USNA Marathon Team Competes in Navy-Air Force 5 Miler and Half Marathon

The USNA Marathon Team traveled to Washington, D.C., Sept. 14 to compete in the 2014 Navy-Air Force 5 Miler and Half Marathon. The Navy Marathon Team placed first for the Navy 5 Miler and Half Marathon Military Challenge.  

The half marathon race started and finished in the shadow of the Washington Monument. During the half marathon, runners passed many historical sites, some of which were D.C. memorials and the scenic Rock Creek Parkway and East and West Potomac Parks. The 5 miler also started and finished in the shadow of the Washington Monument, taking runners from South to East Potomac Parks.

After the team successfully finished both races, they were honored to have the opportunity to meet Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr.

Winnefield gave each midshipmen a Challenger’s Coin and spoke to them about leadership and the importance of holding one’s sailors and marines to the highest standards while taking care of them to the best of one’s ability. The midshipmen on the Marathon Team and Admiral Winnefield shared more than one thing in common:  a love of running, country, and service.

2014 Navy Air Force 5 Miler	Last	First	Time
Men	Williams	Jake	30:54
	Marshall	Greg	31:30
	Gawboy	Zach	33:28
	Schnabel	Mark	33:35
	Nortz	Benjamin	35:50
	Ward	Stephen	35:50
Women	Grimmett	Kayla	35:52
	Mellgard	Juliana	37:21
	Howard	Sarah	38:29
	Batcher	Alisa	39:33
Navy Air Force Half Marathon	Last	First	Time
Men	Larios	Gabriel	1:19
	Young	Robert	1:26
	Byers	Colton	1:26
	Werling	Joshua	1:27
	Castle	Riley	1:32
Women	Perdew	Abigail	1:46
	Sandler	Holly	1:50
2014 Navy Air Force 5 Miler	Last	First	Time
Coach	Nudelman	Nathan	35:17
O-Rep	Rayburg	Casey	35:50