Stockton Invite
22-MAR 2008

Monday 24 March, 2008---The Army Prep Men’s and Women’s Track and Field team opened the 2008 Outdoor season @ the Stockton Invitational on Saturday 22 March. Some early snow flurries gave way to a decent day with some sun and temperatures holding in the upper 40’s. 15 teams took part in the meet making for a good opener for all the competitors. All official results can be found @ www.stockton.edu.

The Black Knights had three individual champions on the day. Mike Hutchins won the men’s High Jump with a mark of 6’1”. Meg-Ann Braun took the women’s 3000 Steeplechase in a time of 13:20.08. Shevonn Damper took first place honors in the women’s 100 meters with a time of 13.84.

Other Notable Black Knight Performances:

Shevonn Damper---5th place---200m---27.76

Ramon Slater---11th place---200m---23.51---400m---7th place---51.55---LJ---8th place---19’7”

Jesse Witt---13th place---200m---23.59

Dexter Booze---11th place---800m---2:09.47

Blake Boyd---12th place---800m---2:09.74

Travis Griffin---12th place---1500m---4:32.70

Mike Hutchins---6th place---LJ---21’00”

Men’s Distance Medley Relay---Army Prep---3rd place---11:21.39

Blake Boyd 1200m (3:28), Issac Dudley 400m (56.0), Dexter Booze 800m (2:08), Travis Griffin 1600m (4:48).

Next up for the Army Prep Black Knights will be the Dick Shea Open @ USMA on Saturday 29 March. The meet will begin @ 1100 hours.


Army Prep Open
12-APR 2008

The Army Prep Men’s & Women’s Track & Field team hosted the 13th annual Army Prep Invitational on Saturday 12 April.  Competing teams were Army Prep, Navy Prep, Cumberland CC, Middlesex CC, Felician College, and the Shore AC.   The weather turned out better than predicted with the exception of a stoppage of the meet at the half way mark due to 3 lighting strikes.  That weather quickly passed and the meet resumed after a 20 minute break.  The Black Knights Track team would like to thank all the C/C’s that helped at the meet, as well as, those who came out to support their peers while they were competing…that support was very much appreciated!!  The Army Prep men sweep the meet to finish a perfect 4-0.  Men’s team scoring is as follows: Army Prep 153, Navy Prep 149, Middlesex CC 110, Cumberland CC 45, and Felician College 18.  The Army Prep women sweep the meet as well, finishing a perfect 4-0.  Women’s team scoring is as follows: Army Prep 160, Navy Prep 90, Cumberland CC 42, Middlesex CC 34, and Felician College 24.  Complete meet results can be found @ www.eliteracingsystems.com

Outstanding Black Knight men performers in event order were: Jesse Witt, Mike Hutchins, Ramon Slater, Blake Boyd, Sean Robinson, Antuan Aaron, Anthony Gonzales, Dexter Booze, Matt Carter, TJ Jednek, Steve Brown, Chris Hardee, and Pat Hastings.  Outstanding Black Knight women performers in event order were: Mekeba Jeffcoat, Forrest Russell, Meg-Ann Braun, Robin Felder, Ratchel Willis, Shevonn Damper, Obiamaka Agu, Madelyn Serrano, and Sarah Galvez.

Next up for the Black Knights is the East Stroudsburg University Invitational in East Stroudsburg, PA.  The meet will begin @ 1000 hours.  Again, thank you for your support of Army Track & Field!

Penn Relays
26-APR 2008

Philadelphia, PA --The PENN RELAYS really are a special experience for our Track athletes. The meet is very competitive and the fan attendance is awesome. The weather turned out to be just as awesome all 3 days. That and the competitive environment of the relay carnival lend very well to good performances.

The Army Prep women started things off on Thursday (23,000 track fans) with the Prep School Independent 4 X 100 relay team of Shevonn Damper, Robin Felder, Meg-Ann Braun, and Forrest Russell. The women took 6th place honors in a season best time of 53.38.

Later that afternoon, the Prep School Independent 4 X 400 relay team of Shevonn Damper, Robin Felder, Forrest Russell, and Meg-Ann Braun took 6th place honors in a season best time of 4:26.29. The reigning record holder in that event is the Army Prep team of Jayna Tangen, Ebony Thomas, Stephanie Schoeneman, and Lesa Boyd. That quartet set the record in 2006 with a time of 4:05.80.

Friday (37,000 track fans) the Army Prep men were up in the Prep School Independent 4 X 100 Relay.

The Black Knights team of Mike Hutchins, Antuan Aaron, Jesse Witt, and Ramon Slater took runner up honors getting the baton around the track in 43.72. The foursome received PENN RELAY silver medals for their efforts. The Track program would like to thank the Football program for their support of Autuan Aaron helping make us competitive in this “big time” environment.

The Black Knight men were up again Saturday (50,000 track fans) in the Prep School Independent 4 X 400 Relay. The team of Ramon Slater (49.28), Jesse Witt (49.39), Dexter Booze (54.10), and Mike Hutchins (49.41) ran the 4 lapper in 3:23.72 to take championship honors. This performance was awesome as it was clearly our best times of the season and nearly broke the event record of 3:22.49. For their efforts, the foursome received PENN RELAY gold medals.

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