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Paul KostacopoulosBaseball

Ed DeChellisMen’s Basketball

Stefanie PemperWomen’s Basketball

Rick ClothierMen’s Heavyweight Crew

Steve PerryMen’s Lightweight Crew

Mike HughesWomen’s Crew

Al CantelloMen’s Cross Country

Karen BoyleWomen’s Cross Country

Joe SurianoDiving

Ken NiumataloloFootball

Pat OwenGolf

Dr. Sho FukushimaGymnastics

Rick SowellMen’s Lacrosse

Cindy TimchalWomen’s Lacrosse

Bill KelleyRifle

Ian BurmanIntercollegiate Sailing

Jahn TihanskyOffshore Sailing

Dave BrandtMen’s Soccer

Carin GabarraWomen’s Soccer

Maj. Mitch MaurySprint 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 BennettWrestling

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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 midship-men on active duty in the U.S. Navy. They attend the academy for four years, graduating with bachelor of sci-ence 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 bache-lor of science degrees in 1933. Today, the Academy offers 23 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 physi-cally 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 deployment in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.”

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USNA QUICK FACTSLocation ........................................................... Annapolis, Md.Founded............................................................................. 1845Superintendent ............... Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, USNCommandant of Midshipmen .. Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USNEnrollment ........................................................................ 4,400

CLASS OF 2015 FACTSEnrollment ............................... 1,229 (993 men, 236 women)Applicants .................... 19,145 (14,652 men, 4,493 women)Class Rank in High School, Top 10% ............................ 52%Class Rank in High School, Top 33% ............................ 85%HS Participation, Student Body Leader ........................ 65%HS Participation, National Honor Society ..................... 62%HS Participation, Varsity Athlete .................................... 90%HS Participation, Varsity Team Captain/Co-Captain ... 65%HS Participation, Community Service ........................... 88%

NAVY ASSIGNMENTSGraduates of the Naval Academy entering the Navy do so as ensigns and have the following service options avail-able to them:• Aviation -- pilot, flight officer• Nuclear Propulsion -- ships, submarines• Restricted Line and Staff Corps -- civil engineering,

information warfare, cryptology, intelligence, mainte-nance, medicine, meteorology/oceanography, supply

• Special Operations -- explosive ordinance disposal, explosive ordinance management, mine countermea-sures, operational diving and salvage

• Navy SEALs• Surface Warfare -- conventional, nuclear powered• Submarines

MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENTSGraduates enter the Marine Corps with a rank of second lieutenant. Those officers entering the Marine Corps have the choice of serving in one of the following fields:• Aviation -- air command and control, anti-air warfare,

aviation maintenance, aviation supply, pilot, flight offi-cer

• Ground -- armor, artillery, communications (information systems), engineering, financial manage-

ment, 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, rivalries and personalities have shaped the entire Naval Academy athletic program. Below is a look at just some of the history and tradi-tions that make Navy one of the most storied pro-grams in all of collegiate athletics. ANCHORS AWEIGH“Anchors Aweigh” was written by Lt. Charles Zimmermann, 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 graduat-ing 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 Midshipmen 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 number of popular movies. In 1997 a one-hour docu-mentary 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 rigorous 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 notes:-

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Now, colleges from sea to seaMay sing of colors true;

But who has better right than weTo hoist a symbol hue?

For sailors brave in battle fair,Since fighting days of old,

Have proved the sailor’s right to wearThe Navy Blue and Gold

ENTERPRISE BELLFrom the bridge of the famed World War II aircraft car-

rier, it has been a part of the Naval Academy tradi-tion 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 Commissioning Week for those teams that beat Army and have not participated in a previous bell-ringing during the academic year. The bell is sta-tioned 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 “amid-ships,” 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. Midshipmen 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 remained 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 Delawares. It developed that Tamanend was a lover of peace and did not strike the fancy of the Brigade. Looking for another name, Midshipmen referred to the figurehead as Powhatan 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.

t The Blue Angels perform an air show along the Severn River on the northern bank of the Academy

each spring during Commissioning Week.

q The Navy football team gathered for the traditional singing of the Blue &

Gold following its win over Army in 2010, its ninth-consecutive win over its rival.

Below: The men’s lacrosse team sang an emotional rendition of Blue & Gold follow-

ing its overtime victory over rival Johns Hopkins in 2010.

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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 offi-cers 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 education-al 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 38 dif-ferent majors within 23 fields of study. The 23 fields of study are grouped into three different divisions: Division of Engineering and Weapons (aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, general engineering, mechanical engineering, naval architecture, ocean engineering, systems engineering), Division of Math and Science (chemistry, computer science, general science, information technology, mathematics, oceanog-raphy, physics) and the Division of Humanities and Social Science (Arabic, Chinese, economics, English, history, political science, quantitative economics). 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 sixth 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 10 of the 20 NCAA sports reported on and averaged an over-all rate of 96 percent for student-athletes in all sports – the fourth-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

u Laura Gorinski (‘13) was named Patriot League Women‘s Swimming Scholar-Athlete

of the Year in 2011.

t Football’s Ricky Dobbs (‘11) was named the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner for the

Football Bowl Subdivision.

p Alex Foskett (‘11) was named Second-Team Academic All-America by the Collegiate Sports

Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

u Aside from being the 2011 USNA valedictorian, Nick Birger (‘11) was a First-Team Academic All-America

selection for men‘s tennis in 2011, as well as the overall 2010-11 Patriot

League Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

t Kayla Sax (‘10) was a recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, becoming the

ninth honoree from the Naval Academy.

t John Dowd (‘12) was a First-Team Academic All-American in 2010-11, following a Second-Team

Academic All-America honor in 2009-10.

u Laura Gorinski (‘13) was named Patriot League Women‘s Swimming Scholar-Athlete

of the Year in 2011.

t Football’s Ricky Dobbs (‘11) was named the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner for the

Football Bowl Subdivision.

u Aside from being the 2011 USNA valedictorian, Nick Birger (‘11) was a First-Team Academic All-America

selection for men‘s tennis in 2011, as well as the overall 2010-11 Patriot

League Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

t John Dowd (‘12) was a First-Team Academic All-American in 2010-11, following a Second-Team

Academic All-America honor in 2009-10.

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school early for the NBA. The award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: classroom, com-munity, character and competition. Navy has produced five first-team honorees in their respective sports over the last five 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) and men’s lacrosse’s Andy Tormey (‘09) each were named to the Lowe’s Senior All-America First Team.

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 recipi-ent 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. Former women’s track and cross country run-ner 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.

Men’s tennis standout Nick Birger (‘11) was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2011, one year after soccer’s Beth Reed (‘10) and track ‘s Mark Van Orden (‘10) also earned the NCAA Scholarship. These athletes will be able to pursue graduate degrees before resuming their respective naval careers on a full-time basis.

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANSNaval Academy student-athletes have totaled 80 Academic All-America certificates over the years, with 47 of those awards coming since the start of the 1999-2000 academic year. USNA student-athletes have garnered five awards during the 2010-11 academic year. The 2010-11 honorees included first-team football honoree John Dowd (‘12), first-team men’s tennis selection Nick Birger (‘11), second-team men’s track & field/cross country ath-lete Cody Rome (‘12) and from the men’s soccer team, second-teamer Alex Foskett (‘11) and third-teamer Sam Miller (‘12). Dowd was also a Second-Team Academic All-American during the 2009-10 academic year.

PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHOLAR-ATHLETESBirger, the 2011 Naval Academy valedictorian, was also named the Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, after earning a second consecutive league scholar-athlete honor for men’s tennis. Birger is the fifth male midshipman and a league-leading 11th overall to earn the Patriot League’s top academic honor. Other Patriot League Scholar-Athlete winners from the 2010-11 aca-demic year include Rome for indoor track & field, swim-mer Laura Gorinski (‘13) and golfer Peter Reilly (‘12).

p Lizzie Barnes (‘08) is one of five Navy student-athletes to have been honored as First-Team Lowe‘s Senior All-Americans as part of the Lowe‘s Senior CLASS Award.

t Cody Rome (‘12) earnedSecond-Team Academic

All-America honors in 2010-11,as well as being named Patriot

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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 2010-11 academic year.

FOOTBALLWhile in San Diego, Calif., prior to the Poinsettia Bowl, several members of the football team attended a Make-A-Wish Foundation event where players and coaches spent time with the kids and their families. The bowl game and Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego benefit from a strong partnership as more than 500 members of “Wish Families”, including wish children, their parents and siblings, attended the game as special guests.

Seniors Andre Byrd and Ricky Dobbs took time to speak with students at several area schools. Byrd addressed students at Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore where he talked about the obstacles he overcame in his life to become a midshipman and a member of the Navy football team.

As he did throughout his career, Dobbs continued to make several appearances at local schools last year, explaining the importance of doing your best in school and following your dreams.

The team also continued the tradition of inviting ill and special needs children and their families to practices.

MEN’S & WOMEN’S BASKETBALLBoth the men’s and women’s teams combined to hold free skills clinics for local youths. Assistant coaches and players from both teams provided instruc-tion to over 200 kids from the Annapolis area.

The Navy men’s basketball team was out in full force, volunteering for the 2011 Maryland Special Olympics and then providing area youth with a skills clinic. The team has done a number of community-service events in the past, whether it’s conducting free camps, volunteering for the Special Olympics or speaking to groups of local youth.

Members of the men’s basketball team also volunteered their time at the St. John’s Episcopal School’s Field Day, playing basketball with many of the youth and setting up drills and contests for the kids.

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WOMEN’S LACROSSETwenty-one members of the women’s lacrosse pro-gram conducted a lacrosse clinic at the all-girls Excel Academy in Washington, D.C. The Mids taught the children basic lacrosse skills and also organized drills, relay races and informal games.

WOMEN’S SOCCERNavy women’s soccer players Jessica Grupp, Katie Kelly, Alexes Lopez-Shaw and Ashlynn Soellner volun-teered at a youth soccer clinic at the Excel Academy, an all-girls school in Washington, D.C. The Athletes For Hope organization helped coordinate the event, which was for first and second grade girls.

SWIMMING & DIVINGThe swimming and diving teams continued their tra-dition of offering free learn-to-swim lessons to any-one in Lejeune Hall during the spring.

BASEBALLThe baseball team continued its strong relationship

with a local child with a brain tumor through the Friends of Jaclyn Organization. The child has been a fixture at Navy home games for the past two seasons as the team has taken an even more active role in his and his family’s lives. The team and coaches routinely spend time with him away from the field, attend movies and support him at his band concerts.

MEN’S TENNISThe men’s tennis team again made its annual visit to the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation, which provides an athletic and educational after school outlet for youths in the Jacksonville, Fla., area. The Mids first participated in a question-and-answer session with the youths before hitting the tennis courts for some instruction and compe-tition. As a tradition each time Navy visits, every time a youth defeats a Mid, the Navy player has to immediately do 10 pushups.

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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 scream “Beat Army!” at the end of Blue & Gold, the Naval Academy’s alma mater.

Navy has dominated Army in all sports, posting a winning record against the Black Knights in 37 of the last 40 years and has not lost the N-Star series in 15-consecutive years.

23 of Navy’s 32 varsity sports have the potential to take part in the Army-Navy rivalry each year.

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.

ARMY–NAVY ALL-TIME SERIESAll-Time Army– Navy Record Navy leads ................................................... 934-711-39 (.566)

Army–Navy - The Last 15 Years (1996-97 to 2010-11)Overall Record vs. Army............................. 289-171-6 (.627)Star-Game Record vs. Army ...................... 215-108-6 (.663)

Army–Navy - The 2010-11 Season2010-11 Overall Record vs. Army ...................... 17-15 (.531)2010-11 Star-Game Record vs. Army ............... 11-11 (.500)

Navy’s 2010-11 Star Game VictoriesMen’s Soccer, Golf, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Football, Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Gymnastics, Men’s Basketball, Wrestling, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

2010-11 STAR GAME HIGHLIGHTSFOOTBALLSenior quarterback Ricky Dobbs threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a team-high 54 yards as Navy defeated Army for the ninth consecutive time, 31-17, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Senior safety Wyatt Middleton gave Navy a 24-7 lead just before halftime when he returned a fumble 98 yards for a touch-down, marking the longest fumble return in Navy history.

MEN’S SOCCERMichael Rakoczy scored the only goal of the game in the 60th minute and the Navy defense held strong as the Midshipmen recorded their second consecutive Star Game victory over the Black Knights.

GOLFJunior Tim Shield sank a 12-foot putt on the 15th hole of the West Point Golf Course as Navy won four of seven singles matches and defeated Army, 6-5, to claim the Star.

Michael Rakoczy,Men‘s Soccer

Aaron Kalil,Wrestling

Wyatt Middleton,Football

Laura Gorinski,Women‘s Swimming

Mac Anthony,Men‘s Swimming

Jess P alacio,Women‘s Track & Field

Wyatt Middleton,Football

Jess P alacio,Women‘s Track & Field

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYBehind a dominant performance from senior Andrew Hanko, Navy defeated Army, 20-41, for the 11th time in the last 14 meetings. Hanko led the entire race and Navy run-ners took 10 of the top-12 spots.

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGLuke Hoffer, Mac Anthony and Steve Dukleth all won mul-tiple events as the Midshipmen won their 20th-consecu-tive meeting with Army by defeating the Black Knights, 246-54.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGSophomore Laura Gorinski set a Navy and Patriot League record in the 200 breaststroke and was one of five Mids to win multiple events as Navy won its 22nd-consecutive dual meet over Army in convincing fashion, 240.5-59.5.

MEN’S BASKETBALLMark Veazey came off the bench to score 17 points and grab nine rebounds and the Midshipmen held Army to just 18-of-52 shooting as Navy defeated Army, 75-58, in a sold-out Alumni Hall. It marked the 27th time in the last 31 seasons Navy won the Star.

GYMNASTICSNavy won its third-consecutive Star Meet as it defeated Army, 324.1-322.8. Trailing going into the final event of the day, Andrew Faulk and Dylan Parrott tied for first place in the high bar competition to give Navy the win.

WRESTLINGThe Midshipmen won seven of 10 bouts, including the last four, to secure a 24-9 victory over Army. Coach Bruce Burnett improved to 11-0 against the Black Knights as Navy claimed its 11th-consecutive win over Army.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELDNavy won 12 of 17 events as it won the indoor Star Meet for the sixth-consecutive year with a 103.5-77.5 victory over Army. Junior Jess Palacio, junior Amanda Phelps and senior Ashley Bucholz each doubled in individual events to pace the Mids.

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELDCompeting in a downpour at Ingram Field, Navy dominat-ed Army, 129-73, to complete its third-straight indoor/out-door Star Meet sweep of the Black Knights. The 56-point margin of victory was the largest for Navy in an indoor or outdoor Star Meet.

Mark Veazey,Men‘s Basketball

Tim Shield,Golf

Andrew Hanko,Men‘s Cross Country

Andrew Faulk,Gymnastics

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In his 11th year as Director of Athletics, Chet Gladchuk has overseen a renaissance of the Naval Academy athletic program. His administrative leadership has helped lead the program to one of the most successful periods in school history.

In 2010-11, Navy won 63 percent of its contests and claimed the overall series against Army for the 18th time in the last 19 years. Navy produced nine All-Americans, 11 confer-ence athletes of the year, nine conference coaches of the year and 11 conference cham-pionships.

The Mids also excelled in the classroom, ranking No. 4 in the country in graduation rate for student-athletes (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) and all 24 of Navy’s NCAA sponsored varsity sports rank above the nation-al average in the Academic Progress Report, including five teams with perfect scores. Navy had five Academic All-Americans, four Patriot League Scholar Athletes of the Year and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner. Six of the top 15 Naval Academy graduates and 28 of the top 100 graduates in the Class of 2011 were involved with varsity or club athletics.

The football team had another successful season in 2010, posting a 9-4 record and play-ing in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The Mids beat Army for a series-record ninth-consecutive year and defeated Notre Dame for the third time in four seasons.

Other teams who flourished in 2010-11 included the women’s basketball team winning the Patriot League Championship and advanc-ing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history; the rifle team placed seventh at the NCAA Championship; the women’s lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season; intercollegiate sailing placed ninth at the ICSA Nationals; the baseball team won the Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament titles and participated in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002; while the water polo, men’s cross country, men’s swimming & diving, men’s indoor track & field, women’s indoor track & field and women’s rowing all won conference titles.

Gladchuk’s efforts have been recognized on a national level as well, as the Division IA Athletic Directors Association named him the 2005 Bobby Dodd Athletic Director of the Year. The award is presented in recognition of an athletic director’s support and commit-ment toward the successful advancement of the department, most specifically in the sport of football. Additionally, he was recognized by the Secretary of the Navy for his contributions and service to the Navy and the Naval Academy with the Superior Public Service Award to the Department of the Navy.

Gladchuk has been able to parlay Navy’s athletic success into an exclusive televi-sion deal with CBS ports Network that has

increased Navy’s television exposure both in the United States and internationally. CBS Sports Network, the first 24-hour college sports network, televises every Navy home and select neutral site football games (excluding Notre Dame and Army which are televised nationally by CBS), as well as other Midshipmen men’s and women’s athletic events, original program-ming and documentaries centered on the storied Navy athletic program. The long-term, multi-media agreement includes internet stream-ing, broadband and video-on-demand rights and high definition rights. A major part of the agree-ment was that all home football games would be played on Saturday for the convenience of the Navy alumni. Navy sports are seen all over the world with the international distribution of Navy programming, especially to the troops serv-ing abroad. Navy’s contract with CBS Sports Network runs through 2018.

Gladchuk has also added radio giants WBAL (1090 AM) in Baltimore and WFED (1500 AM, 1050 AM, 820 AM) in Washington D.C./Northern Virginia to Navy’s radio network.

WBAL Radio, which is also the home of the Ravens, is Maryland’s dominant and most powerful radio station. Since 1925, generations of Marylanders have turned to WBAL Radio for news, weather, thought-provoking discussions and sports. As Maryland’s only 50,000-watt AM station, WBAL’s signal travels substantially fur-ther than any other station in the state.

WFED Radio, which is also the home of the Washington Nationals, is a 50,000-watt station that will air a minimum of 10 regular-season football games. WFED is your source for federal news covering both the Federal

Government and those who do business with the government.

Since being introduced as the Academy’s 28th Director of Athletics on Sept. 4, 2001, Gladchuk has pressed forward on numerous fronts with energy and vision. From the hiring of Paul Johnson and Ken Niumatalolo as head football coaches to the renovation of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Gladchuk has made improvements in several key areas that will prove more success on the athletic fields for years to come. Recent head coaching hires such as Bill Roberts in men’s swimming, John Morrison in women’s swimming, Paul Kostacopoulos in baseball, Keith Puryear in women’s tennis, Cindy Timchal, the all-time winningest women’s lacrosse coach in NCAA history, Stefanie Pemper, one of the all-time winningest Division III women’s basketball coaches, Dave Brandt, the all-time winningest soccer coach in NCAA history, Larry Bock, the all-time winningest coach in collegiate vol-leyball history, Ed DeChellis, the 2009 Big Ten Basketball Coach of the Year at Penn State, and Rick Sowell, who was a two-time America East Coach of the Year.

During Gladchuk’s tenure at the Naval Academy, he has seen the Midshipmen win 75 conference titles, produce 137 All-Americans and 48 Academic All-Americans.

Gladchuk has also worked tirelessly to bring back school spirit, working in conjunction with school officials to encourage midshipmen to attend events for all sports.

He has embraced the local community and alumni base, and is an often-requested speaker, visiting areas all over the country as he shares the vision of the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Athletic Association.

Gladchuk’s biggest impact on the Naval Academy has been the $42 million renova-tion of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium where under his leadership the stadium was completely refurbished over a four-year time frame. The addition of 6,500 permanent seats on the sidelines and in the end zones, 32 luxury boxes, dropping the field eight feet and moving the sidelines closer, two video scoreboards, a memorial plaza, upgraded restroom and con-cession areas, a perimeter walking path, new lighting, a new sound system, landscaping the grounds and storm water management highlight the list of renovations. Gladchuk has worked closely with the city, county, state and neighbor-hood associations to ensure proper communica-tion and sensitivity to issues that benefit both the NAAA and community at large. The NAAA was awarded the Green Star award by former Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer for commitment to the environment during the ongoing renovation of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Gladchuk and the NAAA have also teamed up with the Naval Academy Foundation to raise over $75 million in private giving for facilities

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2010-11 Navy Athletics:A Year In Review

Overall Record301-174-8 (.631)

N-Star Record vs. Army11-11 (.500)

Overall Record vs. Army17-15 (.5531)

No. 4 in the Countryin Graduation Rate

9 All-Americans

11 Conference Championships

5 Academic All-Americans

9 Conference Coaches of the Year

National Honors* Football finished 36th in the nation in the final

Associated Press college football poll and played in an eighth-straight bowl game.

* Water polo finished the season ranked 15th in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Poll.

* Offshore sailing won the McMillan Cup, the big-boat national championship for the New England and Mid-Atlantic districts.

* Wrestling finished 37th at the NCAA Championship.

* The women’s basketball team competed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

* The men’s swimming & diving team qualified three Midshipmen for the NCAA Championship.

* Rifle placed seventh at the NCAA Rifle Championship.

* Men’s gymnastics qualified two Midshipmen for the NCAA Championship.

* Women’s lacrosse advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a second-consecutive season.

* Intercollegiate sailing placed ninth at ICSA Nationals.

* Baseball earned its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2002 and made its ninth appearance in program history in the national tournament.

Harris Laning 1895 1910-12Arthur P. Fairchild ’01 1912-15Charles Earle Smith ’03 1915-17William F. Halsey Jr. ’04 1917-18Douglas L. Howard ’06 1918-23Byron McCandless ’05 1923-25Jonas H. Ingram ’07 1925-30Henry D. Cook Jr. ’03 1930-31John W. Wilcox Jr. ’05 1931-34Robert C. Giffen ’07 1934-37Ernest W. McKee ’08 1937-40Thomas S. King II ’11 1940-42Harvey E. Overesch ’15 1942Lyman S. Perry ’20 1942-43

John E. Whelchel ’20 1943-44Harles O. Humphreys ’22 1944-46Edmund B. Taylor ’25 1946-48Thomas J. Hamilton ’27 1948Henry H. Caldwell ’27 1949-51Ian C. Eddy ’30 1951-54Charles Elliott Loughlin ’33 1954-57Slade Cutter ’35 1957-59Asbury Coward ’38 1959-62William S. Busik ’43 1962-65Alan R. Cameron ’44 1965-68J. O. Coppedge ’47 1968-88Jack Lengyel 1988-2001Chet Gladchuk 2001-present

Past Athletic Directors

such as the Brigade Sports Complex (hockey and tennis), Max Bishop Stadium (baseball), varsity squash courts, various team locker rooms and a number of prac-tice facilities.

Other highlights during Gladchuk’s tenure at the Naval Academy include the recent renegotiation of the Army-Navy contract which resulted in over $46 million to the two schools over the next eight years, scheduling Maryland, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Army at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to promote Navy football in the community, negotiating the extension of the Navy-Notre Dame football game televi-sion contract with CBS through 2018 and negotiating bowl deals with the Houston, Emerald, Poinsettia, Meineke Car Care, EagleBank, Texas, Armed Forces and Military Bowls.

Gladchuk is heavily involved with NCAA and Patriot League committees. He recently was selected to serve on the NCAA Leadership Council, which is one of the highest NCAA appointments an athletic director can realize. The council helps set the Division I legislative agenda and advises the NCAA regarding major legislative issues being considered. The primary responsibility of the council is to identify those issues on the horizon that can impact Division I and intercollegiate athletics as a whole and spends much of its time planning for the future of Division I and helps set the course for the future. Gladchuk is also on the NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors) Executive Committee and has served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee in the Patriot League and a member of the NCAA Olympic Sport Liaison Committee.

Gladchuk came to the Naval Academy from the University of Houston, where he had been the Director of Athletics since July 18, 1997. Recognized as one of the nation’s top leaders in intercollegiate athletics management, he guided the Cougars to 19 Conference USA Championships, while making significant strides in the aca-demic success of their student-athletes, gender equity and fiscal management.

Before Houston, Gladchuk was the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation for seven years at his alma mater, Boston College. Under Gladchuk, Boston College emerged as one of the NCAA’s elite programs of the 1990s winning numerous Big East and NCAA Championships. The school’s graduation rate for all student-athletes was over 90 percent and the Eagles won the College Football Association’s Academic Achievement Award for the highest gradu-ation rates among all Division I schools in three of his last five years at Boston College. Gladchuk led the Alumni Stadium expansion effort, which resulted in a $35 million improvement to the football stadium.

Prior to rejoining Boston College, Gladchuk served as AD at Tulane University from 1987-90. During his tenure, he directed the reinstatement of the Green Wave basketball program to Division I status. In addition, he oversaw the construction of new facilities for the athletics administration as well as baseball, track and field and tennis teams after a $25 million athletics campaign was successfully completed.

From 1985-87, he served as Associate AD at Syracuse University, heading operations, NCAA compliance, financial aid and facility operations.

Gladchuk lettered in football at Boston College and graduated with honors in business management in 1973. He earned a master’s in sports administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1974, where he began his career in intercollegiate athletics, including serving for seven years as Director of General Physical Education, Assistant and Associate Athletic Director for the university. He also has served as Director of Athletics and head football coach for the New Hampton (Prep) School in New Hampshire prior to leaving for UMass.

He and his wife, Kathy, have four children: John, a graduate of Loyola Marymount; Katie, a graduate of Boston College; Christie, a graduate of Trinity and Julie, a graduate of the University of North Carolina.

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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.

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.

u Over 80 million pounds of blue crab were harvested in Maryland in 2010 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.

The Naval Academy is located in historic Annapolis, the capital 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 desig-nated 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 final-ist for the International Award for Livable Communities, a competition 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 Chesapeake provides natural environs, sightseeing, sailing, fishing and more, helping Annapolis become the sailing capital of the world. 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 enter-tainment and sightseeing opportunities for resi-dents 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.

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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.

q 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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Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combin-ing academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 23 men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football confer-ence in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport con-ference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full members, and Fordham, Georgetown and MIT as associ-ate members. 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 finished at the top spot with nearly all of its teams reporting a graduation rate of 85 percent or higher in the most recent data. In addition, 82 teams from Patriot League full-member institutions earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 per-cent of all squads in their respective sports.

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

During the 2010-11 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams have accomplished the following:

*Patriot League schools came in with glowing marks in the latest release of the NCAA Academic Progress Rate, as 97 percent of Patriot League teams came in at or above the national Division I four-year average score of 970.

*Six different schools claimed multiple Patriot League titles, led by Navy with seven.

*Navy tennis standout Nick Birger was part of a select group of student-athletes to receive a $7,500 postgraduate scholarship from the NCAA.

*11 student-athletes have been named Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, including Navy’s Sam Miller and Alex Foskett (men’s soccer), Nick Birger (men’s tennis), and Cody Rome (men’s track & field).

*55 Patriot League student-athletes have earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, with 39 on the first team.

*The Navy trio of Olaf Olson, Mark Meyer and Justin Vagts all competed at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship.

p Mac Anthony, Men’s SwimmingSwimmer of the Meet

p Al Cantello, Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year

(Third-Consecutive Honor)

Navy baseball claimed the 2011 Patriot League Regular Season Championship,and then defeated Army in the Tournament Championship Series.

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2010-11 PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS FOR NAVY

TEAM TITLES• Men’s Cross Country• Women’s Basketball (regular season and tournament)• Men’s Swimming & Diving• Men’s Indoor Track & Field• Women’s Indoor Track & Field• Women’s Lacrosse• Baseball (regular season and tournament)

COACH OF THE YEAR• Al Cantello, Men’s Cross Country• Stefanie Pemper, Women’s Basketball• Bill Roberts, Men’s Swimming• Steve Cooksey, Men’s Indoor Track & Field• Carla Criste, Women’s Indoor Track & Field• Keith Puryear, Women’s Tennis• Paul Kostacopoulos, Baseball

PLAYER OF THE YEAR• Andrew Hanko, Men’s Cross Country• Mac Anthony, Men’s Swimming• Jess Palacio, Women’s Indoor Track & Field (runner)• Owen Bullard, Men’s Tennis• Jess Palacio, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (runner)• Amanda Phelps, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (field)• Jasmine DePompeo, Women’s Lacrosse (offensive)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR• C.J. Elward, Men’s Cross Country• Jade Geif, Women’s Basketball• Zach Ingold, Men’s Swimming• Rheanna Vaughn, Women’s Swimming• J.J. Avila, Men’s Basketball• Tucker Hull, Men’s Lacrosse• David Hall, Golf• Taylor Cato, Baseball• Lauren Allam, Women’s Outdoor Tack & Field

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR• Peter Reilly, Golf• Laura Gorinski, Women’s Swimming & Diving• Cody Rome, Men’s Indoor Track & Field• Nick Birger, Men’s Tennis

TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER• Jade Geif, Women’s Basketball• Jasmine DePompeo, Women’s Lacrosse

p David Hall, Men’s GolfRookie of the Year

Jasmine DePompeo, Women’s LacrosseOffensive Player of the Year and

Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player

p Jade Geif, Women’s BasketballRookie of the Year and

Patriot League Tournament MVP

p Jess Palacio, Women’s Track & FieldIndoor and Outdoor Runner of the Meet

pNick Birger, Men’s TennisOverall Patriot League

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

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Navy is dedicated to providing its athletes top-notch gameday 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. Many of the facilities have undergone extensive renovations recently, showing Navy’s commit-ment, 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, as well as several other highly-competitive national events. In the past five years, Navy has also played host to Patriot League championships in the following sports: men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, baseball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and 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, the $18.5 million Brigade Sports Complex, the $1.8 million Willis Bilderback-Dinty Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame, the $18 million Hubbard Hall renovation, major baseball renovations to the Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium, a $1.5 million renovation of the Halsey Field House squash facility, a complete reconstruction of courts and at the Dyer Tennis Center, a $1 million dive tower replacement in Lejeune Hall, $5 million for the reno-vation of Rip Miller Field (removed crown, installed verti-cal drainage, replaced bleacher and press box), Ricketts Hall training room expansion, a new press box at Glenn Warner (soccer), new hammer throw venues for track & field, installation of FieldTurf in Halsey as well as a com-plete $42 million overhaul of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium that gives the Mids a dominant home-field foot-ball presence and made the facility the finest in college lacrosse.

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Lejeune Hall was the first building at the Naval Academy to be named for a Marine Corps officer.

Lejeune Hall has played host to the Patriot League Championship more times than any other facility in the league. The meet has been contested on The Yard seven times in the 20-year history of the event. The Navy men’s program has won the team title in each of the four years it has competed for the crown in Lejeune Hall, while the Navy women’s team has totaled four titles in the seven times the champion has been determined in the facility.

LT. GEN. JOHN ARCHER LEJEUNE, USMCNavy’s swimming and wrestling complex is named ater the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps and an 1888 graduate of the Naval Academy. He served more than 45 years in uniform, fought in World War I and completed nearly three terms as Commandant of the Marine Corps until his retirement in 1929.

LIGHTINGThe pools are illuminated with bright overhead lights that provide 100-foot candle power at water surface. The large sky-lights supplement lighting adds to the aesthetic beau- ty of Lejeune Hall.

POOLThe large pool is 25-meters-by-50-meters with an eight- foot depth. A movable bulkhead enables Navy’s teams to train at any distance. The pool provides 23 25-yard short course lanes or 10 50-meter long course lanes.

SEATING AREAThe gallery around the pool seats 1,000 spectators in comfortable armchair seats. Although the building is com- pletely modern in conception and materials, its regu- larly placed columns and raised roof area com-pli- ment the traditional turn of the century French Renaissance style campus with its vocabluary of granite walls and mansard roofs.

DIVINGLegeune Hall underwent extensive renovations fol- low-ing the conclusion of the 2009 season as the building’s original diving tower was torn down and replaced by a new one. The over $1 million project fea- tured new 1 and 3-meter springboard areas being built, as well as the con-struction of new 5, 7.5 and 10- meter platform areas. Over 100-yards of concrete form the new cantilevered tower, with glass handrails con- necting walkways to each of the diving sections. The diving pool is 60-feet-by-52-feet with depths varying from 14-17 feet. There is a powerful bubbler system under each level and a trampoline-dry land board port- a-pit apparatus located on the pool deck to assist in training. In addition, the diving wall has three underwa- ter observation windows.

COMPETITORS FACILITIESFacilities for athletes include separate entrances, locker rooms, showers, three saunas, a large classroom, team locker rooms and a fully-equipped first aid/training room.

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TIMING SCOREBOARDLejeune Hall features a Colorad Time Systems score- board and timing system. The system determines elapsed time, order of finish and lap splits for each competitive lane to a thousandth of a secong. The system records the results and transmits them to the scoreboard.

The diving pool is equipped with a judges system that dis- plays the awards, stores 11 dives for up to 99 div-ers, han- dles the addition and multiplication to compute degrees of difficulty, shows the leading diver and flashes if the cur- rent diver takes the lead in the competition.

OLYMPIANS AND LEJEUNE HALLIn addition to serving as the home facility for the U.S. naval Academy swimming and water polo teams, Lejeune Hall also has been the host site for many other prominent aquatic competitions over its quarter-century history. Even a snapshot of Olympians, world champions and word record holders who have taken to the waters of the building is an impressive one.

• Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist GREG LOUGANIS and two-time Olympic medalist KELLY McCORMICK established Legeune Hall diving records that still standtoday. The entire U.S. Diving team also com-plet- ed in meets in Legeune Hall prior to the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.

• MICHAEL PHELPS set a pair of American records in the building prior to winning six Gold Medals at the 2004 Olympics.

• Like Phelps, KATIE HOFF (2004 & ‘08 Olympian, ‘05 & ‘07 World Champion), KATE ZIEGLER (2007 World Champion, current world record holder) and BRAD SCHUMACHER (1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming and ‘04 Olympian with water polo team) also have made frequent – and memorable – visits to The Yard.

CURRENT LEJEUNE HALL RECORDS HELD BY UNITED STATES OLYMPIANSKatie Hoff (pictured)

• 100/200 Butterfly• 200/500/1000/1650 Freestyle• 200/400 Individual Medley

Greg Louganis• 3-Meter Diving

Kelly McCormick• 3-Meter Diving

Michael Phelps (pictured)• 100/200 Backstroke• 100 Breaststroke• 100/200 Butterfly• 100/200/1650 Freestyle• 200/400 Individual Medley• 400 Medley Relay

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We expect to win in everything we do – on and off the field of competition. The Blue & Gold provides the supple-mental resources necessary to assist our coaches and Midshipmen to realistical-ly pursue the highest level of success within the context of their physical chal-lenges. We are an institution invested in a mission that educates future leaders in moral, mental and physical excel-lence. The Blue & Gold enables our Midshipmen to pursue the highest goals possible as members of varsity or junior varsity teams.

The Naval Academy Athletic Association is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization charged with providing resources to support 45 varsity and junior varsity programs offered by the Naval Academy. The NAAA operates with the guid-ance of the Naval Academy’s Board of Control, whose members report to the Superintendent of the United State Naval Academy.

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