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Army Places Second At Patriot League Men's Outdoor Championships
May 07, 2022 | Men's Track and Field
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Army West Point men's outdoor track and field team earned a second place finish at the 2022 Patriot League Championships.
MEET SUMMARY
The throwers set the tone on Friday. In the hammer, Army had four of the top five finishers including the top two. Marco Risi won the event (60.06m) and Deven McNeal was second (59.79m). On Saturday, Jamir Gibson took over. The three-time field athlete of the week won the shot put (17.52m) and the discus throw (54.64m). He won 24 points in three events for the Black Knights en route to being named the Patriot League Field Athlete of the Meet.
Army won 21 points in the 400 hurdles which were the second most by the Black Knights in an event. Justin Young finished first (52.10) with Nicholas Stoeckle and Nicholas Amoroso placing third and fourth, respectively. Young was a part of the 4x400m relay winning team with Michael Altenburg, Luke Griner, and Kevin Sembrat. Ryan Hogan finished first in the 200m (21.83) and picked up a second-place finish on the 4x400m relay with Jon Redmond, Noah Shute, and Young. The 4x800 relay team – Michael Altenburg, Zachary Simon, Jeremiah Rasmussen, and Luke Griner – finished second to cap a successful competition by the relay teams.
2022 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Major Awards
Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year: Jamie Cook, Navy
Patriot League Women's Coach of the Year: Jamie Cook, Navy
Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet: Miguel Mathias, Navy, Sr.
Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Meet: Andrea Claeson, Boston University, Sr.
Patriot League Men's Field Athlete of the Meet: Jamir Gibson, Army West Point, Sr.
Patriot League Women's Field Athlete of the Meet: Katherine Halbert, Navy, Sr.
Patriot League Men's Rookie of the Meet: Jacques Guillaume, Navy, Fr.
Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet: Emily Fink, Army West Point, Fr.
Patriot League Men's Highest Point Scorer: Caden Dailey, Navy, Jr.
Patriot League Women's Highest Point Scorer: Katherine Halbert, Navy, Sr.
2022 Men's Outdoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Michael Altenburg (4x400m relay), Jamir Gibson (Shot Put, Discus), Luke Griner (4x400m relay), Ryan Hogan (200m), Marco Risi (Hammer Throw), Kevin Sembrat (4x400m relay), Justin Young (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay).
2022 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Michael Altenburg (4x800m relay), Chris Barrett (Javelin), Garrett Gough (10,000m, 5,000m), Luke Griner (4x800m relay), Ethan Hesson (Pole Vault), Ryan Hogan (4x100m relay), Matthew McNamara (Decathlon), Deven McNeal (Hammer Throw), Jeremiah Rasmussen (4x800m relay), Jon Redmond (4x100m relay, 100m), Noah Shute (4x100m relay), Zachary Simon (4x800m relay), Justin Young (4x100m relay).
*Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championship Record
COACH'S CORNER
"Going into the meet I had us second in scoring on both the men's and women's sides so our runner-up finishes today were not unexpected. We scored in the areas where we knew we could and where we expected to score but, in the end, we just didn't have enough scoring opportunities to come out on top on with either of our teams.
Today marks seven consecutive runner-up finishes for our men at this meet. We had the third highest point total since I have been here in what was quite possibly the most difficult weather weekend I have ever experienced at a conference championship. The rain came at us sideways at times blown by wind gusts that reached 25mph. There was no escaping the soaking and eventually you just had to accept it. I stood in my own puddle of water in each of my boots for the better part of 8 hours.
Having said that, I thought our athletes handled the conditions much better than I did. We won five events today on the men's side and Jamir Gibson won two of them. He opened up his day with a win in the shot put and closed out the day by winning the discus. He has been our points leader all year and today was more of the same. He scored 24 points for Army this weekend and took home the field event athlete of the meet award. It was a fitting end to a remarkable conference career. Now he can look ahead to the NCAA where he will measure himself against some of the best young talent on the planet.
Ryan Hogan won the 200 today and did so by running a great turn. He came off the turn in a tie for the lead but then showed the most power down the stretch in taking the win. He has been close in this event before but the title had always eluded him, but not today. Our other double champion of the day was Justin Young. He has battled adversity throughout his career and was disqualified yesterday in the 110hurdles. It was a deflating moment for him but didn't seem to affect him today. He was dominating in the 400IH in what was a satisfying end to his individual conference career. He closed out the scoring by anchoring our 4x400m relay to the win in the 4x400. We have often run him much earlier in the relay to take advantage of his speed but today we felt better about having him bring us home and he did that without any trouble. The other guys on that relay did a nice job of setting the table and Justin would it be denied in getting to the line first. There were other great performances and runner up finishes for us today. I saw great competitive effort across the board. In the end we just need to get better. The conference as a whole is better and we need to raise our game if we want to win." – Mike Smith
UP NEXT
Several Black Knights will compete at the ECAC/IC4A Championships in Williamsburg, Va. from May 13-15.
For complete coverage of Army West Point cross country and track and field, follow the Black Knights on Twitter (ArmyWP_TrackXC) and Instagram (goarmytrack) and online at www.goarmywestpoint.com.
MEET SUMMARY
The throwers set the tone on Friday. In the hammer, Army had four of the top five finishers including the top two. Marco Risi won the event (60.06m) and Deven McNeal was second (59.79m). On Saturday, Jamir Gibson took over. The three-time field athlete of the week won the shot put (17.52m) and the discus throw (54.64m). He won 24 points in three events for the Black Knights en route to being named the Patriot League Field Athlete of the Meet.
Army won 21 points in the 400 hurdles which were the second most by the Black Knights in an event. Justin Young finished first (52.10) with Nicholas Stoeckle and Nicholas Amoroso placing third and fourth, respectively. Young was a part of the 4x400m relay winning team with Michael Altenburg, Luke Griner, and Kevin Sembrat. Ryan Hogan finished first in the 200m (21.83) and picked up a second-place finish on the 4x400m relay with Jon Redmond, Noah Shute, and Young. The 4x800 relay team – Michael Altenburg, Zachary Simon, Jeremiah Rasmussen, and Luke Griner – finished second to cap a successful competition by the relay teams.
Men - Team Rankings - 22 Events Scored
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| 1) Navy 333 | 2) Army West Point 239 |
| 3) Boston University 82 | 4) Bucknell 66 |
| 5) Lehigh 61 | 6) Lafayette 25.50 |
| 7) Holy Cross 21.50 | 8) Colgate 21 |
| 9) American 8 | |
2022 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Major Awards
Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year: Jamie Cook, Navy
Patriot League Women's Coach of the Year: Jamie Cook, Navy
Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet: Miguel Mathias, Navy, Sr.
Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Meet: Andrea Claeson, Boston University, Sr.
Patriot League Men's Field Athlete of the Meet: Jamir Gibson, Army West Point, Sr.
Patriot League Women's Field Athlete of the Meet: Katherine Halbert, Navy, Sr.
Patriot League Men's Rookie of the Meet: Jacques Guillaume, Navy, Fr.
Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet: Emily Fink, Army West Point, Fr.
Patriot League Men's Highest Point Scorer: Caden Dailey, Navy, Jr.
Patriot League Women's Highest Point Scorer: Katherine Halbert, Navy, Sr.
2022 Men's Outdoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Michael Altenburg (4x400m relay), Jamir Gibson (Shot Put, Discus), Luke Griner (4x400m relay), Ryan Hogan (200m), Marco Risi (Hammer Throw), Kevin Sembrat (4x400m relay), Justin Young (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay).
2022 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Michael Altenburg (4x800m relay), Chris Barrett (Javelin), Garrett Gough (10,000m, 5,000m), Luke Griner (4x800m relay), Ethan Hesson (Pole Vault), Ryan Hogan (4x100m relay), Matthew McNamara (Decathlon), Deven McNeal (Hammer Throw), Jeremiah Rasmussen (4x800m relay), Jon Redmond (4x100m relay, 100m), Noah Shute (4x100m relay), Zachary Simon (4x800m relay), Justin Young (4x100m relay).
*Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championship Record
COACH'S CORNER
"Going into the meet I had us second in scoring on both the men's and women's sides so our runner-up finishes today were not unexpected. We scored in the areas where we knew we could and where we expected to score but, in the end, we just didn't have enough scoring opportunities to come out on top on with either of our teams.
Today marks seven consecutive runner-up finishes for our men at this meet. We had the third highest point total since I have been here in what was quite possibly the most difficult weather weekend I have ever experienced at a conference championship. The rain came at us sideways at times blown by wind gusts that reached 25mph. There was no escaping the soaking and eventually you just had to accept it. I stood in my own puddle of water in each of my boots for the better part of 8 hours.
Having said that, I thought our athletes handled the conditions much better than I did. We won five events today on the men's side and Jamir Gibson won two of them. He opened up his day with a win in the shot put and closed out the day by winning the discus. He has been our points leader all year and today was more of the same. He scored 24 points for Army this weekend and took home the field event athlete of the meet award. It was a fitting end to a remarkable conference career. Now he can look ahead to the NCAA where he will measure himself against some of the best young talent on the planet.
Ryan Hogan won the 200 today and did so by running a great turn. He came off the turn in a tie for the lead but then showed the most power down the stretch in taking the win. He has been close in this event before but the title had always eluded him, but not today. Our other double champion of the day was Justin Young. He has battled adversity throughout his career and was disqualified yesterday in the 110hurdles. It was a deflating moment for him but didn't seem to affect him today. He was dominating in the 400IH in what was a satisfying end to his individual conference career. He closed out the scoring by anchoring our 4x400m relay to the win in the 4x400. We have often run him much earlier in the relay to take advantage of his speed but today we felt better about having him bring us home and he did that without any trouble. The other guys on that relay did a nice job of setting the table and Justin would it be denied in getting to the line first. There were other great performances and runner up finishes for us today. I saw great competitive effort across the board. In the end we just need to get better. The conference as a whole is better and we need to raise our game if we want to win." – Mike Smith
UP NEXT
Several Black Knights will compete at the ECAC/IC4A Championships in Williamsburg, Va. from May 13-15.
For complete coverage of Army West Point cross country and track and field, follow the Black Knights on Twitter (ArmyWP_TrackXC) and Instagram (goarmytrack) and online at www.goarmywestpoint.com.
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