching 5-4 records. The Mids are coming off an 80-75 victory at Lehigh on Wednesday night, while Lafayette fell to Colgate, 76-75. The Leopards defeated Navy earlier in the season, 103-99 in overtime, on Jan. 19 in Annapolis.</p>

<p>For ticket information, call the Lafayette Athletic ticket office at 610-330-5471.</p>

1956

<p>Hawks let one get away
NAVY 80, LEHIGH 75.
Free throw line the difference in Mids’ win.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
By ANDREW KROECKEL
The Express-Times</p>

<p>BETHLEHEM | The Patriot League playoffs have already begun.</p>

<p>With just three games separating the top from the bottom in the standings, every basket matters and every game counts with just two weeks remaining before the start of the league tournament. s</p>

<p>Lehigh and Navy certainly felt that urgency, battling point for point for nearly the entire span of the Midshipmen’s 80-75 victory at Stabler Arena on Wednesday.</p>

<p>“Every game is critical for playoff contention because home-court advantage is under consideration,” Lehigh coach Brett Reed said. “With as close as the Patriot League is perhaps it will remain that way, perhaps a team will emerge – every game is critical, and we’ve got to make sure we take every opportunity.”</p>

<p>The Mountain Hawks (11-12, 4-5) have lost three straight games since a four-game winning streak put them near the top of the standings. They now fall a game back of Navy (12-12, 5-4) and remain in sixth place.</p>

<p>“We want to try and come out here and win every game, no matter if we’re trying to get that home-court or not,” Lehigh sophomore Marquis Hall said.</p>

<p>Hall scored 22 of his game-high 25 in the second half, doubling his season average, to help the Mountain Hawks overcome a six-point deficit. Lehigh used big runs in each half to erase Navy leads, each time setting off basket-for-basket exchanges.</p>

<p>The lead changed hands 12 times, 11 in the second half, but the Midshipmen eventually escaped with the victory by way of the free throw line. Hall tied the game at 71 with one of his four 3-pointers, but Greg Sprink converted 7-of-8 free throws in the final minute.</p>

<p>Sprink, Navy’s leading scorer at 21.2 points coming in, finished with 18 points. Kaleo Kina led Navy with 22 points, shooting 7-of-19 from the floor.</p>

<p>It probably never would have even come down to free throws in the final minute if Lehigh had been able to pull down a few more defensive rebounds. The Midshipmen, who outrebounded Lehigh 47-38, had 17 offensive rebounds, which led to a 23-6 advantage in second-chance points.</p>

<p>“That’s essentially where the game was decided, to be honest with you,” Reed said.</p>

<p>Navy’s victory improved its record to 16-4 alltime at Stabler Arena, where the Mountain Hawks are 8-3 this year and traditionally tough to beat.</p>

<p>“I can’t really say,” sophomore Zahir Carrington said. “We don’t really try to get caught up in the history. We just try to play each game as it comes. We try to defend our home court as much as possible. Tonight, unfortunately, we let one go.”</p>

1957

<p>Penalizing Horse-Collar Tackles is among those proposed by the NCAA Football Rules Committee (Associated Press)</p>

<p>Feb. 13, 2008 </p>

<p>INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Horse-collar tackles, already banned by the NFL, may be outlawed in college football, too.</p>

<p>That rule change is among those proposed by the NCAA Football Rules Committee. Other suggestions include making chop-block enforcement less complicated and ignoring incidental face-mask contact.</p>

<p>The proposals put forth by the committee during meetings this week now go to the NCAA membership for comment. They must be reviewed and approved by an oversight panel before they can go into effect.</p>

<p>“The committee is giving our game officials more tools to penalize potentially dangerous contact,” Rogers Redding, Southeastern Conference coordinator of officials, said Wednesday.</p>

<p>The proposed horse-collar rule would be similar to the NFL’s, penalizing a tackle in which a runner is pulled down from the inside collar of the shoulder pads or jersey.</p>

<p>The often-complex rules on chop blocks, or tackling at or below the knees, would be clarified for players and officials, said Redding, who will become rules committee secretary-editor next month.</p>

<p>“It’s going to be clearer to everyone what the foul is,” he said.</p>

<p>Committee chairman Mike Clark, the coach at Division III Bridgewater, said the rule would lead to more consistent officiating.</p>

<p>“There was a movement to take out below-the waist blocking. I don’t think that’s applicable to our game,” Clark said. “It’s too varied and too diverse. But I think we’ve given the officials the resources to take out a dangerous element of our game, which is the chop block.”</p>

<p>The NCAA gave no timetable for adoption of the changes.</p>

<p>Another proposal would eliminate the 5-yard penalty for incidental face-mask contact. Redding said coaches and officials felt no penalty should be assessed if a player grabs and releases the face mask as long as it has no impact on the runner’s safety.</p>

<p>“It was a nonentity,” he said. “So we felt like the real issue is the grasping, pulling, turning, twisting of the face mask, and that will be retained and still carry a 15-yard penalty. But we felt the incidental contact was nothing, so we just decided to get rid of it.”</p>

<p>The committee also proposed starting the game clock on a signal from the referee rather than on the snap of the ball after a runner has gone out of bounds, except in the last two minutes of each half. Another change would adopt a standardized play clock system giving the offensive team 40 seconds to snap the ball, unless play has been stopped by officials for such reasons as change of possession or injury.</p>

<p>“The concern was that from one conference to the next there was enough variation in the length of time a referee took to declare the ball ready for play,” Redding said. “So this will hopefully eliminate that and allow for a more consistent time for the ball to be ready to be snapped.”</p>

1958

<p>By BILL WAGNER, Staff Writer
Published February 14, 2008</p>

<p>Joe Ehrmann was clearly impressed as he listened to the various award winners speak during last night’s 54th annual Touchdown Club of Annapolis football awards banquet.</p>

<p>Ehrmann, a 13-year veteran of the National Football League, served as guest speaker for the event and delivered his message about youth, culture and social responsibility. The former defensive great for the Baltimore Colts spoke powerfully and eloquently about what he termed “the three lies of masculinity” - that athletic prowess, sexual conquest and monetary success were most important.</p>

<p>“I’m here tonight to tell you that being a superior athlete, earning a bunch of money and attracting a lot of women do not make you a man,” Ehrmann said.</p>

<p>Ehrmann said those falsehoods that are taught to young boys by the time they reach high school lead them to idolize professional athletes.</p>

<p>Ehrmann has dedicated his life to transforming the culture of sports by redefining the social responsibility of coaches and players. He challenged every coach in the audience - and there were many - to teach young players that their relationships with others and willingness to sacrifice their individual goals for the good of the team were truly traits worthy of masculinity.</p>

<p>Ehrmann challenged the large contingent of young athletes in the room to stop separating their heart from their mind and learn to love and care for others. He challenged young athletes to be unselfish, to set aside all desire for personal glory in order to give themselves wholly to helping the team.</p>

<p>Prior to speaking, Ehrmann watched a procession of award winners step to the podium and speak precisely about the values he espoused.</p>

<p>Reggie Campbell, winner of the Tony Rubino Memorial Silver Helmet Award as the most outstanding player at the Naval Academy, is a shining example of an athlete who does not care one bit about individual recognition. Campbell thanked his teammates, particularly close friends and fellow seniors Zerb Singleton and Irv Spencer, for the support they provided. He praised the Navy coaching staff for teaching him how to become a better player. He talked about the bond of brotherhood within the Navy football program and the fact everyone sacrificed for the common goal of winning. </p>

<p>Arundel quarterback Nick Elko, recipient of the Jim Rhodes Memorial Trophy as the most outstanding player in Anne Arundel County, was introduced as a player who has remained remarkably humble despite setting a slew of state records in 2007. Elko established five Maryland public school records this past season, including passing yards (3,091), completions (260) and touchdowns (43). The 6-foot-3, 205-pound senior also set the mark for total offensive yards (3,933) while leading Arundel to the Class 4A state championship game and was named the Capital-Gazette Newspapers’ Player of the Year.</p>

<p>However, the crowd learned that Elko had befriended a special education student at Arundel High and treated that youngster with as much love and respect as any one of his football teammates.</p>

<p>John MacDonald, another Arundel senior who was presented the Al Laramore Award as the county’s most outstanding lineman, stole the show with a heartfelt speech that highlighted the importance of relationships in sports. MacDonald spoke passionately about the many rewards of being part of a team.</p>

<p>MacDonald ranks eighth in his class with a 4.2 grade point average, serves as president of the National Honor Society at Arundel and works as a peer mentor helping arrange tutors for fellow students. Ehrmann beamed with pride as he listened intently to a young athlete who clearly embodied the values of citizenship that he preaches about.</p>

<p>Andy Borland, recipient of the Steve Belichick Memorial Award, was honored for serving as a role model and mentor to thousands of youngsters at Severna Park High during a 35-year tenure as teacher, coach and athletic director. Since his retirement, Borland has devoted his life to volunteer efforts in the Severna Park community and within his church.</p>

<p>Borland said football players are taught that the fourth quarter of a game is winning time. Borland pointed out that he’s now in the fourth quarter of life and feels a strong responsibility to help friends, family and neighbors become winners.</p>

<p>Joe Gross, a sportswriter at The Capital for more than three decades, was presented the Jim and Rae Morgan Award for longtime, dedicated service to the Touchdown Club. Gross said his 35-year involvement with the club was the result of the many wonderful relationships he built while serving on the Board of Governors. He talked about Tony Rubino, Jim Morgan, Frank Brady and many other lifelong members and said those valued relationships had enriched his life.</p>

<p>“I never felt as though I was serving the Touchdown Club, but rather that the Touchdown Club was serving me,” Gross said.</p>

1959

<p>Navy to battle Rutgers in dual action</p>

<p>For Immediate Release
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
Wrestling Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773</p>

<p>Mids Back on the Mat Friday at Rutgers</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After a 12-day layoff from competition, the Navy wrestling team (4-4/3-1 EIWA) will be back in action Friday when it travels to Piscataway, N.J., to battle EIWA foe Rutgers (10-6/5-2 EIWA) under the direction of first-year head coach Scott Goodale. Action is slated for 7:00 pm at College Avenue Gym.</p>

<p>Navy holds a 19-2 series advantage over the Scarlet Knights, winning six in a row including last year’s 42-0 rout. It marked the first time in the history of the series that a team has been shut out. The last time Rutgers defeated Navy was on Jan. 27, 2001, when the Scarlet Knights picked up a 21-15 victory in Annapolis. Having wrestled Navy nine times on its home mat, Rutgers has never beaten the Midshipmen in Piscataway.</p>

<p>It’s been nearly three weeks since Navy last wrestled in a dual meet, defeating NC State on Jan. 26 in Annapolis. The Mids stepped away from dual action the following week when they fought their way to a second-place finish at the All-Academy Championship in which five Navy wrestlers were title winners. Now with its focus back to head-to-head competition, the Mids will look to push their record above .500.</p>

<p>The program’s winningest wrestler, senior captain Matt Stolpinski (Westfield, Mass.), will lead the charge on Friday night. Ranked seventh nationally and second in the EIWA, Stolpinski owns a 32-6 record this season, breaking the 30-win barrier for the third time in his career. He is one of only 19 wrestlers in college wrestling this season to reach 30 wins and his win total is tied as the ninth best. Heading into the dual match against either Mike Whalen (16-11) or McPaul Ogbanna (8-9), Stolpinski owns a 10-match winning streak and has not lost since the turn of the calendar year.</p>

<p>Senior heavyweight Ed Prendergast (St. Louis, Mo.) not only is ranked No. 3 in the country, he owns one of the longest winning streaks. Dating back to the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 18, the defending EIWA champion has won 18 in a row, including three tournament titles. Prendergast’s last loss was to Missouri’s Mark Ellis at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 1. He is just one pin shy of taking sole possession of second place on Navy’s all-time falls list. He is currently tied with Karl Haywood who pinned 36 foes between 1995-99.</p>

<p>Fresh off his All-Academy Championship title win, senior Spencer Manley (Chattanooga, Tenn.) will likely finish out his career at 157 pounds. Manley wrestled much of the season at 149 pounds, however, he has wrestled three of his last four matches at 157 pounds. On the year, Manley owns a 19-10 record, posting a 2-3 mark in dual meet action.</p>

<p>Two wrestlers who are looking to improve upon their .500 records in dual competition are junior 133-pounder Joe Baker (Poway, Calif.) and rookie 149-pounder Bryce Saddoris (Spring Creek, Nev.). Both wrestlers took All-Academy Championship crowns and are looking to use that momentum as they head down the home stretch with EIWAs just three weeks away. Baker has been relatively healthy this season and owns a 20-10 record, including a 3-3 mark in dual matches. It’s the second consecutive season in which he has reached 20 wins and with a victory Friday night, he would equal his win total from a year ago. Saddoris, meanwhile, has enjoyed a successful season that has seen him post a 28-9 record, including a 2-2 mark in dual bouts. He is just two wins away from becoming only the third Navy wrestler to reach 30 wins in his rookie season. He trails only Tyrone Neal (1998-99; 37) and John Reich (1979-80; 30) in the wins column for freshmen.</p>

<p>While Navy has competed in just eight dual meets, Rutgers has doubled its appearances, boasting a 10-6 record in dual meet competition. The Scarlet Knights are winners of six of their last seven, including a 28-13 victory over American last Sunday at home. Their lone loss among the string of wins was a 19-13 decision at Rider on Feb. 2.</p>

<p>Though none of Rutgers’ wrestlers are nationally ranked, three are among the top five in their respective weight classes in the EIWA rankings. Senior Steve Adamcsik is No. 2 in the conference at 141 pounds thanks to a 21-6 record this season. In dual action, he owns a 10-3 mark. Meanwhile, ranked fifth at 165 pounds is Matt Pletcher, a junior who owns a 24-5 record this season. Finally, junior Lamar Brown is fifth at 197 pounds and boasts a 19-11 record this season. He has found greater success in dual meets where he owns an 11-5 mark versus his 8-6 tourney record.</p>

1960

<p>For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>Navy Caps Indoor Regular Season Against Loyola</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy women’s track & field multi-event athlete Katie Berkey (Jr./Tempe, Ariz.) led all competitors in the pentathlon as the Midshipmen closed out their indoor regular season with a non-scored, multi-mix meet with Loyola (Md.) on Thursday in Halsey Field House.</p>

<p>Thursday’s action marked the final meet held in Halsey Field House, which has served as the home of the Navy women’s indoor track & field program since its inception in 1981-82. Next year, the Midshipmen will move into the 140,000-square-foot, $45 million Wesley Brown Field House. The new home to the Navy indoor track & field program will feature a 200-meter hydraulic banked track, a 60-meter straightaway, dual pole vault/jumping runways, dual throwing areas and a scenic view of the Severn River.</p>

<p>“This was a nice and non-pressurized competition getting us ready for the Patriot League Championship,” stated Navy head coach Carla Criste. “We had some nice performances today, especially with Katie (Berkey) in the pentathlon. The middle distance runners and sprinters all looked good and had some quality times.” </p>

<p>Berkey topped her teammates in two of the five pentathlon events to total 3,038 points. She recorded an impressive height of 5’5” (1.65 meters) in the high jump to earn 795 points and immediately followed with a distance 16’7” (5.05 meters) in the long jump to accrue 573 points. The Navy junior also racked up 738 points in the 55-meter hurdles by virtue of her 9.25-second clocking.</p>

<p>Highlighting the efforts in the open section of the meet was pole vaulter Jacqui Charnigo (Sr./Medina, Ohio), as she produced an ECAC height for the fourth-consecutive week with a clearance of 12’0” (3.66 meters).</p>

<p>On the track, Vicki Moore (Sr./Burke, Va.) and Arwyn Becker (Sr./Vail, Colo.) both topped the team’s season-best mark in the mile with times of 5:06.87 and 5:09.34, respectively. Angelique Martin (Jr./Lexington Park, Md.) recorded a career-best time of 26.99 seconds in the 200-meter dash and Allie Moreland (Jr./Ocean City, N.J.) crossed the finish line in 2:23.30 during the 800-meter run, both of which were Navy’s fastest times in their respective events.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen will begin the championship portion of their indoor season on Feb. 22-24, when they head to the Patriot League Championship in Lewisburg, Pa.</p>