Army Breaks Drought Against Navy

The Army West Point men's track and field team broke a five-year lull as it took down the Midshipmen by a score of 97-84. With both men's and women's teams winning, it was the first time in 22 years that Army has swept Navy at a track and field event. In the mile Keagan Smith pulled ahead to set a team season best, crossing the finish line with a time of 4:08.23. Senior captain Trevor Touchton placed second with a time of 4:09.27. In the 60-meter hurdles Senior Nick Beavers set a team season best (8.15 seconds) in his second place finish. Ross Puritty come in a close third with a time of 8.22 seconds. Jose Santana led the 400-meter dash clocking a time of 48.74 seconds Andre Vaughn placed fourth tallying a time of 52.01 seconds. The 500-meter dash was highlighted by Tyrell Maddox who finished first with a time of 1:04.28. He was joined by Jackson Keating in fourth with a time of 1:06.90. Kevin Dyer was atop the podium in the 60m dash, clocking a time of 6.80 seconds. Dyer was joined by Ben Sims who placed second and ran the race in 6.84 seconds. The 800-meter run featured a 1-2 sweep by the Black Knights with senior captain Touchton placing first at 1:54.23 and Nick Causey placing second with a time of 1:54.62. Ben Boswell captured gold in the 1000-meter run crossing the finish line with a time of 2:28.52. He was followed by Mikey Singer who placed third with a time of 2:29.53. Read More