April 10, 2008

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Navy men's track & field thrower Darryl Hunter (Sr./Des Moines, Iowa) recorded championship-qualifying marks in two events to earn Patriot League Field Athlete-of-the-Week distinction for the second time during the 2008 outdoor season, it was announced by the league office on Wednesday.

At the 81st annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Hunter delivered a NCAA regional-qualifying toss in the shot put. His distance of 55'11-1/4" (17.05 meters) placed him third in the event. He also would land 11th in the discus throw with a career-best, IC4A mark of 166'8" (50.79 meters).

Hunter and the Midshipmen (9-0) will head up to West Point this Friday to compete against Army in the annual Star Meet, starting at 2:30 p.m. Navy was picked to finish ahead of 16-time defending league-champion Army in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, as the Mids claimed 12 of the 16 first-place ballots. The Midshipmen won the indoor league championship this winter and captured the indoor N-Star for the seventh-straight season. Last year, Army squeezed out a 103-100 victory in Annapolis to take a narrow 41-40 lead in the all-time outdoor Star series.