April 25, 2008

PHILADELPHIA - Navy women's track & field jumper Katie Berkey (Jr./Tempe, Ariz.) placed 12th in the high jump as the Midshipmen took part in the prestigious Penn Relays at Franklin Field on Thursday.

Berkey, Navy's highest finisher on the day, soared over the bar set at 5'3-1/4" (1.61 meters) to tie for 12th with Lehigh's Kathryn McLaughlin and District of Columbia's Dicoda Waugh.

The Midshipmen also had two throwers compete in the shot put. Janet Von Eiff (Fr./San Diego, Calif.) landed 18th with a distance of 40'11" (12.49 meters), while Joy Nameth (Fr./Walden, Colo.) finished 25th with her throw of 39'4" (11.99 meters).

On the track, Navy took part in the 4x400-meter and 4x100-meter relays. The 4x400-meter relay of Lauren Burmeister (Sr./Brownsdale, Minn.), Joanna Clark (Sr./Harpers Ferry, W.Va.), Angelique Martin (Jr./Lexington Park, Md.) and Vicki Moore (Sr./Burke, Va.) combined for a time of 4:02.02. The 4x100-meter relay of Martin, Debbi Choi (Jr./Clarksville, Md.), Rebecca Tucker (Oregon City, Ore.) and Mary Bellis (So./San Luis Obispo, Calif.) had troubles with the exchanged and crossed the finish line in 54.11 seconds.

The Midshipmen will begin the championship portion of their outdoor slate when they host the Patriot League Championship on May 2-3 at Ingram Field in Annapolis.