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2012 Schedule Coaching Staff 2012 Outlook Rosters Midshipmen Profiles 2011 Results Navy Women’s Rowing History Blue & Gold US Naval Academy Hubbard Hall The Patriot League Academic Achievement Annapolis NAAA Head Coaches
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Naval Academy Quick Facts
Women’s Rowing Quick Facts
Head Coach Mike Hughes Alma Mater Wilkes College ’72 Year as Head Coach 15th Season at Navy 21st E-Mail mhughes@usna.edu Assistant Coach Nicole Stimpson Alma Mater Washington College ’00 Season at Navy 10th E-Mail nwilliam@usna.edu Volunteer Coach Ellen Gallagher Office Phone (410) 293-2416 Varsity Officer Rep. Maj. Kyle Phillips, USMC Novice Officer Rep. Capt. Emma Wood, USMC Team Captain Caitlin Schemenski Assoc. Dir. of Rowing & Boatman Chris Allsopp Office Phone (410) 293-5007 E-Mail allsopp@usna.edu Rowing SID Jeff Barnes Office Phone (410) 293-8771 E-Mail barnes@usna.edu Mailing Address Ricketts Hall 566 Brownson Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401
Opponent Navy Day Regatta Head of the Charles Regatta Head of the Occoquan Regatta Murphy Cup Regatta Occoquan Sprints George Washington Invitational George Washington Invitational Georgetown Patriot League Championships EARWC Sprints
All times Eastern, subject to change
Site Philadelphia, Pa. Boston, Mass. Fairfax,Va. Philadelphia, Pa. Woodbridge, Va. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Annapolis, Md. Cherry Hil, N.J. Cherry Hil, N.J.
Time/Result 1st of 20 32nd of 37 3rd of 25 All Day 10 a.m. All Day All Day 7 a.m. 8 a.m. All Day
2012 Navy Women’s Rowing Media Guide The 2012 Navy women’s rowing media guide is a production of the Navy Sports Information office. The guide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Jeff Barnes. Additional assistance provided by Director of Publications Mark Leddy. Cover and Recruiting Pages The front, back and inside covers, recruiting pages and layout assistance was provided by Director of Publications Mark Leddy. Photography Photographs were provided by Phil Hoffmann, the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau, Ken Mierzejewski, Naval Academy Photo Lab and Naval Academy archives.
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Location Annapolis, Md. Founded October 10, 1845 Enrollment 4,400 Nickname Midshipmen, Mids Colors Navy Blue and Gold Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller USN Commandant Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USN Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Athletics Web Site www.navysports.com
2011-12 Schedule
Date Oct. 8 Oct. 23 Nov. 5 Mar. 24 April 1 April 7 April 8 April 14 April 29 May 13
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Stimpson
Head Coach 15th Season at Navy Wilkes College ‘72
Assistant Coach 10th Season at Navy Washington College ‘00
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Navy Women’s Head Coach
• Is in his 15th season as the head coach of the women’s team and his 21st year at the Naval Academy. • Led the Mids to the overall point title and the Directors Cup at the 2011 ECAC Championships. • During his tenure, his athletes have totaled 29 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete awards, 14 CRCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades and a trio of Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognitions. • The Mids have totaled seven individual boat titles at the four Patriot League Championship regattas, winning the team title in 2005 and tying for first place in the team standings in 2008. The Midshipmen placed second in 2006, ‘07, ‘10 and ‘11. • Named league coach of the year in 2005 and again in ’08. • His varsity four’s sixth-place finish at the 2009 Eastern Sprints Championship represented the first time it had competed in the grand final of that event. • Navy’s 2005 team advanced each of its five entries to the petite finals of the Eastern Sprints, with its varsity boat placing a Navy-best 10th at the regatta. • Navy’s varsity boat placed 11th at the 2006 Head of the Charles Regatta, the highest finish for the boat in the program’s history. • His initial two women’s teams combined for a 26-13 varsity boat record, while his first novice four boat won a silver medal at the Eastern Sprints.
Navy Women’s Assistant Coach
• Has coached Navy’s varsity four boat to three Patriot League titles in the past four seasons • Selected as the 2004, ‘05 and ’08 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association MidAtlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year. • Coached Navy's varsity four boat to an undefeated record during the 2008 regular season and a victory at the Patriot League Championship.
Prior to Navy
• Began her coaching career as the assistant varsity and head novice coach at Wesleyan in 2000. • Served as the data entry specialist for the 2000 Head of the Connecticut Regatta and as the regatta coordinator for the event the following year. • Introduced to the sport as a student at Washington College. She arrived at the school as a swimmer, but soon also joined the rowing team. She was eventually selected as the co-captain of both sports and was tabbed as the crew team MVP. • Was named as the Watchung Hills Optimist Club Athlete of the Year in 2000.
Additional Navy Experience
• Prior to becoming the head coach of the women’s team, served as the varsity lightweight coach for three years followed by another three-year stint as the assistant heavyweight coach. • His 1993 lightweight team posted a 5-2 record to achieve a winning record for the first time in seven years. The following year, his final one with the program, all three lightweight eight crews made the final at the Eastern Sprints Championship. • In the three years he coached on the heavyweight level, his freshman boats placed seventh, fifth and eighth at the IRA National Championship, while his second freshman crew won a gold medal at the 1997 Eastern Sprints. • Also coached the U.S. team at the 1999 World Military Games in Zagreb, Croatia. The team won the gold medal in both the women’s double and the women’s pair events, as well as a bronze in the women’s singles competition.
Prior to Navy
• Began coaching the sport in 1975 and two years later served on the staff of the U.S. Junior National Rowing Team. • Went on to manage several national teams from 1978-88, including at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. • Worked at numerous rowing clubs from 1977-86, including the Boston Rowing Club,Viking Rowing Club, Riverside Boat Club, Bachelor’s Barge Club and Vesper Olympic Training Center. • Started and served as the head coach of the rowing teams at Stockton State College for five years, leading the program to several MIRA championships and to a second and fourth-place finish at the Dad Vail Championship during his tenure. •Began coaching the lightweight freshman team at Penn in 1987, leading the Quakers to winning seasons in four of his five years. His crews earned a bronze medal at the 1989 Eastern Sprints and a silver the following year.
Gallagher Prior to Navy
Volunteer Coach Second Season at Navy Boston College ‘01
• Joined the Navy staff in September 2010 as a volunteer assistant coach • Prior to Navy, Gallagher served for four years as assistant rowing coach at George Mason where her responsibilities included recruiting and coaching the novice rowers. • In her first full year at the helm of the novice program in 2007-2008, she guided the Mason novices to a win at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships, a fourth place finish at the ECAC Metro Championships as well as several dual victories. • Prior to her arrival at GMU, Gallagher coached at The University of Tulsa, Barry University and her alma mater, Boston College from 2002-03. Her notable accomplishments at Barry include two NCAA Championship appearances, Sunshine State Conference Championship wins and Dad Vail Gold. • Gallagher earned Big East Academic Honors, the Boston College Distinguished Scholar Athlete Award.
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The 2012 Season
Navy returns six seniors from a team that captured the ECAC title last year and narrowly missed out on the Patriot League crown. While the seniors will undoubtedly play a large role in the team’s success, it’s the younger Mids that might help push the team over the top.
“We’ve got very strong leadership and it starts with our captain, Caitlin Schemenski,” said 15th-year head coach Mike Hughes. “She’s got a great ability to lead and her teammates all want to do what she says. She has a great leadership style.”
Even with so many newcomers and first-time rowers on board, the Mids put together a very strong fall season. The team opened the fall slate at the Navy Day Regatta where the first varsity took the top spot in the open/collegiate eight final. The Mids ended the autumn on a high note with a pair of top-three finishes at the Head of the Occoquan. The varsity boat took third place in a race of 25 crews, while the novice boat won its event, topping 23 others crews.
Walsh, Lanouette and DeLaMora will compete in the first varsity boat again this season, while Brown and Schemenski will be a part of the second varsity boat.
“The Patriot League is very competitive,” said Hughes. “We’ll get to see Bucknell in both of our first two weekends of competition, as well as few other teams from the league early this year.”
The strong group of seniors will join an inexperienced group of freshmen that has had the coaching staff’s attention since the start of fall practice.
The Mids’ varsity four crew captured its third Patriot League title in four years last season, but as a team, Navy placed second. Despite falling just short of its goal, Navy responded the next week to win the ECAC title by claiming both the overall points crown and the Directors Cup.
“This group of freshmen produced the best erg scores of any incoming class we’ve had here,” Hughes said. With steady improvement during the fall and strong workouts over the winter, the Mids will begin the season with a total of seven plebes rowing in the first or second varsity boats. “We’ve got some very good freshmen that have performed very well up to this point,” said Hughes. “I think we’re a powerful team, but with so many young rowers, we don’t have a lot of finesse yet.”
The varsity four boat ended the season by taking first place in the petite final at the Eastern Sprints Championship. The success the team experienced at the end of last season has certainly pushed the returning Mids to go even harder in 2012. Since beginning practice in the fall, the team has had one focus. “The Patriot League title is our goal,” said Hughes. “We’ve got a lot of goals as a team, but that’s the No. 1 goal.”
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Schemenski joins Sarah Brown, Shelby DeLaMora, Christina Lanouette, Mary Walsh, and Codie Younger as seniors on this year’s team.
Hughes hopes the Mids’ strong fall and subsequent success in offseason training is a sign of things to come this spring. The Mids will open the season with the Murphy Cup on March 24 where they will get the first opportunity to compete with some of the competition from the conference.
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2011-12 Navy Women’s Rowing Varsity Roster
Name Katherine Ashton Allyn Bennett Michaela Bilotta Kerri Bortz Virginia Brodie Sarah Brown Jacqueline Callahan Megan DeLage Shelby DeLaMora Marjorie Ferrone Jacqueline Fisher Molly Hanna Emily Hornberger Anasitasia Ioane Christina Lanouette Kelsey Lee Alexandra Lynch Brooke Mackno Kricket Masters Lauren McCann Kelsey McCullough Marina Nanartowich Cate Oakley Jacqueline Penichet Katie Quinn Caitlin Schemenski Shelby Taylor Mary Walsh Codie Younger
Cl. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr.
Ht. 5-9 5-6 5-5 5-5 5-2 5-4 5-6 5-9 5-4 5-8 5-6 5-9 5-8 5-5 6-0 5-5 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-8 5-8 5-6 5-8 4-11 5-9 5-3 6-0 5-10 5-8
Hometown/High School Austin, Texas/McCallum Sterling,Va./Deerfield Academy Washington, D.C./Georgetown Visitation Prep Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset Port Orchard, Wash./South Kitsap Sewell, N.J./Washington, Twp. Vienna,Va./James Madison West Sacramento, Calif./St. Francis Spring, Texas/Woodlands Prep Newtown, Conn./Immaculate Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s Marietta, Ga./George Walton Pago Pago, American Samoa/Samoana Appleton, Wis./Conserve School Cary, N.C./Cary Academy Reisterstown, Md./Bryn Mawr Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe Oronogo, Mo./Junction Bear, Del./Delaware Military Academy Land O’ Lakes, Fla./Land O’ Lakes Williamsburg,Va./Walshingham Academy Fairfax,Va./Robinson Secondary South Salem, N.Y./Holy Child Lighthouse Point, Fla./Pinecrest Woodbury, N.J./Bishop Eustace Fayetteville, N.C./Jack Britt Cherry Hill, N.J./Bishop Eustace Nashville, N.C./Northern Nash
Name Adagray Anderson Sarah Behm Jillian Benson Heather Bui Katelyn Constantakis Stefanie Cotner Tiera Daniels Kaylin Deppe Kristen Ewert Whitney Morey Abigail Nagel Sara Reynolds Tiffany Samia Cessily Skinner Julie Stapleton Jessica Tibbs Danielle Torres Lily Van Steenberg
Cl. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Ht. 5-5 5-2 5-6 5-4 5-10 5-5 5-2 5-4 5-11 5-3 5-4 5-7 5-2 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-4 5-2
Hometown/High School Edgartown, Mass./Dana Hall Wilmington, Del./American School (Japan) Dover, Mass./Dover-Sherborn San Diego, Calif./Mira Mesa Northville, Mich./Mercy Heath, Texas/Rockwell Heath Virginia Beach,Va./Landstown Almont, Mich./Almont Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich./Mercy Palmer, Alaska/Colony Park Stuttgart, Germany/Patch American Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas Moreland, Ga./Newnan Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding Laurel, Miss./Lauren Christian Ewa Beach, Hawaii/James Campbell Union, Maine/Medomak Valley
Senior Mary Walsh
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Schemenski Senior • Captain Woodbury, N.J. Bishop Eustace
At Navy • Entering her fourth season with the Navy rowing team • Rowed in the second varsity eight boat in each of her first three seasons
Senior West Sacramento, Calif. St. Francis
At Navy • Coxswain of the second varsity eight boat in each of her first three seasons • Named to the 2011 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll High School • Attended and rowed at Northfield Mt. Hermon prior to the Naval Academy where she was also a coxswain • Attended St. Francis High School Personal • Daughter of Thomas and Sally
Personal • Daughter of Edward and Nora
Brown
Lanouette
Senior Port Orchard,Wash. South Kitsap
At Navy • Named to the 2010 and ‘11 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll • Entering her fourth season as a member of the women’s rowing team • Rowed with the second varsity eight as a sophomore and junior and with the first novice eight as a freshman High School • Competed in soccer, track and cross country at South Kitsap High School Personal • Daughter of Jeff and Marcia
Senior Appleton,Wis. Conserve School
At Navy • Entering her fourth season as a member of the rowing team • Rowed in the varsity eight boat for three seasons • Named to the 2011 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll High School • Earned three varsity letters each in cross country running, cross country skiing and track and field at Conserve School • Named MVP of cross country running and track and field teams as a senior • Captained the cross country running, cross country skiing and track and field teams as a senior Personal • Daughter of Andre and Ruth
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High School • Rowed for Bishop Eustace Prep and earned three varsity letters in rowing • Also lettered in soccer • Captured the the New Jersey Scholastic Rowing Championship, Philadelphia City Championship, Stotesbury Cup Regatta, and competed in the Henley Women's Regatta in Henley, England in 2007 • Won the Philadelphia City Championships and StotesburyCup Regatta in 2008
DeLaMora
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Younger
Senior Cherry Hill, N.J. Bishop Eustice
Senior Nashville, N.C. Northern Nash
At Navy • Entering her fourth season as a member of the rowing team • Rowed in the varsity eight boat as a sophomore and junior • Member of the second varsity eight her freshman season
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High School • Earned three varsity letters in rowing at Bishop Eustace Prep School Personal • Daughter of Stephen and Patricia • Sister, Kerry, rowed at Drexel University
At Navy • Named to the 2011 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll • Entering her fourth season as a part of Navy crew • Part of the varsity four boat that won the Patriot League title in 2011 • Rowed with the third varsity eight in 2010 and with the second novice eight as a freshman High School • Attended Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. prior to the Naval Academy Personal • Daughter of Cole and Kim
Codie Younger, Caitlin Schemenski, Kerri Bortz and Jacqueline Penichet
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Bortz
Junior Washington, D.C. Georgetown Visitation Prep
At Navy • Coxswain of the second varsity eight last season as a sophomore • Competed with third varsity and eight as a freshman • Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll as a freshman and sophomore
Personal • Daughter of Eileen and John
At Navy • Part of the varsity four boat that won the Patriot League title in 2011 • Rowed with the fourth varsity eight boat as a freshman High School • Three-year letterwinner in water polo and four-year letterwinner in swimming at Governor Mifflin High School • Earned third-team All-State honors in water polo in 2008 • Named water polo team captain in 2008 Personal • Daughter of Thomas and Michele
Christina Lanouette, Sarah Brown
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High School • Attended Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, earning three varsity letters in crew and cross country • Member of Swim Team senior year • Co-founded triathlon team in 2006 • President of Athletic Association senior year
Junior Mohnton, Pa. Governor Mifflin
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Fisher Junior Newtown, Conn. Immaculate
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At Navy • Named to the 2011 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll • Rowed in the second varsity four boat as a sophomore • Rowed with a the third varsity eight boat in her freshman season High School • Earned a total of 10 varsity letters in indoor track (four), outdoor track (three) and cross country (three) at Immaculate High School • Captained the indoor track, outdoor track and cross country teams as a senior • Garnered first-team all-conference honors as a senior on the indoor track team
Junior Williamsburg,Va. Walshingham Academy
At Navy • Named to the 2011 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll • Part of the second varsity four as a sophomore • Rowed with the third varsity eight boat as a freshman High School • Named team captain of the swim team at Walsingham Academy as a senior • Earned the Coaches Award as junior on the swim team Personal • Daughter of Ed and Laura
Personal • Daughter of James
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Junior Bear, Del. Delware Military Academy
At Navy • Rowed in the second varsity eight as a sophomore and the third varsity eight as a freshman High School • Four-year letter winner in rowing and named team captain all four years • Earned three varsity letters in volleyball and captained the team for two years • Garnered second-team all-conference accolades as a junior and senior • Also earned three varsity letters in swimming
Junior South Salem, N.Y. Holy Child
At Navy • Named to the 2011 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll • Coxswain of the varsity four that won the Patriot League title in 2011 • Coxswain of the third and fourth varsity eight as a freshman High School • Earned a total of nine varsity letters in three different sports at the School of the Holy Child in Rye, N.Y. • Earned four varsity letters in both indoor and outdoor track and field, and also earned one letter in soccer • Named MVP of outdoor track and field team in 2008 • Named team captain of indoor and outdoor track teams as a senior Personal • Daughter of Luis and Gina
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Sophomore Austin,Texas McCallum
Sophomore Sewell, N.J. Washington Twp.
At Navy • Rowed in the varsity four boat that claimed the 2011 Patriot League championship
At Navy • Rowed with the second novice eight boat in her freshman season
High School • Won four varsity letters each in cross country, basketball and track and two in volleyball at McCallum High School • Elected captain of the volleyball and basketball teams as a senior
Personal • Daughter of John and Tina
Bennett
Lee
Sophomore Sterling,Va. Deerfield Academy
Sophomore Cary, N.C. Cary Academy
At Navy • Rowed with the novice eight boat as a freshman
High School • Earned a total of 11 varsity letters at Deerfield Academy, winning five in swimming, four in soccer and two in water polo • Named soccer team MVP in 2008 and team captain in 2009 • Garnered team MVP honors (2008) and all-division accolades (2009) in swimming Personal • Daughter of John and Kit • Father, John, played football and baseball at Harvard
At Navy • Rowed with the novice eight crew in 2011
High School • Earned a combined eight varsity letters at Cary Academy, including four in basketball, three in soccer and one in cross country • Helped lead the basketball team to the conference championship in 2007 and the cross country team to second place in the 2006 North Carolina state championship • Two-time captain and all-conference selection in basketball • Captained the soccer team as a senior and earned all-conference accolades Personal • Daughter of Steve and Sharon
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Personal • Sister, Jennie, played basketball at St. Bonaventure; sister, Sarah, ran track and cross country at McMurry University; brother Jonathan, played baseball at Austin College; father, Dave, played basketball at Trinity University and mother, Susan, ran track at Trinity University
High School • Ran cross country at Washington Township High School • Rowed with the South Jersey Rowing Club
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Oakley
Sophomore Reisterstown, Md. Bryn Mawr
High School • Earned three varsity letters in rowing as part of the varsity eight boat at Bryn Mawr...Helped lead Bryn Mawr to the 2008 Baltimore Championship • Two-time letterwinner in swimming
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Personal • Daughter of Christoper and Maggie
Sophomore Fairfax,Va. Robinson Seconday
At Navy • Rowed in the varsity eight boat as a freshman in 2011 High School • Four-year varsity letterwinner in rowing at Robinson Secondary where she was part of the varsity eight boat • Helped lead the varsity eight boat to the 2010 Virginia state championship • Two-time team captain • Named to the Washington Post All-Metro first team and earned a spot on the USRowing National Scholastic Honor Roll as a senior Personal • Daughter of David and Ellie • Sister, Lindsay, rowed for four years at William & Mary
McCullough Sophomore Land O’ Lakes, Fla. Land O’ Lakes
High School • Four-year varsity letterwinner in swimming at Land O’ Lakes High School were she earned all-county honors as a senior • Helped lead swim team to four consecutive district 8 county championships • Earned varsity letters in tennis, track and weight lifting Personal • Daughter of Dennis and Lynn
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2011 SPRING RESULTS
1st Varsity Final Rutgers - 6:38.30 St. Josephs - 6:41.44 Navy - 6:43.87 Drexel - 6:47.12 Bucknell - 6:49.03 Fordham - 6:54.96 Princeton, Rutgers 1st Varsity New Brunswick, N.J. Princeton - 6:26.1 April 2 Rutgers - 6:44.9 Navy - 6:54.1 George Washington Invite 1st Varsity Washington, D.C. Navy - 6.35.2 April 9 and 10 MIT - 6:38.2
ECAC Championships West Windsor, N.J. May 1 First overall
Eastern Sprints Cherry Hill, N.J. May 15
1st Varsity 2nd Varsity Varsity Four Navy - 7:02.46 Navy - 7:10.52 Navy A - 7:58.90 Delaware - 7:06.82 Geo.Washington - 7:13.29 Colgate - 8:08.83 Colgate - 7:08.22 Delaware - 7:15.36 Delaware - 8:18.20 Fordham - 7:08.81 Fordham - 7:30.02 Navy B - 8:20.89 George Washington - 7:13.06 Geo.Washington B - 8:33.28 Fordham - 8:45.09 Geo.Washington - 8:51.39 1st Varsity 2nd Varsity 3rd Varsity 15th overall 10th overall 12th overall Third Level Final Petite Final Petite Final Boston University - 6:55.00 Pennsylvania - 6:58.26 Boston University - 6:52.11 MIT - 6:58.48 Northeastern - 7:01.74 Radcliffe - 6:53.72 Navy - 7:03.52 Columbia - 7:04.51 Georgetown - 7:03.95 George Washington - 7:03.88 Navy - 7:05.36 Dartmouth - 7:14.55 Boston College - 7:21.48 Syracuse - 7:09.10 Columbia - 7:26.58 Geo. Washington - 7:19.19 Navy - 7:34.35
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2nd Varsity Four Navy - 7:45.9 Rutgers - 7:58.0 2nd Varsity Four Columbia - 7:54.7 Navy - 8:15.0 2nd Varsity Four Navy - 7:44.0 Geo. Washington - 7:53.7
Novice Eight Delaware - 7:34.91 Colgate - 7:44.74 Navy - 7:58.16 Fordham - 8:08.14 Varsity Four Seventh overall Petite Final Navy - 7:36.04 Northeastern - 7:38.01 Dartmouth - 7:52.25 Boston University - 7:55.71 Syracuse - 8:00.92 Columbia - 8:03.88
4th Varsity Second overall Final Georgetown - 7:38.87 Navy - 7:48.58
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1st Varsity Navy - 6:40.2 George Washington - 6:41.3 Patriot League Championshp 1st Varsity Worcester, Mass. Bucknell - 6:54.2 April 24 Colgate - 6:57.2 Second overall Navy - 6:58.1 Holy Cross - 6:58.9 MIT - 7:02.1 Lehigh - 7:19.9
Varsity Four Novice Eight Final Final Villanova - 7:37.45 St. Josephs - 7:01.68, Colgate - 7:49.30 Drexel - 7:05.21 Navy - 7:51.70 Villanova - 7:06.52 Drexel - 7:55.86 Delaware - 7:07.54 Delaware - 8:00.17 George Mason - 7:18.42 Philadelphia - 8:06.64 Navy - 7:25.55 2nd Varsity 3rd Varsity Varsity Four Princeton - 6:33.3 Princeton - 6:55.4 Princeton - 7:23.3 Rutgers - 6:51.7 Navy - 7:16.2 Navy - 7:35.0 Navy - 6:53.7 Rutgers - 7:28.5 Rutgers - 7:56.9 2nd Varsity 3rd Varsity Varsity Four Navy - 6:52.7 Georgetown Navy - 7:31.6 MIT - 7:21.1 St. Joeseph's Columbia - 7:37.0 Navy 2nd Varsity Varsity Four Navy - 6:43.1 Navy - 7:24.3 Geo. Washington - 6:56.3 Geo.Washington - 7:44.3 2nd Varsity Varsity Four Bucknell - 6:57.2 Navy - 7:48.0 Navy - 6:59.6 Colgate - 7:57.1 Holy Cross - 7:07.4 Holy Cross - 7:58.1 Lehigh - 7:17.9 Bucknell - 8:00.1 MIT - 7:21.6 MIT - 8:36.7 Colgate - 7:35.8 Lehigh - 9:08.8
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NAVY WOMEN’S ROWING HISTORY
The women's crew program continues to grow and build upon its winning tradition at the Naval Academy. The sport made its initial appearance at Navy in the spring of 1978, during the second year women were allowed to attend the Academy. In that first spring, the Midshipmen competed on the junior varsity level, racing Washington College,Trinity of Washington, D.C., and Virginia's second varsity boats, winning all three regattas. Women’s crew was elevated to varsity status the following year and the Midshipmen won two varsity races while racing at the Division II level. In 1980, in only its second year of varsity status, Navy competed in the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta, the largest crew regatta on the East Coast. The varsity eight was third in the Grand Finals and the second varsity also earned a third-place finish. The following year, the Midshipmen women raced in the well-known San Diego Crew Classic and completed the season with a 6-2 record. The next three seasons found the women showcasing an 18-3 record, including an unbeaten 9-0 mark in 1984. In 1987, the Midshipmen won the first of sixconsecutive Seitz Trophies for outstanding performances by women’s crews at the Dad Vail Regatta. It was in 1992, however, that the Mids enjoyed one of its grandest moments ever in Navy women’s crew history — the Midshipmen not only won the Seitz Trophy at the Dad Vail, but the varsity eight captured a gold medal for the first time and the second varsity eight won its fifth-straight gold medal. The gold medal by the varsity eight allowed the women to claim the Division II national championship in the sport. In 1991 and '92, the assistant coach for the women’s crew team was Lt. Cmdr.Wendy Lawrence, who was a two-year letterwinner in the sport in its
fledgling years at Navy. Capt. Lawrence became an astronaut in the U.S. space program. In 1994, the Navy women won the Anita DeFrantz Trophy for overall performance by women’s crews at the second annual Champion International Collegiate Regatta. In this event, the varsity eight was first, and with it the honor of being the national champion in women’s crew on the Division II level. The first novice and second novice boats also earned first place showings. It was the second time in three years that the varsity eight was recognized as national champions. The program took a step up in 1995 by moving to the Division I level and joining the Eastern Sprints League. Racing in the nation's strongest conference, Navy has steadily improved its performance. In its initial season of 1995, the varsity eight placed fifth in the Grand Finals and the second varsity was second at the Champion International Collegiate Rowing Championships. The 1998-99 season was Navy's best season in the Eastern Association Women's Rowing Conference (EAWRC). Despite a slow start, the crew posted a 13-7 spring record. A highlight of the season came when the novice four notched the first Eastern Sprints medal earned in Navy rowing history, capturing a silver medal. Posting victories over conference rivals Georgetown, George Washington and Pennsylvania, the varsity eight finished the season by making the petite final of the Eastern Sprints. The 2005 season marked the first time women’s crew was sponsored by the Patriot League, with Navy sweeping the three boat titles and the overall team championship. In addition, Mike Hughes was selected as the league’s coach of the year, with Navy’s varsity boat garnering boat-of-the-year honors. Hughes would also be named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2008.
The women's crew team has a history of producing world-class athletes in the sport. Current volunteer assistant coach Karin Hughes (’91), was a member of the 1997 National Rowing Team and earned a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. Laurie Coffey (’99), represented the U.S. at the Under-23 World Championship and earned a gold medal at the 1999 World Military Games in Zagreb, Croatia, in the women's double.
Former Navy rower Wendy Lawrence (‘81) logged over 1,225 hours on her four trips into space aboard the Space Shuttle. In addition to Lawrence, fellow astronauts who also rowed during their four years at Navy include Alan Shepard (‘45) and James Culberson (‘71). Navy won the novice eight title at the 1993 Champion Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta.
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NAVY WOMEN’S ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS Dad Vail Seitz Trophy Overall Women's Champ. Dad Vail Seitz Trophy Overall Women's Champ.
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Dad Vail Seitz Championship •Team Champions •2nd Varsity 8 Champions
1989
Dad Vail Seitz Championship •Team Championship •2nd Varsity 8 Champions
1990
Dad Vail Seitz Championship •Team Champions •2nd Varsity 8 Champions •1st Novice 8 Champions
1991
Dad Vail Seitz Championship •Team Champions •2nd Varsity 8 Champions •1st Novice 8 Champion
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Dad Vail Seitz Championship •Team Champions •1st Varsity 8 Champions •2nd Varsity 8 Champions Champion Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta •1st Novice 8 Champions
Champion Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta •Team Champions •1st Varsity 8 Champions •1st Novice Champions •2nd Novice Champions
1998
EAWRC Championship •Silver Medal, Novice Four
2005
Patriot League Championship •Team Champions •1st Varsity 8 Champions •2nd Varsity 8 Champions •Varsity 4 Champions
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Patriot League Championship •2nd Varsity 8 Champions
2008
Patriot League Championship •2nd Varsity 8 Champions •Varsity 4 Champions
2010
Patriot League Championship •Varsity 4 Champions
2011
Patriot League Championship •Varsity 4 Champions
2011
ECAC Championship • Varsity 8 Champions • Varsity 4 Champions • Overall points title & Director’s Cup
Karin Hughes (‘91) was a member of the U.S. National Rowing Team and won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
Navy’s junior varsity boat won the 1988 Dad Vail Seitz Regatta.
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Patriot League Honors (2005-Present) Overall Team Champions 2005 Individual Boat Titles First Varsity (2005) Second Varsity (2005, '06, ’08) Varsity Four (2005, ’08, ‘10, ‘11) Coach of the Year Mike Hughes (2005, ’08)
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Scholar-Athlete of the Year Shaunnah Wark (2005), Madeline Boe (2006), Kerry Hannon (2009) Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Danica Adams ('05) Michaela Amore (‘10, ‘11) Nicole Ashton (‘11) Avery Berge (‘10) Michaela Bilotta (‘10, ‘11) Terri Blosser (‘10) Madeline Boe ('05, '06, ‘07) Kerri Bortz (‘10) Sarah Brown (‘10, ‘11) Anna Carpenter (‘10) Kelly Carpenter (‘10, ‘11) Kelsey Cellon (’08) Camille Collett ('06) Diane Cote ('05, '06, ‘07) Amy Davis (‘09, ‘10, ‘11) Shelby DeLaMora (‘11) Katherine DePooter ('06) Hannah Dildine (‘10, ‘11) Gretchen Driessnack (‘07, ’09) Samantha Espinosa (‘11) Jacqueline Fisher (‘10, ‘11) Jennifer Goss (‘10) Emma Hagen ('05) Kerry Hannon ('06, ‘07, ’09) Margaret Hollyfield ('05, ‘07) Darray Hunt (‘07) Heather Ichord ('05) Anne Jones ('06) Mary Elizabeth Kent (‘10) Alexandra Lado (‘11) Elise Lagergren (‘10)
Christina Lanouette (‘09, ‘10, ‘11) Stephanie Lasch (‘11) Kelsey Lee (‘11) Kristin Lyles (‘07, ’08, ’09, ‘10) Johanna Mahoney (‘07, ’08) Abby Maxwell (‘07) Caroline Mayer (‘08) Fiona McFarland ('05, '06, ‘07, ’08) Meredith Meehan (‘08) Abby Mennerich ('06, ‘07) Ashley Meyers (‘11) Kate Mortenson ('05, '06) Marina Nanartowich (‘10, ‘11) Cate Oakley (‘11) Catherine Ortman ('05, '06, ‘07, ’08) Jacqueline Penichet (‘10, ‘11) Kelly Pisano (‘09) Daphne Ponce ('05) Barbara Portigue (‘08) Sarah Roberts (‘08) Stephanie Rockford (‘10) Sierra Rooney (‘08) JoEllen Rose ('05) Allison Scott (‘11) Caroline Scudder ('05) Megan Selbach-Allen (‘08) Shaunna Wark ('05) Patrisha Wilson (‘11) Codie Younger (‘10, ‘11)
Presented to the winner of the women’s varsity race between Navy, Boston University and George Washington. The trophy is named after Virginia Playfair, whose family has ties to each of the three schools –– son, Michael Field, is a USNA graduate and provost at BU; daughter-in-law, Lorraine Field, is a GW graduate; granddaughter, Sara Field, rowed while a student at BU. Boston Univ., 11; Navy, 1; Geo. Washington, 0 Year Winner 2000 Boston University 2001 Boston University 2002* Boston University 2003 Boston University 2004* Boston University 2005 Boston University 2006* Boston University 2007 Navy 2008 Boston University 2009* Boston University 2010* Boston University 2011* Boston University * –– results determined by placings at Eastern Sprints
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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.
OOOO PROMOTE YOURSELF TO ADMIRAL! JOIN ADMIRAL’S ROW Support Navy Athletics at the highest level and receive our prime benefits. RESERVED FOOTBALL PARKING SPACE AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM O Personalized with your name O Exclusive parking area O Prime location just outside stadium gates O Reserved for your use on football game days O All-weather asphalt location TOP TICKET PRIORITY FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS AT AWAY AND NEUTRAL SITE GAMES O Ability to purchase Club Seats to the Army-Navy game O Exclusive seating area O Climate-controlled concourse O Club Level concessions and amenities O Priority for away football game tickets
Over 90 percent of funding support for the NAAA programs is through external sources of revenue (i.e. Blue & Gold memberships, ticket sales, corporate sponsorship, television revenue, parking, etc.). Less than 10 percent of the operating budget for the varsity and junior varsity programs is provided by the Academy via government funding.
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Membership in the Blue & Gold contributes to 120 years of supporting the Brigade of Midshipmen and is the Margin of Athletic Excellence funding for all 45 teams!
C lub Level seats are assured to Admiral’s Row members of the Blue & Gold. Admiral’s Row members are the only ones assured of receiving Club Seats, and each member at this level is entitled to purchase four (4) Club Level seats to the game. TAX INFORMATION Since your membership includes an option to purchase tickets, 80 percent of your membership is tax deductible. Only the individual paying for the membership is eligible to take the tax deduction. The Blue & Gold members will receive a receipt for tax purposes at the end of the year. MORE INFORMATION For more information, please visit www.NavySports.com or call (410) 293-8708.
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The Naval Academy Athletic Association is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization charged with providing resources to support 45 varsity and junior varsity programs offered by the Naval Academy. The NAAA operates with the guidance of the Naval Academy’s Board of Control, whose members report to the Superintendent of the United State Naval Academy.
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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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NAVY WOM EN’S ROWI NG 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
t 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.
q The Navy football team gathered for the traditional singing of the Blue & Gold following its win over Army in 2010, its ninth-consecutive win over its rival. Below: The men’ s lacrosse team sang an emotional rendition of Blue & Gold 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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Located on Dorsey Creek just a few hundred yards from the Severn River, construction of “The Boathouse” was completed in 1930 and was designed to accommodate Navy’s lone men’s rowing team of 40 members. Since then, however, an additional two teams have been added to the program and the number of athletes competing has increased five-fold to its present day 200 rowers.
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To accomodate this increase, the three-story building has undergone several remodeling efforts over the years. In October 2009, Hubbard Hall began its $16-million reconstruction process that was completed in Fall 2011.
The facility now includes the following state-of-the-art amenities: • Renovated shell storage area and new small boats’ bay
• Larger locker rooms for both the men and women’s teams
• 16-person, state-of-the-art, motor-driven, indoor rowing tank
• Three erg/training rooms holding 100 ergometers
• New video/team meeting room and industrial laundry facility
• Renovated Banquet and Trophy room with balcony overlooking College Creek
• Expanded offices for the entire Navy coaching staff
• New workshop for rowing shell repair
• Three separate visiting team locker areas
• Cardio/weight area for maintenance training
• Repaired and expanded wharf and floating dock system
• New geo-thermal heating and cooling system
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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.
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.
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*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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NAVY WOM EN’S ROWI NG 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)
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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 and Overall • Peter Reilly, Men’s Golf
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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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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FIRST-RATE FACULTY & STAFF The Naval Academy's philosophy of education stresses attention to individual students by highly qualified faculty members who are strongly committed to teaching. Classes are small, with an average size of fewer than 18 students and a student-faculty ratio of 8:1. All courses at the Naval Academy are taught and graded by faculty members, not by graduate assistants.
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Our 600-member faculty is an integrated group of officers and civilians in nearly equal numbers. Officers bring fresh ideas and experiences from operational units and staffs of the Navy and Marine Corps. The academy's civilian faculty members give continuity to the educational program and form a core of professional scholarship and teaching experience. Working together closely, these military and civilian faculty members form one of the strongest and most dedicated teaching faculties of any college or university in the United States.
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MAJORS Students at the Naval Academy can select one of 38 different majors within 23 fields of study. The 23 fields of study are grouped into three different divisions: Division of Engineering and Weapons (aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, general engineering, mechanical engineering, naval architecture, ocean engineering, systems engineering), Division of Math and Science (chemistry, computer science, general science, information technology, mathematics, oceanography, physics) and the Division of Humanities and Social Science (Arabic, Chinese, economics, English, history, political science, quantitative economics). In addition to graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science, students can attain a minor in one of seven different languages.
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Students who excel at the Naval Academy have many opportunities to challenge and advance themselves through several special programs -- Trident Scholars, Honors Programs, and Voluntary Graduate Education Program (VGEP). GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE For the sixth year in a row, the United States Naval Academy ranks among nation’s leaders for graduating NCAA student-athletes on the Division I level. Navy graduated 100 percent of its student-athletes in 10 of the 20 NCAA sports reported on and averaged an overall rate of 96 percent for student-athletes in all sports – the fourthhighest mark nationally among Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS AWARD Ricky Dobbs ('11) was named the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner for the Football Bowl Subdivision, becoming the second Navy student-athlete to win the award. The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award was started in 2001 by Dick Enberg in response to the growing trend of men's basketball players leaving school early for
p Alex Foskett (’11) was named Second-Team Academic All-America by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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u Aside from being the 2011 USNA valedictorian, Nick Birger (’11) was a First-Team Academic ll-America selection for men’s tennis in 2011. as well as the overall 2010-11 Patriot League ScholarAthlete of the Year.
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Standout swimmer Kelly Zahalka ('09) was a recipient of both the Harry S. Truman and Gen. George C. Marshall Scholarships, which paved the way for her to study for two years in the United Kingdom. Former women's track and cross country runner Kayla Sax ('10) became just the ninth student from the Naval Academy to be awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which has enabled her to contribute to research focused on alternative energy sources at the University of Cambridge.
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Men's tennis standout Nick Birger ('11) was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2011, one year after soccer's Beth Reed ('10) and track 's Mark Van Orden ('10) also earned the NCAA Scholarship. These athletes will be able to pursue graduate degrees before resuming their respective naval careers on a full-time basis. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Naval Academy student-athletes have totaled 80 Academic All-America certificates over the years, with 47 of those awards coming since the start of the 1999-2000 academic year. USNA student-athletes have garnered five awards during the 2010-11 academic year. The 2010-11 honorees included first-team football honoree John Dowd (‘12), first-team men's tennis selection Nick Birger ('11), second-team men's track & field/cross country athlete Cody Rome ('12) and from the men's soccer team, second-teamer Alex Foskett ('11) and third-teamer Sam Miller ('12). Dowd was also a Second-Team Academic All-American during the 2009-10 academic year.
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p Lizzie Barnes (’08) is one of five Navy student-athletes to have been honored as First-Team Lowe’s Senior All-Americans as part of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.
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PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Birger, the 2011 Naval Academy valedictorian, was also named the Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, after earning a second consecutive league scholarathlete honor for men's tennis. Birger is the fifth male midshipman and a league-leading 11th overall to earn the Patriot League's top academic honor. Other Patriot League Scholar-Athlete winners from the 2010-11 academic year include Rome for indoor track & field, swimmer Laura Gorinski ('13) and golfer Peter Reilly ('12).
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS In addition to furthering their education at schools across the country, students at the Naval Academy annually are in competition for several prestigious scholarships. Since Navy's first Rhodes Scholar, E. Van Meter ('28), a total of 46 Naval Academy graduates have received the Rhodes Scholarship, including 13 since 2001. Among Navy's most recent recipients is former baseball player Trevor Thompson ('05). Also, 24 grads have won George C. Marshall Scholarships, including 14 since 2000. A trio of recent graduates earned Bowman Scholarships to the Naval Postgraduate School. Lightweight rower Chris Medford ('11), heavyweight rower Mike Shea ('11) and rifle standout Kenan Wang ('11) were each honored as Bowman Scholars.
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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.
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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.
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NAVY WOM EN’S ROWI NG q The State of Maryland voted in 1788 to cede land to form the District of Columbia, which soon became our nation’s capital. Washington, D.C., is located 30 minutes west of Annapolis.
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u Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, is located in Baltimore. The horse industry contributes $1.5 billion annually to the state’s economy. There are over 20,000 horse farms located in Maryland.
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes from apolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace, Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, Railroad Museum, American Visionary Art Mum, and homes for both the MLB’s Baltimore Orioles the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens
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t During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore and was inspired to pen the words to a poem entitled “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which eventually became the national anthem.
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