The USMMA track & field teams only sent four women to the St. John's campus, but they all prospered while the men had nine different medalists during the Tom Farrell Classic.
The USMMA track & field teams performed well coming off their highly successful Skyline Championship performances, competing hard at the Blue Devils Invite hosted by Central Connecticut State.
The USMMA track & field teams put together a total of 247 points between them courtesy of 41 total medals including 22 golds at the 2023 Skyline Conference Track & Field Championships.
The USMMA track & field teams only got to finish approximately half of their events before the skies opened up and forced the meet to end prematurely.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy track and field program saw its men take fourth place at the CGA Spring Invitational, trailing only UMass Dartmouth (120), Trinity-CT (80), and Coast Guard (77.5) with 73 points.
The USMMA track & field teams recognized its ten senior student-athletes, seven women and three men, in a special ceremony prior to the meet as the program hosted its first ever "142 Meet" inside Brooks Stadium.
The USMMA men's track & field team saw a 42-year old record fall in the distance medley relay on Friday night at the Fastrack Last Chance Invite at the Ocean Breeze Complex.
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy men's track & field team had eight top-five finishes, including a pair of victories by freshman Isaac Clark (Weddington, N.C.), at the West Point Tune-Up hosted by Army on Saturday.
Freshman Isaiah Sims (Sunnyvale, Texas) had a great day for the Mariners on Friday at the CGA Winter Invite #2 hosted by arch-rival Coast Guard, as the plebe earned a trio of top-three finishes. Additionally, the Mariners beat their counterparts from the Bears in a total of seven events as part of their fourth-place team finish at the event.
The USMMA men's track & field team competed in the 2023 Ramapo College Opener on Friday at the world-famous Armory in Manhattan.
The USMMA track & field team took part in the Spartan Invitational hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas College on Friday at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy track & field team competed at Army's West Point Open on Friday, the Mariners' second meet of the season and the first of the New Year
For the third time in her career, USMMA women's track & field senior Kira Porzio (Palo Cedro, Calif.) has qualified for nationals in the high jump and will represent the Academy at the upcoming 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championship Meet later this week up at the Polisseni Track and Field Complex in Rochester, N.Y. The event is hosted by St. John Fisher University.
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy senior Kira Porzio (Palo Cedro, Calif.) has earned All-America accolades!
On Sunday night, the NCAA announced the full list of qualifiers for the 2023 Indoor Track & Field National Championship Meet and, for the second time in her career, USMMA senior Kira Porzio (Palo Cedro, Calif.) will be headed to nationals to compete in the high jump!