Army West Point Athletics
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Army Falls To Navy In Men's Outdoor Star Meet
April 06, 2019 | Men's Track and Field
The Midshipmen built an early lead that the Black Knights could not overcome, claiming the Star in a 110-93 victory. The result gives Navy a 10-9 lead in the 2018-19 Star Series presented by USAA.
Army's day was highlighted by a program record setting performance by sophomore Geoff Kirk, who set a new shot put mark with a throw of 17.82 meters. The throw topped teammate Mike Renard's record of 17.68, which was set just two weeks ago at the Penn Challenge.
COACH'S CORNER: Head Coach Mike Smith
"Pretty disappointing day for us. We had a few shining moments, but not nearly enough to balance our deficiencies. All year long we have shown great determination and grit and today that was absent.
Justin Young was pretty disappointed in his 110HH race. He hit a few hurdles and that cost him. He made up for it in the 400IH. He ran a really strong race there and his time today will be one of the top times in the East Region.
Geoff Kirk won two events today and re-set the school record in the shot put. Overall, I thought our throwers did an excellent job today. They have carried us all year and today was no exception.
Maybe the most impressive performance today came from Tyrese Bender in the triple jump. That is the first time he has jumped over 50 feet and he picked a great time to do it.
Our team is capable of much more than what we saw out there today. Maybe this will be a wake up call for us. We have a month to get ready for the league championship. We will be ready."
EVENT WINNERS:
Men's Shot Put: Geoff Kirk - 17.82m (Program Record)
Men's Discus: Geoff Kirk - 52.25m
Men's Javelin: August Cook - 70.24m
Men's High Jump: Jeff Giannettino - 2.10m
Men's Long Jump: Josh Heiman - 7.36m
Men's Triple Jump: Tyrese Bender - 15.33m
Men's 400m Hurdles: Justin Young - 51.79
Men's 5000m Run: Roman Ollar - 14:21.10
Men's 4x400: Al-Tarik Samuel, Kevin Sembrat, Justin Young, Tyrell Maddox - 3:10.21
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
Men's Discus: Jamir Gibson - 51.60m, Second
Men's Hammer Throw: Jacob Stauffer - 58.90m, Second
Men's High Jump: Joshua Gilliard, Second
Men's 100m Hurdles: Justin Young - 14.16, Second
Men's 200m Dash: Kedrin Jefferson - 21.12, Second
Men's 400m Dash: Tyrell Maddox - 47.64, Second
Men's 1500m Run: Mikey Singer - 3:53.49, Second
FULL RESULTS: https://results.mdtimingllc.com/meets/2843/events
UP NEXT: The Black Knights head to Lewisburg, Pa. for the Bison Outdoor Classic on April 13 and 14.
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