Throwers Highlight Black Knights In Star Meet

Saturday, April 2

West Point, NY

Army West Point

107

United States Naval Academy

Throwers Highlight Black Knights In Star Meet

April 02, 2022 | Men's Track and Field

Results

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's and women's outdoor track and field teams dominated the throw events in the annual Star Series presented by USAA on Saturday, but both programs drop the meet to the Navy Midshipmen. The women fell 117-86 and the men lost 107-93.

MEET 4
MEN'S MEET	Army-Navy Star Meet
RESULTS	Navy 107, Army 93
LOCATION	Shea Stadium

MEET SUMMARY
Jamir Gibson continued his tremendous season by winning both the shot put and the discus. Gibson won the shot put with an 18.13 toss on his third attempt. He has won the shot put in all three outdoor events this spring. He won the discus with his second throw of 56.74m. Gibson's performance helped the Black Knights win the shot put and discus with contributions from Luke Noonan (shot put) and Jake Nwosu (discus). Cameron Smith won the hammer throw (61.77) with Marco Risi (59.86) and Deven McNeal (57.77) coming in third and fourth place.

On the oval, the Black Knights won five events. Army took both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. Jon Redmond (10.72) and Ryan Hogan (10.74) finished 1-2 in the 100m. Luke Griner won the 800m for the third straight event, finishing with a time of 1:51.27. In the 400m hurdles, Justin Young won the race in 52.12, and Nicholas Stoeckle was second (53.64).

EVENT WINNERS
4x100 – Noah Shute, Justin Young, Ryan Hogan, Jon Redmond (40.66)
4x400 – 3:14.79
100m – Jon Redmond (10.72)
800m – Luke Griner (1:51.27)
400m hurdles – Justin Young (52.12)
Shot Put – Jamir Gibson (18.13)
Discus Throw – Jamir Gibson (56.74)
Hammer Throw – Cam Smith (61.77)

MEET 4
MEET	Army-Navy Star Meet
RESULTS	Navy 117, Army 86
LOCATION	Shea Stadium

MEET SUMMARY
The Black Knights earned 24 points from the shot put, discus throw, and hammer throw while finishing in the top three in all three events. In the hammer throw, Abigail Green won the event (60.24) followed by Emily Mikoud (58.40) and Emily Fink (54.37). Karly Parcell won the discus (47.94) with a personal record throw. Sophia Dykstra placed second (47.60) and Mikoud was third. Fink won the shot put (15.49) with Aysia Sala (15.06) in second and Mikoud (14.71) in third place.

Lindsey Smith set a meet record in the long jump (5.84), Hannah Blakey won the 400m hurdles (1:00.60), and Anna Tovkach won the 400m (55.26) in a personal record time.

EVENT WINNERS
400m – Anna Tovkach (55.26)
400m hurdles – Hannah Blakey (1:00.60)
Long jump – Lindsey Smith (5.84)
Shot put – Emily Fink (15.49)
Discus throw – Karly Parcell (47.94)
Hammer throw – Abigail Green (60.24)

COACH'S CORNER
"It was a tough day for our teams today. We were prepared and we competed well but in the overall scheme of things, we were just not good enough. Both of our teams (men and women) are as good as they have ever been. We continue to set more program records than any team before us. We continue to add names to the all-time top 10 lists weekly. We are breaking service academy records and meet records and yet our collective bests have not been good enough to win the Star meet. I told our teams that the individual improvements that people are making are exactly what we expect. But the bar for success today was measured not in individual wins or great performances but on the overall team outcome. We did not measure up to the standard. The bar for success has been raised higher and we need to continue to elevate our expectations of what "good" is if we want to win.

We were a little short-handed today due to some injuries to some key people and those absences cost us quite a bit. Today's loss was a tough lesson for our teams but one that will serve them well in the future. The loss, while painful can be an excuse to give up or it can be a motivation to overcome adversity. I am confident that we will recognize the value that can be found in failure and keep pushing toward a new level of good. That is my expectation. There were some individual highlights today that reflect that new level of good.

Our throwers were dominant on both the men's and women's sides. We won both hammer throws, both discus throws and both shot puts. On the men's side, Jamir Gibson collected 2 wins and did what he always does. He put up some big marks and kept the pressure on the entire series. On the women's side, Abigail Green had a nice series in the hammer to take the win and Emily Fink followed up her early-season success by winning the shot put convincingly. Karly Parcell was a nice surprise winner in the discus. She improved to #6 all-time on the top 10 list with her winning throw of 157' 3". We swept the top 3 spots in the women's shot, the women's hammer, and the women's discus. It was an impressive day for those women. On the men's side, we won 8 of the 19 events but did not have enough of the 2^nd and 3^rd place finishes to close the gap in the overall score. Justin Young had a great meet. After struggling the last two years with some injuries, he showed up today and performed very well. His 400IH race was his first in close to three years and he looked strong and won the race with ease. He was dominant on the second leg of our winning 4x100 and ran a great leg on the winning 4x400m relay team. We put him out there a lot today and he was a star.

Our meets get more and more competitive as we move forward, and I expect that we will rise to the challenge and continue to improve." – Mike Smith

UP NEXT

The Black Knights head to Bethlehem, Pa. to compete in the Lehigh Invitational on Saturday, April 9.

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