West Point - Despite 30-degree temperatures and chilly winds, Army track and field opened its home outdoor schedule at Shea Stadium this weekend, hosting 18 teams at the Dick Shea Open in the first of two meets at West Point this spring. No teams scores were kept for the event.
Junior Barrett LeHardy won the season’s first running of the 3,000-meter steeplechase, beating the second-place finisher by nearly 10 seconds.
Sophomore Kevin Russell narrowly missed a first-place finish in the 1,500 meters, coming in second with a time of 4:08.09.
Senior Tonya Stallard continued her strong year in the hurdles, winning the 100-meter hurdles in 15.26 seconds.
The Black Knight women’s sweep of the hurdles continued into the 400-meter hurdles as Carissa Hauck crossed the line first in 1:08.00 Sophomore Kaitlyn Love finished third in the event with a time of 1:09.80.
Competing in his second meet of the outdoor season, senior Domonick Sylve won his second 110-meter hurdles title with a time of 14.18 seconds, while sophomore Kyler Martin followed in second at 14.98 seconds.
Sylve also came away with 100-meter dash title, winning the event with a finish of 11.20 seconds.
Senior Chris Wagner won the 800 meters as one of only three competitors of a field of 36 to finish under the 2-minute mark, finishing in 1:56.66.
Running in the first 5,000 meters of the season, freshman Liz O’Donnell won the event with a time of 18:12.27. Junior Mike Mitchell took the title on the men’s side, finishing in 15:07.23. Sophomore Dan Nix followed Mitchell in second place with a mark of 15:11.03.
Junior Grady Davis represented the Black Knights in the throwing events by winning the discus with a distance of 47.50 meters, matching the IC4A-qualifying standard.
Senior Alfred McDaniel also made an IC4A mark in field events, qualifying in the long jump with a second-place distance of 7.25 meters.
Junior Tom Wagner continued the IC4A trend in the jumping events by qualifying in the triple jump with a first-place mark of 14.80 meters.
Sophomore McKenzie Majchrzak improved upon her high jump mark from a week ago by eclipsing the bar at 1.68 meters to win the Dick Shea title. Tom Wagner won the event on the men’s side, reaching a height of 1.99m.
The Black Knights continue their outdoor season Saturday, April 2nd, at the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge, LA.
