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Quick Facts / Schedule / Roster Head Coach Al Cantello 2011 Outlook Midshipmen Bios 2010 Meet-by-Meet Results All-Time Records & All-Americans Patriot League Championshp History Year-by-Year Results Coaching Records All-Time Letterwinners Navy Cross Country Course Navy Cross Country History United States Naval Academy Naval Academy Traditions Athletic Facilities Director of Athletics Community Service The Patriot League Beat Army! Annapolis & The Chesapeake Region Blue & Gold
Location Annapolis, Md. Founded October 10, 1845 Enrollment 4,400 Nickname Midshipmen, Mids Colors Navy Blue and Gold Conference Patriot League Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael Miller, USN Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Athletics Website www.NavySports.com
Navy Men’s Cross Countr y
Head Coach (Alma Mater) Al Cantello (La Salle ‘55) Office Phone (410) 293-5574 E-mail cantello@usna.edu Record at Navy (Years) 240-69-1 (43) Career Record (Years) 240-69-1 (43) Home Course USNA Cross Country Course Course Distance 8,000 meters Officer Representative Lt. Aaron Lanzel, USN Faculty Representative Prof. Daniel Masterson 2010 Dual Meet Record 1-0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/3 Team Captain James Pearson First Year of Program (Years) 1922 (89th) All-Time Record 400-171-3 (.699)
Spor ts Information
Men’s Cross Country SID Office Phone Office Fax E-mail Mailing Address
Jeff Barnes (410) 293-8771 (410) 293-8954 barnes@usna.edu 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, MD 21402
2011 Schedule
Date Meet/Opponent Site Time Sat., Sept. 3 UMES Lid Lifter Invitational Princess Anne, Md. 10 a.m. Sat., Sept. 10 Fordham Invitational New York, N.Y. 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 17 Navy Invitational Annapolis, Md. 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational Falcon Heights, Minn. TBA Bethlehem, Pa. 10 a.m. Fri., Sept. 30 Paul Short Invitational Fri., Oct. 14 Army West Point, N.Y. 11 a.m. Sat., Oct. 29 Patriot League Championship Bethlehem, Pa. TBA Sat., Nov. 12 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Champ. University Park, Pa. TBA Mon., Nov. 21 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. TBA Home meet in bold, at USNA Cross Country Course...all times Eastern, subject to change
2010 Results (1-0, Patriot League Champions)
Date Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 1 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 13 Nov. 22
Meet/Opponent at UMES Invitational at Harry Groves Invitational Navy Invitational at Roy Griak Invitational at Paul Short Run Army at Patriot League Championship at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional at NCAA Championship
2011 Roster
Name Dean Black Anthony Borrego Ken Bunnell Chris Burns Brian Davenport Brian De La Mora Dominic DellaPelle C.J. Elward Jonathan Formella Jacob Fox Christopher Galvin Caleb Haney Jeremy Haney Zach Hebda Weston Kennedy Ryan Kelley Eamonn McCarey Alexander Merrall Shane O’Donnell Robert Patterson James Pearson Cody Rome Sean Rynning Kyle Satterwhite Mike Sheehan Cody Thompson Jeramy Triplett Cody Vernon
Credits The 2011 Navy men’s cross country media guide is a production of the Navy Sports Information office.The guide was designed, written and edited by Jeff Barnes. Covers and additional layout and design by Mark Leddy. Photographs provided by Phil Hoffmann,Tom Connelly,Anne Arundel County Visitors Bureau and Naval Academy archives.
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Yr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr.
Ht. 5-11 5-7 6-1 5-9 5-8 5-6 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-6 5-10 5-11 5-7 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-11
Result 1st of 4 3rd of 16 1st of 9 6th of 22 11th of 42 1st of 2 1st of 8 5th of 28 NTS
Top Navy Finisher Ricky Hoyt (2nd, 25:34.09) Andrew Hanko (2nd, 25:18.5) Andrew Hanko (1st, 23:55.27) Andrew Hanko (9th, 24:27) Andrew Hanko (7th, 24:03) Andrew Hanko (1st, 24:27) Andrew Hanko (1st, 24:22) Andrew Hanko (6th, 30:15) Andrew Hanko (119th, 31:21.1)
Hometown/High School Colorado Springs, Colo./William J. Palmer Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte St. Johnsbury,Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy Rochester Hills, Mich./Notre Dame Prep Norfolk,Va./Maury Davis, Calif./Davis Kennett Square, Pa./Salesianum School Morton, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point Area Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain Austin, Texas/Cedar Park Palmyra,Va./Fork Union Military Academy Palmyra,Va./Fork Union Military Academy Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills Sugarland, Texas/Fort Bend Baptist Academy Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke San Diego, Calif./Clairemont Woodstock, Ga./Etowah Norfolk,Va./Annapolis (Md.) Owings, Md./DeMatha Catholic Bloomfield Hills, Mich./U. of Detroit Jesuit Eagle, Idaho/Eagle Longwood, Fla./Lyman Charlottesville,Va./Western Albemarle Mt. Laurel, N.J./Holy Cross Joplin, Mo./Joplin Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson Millersville, Md./Old Mill
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General Information
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AL CANTELLO
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Head Coach • 44th Season 49th Year at Navy LaSalle ‘55 Since Navy head coach Al Cantello's arrival at the Naval Academy 49 years ago, the Midshipmen have been one of the most consistent men's cross country programs, both regionally and nationally. Last season, Cantello led the Mids to their third consecutive Patriot League Championship while garnering coach of the year accolades for the third straight season. The Mids also shined in the classroom last season as team was one of 152 Division I programs to earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team accolades with a team GPA over 3.00. With a 240-69-1 career record in 43 seasons as head coach, Cantello has coached several standout runners during his years in Annapolis. Most recently, Andrew Hanko became the first runner in program history to win consecutive Patriot League titles. The three-time FirstTeam All-Patriot League honoree was the first Midshipman to qualify for the NCAA Championship since 1999. Hanko, who also had a brilliant track career at Navy, finished 119th at the NCAA Championship. Jon Clemens received All-America honors during the 1996 cross country season, while John Mentzer was named a 1997 All-American in both indoor (5,000 meters) and outdoor (10,000 meters) track. Michael Ryan earned similar honors during the 1999 indoor track season for his 4:01.57 time in the mile, and Erik Schmidt took fifth place in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championship in March 2003.
The Cantello File
COACHING RECORD
• Owns a 240-69-1 (.776) career record in 42 seasons, including a 339-1 (.779) mark against Army. • Has won 44 combined N-Star victories as the head coach of the men’s cross country and track & field programs (has a combined 79 N-Star victories as a coach). • His 32 N-Star victories in cross country are the most in one sport for any coach in Navy history.
In addition, two of Navy's distance relay teams were ranked among the nation's top 15 during the 1999 outdoor campaign. The mile relay team of Eric Adams, John McNamara, Ryan Runge and Ryan was fourth in the nation, while the distance medley relay team of Adams, Torrance Chaplin, Karlton Holston and Ryan was nationally ranked, as well. As a result of his teams' success, Cantello has been amply recognized, including being named the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year three times (1984, '85 and '92) and has been Patriot League Coach of the Year each of the last three seasons. In 1997, the Naval Academy Alumni Association awarded Cantello the Distinguished Athletic Leadership Award for a coach or faculty member who did the most for the physical development of the Midshipmen in physical education. Cantello also received the inaugural Tom Hamilton Teaching/Coaching Award, as voted by his peers that same year. From 1981-88, Cantello held a dual coaching role, guiding Navy's men's indoor and outdoor track squads while maintaining his cross country duties. As Navy's head track coach, Cantello led the Mids to a 67-9-1 dual meet record. During the 1986-87 academic year, his combined record in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field was a remarkable 23-1. Cantello's all-time head coaching record in cross country, indoor and outdoor track is 316-81-2, good for a .794 career winning percentage. Among his victories are 43 N-Stars, including 33 as the head coach of the cross country program - more than any other Navy mentor in one sport. Cantello has authored the Mids to a 33-9-1 mark against Army, prior to which Navy held a 12-19 record against the Black Knights. A 1955 graduate of La Salle, Cantello was a two-time All-American in the javelin throw. In 2009, he was inducted into the Penn Relays Wall of Fame for becoming the first three-time winner in the javelin throw at the famed event. He was also enshrined as a charter member of La Salle's Hall of Athletes in 1961. A former world-class competitor in the javelin, Cantello once held every national and international record in the event. In 1959, he set a world record in the javelin and competed for the U.S. Olympic Team the following year in the 1960 Games in Rome. In 1964, Sport magazine named Cantello to its all-time track & field team and voted him the world's greatest competitor in the javelin. Cantello and his wife, Jackie, are the parents of three adult children - Karla McMahon, Karen O'Kane and the late Albert Jr. - and seven grandchildren.
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Coached three NCAA Cross Country All-Americans • Three-time NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year (1984,
‘85 and ‘92)
• NCAA Mid-Atlantic Assistant Coach of the Year (2010) • Three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year (2008, ‘09, ‘10) • Penn Relays Wall of Fame (2009) • Naval Academy Alumni Association’s Distinguished Athletic Lead-
ership Award (1997)
• Tom Hamilton Teaching/Coaching Award (1997)
HOMETOWN
• Norristown, Pa.
EDUCATION
• B.A., Education, La Salle, 1955; M.A., Counciling, Bowie State, 1975
FAMILY
• Jackie (wife); Karla McMahon and Karen O’Kane (daughters); and
Albert Jr. (son, deceased); seven grandchildren
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Team Cross Country Indoor Track Outdoor Track TOTALS
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Season Outlook
Senior-laden Mids looking for fourth consecutive Patriot League crown
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Coming off a third consecutive Patriot League title, the Navy men’s cross country team enters the 2011 season with a talented and experienced lineup primed to make another championship run. Navy returns eight letterwinners from last season’s team, including six seniors. Leading the Midshipmen in his 44th season as head coach is Al Cantello. In guiding Navy to the conference title, Cantello garnered his third consecutive Patriot League Coach of the Year honor. He became just the third coach in league history to claim the honor in at least three consecutive seasons since the award’s inception in 1991. To return to the top of the Patriot League, Navy will need to do it without one of the most talented runners in academy history, Andrew Hanko, who graduated this past spring. Despite the loss of Hanko, a two-time Patriot League Champion and 2010 NCAA Championship qualifier, the Midshipmen bring back six seniors all with significant experience. Ken Bunnell, Dominic Della Pelle, Jeremy Haney, James Pearson, Cody Rome and Michael Sheehan have all combined to compete in over 90 meets in their three previous seasons. “Although we have plenty of experience with our seniors, we can’t control our opposition,” said Cantello. Pearson, the team captain, was forced to miss the Patriot League Championship last season due to injury, but was one of the Mids’ most consistent runners in 2010. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich., native was one of Navy’s top-four finishers in four of the six meets in which he competed. Rome, who is coming off a stellar track season, was one of the cross country team’s top runners a season ago. He was one of Navy’s top-three finishers on four occasions and finished in the top-six overall three times. Bunnell has appeared in more meets – 20 – than any other athlete on the team. The native of St. Johnsburry, Vt., had three top-10 finishes last year and took eighth at the Patriot League Championship to garner secondteam All-Patriot League honors. Another of the returning second-team All-Patriot League honorees is Haney. He placed 14th at Cody Rome the league championship last season and scored in all six meets in which he competed. Steady contributors Della Pelle, who has appeared in 19 career meets, and Sheehan round out the senior class.
While the strength of the Navy lineup might be its senior class, the Mids boast a pair of returning second-team All-Patriot League juniors in Dean Black and Kyle Satterwhite. Black is a two-time all-conference selection that earned Patriot League Rookie of the Year honors in 2009. Like several of his teammates, he is coming off a strong track season where he was an NCAA regional qualifier in the steeplechase. Satterwhite, one of four Midshipmen that competed in all seven meets last year, finished 10th at the Patriot League Championship and scored in three meets. Navy will also look for contributions from a trio of sophomores in C.J. Elward, Alex Merrall and Cody Thompson. Like last season, Navy will kick off 2011 in Princess Anne at the UMES Lid-Lifter Invitational on Sept. 3 – a meet the Mids won a year ago. The trip to Princess Anne will be the first of two for the Mids this season, as UMES will host the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship later in the fall. On Sept. 10, the Mids will return to New York’s famed Van Cortland Park for the Fordham Fiasco. “We have found that running in the ‘Big Apple’ creates lifetime memories,” Cantello said. “After a hiatus of three years, we want to singe another memory with our Midshipmen as it’s the 10th anniverDominic DellaPella sary of 9/11.” The Midshipmen will make their only home appearance of the fall on Sept. 17 when they will try to defend their Navy Invitational title at the cross country course at the Naval Academy Golf Club. The Mids will then hit the road for a pair of tough challenges in the Roy Griak Invitational in Falcon Heights, Minn., and the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. Both events annually attract some of the top teams in the nation. After a two-week break, Navy will head to West Point, N.Y., for the Star Meet on Oct. 14. The Mids will look to continue their run of success against Army, as they have won four of the last five and 11 of the last 14 meetings. “In this culture with Army surfacing smack in the middle of our season, we are cursed by having to achieve three peeks,” said Cantello. “Most of our regional opponents will peak for their conference and NCAA regional championship.” Navy will aim for its four consecutive Patriot League title on Oct. 29 on the campus of Lehigh University before heading to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship on Nov. 12. “Since most programs today are laden with distance runners, the level of achievement has gone way up,” Cantello said. “However, we will still be competitive in our region.”
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JAMES PEARSON
KEN BUNNELL
Senior • Captain Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Univ. of Detroit Jesuit
Senior St. Johnsburry, Vt. St. Johnsburry Academy
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Cantello on Pearson: "Had a banner sophomore year and was riddled with injury and illness last year.Will answer the gun this year.”
Pearson’s Career Honors • All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team (2009) • Second-Team All-Patriot League (2009) • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2009, ‘10) 2010 • Competed in six meets and was one of Navy’s top-four finishers on four occasions • Finished 29th out of 213 competitors at the Griak Invitational (9/25), which featured some of the top teams in the nation • Took seventh overall and was the Mids’ third-best finisher at the Navy Invitational (9/18) • Placed 14th out of 193 runners in his first action of the season at the Harry Groves Invitational (9/11) • Missed the Patriot League Championship with an injury, but returned to run in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/13) 2009 • Was one of Navy’s top-four finishers in six of the seven meets in which he competed • Highest finish of the year came in the Mids’ dual-meet win over Army (10/16) as he placed second with a time of 25:34.4 • Opened the year taking third in the Navy Invitational (9/12) with a time of 24:50.2 • Placed 14th at the Patriot League Championship (10/30), turning in a 26:59.0, to garner second-team all-league honors • Captured NCAA All-Region honors by placing 23rd with a 32:43.4 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship 2008 • Saw action in one varsity meet during his rookie year • Finished 33rd overall with a 5k time of 16:24.7 at the Richmond Invitational (8/30) High School • Attended University of Detroit Jesuit High School, where he earned three letters in cross country and two in track • Named an all-state cross country runner in 2007 • Was a two-time all-region in cross country and once in track • Helped the track team to a regional title in 2006 Personal • Son of Steven and Jeannie Pearson • Born May 13, 1989, in Southfield, Mich. • Majoring in English
Cantello on Bunnell: "Bread and butter man that fires from the spinal column. Good day, bad day – 100 cents on the dollar.”
Bunnell’s Career Honors • Second-Team All-Patriot League (2009, ‘10) 2010 • Ran in all seven meets and posted three top-10 finishes and was one of Navy’s top-four finishers on four occasions • Earned second-team All-Patriot League honors by finishing eighth out of 85 competitors at the conference championship (10/30) • Was Navy’s second-best finisher at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional where he posted a time of 31:17 to take 34th place • Took fourth place with a time of 25:00.3 in Navy’s dual-meet victory over Army (10/16) 2009 • Competed in seven races as a junior, recording two top-five finishes • Finished 12th at the Patriot League Championship (11/14), earning second-team all-conference accolades, with a 26:43.3 • Crossed the finish line third in Navy’s dual-meet win over Army (10/30) with a time of 25:38.3 • Placed fifth at the Navy Invitational (9/12) with a 25:07.5 • Ran in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship (11/14), posting a 34:10.8 2008 • Ran in six meets during his rookie campaign • Scored in three races and served as a displacing scorer in another meet • Placed 13th overall - third among the Mids - in his first-career race at the Richmond Invitational, where he completed the 5k course in 15:55.6 (8/30) • Elevated his performance against Army in the Star Meet, as he finished sixth overall and third on the team with an 8k time of 24:54.7 (10/18) • Rounded out the scoring seven at the Patriot League Championship with a 25:30.5 showing for 23rd place (11/1) • Completed the scoring five at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship with a 97th-place time of 35:17 (11/15) High School • Attended St. Johnsbury Academy, where he lettered four times in track, three times in cross country and once in soccer • Was a three-time all-state cross country runner • Named Vermont's Track Athlete of the Year in 2008 after winning the 1,500-meter state title • Helped the cross country team to a state crown in 2006 Personal • Son of Gary and Wendy Bunnell • Born March 12, 1990, in St. Johnsbury,Vt. • Majoring in ocean engineering
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DOMINIC DELLA PELLE
JEREMY HANEY
Senior Kennett Square, Pa. Salesianum School
Senior Palmyra, Va. Fork Union Military Academy
Cantello on DellaPelle: "A miler who should blossom into a pure distance runner this, his senior season.”
Haney’s Career Honors • Second-Team All-Patriot League (2010) • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2010) • Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2008) 2010 • Finished 13th at the Patriot League Championship (10/30) with a time of 25:27 to earn second-team All-Patriot League honors • Was one of Navy’s top-five finishers in all six meets in which he competed • Placed 14th at the Navy Invitational (9/18) out of 89 runners with a time 25:05 • Rounded out Navy’s top five at the Paul Short Invitational (10/1), finishing 131st out of 387 with a time of 25:23 2009 • Competed in seven meets, posting two top-10 finishes • Fastest time of the year, 25:20.8, came in the Navy Invitational (9/12) where he finished 10th • Rounded out Navy's top-five at the Roy Griak Inviatationl (9/26) where he ran a 26:28.6 • Finished 10th in Navy's dual-meet victory over Army (10/16) with a time of 25:54.2 2008 • Raced in four meets during his rookie campaign • Scored in each of his final-two races • Produced three top-25 overall finishes • Rounded out the team's scoring five by placing 21st overall at the Patriot League Championship with a time of 25:28.8 (11/1) • Followed that with the team's fourth-best time - 95th overall - by virtue of his 35:13 clocking over the 10k NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship (11/15) • Delivered the 16th-fastest time, a 25:35.0 clocking, in the Star Meet against Army (10/18) • Opened the year by placing 24th out of 60 runners at the 5k Richmond Invitational, where he finished in 16:11.2 (8/30) the Mids - at the Patriot League Championship High School • Attended Fork Union Military Academy, where he earned four letters in cross country and track • Named an All-American in track • Was a two-time state champion in the 1,600-meter run • He twice earned all-state honors in cross country • Helped the cross country and track teams win state titles during each of his final-two years Personal • Son of Brian Haney and Rose Mary Brogan • Born July 31, 1989, in Cookeville, Tenn. • His uncle, Mark, is a 1998 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy • Majoring in ocean engineering
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DellaPelle’s Career Honors • Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/16/08) 2010 • Competed in six meets, finishing in the top 15 on two occasions • Helped Navy to its third consecutive Patriot League title as he finished 15th, overall, at the conference championship • Was Navy’s seventh-best finisher at the Navy Invitational as he took 21st out of 89 competitors with a time of 25:30 2009 • Appeared in seven meets, notching three top-15 finishes • Began the year with consecutive top-10 finishes as he led all Navy runners at the UMES Invitational (9/5), taking third overall with a 26:10.79 • Took seventh in the second meet of the season as he turned in a 25:13.7 at the Navy Invitational (9/12) • Posted the Mids' fourth-fastest time at the Paul Short Run (10/2) with a 24:40 • Competed in the Patriot League Championships (10/30) and ran a 28:29.1 2008 • Ran in six races during his rookie campaign • Finished among the team's top-seven runners four times • Opened his career with a 19th-place finish at the 5k Richmond Invitational with a time of 16:04.7 (8/30) • Placed 16th out of 176 runners one week later at the Fordham Invitational, where he completed the 8k course in 27:31.29 (9/6) • In his first Navy Invitational, he produced the team's sixth-best time 29th overall - with a 26:32.6 showing (9/13) • Completed his season with a 22nd-place time of 25:29.4 - sixth among the Mids - at the Patriot League Championship High School • Attended Salesianum School, where he earned four letters in cross country and track • Was a three-time All-American on the track • Recognized as a four-time first-team all-state selection in both cross country and track • Helped the cross country team to four-straight state titles and the track team to three-consecutive state crowns Personal • Son of Robert and Bernadette DellaPelle • Born April 19, 1989, in Montgomery County, Pa. • Majoring in naval architecture
Cantello on Haney: "Sparkplug, morale officer and consistent scorer.”
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CODY ROME
MIKE SHEEHAN
Senior Eagle, Idaho Eagle
Senior Mt. Laurel, N.J. Holy Cross
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Cantello on Rome: "A natural when it comes to efficiency and endurance. He will be our point man.”
Rome’s Career Honors • Second-Team Academic All-America (2011) • First-Team All-Patriot League (2009) • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2009, ‘10) 2010 • Ran in seven meets and placed in the top six on three occasions • Turned in Navy’s second-best times in four meets • Opened the season with back-to-back top-six finishes; placed sixth at the Harry Groves Invitational (9/11) and fourth at the Navy Invitational (9/18) • Finished 38th out of 387 runners at the Paul Short Invitational (10/1) with a time of 24:45 • Helped lead Navy to Star Meet win over Army (10/16) by placing second wtih a time of 24:50 • Posted Navy’s third-fastest time at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/13) with a 31:18. 2009 • Was one of Navy’s top-four finishers in six of the seven meets in which he competed • Secured first-team all-league accolades when he placed third overall at the Patriot League Championship (10/30) with a time of 26:24.5 • Ran a 24:21 at the Paul Short Run (10/2), posting the Mids’ secondquickest finish • Took fourth overall at the Navy Invitational (9/12) with a 25:03.0 2008 • Saw action in two varsity races during his rookie year • Opened the year with a 28th-place time of 16:17.5 at the 5k Richmond Invitational (8/30) • Finished 51st overall at the Patriot League Championship with an 8k clocking of 26:09.3 (11/1) High School • Attended Eagle High School, where he earned four letters in cross country and track • Served as team captain of the cross country team in 2006 and '07 • Named team MVP of both squads Personal • Son of Anthony Rome and Toni Davidson-Rome • Born April 9, 1990, in Boise, Idaho • Majoring in mathematics
Cantello on Sheehan: "A plugger who realizes that this is his last chance to make it big.”
Sheehan’s Career Honors • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2009, ‘10) 2010 • Ran in four meets as a junior • Best finish of the season came at the Navy Invitational (9/18) where he placed 24th with a time of 25:26 • Competed in the Patriot League Championship (10/30) and turned in a 27:01 2009 • Competed in three meets as a sophomore • Top finish of the season came at the UMES Invitational (9/5) where he turned in a 26:41.32 2008 • Saw action in one varsity meet as a rookie • Placed 25th overall with a 5k time of 16:13.9 at the Richmond Invitational (8/30) High School • Attended Holy Cross High School, where he earned four letters with the cross country and track teams • Was a second-team all-state cross country runner in 2007 • Served as the team captain during that campaign • Helped track team to a state title as a senior Personal • Son of Martin and Sharon Sheehan • Born Sept. 7, 1989, in Newport, Calif. • Majoring in ocean engineering
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DEAN BLACK
KYLE SATTERWHITE
Junior Colorado Springs, Colo. William J. Palmer
Junior Charlottesville, Va. Western Albemarle
Cantello on Black: "NCAA regional qualifier in the steeplechase. Great runner – now he needs to learn how to race.”
Satterwhite’s Career Honors • Second-Team All-Patriot League (2010) 2010 • Ran in all seven meets and was one of Navy’s top-five finishers on three occasions • Turned in a 25:06 at the Patriot League Championship (10/30) to take 10th place overall, earning second-team all-conference honors • Helped Navy defeat Army (10/16) by placing eighth overall with a time of 25:26 • Was Navy’s fourth finisher at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship (11/13), taking 45th overall 2009 • Competed in five meets as a freshman • Ran a 26:35.11 in his first varsity meet at the UMES Invitational (9/5) • Finished 16th in the Patriot League Championship (10/30) with a time of 27:00.6 High School • Attended Western Albemarle High School, where he lettered in both cross country and track • Named a Foot Locker National Finalist in cross country during his senior year • Served on the distance medley relay team that won at the Nike Indoor National Championship • State champion in the indoor 3,200-meter run during his sophomore and senior years • Helped the indoor and outdoor track teams to three state titles Personal • Son of Michael and Doreen Satterwhite • Born Sept. 20, 1990, in Charlottesville,Va. • Brother, Matthew, runs for the cross country and track teams at VMI
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Black’s Career Honors • Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2009) • Second-Team All-Patriot League (2009, ‘10) • Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/6/09, 10/20/09) • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2009, ‘10) 2010 • Competed in six meets, including the Patriot League Championship (10/30) and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship (11/13) • Took 13th overall at the Patriot League Championship with a time of 25:27, earning second-team All-Patriot League honors for the second consecutive year • Turned in Navy’s third-best time - 25:05 - at the Paul Short Invitational (10/1) as he took 76th out of 387 runners • Rounded out Navy’s top five at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/25) with a time of 25:42 2009 • Placed in Navy’s top five in five of the six races in which he competed • His 26:41.0 and 10th-place finish at the Patriot League Championship (10/30) gave him second-team all-league honors as well as Patriot League Rookie of the Year • Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after turning in a 24:45 at the Paul Short Run (10/2) • Took seventh in Navy’s dual-meet win over Army (10/16) with a time of 25:45.6, earning his second league rookie of the week honor in as many races High School • Attended William J. Palmer High School, where he lettered in both cross country and track • Named to the all-state team in cross country during his senior season • Earned all-state honors in track by virtue of his eighth-place finish at the state championship during his senior year • Helped the cross country and track teams to three league titles during his tenure • Served as team captain of both squads during his senior year Personal • Son of William McClellan and Janice Black • Served in the U.S. Marine Corps for two years after graduation, where he earned the rank of Lance Corporal (E-3) • Born Oct. 13, 1988, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Cantello on Satterwhite: "After another year of experience and his preseason work, might be the surprise of our season.”
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C.J. ELWARD
ALEX MERRALL
Sophomore Morton, Ill. Peoria Notre Dame
Sophomore Woodstock, Ga. Etowah
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Cantello on Elward: "An impact player as a plebe (we’ve only had a handful). Should mature into a top-fiver.”
2010 • Competed in three meets as a freshman • Finished fifth overall and posted Navy’s second-fastest time (25:49.66) • Placed 10th in Navy’s dual win over Army and was the only Navy freshman to compete in the Patriot League Championship High School • Four-time Illinois state track champion • Won the 3200m outdoor track title in 2009 and `10 • 3200m indoor track champion in 2010 • 1600m indoor track champion in 2009 • Garnered cross country all-state honors in 2007 and `08 Personal • Son of Clay and Kelley Elward • Born Sept. 20, 1992
Cantello on Merrall: "Chomping at the bit for a top spot on the team.”
2010 • Did not see any action High School • Four-time track and cross country letterwinner at Etowah High School Personal • Son of Joseph and Julia Merrall • Born Aug. 23, 1992
CODY THOMPSON Sophomore Joplin, Mo. Joplin Cantello on Thompson: "If there is a reward for dedication, Cody will reap the benefits of his commitment to this savage sport.”
C.J. Elward
2010 • Competed in the UMES Lid-Lifter Invitational, placing 15th out of 40 runners High School • Garnered all-sectional, all-district and all-conference honors as a senior in 2009 • Also competed on the track team Personal • Attended Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS) in Newport, R.I., after graduating from high school • Father, Jason, played basketball at Wichita State • Son of Jason and Nancy Thompson • Born July 26, 1990
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2010 RESULTS
Paul Short Run
Oct. 1, 2010 • Bethlehem, Pa. • 8,000 meters
UMES Invitational
Sept. 4, 2010 • Princess Anne, Md. • 8,000 meters
4 teams, 40 runners competed 1. Navy 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 -28 Navy Top-Seven Runners 2. Ricky Hoyt 25:34.09 5. Clay Elward 25:49.66 25:57.01 6. Drew Coco 7. Robert Alvarado 25:59.11 8. Chris Burns 26:03.94 9. Chris Galvin 26:04.26 12. Robert Patterson 26:14.26 Top-Five Average: 25:53 Top-Five Spread: 0:29.85
Harry Groves Invitational
16 teams, 193 runners competed 3. Navy 2 6 14 27 30 31 36 -79 Navy Top-Seven Runners 2. Andrew Hanko 25:18.5 6. Cody Rome 25:30.9 14. James Pearson 25:54.3 27. Jeremy Haney 26:18.5 30. Kyle Satterwhite 26:28.0 31. Ken Bunnell 26:29.5 36. Dean Black 26:37.6 Top-Five Average: 25:54 Top-Five Spread: 1:09.95
Navy Invitational
Sept. 18, 2010 • Annapolis, Md. • 8,000 meters
9 teams, 89 runners competed 1. Navy 1 4 7 9 14 19 21 -35 Navy Top-Seven Runners 1. Andrew Hanko 23:55.27 4. Cody Rome 24:11.61 7. James Pearson 24:38.65 9. Ken Bunnell 24:50.88 14. Jeremy Haney 25:05.80 19. Kyle Satterwhite 25:18.43 21. Dominic DellaPelle 25:21.51 Top-Five Average: 24:32 Top-Five Spread: 1:10.53
Roy Griak Invitational
Sept. 25, 2010 • Falcon Heights, Minn. • 8,000 meters
22 teams, 213 runners competed 6. Navy 9 29 30 65 66 82 93 -Navy Top-Seven Runners 9. Andrew Hanko 24:27.0 29. James Pearson 25:02.8 30. Cody Rome 25:05.6 75. Jeremy Haney 25:39.8 77. Dean Black 25:41.7 101. Ken Bunnell 26:03.0 113. Aaron Foote 26:09.6 Top-Five Average: 25:11 Top-Five Spread: 1:14.7
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Army-Star Meet
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356
1:20
Oct. 16, 2010 • Annapolis, Md. • 8,000 meters
1. Navy 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 -2. Army 3 5 10 11 12 13 14 -Navy Top-Seven Runners 1. Andrew Hanko 24:37.1 2. Cody Rome 24:50.4 4. Ken Bunnell 25:00.3 6. Jeremy Haney 25:23.1 7. Matt DeVillers 25:23.9 8. Kyle Satterwhite 25:26.8 9. James Patterson 25:28.8 Top-Five Average: 25:03.1 Top-Five Spread: 0:47.2
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Patriot League Championship Oct. 30, 2010 • Easton, Pa. • 8,000 meters
8 teams, 85 runners competed 1. Navy 1 8 10 11 13 14 15 -Navy Top-Seven Runners 1. Andrew Hanko 24:22 8. Ken Bunnell 25:56 10. Kyle Satterwhite 25:06 11. Matt DeVillers 25:17 13. Jeremy Haney 25:27 14. Dean Black 25:27 15. Dominic Della Pelle 25:29 Top-Five Average: 25:11 Top-Five Spread: 1:05
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NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship
Nov. 13, 2010 • University Park, Pa. • 10,000 meters
28 teams, 189 runners competed 5. Navy 6 34 35 45 63 67 113 Navy Top-Seven Runners 6. Andrew Hanko 30:15 34. Ken Bunnell 31:17 35. Cody Rome 31:18 45. Kyle Satterwhite 31:37 63. Matt DeVillers 31:57 67. Dean Black 32:03 113. James Pearson 33:11 Top-Five Average: 31:16 Top-Five Spread:
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Sept. 11, 2010 • University Park, Pa. • 8,000 meters
42 teams, 387 runners competed 11. Navy 7 38 76 104 131 148 160 Navy Top-Seven Runners 7. Andrew Hanko 24:03 38. Cody Rome 24:45 76. Dean Black 25:05 104. James Pearson 25:12 131. Jeremy Haney 25:23 148. Kyle Satterwhite 25:29 160. Ken Bunnell 25:34 Top-Five Average: 24:53 Top-Five Spread:
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ALL-TIME RECORDS Top Times at the USNA Course
Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15.
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17.
19. 20. 21. 23. 24.
Name Wesley Korir Jim O'Connell Ron Harris Ron Harris Sean Nicholl Andrew Hanko Hillary Tuwell Steve Holman Soimo Kiplagat John Olsen Matt Hughes Tim Cummins Jonathan Anderson Kris Herdt Steve Holman Steve Hallinan Alberto Salazar Mica Comstock Tyno Carter Steve Gilmore Ron Harris Michael Eaton Dan Rincon Sosthenes Bitok Cody Rome
School Louisville Syracuse Navy Navy Georgia Navy Richmond Georgetown Louisville Navy Louisville Navy Army Virginia Georgetown American Oregon Army Army Navy Navy Louisville Maryland Richmond Navy
Time 23:30.0 23:42.6 23:47.8 23:50.8 23:51.0 23:55.2 23:56.4 23:58.6 24:00.3 24:01.2 24:02.1 24:02.8 24:02.8 24:04.1 24:05.0 24:05.0 24:07.0 24:07.0 24:08.0 24:09.5 24:10.0 24:10.6 24:11.0 24:11.4 24:11.6
Date Sept. 15, 2007 Oct. 2, 1982 Oct. 25, 1986 Oct. 19, 1985 Sept. 28, 1985 Sept. 18, 2010 Oct. 22, 1977 Oct. 6, 1990 Sept. 15, 2007 Sept. 15, 2007 Sept. 18, 2010 Oct. 14, 1978 Oct. 18, 2008 Sept. 24, 1988 Oct. 12, 1991 Sept. 15, 2007 Sept. 22, 1979 Oct. 25, 1986 Oct. 25, 1986 Nov. 24, 1973 Sept. 28, 1985 Sept. 18, 2010 Oct. 21, 1972 Sept. 26, 1981 Sept. 18, 2010
Top Navy Times at the USNA Course Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
9. 10. 11. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 22.
24. 25.
Name Ron Harris Ron Harris Andrew Hanko John Olsen Tim Cummins Steve Gilmore Ron Harris Cody Rome Greg Keller Tim Barkdoll Claude Barron Tim Cummins Bill Kovach Greg Keller Ron Harris John Kress Ron Harris Louis Poore Greg Keller Jeff Leuenberger Mark Donahue John Lesniak Steve Gilmore Bruce Frame Sean Roskey
Time 23:47.8 23:50.8 23:55.2 24:01.2 24:02.8 24:09.5 24:10.0 24:11.6 24:12.0 24:12.4 24:13.0 24:13.0 24:13.0 24:13.8 24:14.0 24:14.9 24:16.0 24:17.7 24:20.0 24:21.0 24:21.0 24:22.0 24:22.0 24:23.0 24:23.0
Year 1986 1985 2010 2007 1978 1973 1985 2010 1992 1988 1976 1976 1980 1990 1985 2007 1984 1985 1990 1993 1980 1986 1972 1992 1982
Top Navy Times at Van Cortlandt Park (N.Y.) Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Name Ron Harris Bill Kovack Greg Keller Claude Barron Steve Gilmore Jonathon Clemens John Mentzer Tim Cummins John Lawlor Mark Donahue Ron Harris Bruce Frame Steve Gilmore Bill Kovack Greg Keller Richard Salazar Bill McCormack Chris Tipton Andrew Hanko Bob Centero Luis Molina Willie McCool Todd Washbrun Claude Barron Jeffrey Leuenberger
Time 24:09.0 24:31.8 24:33.0 24:38.3 24:41.0 24:42.3 24:46.2 24:46.5 24:47.5 24:53.0 24:54.4 24:54.4 24:55.0 24:56.4 25:00.0 25:00.0 25:01.9 25:02.2 25:03.6 25:06.1 25:11.7 25:12.2 25:13.7 25:14.0 25:15.2
Finish 1st 7th 1st 9th 12th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 15th 1st 5th 3rd 10th 9th 16th 11th
Meet Heps 1986 Heps 1981 Heps 1991 IC4As 1976 IC4As 1973 Heps 1996 Heps 1996 Heps 1976 Heps 1985 Heps 1980 Heps 1985 Heps 1992 IC4As 1972 vs. Colgate 1981 Heps 1990 1970 1981 Heps 1989 Iona Invite 2008 Heps 1981 1992 Heps 1981 Heps 1993 Heps 1976 Heps 1992
Navy’s Men’s Cross Country All-Americans Name John Lawlor Ron Harris Greg Keller Jon Clemens
Year 1966 1985 1992 1996
Name James Dare
Todd Washburn
Year 1968 1972 1987 1992 1993 1993
Michael Ryan Erik Schmidt
1998 1999 2004
Championship Site Lawrence, Kan. Milwaukee, Wis. Bloomington, Ind. Tucson, Ariz.
Cross Country & Distance All-Americans in Track Ron Harris Greg Keller
Jon Clemens John Mentzer
1997 1997
Events 3,000-meter steeplechase 3,000-meter steeplechase 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter Mile and Steeplechase Mile and Steeplechase 5,000m (Indoor) 10,000m (Outdoor) 3,000-meter and Steeplechase 5,000m (Indoor) 10,000m (Outdoor) 10,000-meter (Outdoor) Mile Mile
Navy’s Men’s Cross Country at U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials
Name Olympic Year Event James Dare 1968, 1972* 3,000m Steeplechase Ron Harris 1988, 1992, 1996** 5,000m Run Mark Newman 1996, 2000, 2004 Marathon Aaron Lanzel 2004 1,500m Run Erik Schmidt 2004 1,500m Run John Mentzer 2008 Marathon * qualified as a U.S. Olympic Team alternate ** qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team
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PATRIOT LEAGUE HISTORY Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Navy Finish 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd T-1st 1st 1st
Team Champion American American American American American Navy/Army Navy Navy
Second-Team All-Patriot League 2003 Ty Rose, Joshua Sink, Erik Schmidt 2004 Josh Sink, Ty Rose 2005 Ty Rose 2006 John Olsen, Michael Niemi 2007 Andrew Grant, Bill Prom 2008 Matt DeVillers, Jonathan Grant 2009 Chris Horel, Dean Black, Ken Bunnell, Ross Hughes, James Pearson 2010 Ken Bunnell, Kyle Satterwhite, Matt DeVillers, Jeremy Haney, Dean Black
Patriot League Coach of the Year 2008 Al Cantello 2009 Al Cantello 2010 Al Cantello
Patriot League Rookie of the Year 2006 Chris Horel 2007 Andrew Hanko 2008 Jeremy Haney 2009 Dean Black 2010 C.J. Elward
The Midshipmen pose after winning their third consecutive Patriot League Championship
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First-Team All-Patriot League 2003 Eric Eckstrand, Barry Carmody 2004 Josh McCann 2005 Joshn Sink 2006 John Kress 2007 John Olsen, John Kress 2008 Andrew Hanko, Bill Prom 2009 Andrew Hanko, Cody Rome 2010 Andrew Hanko
Top Navy Finisher Eric Eckstrand (3rd) Josh McCann (7th) Josh Sink (5th) John Kress (6th) John Olsen (4th) Andrew Hanko (2nd) Andrew Hanko (1st) Andrew Hanko (1st)
N AV Y M E N ’ S C R O S S C O U N T RY
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Year 1922 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Record 2-0 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-1 2-2 4-0 4-0 2-2 3-1 3-1 1-2 1-3 4-0 4-2 4-2 3-3 7-0 2-2 3-1 5-1 5-0 4-1 4-1 0-4-1 3-4 1-5 3-3 3-4 4-6 4-4 3-4 4-3 2-7 6-1 4-3 6-1
Pct. 1.000 .333 .667 .500 .667 .500 1.000 1.000 .500 .750 .750 .333 .250 1.000 .667 .667 .500 1.000 .500 .750 .833 1.000 .800 .800 .100 .429 .167 .500 .429 .400 .500 .429 .571 .222 .857 .571 .857
vs. Army n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a W, 19-42 L, 23-32 L, 25-30 W, 24-31 L, 25-30 L, 24-31 W, 22-34 W, 26-29 L, 19-36 W, 20-37 L, 20-38 L, 15-35 L, 15-50 L, 15-48 L, 15-48 L, 15-44 L, 20-40 L, 22-33 L, 24-31 L, 24-33 W, 24-32 L, 17-38 W, 25-30
Championships Meets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Heptagonals Heptagonals IC4A IC4A IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Nonagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals/IC4A
Finish n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5th 7th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st/5th 7th 8th 8th 9th 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 5th 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd/8th
Head Coach L.H. Mang L.H. Mang L.H. Mang L.H. Mang Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Earl Thompson Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
5-4 3-5 5-2 7-2 8-1 5-5 5-2 5-2-1 3-5 4-5 5-5 6-2 5-3
.556 .375 .714 .778 .889 .500 .714 .688 .375 .444 .500 .750 .625
L, 21-36 L, 22-37 W, 23-38 W, 22-33 W, 17-45 L, 20-40 W, 23-33 W, 21-35 W, 26-29 W, 19-44 L, 26-29 W, 21-40 L, 21-34
5-2 6-3
.714 .667
W, 17-46 W, 20-43
Al Cantello Al Cantello
Steve Gilmore Dale Bateman
1975
7-3
.700
W, 25-36
7th 5th 1st/10th 3rd 1st/5th 2nd/10th 1st/9th 2nd/3rd 6th/19th 5th/17th 4th/13th 3rd/8th t-1st/4th 21st 2nd/2nd 1st/3rd 15th 2nd/7th 25th
Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Jim Gehrdes Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello
1973 1974
Heptagonals Heptagonals Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A NCAA Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A NCAA Heptagonals/IC4A NCAA
James Oberholtzer James Marsh Thomas Trout Raymond Tacke Charles Cooke Jonathan Hurt William Smith Vincent Roper Walter Meukow Richard Winter Richard Winter Robert Kunkle Kenneth MacLeod William Kiggins Stephen Simpson Joel Heine James Howard Forrest Horton Gregory Williams John Lawlor James Dare Stephan Hanvey Michael Frick Vernon Graham Bob Monahan Richard Elliott
Al Cantello
Steve Giorgis
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Captain(s)
N AV Y M E N ’ S C R O S S C O U N T RY Record Pct. 6-5 .545
vs. Army W, 26-29
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
10-1 5-0 8-2 8-0 5-3 5-0 5-1
.909 1.000 .800 1.000 .625 1.000 .833
W, 24-37 n/a W, 16-47 W, 15-50 W, 15-49 W, 15-50 W, 15-50
1984
8-2
.800
W, 15-50
1985
11-0
1.000
W, 21-36
1986
8-2
.800
W, 26-30
1987
12-1
.923
L, 23-32
1988
8-1
.889
W, 24-32
1989
7-2
.778
W, 20-42
1990
11-1
.917
W, 24-34
1991 1992
8-2 10-0
.800 1.000
W, 20-41 W, 19-37
1993
12-3
.800
L, 24-35
1994 1995 1996 1997
6-7 10-1-1 4-2 6-1
.462 .875 .667 .857
L, 20-38 W, 23-35/T, 28-28 L, 21-37 W, 27-31
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
5-1 3-0 3-0 6-0 1-0 0-1 4-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0
.833 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000
W, 20-41 W, 22-41 W, 23-36 W, 25-30 W, 15-46 L, 30*25 W, 25-34 L, 27-28 W, 22-33 W, 23-35 L, 28-27 W, 19-41 W, 20-41
Navy Coaching History
Championship Meets Heptagonals/IC4A NCAA Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/ECAC NCAA Regional Heptagonals/ECAC NCAA Regional/NCAA Heptagonals/Colonial NCAA Regional/NCAA Heptagonals/Colonial IC4A/NCAA Regional Heptagonals/Colonial NCAA Regional Heptagonals/Colonial NCAA Regional/NCAA Heptagonals/Colonial NCAA Regional/NCAA Heptagonals/Colonial NCAA Regional Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals NCAA Regional/NCAA Heptagonals/IC4A NCAA Regional Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals/IC4A Heptagonals NCAA Regional/NCAA Heptagonals/ NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Heptagonals/NCAA Reg. Patriot League/NCAA Reg. Patriot League/NCAA Reg. Patriot League/NCAA Reg. Patriot League/NCAA Reg. Patriot League/NCAA Reg. Patriot League/NCAA Reg. Patriot League/NCAA Reg. Patriot League/NCAA Reg.
Name Years L.H. Mang 4 Earl Thompson 25 Jim Gehrdes 16 Al Cantello 43
Seasons 1922, 1924-26 1927-51 1952-67 1968-present
TOTALS
1922-present 400-171-3/.699
88
Overall/Pct. 7-5/.583 77-45-1/.630 76-52-1/.593 240-69-1/.776
vs. Army/Pct. 0-0/n/a 5-10/.333 7-9/.438 33-9-1/.775 45-28-1/.611
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Finish 5th/7th 25th 4th/13th 2nd/7th 2nd/8th 2nd/6th 2nd/5th 3rd/7th 2nd/1st 8th 2nd/1st 3rd/18th 2nd/1st 6th/7th 2nd/1st 6th/4th 6th/1st 8th 5th/1st 2nd/21st 2nd/1st 3rd/21st 3rd/2nd 11th 4th/10th 1st 4th/7th 5th/13th 10th 7th/14th 2nd/8th 1st/6th 2nd 2nd/21st 5th/6th 4th/4th 6th/11th 2nd/8th 4th/5th 2nd/6th 2nd/10th 3rd/11th 2nd/9th 2nd/5th t-1st/10th 1st/4th 1st/5th
Head Coach Al Cantello
Captain(s) James Kelly
Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello
Kevin Walsh Tim MacNeil Mark Donahue Mark Donahue Bill Kovach Willie McCool Mark Patterson
Al Cantello
Bill Stone
Al Cantello
Jim Foley
Al Cantello
Ron Harris
Al Cantello
Lance Davidson
Al Cantello
Robert Packowski
Al Cantello
Tim Barkdoll
Al Cantello
Don Brown
Al Cantello Al Cantello
Greg Keller Luis Molina
Al Cantello
Jeff Leuenberger
Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello
Jesse Kemp Jon Clemens Scott Barnacle John Mentzer
Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello Al Cantello
Michael Ryan Aaron Nichols Justin Mikolay Michael French Aaron Lanzel Eric Eckstrand Barry Carmody Ty Rose Adam Craig John Kress Bill Prom Chris Horel Andrew Hanko
Titles NCAA Championship Team App. n/a n/a 1 Heps, 1 IC4A n/a 3 Heps n/a 5 CAA, 4 Heps, 10 (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1984, 2 ECAC, 3 PL 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997) 8 Heps, 5 CAA, 10 (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2 ECAC, 1 IC4A, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 3 Patriot League 1992, 1997)
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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS -A-
Abitante, George 1979 Adams, Dudley 1937-38 Adams, John 1934 1996-99 Adams, Samuel Aldenderfer, William 1955 Ali, Maksudul 2004-05 Anderson, David 1962 Anderson, James 1945 Ascherfeld, Theodore 1927
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Bailey, Leonard 1926 Barkdoll, Timothy 1986, 88-89 Barnacle, Scott 1994-96 Barron, Claude 1973-76 Barry, Richard 1938 Barry,Vincent 1942, 44 Bateman, Dale 1971-74 Bennett, Thomas 1936 Bennette, Donald 1971 Bisselle, Robert 1948 Black, Dean 2009-10 Blessman, Edward 1930 Blouin, Francis 1932 Boener, Joseph 1984-85 Bolam, Cecil 1935-37 Bonnette, Jonathan 1997-99 Booker, Ray 1971 Bourke, Robert 1959 Bowers, Charles 1960 Bowling, William 1950 Boyum, John 1939 Brantigan, Richard 1964-66 Bridgman, Charles 1950 Brown, Brady 1992-94 Brown, Donald 1988-90 Brown, Noel 1961 Brummer, James 1944-45 Brummit, Gerald 1948 Brus, Henry 1976 Buckwalter, Earl 1940-41 Bunnell, Ken 2008-10 Burke, Lucas 2006-07 Burrill, John 1937 Buszta, Kevin 2001-02
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Carlon, Francis Carmody, Barry Carpenter, Lester Casey, Daniel Centeno, Robert Chavez, Jose Chester, Scott Christensen, Daniel Clancey, Brian Clancy, Albert Clemens, Jonathan Clopeck, John Cochrane, Richard Coe, David Connelly, Thomas Conover, Michael Coogan, Robert
1945 2003-04 1926 1999 1979-81 1959 1954-55 2000-02 1977 1938-39 1994-96 1982 1993 1997 1971 1989-90 1942
Cook, Christopher 1992-93 Cook, Jesse 1926 Cooke, Charles 1950-52 2009 Cooper, Patrick Costigan, Richard 1971 Coyne, Donald 1953, 55 Craig, Adam 2004-05 Creamer, John 1941-42 Crumblish, Mark 1982-84 Cuff, Floyd 1945 Cummins, Timothy 1975-76, 78 Cvrk, Charles 1972-73
Ginter, Howard Giorgis, Steve Glaser, Benjamin Gluf, Wayne Goode, William Goodenough, John Graff, Paul Graham,Vernon Grant, Andrew Griffith, Walter Grimsley, Robert Gustin, James
Daniels, Peter Dare, James Davidson, Lance De Villers, Matthew DellaPelle, Dominic Dempsey, Curran Detrich, Ernest Doherty, James Donahue, Mark Donaldson, Paul Driscoll, Raymond Dunham, George Dunkle, Robert
2007 1965-67 1985-87 2008-10 2008-10 1942 1960-62 1973-75 1977-80 1964-65 2002 1968 1958
Eckert, Richard Eckstrand, Eric Edwards, William Eisele, Donn Elliott, Richard Elward, C.J.
1950 2001-03 1999 1951 1970, 72 2010
Hackett, Donald 1962-63 Hailey, Edgar 1932 Hall, Richard 1944-46 Halpin, Douglas 1980 Hammer, Paul 1946 Haney, Jeremy 2008-10 Hanko, Andrew 2007-10 Hansen, Henry 1929 Hanvey, Stephan 1967-68 Harby, Jack 1936-37 Hardman, Ward 1932 Harkins, Richard 1940 Harper, Norman 1952-54 Harrington, Brian 2000, 02 Harris, Randall 1972 Harris, Ron 1983-86 Hauck, Philip 1933 Haugen, Jon 1980 Hautau, Charles 1976-77 Hayes, Jonathan 1999-00 Heath, Richard 1938-39 Heerde, Frederick 1933 Heine, Joel 1960-62 Highley, Frank 1929 Hilles, Frederick 1929 Hinsman, Donald 1967 Hoffman, Robert 1952 Holyfield, James 1982, 85 Hommel, Robert 1933 Horel, Chris 2006-09 Horton, Forrest 1962-64 Houley, William 1958 Houten, Daniel 1960 Howard, James 1961-63 Howe, John 1948 Hubbard, Stephen 1971, 73-74 Hudson, Lewis 1929-30 Hughes, Ross 2009 Hume, John 1970 Hunter, Dewitt 1944 Hurt, Jonathan 1951-53 Hutchinson, George 1932-34 Hyde, John 1932
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Fahy, Edward 1932-33 Falgoust, Jean 1951 Farrell, John 1980-82 Fisher, Mark 1974-75 Fladeboe, Jan 1968-69 Fleming, Bernard 1959-60 Flores, Francis 1989-91 Foley, James 1982-85 Foote, Aaron 2010 Foulsham, Charles 1966-67 Fowler, Charles 1947 Foy, Brian 1982 Frame, Bruce 1991-93 French, Michael 1997, 00-01 Frick, Michael 1968-69 Froelich, Chad 1994 Furer, Albert 1934
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Gaffney, Paul Galluccio, Joseph Galvin, Chris Gamble, Peter Gatto, Ryan Gebel, Matthew Gibson, Scott Gilmore, Mark Gilmore, Steve
1966-67 1969-70 2010 1981 2000 1978 1929-31 1988-89 1971-73
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Ikard, Keith
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Serving as the home of the Navy men’s cross country team for the 57th-consecutive season, the 8,000-meter United States Naval Academy Cross Country Course will host the annual Navy Invitational in 2011. The course, one of the oldest and most historic venues in the country, has been the host of 30 Army-Navy meets and the 1989 NCAA Championship. The storied course - recently modeled by several elite programs in the country - draws some the region’s and nation’s top runners and teams every year for the Navy Invitational. The Mids have claimed the last two Navy Invitationals at the course and defeated Army there in 2010. A CD with a complete listing of every meet’s results and times held on the USNA Cross Country Course has been compiled by Jeffrey Whitsett, Class of 2006, and can be attained by contacting head coach Al Cantello at (410) 293-5574, or by e-mail at cantello@usna.edu.
Midshipmen Memorial
NAVAL ACADEMY CROSS COUNTRY COURSE
IN MEMORY OF MIDSHIPMEN ROBERT PACKOWSKI DONALD LACKEY WILLIAM DONOVAN ANDREW MYERS AUGUST 1989 “THEY RAN AND COMPETED ON THESE CHALLENGING HILLS AND WINDING TRAILS AND THEIR PERSEVERANCE AND DILIGENCE NEVER WANED - THEIR LIVES EXEMPLIFIED THE COMPETITIVENESS OF GENERATIONS OF MIDSHIPMEN. MAY THIS COURSE CONTINUE TO SERVE THE ENDURING NAVAL ACADEMY SPIRIT WHICH IT REPRESENTS.” NAVAL ACADEMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
The memorial is dedicated to the lives of the four Midshipmen listed on the plaque, who were killed in a car accident on August 13, 1989, on their way to Captain’s Practice in Pennsylvania.
Willie McCool Monument
The Willie McCool Monument on the USNA Cross Country Course memorializes Navy’s 1982 team captain that was one of seven astronauts that perished in Space Shuttle Columbia during reentry on February 1, 2003. The last audible transmission received from Columbia before the tragedy occurred at 8:59 a.m. that morning - 16 minutes from the shuttle’s scheduled landing at 9:15 a.m. On Navy’s home course during his senior season in 1982, McCool recorded a career-best time of 24:27 - which stands as the 28th-fastest Navy time in course history. The monument is located where he would have been 8:27 into the race during that day - 16 minutes from home. McCool, 41, was a former test pilot in the Navy and served that role for the STS-107 (Space Shuttle Columbia). He received a bachelor of science degreee in applied science from the U.S Naval Academy in 1983, a master of science degree from the University of Maryland in 1985, and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1992. McCool, as a member of the Blue Team, worked with many experiments and was also responsible for maneuvering Columbia as part of several experiments mounted in the shuttle’s payload bay. Selected by NASA in 1996, McCool was making his first spaceflight.
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Ron Harris, 1985 All-American
All-American John Lawlor
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All-American Jon Clemens Two-time Patriot League Champion Andrew Hanko
John Olsen
Greg Keller is the only competitor in Academy history to win 12 N-Stars Aaron Lanzel (front) and Erik Schmidt (back) at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials
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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 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 physically and to imbue them with the highest 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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CLASS OF 2015 FACTS Enrollment................................ 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 ASSIGNMENTS Graduates of the Naval Academy entering the Navy do so as ensigns and have the following service options available to them: • Aviation -- pilot, flight officer • Nuclear Propulsion -- ships, submarines • Restricted Line and Staff Corps -- civil engineering, information warfare, cryptology, intelligence, maintenance, medicine, meteorology/oceanography, supply • Special Operations -- explosive ordinance disposal, explosive ordinance management, mine countermeasures, operational diving and salvage • Navy SEALs • Surface Warfare -- conventional, nuclear powered • Submarines MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENTS Graduates 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 officer • Ground -- armor, artillery, communications (information systems), engineering, financial management, infantry, logistics, military police
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USNA QUICK FACTS Location ........................................................... Annapolis, Md. Founded ............................................................................. 1845 Superintendent................ Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, USN Commandant of Midshipmen... Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USN Enrollment......................................................................... 4,400
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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 traditions that make Navy one of the most storied programs 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 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 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 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 GOAT The 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 & GOLD This 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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N AV Y M E N ’ S C R O S S C O U N T RY 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
The Blue Angels perform an air show along the Severn River on the northern bank of the Academy each spring during Commissioning Week.
ENTERPRISE BELL From 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 Commissioning 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.
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 mens ‘lacrosse team sang an emotional rendition of Blue & Gold following its overtime victory over rival Johns Hopkins in 2010.
In the early days of the American Navy, midshipmen trained aboard ship until they were eventually commissioned 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. TECUMSEH The 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.
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MIDSHIPMAN The 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. Midshipmen were originally boys, sometimes as young as seven or eight, who were apprenticed to sea captains to learn the sailor's trade.
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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 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, 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 renovation of Rip Miller Field (removed crown, installed vertical 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 complete $42 million overhaul of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium that gives the Mids a dominant home-field football presence and made the facility the finest in college lacrosse.
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In his 10 years 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 conference athletes of the year, nine conference coaches of the year and 11 conference championships. 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 national 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 playing 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 advancing 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 commitment 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 television 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 programming and documentaries centered on the storied Navy athletic program. The long-term, multi-media agreement includes internet streaming, broadband and videoon-demand rights and high definition rights. A major part of the agreement 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 serving 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 further 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 volleyball 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 renovation 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 concession 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 neighborhood associations to ensure proper communication 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 such as the Brigade Sports Complex (hockey and tennis), Max Bishop Stadium
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Past Athletic Directors Harris Laning 1895 Arthur P. Fairchild ’01 Charles Earle Smith ’03 William F. Halsey Jr. ’04 Douglas L. Howard ’06 Byron McCandless ’05 Jonas H. Ingram ’07 Henry D. Cook Jr. ’03 John W. Wilcox Jr. ’05 Robert C. Giffen ’07 Ernest W. McKee ’08 Thomas S. King II ’11 Harvey E. Overesch ’15 Lyman S. Perry ’20
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John E. Whelchel ’20 1943-44 Harles O. Humphreys ’22 1944-46 Edmund B. Taylor ’25 1946-48 Thomas J. Hamilton ’27 1948 Henry H. Caldwell ’27 1949-51 Ian C. Eddy ’30 1951-54 Charles Elliott Loughlin ’33 1954-57 Slade Cutter ’35 1957-59 Asbury Coward ’38 1959-62 William S. Busik ’43 1962-65 Alan R. Cameron ’44 1965-68 J. O. Coppedge ’47 1968-88 Jack Lengyel 1988-2001 Chet Gladchuk 2001-present
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2010-11 Navy Athletics: A Year In Review Overall Record 301-174-8 (.631)
N-Star Record vs. Army 11-11 (.500)
Overall Record vs. Army 17-15 (.5531)
No. 4 in the Country in 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 eighthstraight 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 MidAtlantic 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.
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(baseball), varsity squash courts, various team locker rooms and a number of practice 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 television 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 academic 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 graduation 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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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.
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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.
FOOTBALL While in San Diego, Calif., prior to the Poinsettia Bowl, several members of the football team attended a Make-AWish 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 BASKETBALL Both the men’s and women’s teams combined to hold free skills clinics for local youths. Assistant coaches and players from both teams provided instruction 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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N AV Y M E N ’ S C R O S S C O U N T RY WOMEN’S LACROSSE Twenty-one members of the women's lacrosse program 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 SOCCER Navy women's soccer players Jessica Grupp, Katie Kelly, Alexes Lopez-Shaw and Ashlynn Soellner volunteered 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 & DIVING The swimming and diving teams continued their tradition of offering free learn-to-swim lessons to anyone in Lejeune Hall during the spring.
MEN’S TENNIS The 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 competition. 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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BASEBALL The 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.
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Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining 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 conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full members, and Fordham, Georgetown and MIT as associate 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 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.
Mac Anthony, Men’s Swimming
During the 2010-11 academic year, Patriot League studentathletes 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.
Swimmer of the Meet
Al Cantello, Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year (Third-Consecutive Honor)
*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. Navy baseball claimed the 2011 Patriot League Regular Season Championship, and then defeated Army in the Tournament Championship Series.
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N AV Y M E N ’ S C R O S S C O U N T RY 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)
Nick Birger, Men’s Tennis
Jess Palacio, Women’s Track & Field Indoor and Outdoor Runner of the Meet
Rookie of the Year and Patriot League Tournament MVP
David Hall, Men’s Golf Rookie of the Year
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 • 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
Jasmine DePompeo, Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year and Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player
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Overall Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Jade Geif, Women’s Basketball
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
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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.
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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 SERIES
Aaron Kalil, Wrestling Mac Anthony, Mens ‘Swimming
All-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)
Michael Rakoczy, Mens ‘Soccer
Army–Navy - The 2010-11 Season 2010-11 Overall Record vs. Army ....................... 17-15 (.531) 2010-11 Star-Game Record vs. Army ................. 11-11 (.500) Navy’s 2010-11 Star Game Victories Men’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 HIGHLIGHTS FOOTBALL Senior 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 touchdown, marking the longest fumble return in Navy history. MEN’S SOCCER Michael 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.
Laura Gorinski, Womens ‘Swimming
GOLF Junior 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.
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N AV Y M E N ’ S C R O S S C O U N T RY MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Behind 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 runners took 10 of the top-12 spots.
Wyatt Middleton, Football
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Luke Hoffer, Mac Anthony and Steve Dukleth all won multiple events as the Midshipmen won their 20th-consecutive meeting with Army by defeating the Black Knights, 246-54.
Mark Veazey, Mens ‘Basketball
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Sophomore 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.
GYMNASTICS Navy 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. WRESTLING The 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 & FIELD Navy 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.
Tim Shield, Golf
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Competing in a downpour at Ingram Field, Navy dominated Army, 129-73, to complete its third-straight indoor/outdoor 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.
Andrew Hanko, Mens ‘Cross Country
Andrew Faulk, Gymnastics Jess Palacio, Womens ‘Track & Field
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MEN’S BASKETBALL Mark 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 soldout Alumni Hall. It marked the 27th time in the last 31 seasons Navy won the Star.
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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 Annapolis State Hou continuous legislative use in was here where General Geo resigned his commission in t Army, and where the Treaty the Revolutionary War was r
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 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 entertainment and sightseeing opportunities for residents and tourists alike.
Over 80 million pounds of blue crab Additional photography credit to www.VisitAnnapolis.org, www.VisitMaryland.org, and www.Baltimore.org.
were harvested in Maryland in 2010 The Maryland crab harvest makes up more than 50 percent of the annual U.S. catch.
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N AV Y M E N ’ S C R O S S C O U N T RY The State of Maryland voted in 1788 to cede land to form the District of Columbia, which soon became our nations ‘capital. Washington, D.C., is located 30 minutes west of Annapolis.
use is the oldest in n the country. It orge Washington the Continental of Paris ending ratified.
Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, is located in Baltimore. The horse industry contributes $1.5 billion annually to the statse‘economy. There are over 20,000 horse farms located in Maryland.
Baltimorse‘Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes from Anolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace, Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, Railroad Museum, American Visionary Art Mum, and homes for both the MLBs ‘Baltimore Orioles the NFsL‘Baltimore Ravens
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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.
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We expect to win in everything we do – on and off the field of competition. The Blue & Gold provides the supplemental resources necessary to assist our coaches and Midshipmen to realistically pursue the highest level of success within the context of their physical challenges. We are an institution invested in a mission that educates future leaders in moral, mental and physical excellence. The Blue & Gold enables our Midshipmen to pursue the highest goals possible as members of varsity or junior varsity teams.
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