Army West Point Women’s Track and Field made history on May 2-3, finishing first at the Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championship, earning the team’s first title in 16 years. Army West Point’s women garnered 215.5 points to claim their first title in 16 years, with Boston U finishing behind in second and Navy finishing in third. The Black Knights also earned seven first-place titles to claim the title.
The first title winner was CDT Charlotte Richman ’26, who won the 10,000m run with a 36:55.35 final time. CDT Louisa Diamond ’27 finished in the same place, right behind Richman in second.
One of the shining stars of the meet was CDT Zoe Eggleston ’25, who claimed her first Patriot League title in the heptathlon with 5056 total points. Highlights from Eggleston’s victory include finishing first in the 200m dash, first in the 800m run, and second in the 100m hurdles.
CDT Claire Lewis ’26 was another first-place winner in the 3,000m steeplechase, finishing with a final time of 10:23.69. CDTs Melissa Jachim ’25 and Joanna Halfhill ’25 also earned top-four finishes in the event, finishing third and fourth, respectively.
CDT Emily Fink ’25 earned another throwing accomplishment, finishing first in the shot put. Fink earned a final 16.79m (55′ 1″), setting a new Patriot League Championship meet record. CDT Jordan Hecht ’27 also added a second-place finish in the event.
CDT Zoe Whaley ’26 continued the first-place finishes in the high jump, earning the gold medal in the event with a 1.72m (5′ 7 ¾”) final mark.
CDT Sophia Dykstra ’25 added the sixth first-place finish for the Black Knights, earning the top mark in the discus. Dykstra finished the meet with a 52.05m (170″ 9′) final mark, setting a new meet record alongside Fink.
The final gold medal finish for Army came in the final event of the meet, and 4x400m relay. The relay team, consisting of CDTs Hannah Andrews ’25, Ever Elegon ’25, Faith Kibbe ’28, and Skye Chambers ’27, finished the race with a final time of 3:41.15, also setting a meet record.
Alongside the first-place finishes, the Black Knights also saw several second-place finishes, all of which earned athletes Second-Team All-Patriot League honors, with first-place finishers earning First-Team All-Patriot League. Those include CDTs Skye Chambers in the 800m, Mikayla Cheney ’27 in the 1,500m, Louisa Diamond in the 5,000m, her second silver medal of the meet, Kiana Emerson ’26 in the hammer throw, and Olivia Hancock ’25 in the discus.
With all the top two finishes, Army head coach Mike Smith received the Patriot League’s Women’s Coach of the Year honor.
Up next, the Black Knights run their first outdoor meet in West Point at Shea Stadium this season at the West Point Twilight, starting on May 8.
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