Army West Point Athletics
Ten Named to Patriot League Track and Field Academic All-League Team
May 20, 2026 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Ten Black Knights were named to the Patriot League Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Patriot League Teams, the conference announced on Wednesday afternoon.
All 10 of these athletes have GPA's greater than 3.20 and put together impressive performances, especially at the Patriot League championships this past weekend.
Women Honorees
Mikayla Cheney, Junior, New Castle, Colo./Coal Ridge
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Engineering Psychology | 3.60
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 4x800m relay
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships: second in the 1,500m and fourth in the 5,000m
• Finished first in the 1,500m in the Army-Navy Star Meet and second in the 5,000m
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 114 in her class
• Named to the Dean's List five times
• Named a Distinguished Cadet at end of 2024 calendar year
• Given the Superintendent's Award for Achievement in 2024
Jordan Hecht, Junior, Apple Valley, Minn./Rosemount
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Biology | 3.76
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Field Champion in the shot put with a mark of 17.23m, which is a meet record, facility record and personal best
• Patriot League Outdoor Field Championships: fourth in the hammer throw and 11th in the discus
• Won the shot put and discus at the Army-Navy Star Meet, while finishing third in the hammer
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 204 in her class
• Named to the Dean's List five times
• Named a Distinguished Cadet at end of 2024 calendar year
• Given the Superintendent's Award for Excellence in 2024
Claire Lewis, Senior, Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach
Major (minor) | Undergraduate GPA: Chemical Engineering (Terrorism Studies) | 4.01
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 3000m steeplechase
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships: third in the 5,000m
• First place in the 3000m steeplechase at the Army-Navy Star Meet
• First play in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2026 Pepsi Florida Relays
• First Place and program record in the 3000m steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Invitational
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 48 in her class
• Named to the Dean's List eight times
• Distinguished Cadet in 2024
• Superintendent's Award for Excellence (top five percent of class based on Cadet Award Score in 2024
• Distinguished Cadet in 2023
• Superintendent's Award for Excellence in 2023
Charlotte Richman, Senior, Portland, Ore./Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Major | Undergraduate: Engineering Psychology | 3.68
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 10,000m, 5,000m and 1,500m
• Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Meet
• Patriot League Women's Highest Point Scorer
• Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Team Championship
• Army-Navy Star Meet 5,000m champion
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 230 in her class of 1,039
• Named to Dean's List seven times
Claire Wimer, Junior, Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Kinesiology | 3.89
2026 Key Results
• Finished fifth in the javelin throw at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships
• Finished first in the javelin with a personal-best mark of 45.85m at the Army-Navy Star Meet
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranked 96 in her class
• Named to Dean's List five times
• Given Superintendent's Award in 2024
• Named Distinguished Cadet in 2024
• Given Superintendent's Award for Achievement in 2024
Men's Honors
Nathan Davis, Senior, East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia High School
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Chemical Engineering | 3.46
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 3000m steeplechase
• Finished fifth in the 5000m at the Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranked 256 in his class
• Named to Dean's List eight times
• Given Superintendent's Award for Achievement in 2023
Jaxon Hammond, Junior, Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Chemical Engineering | 3.60
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 4x100m relay
• Finished second in the 100m and seventh in the 200m at the Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships
• Won the 100m and 4x100m at the Army-Navy Star Meet, while finishing third in the 200m
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranked 340 in his class
• Named to Dean's List three times
Maximus Haynia, Junior, Westhampton, N.Y./Westhampton
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Systems Engineering | 3.58
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships: fourth in the 10,000m and 8th in the 5,000m
• Finished sixth in the 5,000m at the Army-Navy Star Meet
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 222 in his class
• Given the Superintendent's Award (above a 3.3 in all three pillars during academic year) in 2025
• Given Superintendent's Award for Achievement in 2024
Owen Lang, Sophomore, Andover, Kan./Andover Central
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Computer Science | 3.50
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 4x100m
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships: third in the 4x400m, fourth in the 200m
• Finished first in the 4x100m, second in the 4x400m and third in the 400m at the Army-Navy Star Meet
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 429 in his class
• Named to the Dean's List three times
Matthew Palchak, Sophomore, Davis, Calif./Jesuit
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Physics | 3.57
2026 Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Field Championships: second in the shot put and fourth in the discus
• Finished first in the shot put at Army-Navy Star Meet, while finishing third in the discus
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 410 in his class
• Named to the Dean's List three times
All 10 of these athletes have GPA's greater than 3.20 and put together impressive performances, especially at the Patriot League championships this past weekend.
Women Honorees
Mikayla Cheney, Junior, New Castle, Colo./Coal Ridge
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Engineering Psychology | 3.60
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 4x800m relay
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships: second in the 1,500m and fourth in the 5,000m
• Finished first in the 1,500m in the Army-Navy Star Meet and second in the 5,000m
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 114 in her class
• Named to the Dean's List five times
• Named a Distinguished Cadet at end of 2024 calendar year
• Given the Superintendent's Award for Achievement in 2024
Jordan Hecht, Junior, Apple Valley, Minn./Rosemount
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Biology | 3.76
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Field Champion in the shot put with a mark of 17.23m, which is a meet record, facility record and personal best
• Patriot League Outdoor Field Championships: fourth in the hammer throw and 11th in the discus
• Won the shot put and discus at the Army-Navy Star Meet, while finishing third in the hammer
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 204 in her class
• Named to the Dean's List five times
• Named a Distinguished Cadet at end of 2024 calendar year
• Given the Superintendent's Award for Excellence in 2024
Claire Lewis, Senior, Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach
Major (minor) | Undergraduate GPA: Chemical Engineering (Terrorism Studies) | 4.01
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 3000m steeplechase
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships: third in the 5,000m
• First place in the 3000m steeplechase at the Army-Navy Star Meet
• First play in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2026 Pepsi Florida Relays
• First Place and program record in the 3000m steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Invitational
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 48 in her class
• Named to the Dean's List eight times
• Distinguished Cadet in 2024
• Superintendent's Award for Excellence (top five percent of class based on Cadet Award Score in 2024
• Distinguished Cadet in 2023
• Superintendent's Award for Excellence in 2023
Charlotte Richman, Senior, Portland, Ore./Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Major | Undergraduate: Engineering Psychology | 3.68
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 10,000m, 5,000m and 1,500m
• Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Meet
• Patriot League Women's Highest Point Scorer
• Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Team Championship
• Army-Navy Star Meet 5,000m champion
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 230 in her class of 1,039
• Named to Dean's List seven times
Claire Wimer, Junior, Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Kinesiology | 3.89
2026 Key Results
• Finished fifth in the javelin throw at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships
• Finished first in the javelin with a personal-best mark of 45.85m at the Army-Navy Star Meet
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranked 96 in her class
• Named to Dean's List five times
• Given Superintendent's Award in 2024
• Named Distinguished Cadet in 2024
• Given Superintendent's Award for Achievement in 2024
Men's Honors
Nathan Davis, Senior, East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia High School
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Chemical Engineering | 3.46
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 3000m steeplechase
• Finished fifth in the 5000m at the Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranked 256 in his class
• Named to Dean's List eight times
• Given Superintendent's Award for Achievement in 2023
Jaxon Hammond, Junior, Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Chemical Engineering | 3.60
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 4x100m relay
• Finished second in the 100m and seventh in the 200m at the Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships
• Won the 100m and 4x100m at the Army-Navy Star Meet, while finishing third in the 200m
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranked 340 in his class
• Named to Dean's List three times
Maximus Haynia, Junior, Westhampton, N.Y./Westhampton
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Systems Engineering | 3.58
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships: fourth in the 10,000m and 8th in the 5,000m
• Finished sixth in the 5,000m at the Army-Navy Star Meet
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 222 in his class
• Given the Superintendent's Award (above a 3.3 in all three pillars during academic year) in 2025
• Given Superintendent's Award for Achievement in 2024
Owen Lang, Sophomore, Andover, Kan./Andover Central
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Computer Science | 3.50
2026 Key Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Champion in the 4x100m
• Patriot League Outdoor Track Championships: third in the 4x400m, fourth in the 200m
• Finished first in the 4x100m, second in the 4x400m and third in the 400m at the Army-Navy Star Meet
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 429 in his class
• Named to the Dean's List three times
Matthew Palchak, Sophomore, Davis, Calif./Jesuit
Major | Undergraduate GPA: Physics | 3.57
2026 Results
• Patriot League Outdoor Field Championships: second in the shot put and fourth in the discus
• Finished first in the shot put at Army-Navy Star Meet, while finishing third in the discus
Academic Achievements/Honors
• Ranks 410 in his class
• Named to the Dean's List three times
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