Navy Sports

Five Navy Athletes Earn Academic Honor

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Five Navy athletes were named to the CoSIDA / ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II At-Large Team, the organization announced on Wednesday. Navy junior golfer Chris Renninger was named to the men's first team, while senior rifle team member Chris Schneider and junior water polo player George Naughton were named to the second team. On the women's side, swimming sophomore Kelly Zahalka and rowing senior Madeline Boe were named to the first team. Renninger, Boe and Zahalka are now eligible for the CoSIDA / ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team.

Carrying a 4.00 grade-point average in chemistry, junior golfer Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) stands No. 1 in his class of more than 1,000 students. Renninger has earned a 4.00 in seven consecutive semesters, while being named to the Commandant's List five times, the Dean's List four times and the Superintendent's List twice.

This spring, Renninger garnered First-Team All-Patriot League honors after turning in a 3-over par 213 at the Patriot League Championship to finish second, just a stroke behind medalist Matt Czarnecki of Holy Cross. The two-time All-Patriot League selection finished the year with team's low average, posting a 75.6 over 21 rounds. He finished among the top 20 in five of the 10 events in which he played, while posting three top-10 finishes and a pair of top-five marks. Renninger was Navy's top finisher in four events, including his second-place finish at the Patriot League Championship and a fourth-place mark at the Navy Fall Invitational.

Madeline Boe, a senior from Winchester Bay, Ore., garnered first-team all-district accolades for the second-straight year. The 2006 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for rowing, she posted a 4.00 grade-point average in a pair of semesters at Navy and accrued a 3.78 GPA during her overall academic career as an honors oceanography major. She was selected as one of Navy's 2006-07 Trident Scholars, an additional independent study program open only to those members of the top-10 percent of their class. Her project involved "laying the groundwork for a hydrodynamic model of the Chesapeake Bay."

In addition to her back-to-back honors from CoSIDA, the future Marine Corps pilot also was recognized as a National Scholar-Athlete by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association in both 2006 and '07.

A three-year letterwinner with the Mids, Boe was a member of boats which won Patriot League titles in both 2005 (varsity four) and '06 (second varsity eight). She competed with the second varsity eight crew again this year, which placed second at the league championship.

She was the lone women's rower selected to the district's first team this year and one of just three from the sport to garner honors of any kind from the district.

Kelly Zahalka, a sophomore from Richmond, Va., received first-team all-district honors in her first year of eligibility for the award. A history major who is also working towards a minor in Chinese, she has compiled a 4.00 GPA during her academic career and is ranked second among Navy's Class of 2009.

She achieved a rare double during the 2006-07 season as she became just the fourth women's swimmer to be tabbed as both the Patriot League Swimmer of the Championship Meet and the scholar-athlete of the year for the sport.

Zahalka helped Navy win its first Patriot League team crown in five years this season by winning the 200 fly and both individual medley events, as well as the 400 and 800 freestyle titles, at the league championship. She holds Navy, Patriot League and league meet records in the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley events and has posted the third-fastest 200 individual medley clocking in Navy history. Zahalka compiled a combined 17-5 record during the 2006-07 regular season in those three individual events.

Additionally, she has attained Honorable Mention Academic All-America status from the Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America for her classroom performance and for achieving an NCAA 'B' cut qualifying time in both individual medley events.

Zahalka was one of three women's swimmers to receive first-team all-district honors and one of five to receive recognition in the district.

A native of Fort Mill, S.C., Schneider finished with a 3.31 GPA in systems engineering, including a 3.82 GPA during the fall semester and a 4.00 GPA in the spring semester of his senior year. He concluded a fantastic career by earning All-America honors two months ago at the NCAA Rifle Championships. Schneider led the Navy contingent of four All-Americans with a first-team honor in smallbore. Schneider became a four-time All-American after earning first-team accolades in his final two years at Navy, second team as a freshman and honorable mention as a sophomore. Schneider was named first-team smallbore and second-team air rifle in the MAC Rifle Conference. He was a four-time first-team All-MAC selection in the smallbore discipline.

Naughton, a junior goalkeeper from Deerfield Beach, Fla., concluded his junior year with a cumulative 3.45 GPA in honors political science, including a 4.00 GPA in the fall and a 3.81 GPA in the spring semester. He has been on the dean's list and commandant's list twice each.

Naughton had one of the top statistical seasons for a goalkeeper in school history, garnering honorable mention All-America accolades after racking up 267 saves on the year. He also grabbed a team-best 67 steals and dished out 14 assists on the season. The 267 single-season saves were the second most in school history behind Kevin Crisson's 319 in 1998. He already has 467 career saves in just two years, ranking fourth on that list. He also earned his second straight All-Southern Division first-team honor and was named to the Eastern Championship All-Tournament team.
 
Navy settles in at top of ICSA

Mids excel after upheaval at beginning of season

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Mids excel after upheaval at beginning of season

Spring season for the Naval Academy intercollegiate sailing program began with some surprising news.

Head coach Gavin O'Hare had been fired after three seasons and was being replaced by assistant John Vandemoer....
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Naval Academy Announces Major Athletic Award Winners

For: Immediate Release
Sent: May 24, 2007
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775

Naval Academy Announces Major Athletic Award Winners

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-- The United States Naval Academy announced its major athletic award winners Thursday afternoon at the annual Prizes and Awards Ceremony at Alumni Hall.

Outside linebacker David Mahoney (Fort Myers, Fla.) was named the winner of the NAAA Sword for Men, presented to that man of the graduating class who is considered by the Association's Athletic Council to have personally excelled in men's athletics during his years of varsity competition.

Mahoney, who earned 41 career starts and was named First-Team All-East last fall, finished second all-time at Navy in tackles for a loss (42) and sacks (21). He was the standout of a senior class that became the first in school
history to post a perfect 8-0 mark against Army and Air Force, win four-straight Commander-In-Chief's Trophies and appear in four-straight bowl games. Navy's 35 wins over the past four years are the second most in school history.

Mahoney is the 69th football player to win the award, which was established in 1893, and the first since Craig Candeto in 2004.

Soccer standout Meggie Curran (Silver Spring, Md.) was awarded the Vice Admiral Lawrence Sword for Women, which is presented to that woman of the graduating class who is considered by the Association's Athletic Council to have personally excelled in women's athletics during her years of varsity competition.

A three-time First-Team All-Patriot League selection, Curran became the program's first All-American when she was named to the third team last fall. She led Navy to a 21-2-1 record last fall as Navy advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. She finished her career as the school's all-time assist leader with 42, second all-time in scoring with 118 points and fourth all-time on the goals list with 38.

Curran is the fourth women's soccer player to win the award, established in 1980, and the first since Kate Macfarlane in 2003.

Junior pitcher/outfielder Mitch Harris (Mt. Holly, N.C.) was awarded the Thompson Trophy Cup, which is presented to that midshipman, male or female, who has done the most during the year to promote athletics at the Naval Academy.

Harris finished the 2007 season with an 8-5 record and a 2.14 ERA on the mound and hit .293 with eight home runs and 47 RBIs to lead Navy to a school-record 35 wins. Harris struck out 119 batters on the season, the
second most in school history, as opponents hit just .181 against him. His eight home runs and 47 RBIs led the Patriot League. Over the last two seasons on the mound, Harris is 18-8 with a 1.95 ERA and 232 strikeouts in 171 innings.

Harris is the 22nd baseball player to win the award since it was established in 1894 and the first since Craig Candeto, who also was the starting quarterback on the football team, in 2003. Harris is just the second winner of the trophy who played just baseball (20 of the 22 played an additional sport), joining 1980 winner Michael Mullikin on the exclusive list. Harris is also the first junior to win the award since Candeto.

Water polo team captain Todd Carlson (Modesto, Calif.) was awarded the men's Coaches' Calvert Award, presented to that man in the graduating class who has persevered the most in his career.

Carlson led the Navy water polo team to a 24-7 record and the school's 12th NCAA Tournament. The Mids' 24 wins are the seventh most in school history. Carlson ranked fourth on the team in points (55) and was second in assists
(37). In his four years, the Navy water polo team compiled a 90-34 record and won two Eastern championships.

Carlson is the fourth member of the water polo team to win the award, which was started in 1973, and is the first since Barry Shaw in 2002.

Justine Whipple (Duxbury, Mass.) was awarded the women's Coaches' Calvert Award, presented to that woman in the graduating class who has persevered the most in her career.

Whipple was a two-time First-Team All-Patriot League cross country runner and was First-Team All-Patriot League in five distance events as a member of the track team. Whipple led the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field teams to a combined record of 22-0. The indoor track team went undefeated her last two seasons, while the outdoor team was undefeated her final three campaigns. She posted the third-fastest time at the USNA Cross Country Course this year against Army and owns the school record in the indoor 5,000-meter run (16:40.86).

Whipple is the sixth cross country/track athlete to win the award, which started in 1970, and the first since Zoe Cawlfield in 1988.
 
Mahoney, Curran carry off top academy athletic awards

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The Naval Academy announced its major athletic award winners yesterday afternoon at the annual Prizes and Awards Ceremony at Alumni Hall.

Outside linebacker David Mahoney was named the winner of the NAAA Sword for Men, presented to that man of the graduating class who is considered by the Association's Athletic Council to have personally excelled in men's athletics during his years of varsity competition....
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Navy Men's Track & Field Concludes Opening Day of NCAA Regional

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Friday, May 25, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Mids Conclude Opening Day of NCAA East Region Championship

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Navy men’s track & field middle distance runner Paul Harris (Jr./Woodbury, Minn.) qualified for the finals of 800-meter run to highlight the Midshipmen performance during the opening day of the 2007 NCAA East Region Championship at Florida’s James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track on Friday.

Racing in the second of four heats, Harris paced the field with a time of 1:48.77. His time was the third-fastest on the day, as Miami’s Tim Harris registered a 1:48.50 clocking and Iona’s Tim Bayley produced a 1:48.58 showing during the opening heat. Paul Harris’ performance on Friday ranks as the third-fastest time in school history and marks his third sub-1:49.00 effort in the event this outdoor season.

The top-five runners in the event will qualify for the NCAA Championship at Sacramento State’s Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex on June 6-9. In addition to the five runners earning an automatic bid, up to three additional spots could be claimed by provisional qualifiers. At the 2006 NCAA East Region Championship, Harris finished fifth in the 800-meter run finals to earn a spot at the national championship. With a top-five finish tomorrow, Harris would become the first Navy runner since John Mentzer in 1997-98 to make back-to-back trips to the NCAA Championship.

Classmate Craig Meekins (Jr./Baldwin, N.Y.) joined Harris in the 800-meter run prelims on Friday, placing fourth in his heat and 16th overall with a time of 1:50.48. He missed qualification for the finals, as the four heat winners and the next four-fastest times advanced to Saturday’s action.

Two other Midshipmen saw action during the opening day of the regional championship. Ron Belany (Jr./Haiku, Hawai’i) finished 24th in the preliminary round of the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.20 seconds and did not qualify for the Saturday finals. Andre Barber (Jr./Carrollton, Texas) did not advance to the finals flight in the discus throw, finishing with a distance of 147'8" (45.00 meters).

The Midshipmen will participate in four events tomorrow to wrap up the two-day regional championship. Bo Lawson (Jr./Fredon,N.J.) will open up for Navy in the javelin throw at 3 p.m., followed by Darryl Hunter (Jr./Des Moines, Iowa) in the shot put at 6 p.m. Harris will partake in the 800-meter finals at 6:55 p.m. and Navy’s 4x400-meter relay of William Ricks (Jr./Sussex, Va.), Cameron Lindsay (Sr./Kernersville, N.C.), Meekins and Harris will close out the championship at 8:35 p.m.
 
Baltimore Mulls Bowl Bid; Navy Could Be Part Of City's NCAA Proposal (Baltimore Busin

Navy's football team could be part of city's NCAA proposal

http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/ba...05/28/story2.html?page=2&b=1180324800^1467772

...Thirty-two bowl games were played in the 2006-2007 NCAA football season. Another group in Washington, D.C., also has expressed interest in making a formal bid to bring a bowl game to that city in 2008.

Navy could be involved

As part of Baltimore's bid, the commission would need to have an agreement in place with two NCAA conferences to provide teams for the game. One school from each conference would play in the bowl.

Edwards acknowledged that the commission has several conferences in mind, in addition to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, which is not a member of a conference....
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Navy is also being considered for the Washington, DC bowl bid. Navy football sure is popular these days. :smile: :thumb:
 
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Navy Women's Track & Field: Andrews Places Eighth in Pole Vault at NCAA Regional

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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Andrews Places Eighth in Pole Vault at NCAA East Region Championship

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Navy women’s track & field pole vault competitor Kirsten Andrews (Sr./New Holland, Pa.) tied for eighth place in the event to claim a half-point in the 2007 NCAA East Region Championship at Florida’s James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track on Saturday afternoon.

Andrews’ performance on Saturday marked the first time that the Midshipmen scored in the five-year history of the regional championship.

The Navy senior cleared 12'6" (3.81 meters) on her third and final try at the height after surpassing the opening 12'0" (3.66 meters) bar on her second attempt. Andrews clipped the bar on each of her three efforts at a height of 12'11-3/4" (3.96 meters).

By virtue of her performance at the regional championship, Andrews will find out on Wednesday, May 30, if she earned a provisional bid to the NCAA Championship at Sacramento State’s Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex on June 6-9. The top-five finishers in the pole vault earned an automatic bid to the national championship.

Jacquelyn Charnigo (Sr./Medina, Ohio) joined Andrews in the pole vault competition on Saturday afternoon, as she finished in a tie for 16th place with a height of 12'0" (3.66 meters).
 
Navy Men's Track & Field: Harris Qualifies for NCAA Championship in Final Day at NCAA Regional


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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Harris Qualifies for NCAA Championship in Final Day at NCAA Regional

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Navy men’s track & field middle distance runner Paul Harris (Jr./Woodbury, Minn.) finished fifth in the 800-meter run finals to lead the Midshipmen to a four-point team score at the 2007 NCAA East Region Championship at Florida’s James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track on Saturday.

Harris earned the fifth and final automatic bid to the NCAA Championship on Saturday with a time of 1:48.96, only 0.01-second of sixth-place finisher James Gurr from Seton Hall. The Navy junior finished fifth at last year’s regional championship to claim a spot in the national championship. He earned a spot in Saturday’s finals by winning his preliminary round heat with the third-fastest time on Friday, a 1:48.77 clocking. The product of Woodbury, Minn., has posted four sub-1:49.00 showings this season.

Harris, an All-American in the indoor 800-meter run this year, becomes the first Navy runner since John Mentzer in 1997-98 to advance to the NCAA Championship in back-to-back years. This year’s national championship will be held at the same site as 2006, Sacramento State’s Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex, on June 6-9.

An hour and a half later, Harris teamed up with William Ricks (Jr./Sussex, Va.), Cameron Lindsay (Sr./Kernersville, N.C.) and Craig Meekins (Jr./Baldwin, N.Y.) for a 4x400-meter relay that finished eighth in its heat with a time of 3:12.54.

Two other Midshipmen competed during the final day of the regional championship. Bo Lawson (Jr./Fredon, N.J.) placed 11th in the javelin throw with his second-longest distance in his career, a mark of 210'0" (64.00 meters). Classmate Darryl Hunter (Jr./Des Moines, Iowa) finished 27th in the shot put with a toss of 53'6-1/4" (16.31 meters).
 
Navy Lightweight Crew -- Mids win Callow Cup

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Sent Sunday, May 27, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Mids Maintain Hold on Callow Cup

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A strong start helped propel the Navy lightweight varsity boat to a nine-second victory over Penn in the annual race for the Callow Cup between the two programs, Sunday morning on the Severn River in Annapolis. Navy crossed the finish line in a time of 5:47.57, while Penn completed the 2,000-meter course in a time of 5:56.81.

"Our start to the race was very good and allowed us to take the lead within the first 30 strokes of the race," said Navy head coach Rob Friedrich, who improved his record in trophy races during his tenure at Navy to 13-3. "We followed the start by putting together as strong of a base pace over the remainder of the course as we have had over our recent races.

"Today was a great race to send us into the upcoming Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship."

The victory was Navy's seventh in a row over Penn, which matches the longest winning streak by either team in the series. Previously, the Mids won seven-straight races from 1956-62 and the Quakers posted seven consecutive wins from 1974-80.

Additionally, Navy now holds a 27-26 lead in the all-time Callow Cup series, which dates back to 1955. The last time Navy held the series advantage over Penn was in 1989.

Navy lightweight rowers also comprised a pair of boats in the annual dual between the Navy and Wisconsin heavyweight programs Sunday. The lights posted a nine-second victory in the varsity four without coxswain race and dropped a 22-second decision in the varsity pair without coxswain contest.

Navy's varsity eight crew will close its season Saturday at the IRA National Championship in Camden, N.J.

Navy Lightweight Results
Varsity Eight (Callow Cup)
Navy 5:47.57, Penn 5:56.81

Varsity 2/wo
Wisconsin (heavyweight) 6:51.56, Navy 7:13.07

Varsity 4/wo
Navy 6:20.59, Wisconsin (heavyweight) 6:29.55
 
Navy Heavyweight Crew -- Badgers win Buck Walsh Trophy

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Sent Sunday, May 27, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Badgers Edge Mids for Buck Walsh Trophy

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A late Navy rally was not enough for the Mids to overcome a one-half of a boat length deficit to Wisconsin in the varsity race between the two heavyweight crew programs Sunday morning on the Severn River in Annapolis. The Badgers posted a nine-tenths of a second victory over the Mids in the annual race for the Buck Walsh Trophy.

After an even start to the race by the two boats, the Badgers held a slim one-seat advantage by the 500-meter mark of the course before extending the margin to one-half of a boat length by 1000 meters. The Mids slowly closed on the Wisconsin crew and narrowed the gap down to a little more than one seat with 300 meters remaining until the finish line. The Badgers proceeded to put together a strong final 10 strokes to the race to hold off the Mids and emerge with the narrow victory.

Wisconsin recorded a winning time of 5:40.52 to edge Navy's clocking of 5:41.40 and claim the Buck Walsh Trophy for the second-straight year.

In their most recent contests prior to Sunday, Wisconsin placed third in the grand final of the Eastern Sprints two weeks ago, while Navy placed fifth in the petite final of the championship.

"We feel very good about the improvement in our crew from the Eastern Sprints," said Navy head coach Rick Clothier. "It has been exciting to work with these guys over the last few weeks as they have worked hard to make themselves better. Today showed the progress we have made and we are looking ride the enthusiasm from this result into next week's Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship."

In other races between the two programs Sunday, the Badgers recorded victories in the second varsity (eight seconds) and freshman eight contests (nine seconds), as well as in three of the five smaller boat races.

Both squads will close their respective seasons this coming week at the IRA National Championship, which runs Thursday through Saturday in Camden, N.J.


First Varsity Eight (Buck Walsh Race)
Wisconsin, 5:40.52; Navy, 5:41.40

Second Varsity Eight
Wisconsin, 5:48.93; Navy, 5:56.90

Freshman Eight
Wisconsin, 5:54.67; Navy, 6:03.45

Varsity Four/wo
Navy (lightweights), 6:20.59; Wisconsin, 6:29.55

Varsity Four/with
Wisconsin, 6:32.09; Navy, 6:44.30

Freshman Four/with
Navy, 6:36.63; Wisconsin, 6:42.71

Open Four/with
Wisconsin A, 6:37.84; Wisconsin B, 6:40.75; Navy, 6:48.60

Varsity 2/wo
Wisconsin, 6:51.56; Navy (lightweights), 7:13.07
 
Navy Men's Lacrosse - Looney, DiNola named All-Americans

Looney, DiNola named All-Americans

For Immediate Release
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773


Looney, DiNola Named to USILA All-America List

BALTIMORE, Md. - Senior midfielder Billy Looney (Silver Spring, Md.) and junior defenseman Jordan DiNola (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) were named to the 2007 USILA All-America teams announced Saturday afternoon between the NCAA Div. I men's lacrosse semifinal games at M&T Bank Stadium. Navy has had at least one player recognized on the All-America team since the award was first given out in 1922 (86 years).

A three-time All-American, Looney enjoyed a storybook career at Navy that was concluded by being named a First-Team All-American this spring and earning his way onto the ballot for the MacLaughlin Award, the nation's top midfielder named in honor of former Navy great Don MacLaughlin. He is Navy's first midfielder to garner First-Team All-America status since Brian Keith in 1989. Meanwhile, he is the fourth different Midshipman to claim first-team recognition in the last four seasons, joining Matt Russell (2004), Graham Gill (2005) and Mitch Hendler (2005).

Looney was a four-year starter who garnered First-Team All-Patriot League kudos three times after being named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year in 2004. Twice he was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List, including this spring where he made the initial cut to 17 players. He ended his career by leading the Mids to their fourth-straight Patriot League title, as well as their fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Along the way, Looney turned in his first 30-point season, posting 34 points on 20 goals and 14 assists in `07. He became the 28th different player in school history to score 100 points when he punched in three goals and an assist in the final game of his career on May 13 against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament.

DiNola was named an Honorable Mention All-American for the second-straight year after leading the Mids to a No. 3 national ranking in scoring defense. Navy's veteran defensive unit gave up 6.60 goals per game, while in Patriot League action it surrendered a stingy 5.50 goals per contest. Ranked seventh nationally, the Mids' man-down unit was also exceptional, giving up 11 goals on 51 opportunities (.784) and only four to ranked teams (22-26). Additionally, Navy gave up just three man-up goals in the last eight games (25 opportunities). Navy's defense held its opponents to five or fewer goals in seven of the 15 games, including Army in the Patriot League Tournament. The Black Knights scored just one goal, the fewest goals scored by in the series since 1989 and the fewest by a Navy opponent since the Mids held Lafayette to one goal in its 14-1 victory on March 15, 2005.

With Navy's two All-America picks this spring, the Midshipmen have earned 422 All-America nods. Meanwhile, Navy now has 105 First-Team All-Americans, the third most behind Johns Hopkins (175) and Maryland (111).

First Team
Attack - Matt Danowski (Duke), Zack Greer (Duke), Frank Resetarits (Albany), Ben Rubeor (Virginia)
Midfield - Billy Looney (Navy), Nick O'Hara (Duke), Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins), Max Seibald (Cornell)
Defense - Casey Carroll (Duke), Mitch Belisle (Cornell), Zach Jungers (Princeton)
Goalkeeper - Matt McMonagle (Cornell)

Second Team
Attack - David Mitchell (Cornell), Eric Pittard (Cornell), Brendan Cannon (Georgetown)
Midfield -Alex Smith (Delaware), Jordan Levine (Albany), John Glynn (Cornell), Drew Thompson (Virginia)
Defense - Dan Cocoziello (Princeton), Ray Megill (Maryland), Jerry Lambe (Georgetown), Steve Whittenberg (Maryland)
Goalkeeper - Alex Hewitt (Princeton)

Third Team
Attack - Dan Glading (Virginia), Drew Westervelt (UMBC), Merrick Thompson (Albany)
Midfield - Mark Kovler (Princeton), Dan Groot (Maryland), Stephen Peyser (Johns Hopkins), Scott Sowanick (Princeton)
Defense - Tony McDevitt (Duke), Ricky Smith (Virgina), Tim Kaiser (North Carolina)
Goalkeeper - Dan Loftus (Duke)

Honorable Mention
Attack - Craig Andrzejewski (Pennsylvania), Bobby Griebe (Towson), Brandon Corp (Colgate), Nick Bonacci (Dartmouth), Brian Hubschmann (Notre Dame), Andy Gallagher (UMBC), Michael Phipps (Maryland), Mike Leveille (Syracuse), Jake Byrne (Johns Hopkins), Steven Boyle (Johns Hopkins), Peter Trombino (Princeton), Bart Wagner (North Carolina)
Midfield - Brad Ross (Duke), Andrew Brancaccio (Georgetown), Mike Podgajny (Notre Dame), Greg Downing (Fairfield), Kevin Unterstein (Hofstra), Brett Garber (Massachusetts), Patrick Heim (Penn State), Terry Kimener (UMBC), Jordan Hall (Delaware), Andrew Spack (Loyola), Daniel D'Agnes (Georgetown), Dan Hardy (Syracuse), Nick Tintle (North Carolina), Steve Brooks (Syracuse), Michael Timms (Virginia)
Defense - Chris Peyser (Princeton), Adam Crystal (Drexel), Jordan DiNola (Navy), Matthew Moyer (Cornell), Colin Hulme (Colgate), Chris O'Dougherty (Rutgers), Sean Dougherty (Notre Dame), Michael Evans (Johns Hopkins), Ken Clausen (Virginia)
Goalkeeper - Kip Turner (Virginia), Miles Kass (Georgetown), Brett Queener (Albany), Joey Kemp (Notre Dame)
 
Navy Swimming & Diving -- Former mids reunite in the Navy (Part I)

May 28, 2007

By Justin Kischefsky
Assistant Sports Information Director
U.S. Naval Academy

The U.S. Naval Academy is one of the many colleges able to tout itself as a national university due to having a student population representing all 50 states. In contrast to many of those other schools that may have a high concentration of collegiate scholars from its home city, state or region, students attending Navy converge in Annapolis from nearly all of the 435 U.S. Congressional districts, giving every corner of our country a hand in forming the 4,000-member Brigade of Midshipmen.

Navy's athletic teams also follow along with the national makeup of the overall Brigade. As an example, the 77 student-athletes who comprised the men's and women's swimming and diving teams during the 2006-07 academic year hailed from 23 different states.

After their four years together on The Yard, the graduates and newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants are immediately scattered again as they are deployed to ships, aviation units and bases around the world for the start of their careers in the Navy or Marine Corps.

While opportunities to see former classmates on a regular basis are nearly impossible during their years of naval service, mini-reunions between small groups are not uncommon. One such gathering is taking place this Memorial Day Weekend as nine former members of the Navy swimming and diving programs are currently based together at the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Eglin Air Force base outside of Destin, Fla.

The responsibilities of an EOD officer may be little known outside of the military, but it does not make their duties any less vital. The mission statement for this branch of the Navy which can trace its roots to before the start of World War II reads as follows:

"Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians render safe all types of ordnance, both conventional and unconventional, improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear to include Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). They perform land and underwater location, identification, render-safe, and recovery (or disposal) of foreign and domestic ordnance. They conduct demolition of hazardous munitions, pyrotechnics, and retrograde explosives using detonation and burning techniques. They forward deploy and fully integrate with the various Combatant Commanders, Special Operations Force (SOF), and various warfare units within the Navy, Marine Corps, and Army. They are also called upon to support military and civilian law enforcement agencies.

"EOD Technicians' missions take them to all environments, every climate, in every part of the world. They have many assets available to arrive to their mission, from open and closed-circuit scuba and surface-supplied diving rigs, to parachute insertion from fixed-wing and fast-rope, rappel, and Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) from rotary aircraft, to small boats and tracked vehicles." (www.eod.navy.mil)

Because of the immense challenges faced daily by an EOD officer, the process to become one is grueling and highly selective. It is a job someone very much has to "want" to do.

For nearly all the nine former midshipmen, the seeds of interest in this field were initially sewn by conversations with EOD officers during their time at the Academy.

"After talking to several EOD techs, not one disliked their job and everyone was intelligent, motivated and hard working. Those are the people I want to work with," said Ryan McAnally (Class of 2005).

"Originally the opportunity to challenge myself mentally and physically peaked my interest, so I decided to do an EOD 'cruise' before my senior year at Navy and I loved it. I love the enlisted sailors who serve in the community and I love the level of responsibility given to such junior naval officers," said Jake Keefe (Class of 2005).

"I wanted to become an EOD officer because it's an amazing community. It is a very close-knit family of people who all love to be challenged and pushed to their limits. After learning about the community through my years at school, I knew it would be a perfect match for me," said Ian Getzler (Class of 2006).

Starting with Navy's Class of 2006, those who service selected EOD were sent to their first phase of training straight out of the Academy. For those who graduated prior to last year, however, the start of their official EOD training began after the conclusion of a tour aboard a ship as a surface warfare officer.

Keefe and Jacob Loeffler (Class of 2004) were both deployed to ships in the Persian Gulf, Jason Burkett (Class of 2004) was deployed to Japan and Allison Moon (Class of 2004) served aboard ships based both near (Pearl Harbor) and far (Southeast Asia).

One of Moon's more memorable experiences involved the travel she endured when she left her ship to report to Newport, R.I., to begin damage control assistant (firefighting) school.

"I flew on consecutive planes from Independent Samoa to America Samoa to Tokyo to Detroit to Providence, then I took a bus to Newport. I was lying in the Detroit airport completely confused as to what day or time it was."

Tyler Smith (Class of 2004) counts among his experiences the opportunity to participate in the recovery of an old aircraft off the coast of Cochin, India, as well as the successful recovery of an F-16 in South Korea. Additionally, he took part in a site survey in the Marshall Islands on the only surviving TBD-1 Devastators (Torpedo Planes from the Battle of Midway).

Regardless of the path taken by the former mids to Destin, all had to first complete dive school before they could advance to Eglin AFB. Though challenging, dive school was very much looked forward to and enjoyed by each of them. It not only returned the lifelong swimmers to the water, but also allowed them to receive the first taste of what becoming an EOD officer was like.

"Dive school was very memorable to me," said Loeffler. "I made a lot of awesome, lifelong friends."
 
Navy Swimming & Diving -- Former mids reunite in the Navy (Part II)

"The six months of dive school allowed me to bond with other potential EOD officers," said Burkett.

"As part of our dive school in Hawaii we dove underneath the USS Missouri, the ship based on Pearl Harbor where World War II ended," said Moon. "To be able to accomplish something like that was amazing."

For each of them, the current challenges of EOD School has been helped by being surrounded by a contingent of former teammates who have the shared experiences of the Naval Academy.

"Being around so many mids is really great," said Burkett. "It helps strengthen a very strong bond even more."

"It was very sad for me to leave the Navy men's swimming team, and it honestly was hard to get used to the idea we were not together anymore after all we had been through and accomplished," said Brad Snyder (Class of 2006). "However, with going to school here with so many of my former teammates, it's like we never left each other."

"It is definitely exciting to know that a lot of the swimmers are here at EOD School," said Smith. "After swimming with them over my four years, I know they are all really great guys and girls, so I'm looking forward to working with them all."

Once their nine-month stay in the Florida Panhandle is complete, the former Mids will again be separated. This time, their destinations will be to EOD units based around the world. These units are forward deployed, meaning they will be sent into harms way. This knowledge brings the importance of their current training into even clearer focus.

"When I see the news that a car bomb or IED has killed soldiers in Iraq it reminds me I will have a very important job to do once I finish my training and that I will be extremely busy," said Burkett. "It motivates me to learn the very best I can here because I know my future detachment will throw me into some very nasty, complicated situations and I will have to use everything in my 'tool bag' from lessons learned at the Academy, in the fleet and at EOD School to make the correct decisions that will hopefully resolve the situation without the loss of life."

"There probably isn't a day which goes by down here when someone doesn't mention Iraq," said Keefe. "It is not a secret a lot of us will be spending time there and we know it. All we can do is prepare the best we can here and learn from the best teachers in the world. There is a reason why every other country sends students to the Navy EOD School; it's the best there is and all we can do is be a sponge and soak it up."

"The news makes me proud of the people already out there," said Moon. "It is a sobering thought that in a couple of months we will be there too, but that reinforces the desire to receive as much training as you can so you are prepared."

"I originally wanted to become an EOD officer because it presents a wide range of challenges in a close-knit environment," said Smith. "However, as time passes, the mission EOD serves has become more personal. IED attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan are hitting a lot closer to home now that I have more and more friends in those areas. I want to do my part to help protect all those out there serving our country, and EOD provides me that ability to make a difference."

No matter where they will be deployed to following the completion of their training in Florida, all of them will carry along the memories and lessons learned as members of the USNA swimming teams.

"I think an EOD officer is a natural transition from being a swimmer at Navy," said Keefe. "A Navy swimmer takes their body to the limit on a daily basis and then has to go to Bancroft Hall and challenge themselves to be the best students they can be. The same is true for EOD technicians in the fleet as they are expected to perform physically and be sharp when it comes to thinking for one's self."

"The work ethic we held to while on the team at Navy has certainly carried over," said Snyder. "It's a long day getting up for morning practice, going to class all day while lifting weights at lunch, and then going back to practice, but it makes the long days seem not so bad."

"There's a lot of perseverance, hard work and toughness in swimming and it carries forward into the fleet," said McAnally. "The qualities needed to be a swimmer at Navy are what you need to do well in the fleet."

"Teamwork and dedication are at the top of the list for what I learned as a Navy swimmer," said Getzler. "At EOD School, both are critical to success. You aren't just studying for yourself. You have to work together as a class to push through the problems so that everyone can graduate. Without that teamwork and dedication to a goal, no one would make it."

"Balancing the swim team with the rest of the duties required at the Academy was extremely challenging," said Smith. "Doing that for four years required a lot of dedication and focus, and the discipline developed became very useful while serving onboard a ship. Shipboard life can be very hectic and fast paced. You do not always get much sleep and the work never ends. It takes a lot of discipline to manage your division's time and duties so we can all go home and spend what little time we have with friends and family."

For Moon, she can trace the importance of the teamwork needed to be a successful EOD officer to one event during her freshman year at Navy; her first Army-Navy meet in November of 2000.

The Mids entered the West Point pool that day riding an 11-year winning streak over the Black Knights. Navy had posted a slim 152-148 victory over Army one year early in Annapolis, but now found itself trailing by 27 points with just five events remaining.

"Even though I was a plebe, I knew how important this meet was and what was at stake," said Moon. "We were down by a lot, but then I looked around at my teammates and saw everyone start to come together. Everyone said, 'We're Navy. We have to do this. We will get this done.'"

The meet was not decided until the final relay, but in the end Navy had rallied to post a dramatic 151-149 victory and record its 12th-straight win in the series (a winning streak now up to 18 in a row for the Navy women, while the Navy men have posted 16-straight wins in the series).

Moon would go on to earn All-Patriot League honors three times during her career, tie the Navy record for the most career Patriot League Championship relay event titles won with nine, help Navy win a team league championship and be tabbed as the 2004 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for her sport. However, none of those accomplishments are more memorable or important to her than what she and her teammates achieved on that winter's night in 2000.

"That night was a defining moment for me. It was when I saw what a team is all about."
 
Navy Men's Lacrosse - Karl Rippelmeyer set for induction into National Hall of Fame

For Immediate Release
Monday, May 28, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773


Navy's Rippelmeyer Selected for National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Karl Rippelmeyer, a three-time All-American at Navy who led the Midshipmen to the first of eight-straight national titles in 1960, has been selected for induction into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame US Lacrosse announced over the weekend. Rippelmeyer will join Gail Cummings-Danson (Temple), Gertrude Dunn (West Chester), Susan Ford (Connecticut College), Tim Goldstein (Cornell), Susan K. Kidder (East Stroudsburg), Darren Lowe (Brown), Sharon Pfluger (The College of New Jersey), Thomas Sears (North Carolina) and Brian Wood (Johns Hopkins) for the induction ceremony as the 50th class that will be honored on Nov. 10 at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was established in 1957 to honor men and women, past and present, who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. More than 325 lacrosse greats are honored in the Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore. Rippelmeyer is the 11th Navy player to be inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the lone grad to represent Hall of Fame Coach Willis Bilderback's first National Championship team at the Academy.

Bios for this year's inductees follow:

Gail Cummings-Danson (Temple University)
Cummings-Danson, the top goal scorer in women's lacrosse history, is being inducted as a truly great player. Cummings-Danson scored a NCAA record 289 goals during her career at Temple, including 88 in 1988 when she led Temple to a perfect 19-0 record and the NCAA championship. She was a three-time All-American, earning first team honors in 1987 and 1988. Cummings-Danson played for the Canadian national team from 1982 to 1989 and then helped the U.S. win the World Cup in 1993. Currently, the athletic director at Skidmore College, she previously coached lacrosse at Connecticut College, Temple and Albany. She has been inducted into the Temple University Hall of Fame and the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Gertrude Dunn (West Chester University)
Dunn, an outstanding all-around athlete, is being inducted posthumously as a truly great player. Dunn played on the U.S. national team from 1957 to 1963 and was a member of the U.S. team that toured Great Britain and Ireland in 1957. Dunn also served as an umpire for 20 years in the Philadelphia Women's Lacrosse Association. Away from lacrosse, she played shortstop in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, made famous by the 1992 movie, A League of Their Own. She was the Rookie of the Year in the league in 1952. She was also inducted into the National Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988. She died in 2004 when the plane she was piloting crashed.


Susan Ford (Connecticut College)
Ford, a longtime fixture in the sport, is being inducted as a truly great contributor, for contributions in the fields of coaching, umpiring, development and service. A four-year player at Connecticut College, she later coached at Concord Academy and Wellesley College, leading her final team in 1988 to an undefeated record. An umpire for 35 years, Ford served on the United States Women's Lacrosse Association Board of Directors for 20 years and helped transition the USWLA into US Lacrosse in 1998. Ford served on the Board of Directors for the US Lacrosse Foundation from 1998 to 2002. She has been inducted into the Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame and the US Lacrosse New England Chapter Hall of Fame.

Tim Goldstein (Cornell University)
Goldstein, a star attackman at Cornell, is being inducted as a truly great player. Goldstein led the Big Red to the 1987 NCAA championship when he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament after scoring 25 points in three games, tying the NCAA tournament record. Goldstein led the nation in scoring that year with 100 points, becoming just the second collegiate player to top 100 points in a season. Goldstein was named a first-team All-American in 1987 and 1988 and received the Enners Award in 1987 as the USILA's Player of the Year. Following college, Goldstein was a three-time club all-star and played on the 1990 U.S. men's team that won a world championship. He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame.

Susan K. Kidder (East Stroudsburg University)
Kidder, a member of the first U.S. World Cup team, is being inducted as a truly great player. Kidder played four years at East Stroudsburg University and was named the school's outstanding senior female athlete in 1969. She made the U.S. team for the first time in 1970 and her decade plus involvement with the program culminated in 1982 with the U.S. winning the first World Cup. Kidder was the head coach at Norristown (Pa.) High School from 1972 to 1981 and also served as an assistant coach for Ursinus College's 1983 Division III national championship team. Kidder has been inducted into the East Stroudsburg University Athletic Hall of Fame and the US Lacrosse Philadelphia Chapter Hall of Fame.

Darren Lowe (Brown University)
Lowe, one of the top scorers in the sport's history, is being inducted as a truly great player. Lowe holds the Brown University school record with 316 career points, the third-highest total in NCAA history. He received the Enners Award as the USILA Player of the Year in 1992 when he led Brown to the NCAA quarterfinals for the third consecutive year. Lowe was a three-time All-American and went on to earn all-club honors nine times, including being selected as the USCLA Player of the Year in 1998, 2001 and 2002. Lowe was named to the all-world team at the 1998 and 2002 ILF World Championships and served as a captain for the 2002 U.S. team, which brought home the U.S. its sixth consecutive world championship. Lowe has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame.

Sharon Pfluger (The College of New Jersey)
Pfluger, who has won over 92 percent of her games at The College of New Jersey, is being inducted as a truly great coach. Pfluger has gone 318-26 in 21 seasons at TCNJ, setting a NCAA record with a career winning percentage of 92.4. Her teams have won 11 NCAA Division III championships and won a NCAA-record 102 consecutive games from 1991 to 1997. She has twice been selected the IWLCA Division III National Coach of the Year and she has also led the TCNJ field hockey team to seven NCAA championships and nearly 400 victories since 1985. As a player, she was a two-time All-American at the school. Pfluger has been inducted into the US Lacrosse New Jersey Chapter Hall of Fame.

Karl Rippelmeyer (United States Naval Academy)
Rippelmeyer, a star offensive player that helped usher in Navy's dominance in the 1960s, is being inducted as a truly great player. Rippelmeyer earned All-American honors three times, including first team recognition in 1960 when he led the Midshipmen to the USILA national championship. He was the South team captain in that year's North-South game. Rippelmeyer received several citations for his service in the U.S. Navy, including a Bronze Star and Navy Meritorious Service Medal. He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame.

Thomas Sears (University of North Carolina)
Sears, a dominant goalie for two national championship teams, is being inducted as a truly great player. Sears was a three-time All-American at North Carolina, earning the C. Markland Kelly Award in 1981 and 1982 as the nation's outstanding goalie. He led Carolina to national championships both of those years and was also the ACC Player of the Year in 1982. Sears helped the U.S. to the International Lacrosse Federation World Championship in 1982 when he earned all-world honors. He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame.

Brian Wood (Johns Hopkins University)
Wood, one of the most prolific attackman of his era, is being inducted as a truly great player. Wood was a four-time All-American at Hopkins, earning first team honors his final three seasons. He helped Hopkins to three national championships (1984, 1985 and 1987), finishing his career with 100 goals and 78 assists. Wood was a member of the 1986 U.S. team that captured the world championship and he has also coached the sport at several levels.
 
Navy Wrestling - Asst. Coach Scott Owen to compete at World Team Trials

Navy assistant coach to compete world team trials

For Immediate Release
Monday, May 28, 2007
Wrestling Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773


Navy Wrestling Assistant Coach Scott Owen to Compete at World Team Trials

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Second-year Navy wrestling assistant coach Scott Owen will look to secure a spot on the U.S. National Freestyle Team when he competes at the United States Marine Corps U.S. World Team Trials slated for June 9-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Vying for the opportunity to represent the United States at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan this September, Owen is one of 10 qualifiers at 74 KG/163 lbs. weight class that features the premier Olympic-level wrestlers in the country.

Owen, who wrestles for the New York Athletic Club, qualified for the World Team Trials via his fifth-place finish at the U.S. Open in April and will likely head into the trials as the fifth-seeded wrestler. En route to placing fifth, Owen claimed wins over Iowa State's Trent Paulson, the 2007 NCAA champion at 157 pounds, as well as Missouri's Ben Askren who was the 2007 NCAA champion at 174 pounds.

"This is the tournament you train for," said Owen. "It's the chance to represent your country at the world's. Every match will be tough and you have to be prepared to go through a grinder in order to make the team. I feel prepared and am excited to compete."


United States Marine Corps U.S. World Team Trials facts and figures:

* There are two days of competition, Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10. All four styles of wrestling will be contested each day (men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman, women's freestyle, Grappling)
* Each weight class will be started and completed in one day. Therefore, there will be championship finals matches on both days of competition.
* On Saturday, June 9, champions will be determined in 16 weight classes. They are Men's freestyle (60 kg, 74 kg, 96 kg), Men's Greco-Roman (55 kg, 74 kg, 84 kg, 120 kg), Women's Freestyle (51 kg, 59 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg), Men's Grappling (70 kg, 80 kg, 92 kg), Women's Grappling (48 kg, 55 kg)
* On Sunday, June 10, champions will be determined in 14 weight classes. They are Men's freestyle (55 kg, 66 kg, 84 kg, 120 kg), Men's Greco-Roman (60 kg, 66 kg, 96 kg), Women's Freestyle (48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg), Men's Grappling (62 kg, 125 kg), Women's Grappling (63 kg, 72 kg)
* In the three Olympic styles of wrestling, this event will determine the 2007 U.S. World Team that will compete at the 2007 World Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 17-23.
* In Grappling, this event will determine the 2007 U.S. World Team that will compete at the 2007 World Wrestling Games in Antalya, Turkey, Sept. 7-9
* The tournament for the Olympic styles of wrestling consists of a Challenge Tournament early in the day in each weight class, with a best-of-three Championship Finals Series at the conclusion of the day.
* Fifteen of the 21 U.S. Nationals champions in the Olympic styles, based upon their past achievements, have earned the right to skip the Challenge Tournament and advance directly into the Championship Final Series.
* All participants in the World Team Trials had to qualify in order to compete. In the Olympic styles, the field in each weight consists of the top seven placewinners from the 2007 U.S. Nationals, past World or Olympic Team members, medalists from international tournaments within the year and specific medalists from selected qualifying events.
* A total of 232 athletes qualified to compete in the three Olympic styles. That breaks down to 85 men freestyle qualifiers, 77 men's Greco-Roman qualifiers and 70 women's freestyle qualifiers. (Usually, not all of the qualifiers choose to enter).
* There are seven World or Champions expected in the field. They include:

• 1998 World champion Sammie Henson (freestyle)
• 1996 Olympic champion Kendall Cross (freestyle)
• 2006 World champion Bill Zadick (freestyle)
• 2006 World champion Joe Warren (Greco-Roman)
• 2002 World champion Dremiel Byers (Greco-Roman)
• 2000 and 2003 World champion Kristie Marano (women's freestyle)
• 2005 World champion Iris Smith (women's freestyle)

* There are 21 World or Olympic medalists expected to compete. Along with the gold medalists listed above, they include:

• 2006 World silver medalist Mike Zadick (freestyle)
• Two-time World medalist Cary Kolat (freestyle)
• 2006 World bronze medalist Donny Pritzlaff (freestyle)
• Two-time World medalist Joe Williams (freestyle)
• 2005 World bronze medalist Tolly Thompson (freestyle)
• 2006 World bronze medalist Lindsey Durlacher (Greco-Roman)
• 2006 World bronze medalist Harry Lester (Greco-Roman)
• 2005 World bronze medalist Justin Ruiz (Greco-Roman)
• 2001 World silver medalist Stephanie Murata (women's freestyle)
• Four-time World and Olympic medalist Patricia Miranda (women's freestyle)
• 2003 World bronze medalist Jenny Wong (women's freestyle)
• Two-time World medalist Tina George (women's freestyle)
• Three-time World and Olympic medalist Sara McMann (women's freestyle)
• 2005 World bronze medalist Katie Downing (women's freestyle)

* There are 29 past or current NCAA Div. I champions who qualified to compete.
 
This Week In Navy Sports

Overall Navy Sports Record, 297-156-3 (.655)

Heavyweight Crew (4-4)
Last Week: Lost to Wisconsin, 5:40.52-5:41.40
This Week: at the IRA National Championship (Thursday-Saturday, Camden, N.J.)

Lightweight Crew (4-3)
Last Week: Defeated Penn, 5:47.58-5:56.81
This Week: at the IRA National Championship (Saturday, Camden, N.J.)

Intercollegiate Sailing
Last Week: Idle
This Week: ICSA National Championship (Tuesday-Friday, Annapolis, Md.)

Men¹s Outdoor Track & Field (8-1)
Last Week: Tied for 42nd at the NCAA East Region Championship
This Week: Idle

Women¹s Outdoor Track & Field (10-0)
Last Week: Tied for 56th at the NCAA East Region Championship
This Week: Idle
 
Driving ambition, but distant green in sport's minors

But Hurley, Wingerd pursue dream

Published in the BS:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/golf/bal-sp.golfers26may26,1,5304007.story

They are among thousands of golfers chasing a dream to make millions of dollars. They are trying to become the next Zach Johnson, who went from obscurity in the sport's minor leagues a few years ago to instant fame by winning this year's Masters.

Billy Hurley III, who graduated from the Naval Academy in 2004, has taken that first step, playing in seven PGA Tour events on sponsors' exemptions as well as three Nationwide Tour events while completing his postgraduate military commitment....
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Navy Men's Lacrosse - Finnegan honored for classroom success

Finnegan garners academic award

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773


USILA Names Finnegan to Scholar All-America List

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy goalkeeper Colin Finnegan (Arnold, Md.) was one of 15 Div. I men's lacrosse players to be named a Scholar All-American by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association it was announced on Wednesday. A total of 40 student-athletes, representing Div. I, II and III, were honored.

Finnegan, who received his diploma from the Naval Academy just a week ago, enjoyed a successful senior campaign that saw him finally get his chance to lead the Mids from out of the goal. The first-year starter made 137 stops on the more than 420 shots he faced, finishing the year with a 58.8 save percentage, the 12th-best mark in the country. Meanwhile, he surrendered a stingy 6.46 goals per game, the nation's third-lowest goals-against average. He played one of his finest games of his career in Navy's 19-8 rout over then fifth-ranked North Carolina where he made a career-high 14 saves. In Navy's Patriot League semifinal match-up against Army, Finnegan gave up just one goal to the Black Knights, the fewest goals scored against the Midshipmen since Lafayette managed just one strike in 2005. Just hours after graduation, he played his final game alongside teammates Ian Dingman (Deferiet, N.Y.) and Billy Looney (Silver Spring, Md.) who represented the South in the annual North-South All-Star Game.

Graduating in the top 25 percent of his class (240th out of 1046 members), Finnegan earned a 3.51 grade-point average in English. He was named to the Commandant's List in each of the last five semesters, while earning mention on the Dean's List twice, including his final semester. Additionally, Finnegan was named to the Superintendent's List twice.

To be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be an All-American or a member of the North-South All-Star Team. Additionally, the nominee must be a member of the senior class and boast a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Finally, the student-athlete must have behaved both on and off the field in a manner that has brought credit to himself, his institution and to collegiate lacrosse.
 
Navy Crew -- Men's Team Prepare for IRA Regatta

For Immediate Release
Sent Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Navy Crew Teams to Compete at IRA Regatta

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy's men's crew teams will close their respective seasons this weekend when the Mids participate in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship. The heavyweight team will be in action Thursday through Sunday on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J., while the lightweight's varsity boat will compete in a pair of races Saturday.

Navy's two heavyweight varsity eight boats advanced to the petite finals at the 2006 IRA event, with the first varsity crew placing 11th overall and the second varsity entry placing 10th. The first varsity boat was seeded 11th (in a field of 24) this year while the second varsity crew did not garner one of the top-12 seeds.

The heavyweight program will enter one crew into each of the eight classes of boats at the regatta, with several members of the lightweight team helping to complete some of the small boat lineups.

Navy's lightweight varsity eight boat has placed sixth in the grand final at the championship in each of the past two years after winning the title in 2004.
 
Navy Men's Lacrosse - Looney a fan favorite

Looney claims LaxPower Award

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773


Fans Select Looney as Their Favorite Midfielder

BALTIMORE, Md. - Navy midfielder Billy Looney (Silver Spring, Md.) attended the 2007 LaxPower Fan Awards Banquet in Baltimore over the weekend where he was selected as the fan's pick for best senior midfielder in Div. I lacrosse. Looney was one of six players honored at the banquet where awards were handed out for best senior attack, best senior midfielder, best senior defenseman, best senior goalkeeper, best senior face-off specialist, rookie of the year and coach of the year.

A three-time All-American, Looney enjoyed a storybook career at Navy that was concluded by being named a First-Team All-American this spring and earning his way onto the ballot for the MacLaughlin Award, the nation's top midfielder named in honor of former Navy great Don MacLaughlin. He is the fourth different Midshipman to claim first-team recognition in the last four seasons, joining Matt Russell (2004), Graham Gill (2005) and Mitch Hendler (2005).

Looney was a four-year starter who garnered First-Team All-Patriot League kudos three times after being named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year in 2004. Twice he was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List, including this spring where he made the initial cut to 17 players. He ended his career by leading the Mids to their fourth-straight Patriot League title, as well as their fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Along the way, Looney turned in his first 30-point season, posting 34 points on 20 goals and 14 assists in `07. He became the 28th different player in school history to score 100 points when he punched in three goals and an assist in the final game of his career on May 13 against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament.

LaxPower is a comprehensive lacrosse web site that serves as an information highway for the general lacrosse fans. Some of its features include a games calendar, scoreboard, power rankings, polls, awards listings, game updates and message boards to name a few.


LaxPower's 2007 Fan Award Winners
Best Senior Attack - Matt Danowski, Duke
Best Senior Midfield - Billy Looney, Navy
Best Senior Defenseman - Mitch Belisle, Cornell
Best Senior Goalkeeper - Matt McMonagle, Cornell
Best Senior Face-Off Specialist - Alex Smith, Delaware
Rookie of the Year - Will Yeatman, Notre Dame
Coach of the Year - John Danowski
 
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