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                         April 26, 2002

In a rain soaked afternoon on a soggy track, Army men’s track and field team pounded Navy, 114-89, in the 76th meeting of the series history. The Black Knights set a scoring record Saturday versus the Midshipmen in scoring 114 points. Their previous high was 108 points in 1970.

Sophomore Travis Pendleton stole the show by establishing a new Academy record in the discus with a throw of 178’2.5". Pendleton’s effort surpassed Duane Fuller’s 1978 record of 177’7.5".

The Black Knights looked superior in every event in the field. Sophomore Jeff Weaver had a particularly strong afternoon, capturing the top spot in both the long and triple jump. Weaver’s winning triple jump of 49’3" was the fourth-best leap in academy history. Weaver won the long jump with a mark of 23’6".

The javelin and the high jump belonged to Army. Sophomore Adam Burke and freshman Marcus Canty landed an impressive one-two punch on the Midshipmen in the javelin, while sophomore Rod Manzo, freshman Reggie Nevels and Burke turned a one-two-three sweep in the high jump.

The Black Knights did not limit their success to the field. Freshman Terron Wharton led a sensational one-two finish for Army in the 200m with a time of 22.21. Senior Omari Thompson took runner up honors with a clip of 22.42. Sophomore Trevor Hopper pulled a hamstring and was unable to compete in the 400m hurdles; however, he was able to win the 110m high hurdles before departing (14.55).

Even without the services of their top runner, the 400m hurdle event did not suffer thanks to another tremendous one-two effort. Sophomore Jevan Willis set a personal record to win the event (53.81), while classmate Evan Newpher-Lockard finished second with a time of 55.08.

Army fared well in the distance races as well, getting individual victories from senior Will Wyche in the 5,000m (14:36.10) and classmate Clint Tisserand in the steeplechase (9:09.62).