Army Falls to Navy in the Star Meet

Saturday, April 1

Annapolis, MD

10 a.m.

Army West Point

108

Army-Navy Star Meet

Army Falls to Navy in the Star Meet

April 01, 2017 | Men's Track and Field

Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Army West Point men's track and field team fell to Navy by a score of 108-95 on Saturday.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
TRACK EVENTS

The scoring started with the 100-meter dash where Kevin Dyer placed second clocking a time of 10.93 seconds. He was joined by Ben Sims in second with a time of 10.96 seconds.
Dyer continued his success in the 200-meter dash placing second with a time of 21.86 seconds. Tyler Davis placed fourth with a time of 22.18 seconds.
Senior captain Jose Santana captured gold in the 400-meter dash clocking 48.07 seconds, while Tyrell Maddox takes third with a time of 48.79.
Junior Nick Causey continued the hot streak in the 800-meter run with a first-place finish in at 1:51.81. He was joined by senior captain Trevor Touchton in second with a time of 3:52.00.
In the 1500-meter run, first year Keagan Smith placed first with a time of 3:51.63. He was joined by Touchton in second with a time of 3:52.00.
Freshman Ben Petrella placed second in the 5000-meter run crossing the finish line in 14.33.11.
In the 110-meter hurdles, Ross Puritty captured second with a time of 14.99. He is joined by Jaeden Watson in fifth.
Jackson Hohlt stepped up in the 400-meter hurdles, placing third with a time of 55.34 seconds. He was joined by Conner Russell in fourth.
Senior Jacob Fong stood atop the podium in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:12.21. He was joined by Alex Tosi in fourth with a time of 9:40.41.
The 4x100 meter relay team of Dyer, Santana, Davis and Sims outrun the Mids, placing first with a time of 40.41 seconds.
Maddox, Santana, Bradley Gibson and Marcus Denham made up the 4x400 meter relay team that captured first with a time of 3:15.86.

FIELD EVENTS

Jeff Giannettino continued to shine in the high jump, placing first with a height of 2.02 meters.
In the pole vault, Lee Bares reached 5.15 meters in his first-place finish.
Sims leapt his way to victory in the long jump with a distance of 7.27 meters. He was joined by Davis in third reaching 6.98 meters.
Dawson Hillis captured second in the shot put with a toss of 15.58 meters.
Kenneth Brinson took second in the hammer throw with a distance of 57.11m, while Wyatt Doughty placed fourth with a toss of 52.13 meters.
In the javelin throw, Jack O'Brien captured third with a distance of 60.95 meters. He was joined by Michael Gabrielsen (57.54m) in fourth.

COACHES CORNER:
"Our men lost the meet today, but the gap was narrowed significantly. Last year the meet was over by the time we got to the track events. Today the outcome was not decided until the very end. We had some great performances in the high jump and long jump and from our guys in the 1500-meter and the 800-meter. Those sweeps really propelled us. Our veterans got the job done in the 400-meter, the steeplechase and the pole vault, but we could not amass enough of the small points to make up the gap. While we are disappointed, we know that the arrow is pointing upward and that better days lie ahead. I know the guys have the resolve to continue to work, to improve and that in the end will change the outcome in the future."

UP NEXT:
The Black Knights will participate in the Delaware Open in Newark, Del., on April 8.

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