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Jan. 3, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's track & field team (2-0) will return to action for the first time in a month when it splits up its squad to compete at the UMES Coach O Invitational in Princess Anne, Md., on Friday and the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev., on Saturday.

In addition to Navy, Friday's UMES Coach O Invitational will feature Coppin State, Hampton, host Maryland-Eastern Shore and several club teams and open competitors. The Midshipmen have competed at the Hytche Center in each of the last-two years, including last year's 11 top-five performances in the non-team scoring event.

The Midshipmen last competed before final exams and semester break on Dec. 4, when they defeated American and Mount St. Mary's to kick off the indoor season. Navy has posted 47-consecutive dual-meet victories, dating back to the 2004-05 indoor slate.

Navy was balanced in that season-opening tri-meet, as it recorded six field events victories and five track triumphs. Six different Midshipmen each won a field event, while eight different Navy runners combined to win five track events (four individual and one relay).

One day later and two time zones away, Navy's contingent of pole vaulters will be making its first appearance at the 18th annual National Pole Vault Summit. Several of the nation's and world's elite athletes will partake in the event, which also has several clinics available the day prior to the main competition.

Navy's Jacqui Charnigo (Sr./Medina, Ohio) will look to make the most of her opportunity against a strong field this Saturday, as she qualified for the ECAC Championship in the season opener last month with a height of 12'3-1/2" (3.75 meters). She took aim at the school record and NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 12'11-1/2" (3.95 meters) in the same meet, but could not successfully clear the bar in her three attempts.

Following this weekend's action, Navy will return to Annapolis to host George Mason, James Madison, Mount St. Mary's, North Carolina, VCU and William & Mary in Halsey Field House on Saturday, Jan. 19.