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At the Naval Academy, beating Army is important. Plebes yell “Beat Army!” in Bancroft Hall, “Beat Army!” is on every weight in the Naval Academy weight rooms, and alums and fans alike yell “Beat Army!” at the end of Blue & Gold, the Naval Academy’s alma mater.

Navy has an eight-year unbeaten streak against Army in the overall series and are 38-2-2 against the Black Knights over the last 42 years.

The annual showdown between the two rivals in each sport is deemed the Star Game with the players from the winning team receiving a Star for their lettersweaters. For those sports that face Army multiple times in a season, the Star Game is designated prior to the start of the year.

Navy is 16-0-1 against Army over the last 17 years in the Star series and is 30-3-2 over the last 35 years. The Mids were 12-10-1 against Army in 2012-13 Star Games.

ARMY–NAVY ALL-TIME SERIESAll-Time Army– Navy Record Navy leads ......................................................................................... 970-739-40 (.566)

Army–Navy - The 2012-13 Season2012-13 Overall Record vs. Army ...........................................................16-16-1 (.500)2012-13 Star Game Record vs. Army .................................................... 12-10-1 (.543)

2012-13 STAR GAME HIGHLIGHTSMen’s Cross CountryNavy took eight of the top-nine places and went on to defeat Army, 20-43, in the Star Meet at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club in Annapolis. It marks the fourth-consecutive Star Meet win for Navy, which has now won 13 of the last 16 duals between the programs. Sophomore John Sweeney led the pack of Mids with a time of 24:40.77 to finish second.

Women’s Cross CountryNavy got a course-record time from sophomore Annie-Norah Beveridge and defeated Army, 20-40, in the annual Star Meet at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club in Annapolis. Navy runners took seven of the top-10 places in the 6k race to pick up its second consecutive win over the Black Knights. The Mids have now won five of the last seven duals between the academies. Norah Beveridge established a course record with a time of 21:13.9, easily smashing the old mark of 21:45, set by Keira Carlstrom of American in 2004.

Women’s SoccerSophomore Jade Seabrook’s header in the 72nd minute gave Navy a 1-0 win over Army in the Star Game at West Point. Navy captured the N-Star for the second straight season and increased its lead in Star Games to 10-7-2. Navy holdsa 12-10-2 edge in the overall series.

Men’s Swimming & DivingThe Navy swimming and diving teams combined to win 23 events and extendtheir respective winning streaks over Army at the Salvation Army Kroc Centerin Philadelphia, Pa. The Navy men recorded a 196-104 win against itscounterparts from Army. The Navy men’s team has now defeated theBlack Knights in each of the last 22 years, which ties the second-longeststreak in Army-Navy series history with the Navy men’s tennis team.

Women’s Swimming & DivingThe Navy swimming and diving teams combined to win 23 events and extend their respective winning streaks over Army at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Philadelphia, Pa. The Navy women posted a 207-93 victory over the Black Knights and have now won 24-consecutive meets in the series to extend the longest winning streak in Army-Navy history in any sport.

Annie-Norah Beveridge,Women’s Cross Country

Teronda Brown,Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Jade Seabrook,Women’s Soccer

Stephen Moore,Baseball

Mark Vetere,Men’s Indoor Track & Field

John Sweeney,Men’s Cross Country

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FootballKeenan Reynolds extended Navy’s dominance against Army, scoring the winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter in a 17-13 victory in the 113th rivalry game at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Navy beat Army for the 11th straight time and won the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy awarded to the team with the best record in games among the three service academies. Army and Navy each beat Air Force, putting the prestigious trophy up for grabs in the regular-season finale for the first time since 2005.

Men’s Indoor Track & FieldThe Navy men’s track and field team defeated Army, 93-88, in the annual Indoor Star Meet at West Point. Navy won nine events on the day including five of the six field events. Navy defeated Army in indoor track and field for the second-straight season and increased its series lead to 27-25-2. Sophomore Mark Vetere won the pole vault with a personal-best height of 16-9¼ (5.11m). The mark was over the IC4A standard and tied for the fourth-best indoor mark in school history. Sophomore Josh Drablos was second at 15-3 (4.65m).

Women’s Indoor Track & FieldThe Navy women’s track and field team defeated Army, 97-84, to win an eighth-straight Indoor N-Star at West Point. Navy won eight events and went 1-2 in the long jump, triple jump, shot put and weight throw with the win. Navy extends its indoor series lead to 14-12-1. Junior Teronda Brown won the shot put with a personal-best mark of 46-6¾ (14.19m). Brown’s mark was well over the ECAC standard and is the second-best indoor mark in school history.

WrestlingThe Navy wrestling team won seven of the 10 bouts, including the first three of the night, to secure a 22-10 victory over arch rival Army in the annual Star Match at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y. The Midshipmen have won 13 consecutive matches against the Black Knights, including eight in a row at West Point, and boast a 47-5-5 advantage in the series.

BaseballThe Navy baseball team swept a doubleheader from Army, winning game one, 7-1, and then game two, 4-2, to win the N-Star at an overcast and windy Doubleday Field in West Point, N.Y. Kash Manzelli went a combined 5-for-8 with four RBIs in the two games, while starting pitchers Stephen Moore and Anthony Parenti both earned victories. Moore limited the Black Knights to just five hits in his first-career complete-game effort; he also struck out four and didn’t issue a walk. In game two, Parenti scattered four hits over six complete innings, struck out five and yielded one earned run.

Men’s Outdoor Track & FieldThe Navy men’s track and field team defeated Army, 105-97, to win the Outdoor N-Star at Ingram Field. Navy won 10 events on the day to sweep Army in the indoor and outdoor Star Meets for the second year in a row. Junior Zack Duncavage clinched the meet in the final event by taking first place in the discus with a school-record and Army-Navy Star Meet record of 185-2 (56.44m). Duncavage also won the shot put at 52-3¼ (15.93m) and placed fifth in the hammer throw at (174-0, 53.03m), surpassing the IC4A standard in all three events.

Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldThe Navy women’s track and field team defeated Army, 107-96, at Ingram Field in the Outdoor Star Meet. Navy won 11 events to claim its fifth-straight Outdoor Star Meet over Army and take its first lead in the outdoor series at 14-13. Navy’s Class of 2013 becomes the third in program history to graduate with an 8-0 record in dual meets against Army and the Mids swept the season series for the fifth-straight year. In the second-to-last running event of the day, senior Brigid Byrne won the 5,000m run with an outdoor personal best and ECAC-qualifying time of 16:54.22. The time is a new Army-Navy Star Meet record and the second-best outdoor 5K time in Navy history.

Jade Seabrook,Women’s Soccer

Stephen Moore,Baseball

Brigid Byrne,Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

Keenan Reynolds,Football

Zach Duncavage,Men’s Outdoor Track & Field

Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 24 men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola and Navy as full members, and Fordham, Georgetown and MIT as associate members. Boston University and Loyola University join the Patriot League beginning with the 2013-14 season. These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country.

Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League also had 80 percent of its teams posting an APR score of 985 or higher in the most recent data, and 71 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top-10 percent of all squads in their respective sports.

The Patriot League’s mission is simple: to provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society.

During the 2012-13 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following:

I The Patriot League ranked second among all conferences in multi-year APR rating, and led all leagues in men’s basketball and baseball APR.

I 71 Patriot League teams, and 74 from full-member institutions, received NCAA Public Recognition Awards for finishing in the top-10 percent of their sport in APR data.

I Lehigh repeated as the top men’s program in the Presidents’ Cup standings, while Navy once again led the way on the women’s side.

I Bucknell’s Leonard Joseph and Navy’s Zack Duncavage each earned Second-Team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

I Navy’s Annie-Norah Beveridge and American’s Mark Allen ran at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

I Navy’s Jasmine DePompeo was up for the Tewaaraton award in women’s lacrosse, and became the first Patriot Leaguer since 1997 to be named an All-American by the IWLCA.

I Navy became the first Patriot League team to win an NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament game when it beat Monmouth in the first round on May 10.

I Six Patriot League student-athletes were awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships: Navy’s Chris Galvin (Track and Field), Laura Gorinski (Swimming and Diving), Brigid Byrne (Track and Field) and Jasmine DePompeo (Women’s Lacrosse); Fordham’s Patrick Murray (Football) and Bucknell’s Christian Treat (Swimming and Diving).

I Army’s Brendan Buckley and Navy’s Brigid Byrne were named the Patriot League Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners, respectively.

I 14 student-athletes from Patriot League sports earned Capital One Academic All-America recognition, including first-team selections for Navy’s Jasmine DePompeo (Women’s At-Large), Brigid Byrne (Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country) and Chris Galvin (Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country); Colgate’s Chris Looney (Football) and Army’s Brendan Buckley (Men’s At-Large).

I Navy’s Laura Gorinski (Women’s Swimming) and Army’s Ariana Mankus (Volleyball) were the Patriot League nominees for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.

Navy women’s basketball won the 2013 Patriot League Tournament title, marking the third-consecutive postseason championship for the program.

Stephen Cooksey earned Patriot League Coach of the

Year honors following Navy’s title at the Men’s Indoor Track

& Field Championships.

Jasmine DePompeo was named the Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year for third time and was the Tournament MVP for the second time.

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2012-13 PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS

TEAM TITLES (10)Women’s Cross CountryWomen’s Soccer (regular season)Men’s Swimming & DivingWomen’s Swimming & DivingMen’s Indoor Track & FieldWomen’s Basketball (co-regular season & tournament)Women’s Lacrosse (regular season & tournament)Women’s Rowing

COACH OF THE YEAR (5)Karen Boyle, Women’s Cross CountryCarin Gabarra, Women’s SoccerStephen Cooksey, Men’s Indoor Track & FieldCindy Timchal, Women’s LacrosseMike Hughes, Women’s Rowing

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (13)Annie-Norah Beveridge, Women’s Cross CountryElizabeth Hoerner, Women’s Soccer (goalkeeper)Jade Seabrook, Women’s Soccer (defense)Justin Vagts, Men’s SwimmingLaura Gorinski, Women’s SwimmingWeston Kennedy, Men’s Indoor Track & Field (track)Zack Duncavage, Men’s Indoor Track & Field (field)Emani Decquir, Women’s TennisJasmine DePompeo, Women’s Lacrosse (offense)Annie Foky, Women’s Lacrosse (defense)Chris House, Men’s GolfMaressa Guynn, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (field)Women’s Varsity Eight, Women’s Rowing

ROOkIE OF THE YEAR (6)Alex Karika, VolleyballDerek Vogel, Men’s SoccerSteve Schroeder, Men’s Cross CountryTom Duvall, Men’s SwimmingAustin Batiste, Men’s Indoor Track & FieldJay Stell, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (9)Brigid Byrne, Women’s Cross Country and Women’s

Outdoor Track & FieldChris Galvin, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Indoor Track

& Field and Men’s Outdoor Track & FieldElizabeth Hoerner, Women’s SoccerLaura Gorinski, Women’s SwimmingChris House, Men’s GolfJacqueline Penichet, Women’s Rowing

TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (2)Alix Membreno, Women’s BasketballJasmine DePompeo, Women’s Lacrosse

Navy women’s basketball won the 2013 Patriot League Tournament title, marking the third-consecutive postseason championship for the program.

Brigid Byrne was named Patriot League Women’s

Overall Scholar-Athlete of the Year in addition to the Scholar-

Athlete of the Year for both women’s cross country and

women’s outdoor track & field.

Chris Galvin, the Class of 2013 valedictorian, was a

three-sport Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2012-13.

Jasmine DePompeo was named the Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year for third time and was the Tournament MVP for the second time.

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After winning the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the first time during the 2011-12 school year, the United States Naval Academy missed winning a second-consecutive overall title by the closest margin in league history. The Midshipmen placed second to Bucknell for the 2012-13 season by just one-half of a point (120.25-119.75).

Points for the Presidents’ Cup are awarded based upon a combi-nation of an institution’s regular-season and tournament finishes in each sport. The Mids have now placed second in the overall standings six times to go along with their 2011-12 victory in the last seven years. These showings are in spite of Navy ranking in the lower half of the league for the number of league sports it offers.

In addition to its second-place overall finish during the 2012-13 season, Navy won the women’s title for a second-straight year. Navy’s women’s teams totaled 70.25 points to finish well in front of Bucknell’s second-place tally of 63.25 points. With its victories in both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, Navy’s women’s teams have now placed either first or second four times in the last five years.

The Navy men’s teams have placed either first or second six times in the last 10 seasons.

Navy has led all schools in the league in terms of the number of Patriot League sport titles won in each of the last two years. The Mids amassed nine team crowns during the 2011-12 season –– the most won by a school since the 1996-97 season –– and tallied seven crowns for the 2012-13 year. Winning champion-ships last season for Navy were the women’s cross country, men’s indoor track & field, men’s and women’s swimming & div-ing, women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse and women’s rowing teams.

Navy’s Recent Finishes in Overall Presidents’ Cup Standings 2012-13 Second 2007-08 Second 2011-12 FiRSt 2006-07 Second 2010-11 Second 2005-06 Fourth 2009-10 Second 2004-05 Fourth 2008-09 Second 2003-04 Fifth

Navy’s top Finishes in Women’s Presidents’ Cup Standings 2012-13 FiRSt 2009-10 Second 2011-12 FiRSt 2008-09 Second

Navy’s top Finishes in Men’s Presidents’ Cup Standings 2011-12 Second 2006-07 Second 2010-11 Second 2004-05 Second 2007-08 FiRSt 2003-04 FiRSt (tied)

Women’s Soccer

Women’s Cross Country

Women’s Basketball

Women’sSwimming& Diving

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Women’s Rowing

Men’sSwimming& Diving

Women’s Lacrosse

Men’s Indoor Track & Field

BASEBALLI Has won six Patriot League titles and has made nine NCAA

Tournament appearances.I Has totaled 1,785 victories in its 118-year program history (.595 all-

time winning percentage).I Has won 30-plus games in five of the last eight seasons.I Has won 233 games over the last eight years, the highest total over

any eight-year span in program history.I Has won 240 games in Patriot League play since joining the league

in 1993.I Six Midshipmen have been recognized as All-Americans, including

two-time All-American Mitch Harris (’08) (2006-07).I Navy players have earned the Patriot League Pitcher-of- the-Year

award six times and Patriot League Player-of-the-Year award four times, while coaches have earned Patriot League Coach-of-the-Year distinction on six occasions.

I Five Midshipmen have been honored as CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in program history, with Bob Dishman (’85) (1984-85) and Mike Leeney (’86) (1985-86) both earning the distinction twice in their careers.

I Former Heisman Trophy winners Joe Bellino (’61) and Roger Staubach (’65) served as the team captain of the baseball squad in 1961 and 1965, respectively.

I The Midshipmen own an all-time advantage of 109-104 against Army.

MEN’S BASkETBALLI 11 NCAA Tournaments, including two

appearances in the Elite Eight (1954 and ’86).

I 13 All-America selections, including 2008 honoree Greg Sprink (’08).

I Navy has spent 23 weeks ranked among the Associated Press Top 25 teams, the second-most weeks of any Patriot League team.

I Ranked 61st in ESPN.com’s Program Rankings in Jan. 2008.

I Named as the 87th best men’s basketball program in the country according to Street & Smith’s Magazine.

I Eight Patriot League regular-season and tournament championships, tied for the most of any team in Patriot League history.

I David Robinson (’87) earned consensus National Player of the Year honors in 1987 and was that year’s NBA No. 1 Draft pick. Robinson was part of the 2009 Basketball Hall of Fame class.

I Has had 20 Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors in its 22 years in the league, nine of which have been over the last nine years.

I 11 All-Patriot League first-team performers.

WOMEN’S BASkETBALLI Won the program’s third-straight Patriot League Tournament title

and made its corresponding third trip in as many years to the NCAA Tournament in 2013.

I Played the three closest NCAA Tournament games by a Patriot League team over the last two-plus decades with losses to No. 9 DePaul (56-43) in 2011, No. 5 Maryland (59-44) in 2012 and No. 7 Kentucky (61-41) last year. The Mids have lost their three games by an average of 16,0 points, while the remainder of the league has lost their games by an average of 34.9 points.

I Navy held the halftime lead in its game against Kentucky, making the Mids the first league team to hold the lead at the break of an NCAA Tournament game in over 20 years.

I Has shared the Patriot League regular-season title twice in the last three years (2011, 2013) and three times (1998) in program history.

I Has advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament five times (1998, ’99, 2011, ’12, ’13).

I Jade Geif (’14), the 2011 league rookie of the year, became the third player in league history to have been named as the MVP of the Patriot League Tournament for a second time in a career with her laurels in 2011 and ’12. She enters the 2013-14 season having already surpassed 1,000 career points and tallied close to 800 career rebounds.

I Stefanie Pemper was tabbed as the 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year and has guided the Mids to an 11-2 record in the Patriot League Tournament in her five seasons.

I Navy has tied a school record with having posted a winning record in each of the last five seasons. Additionally, Navy has tallied a winning Patriot League record in each of the last five seasons after having done so a total of four times in its first 17 seasons in the league.

I Angela Myers (’11) became the seventh women’s basketball player to receive the Vice Adm. Lawrence Sword, presented annually to the member of the graduating class who has personally excelled

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in athletics during their career. Myers was a two-time first team all-league selection, garnered a trio of all-league laurels in her career and twice was tabbed as the top defensive player in the league.

I Courtney Davidson (’04) holds both the Navy scoring record with 1,857 career points and school three-point mark with 245 career triples and was a two-time Academic All-American.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYI Has advanced to the NCAA Championship as a team 10 times in

program history - all of which have come with head coach Al Cantello at the helm.

I In the 10 trips to the national championship, the Midshipmen have finished among the top-10 teams in the country twice (the 1985 and ’92 squads both finished seventh).

I Finished among the top-five teams at the NCAA regional championship 13 times - with the most recent occurrence coming in 2011 (fifth place).

I Won four-consecutive Patriot League titles from 2008-2011.I Holds a 46-28-1 all-time advantage over Army in Star Meet

competitions, including a 34-9-1 record during the Al Cantello era.I John Lawlor (’67), Ron Harris (’87), Greg Keller (’93) and Jon

Clemens (’97) all have earned All-America status on the cross country trails with Navy.

I Ron Harris was a 1996 Olympian for the United States and also competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1988 and ’92.

I Aaron Lanzel (’03) (2004), Erik Schmidt (’04) (2004) and John Mentzer (’98) (2008) all competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

I The USNA Cross Country Course served as the host to the 1989 NCAA Championship (the Midshipmen placed 21st).

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYI Won three of the last five Patriot League Championships (2008, ’11

and ’12).I Has boasted five undefeated seasons in the last seven years in

dual-scored races for an all-time mark of 153-26 (.855 winning percentage).

I Is 99-12 in all-time dual-scored meets in Annapolis (a .892 winning percentage).

I Owns a 16-11 all-time advantage over Army in the annual Star Meet competitions. Navy has defeated Army in five of the last seven duals.

I Head coach Karen Boyle, a four-time Patriot League Coach of the Year, has guided the Midshipmen for 26 of the program’s 30 years and has accumulated a 130-21 mark over her career (.861 winning percentage).

I Last season, Annie-Norah Beveridge became the seventh Mid to compete at the NCAA Division I Championship. Kerry O’Neill (’93), Jackie Hayes (’99), Rebecca Cline (’98), Melissa Foon (’01) and Jess Palacio (’12) all previously represented Navy as individual competitors at the NCAA Division I Championship.

I Navy has had at least one runner earn All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors in each of the last three seasons.

I Amy Watson (’10) became the first Navy runner in school history to boast the fastest overall time at the Patriot League Championship to earn league runner-of-the-year kudos in 2008.

I All of its scoring-five runners finished among the top-nine competitors at the 2008 Patriot League Championship to produce the lowest team score since the league expanded to eight teams.

FOOTBALLI Won the 1926 National Championship.I Has had two Heisman Trophy winners (Joe Bellino in 1960 and Roger

Staubach in 1963).I Has appeared in 18 bowl games, including a school-record eight-

straight seasons from 2003-10. Navy has appeared in a bowl game in nine of the last 10 years.

I Has won 13 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophies, including eight of the last 10.

I Is tied for eighth in the country in graduation rate among Division I-A (Football Bowl Subdivision) programs.

I Has totaled 659 all-time victories in 132 years of playing football.I Has earned six NCAA rushing titles, including an NCAA record four-

straight seasons from 2005-08.I Players have received 34 First-Team All-America accolades.I Has placed 24 former players or coaches into the College Football

Hall of Fame.I Has won a series record 11-straight games over Army.I Has defeated Notre Dame in three of the last six seasons.

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MEN’S GOLFI Six-time Patriot League champions.I 11 NCAA Tournament appearances,

six since 1998, including the spring of 2012.

I Head coach Pat Owen has received Patriot League Coach of the Year honors eight times, including in the spring of 2012.

I Head coach Pat Owen was recognized by the Maryland General Assembly after being selected as the 2009 Labron Harris Sr. Award winner presented by The PGA of America and the Golf Coaches Association of America.

I Seven Patriot League individual title winners, including 2013 champion Chris House.

I 2004 recipient of the Byron Nelson Award, Billy Hurley (’04) represented the United States in August of 2005 as a member of the Walker Cup. Hurley earned his tour card for the 2012 PGA Tour by finishing 25th on the 2011 Nationwide Tour money list.

WOMEN’S GOLFI Navy’s newest sport, the Midshipmen placed third out of four teams at

the inaugural Patriot League Championship in 2013, despite being a Division I program for six months at the time.

I Head coach Nadia Ste-Marie recorded 19 top-10 finishes on the professional circuit and was inducted into the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.

GYMNASTICSI Has claimed the ECAC/EIGL Championship 13 times in program

history.I Advanced as a team to the NCAA Championship Qualifying Meet in

2009 for the first time since the event was created one decade prior.I Has had at least one Mid qualify to compete at the NCAA

Championship each year since 2009.I Claimed the USAG Collegiate Division Championship crown three

times in just over a decade - 1998, 2000 and ’08.I Won the All-Academy Championship in both the 2008 and ’09

seasons.

I Faulk was named ECAC Gymnast of the Year and won titles in four events at the 2012 league championship, including the all-around, pommel horse, parallel bars and high bar.

I Head coach Sho Fukushima was named the ECAC Coach of the Year in 2009 and National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) Coach of the Year in 1998, 2000 and ’05.

I Assistant coach Craig Holt has been named the USAG Collegiate Division Assistant Coach of the Year in 2006 and ’08, as well as the ECAC Assistant Coach of the Year in 2007 and ’11.

I Andrew Faulk (’12), Eric Swanson (’73) and Peter DiTullio (’83) were all voted as finalists for the Nissen-Emery Award, which is presented to the nation’s top senior collegiate gymnast.

MEN’S LACROSSEI 26 NCAA Tournament appearances, the fifth most in Div. I lacrosse.I Appearances in six (2004, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, and ’09) of the last nine

NCAA Tournaments.I 17 National Championships.I Two NCAA Championship appearances, including in 2004.I 14 National Hall of Fame Members, including 2011 inductee John

“Jake” Lawlor.I 23 National Award winners, including two-time Kelly

Award winner Mickey Jarboe.I 429 All-Americans, including 2011 Honorable Mention

selection Michael Hirsch.I Four recipients of the Morris Touchstone Memorial

Award presented to the national coach of the year.I At least a share of five Patriot League Regular-

Season titles (2004, ’05, ’06, ’07, and 08) and five Patriot League Tournament crowns (2004, ’05, ’06, ’07, and ’09) since joining the league in 2004.

I Three former Team USA members.

WOMEN’S LACROSSEI Navy has won four-straight Patriot League

Championships and has advanced to four-straight NCAA Tournaments (2010-13).

I Navy owns a 95-24 (.798) all-time record in six seasons of varsity play.

I After earning the No. 8 seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, Navy recorded its first tournament win by defeating Monmouth, 12-6, at home in the first round.

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I Won a Patriot League-record 19 games in 2013, including a school-record 13 in a row.I Only Northwestern and Maryland have won more games than Navy has in the past six years.I Navy has competed in the Patriot League Tournament in each

of its first six years of play, including five straight trips to the league title game.I Only two Division I lacrosse programs have qualified

for the national tournament faster than the three years it took the Navy women.I Jasmine dePompeo (’13) became the first Midshipman to earn IWLCA All-America honors when she was named to the third team in 2013 after leading the country with 127 points.I DePompeo and Kathy Young (’13) earned

CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2013.

RIFLEI 20-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 1992-2011.I 26 NCAA Championship appearances, the fourth-most in NCAA

history.I School-record 17 dual wins in 2008-09.I Placed second at the NCAA Tournament in 1990 and 1999 and has

recorded five top-four finishes at the NCAA Tournament.I Two individual smallbore NCAA champions in Josh Albright (’08)

(2007) and Joe Johnson (’96) (1996).I 117 All-America honors since 1936, including 36 in 14 years under

head coach Bill Kelley.I 15-straight MAC Championships.I 139-21 dual-meet record in 14 years under head coach Bill Kelley.

HEAVYWEIGHT ROWINGI Navy rowers have comprised the eight-man boats that represented

the U.S. at three Olympic games (1920, Gold; 1952, Gold; 1960, fifth place).

I Over 30 Navy oarsmen have represented the United States in international competition.

I Will Race (’12) became the fifth member of the heavyweight rowing team to be awarded the men’s Coaches’ Calvert Award, which recognizes a graduating varsity letterwinner who displayed

leadership, consistent effort, loyalty and dedication to the sport and who has taken their abilities beyond the expectations of the coach, peers and themselves.

I Has won the Jim Ten Eyck Trophy (most team points) at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship 11 times.

I Won the varsity race at the IRA National Championship on 13 occasions.

I Has claimed the Rowe Cup (most team points) at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Championship six times.

I Varsity crew has won the Eastern Sprints Championship five times.

LIGHTWEIGHT ROWINGI Won the Jope Cup (most team points) at the Eastern Association of

Rowing Colleges Championship in 2006 and ’07.I Winners of the varsity race at the Eastern Sprints Championship in

1962 and 2004.I Won the varsity race at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association

National Championship in ‘04 on its way to advancing to the semifinal round at the Royal Henley Regatta in London, England.

I Michael Kerrigan (’10) and Edward King (’11) were the latest lightweight rowers to participate in international competition, as they both represented U.S. Rowing at the 2010 U-23 World Rowing Championship.

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WOMEN’S ROWINGI Won its second Patriot League Championship in 2013, earning the

program’s first bid to the NCAA Championship.I Has tallied 11 boat titles in the nine years of the Patriot League

Championship, including at least one title in each of the last four seasons.

I Varsity eight placed a program-best 11th at the 2006 Head of the Charles Regatta, while the varsity four took registered its highest finish at the event - ninth - in 2010.

I Since 2001, rowers have totaled 34 National Scholar-Athlete awards and 16 All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association.

I Shaunnah Wark (’05), Madeline Boe (’06) and Kerry Hannon (’09), and Jacquieline Penichet (’13) have all been recognized as the Patriot League Women’s Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

I Fiona McFarland (’08) became the first Mid who competed exclusively for the women’s rowing team to earn the Vice Adm. Lawrence Sword, presented annually to the member of the graduating class who has personally excelled in athletics during their career in 2008.

I Karin Hughes (’91) won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

INTERCOLLEGIATE SAILINGI 127 collegiate All-Americans, including 2013 honoree Mary Hall.I 42 collegiate All-America crew accolades, including 2013 recipient

Glenn McKenna.I Eleventh-place overall finish at the 2013 ICSA Coed Dinghy National

Championship. It was the sixth-straight year Navy has finished in the top-16 nationally.

I Four collegiate Sailor of the Year award winners.I Eight members of the College Sailing Hall of Fame.I The dinghy and women’s team have each won six national

championships.I The team racing and sloop teams have won six titles, as well, and

Navy has been the singlehanded champion seven different times.I Has won the Fowle Trophy (given to the best overall collegiate team

performance) 10 times, more than any other school in the nation.I The Navy intercollegiate sailing team has 241 available boats in its

fleet.

OFFSHORE SAILINGI 15 Kennedy Cup titles, including the 2012 raceI 17 McMillan Cup victories, including four in a row from 2004-07 and

the 2012 eventI Navy offshore sailing won both the Kennedy Cup and McMillan Cup

in 2012 for the first time since 2007.I Seven major Ocean Race victoriesI Offshore sailing team utilizes 88 boats, including Invictus, Zaraffa,

Allegiance and Dreadnought.

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MEN’S SOCCERI Five-time National Champion (1932, ’43, ’44, ’45 and ’64).I 10 NCAA Tournament appearances.I 48 All-Patriot League selections.I 57 NSCAA All-Americans and nine Intercollegiate Soccer Football

Association First-Team All-Americans.I evan Barnes (’08) was the recipient of the 2007 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, the inaugural winner of the award.I Ranks 14th on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list with 632 wins.I Reached the Patriot League Tournament in 2011 for the first time in 10 years.I Has had two CollegeSoccerNews.com Freshmen All-Americans in the last three years; Martin Sanchez (’14) (third-team in 2010) and Derek Vogel (’16) (third team in 2012).I Five Capital One Academic All-Americans over the last three years (Alex Foskett and Sam Miller in 2010; Sam Miller and Eric Wootten in 2011; Eric Wootten in 2012).I 18 seasons of 10 or more wins.

WOMEN’S SOCCERI Owns all-time record of 256-114-34 (.676) in 20 seasons as a varsity

program.I Won the Patriot League Tournament title and advanced to NCAA

Tournament three times (2003, ’06, ’07).I Claimed at least a share of the regular-season league title seven

times since ‘98.I Produced a winning season in 18 consecutive years (1995-2012).I 15 Patriot League Tournament appearances in 19 years of

conference membership and 10 appearances in the Patriot League Championship game.

I Navy is 10-7-2 against Army in Star Games.I Has produced one NSCAA All-American, nine Academic All-

Americans and five Patriot League Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

I Became first women’s team at the Academy to earn an NCAA Tournament berth and the first Service Academy to play in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament in 2003.

I Won a school-record 21 games and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history in 2006.

I After attaining a Navy and league-best national ranking of No. 11 during the season, ended the 2006 season ranked No. 17 by Soccer America.

I Lizzie Barnes (’09) and Nicole Aunapu (’99) are two of the four Naval Academy student-athletes to twice earn First-Team Academic All-America honors.

I Beth Reed (’10) was named the 2010 CoSIDA Women’s Soccer Academic All-American of the Year. She is first Naval Academy student-athlete to receive the award for his/her respective sport.

I In 2012, Jade Seabrook (’15) earned NSCAA All-America Third-Team honors and Elizabeth Hoerner (’14) was named to the NSCAA Academic All-America First Team.

SPRINT FOOTBALLI Has won the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) Championship

35 times in the program’s 67-year history (28 times outright), the most among any school in league history.

I Has won 335 games in program history (an .830 all-time winning percentage).

I Has posted 27 undefeated seasons.I Owns a 75-6 (.926) overall record, including a 49-5 (.907) mark in

CSFL play, over the last 12 seasons.I Holds a 40-32-1 all-time advantage over Army in the all-time series.I Has totaled 286 All-CSFL honors over the last 12 years, with a Navy

player being selected as the league’s MVP seven times during this span.

I Quarterback Chris Marsh (’07) was named to the All-USA College Academic First Team in 2006-07.

SqUASHI 52 All-Americans, including 2010 selection Nils Mattsson who is the

second player under Craig Dawson’s direction to garner All-America honors.

I Two College Squash Association Hall of Fame members.I Recipient of the College Squash Association Coaches Award seven

times (teams honoring their peers for their sportsmanship).I Host of the 2007-08 College Squash Association Men’s and Women’s

Individual National Championship which drew a championship record 2,329 fans.

I 20-win seasons seven times under head coach Craig Dawson, including a school-record 27-8 mark in 2008-09.

I Tucker George twice represented the United States in international competition – 2006 World Collegiate Squash Championship and the 2007 Under-23 Can-Am Challenge.

I A 1973 graduate of the Naval Academy, Craig Dawson became the program’s winningest head coach in 2012 and has amassed a 275-110 record.

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MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGI Has won the Patriot League title in each of its 10

years of competing at the championship, winning a league-best 137 event titles at the league meet during this time (the most in the league by over 100 titles).

I Navy swimming & diving athletes have earned 151 All-Patriot League accolades since joining the league.

I Three Mids qualified for the 2009 NCAA Championship Meet, with Adam Meyer (’10) earning Honorable Mention All-America honors.

I Meyer became the first Navy swimmer in nearly 40 years to earn a second All-America honor when he garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades again in 2010.

I Qualified 13 swimmers for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.

I Holds a 46-29 advantage in the series with Army and has defeated the Black Knights in 22-consecutive seasons (tied for the second-longest winning streak in any sport in the Army-Navy series).

I Diver Nate Smith (’96) totaled 11 All-America certificates during his four-year career and was selected as a First-Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA as a senior.

I Noah White (’04) was named as the 2004 Patriot League Swimmer of the Year, the ’04 league scholar-athlete of the year for his sport and competed at the ‘04 U.S. Olympic Trials.

I A pair of relay teams earned Honorable Mention All-America accolades at the 2004 NCAA Championship.

I Adam Meyer (’10) and Justin Vagts (’13) are the lone recipients in the 121-year history of the NAAA Sword-for-Men award who have competed solely in men’s swimming.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGI Has won back-to-back Patriot League titles in 2012 and ’13 to increase

its overall tally to a league-best 12 team crowns won. The Mids have also placed second at the meet six times in their 22 seasons of competing at the meet.

I Team members have combined to win 83 event titles at the Patriot League Championship over the past nine years, the most in the league during this span.

I Navy swimmers have been named as the Patriot League Swimmer of the Year 16 times, while divers have been tabbed as the diver of the year at six championship meets.

I Qualified three swimmers for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.I Laura Gorinski (’13) was selected as the Patriot League Scholar-

Athlete of the Year for her sport in 2011, ’12 and ’13, was named as the league’s swimmer of the year in both 2012 and ’13 while earning Second-Team Academic All-America honors and an NCAA Post Graduate Scholar as a senior.

I Thuy-Mi Dinh (’10) and Tara Chapmon (’10) qualified for the NCAA Swimming Championship in both 2009 and 2010, with Dinh also competing at the 2008 event. Dinh, the first swimmer in league history to advance to a trio of NCAA Championship Meets, became the second swimmer to win the Coaches’ Calvert Award, while Chapmon, the first swimmer in league history to be tabbed as the Patriot League Swimmer of the Year three times in a career, became the sixth swimmer (and first in 14 years) to earn the Vice Adm. Lawrence Sword for Women

I Kelly Zahalka (’09) became the first student-athlete in Navy and Patriot League history to garner a trio of Academic All-America honors (third team in 2007, first team in ’08 and ’09).

I Stacia Johnson (’92) won the 1991 NCAA Division II title on the three-meter springboard.

I Holds a 28-4 advantage in the Army-Navy series and has defeated the Black Knights 24 straight times. It is the longest winning streak by any team in the Army-Navy series.

I Laura Gorinski (’13) received the Vice Adm. Lawrence Sword for Women in 2013, with Kellie Darmody (’13) receiving the Coaches Calvert Award that same year.

MEN’S TENNISI Has won nine Patriot League titles, including crowns in 2007, ’08, ’09,

’10 and ’12. The Mids have reached the championship match of the Patriot League Tournament six times in the last seven seasons.

I Previously won a trio of Colonial Athletic Association titles between 1984-87.

I Has made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’10 and ’12.

I Mitchell Koch (’00) was named as the Patriot League Player of the Year in 1997 and ’99, was selected as a First-Team Academic All-American in 2000 and earned an at-large invitation to the 2000 NCAA Championship in singles.

I Nick Birger (’11) broke the league record for career doubles wins with 73. He went on to be tabbed as a First-Team Academic All-American from CoSIDA, receive an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship, be selected as the Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and be named as the Valedictorian of the Class of 2011.

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I Navy players have been selected as the Patriot League Freshman of the Year four times in the 10 years of the award.

I Joe Hunt (’42) won the NCAA Championship in singles in 1941 and the U.S. Open title in ’43.

I Navy holds a 57-33 advantage in the all-time series with Army. The Mids won 22-consecutive matches against the Black Knights from 1970-91, which stood as the record for the longest winning streak in any sport in series history for two decades (currently is tied for the second longest streak).

I Nate Nelms (’09) earned first-team all-league honors in each of his four seasons.

I Head coach John Officer has guided Navy to eight Patriot League titles, the most by any league coach in the sport.

WOMEN’S TENNISI Competed in its first varsity season in 2009-10.I Owns an 80-22 (.784) all-time record.I Posted a 25-5 record in 2013 with a school-record 17-match winning

streak. Reached the finals of the Patriot League Tournament for the third-straight season.

I Went 20-3 in 2012 and earned the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament for the first time in school history.

I Won a school-record 22 matches in 2011 and reached the finals of the Patriot League Tournament in just its second varsity season.

I Head coach Keith Puryear was named the 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year.

I Has had 12 All-Patriot League performers in its four-year history, including four-time first-team selection and 2013 Patriot League Player of the Year, emani decquir (’13).

I Puryear won his 500th career match with a 7-0 blanking of St. Bonaventure in Jacnuary 2013.

MEN’S TRACk AND FIELDI 1945 NCAA Champions.I Three Navy athletes have claimed a total of five individual NCAA

titles – William Kash (’47), 440-yd. dash, 1945; John VanVelzer (’47), 100-yd. dash, 1945; Leo Williams (’83), indoor high jump, 1981 & ‘82; outdoor high jump, 1981.

I The men’s track and field program has produced four United States

Olympians – Joe Patterson (’36), 400 Hurdles [4th place], 1936; James Dare (’68), steeplechase [Alt.], 1972; Ted Bregar (’73), hammer throw [Alt.], 1972; Leo Williams (’83), high jump [Alt.], 1984.

I 27 athletes have earned a total of 46 All-America honors, most recently Zack duncavage (’14) in the discus in 2012 and ’13.

I Six-time Patriot League Champions (Indoor: 2004, ’05, ’08, ’11, ’13; Outdoor: 2008).

I Head coach Stephen Cooksey is a six-time Patriot League Coach of the Year recipient and earned USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors for the ’08 indoor season.

I 12 individuals have earned a total of 20 All-America honors during Cooksey’s tenure, with an additional seven individuals earning Academic All-America honors, including Mark Van Orden (’10), a two-time honoree and 2010 First-Team Academic All-American.

WOMEN’S TRACk & FIELDI Has registered a 278-24 combined dual-

scored meet record (.920) over the last 15 years.

I Has won 108 of its last 110 indoor dual meets and 60 of its last 61 dual-scored outdoor meets dating back to the 2004-05 season.

I Won three Patriot League Indoor titles and two Patriot League Outdoor titles.

I Head coach Carla Criste has been named the Patriot League Coach of the Year five times.

I Brigid Byrne (’13) is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American who earned first-team honors in 2013.

I Jess Palacio (’12) became Navy’s first Indoor All-American (mile run) in 2012.

I Kim McGreevey was Navy’s first Outdoor All-American, competing

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in the 3,000m run at the 1995 NCAA Championship.I 10 Navy track and field athletes have been awarded the Vice Admiral

Lawrence Sword For Women, which is presented to the woman of the graduating class by the Association’s Athletic Council to have personally excelled in women’s athletics during her years of varsity competition.

VOLLEYBALLI Larry Bock, the winningest coach in NCAA history (1,269-230) became

the head coach of the Mids in the spring of 2011.I Navy has appeared in the Patriot League Tournament 12 times during

its 22-year tenure in the league and advanced to the championship match of the tournament in 1996 and ’99.

I The Mids set a league record for the biggest one-season victory total improvement in 2012 with its league record of 7-7. That placed Navy fifth in the league standings, the highest placement for the team since 2007.

I Alex Karika (’16) became the first Mid since 1998 to lead the Patriot League in assists when she did so in 2012. She was also selected as the 2012 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, the first Mid to earn the accolade since 2003, and became the first freshman Mid since 2001 to earn all-league honors with her second-team accolade last season.

I A trio of Mids recorded over 1,000 kills and digs during their respective careers, most recently Jessie Sims (’09) who established a new school record for digs with 1,424.

I Erin Fortner (’14) became the first Mid since 2007 to earn First-Team All-Patriot League honors with her laurel in 2012. She ranked second in the league in kills last year, the highest placement for a Navy player since 2007.

I Alex Cassel (’15) became the third Mid in school history and the first since 2005 to lead the league in hitting percentage with her mark of .323 in 2012.

I The Class of 2008 ended their careers with a record of 74-49, the most wins and highest winning percentage recorded by any class during the program’s Division I era.

I Rachel Dougherty (’08) knocked down a school-record 500 kills during her senior season to be named First-Team All-Patriot League, while also garnering Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Second-Team Academic All-America accolades.

I Aimee’ Burns (’08) became the sixth volleyball player to be selected as the recipient of the Calvert Award, which recognizes a graduating varsity letterwinner who displayed leadership, consistent effort, loyalty and dedication to the sport and who has taken their abilities beyond the expectations of the coach, peers and themselves.

WATER POLOI 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, the sixth most in NCAA history.I Won three-straight Eastern title from 2006-08 and five since 2000.

Navy is the first team to win three-straight Eastern titles two different times.

I Recorded a third-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Tournament, its best finish ever.

I Won a school-record 30 games in 2007, and enjoyed a school-record 19-game winning streak.

I 31 consecutive seasons of at least 19 wins.I 32 All-American honors since 1984.I 54 All-Eastern Division accolades since 1982.I 11 Eastern Championship MVPs.I 14 CWPA Southern Division Championships.I Nine CWPA Eastern Division Championships.I Head coach Mike Schofield is the winningest coach in any sport in

Navy history with 625 wins, becoming the first Navy coach to reach 600 wins at the school.

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WRESTLINGI 65 NCAA Tournament appearances.I Back-to-back top-20 finishes (2006-07 and 2007-08) at the NCAA

Tournament for the first time since 1981-82, 1982-83.I Three individual National Champions.I 61 All-Americans, including Bryce Saddoris (’11) who garnered All-

America honors at the 2009 and 2011 NCAA Championships.I 21 Olympians.I 88 EIWA Individual Champions, including Dan Miller, who won the

heavyweight crown in 2013.I 13 EIWA Team titles.I Scott Steele (’10) placed third at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

and served as the second alternate at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

I 2011 Naval Academy Sword for Men recipient Bryce Saddoris became the school’s all-time wins record holder by producing a 147-40 record during his four-year career.

Navy is dedicated to providing its athletes top-notch game day and practice atmospheres in every sport. Navy annually ranks among the league leaders in attendance in nearly every sport, and has hosted numerous Patriot League and NCAA Championship events over the last several years. Recently, many of the facilities have undergone extensive renovations, showing Navy’s commitment, dedication and passion to providing the very best for its athletes.

Since 2005, Navy has played host to the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals, the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Final Four, the College Squash Association Individual Championship, the CWPA Eastern Water Polo Championship, the EIWA Wrestling Championship, the NCAA Zone Diving Championship, the ECAC Swimming Championship as well as several other highly-competitive national events. In 2013 the Naval Academy will host a bowl game for the first time, the Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman.

In the past seven years, Navy has also played host to Patriot League championships in the following sports: women’s basketball, women’s soccer, baseball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf and men’s and women’s swimming and diving.

Navy’s facilities have also undergone major renovations and construction improvements, from the building of the $52 million Wesley A. Brown Field House to a complete $42 million overhaul of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium that gives the Midshipmen a dominant home-field football presence and made the facility the finest in college lacrosse.

Other major facilitiy improvements include the building of the $18.5 million Brigade Sports Complex, the $18 million Hubbard Hall Rowing facility renovation, a $10 million renovation to the Lejeune Hall pool that included new tile throughout both the 50 meter pool and dive well, a replacement of the dive towers and the addition of video boards, a $5 million renovation of Rip Miller Field (removed crown, installed vertical drainage, replaced bleacher and press box), the $1.8 million Willis Bilderback-Dinty Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame and a $1.5 million renovation of the Halsey Field House squash facility and Dyer Tennis Center.

Other facility improvements have included the Ricketts Hall training room expansion, a new press box at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, new hammer throw venues for track & field, installation of FieldTurf in Halsey Field House, new wrestling locker rooms as well as major renovations to the Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium where the Mids play baseball. Currently underway is the $5.1 million renovation and expansion of the Halsey Field House multipurpose basketball facility.

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p Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium I Home of Navy football, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and sprint football.

I Originally constructed for the 1959 season at a cost of $3 million, the stadium underwent a $40 million renovation beginning in 2002.

I Since 2002, the stadium has added two video scoreboards, chair back seating, additional concession stands, end zone seating, and luxury suites in the south end zone and on the east sidelines.

I Recent renovations include the addition of four luxury boxes and a television booth on the upper level of the east side stands in 2010 and a new monoblade monofilament turf system installed in 2011.

I Seats 34,000 fans. I Future plans include increasing capacity to 40,000, new high-definition video boards, an enclosed recruiting reception

area in the south end zone, new club seating on the upper east side of the stadium and a new locker room facility. I Located in central Annapolis off Rowe Blvd.

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t USNA Tennis Courts I One of two outdoor tennis complexes used by Navy tennis.

I Features the Dyer Tennis Clubhouse, dedicated in November 2000. The clubhouse features coaches offices, locker rooms, a lounge and a viewing deck overlooking the courts.

I Consists of six courts adjacent to Dahlgren Hall. I Six additional outdoor courts are located next to 8th Wing of Bancroft Hall. I Located on the Academy grounds.

u Glenn Warner Soccer Facility I Home of Navy men’s and women’s soccer.

I Dedicated on Nov. 9, 2001. I The $4.5 million, 16,300-square foot facility

houses coaches offices, locker rooms, medical training room, laundry and equipment rooms.

I Features a 120-by-75 yard bermuda grass playing surface and seats 2,500 fans.

I Within the facility is the Anders Hall of Honor, featuring 13 trophy cases that depict Navy’s storied soccer history.

I Located on the Academy grounds.

t Tose Family Tennis Center I Indoor home of Navy tennis, featuring six courts.

I Part of the $18.5 million Thornton D. and Elizabeth S. Hooper Brigade Sports Complex.

I Located across the Severn River from the Academy and adjacent to Naval Academy Golf Club.

q Fleugel-Moore Tennis Stadium I One of two outdoor tennis complexes used by Navy tennis.

I Part of the $18.5 million Thornton D. and Elizabeth S. Hooper Brigade Sports Complex.

I Features six outdoor courts.

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u Lejeune Hall I Home of Navy swimming & diving and water polo.

I Originally opened in 1982 at a cost of $13.5 million. I A $1 million renovation in 2009 featured a new diving tower. I A nearly-$11 million renovation project in 2012 included new

tile in the pool and on the deck, a new scoreboard, and new starting blocks.

I The aquatic facility seats 1,000 spectators. I Lejeune Hall is also home to the Navy wrestling practice room. I Located just inside Gate 1 on the Academy grounds.

q Alumni Hall I Home of Navy men’s and women’s basketball, and secondary home to Navy wrestling.

I Constructed at a cost of $30 million and dedicated October 1991.

I Playing court at Alumni Hall dedicated to Dave Smalley, who was associated with the Academy as a player, coach, professor and administrator for more than 50 years.

I Facility features two exterior, landscaped memorial plazas donated by the classes of 1942, ‘58 and ‘59.

I Located on the Academy grounds.

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t U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club I Home of Navy golf and cross country.

I 18-hole private course operated by the Naval Academy Golf Association.

I 6,611-yard par 71 course. I Located across the Severn River from the Naval Academy

grounds.

q Macdonough Hall I Home of Navy gymnastics. I Three-year, $8.5 million renovation resulted in one the premier gymnastics facilities in the country. I Located on the Academy grounds.

q Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium I Home of Navy baseball.

I Renovated prior to the 2007 season. I Chair-back seating for 1,500 spectators. I Features a FieldTurf playing surface. I Brick archways surround the stadium. I Enclosed batting facility down left field line. I Stadium facility features press box, coaches office, locker

room, and equipment room including on-site laundry facilities. I Located just outside Gate 8 of the Naval Academy.

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u Robert Crown Sailing Center I Home of Navy sailing. I Houses administrative and coaching offices, team classroom and locker rooms, and equipment repair and storage facilities. I Adjacent to the Crown Center is Santee Basin, the mooring area for the Academy’s 250-plus sail training fleet. I The center is also home to the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Hall of Fame. I Located on the Academy grounds adjacent to Wesley A. Brown Field House.

p Bancroft Hall and Halsey Field House Squash Courts I Home of Navy squash. I Halsey Field House features six international courts, as does Bancroft Hall, giving Navy a 12-court squash complex. I Current renovation project will add a new doubles court to Halsey Field House. I Halsey Field House is located just inside Gate 1 of the Naval Academy, and Bancroft Hall is centrally located on the Academy grounds.

u Wesley A. Brown Field House I Home of Navy indoor track & field, volleyball and wrestling.

I Features a MONDO track surface with hydraulically controlled banked curves. I Also features a 76,000-square-foot retractable Magic Carpet Astroturf system, giving the Navy outdoor teams an indoor practice facility on inclement days. I The 140,000-square-foot facility includes weight training and sports medicine facilities, eight locker rooms, and equipment storage facilities. I Seating for over 750 spectators during volleyball matches and wrestling duals. I Located along the Severn River on the Academy grounds.

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p Bancroft Hall Rifle Range I Home of Navy rifle. I Features 32 total points – 16 dedicated to each smallbore and air rifle. I Megalink electronic targets throughout were installed in 2008. I Bancroft Hall is centrally located on the Academy grounds.

q Hubbard Hall I Home of Navy rowing.

I Originally constructed in 1930. I An $18 million renovation was completed in 2011 which

included a state-of-the-art tank facility that accommodates 16- 20 oarsmen.

I New expanded floating docks enable the launching of up to eight boats at a time.

I Located on Dorsey Creek just inside Gate 8 on the Academy grounds.

t Ingram Field I Home of Navy outdoor track & field. I Features an all-weather eight-lane MONDO track, a Daktronics scoreboard, and lights for evening competition. I Field area boasts six shot put circles, a discus-throwing circle and a javelin area in the middle of the track, four triple/long jump pits, and a “D” zone that permits two high jump areas to be used concurrently. I Located on the Academy grounds.

u Wesley A. Brown Field House I Home of Navy indoor track & field, volleyball and wrestling.

I Features a MONDO track surface with hydraulically controlled banked curves. I Also features a 76,000-square-foot retractable Magic Carpet Astroturf system, giving the Navy outdoor teams an indoor practice facility on inclement days. I The 140,000-square-foot facility includes weight training and sports medicine facilities, eight locker rooms, and equipment storage facilities. I Seating for over 750 spectators during volleyball matches and wrestling duals. I Located along the Severn River on the Academy grounds.

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The Naval Academy is located in historic Annapolis, the capi-tal of the State of Maryland. Annapolis was founded in 1640 as Anne Arundel Town and later became the first peacetime capital city of the United States of America in 1783.

Annapolis, named to honor Queen Anne of England, was granted a royal charter as a city in 1708. Annapolis can also lay claim to having been a capital of the United States. From November 1783 to August 1784, the Continental Congress met in the State House. It was here that they accepted George Washington’s resignation as commander-in-chief and ratified the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War.

The colonial heritage of Annapolis is still evident as the city boasts more buildings from the 1700s than any other city in the country.

The heart of downtown Annapolis has also been designated a National Historic District. Many fine examples of colonial architecture, including the State House, Hammond-Harwood House, Chase-Lloyd House and the William Paca House and Gardens, are open to visitors.

In August, 2009, Annapolis was named a Top Ten finalist for the International Award for Livable Communities, a competi-tion focused on creating livable communities through sound environmental practices.

Annapolis is located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Chesa-peake provides natural environs, sightseeing, sail-ing, fishing and more, helping Annapolis become the sailing capital of the America’s. The water-lover will also revel in the fact that Maryland has nearly 4,000 miles of shoreline – more than any other state.

Within 30 minutes of Annapolis lies both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, providing entertainment and sightseeing opportunities for residents and tourists alike.

t The Annapolis State House is the oldest in continuous

legislative use in the country. It was here where General

George Washington resigned his commission in the Continental Army, and where the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary

War was ratified.

u Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes from Annapolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace, the

Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, B&O Railroad Museum,

American Visionary Art Museum, and homes for both the MLB’s Baltimore

Orioles and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.

q Over 80 million pounds of blue crab are harvested yearly in Mary-land. The Maryland crab harvest

makes up more than 50 percent of the annual U.S. catch.

Additional photography credit to www.VisitAnnapolis.org, www.VisitMaryland.org, and www.Baltimore.org.

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t The Annapolis State House is the oldest in continuous

legislative use in the country. It was here where General

George Washington resigned his commission in the Continental Army, and where the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary

War was ratified.

t During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore and was inspired to pen the words to a poem entitled

“The Star-Spangled Banner,” which eventually became the national anthem.

u Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes from Annapolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace, the

Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, B&O Railroad Museum,

American Visionary Art Museum, and homes for both the MLB’s Baltimore

Orioles and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.

y The State of Maryland voted in 1788 to cede land to form the District of Columbia, which

soon became our nation’s capital. Washington, D.C., is located 30 minutes west of Annapolis.

u Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness

Stakes, is located in Baltimore. The horse

industry contributes $1.5 billion annually to the

state’s economy. There are over 20,000 horse farms

located in Maryland.

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As the undergraduate college of the Naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers and leaders in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Naval Academy students are midshipmen on active duty in the U.S. Navy. They attend the academy for four years, graduating with bachelor of science degrees and commissions as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy graduates serve at least five years as Navy or Marine Corps officers.

Founded in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, the Academy started as the Naval School on 10 acres of old Fort Severn in Annapolis with an original class of 55. In 1850 the Naval School became the United States Naval Academy. A new curriculum went into effect requiring midshipmen to study at the Academy for four years and to train aboard ships each summer. Congress authorized the Naval Academy to begin awarding bachelor of science degrees in 1933. Today, the Academy offers 24 major fields of study, a wide variety of elective courses and advanced study and research opportunities.

USNA MISSION STATEMENT“To develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highes t ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character, to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.”

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Vice AdmiralMike Miller, USNSuperintendent

CaptainBill Byrne, USNCommandant of

Midshipmen

USNA qUICk FACTSLocation .............................................................Annapolis, Md.Founded ............................................................................1845Superintendent ..............................Vice Adm. Mike Miller, USNCommandant of Midshipmen ................. Capt. Bill Byrne, USNEnrollment ........................................................................4,400

CLASS OF 2017 FACTSEnrollment ................................. 1,200 (927 men; 273 women)Applicants ........................ 17,819 (13,812 men; 4,007 women)HS Participation, Student Body Leader .............................66%HS Participation, National Honor Society ..........................61%HS Participation, Varsity Athlete ........................................90%HS Participation, Varsity Team Captain/Co-Captain .........67%HS Participation, Community Service ................................88%

NAVY ASSIGNMENTSGraduates of the Naval Academy entering the Navy do so asensigns and have the following service options:• Aviation – pilot, flight officer• Restricted Line and Staff Corps – civil engineering,

information warfare, cryptology, intelligence, maintenance, medicine, meteorology/oceanography, supply

• Special Operations – explosive ordnance disposal, explosive ordnance management, mine countermeasures, operational diving and salvage

• Navy SeALs• Surface Warfare – conventional, nuclear powered• Submarines – nuclear powered

MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENTSGraduates enter the Marine Corps with a rank of second lieutenant. Those officers have the following service options:• Aviation – air command and control, anti-air warfare,

aviation maintenance, aviation supply, pilot, flight officer• Ground – armor, artillery, communications (information

systems), engineering, financial management, infantry, logistics, military police.

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From the first athletic competition played on the gridiron in 1879 to Navy’s recent triumphs, several events, people, ri-valries and personalities have shaped the entire Naval Acad-emy athletic program. Below is a look at just some of the history and traditions that make Navy one of the most storied programs in all of collegiate athletics. ANCHORS AWEIGH“Anchors Aweigh” was written by Lt. Charles Zim-mermann, Musical Director of the Naval Academy in 1906, with the lyrics provided by Alfred H. Miles of the Class of 1906, as a fight song for the 1907 graduating class instead of the usual class march Zimmermann had composed for previous classes. The song made its debut at the 1906 Army-Navy game, and when the Mid-shipmen won the game, the song became traditional at this game. It gained national exposure in the 1920s and 1930s when it was heard on the radio and was in a num-ber of popular movies. In 1997 a one-hour documentary on the history of Navy football, titled “Anchors Aweigh for Honor and Glory”, was produced by NFL Films. The film was deemed a success by both critics and fans alike. Here are the words:

Stand Navy down the field, Sails set to the sky,We’ll never change our course, So Army you steer shy.

Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh,Sail Navy down the field, And sink the Army,

Sink the Army Grey

BILL THE GOATThe first recorded use of a goat mascot for Navy athletic teams was in 1893 when an animal named El Cid (The Chief) was turned over to the Brigade by young officers of the USS New York. El Cid helped Navy to a 6-4 triumph over Army that year. Two cats, a dog, and a carrier pigeon have also enjoyed brief reigns as the Navy mascot, but goats have served without interruption since 1904. Bill XXXIII and XXXIV are the current mascots. They are taken care of by 15 goathandlers made up of five midshipmen from the first, second and third classes. The goathandlers undergo rigor-ous training prior to handling Bill on the field.

BLUE & GOLDThis song was written in 1923 by Cmdr. Roy DeS. Horn, USN (Ret.) with music composed by J.W. Crosley. Following every home athletic competition, the team faces its fans with their hands on their heart and sings the following: Now, colleges from sea to sea

May sing of colors true;But who has better right than we

To hoist a symbol hue?For sailors brave in battle fair,

Since fighting days of old,Have proved the sailor’s right to wear

The Navy Blue and Gold

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p The Blue Angels perform an air show along the Severn River on the northern

bank of the Academy each spring during Commissioning Week.

ENTERPRISE BELLFrom the bridge of the famed World War II aircraft carrier, it has been a part of the Naval Academy tradition since 1950.

The late Admiral Harry W. Hill, then Superintendent, was instrumental in bringing the “E” Bell to Annapolis. It rings during special ceremonies when Navy scores a majority of victories over Army in any one of the three sports seasons. The bell also rings during Com-missioning Week for those teams that beat Army and have not participated in a previous bell-ringing during the academic year. The bell is stationed in front of Bancroft Hall. MIDSHIPMANThe word midshipman first appeared in English in the 17th century in the form of the word midshipman to designate those men who were stationed “amidships,” i.e. in the waist or middle portion of the vessel, while on duty. By 1687, however, the second ‘s’ had been dropped to give the current form of the word. Midship-men were originally boys, sometimes as young as seven or eight, who were apprenticed to sea captains to learn the sailor’s trade.

In the early days of the American Navy, midshipmen trained aboard ship until they were eventually com-missioned as ensigns. With the founding of the Naval Academy in 1845, it became possible, as it still is, for a midshipman to enter the Navy directly from civilian life. The name of students at the Naval Academy changed several times between 1870 and 1902, when Congress restored the original title of Midshipman, and it has re-mained unchanged since.

TECUMSEHThe familiar Native American figurehead facing Bancroft Hall and Tecumseh Court has been an Annapolis resident since 1866. Originally, the figurehead of the USS Delaware was meant to portray Tamanend, the great chief of the Dela-wares. It developed that Tamanend was a lover of peace and did not strike the fancy of the Brigade. Looking for an-other name, Midshipmen referred to the figurehead as Pow-hatan and King Philip before finally settling on Tecumseh, the fierce Shawnee chieftain who lived from 1768-1813. The original wooden statue was replaced after some 50 years in the open weather by a durable bronze replica, presented by the Class of 1891. It is considered a good-luck “mascot” for the midshipmen, who in times past would throw pennies at it and offer left-handed salutes whenever they wanted a ‘favor’, such as a sports win over West Point, or spiritual help for examinations. These days it receives a fresh coat of war paint and is often decorated in various themes during football weeks and other special occasions such as Commissioning Week.

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t The plebe class performs the “Herndon Monument Climb” each

spring during Commissioning Week. Upon reaching the top

of the monument, a white plebe “dixie cup” hat is replaced with

an upperclassman’s cover, symbolizing the the end of the

class’ first year at the Academy.

p The Navy women’s basketball team gathered for the traditional singing of the Blue & Gold following its win over Holy Cross in the 2013 Patriot League Tournament

championship game. Bottom: The football team sang emotional renditions of Blue & Gold following its victories over rivals Air Force (left) and Army (right) in 2012.

FIRST-RATE FACULTY & STAFFThe Naval Academy’s philosophy of education stresses attention to individual students by highly qualified faculty members who are strongly committed to teaching. Classes are small, with an average size of fewer than 18 students and a student-faculty ratio of 8:1. All courses at the Naval Academy are taught and graded by faculty members, not by graduate assistants.

Our 600-member faculty is an integrated group of officers and civilians in nearly equal numbers. Officers bring fresh ideas and experiences from operational units and staffs of the Navy and Marine Corps. The academy’s civilian faculty members give continuity to the educational program and form a core of professional scholarship and teaching experience. Working together closely, these military and civilian faculty members form one of the strongest and most dedicated teaching faculties of any college or university in the United States.

MAJORSStudents at the Naval Academy can select one of 24 different majors grouped into six different divisions: Division of Engineering and Weapons, Division of Humanitites and Social Sciences, Division of Mathematics and Science, Division of Professional Development, Division of Leadership Education and Development and the Division of Character Development and Training. In addition to graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science, students can attain a minor in one of seven different languages.

Students who excel at the Naval Academy have many opportunities to challenge and advance themselves through several special programs -- Trident Scholars, Honors Programs, and Voluntary Graduate Education Program (VGEP).

GRADUATION SUCCESS RATEFor the eighth year in a row, the United States Naval Academy ranks among nation’s leaders for graduating NCAA student-athletes on the Division I level. Navy graduated 100 percent of its student-athletes in four of the 21 NCAA sports reported on and averaged an overall rate of 93 percent for student-athletes in all sports – tied for he eighth-highest mark nationally among Football Bowl Subdivision schools.

LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARDRicky Dobbs (‘11) was named the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner for the Football Bowl Subdivision, becoming the second Navy student-athlete to win the award. The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award was started in 2001 by Dick Enberg in response to the growing trend of men’s basketball players leaving school early for the NBA. The award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. Navy has produced six first-team honorees in their respective sports over the last six years, highlighted by Dobbs’ award in 2010 and 2008 grad Evan Barnes, who was men’s soccer’s inaugural award winner in 2007. Additionally, women’s basketball player Kate Hobbs (‘07), women’s soccer’s Lizzie Barnes (‘08), men’s lacrosse’s Andy Tormey (‘09) and football’s John Dowd (‘12) each were named to the Lowe’s Senior All-America First Team.

p Elizabeth Hoerner (‘14) was a First-Team Academic All-American and the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the

Year in women’s soccer.

p Football’s Ricky Dobbs (‘11) was named the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award

winner for the Football Bowl Subdivision.

p Brigid Byrne (‘13) was the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year in women’s cross country and outdoor track & field.

p Keegan Wetzel (‘13) was named First-Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information

Directors of America.

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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS In addition to furthering their education at schools across the country, students at the Naval Academy annually are in competition for several prestigious scholarships. Since Navy’s first Rhodes Scholar, E. Van Meter (‘28), a total of 46 Naval Academy graduates have received the Rhodes Scholarship, including 13 since 2001. Among Navy’s most recent recipients is former baseball player Trevor Thompson (‘05). Also, 24 grads have won George C. Marshall Scholarships, including 14 since 2000. A trio of recent graduates earned Bowman Scholarships to the Naval Postgraduate School. Lightweight rower Chris Medford (‘11), heavyweight rower Mike Shea (‘11) and rifle standout Kenan Wang (‘11) were each honored as Bowman Scholars.

Standout swimmer Kelly Zahalka (‘09) was a recipient of both the Harry S. Truman and Gen. George C. Marshall Scholarships, which paved the way for her to study for two years in the United Kingdom. Katie Davidson (‘13) of the women’s swimming team and Ronald Allen (‘13) of the sprint football team won Marshall Scholarships in 2013.

Former women’s track and cross country runner Kayla Sax (‘10) became just the ninth student from the Naval Academy to be awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which has enabled her to contribute to research focused on alternative energy sources at the University of Cambridge.

Eric Washkewicz (‘13) became the second student-athlete from the Navy lightweight rowing team to be selected for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, joining Tom Paul (‘12). Washkewicz is the 11th student from the Naval Academy to earn the scholarship.

Laura Gorinski (‘13) of the women’s swimming team, Chris Galvin (‘13) of the men’s track & field/cross country team, Brigid Byrne (‘13) of the women’s track & field/cross country team and Jasmine DePompeo (‘13) of the women’s lacrosse team were awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in 2013, joining football’s John Dowd (‘12), men’s tennis player Nick Birger (‘11), women’s soccer’s Beth Reed (‘10) and track’s Mark Van Orden (‘10) as recent winners.

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANSNaval Academy student-athletes have totaled 95 Academic All-America certificates over the years, with 62 of those awards coming since the start of the 1999-2000 academic year. USNA student-athletes garnered nine Academic All-American honors in 2012-13.

PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHOLAR-ATHLETESNavy had nine Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year in 2012-13, including senior class valedictorian Chris Galvin (‘13), who won the honor three times (men’s cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field) and Brigid Byrne (‘13), who was selected as the overall Patriot League Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Byrne was honored as the top scholar-athlete for cross country and outdoor track & field.

p Elizabeth Hoerner (‘14) was a First-Team Academic All-American and the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the

Year in women’s soccer.

p Football’s Ricky Dobbs (‘11) was named the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award

winner for the Football Bowl Subdivision.

p Laura Gorinski (‘13) was the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year in women’s swimming.

t Chris Galvin (‘13) was named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year in men’s

cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field

and was the class valedictorian.

u John Dowd (‘12) was a two-time First-Team Academic All-American and is the first football player in school history to achieve that feat.

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The men and women of the United States Naval Academy have committed themselves to the service of our nation. During their four years in Annapolis, the Midshipmen demonstrate their willingness to give by taking part in several community service events.

From outreach opportunities such as autograph sessions following athletic events, to working with underprivileged youths, the student-athletes at Navy give back to the area they call home during their college years.

The following are a few examples of community service opportunities performed by the men and women of Navy athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.

WOMEN’S BASkETBALL The Mids continued their “Score for Schools” program as team members visited 10 area schools over the course of last season. The Naval Academy student-athletes talked to the youth about the importance of education, held a question and answer session, posed for pictures and signed autographs.

The team also helped out at a winter basketball clinic on Saturday mornings at Naval Support Activity Annapolis. Each Saturday, three or four team members would participate with local youth in the program.

FOOTBALL The Navy football team, including Superintendent Vice Admiral Mike Miller, USN and head football coach Ken Niumatalolo, volunteered at St. Anthony’s Dining Room in San Francisco helping hand out food and scarves to more than 4,000 people in need on a chilly Christmas morning as part of the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. St. Anthony’s has been feeding the homeless in San Francisco for 62 years and feeds more than 3,000 people per day, 365 days per year.

More than 30 Navy football players gave back to the community by appearing at the Outer Annapolis Recreation and Sports Football Camp. The players gave individual instruction to the campers on football fundamentals and handed out and signed Navy football posters.

SPRINT FOOTBALL The Sprint Football team participated in the Colonel Ripley 5K and the Central Elementary Tiger Trot.

MEN’S LACROSSE The men’s lacrosse team was involved with Friends of Jaclyn and had an 11-year old with terminal brain cancer on the sideline and in the locker room during the season.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE The women’s lacrosse team participated in the honor flights program at BWI in which the team welcomed war veterans from around the country as they came to the DC area for a weekend of sight-seeing.

VARSITY OFFSHORE SAILING Two varsity offshore sailing crews assisted Hampton Yacht Club in clean-up efforts in the aftermath of a tornado that swept through during their summer cruise block.

The team introduced 30 young sailors to “big boat” sailing and temwork in Seacliff, New York and participates annualy in the Spirit Rider 9/11 Memorial Regatta for FDNY surviving families in New York City.

The team also participated in a Wounded Warriors regatta in Annapolis.

MEN’S SOCCER The men’s soccer team, with the help of the Anne Arundel Recreation and Parks, held the “First Annual Kickball Challenge” on October 21, for kids with physical or mental handicaps.

WOMEN’S SOCCER The women’s soccer team participated in several community service events this season.

Head coach Carin Gabarra and members of the women’s soccer team participated in the American Red Cross’ “Holiday Mail for Heroes” program

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in December. The event was organized through the Athletes for Hope organization, of which Gabarra is a member. The team traveled to the Annapolis Boys & Girls Club where it assisted area youth in writing and decorating over 50 holiday cards to mail to active-duty servicemen and women stationed around the world.

In March, the Mids held a free soccer clinic at Washington, D.C.’s Excel Academy and also spoke to a group of 40 boys and girls from the KIPP NYC College Prep High School at the Naval Academy. At the Excel Academy, the team split the kindergarten and first-grade children into a number of groups and focused on teaching different techniques and also held a scrimmage. In speaking to the students from the KIPP school, the Mids stressed the values of college athletics and properly preparing for college while in high school.

The team also participated in MLK Day through Athletes for Hope and the Boys and Girls Club in Annapolis and adopted a team member with Team IMPACT.

SqUASH The squash team invited members of the Baltimore Squash Wise program to the Naval Academy to promote the value of classroom and physical education. Student-athletes from Navy and the Baltimore-based program interacted in a two-hour practice event where the youth learned how the Navy squash team runs its practices on a daily basis, while the two groups participated in abdominal exercises, stretching, squash drills, movement exercises and competitive play. While a good chunk of the day was spent on the squash courts, the midshipmen

also answered questions about their experiences at the Academy, including the benefits of a great education. The team also interacted with a similar group in Philadelphia called Squash Smarts on a Saturday morning before playing in a tournament.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING The swimming and diving teams partnered up with their counterparts from Army for a day of free swim instruction at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Philadelphia, one day after the Army-Navy swim meet was held there.

WOMEN’S TENNIS During its Spring Break trip to Florida, the Navy women’s tennis team took some time to host a clinic at the MaliVai Washington Foundation in Jacksonville, Fla. The MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation promotes academic achievement and positive life skills in Jacksonville youth through the game of tennis. The Navy women’s tennis team worked with three different groups of kids. One group of both boys and girls with age range of 8-10 years old, another group of middle school girls age range 13-14 and another mixed group 12-15 years old. Each session started with team captain Stefanie Ton speaking about the Naval Academy and its structure and purpose, followed by questions from each group. The coaching staff and players were also given the opportunity to share their experiences and to impart words of encouragement.

MEN’S TRACk & FIELD The men’s track and field team got involved with the Special Olympics helping officiate a track meet held at Ingram Field. Members of the track and field team also volunteered at the Annapolis 10 Mile Race and conducted an all-events track and field clinic at Heritage Elementary School in Chula Vista, Calif., after training at the Olympic Training Center during spring break. The entire group that traveled to San Diego provided instruction in running, jumping, and throwing events for elementary kids during their extended lunch/recess period. In all, over 250 school children got to participate and learn by doing running, jumping, throwing events and relay races supervised by about 25 members of the men’s track and field team.

WOMEN’S TRACk & FIELD The women’s track & field team volunteered at the Annapolis 10 Mile Race.

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Paul kostacopoulosBaseball

Ed DeChellisMen’s Basketball

Stefanie PemperWomen’s Basketball

Al CantelloMen’s Cross Country

karen BoyleWomen’s Cross Country

ken NiumataloloFootball

Pat OwenMen’s Golf

Nadia Ste. MarieWomen’s Golf

Dr. Sho FukushimaGymnastics

Rick SowellMen’s Lacrosse

Cindy TimchalWomen’s Lacrosse

Bill kelleyRifle

Rob FriedrichHeavyweight Rowing

Mike HughesWomen’s Rowing

Ian BurmanIntercollegiate Sailing

Jahn TihanskyOffshore Sailing

Dave BrandtMen’s Soccer

Carin GabarraWomen’s Soccer

Capt. kavan LakeSprint Football

Craig DawsonSquash

Bill RobertsMen’s Swimming

John MorrisonWomen’s Swimming

John OfficerMen’s Tennis

keith PuryearWomen’s Tennis

Steve CookseyMen’s Track & Field

Carla CristeWomen’s Track & Field

Larry BockVolleyball

Mike SchofieldWater Polo

Bruce BurnettWrestling

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Every time one of our Midshipmen student-athletes dons the Navy Blue and Gold, he or she represents the Brigade of Midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Navy & Marine Corps, and the United States of Amer-ica. By virtue of the more than 250 radio broadcasts, local, regional and national television broadcasts and countless print and electronic media articles rendered, they know they are competing on a national stage.

The Navy football program has had 68-consecutive games televised by either CBS, NBC, ABC, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3.

Whether it is CBS, CBS Sports Network, Showtime, ESPN, the Washington Post. the Baltimore Sun or the Annapolis Capital, the varsity athletic programs at the U.S. Naval Academy are given the platform to tell the much bigger story of our U.S. Navy & Marine Corps.

The national exposure given to our athletic programs is invaluable to our overall mission and with the move of the football program to the AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE, it will increase substantially.

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