At the Naval Academy, beating Army is important. Plebes yell “Beat Army!” in Bancroft Hall, “Beat Army!” is on every weight in the Naval Academy weight rooms, and alums and fans alike yell “Beat Army!” at the end of Blue & Gold, the Naval Academy’s alma mater. Navy has won the overall series against Army seven years in a row, 19 out of the last 20 years and is 38-2-1 versus the Black Knights over the last 41 years. The Mids were 20-12 against Army in 2011-12, which is the most wins since 2006-07 when Navy also beat Army 20 times.
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The annual showdown between the two rivals in each sport is deemed the Star Game with the players from the winning team receiving a Star for their lettersweaters. For those sports that face Army multiple times in a season, the Star Game is designated prior to the start of the year. Navy is 15-0-1 against Army over the last 16 years in the Star series and is 29-3-2 over the last 34 years. The Mids were an impressive 17-5 against Army in 2011-12 Star games, which were the most wins since 1999-2000 when Navy also won 17 Stars.
ARMY–NAVY ALL-TIME SERIES ALL-TIME ARMY–NAVY RECORD Navy leads................................................................................................. 954-723-39 (.567) ARMY–NAVY - THE 2011-12 SEASON 2011-12 Overall Record vs. Army....................................................................... 20-12 (.625) 2011-12 Star-Game Record vs. Army................................................................... 17-5 (.773)
2011-12 STAR GAME HIGHLIGHTS
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Erin Edwards drilled four second half three-point field goals to help the Navy women’s basketball team rally from a six-point deficit and defeat the Black Knights, 57-50, in the annual Star/Army-Navy Trophy Game between the two service academies at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Navy captured its third consecutive Star and 12th in the last 15 seasons as it defeated Army, 19-37, at the West Point Golf Course. Senior Cody Rome won the race, while fellow senior James Pearson followed closely behind in second.
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Navy took six of the top-10 spots as it defeated Army, 25-31, in the Star Meet at the West Point Golf Course. Senior captain Jess Palacio led all Navy runners by taking first place. Junior Brigid Byrne finished second. FOOTBALL When it comes to beating Army, Navy is a perfect 10. A new venue for Army-Navy produced a familiar result as the Midshipmen rushed for 296 yards and capitalized on three Army turnovers in a 27-21 win over the Black Knights. GOLF The Navy golf team won five of the seven singles matches to earn a 7-4 victory in the Star Match played at the Naval Academy Golf Course in Annapolis. Senior captain Tim Shield clinched the win for the Midshipmen. GYMNASTICS The Navy gymnastics team posted its highest score of the season as it defeated Army, 327.1 - 319.0, at Macdonough Hall in Annapolis. Navy retained the Star as the win was its fourth consecutive in the series.
Jess Palacio Women’s Cross Country
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD The Navy men’s indoor track and field team won 10 of 17 events to defeat Army, 98-83, and win the N-Star at Wesley A. Brown Field House. With the win, Navy takes a 26-25-2 lead in the all-time indoor series.
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WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD The Navy women’s indoor track and field team defeated Army in the Star Meet for the seventh straight year at Wesley A. Brown Field House. Navy thumped the Black Knights, 112.5-68.5, and the 44-point margin was just one point shy of Navy’s largest margin of victory in the indoor series (113-68, 2000). Navy won 14 of 17 events and took maximum points by going 1-2 in six events. MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD The Navy men’s outdoor track and field team won the 4x400m relay to clinch the Army-Navy Star Meet, 102.5-100.5, at Shea Stadium on the final event of the day. Along with Navy’s 98-83 defeat of Army during the indoor season, the Mids sweep Army for the first time since 2008. WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD The Navy women’s outdoor track and field team defeated Army, 116-87, at Shea Stadium in the annual Army-Navy Star Meet. Navy has now won eight straight Star competitions in indoor and outdoor track. MEN’S SOCCER Guy Skord tallied his second goal of the year in the 16th minute and the Navy defense made it stand in giving the Navy men’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over Army in front of 1,206 at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.
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WOMEN’S SOCCER Navy scored three second-half goals, including the game-winning goal in the 88th minute, to erase a 2-0 deficit to Army to claim a 3-2 win and the N-Star. Freshman Morgan Dankanich took a feed down from classmate Rachel Hunter and ripped a shot from 18 yards out to cap the improbable comeback for the Mids.
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SPRINT FOOTBALL Navy defeated Army, 28-6, to win the Star and claim its 35th Collegiate Sprint Football League title. Sophomore David Williams had a career night as he established a pair of Navy single-game rushing records in yards, with 291, and carries, with 39. MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING The Navy swimming and diving teams combined to win 26 of 32 events on their way to sweeping Army in the annual Star Meets between the two programs. The Navy women won 15 events in recording a 226.5-73.5 triumph over the Black Knights, while the Navy men tallied 11 event wins in posting a 186-114 victory. MEN’S TENNIS Nicholas Gutsche outlasted Rommel Verano in a three-set match at No. 5 singles to give the Navy men’s tennis team a 4-3 victory over Army at the USNA Tennis Courts in Annapolis. Morgan Dankanich Women’s Soccer
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WRESTLING The Navy wrestling team won eight of the 10 bouts, including each of the first four, to secure a 27-9 victory over arch rival Army in the annual Star Match held in front of a packed house at Alumni Hall in Annapolis. Navy has won 12 straight against the Black Knights, including six in a row in Annapolis.
Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 24 men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full members, and Fordham, Georgetown and MIT as associate members. Boston University will join the Patriot League as a full member beginning in the 2013-14 season. These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country. Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League 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, 84 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 2011-12 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following: • In the latest release of NCAA Academic Progress Rate, 94 percent of Patriot League teams scored at or above the national Division I four-year average score of 973. • 79 Patriot League teams, and 84 overall from full-member institutions, earned Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for finishing in the top 10 percent of all teams in the most recent four-year APR scores.
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• Navy won the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the first time in school history, and also won the women’s title. Lehigh edged the Mids for the men’s crown. • Navy’s Jess Palacio and Colgate’s Elise DeRoo were nominees from the Patriot League for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. • 48 student-athletes earned Capital One Academic All-District recognition. • For the first time in League history, three women’s basketball teams earned postseason bids, as Navy went to the NCAA Tournament, American to the WNIT and Holy Cross to the WBI. • Jess Palacio (Navy) was a second-team All-America selection by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and competed at both the NCAA Cross Country and Indoor Track and Field Championships. • Navy’s Laura Gorinski was invited to the NCAA Women’s Swimming Championship, where she competed in the 200 IM and 100 and 200 breaststroke events. • Five players were selected in the first 23 rounds of the MLB Draft, the most in that span in Patriot League history. Included in this list were Navy’s Alex Azor (10th round) and Preston Gainey (11th). • Navy’s Zack Duncavage placed 16th in the discus and Bucknell’s Leonard Joseph placed 17th in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men’s Track and Field Outdoor Championships, with Duncavage earning second-team All-America status for his performance. • Navy’s Katherine Ashton became the first rowing All-American from the Patriot League since 2007 when she was named to the second team by CRCA. • Navy, which won the Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, was ranked 19th in the final deBeer Media Poll of the season.
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2011-12 PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS t Jess Palacio, the Patriot League’s Athlete of the Year in women’s cross country and outdoor track & field.
q Mark Vetere was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year in men’s indoor and outdoor track & field.
n Officer was named Patriot e Coach of the Year after leadNavy men’s tennis team to season and tournament titles.
q Jade Geif is a two-time Patriot League Women’s Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player.
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TEAM TITLES (12) Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country Men’s Swimming & Diving Women’s Swimming & Diving Women’s Basketball (tournament) Women’s Lacrosse (regular season & tournament) Men’s Tennis (regular season & tournament) Women’s Tennis (regular season co-champs) Golf Women’s Outdoor Track & Field COACH OF THE YEAR (8) Al Cantello, Men’s Cross Country Karen Boyle, Women’s Cross Country Bill Roberts, Men’s Swimming John Morrison, Women’s Swimming Cindy Timchal, Women’s Lacrosse Pat Owen, Golf Carla Criste, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field John Officer, Men’s Tennis PLAYER OF THE YEAR (6) Jess Palacio, Women’s Cross Country and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Justin Vagts, Men’s Swimming Laura Gorinski, Women’s Swimming Courtney Vandament, Women’s Diving Jasmine DePompeo, Women’s Lacrosse ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (6) Annie-Norah Beveridge, Women’s Cross Country Mark Vetere, Men’s Indoor Track & Field and Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Ange Sawick, Women’s Swimming Loren Generi, Women’s Lacrosse Calvin Mark, Men’s Tennis SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (2) Laura Gorinski, Women’s Swimming Cody Rome, Men’s Indoor Track & Field TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (3) Jade Geif, Women’s Basketball Calvin Mark, Men’s Tennis Kathy Young, Women’s Lacrosse
The United States Naval Academy won the 2011-12 Presidents’ Cup, which is awarded to the member institution with the highest cumulative sports point total for its Patriot League standings in sponsored men’s and women’s sports.
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Points for the Presidents’ Cup are awarded based upon a combination of an institution’s regular season and tournament finishes in each sport. It is the first time that Navy has won the Presidents’ Cup. The Mids had finished second in each of the last five seasons. Navy racked up 121.75 points to win the overall Patriot League Presidents’ Cup title, pulling away from secondplace Lehigh (109.75), third-place Bucknell (108.5) and fourth-place Army (98.75) by winning four league titles in the spring season. Colgate (83), Lafayette (67.75), American (61.25) and Holy Cross (54.5) rounded out the standings. Navy claimed nine Patriot League regular-season championships in 2011-12, tying for the fourth-best mark in League history and finishing with the most titles by any school since the 1996-97 season.
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“To achieve one of the most significant collective goals for the Naval Academy Athletic Association makes this a banner year for Navy athletics,” said Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. “With a graduation rate for student-athletes that is a benchmark for Division I institutions, coupled with extraordinary success in intercollegiate athletic competitions clearly reinforces the proper balance of our priorities at this exceptional educational institution. My congratulations goes out to the midshipmen, coaches, athletic department staff, the academy administration, the foundation and our loyal fans who all played an important role in this accomplishment.” Navy recorded another first by winning the women’s Presidents’ Cup. Navy won Patriot League women’s championships in cross country, swimming and diving, basketball, lacrosse and outdoor track and field and accumulated 63.75 points to claim the title for the first time. Bucknell finished second with 54.25 points, followed by Lehigh (51.5), Colgate (49), Army (47.75), Lafayette (35), American (33) and Holy Cross (32.75). Navy nearly pulled off the sweep, but Lehigh was able to edge the Mids by .25 points in the final men’s standings. The pair racked up seven of the 11 men’s titles, with Lehigh winning it all in football, basketball and lacrosse and Navy claiming the crowns in cross country, swimming and diving, tennis and golf. Bucknell finished third with 54.25 points, while Army followed in fourth place with 51 points, ahead of Colgate (34), Lafayette (32.75), American (28.25) and Holy Cross (21.75).
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I Named as the 87th-best men’s basketball program in the country according to Street & Smith’s Magazine. I Eight Patriot League regular-season and tournament championships, tied for the most of any team in Patriot League history. I David Robinson earned consensus National Player of the Year honors in 1987 and was that year’s NBA No. 1 Draft pick. Robinson was part of the 2009 Basketball Hall of Fame class. I Has had 19 Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors in its 21 years in the league, eight of which have been over the last eight years. I 11 All-Patriot League first-team performers.
BASEBALL I Has won six Patriot League titles and has made nine NCAA Tournament appearances. I Has totaled 1,757 victories in its 117-year program history (.596 all-time winning percentage). I Has won 30-plus games in five of the last seven seasons, which equals the number of 30-win seasons over the program’s first-110 years. I Has won 205 games over the last seven years, the highest total over any seven-year span in program history I Has won 227 games in Patriot League play since joining the league in 1993. I Six Midshipmen have been recognized as All-Americans, including two-time All-American Mitch Harris ‘08 (2006-07). I Navy players have earned the Patriot League Pitcher-ofthe-Year award six times and Patriot League Player-ofthe-Year award four times, while coaches have earned Patriot League Coach-of-the-Year distinction on six occasions. I Five Midshipmen have been honored as CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in program history, with Bob Dishman ‘85 (1984-85) and Mike Leeney ‘86 (1985-86) both earning the distinction twice in their careers. I Former Heisman Trophy winners Joe Bellino ‘61 and Roger Staubach ‘65 served as the team captain of the baseball squad in 1961 and 1965, respectively. I The Midshipmen own an all-time advantage of 106-101 against Army. MEN’S BASKETBALL I 11 NCAA Tournaments, including two appearances in the Elite Eight (1954 and ‘86). I 13 All-America selections, including 2008 honoree Greg Sprink ‘08. I Navy has spent 23 weeks ranked among the Associated Press Top 25 teams, the secondmost weeks of any Patriot League team. I Ranked 61st in ESPN.com’s Program Rankings in Jan. 2008.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL I Won the program’s second Patriot League Tournament title in as many years in 2012. I Jade Geif ‘14, the 2011 league rookie of the year, became the third player in league history to have been named as the MVP of the Patriot League Tournament for a second time in a career with her laurels in 2011 and ‘12. I Earned the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League Tournament for the first time in program history in 2011. Went on to win the first league tournament crown and advance to Navy’s first NCAA Tournament. I Played the two closest NCAA Tournament games by a Patriot League team over the last two decades with losses to No. 9 DePaul (56-43) in 2011 and No. 5 Maryland (59-44) in 2012. I Navy previously shared the league’s regular-season title in 1998 and advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament in 1998 and ‘99. I Angela Myers ‘11 became the seventh women’s basketball player to receive the Vice Adm. Lawrence Sword, presented annually to the member of the graduating class who has personally excelled in athletics during their career. Myers was a two-time first-team allleague selection, garnered a trio of all-league laurels in her career and twice was tabbed as the top defensive player in the league.
I Cassie Consedine ‘11 closed her career ranked seventh at Navy in career points (1,418) and first in blocks (215). The two-time allleague honoree posted 91 more blocks than any other Mid. I Stefanie Pemper was tabbed as the 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year and has led Navy to four-consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 1995-99. I Courtney Davidson ‘04 holds both the Navy scoring record with 1,857 career points and the Navy and Patriot League career threepoint mark with 245 triples to her name. I Shelly Laurilla ‘87 (1987, second team) and Courtney Davidson (2003, first team; ‘04, second team) were named as Academic AllAmericans by CoSIDA.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY I Has advanced to the NCAA Championship as a team 10 times in program history - all of which have come with head coach Al Cantello at the helm. I In the 10 trips to the national championship, the Midshipmen have finished among the top-10 teams in the country twice (the 1985 and ‘92 squads both finished seventh). I Finished among the top-five teams at the NCAA regional championship 13 times - with the most recent occurrence coming in 2011 (fifth place). I Won its fourth-consecutive, and third outright, Patriot League Championship in 2011. I Holds a 45-28-1 all-time advantage over Army in Star Meet competitions, including a 33-9-1 record during the Al Cantello era. I John Lawlor ‘67, Ron Harris ‘87, Greg Keller ‘93 and Jon Clemens ‘97 all have earned All-America status on the cross country trails with Navy. I Ron Harris was a 1996 Olympian for the United States and also competed at the U.S. Olympic trials in 1988 and ‘92. I Aaron Lanzel ‘03 (2004), Erik Schmidt ‘ 04 (2004) and John Mentzer ‘98 (2008) all competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials. I The USNA Cross Country Course served as the host to the 1989 NCAA Championship (the Midshipmen placed 21st).
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY I Won three Patriot League Championships (2007, ‘08 and ‘11) since joining the league in 2003. I Has boasted four undefeated seasons in the last six years in dualscored races for an all-time mark of 146-26 (.849 winning percentage). I Is 92-12 in all-time dual-scored meets in Annapolis (a .885 winning percentage). I Owns a 15-11 all-time advantage over Army in the annual Star Meet, including victories in three of the last five races. I Head coach Karen Boyle, a three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year, has guided the Midshipmen for 25 of the program’s 29 years and has accumulated a 123-21 mark over her career (.854 winning percentage). I Kerry O’Neill ‘93, Jackie Hayes ‘99, Rebecca Cline ‘98, Melissa Foon ‘01 and Jess Palacio ‘12 all represented Navy as individual competitors at the NCAA Division I Championship. I Jess Palacio ‘12 finished among the top-25 competitors at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championships in 2010 and ‘11 to earn All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors. I Amy Watson ‘10 became the first Navy runner in school history to boast the fastest overall time at the Patriot League Championship to earn league runner-of-the-year kudos in 2008. I All of its scoring-five runners finished among the top-nine competitors at the 2008 Patriot League Championship to produce the lowest team score since the league expanded to eight teams.
FOOTBALL I Won the 1926 National Championship. I Has had two Heisman Trophy winners (Joe Bellino in 1960 and Roger Staubach in 1963). I Has appeared in 17 Bowl Games, including a school-record eightstraight seasons (2003-10). I Has won 12 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophies, including seven of the last nine. I Is tied for fourth in the country in graduation rate among Division I-A (Football Bowl Subdivision) programs. I Has totaled 651 all-time victories in 131 years of playing football. I Has earned six NCAA rushing titles, including an NCAA record four-straight seasons from 2005-08. I Players have received 34 First-Team All-America accolades. I Has placed 23 former players or coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame. I Has won a series record 10-straight games over Army. I Has defeated Notre Dame in three of the last five seasons.
GOLF I Six-time Patriot League champions. I 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, six since 1998, including the spring of 2012. I Head coach Pat Owen has received Patriot League Coach of the Year honors eight times, including in the spring of 2012. I Head coach Pat Owen was recognized by the Maryland General Assembly after being selected as the 2009 Labron Harris Sr. Award winner presented by The PGA of America and the Golf Coaches Association of America. I Six Patriot League individual title winners, including 2008 champion Erich Schoen. I 2004 recipient of the Byron Nelson Award, Billy Hurley ‘04 represented the United States in August of 2005 as a member of the Walker Cup. Hurley earned his tour card for the 2012 PGA Tour by finishing 25th on the 2011 Nationwide Tour money list. GYMNASTICS I Has claimed the ECAC/EIGL Championship 13 times in program history. I Advanced as a team to the NCAA Championship Qualifying Meet in 2009 for the first time since the event was created one decade prior. I Andrew Faulk ‘12 competed in the 2011 and ‘12 NCAA Championships. I Claimed the USAG Collegiate Division Championship crown three times in just over a decade - 1998, ‘00 and ‘08. I Won the All-Academy Championship in both the 2008 and ‘09 seasons. I Faulk was named ECAC Gymnast of the Year and won titles in four events at the 2012 league championships, including the all-around, pommel horse, parallel bars and high bar. I Head coach Sho Fukushima was named the ECAC Coach of the Year in 2009 and National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) Coach of the Year in 1998, 2000 and ‘05.
I Assistant coach Craig Holt has been named the USAG Collegiate Division Assistant Coach of the Year in 2006 and ‘08, as well as the ECAC Assistant Coach of the Year in ‘07 and ‘11. I Andrew Faulk ‘12, Eric Swanson ‘73 and Peter DiTullio ‘83 were all voted as finalists for the Nissen-Emery Award, which is presented to the nation’s top senior collegiate gymnast. MEN’S LACROSSE I 26 NCAA Tournament appearances, the fifth most in Div. I lacrosse. I Appearances in six (2004-05-06-07-08-09) of the last nine NCAA Tournaments. I 17 National Championships. I Two NCAA Championship appearances, including in 2004. I 14 National Hall of Fame Members, including 2011 inductee John “Jake” Lawlor. I 23 National Award winners, including two-time Kelly Award winner Mickey Jarboe. I 429 All-Americans, including 2011 Honorable Mention selection Michael Hirsch. I Four recipients of the Morris Touchstone Memorial Award presented to the national coach of the year. I At least a share of five Patriot League Regular-Season titles (200405-06-07-08) and five Patriot League Tournament crowns (200405-06-07-09) since joining the league in 2004. I Three former Team USA members.
I Navy has competed in the Patriot League Tournament in each of its first five years of play, including four-straight trips to the league title game. I Only two Division I lacrosse programs have qualified for the national tournament faster than the three years it took the Navy women. I Navy has had three All-Americans and 23 selections to the AllPatriot League Team. RIFLE I 20-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 1992-2011 I 26 NCAA Championship appearances, the third most in NCAA history. I School-record 17 dual wins in 2008-09. I Placed second at the NCAA Tournament in 1990 and 1999 and has recorded five top-four finishes at the NCAA Tournament. I Two individual smallbore NCAA champions in Josh Albright ‘08 (2007) and Joe Johnson ‘96 (1996). I 115 All-America honors since 1936, including 34 in 12 years under head coach Bill Kelley. Chris Burleson ‘11 earned All-America honors in 2011. I 14-straight MAC Championships. I 135-17 dual-meet record in Bill Kelley’s 13 years in charge.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE I Navy has won three-straight Patriot League Championships and has advanced to three-straight NCAA Tournaments (2010-12). I Navy owns a 76-22 (.776) all-time record in five seasons of varsity play. I Won a Patriot League-record 18 games in 2012, including a schoolrecord 10 in a row. I Only Northwestern and Maryland have won more games than Navy (76) in the past five years.
I Winners of the varsity race at the Eastern Sprints Championship in 1962 and 2004. I Won the varsity race at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship in ‘04 on its way to advancing to the semifinal round at the Royal Henley Regatta in London, England. I Michael Kerrigan ‘10 and Edward King ‘11 were the latest lightweight rowers to participate in international competition, as they both represented U.S. Rowing at the 2010 U-23 World Rowing Championship.
HEAVYWEIGHT ROWING I Navy rowers have comprised the eight-man boats that represented the U.S. at three Olympic games (1920, Gold; 1952, Gold; 1960, fifth place). I 30 Navy oarsmen have represented the U.S. in international competition. I Will Race ‘12 became the fifth member of the heavyweight rowing team to be awarded the men’s Coaches’ Calvert Award, which recognizes a graduating varsity letterwinner who displayed leadership, consistent effort, loyalty and dedication to the sport and who has taken their abilities beyond the expectations of the coach, peers and themselves. I Has won the Jim Ten Eyck Trophy (most team points) at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship 11 times. I Won the varsity race at the IRA National Championship on 13 occasions. I Has claimed the Rowe Cup (most team points) at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Championship six times. I Varsity crew has won the Eastern Sprints Championship five times. LIGHTWEIGHT ROWING I Won the Jope Cup (most team points) at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Championship in 2006 and ‘07.
WOMEN’S ROWING I Swept the three individual boat titles at the inaugural Patriot League Championship in 2005 to win the team title, while tying for the league crown in ‘08. I Has tallied nine boat titles in the eight years of the Patriot League Championship, including at least one title in each of the last three seasons. I Varsity eight placed a program-best 11th at the 2006 Head of the Charles Regatta, while the varsity four took registered its highest finish at the event - ninth - in 2010. I Since 2001, rowers have totaled 29 National-Scholar Athlete awards and 14 All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. I Shaunnah Wark ‘05, Madeline Boe ‘06 and Kerry Hannon ‘09 all have been recognized as the Patriot League Women’s Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year. I Fiona McFarland ‘08 became the first Mid who competed exclusively for the women’s rowing team to earn the Vice Adm. Lawrence Sword, presented annually to the member of the graduating class who has personally excelled in athletics during their career in 2008. I Karin Hughes ‘91 won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. INTERCOLLEGIATE SAILING I 126 collegiate All-Americans, including 2012 honoree Mary Clark. I 41 collegiate All-America crew accolades, including 2011 and 2012 recipient Saverio Maldari. I Ninth-place overall finish at the 2010 ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship. It was the third straight year Navy has finished in the top 10.
MEN’S SOCCER I Five-time National Champion (1932, 1943, 1944, 1945 and 1964). I 10 NCAA Appearances. I 46 All-Patriot League selections. I 57 NSCAA All-Americans and nine Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association FirstTeam All-Americans. I Evan Barnes ‘08 was the recipient of the 2007 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, the inaugural winner of the award. I Ranks 16th on the NCAA all-time wins list with 625. I Reached the Patriot League Tournament in 2011 for the first time in 10 years. I 18 seasons of 10 or more wins.
I Four collegiate Sailor of the Year award winners. I Eight members of the College Sailing Hall of Fame. I The dinghy and women’s team have each won six national championships. I The team racing and sloop teams have won six titles, as well, and Navy has been the singlehanded champion seven different times. I Has won the Fowle Trophy (given to the best overall collegiate team performance) 10 times, more than any other school in the nation. I The Navy intercollegiate sailing team has 241 available boats in its fleet. OFFSHORE SAILING I 14 Kennedy Cup titles, including the 2011 race I Seven major Ocean Race victories I 15 McMillan Cup victories, including four in a row from 2004-07 I Won both the 2007 Kennedy Cup and McMillan Cup I Offshore sailing team utilizes 88 boats, including Invictus, Zaraffa, Allegiance and Dreadnought.
WOMEN’S SOCCER I Owns all-time record of 237-112-33 (.664) in 19 seasons as a varsity program. I Won the Patriot League Tournament title and advanced to NCAA Tournament three times (2003, ‘06, 07). I Claimed at least a share of the regular-season league title seven times since ‘98. I Produced a winning season in 17 consecutive years (1995-2011). I 14 Patriot League Tournament appearances in 18 years of conference membership and nine appearances in the Patriot League Championship game.
WOMEN’S SOCCER (continued) I Navy is 9-7-2 against Army in Star Games. I Has produced three All-Americans, 12 Academic All-Americans, 90 All-Patriot League selections and four Patriot League Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year. I Became first women’s team at the Academy to earn an NCAA Tournament berth and the first Service Academy to play in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament in 2003. I Won a school-record 21 games and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history in 2006. I After attaining a Navy and league-best national ranking of No. 11 during the season, ended the ‘06 season ranked No. 17 by Soccer America. I Lizzie Barnes (‘09) and Nicole Aunapu (‘99) are two of just four Naval Academy student-athletes to twice earn First-Team Academic All-America honors. I Beth Reed (‘10) was named the 2010 CoSIDA Women’s Soccer Academic All-American of the Year...she is first Naval Academy student-athlete to receive Academic All-America award for his/her respective sport.
I Holds a 40-31-1 all-time advantage over Army in the all-time series. I Has totaled 259 All-CSFL honors over the last 11 years, with a Navy player being selected as the league’s MVP seven times during this span. I Quarterback Chris Marsh ‘07 was named to the All-USA College Academic First Team in 2006-07. SQUASH I 52 All-Americans, including 2010 selection Nils Mattsson who is the second player under Craig Dawson’s direction to garner AllAmerica honors. I Two College Squash Association Hall of Fame members. I Recipient of the College Squash Association Coaches Award seven times (teams honoring their peers for their sportsmanship). I Host of the 2007-08 College Squash Association Men’s and Women’s Individual National Championship which drew a championship record 2,329 fans. I 20-win seasons six times under head coach Craig Dawson, including a school-record 27-8 mark in 2008-09. I Tucker George twice represented the United States in international competition - 2006 World Collegiate Squash Championship and the 2007 Under-23 Can-Am Challenge.
SPRINT FOOTBALL I Has won the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) Championship 35 times in the program’s 66-year history (28 times outright), the most among any school in league history. I Has won 329 games in program history (an .830 all-time winning percentage). I Has 27 undefeated seasons. I Owns a 69-5 (.932) overall record, including a 43-4 (.915) mark in CSFL play, over the last 11 seasons.
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING I Has won the Patriot League title in each of its nine years of competing at the championship, winning a league-best 107 event titles at the league meet during this time (the most in the league by nearly 90 titles). I Athletes have earned 135 All-Patriot League accolades since joining the league. I Three Mids qualified for the 2009 NCAA Championship Meet, with Adam Meyer ‘11 earning Honorable Mention All-America honors. I Meyer became the first Navy swimmer in nearly 40 years to earn a second All-America honor when he garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades again in 2010. I Qualified 13 swimmers for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
I Holds a 45-29 advantage in the series with Army and has defeated the Black Knights in 21-consecutive seasons. I Diver Nate Smith ‘96 totaled 11 All-America certificates during his four-year career and was selected as a First-Team Academic AllAmerican by CoSIDA as a senior. I Noah White ‘04 was named as the 2004 Patriot League Swimmer of the Year, the ‘04 league scholar-athlete of the year for his sport and competed at the ‘04 U.S. Olympic Trials. I A pair of relay teams earned Honorable Mention All-America accolades at the 2004 NCAA Championship. I Adam Meyer ‘10 became the first swimmer who competed in just that sport to win the NAAA Sword for Men in the 118-year history of the award. WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING I Has won a league-best 11 Patriot League team titles, with the most recent crown coming in 2012, and placed second at the meet six times. I Athletes have combined to win 74 event titles at the Patriot League Championship over the past nine years, the most in the league during this span. I Navy swimmers have been named as the Patriot League Swimmer of the Year 15 times, while divers have been tabbed as the diver of the year at six championship meets.
I Laura Gorinski ‘13 was selected as the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for her sport in both 2011 and ‘12, while also being named as the swimmer of the year in ‘12. I Qualified three swimmers for the 2012 U.S., Olympic Trials. I Thuy-Mi Dinh ‘10 and Tara Chapmon ‘10 qualified for the NCAA Swimming Championship in both 2009 and 2010, with Dinh also competing at the 2008 events. I Kelly Zahalka ‘09 became the first student-athlete in Navy and Patriot League history to garner a trio of Academic All-America honors (third team in ‘07, first team in ‘08 and ‘09). I Stacia Johnson ‘92 won the 1991 NCAA Division II title on the three-meter springboard. I Holds a 27-4 advantage in the Army-Navy series and has defeated the Black Knights 23 straight times. It is the longest winning streak by any team in the Army-Navy series. I Tara Chapmon ‘10, is the first swimmer in league history to be tabbed as the Patriot League Swimmer of the Year three times in a career and became the sixth swimmer (and first in 14 years) to earn the Vice Adm. Lawrence Sword for Women, while Thuy-Mi Dinh ‘10, the first swimmer in league history to advance to a trio of NCAA Championship Meets, became the second swimmer to win the Coaches’ Calvert Award.
MEN’S TENNIS I Has won nine Patriot League titles, including crowns in 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 and ‘12 I Previously won a trio of Colonial Athletic Association titles between 1984-87. I Has made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999, 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 and ‘12 I Mitchell Koch ‘00 was named as the Patriot League Player of the Year in 1997 and ‘99, was selected as a First-Team Academic All-American in 2000 and earned an at-large invitation to the 2000 NCAA Championship in singles. I Nick Birger ‘11 broke the league record for career doubles wins with 73. He went on to be tabbed as a First-Team Academic AllAmerican from CoSIDA, receive an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship, be selected as the Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and be named as the Valedictorian of the Class of 2011.
MEN’S TENNIS (continued) I Navy players have been selected as the Patriot League Freshman of the Year four times in the nine years of the award. I Joe Hunt ‘42 won the NCAA Championship in singles in 1941 and the U.S. Open title in ‘43. I Navy holds a 56-32 advantage in the all-time series with Army and won 22-consecutive matches from 1970-91. I Nate Nelms ‘09 earned first-team all-league honors in each of his four seasons. I Head coach John Officer has guided Navy to eight Patriot League titles, the most by any league coach in the sport. WOMEN’S TENNIS I Competed in its first varsity season in 2009-10. I Owns a 55-17 (.764) all-time record. I Went 20-3 in 2012 and earned the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament for the first time in school history. I School-record 22 wins in 2011 and reached the finals of the Patriot League Tournament in just its second varsity season. I Head coach Keith Puryear named 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year. I Has had nine all-Patriot League performers in its three-year history, including three-time first-team selection Emani Decquir ‘13. I Recorded a 13-4 record and advanced to the Patriot League Tournament semifinals in its first year. MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD I 1945 NCAA Champions. I Three Navy athletes have claimed a total of five individual NCAA titles (William Kash ‘47, 440-yd. dash, 1945; John VanVelzer, ‘47 100-yd. dash, 1945; Leo Williams ‘83, indoor high jump, 1981 & ‘82; outdoor high jump, 1981).
I The men’s track and field program has produced four United States Olympians (Joe Patterson ‘36, 400 Hurdles [4th place], 1936; James Dare ‘68, steeplechase [Alt.], 1972; Ted Bregar ‘73, hammer throw [Alt.], 1972; Leo Williams ‘83, high jump [Alt.], 1984). I 27 athletes have earned a total of 45 All-America honors, most recently Zack Duncavage ‘14 in the discus in 2012. I Five-time Patriot League Champions (Indoor: 2004, ‘05, ‘08, ‘11; Outdoor: 2008). I Head coach Stephen Cooksey is a five-time Patriot League Coach of the Year recipient and earned USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors for the ‘08 indoor season. I 12 individuals have earned a total of 19 All-America honors during Cooksey’s tenure, with an additional six individuals earning Academic All-America honors, including two-time honoree and 2010 First-Team Academic All-American Mark Van Orden (‘10). WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD I Has registered a 260-24 combined dual-scored meet record (91.5%) over the last 14 years. I Has won 91 of its last 93 indoor dual meets and 59 of its last 60 dual-scored outdoor meets dating back to the 2004-05 season. I Won three Patriot League Indoor titles and two Patriot League Outdoor titles. I Head coach Carla Criste has been named the Patriot League Coach of the Year five times. I Jess Palacio (‘12) became Navy’s first Indoor All-American (mile run) in 2012. I Kim McGreevey was Navy’s first Outdoor All-American, competing in the 3,000m run at the 1995 NCAA Championship. I 10 Navy track and field athletes have been awarded the Vice Admiral Lawrence Sword For Women, which is presented to the woman of the graduating class by the Association’s Athletic Council to have personally excelled in women’s athletics during her years of varsity competition. VOLLEYBALL I Larry Bock, the winningest coach in NCAA history (1,252-192) became the head coach of the Mids in the spring of 2011. I Has appeared in the Patriot League Tournament 12 times during its 20-year tenure in the league. I Advanced to the championship match of the tournament in 1996 and ‘99. I The Class of 2008 ended their careers with a record of 74-49, the most wins and highest winning percentage recorded by any class during the program’s Division I era. I A trio of Mids recorded over 1,000 kills and digs during their respective careers, most recently Jessie Sims ‘09 who established a new school record for digs with 1,424.
WRESTLING I 64 NCAA Tournament appearances. I Back-to-back top-20 finishes (2006-07 and 2007-08) at the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1981-82, 1982-83. I Three Individual National Champions. I 61 All-Americans, including Bryce Saddoris ‘11 who garnered AllAmerica honors at the 2009 and 2011 NCAA Championships. I 21 Olympians. I 87 EIWA Individual Champions, including 2008-09 winners Joe Baker (133) and Bryce Saddoris (149). I 13 EIWA Team titles. I Scott Steele ‘10 placed third at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and served as the second alternate at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. I 2011 Naval Academy Sword for Men recipient Bryce Saddoris became the school’s all-time wins record holder by producing a 147-40 record during his four-year career.
I Rachel Dougherty ‘08 knocked down a school-record 500 kills during her senior season to be named First-Team All-Patriot League, while also garnering Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Second-Team Academic All-America accolades. I Aimee’ Burns ‘08 became the sixth volleyball player to be selected as the recipient of the Calvert Award, presented annually to the member of the graduating class who has persevered the most in their careers. WATER POLO I 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, the sixth most in NCAA history. I Won three straight Eastern title from 2006-08 and five since 2000. Navy is the first team to win three straight Eastern titles two different times. I Recorded a third-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Tournament, its best finish ever. I Won a school-record 30 games in 2007, and enjoyed a schoolrecord 19-game winning streak. I 30 consecutive seasons of at least 19 wins. I 31 All-American honors since 1984. I 53 All-Eastern Division accolades since 1982. I 11 Eastern Championship MVPs. I 14 CWPA Southern Division Championships. I Nine CWPA Eastern Division Championships. I Head coach Mike Schofield is the winningest coach in any sport in Navy history with 602 wins, becoming the first Navy coach to reach 600 wins at the school.
Navy is dedicated to providing its athletes top-notch game day and practice atmospheres in every sport. Navy annually ranks among the league leaders in attendance in nearly every sport, and has hosted numerous Patriot League and NCAA Championship events over the last several years. 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 and the EIWA Wrestling Championship, as well as several other highly-competitive national events. In the past six years, Navy has also played host to Patriot League championships in the following sports: women’s basketball, women’s soccer, baseball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, golf and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Navy’s facilities have also undergone major renovations and construction improvements, from the building of the $52 million Wesley A. Brown Field House, 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 at the Dyer Tennis Center, a $1 million dive tower replacement in Lejeune Hall, $5 million for the renovation of Rip Miller Field, Ricketts Hall training room expansion, a new press box at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, new hammer throw venues for track & field, installation of FieldTurf in Halsey as well, 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. Currently underway is the $9 million renovation to the Lejeune Hall pool that will include new tile throughout both the 50 meter pool and dive well, replacing the pool mechanical equipment, the addition of video boards and the renovation of the wrestling locker rooms. Halsey Field House is also being renovated with a new turf field and in 2013 the multipurpose basketball facility will be expanded and renovated.
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Home of Navy football and men’s and women’s lacrosse. Originally constructed for the 1959 season at a cost of $3 million, the stadium underwent a $40 million renovation beginning in 2002. Since 2002, the stadium has added two video scoreboards, chair back seating, additional concession stands, end zone seating, and luxury suites in the south end zone and on the east sidelines. Recent renovations include the addition of four luxury boxes and a television booth on the upper level of the east side stands in 2010 and a new monoblade monofilament turf system installed in 2011. Seats 34,000 fans. Future plans include increasing capacity to 40,000, new high-definition video boards, an enclosed recruiting reception area in the south end zone, new club seating on the upper east side of the stadium and a new locker room facility. Located in central Annapolis off Rowe Blvd.
u Tose Family Tennis Center I Indoor home of Navy tennis. I Part of the $18.5 million Thornton D. and Elizabeth S. Hooper Brigade Sports Complex. I Features six indoor and six outdoor courts. I The outdoor courts feature the Fleugel Moore Tennis Stadium. I Located across the Severn River from the Academy and adjacent to Naval Academy Golf Club.
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Outdoor home of Navy tennis. Features the Dyer Tennis Clubhouse, dedicated in November 2000. The clubhouse features coaches offices, locker rooms, a lounge and a viewing deck overlooking the courts. Consists of six courts adjacent to Dahlgren Hall. Six additional outdoor courts are located next to 8th Wing of Bancroft Hall. Located on the Academy grounds.
Home of Navy men’s and women’s soccer. Dedicated on Nov. 9, 2001. The $4.5 million, 16,300-square foot facility houses coaches offices, locker rooms, medical training room, laundry and equipment rooms. Features a 120-by-75 yard bermuda grass playing surface and seats 2,500 fans. Within the facility is the Anders Hall of Honor, featuring 13 trophy cases that depict Navy’s storied soccer history. Located on the Academy grounds.
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Home of Navy squash. Halsey Field House features six international courts, as does Bancroft Hall, giving Navy a 12-court squash complex. Current renovation project will add a new doubles court to Halsey Field House. Halsey Field House is located just inside Gate 1 of the Naval Academy, and Bancroft Hall is centrally located on the Academy grounds.
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Home of Navy men’s and women’s basketball, and secondary home to Navy wrestling and volleyball. Constructed at a cost of $30 million and dedicated October 1991. Playing court at Alumni Hall dedicated to Dave Smalley, who was associated with the Academy as a player, coach, professor and administrator for more than 50 years. Facility features two exterior, landscaped memorial plazas donated by the classes of 1942, ‘58 and ‘59. Located on the Academy grounds.
t Naval Academy Golf Club I Home of Navy golf and cross country. I 18-hole private course operated by the Naval Academy Golf Association. I 6,611-yard par 71 course. I Located across the Severn River from the Naval Academy grounds.
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Home of Navy baseball. Renovated prior to the 2007 season. Chair-back seating for 1,500 spectators. Features a FieldTurf playing surface. Brick archways surround the stadium. Enclosed batting facility down left field line. Stadium facility features press box, coaches office, locker room, and equipment room including on-site laundry facilities. Located just outside Gate 8 of the Naval Academy.
Home of Navy gymnastics. Three-year, $8.5 million renovation resulted in one the premier gymnastics facilities in the country. Located on the Academy grounds.
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Home of Navy sailing. Houses administrative and coaching offices, team classroom and locker rooms, and equipment repair and storage facilities. Adjacent to the Crown Center is Santee Basin, the mooring area for the Academy’s 250-plus sail training fleet. The center is also home to the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Hall of Fame. Located on the Academy grounds adjacent to Wesley A. Brown Field House.
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Home of Navy swimming & diving and water polo. Originally opened in 1982 at a cost of $13.5 million. A $1-million renovation in 2009 featured a new diving tower. The aquatic facility seats 1,000 spectators. Current renovations projects include new tile in the pool and on the deck, a new scoreboard, and new starting blocks. Lejeune Hall is also home to the Navy wrestling practice room. Located just inside Gate 1 on the Academy grounds.
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Home of Navy indoor track & field, volleyball and wrestling. Features a MONDO track surface with hydraulically controlled banked curves. Also features a 76,000-square-foot retractable Margic Carpet Astroturf system, giving the Navy football team an indoor practice facility on inclement days. The 140,000-square-foot facility includes weight training and sports medicine facilities, eight locker rooms, and equipment storage facilities. Seating for over 750 spectators during volleyball matches and wrestling duals. Located along the Severn River on the Academy grounds.
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t Ingram Field I Home of Navy outdoor track & field. I Features an all-weather eight-lane MONDO track, a Daktronics scoreboard, and lights for evening competition. I Field area boasts six shot put circles, a discus-throwing circle and a javelin area in the middle of the track, four triple/long jump pits, and a “D� zone that permits two high jump areas to be used concurrently. I Located on the Academy grounds.
Home of Navy rowing. Originally constructed in 1930. A $14.5 million renovation was completed in 2011 which included a state-of-the-art tank facility that accommodates 16-20 oarsmen. New expanded floating docks enable the launching of up to eight boats at a time. Located on Dorsey Creek just inside Gate 8 on the Academy grounds.
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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.
t The Annapolis State House is the oldest in continuous legislative use in the country. It was here where General George Washington resigned his commission in the Continental Army, and where the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War was ratified.
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 America’s. The water-lover will also revel in the fact that Maryland has nearly 4,000 miles of shoreline – more than any other state. Within 30 minutes of Annapolis lies both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, providing entertainment and sightseeing opportunities for residents and tourists alike.
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q Over 80 million pounds of blue crab are harvested yearly in Maryland. The Maryland crab harvest makes up more than 50 percent of the annual U.S. catch.
u The State of Maryland voted in 1788 to cede nd to form the District of Columbia, which soon ecame our nation’s capital. Washington, D.C., located 30 minutes west of Annapolis.
t During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore and was inspired to pen the words to a poem entitled “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which eventually became the national anthem.
q Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes from Annapolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace, the Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, B&O Railroad Museum, American Visionary Art Museum, and homes for both the MLB’s Baltimore Orioles and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.
p 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.
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 development in mind and character, to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.”
Vice Admiral Mike Miller, USN Superintendent
Captain Robert E. Clark II, USN Commandant of Midshipmen
USNA QUICK FACTS Location..............................................................Annapolis, Md. Founded.............................................................................1845 Superintendent...............................Vice Adm. Mike Miller, USN Commandant of Midshipmen......Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USN Enrollment.........................................................................4,400 CLASS OF 2016 FACTS Enrollment...................................1,211 (917 men; 294 women) Applicants......................... 20,601 (15,781 men; 4,820 women) Class Rank in High School, Top 10%.................................56% Class Rank in High School, Top 25%.................................71% Class Rank in High School, Top 33%.................................87% HS Participation, Student Body Leader..............................66% HS Participation, National Honor Society...........................63% HS Participation, Varsity Athlete.........................................89% HS Participation, Varsity Team Captain/Co-Captain..........63% HS Participation, Community Service.................................87% 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
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 ArmyNavy 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: 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
p The Blue Angels perform an air show along the Severn River on the northern bank of the Academy each spring during Commissioning Week.
ENTERPRISE 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.
u The plebe class performs the “Herndon Monument Climb” each spring during Commissioning Week. Upon reaching the top of the monument, a white plebe “dixie cup” hat is replaced with an upperclassman’s cover, symbolizing the the end of the class’ first year at the Academy. q The Navy women’s basketball team gathered for the traditional singing of the Blue & Gold following its win over Holy Cross in the 2012 Patriot League Tournament championship game. Bottom: The men’s lacrosse team sang an emotional rendition of Blue & Gold following its victory over rival Johns Hopkins in 2012.
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. 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.
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. 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. MAJORS Students at the Naval Academy can select one of 23 different majors grouped into six different divisions: Division of Engineering and Weapons, Division of Humanitites and Social Sciences, Division of Mathematics and Science, Division of Professional Development, Division of Leadership Education and Development and the Division of Character Development and Training. In addition to graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science, students can attain a minor in one of seven different languages. Students who excel at the Naval Academy have many opportunities to challenge and advance themselves through several special programs -- Trident Scholars, Honors Programs and Voluntary Graduate Education Program (VGEP). GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE For the seventh 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 six of the 20 NCAA sports reported on and averaged an overall rate of 96 percent for student-athletes in all sports – tied for the fourth-highest 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 the NBA. The award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. Navy has produced six first-team honorees in their respective sports over the last five years, highlighted by Dobbs’ award in 2010 and 2008 grad Evan Barnes, who was men’s soccer’s inaugural award winner in 2007. Additionally, women’s basketball player Kate Hobbs (‘07), women’s soccer’s Lizzie Barnes (‘08), men’s lacrosse’s Andy Tormey (‘09) and football’s John Dowd (‘12) each were named to the Lowe’s Senior All-America First Team.
p Laura Gorinski (‘13) was the Patriot League ScholarAthlete of the Year in women’s swimming in 2011 and ‘12.
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t Eric Wootten (‘13) was named a Third-Team Academic All-American by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.
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u John Dowd (‘12) was a two-time First-Team Academic All-American and is the first football player in school history to achieve that feat.
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), rifle standout Kenan Wang (‘11) and women’s swimming’s Mary Elyse Janowski (‘12) were each honored as Bowman Scholars. Standout swimmer Kelly Zahalka (‘09) was a recipient of both the Harry S. Truman and Gen. George C. Marshall Scholarships, which paved the way for her to study for two years in the United Kingdom. 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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Tom Paul (‘12) of the lightweight rowing team was selected for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship this year. He is the 10th student from the Naval Academy to earn the scholarship. Offensive lineman John Dowd (‘12) was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2012 joining men’s tennis player Nick Birger (‘11), women’s soccer’s Beth Reed (‘10) and track’s Mark Van Orden (‘10) as recent winners.
p Tennis standout Nick Birger (‘11) was not only the class valedictorian, but also a First-Team Academic All-American and Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
p In addition to being named Patriot League Offensiver Player of the Year, Jasmine DePompeo (‘13) earned Academic All-America honors in 2012.
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Naval Academy student-athletes have totaled 86 Academic All-America certificates over the years, with 53 of those awards coming since the start of the 1999-2000 academic year. USNA student-athletes garnered six Academic All-America honors last year. The 2011-12 honorees included first-team football honoree John Dowd (‘12), first-team men’s soccer honoree Sam Miller (‘12), second-team men’s track & field honoree Cody Rome (‘12), third-team men’s soccer honoree Eric Wootten (‘13), third-team women’s cross country/track honoree Brigid Byrne (‘13) and third-team women’s lacrosse honoree Jasmine DePompeo (‘13). Dowd, who was also a First-Team Academic All-American as a junior, is the first football player in school history to be a two-time First-Team Academic AllAmerican. PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Laura Gorinski (‘13) of the women’s swimming team and Cody Rome (‘12) of the indoor track & field team were named Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year during the 2011-12 academic year. t Sam Miller (‘12) was named a First-Team Academic All-America by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The men and women of the United States Naval Academy have committed themselves to the service of our nation. During their four years in Annapolis, the midshipmen demonstrate their willingness to give by taking part in several community service events. From outreach opportunities such as autograph sessions following athletic events, to working with underprivileged youths, the studentathletes 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 201112 academic year. BASEBALL While facing Air Force in the Freedom Classic in Kinston, N.C., in February, the baseball team took time prior to its doubleheader to play kickball with kids of all ages from the Raising Awareness for the Developmentally Disabled group. The entire team and coaching staff took part in several games of kickball, while stopping for photos throughout the event. BASKETBALL, MEN’S Nearly 100 local youth attended the inaugural Navy Basketball FallFest in October. The event was put on free of charge at the Roger “Pip” Moyer Community Recreation Center at Truxtun Park and the team and coaching staff spent time mingling with fans, playing games with kids and hosting an autograph session. BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S The Mids continued their “Score for Schools” program as team members visited 10 area schools over the course of last season. The Naval Academy student-athletes talked to the youth about the importance of education, held a question and answer session, posed for pictures and signed autographs. The team also helped out at a winter basketball clinic on Saturday mornings at Naval Support Activity Annapolis. Each Saturday, three or four team members would participate with local youth in the program. CROSS COUNTRY, WOMEN’S The women’s cross country team volunteered at the Annapolis Mighty Milers track meet in November. The Mighty Milers is an after-school running club created by Annapolis Recreation and Parks designed to help get elementary school students engaged in physical activity. The Mids worked with the kids prior to the races and then lined the track shouting encouragements during the events. Several of the Navy cross country team members even raced alongside the competitors. FOOTBALL Several current and former football players participated in the Dare to Play Football Camp in June at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Dare to Play is for individuals with Down syndrome between the ages of 10 and 35, who want to be part of the action. Former All Pro wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey, along with the Navy football team and other former and current professional athletes were on hand to provide expertise, guidance and support during this unique camp. Fourteen Navy football players gave back to the community by appearing at the Outer Annapolis Recreation and Sports Football Camp. The players gave individual instruction to the campers on football fundamentals and handed out and signed 2011 Navy football posters.
SPRINT FOOTBALL The sprint football team supported the Colonel Ripley 5K run, the Travis Manion Foundation 5K run and the Central Elementary (Edgewater) Tiger Trot. Additionally, the coaching staff conducted a Military Appreciation Field Day at Severn School for the past two years. LACROSSE, MEN’S The men’s lacrosse team participated in the Travis Manion Foundation 5K run. LACROSSE, WOMEN’S The women’s lacrosse team participated in the annual MSP Polar Bear Plunge, a fundraiser for the Special Olympics Maryland. The entire team took part in the event and raised over $3,000. SOCCER, WOMEN’S Head coach Carin Gabarra and members of the women’s soccer team participated in the American Red Cross’ “Holiday Mail for Heroes” program in December. The event was organized through the Athletes for Hope organization, of which Gabarra is a member. The team traveled to the Annapolis Boys & Girls Club where it assisted area youth in writing and decorating over 50 holiday cards to mail to active-duty servicemen and women stationed around the world. In March, the Mids held a free soccer clinic at Washington, D.C.’s Excel Academy and also spoke to a group of 40 boys and girls from the KIPP NYC College Prep High School at the Naval Academy. At the Excel Academy, the team split the kindergarten and first-grade children into a number of groups and focused on teaching different techniques and also held a scrimmage. In speaking to the students from the KIPP school, the Mids stressed the values of college athletics and properly preparing for college while in high school. The team also participated in fundraising for Headers for Hope and the B+ Foundation. SQUASH The squash team invited members of the Baltimore SquashWise program to the Naval Academy to promote the value of classroom and physical education. Student-athletes from Navy and the Baltimore-based program interacted in a two-hour practice event where the youth learned how the Navy squash team runs its practices on a daily basis, while the two groups participated in abdominal exercises, stretching, squash drills, movement exercises and competitive play. While a good chunk of the day was spent on the squash courts, the midshipmen also answered questions about their experiences at the Academy, including the benefits of a great education. TENNIS, MEN’S The men’s tennis team hosted a total of 20 youth from the Annapolis Boys and Girls Club in March at the Brigade Sports Complex. The Mids introduced the youth to tennis and led a clinic, teaching forehand and backhand strokes, and also answered questions about the Naval Academy. TRACK & FIELD, MEN’S The men’s track and field team got involved with the Special Olympics last year as they helped officiate a track meet held at Ingram Field. Members of the track and field team also volunteered at the Annapolis 10 Mile Race.
Paul Kostacopoulos Baseball
Ed DeChellis Men’s Basketball
Stefanie Pemper Women’s Basketball
Rob Friedrich Heavyweight Crew
Steve Perry Lightweight Crew
Mike Hughes Women’s Crew
Al Cantello Men’s Cross Country
Karen Boyle Women’s Cross Country
Joe Suriano Diving
Ken Niumatalolo Football
Pat Owen Golf
Dr. Sho Fukushima Gymnastics
Rick Sowell Men’s Lacrosse
Cindy Timchal Women’s Lacrosse
Bill Kelley Rifle
Ian Burman Intercollegiate Sailing
Jahn Tihansky Offshore Sailing
Dave Brandt Men’s Soccer
Carin Gabarra Women’s Soccer
Capt. Kavan Lake Sprint Football
Craig Dawson Squash
Bill Roberts Men’s Swimming
John Morrison Women’s Swimming
John Officer Men’s Tennis
Keith Puryear Women’s Tennis
Steve Cooksey Men’s Track & Field
Carla Criste Women’s Track & Field
Larry Bock Volleyball
Mike Schofield Water Polo
Bruce Burnett Wrestling
Every time one of our Midshipmen student-athletes dons the Navy Blue and Gold, he or she represents the Brigade of Midshipmen, Naval Academy, Navy & Marine Corps and the United States of America. By virtue of the more than 250 radio broadcasts, local, regional and national television broadcasts and countless print and electronic media articles rendered, they know they are competing on a national stage. Whether it is CBS, CBS Sports Network, Showtime, ESPN, the Washington Post or the Annapolis Capital, the varsity athletic programs at the Naval Academy are given the platform to tell the much bigger story of our Navy & Marine Corps. The national exposure given to our athletic programs is invaluable to our overall mission and with the move of the football program to the BIG EAST Conference, it will increase substantially.