Three Cadets competed on the opening day of the NCAA East Regional preliminary round at the USF Track and Field Stadium on Thursday.
"We had three competitors today," head coach Mike Smith said. "Keegan got into a good heat of the 1500 and just let the race get a little too far ahead of him. He didn't finish as well as he did most of the spring and that was the difference. The runner that finished just ahead of him advanced to the next round so he was close. I think he could get to the next level once he hone's his racing skills against the better competitors, like the guys he raced today." "Lee jumped well in the pole vault today. He just had too many misses. He needed to clear one more bar to advance to Eugene, Ore. In the end, he finished where he was ranked coming into the meet. He had a great career at West Point and leaves with numerous accolades and accomplishments. He is the best pole vaulter to ever come through the Academy and dominated the Star Meet and the Patriot League for all four years that he was here. "Briyah threw well today. She finished just about where she was seeded and threw the shot close to her season-best. Her athletic career came to an end today and tomorrow she will be on a plane and be at her graduation on Saturday afternoon. She leaves West Point as the most decorated female thrower in the history of the Academy. She dominated the Army-Navy Star Meet and the Patriot League all four years in which she competed and we will miss her." Read More