Army Edged Out by One Point in Star Meet

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Army Edged Out by One Point in Star Meet

April 07, 2018 | Men's Track and Field

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's track and field team was just edged out by rival Navy in the annual outdoor Star Series meet.

The meet was held at West Point, in Shea Stadium. Despite 11 first place finishes, the Black Knights lost by just one point to the Mids, 101-102.

Coach's Quotes:
"That's as close as we've been in a while. On the men's side, we got what we wanted. We got 11 wins, that's more than half of the events. It's similar to what happened on the women's side, we don't have enough seconds and thirds to back that up. But we had a chance to win and that hasn't happened in a long time. So I'm proud of the guys for getting that close."

"We go home with a loss, but eventually we are going to win. We just have to keep working at it. It's a hard thing to stomach, but I think they will learn they are capable of that if they just keep persevering. It's hard for the seniors I know, but they did a lot of winning today. If you look at those kids, what they did was great.

"It was a good meet. There were quite a few meet records today and that's because both teams are getting better and it makes for a very exciting competition. It was exciting to the last event. So, I look forward to seeing what we can do with the rest of the season. This is painful, but they will have the resolve to move forward. I like our competitive effort today and I like the marks that we put up."

Track Events

Army went 3-5 in the 3000m steeplechase, with Alex Tosi clocking in at 9:42.02 in third. Daniel Horoho (10:07.34) finished fourth, and Allen Sparks (10:19.25) claimed fifth.
Army won the 4x100, clocking in at 40.18, breaking the previous star meet record set by Army last season. The team consisted of Andre Vaugh, Ben Sims, Kedrin Jefferson, and Tyler Davis.
Keagan Smith timed in at 3:49.21 in the 1500m run, which was good for first place. Roman Ollar's time of 3:53.33 put him in third place, with Mikey Singer right behind at 3:54.40.
Ross Puritty finished third in the 110m hurdles, clocking in at 14.55. Jaeden Watson (15.98) finished fifth, and Naquore Davis (16.19) took sixth.
Tyrell Maddox won the 400m dash, clocking in at 48.00. Marcus Denham finished fifth with a time of 49.99, and Drew Bullen placed sixth with a time of 50.45.
Tyler Davis won the 100m dash with new star meet record time of 10.51. Vaughn clocked in at 10.62 which placed him in third, while Sims' time of 10.81 was good for sixth place.
Nick Causey won the 800m with his time of 1:54.68. Jackson Sullivan timed in at 1:56.19 for third place while Ben Boswell took fifth with a time of 1:57.81.
In the 400m hurdle, Army went 4-6. Puritty clocked in at 54.55, Connor Russell timed in at 56.09, and Watson closed at 1:00.40.
Jefferson placed third in the 200m dash with a time of 21.46. Kevin Dyer finished fifth with a time of 21.88, and coming in at 22.83 was Jaylin Davis in sixth.
Benjamin Petrella came in at 14:23.74 which was good for second. John Valeri took fourth with his time of 14:38.41, and Robbie Santoyo closed in sixth with his time of 14.58.10.
Tyler Davis, Vaughn, Bradley Gibson, and Maddox made the winning 4x400 team and clocked in at 3:17.89.

Field Events

Army claimed first and second in the hammer throw. Wyatt Doughty threw for a distance of 59.26m which was good for first, and Kenneth Brinson followed just behind with 56.01m. Jacob Stauffer took fourth with a distance of 54.35m.
In the long jump, Tyler Davis finished second with a distance of 6.91m. Tyrese Bender jumped for 6.66m which was good for fourth, and Bullen cleared a distance of 6.62m for fifth place.
Grayson Hill won the javelin throw, throwing for a distance of 66.80m. August Cook threw for 63.29m for third place and Jack O'Brien cleared 61.82m for fourth.
Army went 1-3 in the high jump. Jeff Giannettino won with a height of 2.09m, Bernard Jenkins placed second with his height of 1.97m, and Bryce Samuel took third with the same height.
Michael Renard won the discus throw with a distance of 54.51m. Geoff Kirk threw for a second-place distance of 51.80m and Brinson followed in fifth throwing for 51.07m.
In the triple jump, Army went 2-4. Bender cleared a distance of 14.28m, Sins jumped for 14.22m, and Gibson finished out at 13.74m.
Kirk finished second in the shot put, throwing for 16.84m. Renard threw for 15.60m which was good for fifth place and Grant Alter finished in sixth with a distance of 15.12m.
Lee Bares won the pole vault clearing a height of 5.05m. Kevin Mohr finished in fifth with a height of 4.50m and Joe Popek finished in fifth, clearing 4.35m.

UP NEXT: The Cadets will travel to Lewisburg, Pa., on April 14-15 to compete at the Bison Outdoor Classic, hosted by Bucknell.

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