April 10, 2008

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Navy women's track & field members Arwyn Becker (Sr./Vail, Colo.) and Jacqui Charnigo (Sr./Medina, Ohio) each produced an ECAC qualifying mark to earn Patriot League Track Athlete-of-the-Week and Field Athlete-of-the-Week honors, respectively, it was announced on Wednesday.

Becker placed second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase last Saturday at the Colonial Relays, finishing with an ECAC time of 10:50.90. The mark ranks as the fourth-fastest clocking in school history and was just 0.70-second off the NCAA East Region Championship qualifying standard.

Charnigo, last year's ECAC pole vault champion, landed second in the event with an ECAC height of 11'11-3/4" (3.65 meters), despite going with a shorter approach. She also placed second in the high jump, as she surpassed the 5'3" (1.60 meters) bar on Saturday.

Becker, Charnigo and the Midshipmen (4-0) will head up to West Point this Friday to compete against Army in the annual Star Meet, starting at 11:30 a.m. Navy has won three-straight N-Stars against Army and six in the last-eight years. Last year, the Midshipmen earned a 107-96 victory over the Black Knights in Annapolis. Navy was picked to finish one spot ahead of Army in this year's Patriot League Preseason Poll, after the Mids captured the indoor N-Star and ranked ahead of the Black Knights at the league's indoor championship.