Navy Sports

GreatAmerican · October 14, 2007, 3:43am

For Immediate Release
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007
Men’s Golf Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Mids Stand 12th After Opening Round of Big 5 Golf Classic

FLOURTOWN, Pa. - Junior David Miller (Chillicothe, Ohio) shot a 4-over par 75 to pace Navy in the opening round of the Big 5 Golf Classic on Saturday afternoon at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown, Pa. The Mids shot a combined 29-over par 313 and are tied for 12th out of 15 teams. Seton Hall is leading after the opening round with an 8-over par 292, five strokes ahead of the host Penn Quakers.

Though Navy had a tough go of it on the links on the opening day, the Mids are well within striking distance. Navy is just three strokes out of 10th place and just five strokes behind Georgetown who is in seventh with a 22-over par 306.

While Miller sits in 15th, eight strokes behind Seton Hall’s John Zur in the lead, his nearest opponent is senior Erich Schoen (Sylvania, Ohio) who is tied for 39th with a 7-over par 78. Junior Ryan Wielgus (Bethesda, Md.) is just a stroke behind Schoen in 49th with a 79, while senior captain Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) is tied for 63rd with a 10-over par 81. Senior Ryan Sload (Lancaster, Pa.) rounds out the five-man Navy squad with a 2-over par 71.

The Midshipmen will conclude play at the Big 5 Classic on Sunday with the final 18 holes.

GreatAmerican · October 14, 2007, 5:50pm

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Saturday, October 13, 2007) – Sophomore goaltender Eric Anderson recorded the second shutout of his brief college career, and junior John Patrick Culliton registered a goal and two assists, to lead Navy’s ice hockey team to a 3-0 blanking of Rutgers Saturday night at the McMullen Hockey Arena.

With the victory, the Midshipmen improved their won-lost record to 4-2 this season, while Rutgers’ Ice Knights fell to 5-3.

Navy is back in action tomorrow (Sunday, October 14), hosting Towson University at 1:05 p.m., also at the McMullen Hockey Arena.

Culliton gave the Mids the only goal they’d need all night when he scored for the second time this season, at 15:09 of the first period, assists going to linemates Jon Westerman and Nick Schwob.

In the second stanza, Navy doubled its lead to 2-0 when Gross fired a blazing shot from the right point that found the back of the net just under the crossbar, past a screened Rutgers goaltender Mike Costa at the 19:00 mark, the lone assist going to Culliton.

The Midshipmen locked down their fourth win of the season midway through the third period when Culliton fed a perfect pass from behind the net to Schwob, who was positioned in the crease, while Navy was enjoying an extra man. Schwob slid the puck past Costa at 9:20 to give the Mids their 3-0 margin of victory, with Gross recording the other assist in addition to Culliton. It was Schwob’s team leading seventh goal of the season.

Anderson stopped all 33 shots the Ice Knights sent his way to record the second shutout of the season and also the second of his Navy career. Last month, on September 28, he blanked Lehigh by a 4-0 count. Costa recorded 33 saves for Rutgers, as the Mids outshot the Ice Knights by a slim 36-33 margin.

Referee Scott Pomento called 29 minutes in penalties, 19 for Navy and 10 for Rutgers.

SCORING SUMMARY

Rutgers 0 0 0 - 0
NAVY 1 1 1 - 3

First Period
N – Culliton 2 (Westerman, Schwob) 15:09

Second Period
N – Gross 1 (Culliton) 19:00

Third Period
N – Schwob 7 (Culliton, Gross) 9:20

SAVES
Costa (Rutgers) 9 15 9 - 33
Anderson (NAVY) 11 7 15 - 33

SHOTS
Rutgers 11 7 15 - 33
NAVY 10 16 10 - 36

GreatAmerican · October 14, 2007, 5:54pm

Navy ties Lehigh, 0-0 (2OT)

For Immediate Release
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007
Women’s Soccer Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Navy-Lehigh Soccer Game Ends in Scoreless Draw

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Navy women’s soccer team (8-4-3, 1-1-1 Patriot League) outshot Lehigh (5-5-3, 0-2-1 PL), 20-12, including a 7-0 advantage in a pair of overtime sessions, but was unable to find the back of the net, tying Lehigh, 0-0, Sunday afternoon at Ulrich Field in Bethlehem, Pa. It was just the second time in the 16-game history that Navy and Lehigh have tied, while it’s the first time since 2000 when the two teams fought to a 0-0 draw.

“We played extremely well today, but it was just one of those games where we couldn’t get our shots to fall,” said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra, whose Midshipmen stand fourth in the league standings. “We played fantastic defense and we created more scoring opportunities than any other game this season. We attacked well, we possessed and played a very tactical game. Bottom line was we just couldn’t get them to fall for us.”

While the shot count in the opening half was nearly even, Lehigh put three of its five shots on goal in the first 45 minutes, while Navy sent just one of its four shots in line with the goal. In the end, it was all for naught as the two squads walked into the locker room with the game stuck at 0-0.

Navy was certainly a more possession-oriented team in the second half and peppered Lehigh back-up keeper Lauren Mains. Most of Navy’s scoring opportunities came from upperclassmen, including seniors Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.). In the 57th minute, Weniger hurled a shot from 14 yards out, but it was denied by Mains. Four minutes later, Fox found herself on a breakaway with only the keeper to beat, but sent her 15-yard shot over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, it was Weniger who once again had the net in sight, but Mains was on her game, making the stop. Meanwhile, junior forward Kristen Laraway (Long Valley, N.J.) fired off four shots all within 18-20 yards, but three of the four sailed over the goal.

The Mids took three shots in the first overtime session and four in the second, with four of the seven shots on goal. Three of Navy’s four shots in the final 10 minutes were taken by Fox who sent one wide and the other two were gobbled up by Mains.

Navy keeper Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) made four stops in goal en route to posting her fourth shutout of the year and second over the weekend.

The Midshipmen will have a week to prepare for American, who, along with Bucknell, is atop the Patriot League standings with a 3-0-0 record. Navy and AU will square off next Sunday in Washington D.C. beginning at 1:00 pm, in what will be the Mids’ final road game of the regular season.

GreatAmerican · October 14, 2007, 6:15pm

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Navy Wins Three Titles at Tennis Tournament

NORFOLK, Va. - The Navy tennis totaled one singles and two doubles titles at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational, which concluded Sunday on the Old Dominion campus in Norfolk, Va. The Mids combined for a 14-9 singles record and a 7-2 doubles record over the three days against teams from throughout the East Coast.

“Overall we had some mixed results,” said Navy head coach John Officer. “We had some guys play very well, and some others who did not play to their potential. However, to win three titles at this event, more than we have ever won here before, is a very nice showing.”

Ramsey Lemaich (So., Danville, Calif.) did not drop a set in winning a trio of matches and the ‘B’ flight singles title at the event for the Mids. Winning doubles titles for Navy were the teams of Nick Birger (Fr., Belleville, Ill.) and Jason Hill (Jr., Marietta, Ga.) in the ‘C’ flight, along with Owen Bullard (Fr., Concord, N.C.) and Joe Wiggins (Fr., Acworth, Ga.) in the ‘D’ flight. Birger and Hill tallied a 4-0 record in winning their bracket, while Bullard and Wiggins compiled a 3-0 record in their flight.

In addition to the main draw titles, Bullard and Birger won the consolation bracket of the ‘C’ and ‘D’ flights, respectively, in singles.

One of Navy’s tougher losses on the weekend came in the semifinal round of the ‘A-2’ singles flight where Nate Nelms (Jr., St. Mary’s, Ga.) dropped a 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (14-12) decision to Ridrogo Souza of Old Dominion. Nelms had a match point in the tiebreker but was unable to convert the opportunity for the win.

“That was a great match and a very good showing by Nate heading into this week’s regional tournament,” said Officer. “Old Dominion was ranked as high as 18th nationally last season.”

Select Navy players will travel to Princeton, N.J., this week to compete in the ITA Northeast Region Championship.

Singles
A-1 – Johnny Waters – 0-2
A-2 – Nate Nelms – 1-1
B – Ramsey Lemaich – 3-0, main draw champion
B – Jason Hill – 0-2
C – Alex James – 1-1
C – Owen Bullard – 3-1, consolation bracket champion
D – Joe Wiggins – 2-1
D – Nick Birger – 4-1, consolation bracket champion

Doubles
A – Nelms/Waters – 0-1
B – James/Lemaich – 0-1
C – Birger/Hill – 4-0 – champion
D – Bullard/Wiggins – 3-0 – champion

GreatAmerican · October 15, 2007, 9:34am

IMPROVES TO 5-2-0 OVERALL

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Sunday, October 14, 2007) ¬ Navy¹s ice hockey team scored three unanswered third period goals to overcome a one-goal deficit and defeat Towson University, 6-4, Sunday afternoon at the McMullen Hockey Arena. Seniors Brian Gleason and Nick Schwob led the Midshipmen with two goals apiece.

With the victory, Navy improved its won-lost record to 5-2. Towson¹s Tigers dropped to 0-5 with the loss.

Navy is idle until this Friday night (October 19) when the Mids host Drexel at 7:30 p.m. at the McMullen Hockey Arena. Navy then travels to Philadelphia Saturday at 2:45 p.m. for the second game of the home-and-home series with the Dragons.

The Mids broke on top early Sunday when Gleason scored just 29 seconds after the game¹s opening face-off, the assists going to classmates Derek Johnson and Donnie Horner.

Towson evened the score at 1-1 just 55 seconds later on a Kevin Baum goal at the 1:24 mark, but Navy regained its one-goal advantage at 6:17 thanks to Schwob¹s first goal of the game. Linemates Jon Westerman and Sam Carlson assisted on Schwob¹s goal, which gave the Mids a 2-1 edge.

The Tigers pulled even later in the first period when Jason Davis recorded a power play tally at 12:50, but the Mids struck back again in the see-saw battle with a power play goal from junior defenseman Matt Swezey at 17:58 to put Navy up 3-2 before the first period ended.

Towson dominated the second stanza, tying the game 3-3 with an Andrew Callaghan power play goal at 3:45, then taking a 4-3 lead with a Matt Doyle extra man tally at 11:14.

A short time later, in an effort to give the Midshipmen a spark, Navy head coach Mike Fox pulled starting goaltender Jeremey Estevez and replaced him with fellow sophomore Eric Anderson with 5:51 remaining in the second period. That decision proved to be a turning point in the hard-fought battle.

In the third period, Navy evened the score, 4-4, thanks to Gleason¹s second goal of the afternoon at 3:05, the lone assist going to defenseman Matt Gross.

The Midshipmen took their fourth lead of the game, 5-4, midway through the third period with a power play goal off the stick of junior Jeff Martin at 9:03. Senior Drew Stoner and Gross picked up assists on Martin¹s third tally of the season.

Navy finally put the game away 49 second later with Schwob¹s second goal of the day (and team leading ninth of the season) at 9:52, the lone assist recorded by Westerman.

Estevez was credited with 17 saves on 21 Towson shots in his 34:09 of work, while Anderson stopped all 11 shots the Tigers sent his way during his 25:51 between the pipes. Towson netminder Jon Cipriano stopped 28 of Navy¹s 34 shots, as the Tigers outshot the Mids, 36-34.

Referee Scott Pomento called a total of 27 penalty minutes, 15 against the weary Tigers ¬ who were playing their third game in less than 48 hours ¬ and 12 against the Midshipmen.

SCORING SUMMARY

Towson 2 2 0 - 4

NAVY 3 0 3 - 6
First Period

N ¬ Gleason 1 (Johnson, Horner) 0:29

T ¬ Baum (Scharff) 1:24

N ¬ Schwob 8 (Westerman, Carlson) 6:17

T ¬ Davis (Higgins) 12:50 PP

N ¬ Swezey 4 (unassisted) 17:58 PP

Second Period

T ¬ Callaghan (Plant, Sclagenhauf) 3:45 PP

T ¬ Doyle (Higgins) 11:14 PP

Third Period

N ¬ Gleason 2 (Gross) 3:05

N ¬ Martin 3 (Stoner, Gross) 9:03 PP

N ¬ Schwob 9 (Westerman) 9:52

SAVES

Cipriano (Towson) 10 11 7 - 28

Estevez (NAVY) 11 6 x - 17

Anderson (NAVY) x 4 11 - 15

SHOTS

Towson 13 12 11 - 36

NAVY 13 11 10 - 34

GreatAmerican · October 15, 2007, 4:52pm

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Overall Navy Sports Record: 63-23-5 (.720)

Heavyweight Crew (0-0)
Last Week: Finished first out of 13 teams at the Navy Day Regatta
This Week: at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Sunday, All Day, Boston, Mass.)

Lightweight Crew (0-0)
Last Week: Finished first out of nine teams at the Navy Day Regatta
This Week: at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Sunday, All Day, Boston, Mass.)

Womens Crew (0-0)
Last Week: Finished first out of 11 teams at the Navy Day Regatta
This Week: at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Sunday, All Day, Boston, Mass.)

Mens Cross Country (1-0)
Last Week: Defeated Army, 23-35
This Week: Idle

Womens Cross Country (4-0)
Last Week: Defeated Army, 23-38; finished eighth out of 11 teams at the Lafayette Invitational
This Week: Idle

Football (4-2)
Last Week: Defeated Pitt, 48-45 (2 OT)
This Week: Wake Forest (Saturday, 1 p.m., Annapolis, Md., CSTV, Navy Radio Network)

Sprint Football (3-0, 1-0 in the CSFL)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Princeton (Friday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Golf (1-0)
Last Week: Finished 11th out of 15 teams at the Big 5 Classic
This Week: Idle

Rifle (1-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle

Intercollegiate Sailing (0-0)
Last Week: Finished fourth out of 22 teams at the Yale Womens Intersectional
This Week: Hoyt Trophy (Saturday-Sunday, Providence, R.I.); Stu Nelson Regatta (Saturday-Sunday, New Haven, Conn.); MAISA Sloops (Saturday-Sunday, Annapolis, Md.); MAISA Fall Open (Saturday-Sunday, Annapolis, Md.); Kings Point Dinghy Open (Saturday-Sunday, Kings Point, N.Y.)

Offshore Sailing (0-0)
Last Week: Finished first at the Regata Escola Naval
This Week: MacMilan Cup (Saturday-Sunday, Annapolis, Md.); Annapolis Yacht Club Fall Series No. 3 (Saturday-Sunday, Annapolis, Md.)

Mens Soccer (5-4-2, 0-3 in the Patriot League)
Last week: Tied Howard, 0-0; lost to American, 1-0
This week: at No. 18 West Virginia (Tuesday, 7 p.m., Morgantown, W.Va.); Holy Cross (Saturday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Womens Soccer (8-4-3, 1-1-1 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Defeated Lafayette, 3-0; tied Lehigh, 0-0
This Week: at American (Sunday, 1 p.m., Washington, D.C.)

Squash (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Barb Tournament (Monday-Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); Alumni Match (Saturday, 8:30 a.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Mens Swimming & Diving (3-0)
Last Week: Defeated Catholic, 233-66; defeated George Washington, 207.5-82.5; defeated Loyola, 194-101
This Week: Johns Hopkins (Friday, 7:15 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Womens Swimming & Diving (3-0)
Last Week: Defeated Catholic, 196-71; defeated George Washington, 174-107; defeated Loyola, 160-129
This Week: Johns Hopkins (Friday, 5 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Tennis (0-0)
Last Week: Competed as individuals at the Old Dominion Invitational
This Week: at the ITA Regional Championship (Thursday-Tuesday, All Day, Princeton, N.J.

Womens Volleyball (15-8, 4-3 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Defeated Hampton, 3-0; defeated Lehigh, 3-0; defeated Lafayette, 3-0
This Week: Holy Cross (Friday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); Army (Saturday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Water Polo (15-5, 4-0 in the CWPA, ranked 11th in the country)
Last Week: Defeated No. 19 Johns Hopkins, 11-9; defeated George Washington, 9-8 (overtime)
This Week: No. 15 Bucknell (Friday, 8:30 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); George Washington (Saturday, 10 a.m., Annapolis, Md.); No. 16 Princeton (Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); No. 17 Air Force (Saturday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); Harvard (Sunday, 9 a.m., Annapolis, Md.); No. 19 Johns Hopkins (Sunday, 11 a.m., Annapolis, Md.); Brown (Sunday, 3 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

GreatAmerican · October 15, 2007, 8:52pm

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Navy’s Dougherty Repeats as League Player of the Week

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Navy senior outside hitter Rachel Dougherty (Derwood, Md.) was selected as the Patriot League Player of the Week for volleyball for the second consecutive week, the league office announced Monday.

Dougherty averaged 5.88 kills per game and hit .418 in helping the Mids to a trio of three-game victories last week over Hampton, Lehigh and Lafayette. She knocked down 17 kills in Navy’s win over the Mountain Hawks, which was a career-best effort for kills in a three-game match until she posted 19 kills the following day against the Leopards.

She has now tallied 10 or more kills in 11 consecutive matches and in 18 of Navy’s 23 matches on the season. She leads the team with a 4.30 kills-per-game average and ranks second with a .287 attack percentage.

With 964 kills to her credit over her career, Dougherty needs just 36 to become the fifth player in Navy Division I history to tally 1,000 kills.

Navy enters the week in fourth place in the Patriot League with a 4-3 league record and with a 15-8 mark on the entire season. The Mids will close the home portion of their league season this weekend with matches Friday against Holy Cross and Saturday against Army. Both matches are slated to begin at 7 p.m. in Macdonough Hall and are free to all fans.

GreatAmerican · October 16, 2007, 1:37pm

Friday’s JV football game between Navy and the Naval Academy Prep School has been moved from 2:30 to 2 p.m. The game will take place on Rip Miller Field and admission is free.

GreatAmerican · October 16, 2007, 2:05pm

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007
Women’s Soccer Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Patriot League Names Navy’s Young Its Defensive Player of the Week

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Navy junior defender/midfielder Carey Young (Virginia Beach, Va.) has been named the Patriot League Brine Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Young, who is a first-time recipient of the league’s weekly award, is the second Navy women’s soccer player to be honored by the league this fall. Sophomore center back Lauren Bresnahan (Weston, Fla.) was tabbed the defensive player of the week on Oct. 2.

In her second season as a regular starter for the Midshipmen, Young has been played a pivotal role on Navy’s defense. Over the last five games, Navy has surrendered just one goal, turning in three straight shutouts including a 3-0 victory over Lafayette last Friday and a 0-0 tie at Lehigh on Sunday. In addition to playing stifling defense, Young is also active on set pieces off corner kicks. In the victory over Lafayette, she connected with Kristen Laraway’s (Long Valley, N.J.) corner to give the Mids the go-ahead goal just 14
minutes into the contest. In the 78th minute, she generated a Navy goal by taking the corner kick which was eventually scored upon by junior midfielder Julie Reynolds (Sherman, Conn.). Young’s goal was just the third of her career and the second game-winner this season.

“Carey had a really good weekend,” said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. “She played a big role in the win Friday night and was part of a solid defensive presence on Sunday against a quality Lehigh attack. She has continued to improve all year and is playing her best soccer to date.”

The Midshipmen (8-4-3, 1-1-1 Patriot League) will be back in action on Friday when they travel to Washington, D.C. to face league leader American (9-5-0, 3-0-0 PL). Game time is set for 1:00 pm at the Reeves Athletic Complex.

Patriot League Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards (10/16/07)
Offensive Player of the Week: Krista Lee Gentile, Bucknell
Defensive Player of the Week: Carey Young, Navy
Goalkeeper of the Week: Kathryn Sutton, Bucknell
Rookie of the Week: Kelliann Doherty, Bucknell

GreatAmerican · October 17, 2007, 7:44am

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Adam Pennington scored in the 85th minute to lead Navy to a stunning 1-0 victory over 20th-ranked West Virginia on Tuesday night. The win snapped a three-game winless streak and pushed Navy’s record to 6-4-2 overall, while West Virginia, the defending Big East champions, fell to 8-5-0.

West Virginia earned the No. 6 NCAA Tournament seed a year ago, and had defeated national powers Maryland and Duke earlier this year.

“We were very fortunate to win this game, as we absorbed every thing that West Virginia had in the last 20 minutes. Our defense was tired and we lacked some communication during that time, but we are very happy to get the win,” said Navy head coach Rich Miranda. “That’s the game of soccer. Usually, it only takes one and we got the break we needed.”

After a long pass that Ryan Trespalacios (Lake City, Fla.) corraled, he slid a pass to Pennington, a forward from Tampa, Fla., who got in behind the defense. Pennington calmly slid the shot into the net past Mountaineer goalie Zach Johnson for his third goal of the season. The assist was Trespalacios’ first of his career.

“Tres hasn’t seen a whole lot of action this year, but I had a gut feeling about him. He had been practicing very well and he made a great play tonight,” said Miranda. Trespalacios had been in the game for six minutes before the goal.

Pennington’s tally snapped a 412-minute scoreless streak for the Mids, dating back to a 3-0 win over Philadelphia University on Oct. 2, a stretch that spanned parts of five games.

West Virginia carried the majority of the play, but Miranda’s defense stood tall, playing very composed and relaxed against the Mountaineeer attack.

“We knew they would carry the play and be the aggressor,” said Miranda. “It was our strategy to make them beat 11 players and play a very defensive game. Fortunately, we took advantage of our offensive chances. We played very well defensively, with the exception of about 15 minutes. We stuck to the gameplan tonight and it worked out very well.”

Neither team had many solid offensive chances in the contest. The Mids held West Virginia without a shot until the 24th minute. In the 43rd minute, a Mountaineer shot hit the crossbar, while Navy had a pair of good looks in the 70th minute.

Senior goalkeeper Thomas Jenkins (Franklin, N.C.) made three saves while recording his third shutout of 2007 and fifth of his career. He now owns a sizzling .909 save percentage and a 0.41 GAA. He has allowed just two goals in 436 minutes this year.

The Mids were outshot, 13-7, while West Virginia drew nine corner kicks to Navy’s four. West Virginia was whistled for 16 fouls compared to just 12 for Navy.

“Hopefully, this win will give us the confidence and boost we need for the rest of the year,” said Miranda. “We have a huge game on Saturday night and we are hoping we can pack the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility on Saturday after the football game.”

Navy will host Holy Cross for Senior Night at 7:00 pm on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. Fans that attend Saturday afternoon’s football game against Wake Forest can gain free admission into the soccer game by showing their football ticket stub at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility entrance. Other promotions include Alumni Night and Group Appreciation Night. For ticket information, call 1-800-US4-NAVY and for other promotional information, call 410-293-8785.

GreatAmerican · October 17, 2007, 11:27am

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Mids Head to ITA Regional Championship

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A trio of Midshipmen will travel to Princeton, N.J., this week to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Northeast Regional Championship. The event begins Thursday with qualifying matches and runs through Tuesday.

Both finalists in singles and the championship-winning doubles team will advance to play in the National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship, Nov. 1-4 at Ohio State along with the qualifying players from the eight other regional sites.

“We are looking forward to the regional championship,” said Navy head coach John Officer. “We will need to remain focused in the present and compete very hard to have success.”

Making the trip for Navy this week are Nate Nelms (Jr., St. Mary’s, Ga.), Jason Hill (Jr., Marietta, Ga.) and Johnny Waters (Jr., Papillion, Neb.). Nelms has received an opening round bye in singles due to his garnering the No. 28 seed in the tournament (32 seeded players in the 128-player field). He will open the championship against the winner of the first-round match between Brown’s Basu Ratnam and Charlie Brosens of Princeton.

Hill and Waters will both attempt to qualify for the main draw in singles. Waters will face Tom Santoro of Yale in his first-round match, with the winner slated to play the winner of the Pavel Cerny ( St. John’s) and Dave Jackson (UMBC) match. Hill, meanwhile, will play St. Bonaventure’s Jon Luce in his first-round match. Whomever emerges from that match will play the winner of the Pitt Gross (Fairleigh Dickinson) and Dan Urban (Columbia) contest for the right to compete in the main draw.

Additionally, Nelms and Waters will form a doubles tandem at the championship. The duo will open play in the 64-team field against the Penn team of Justin Fox and Brandon O’Gara.

Nelms has posted a 5-3 record in singles this fall, Hill is 4-4 on the season and Waters has compiled a mark of 3-6. The Nelms/Waters duo has tallied a 2-4 record as a doubles team this autumn.

Nelms dropped a three-set match in the opening round of the 2005 regional event before advancing to the semifinal round of the tournament’s consolation bracket. Last year, he won his first-round match in straight sets before dropping a three-set decision in the second round to No. 17 seed Zoltan Bus of Manhattan.

Hill lost in the first round of the qualifying draw in singles at the 2006 championship, but teamed with Nelms to record a pair of wins in the doubles portion of last year’s event.

GreatAmerican · October 17, 2007, 12:02pm

Navy Midshipmen (3-0, 1-0 CSFL) vs. Princeton Tigers (0-4, 0-2 CSFL)
Date: Friday, Oct. 19, 2007
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m.
Stadium: Rip Miller Field (3,500)
Surface: Sprinturf
City: Annapolis, Md.
All-Time Series: Navy leads, 61-9-4
Streak: Navy, 9
Last Meeting: Navy 58, Princeton 0 (Oct. 20, 2006; Princeton, N.J.)

Navy Hosts Princeton in Lone Home Game of Year on Friday

The Navy sprint football team (3-0, 1-0 CSFL) will play host to Princeton (0-4, 0-2 CSFL) in its only home game of the 2007 slate this Friday night at 7 p.m. on Rip Miller Field. The Midshipmen have won nine straight over the Tigers, holding them scoreless over the last 123:18, dating back to the 2004 season. Meanwhile, Navys offense has rolled against Princeton, scoring over
50 points in each of the last-six meetings, averaging 69.2 points per game.

Navy Defeats Defending CSFL Champion Cornell, 35-14, in Pride Bowl

Navy middle linebacker Tyler Hawkins (So./Canyon Country, Calif.) spearheaded the defensive effort with a career-best 17 tackles as the Midshipmen defeated defending CSFL champion Cornell, 35-14, in Pride Bowl XXIX at Kean Alumni Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

With the win, Navy improved to 3-0 on the year, 1-0 in CSFL play and recorded its 300th victory in its 62-year program history (300-62-9). The Midshipmen also maintained their perfect record all-time (7-0) in Pride Bowl play.

Navy’s offense out-gained Cornell, 470-239, despite running 10 fewer plays than its opposition. The Midshipmen held the Big Red, who entered the game averaging 201.5 yards per game, to just 105 yards on the ground.

Nate Stewart (So./Fitzgerald, Ga.) led Navy’s 280-yard rushing attack with nine carries for 96 yards and a touchdown. Richard Engel (Sr./Medford, N.J.) produced 67 yards on eight rushing attempts and a touchdown, while running back Enrique Harris (Jr./Crawfordville, Fla.) churned out 50 yards on eight rushes.

Through the air, D.J. Green (Jr./Indianapolis, Ind.) was an efficient 12-for-22 with 185 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. Green found wide receiver Todd Barriger (Sr./Prescott, Mich.) four times for 56 yards, while fellow wide receiver Tommy Tellson (Jr./Bedford, Texas) hauled in three passes for 25 yards.

In addition to Hawkins’s 17 tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss, linebacker Emery Persinger (Fr./Cheswick, Pa.) delivered nine tackles, one for a loss and forced a fumble in reserve duty. Defensive lineman Justin Nabozna (Jr./Hershey, Pa.) made 1.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards and blocked a pass, while defensive back Jarred Tate (So./Las Vegas, Nev.) broke up three pass
attempts and defensive back James Campbell (Jr./Kansas City, Mo.) picked off a pass near Navy’s endzone late in the second quarter.

Last Meeting … Navy 58, Princeton 0

The Navy sprint football team scored touchdowns on six of its first-seven possessions in rolling to a 58-0 win over Princeton on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, at Princeton Stadium.

The game was delayed 30 minutes prior to the start due to a power outage caused by strong winds earlier in the day.
Navy jumped out to a 28-0 lead in the opening quarter and carried a 49-0 advantage into halftime. The Midshipmen had gained 295 yards of total offense in the opening 30 minutes, while the Tigers were held to 23 yards on offense. Navy did not attempt a pass during the second half, gaining its entire yardage in the second half on the ground.

The Midshipmen finished the game with 432 yards of total offense, 324 of which came from the rushing game on 52 carries (6.2 ypc). Meanwhile, Navy’s defense held Princeton to 64 yards of offense and only one first down, which came with less than two minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Tigers were held to -10 yards rushing on 15 attempts (minus-0.7 ypc) and 74 yards through the air on 14-of-36 passing.

Navy Reaches 300 All-Time Wins

The Navy sprint football program recorded its 300th victory in program history on Sunday, Oct. 7, when it defeated Cornell, 35-14, in Pride Bowl XXIX. The 62-year old program owns an all-time mark of 300-62-9, good for an .821 winning percentage.

Home Sweet Home

Navy enters Friday night on a 16-game winning streak at home in Annapolis. Navys last loss on its home field came against Army on Nov. 10,

2000, with a 31-24 setback on Rip Miller Field. Since then, the Midshipmen have won the last-16 games by an average of 31.1 points per game, including four shutouts. Navy sports an all-time record of 147-23-6 (.852) in Annapolis.

Engel Approaching Career Rushing Touchdowns Record

Navy senior running back Richard Engel (Medford, N.J.) enters this weeks action tied for fourth on the career rushing touchdowns list with Gregory Sawyer (1973-76), only two shy of matching the record of 23 touchdowns held by Matt Sobecki (1994-97)

In 20 career games, Engel has found the endzone on 21 occasions. The product of Medford, N.J., opened the year with a two-touchdown effort at Frostburg State JV on Sept. 9. He has scored two touchdowns in four of the last-six contests.

One year ago, Engel led the CSFL in rushing with 659 yards and nine touchdowns on 115 carries (5.7 ypc). Engel became the first Navy running back to win the rushing title since Sobecki churned out 984 yards in 1997.

The Kicks Are Up and Good!

Navy kicker David Reifenberg (So./Ft. Wayne, Ind.) connected on three of his four field goal attempts in a 30-17 win over Army in the Allegiance Bowl. The three field goals made matched the program record shared by four other performances, with the most recent coming from the right foot of Joey Bullen against Army on Nov. 5, 2004. Reifenberg has made five field goals on the year, one shy of tying Bullen (2004) and Andrew Mullen (1979) for fourth on the all-time list.

Youll Have Nothing and Like It

Navys defense opened the 2007 campaign with a dominating performance at Frostburg State JV, posting -34 yards rushing and 36 yards of total offense. The -34 rushing yards were the fewest allowed by a Navy defense since 1996, while the 36 yards allowed on offense were tied for the second-fewest within the last-12 years. Only Navys 28-yard allowance at Cornell on Oct. 23, 2000, topped the Midshipmen performance in their 2007 season opener.

Domination on Both Sides of the Ball

Navy put together a complete effort over Frostburg State JV to open the season on Sept. 9, totaling 466 yards on offense while limiting the Bobcats to a meager 36 yards. The 430-yard differential in total offense ranks as the second-highest since 1996, as the Midshipmen out-gained Princeton by 664 yards (704-40) in a 98-0 drubbing on Oct. 21, 2005.

Stifling Defense

In their last 58 games, the Midshipmen defense has held the opposition to 20 or fewer points on 45 occasions, coming away victorious in 44 of those contests. Prior to a 16-10 setback in overtime last season at Cornell, the last time Navy lost a game in which its defense yielded less than 21 points came on Oct. 23, 1998, dropping a 17-14 decision to Penn.

Thirty a Game Leaves Opponents at Bay

The Midshipmen have come away victorious in 41-straight games in which they score over 30 points. Navy has surpassed the 30-point mark in 41 of its last-82 games.

Team Scoring Streak

Navy has put points on the scoreboard in each of its last 115 games, scoring in double figures in 104 of those contests. The Midshipmen have not been shut out in a game since dropping a 12-0 decision at Princeton on Oct. 21, 1989.

Game Decided by 14+ Points, Advantage Navy

Navy has won each of the last-29 games decided by 14 or more points, dating back to its 42-10 victory over Cornell on Oct. 14, 2001, in the Pride Bowl only 39 games ago.

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GreatAmerican · October 17, 2007, 2:27pm

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This Week in Navy Club Sports:

Overall Navy Club Sports Record: 37-9 (.804)

Boxing - (1-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle

Hockey - (5-2)
Last Week: Defeated Rutgers, 3-0; defeated Towson, 5-2.
This Week: Drexel (Friday, 7:30 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); at Drexel (Saturday, 7 p.m., Philadelphia, Pa.)

Mens Lacrosse - (0-1)
Last Week: Lost to Anne Arundel Community College, 9-6
This Week: Idle

Men’s Rugby - (5-0)
Last Week: Defeated Virginia Tech, 64-12.
This Week: at Maryland (Saturday, 10 a.m., College Park, Md.)

Women’s Rugby - (7-0)
Last Week: Defeated Ohio State, 71-0; defeated Bowling Green, 44-15.
This Week: Virginia (Sunday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md.)

Softball - (8-3)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle

Mens Soccer - (8-2)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: at the NIRSA Regional Qualifier (Saturday-Sunday, All Day, Erie, Pa.)

Womens Tennis - (1-0)
Last Week: Finished 1st out of 15 teams at the University of Virginia Tournament
This Week: Idle

Triathlon - (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: at the Great Floridian Ironman (Saturday, all day, Clemont, Fla.)

Mens Volleyball - (1-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle

GreatAmerican · October 17, 2007, 3:07pm

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Patriot League will kick off the 2007-08 men’s basketball season with its annual media day, being held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the ESPNZone in Baltimore. All eight head coaches and several student-athletes and athletic directors will be in attendance.

The event will consist of a formal presentation, followed by a buffet lunch and an open interview session. The formal presentation will feature brief talks from all eight head coaches, and will be emceed by Bob Socci. Following the formal presentations, one-on-one interviews will be conducted. Navy head coach Billy Lange, senior forward Greg Sprink (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.) and Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk will be in attendance.

Media members still interested in attending should contact Matthew Dougherty, Patriot League Assistant Director of Media Relations, at 610-289-1963 or by email at <a href="mailto:mdougherty@patriotleague.com">mdougherty@patriotleague.com</a>.

The Midshipmen will open the Patriot League season as they travel to Farmville, Va., on Friday, Nov. 9, to battle Longwood, beginning at 7:30 pm. Colgate and Lafayette will also be in action that night, with Colgate taking on Monmouth and Lafayette hosting Wagner.

The first League contest takes place on January 11, when Navy visits Bucknell in a nationally televised game on ESPNU. The rest of the League tips off the next day, with Holy Cross at Lafayette, Army at Colgate and American at Lehigh. The Patriot League Tournament will open up at home sites on March 5. The semifinals are on March 9, with the Championship game set for March 14 at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN2 at the site of the highest remaining seed.

The Patriot League, an NCAA Division I athletics conference founded on the principle of admitting athletes who are academically representative of their class, is in its second decade of academic and athletic excellence. A successful Division I-AA football conference since 1986 and an all-sport conference since 1990, membership includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy, while three additional institutions hold associate membership. Patriot League member institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation, graduating alumni who are well prepared for life with the ability to make meaningful contributions to their community and society in general. In the most recent NCAA Graduation Rate Report of student-athletes, the Patriot League ranked first among NCAA Division I conferences.

GreatAmerican · October 17, 2007, 5:12pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Navy men’s soccer goalkeeper Evan Barnes has been named one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award announced today. Barnes, a senior from Dublin, Ohio, who was named one of 20 semifinalists on Sept. 25, is the lone Patriot League representative and lone goalkeeper on the list. A nationwide voting process to determine the winner for one of the nation’s premier tributes to college seniors will begin immediately online at <a href=“http://www.seniorclassaward.com%5B/url%5D”>www.seniorclassaward.com</a>. Voting may be done once every day.

On the field, Barnes has appeared in seven games in goal for the Mids, posting a 1.22 GAA and a .700 save percentage while making 21 saves with three shutouts. He was named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 4, after leading Navy to a pair of season-opening shutouts, including a blanking of rival Air Force on Sept. 2.

However, Barnes’ biggest contributions have come off the field. He owns a 3.88 GPA in honors systems engineering and ranks 57th (out of 1,085 students) on the academic order of merit. He has posted a 4.0 GPA during every semester he has been on the men’s soccer team. Barnes led the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for Men’s Varsity Soccer with a 4.0 GPA, and was one of two players in the Patriot League to have a 4.0 GPA throughout the championship season. Barnes was also selected to the ESPN Academic All-District II Team for Men’s Soccer.

Perhaps the most significant obstacle he has had to overcome was a serious car accident on June 14, 2003, that left him disqualified from the Academy for a year. It was serious enough he had to be cut out of the car and life-flighted to Ohio State Medical Center, where he underwent six months of physical therapy to prove he was physically qualified. He attended Ohio State University for a year while recovering from his injuries, before being readmitted into the Academy in 2004. Barnes is chairman of the USNA Leadership Conference where he is responsible for the planning and execution of the nation’s premier undergraduate leadership conference, a four-day event involving over 250 participants from more than 26 colleges and universities.

In the community, Barnes has participated in a project called Blood: Water Mission, an effort to provide clean water for people in Africa, to promote healthier communities, and protect individuals infected with AIDS from deadly water parasites and bacteria. Barnes volunteered extensively at The Center of Ohio Science and Industry (COSI). Here he taught basic scientific principles to elementary and middle school students and performed over fifty large scale demonstrations.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be considered for such an award. This award is both humbling and flattering at the same time,” said Barnes. “However, I think most of the credit goes to my family, teammates and coaches. Without their support on and off the field I wouldn’t have the personal and professional foundation needed for individual success.”

This marks the first year for the soccer divisions of the award, which is presented annually in eight NCAA Division I sports to a senior student-athlete who has outstanding attributes in four areas: the classroom, community, character and competition.

The men’s finalists are: Evan Barnes (U.S. Naval Academy), Kevin Forrest (University of Washington), Trini Gomez (Loyola Marymount University), Julius James (University of Connecticut), Tim Jepson (Duke University), Stephen King (University of aryland), Peter Lowry (Santa Clara University), Brad Peetoom (Syracuse University), Julian Valentine (Wake Forest University) and Mike Zaher (UCLA). These finalists will be placed on the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award ballot for a nationwide vote beginning October 17 and concluding November 21. Fan balloting, available on the award’s official website <a href=“http://www.seniorclassaward.com%5B/url%5D”>www.seniorclassaward.com</a>, will be combined with votes from coaches, media and sponsors to determine the recipient of the award.

Winners will be announced during the NCAA Soccer Championships, scheduled on December 7-9 in College Station, Texas, for women and December 14-16 in Cary, N.C. for men. The Lowe’s All-Senior All- America Team will also be recognized.

“These young men and women are great representatives of the sport of soccer, their respective institutions and themselves personally,” said Bob Gfeller, Lowe’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Advertising. “Lowe’s is pleased to salute these student-athletes for their on-field and off-field commitment to excellence and look forward to making the presentation to thousands of soccer fans during the NCAA Championships.”

Finalists were selected from a list of 20 candidates in each division, based on personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete. While the on-field performance thus far during the college soccer season was a factor in determining the finalists, the criteria also includes a large emphasis on the classroom, character and community service.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award was launched during the 2001-02 season in response to the trend of college basketball players leaving college early to turn professional. The award was conceived by sportscaster Dick Enberg, who continues to serve as Honorary Chairman. Lowe’s extended the award in the spring of 2007 to include four other NCAA sports: baseball, softball, men’s hockey and men’s lacrosse. With the addition of men’s and women’s soccer in fall 2007, a total of eight sports are now included in the awards program.

GreatAmerican · October 17, 2007, 8:05pm

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ANNAPOLIS, MD Two international squash courts are the newest additions to an already robust sports program at the Naval Academy. Phase two of the squash project was completed in fall and will be dedicated on October 20, 2007, prior to the annual Alumni Squash Match during Homecoming Weekend.

The squash project is a great example of what the Foundation is able to do here because people care about excellence at the Academy and excellence in Navy sports, said George P. Watt Jr., class of 1973, president and CEO of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation.

In 2000, Friends of Navy Squash (FONS), chaired by Admiral Steve Abbot, USN (Ret.), class of 1966, and Pete Latimer, class of 1960, joined with the Naval Academy Foundation and the Naval Academy Athletic Association to plan private fundraising efforts to benefit the Navy squash program.

We put together a group of about a dozen folks who were able to harness the energy of Friends of Navy Squash, said Admiral Abbot. Only three years after the formation of FONS, phase one of the project was complete four international squash courts replaced five outdated courts in Halsey Field House. With Saturdays dedication of the final two state-of-the-art courts and refurbished locker rooms, phase two is now complete.

Thanks to the addition, Navy Squash now boasts a 12-court complex featuring international squash courts. Coach Craig Dawson called the facility one of the top three in the nation and described the two newest courts as the best two squash courts in the United States.

Chet Gladchuk, Naval Academy athletic director, attributes much of the success of Navy athletics and its student-athletes to the support of the Naval Academy Foundation and its generous donors.

Talented midshipmen are the primary beneficiaries of our efforts and so often they make us proud that we are members of an Academy family which is unified, has direction, vision and a central mission.

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About Friends of Navy Squash:
Formed in 2001 with a focus on fundraising efforts to improve the squash program and facilities at the Naval Academy.
Raised more than $1.5 million for renovations and upgrades to the Naval Academy squash facilities, including a major gift from Ted Gurneé, Class of 1961, and his wife Michelle. The Squash Wing in Halsey Field House is named in honor of these leadership donors.
Friends of Navy Squash is co-chaired by Admiral Steve Abbot, USN (Ret.), class of 1966, and Pete Latimer, class of 1960.

About the Squash Project:
In 2003, five courts, originally built in the 1950s, were replaced with four (larger) international squash courts funded by the Friends of Navy Squash.
In 2007, two additional, state-of-the-art squash courts were added to Halsey Field House. This project was also primarily funded by Friends of Navy Squash, with additional funds supplied by the Naval Academy.
The squash facilities at the Naval Academy now include six international courts in Halsey Field House and six international courts in Bancroft Hall, 12 total.
In addition to the new courts, improvements were made to the HVAC system and the squash locker room in Halsey Field House was upgraded.

Alumni Squash Game during Homecoming Weekend
The Bowen Cup, also known as the annual alumni squash match, will be at 9:15 a.m. on October 20, 2007 at Halsey Field House.
More than 25 alumni representing seven decades of players are expected to match up against the Navy varsity and junior varsity squads.
The match is played in memory of its namesake, Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Jr, class of 1933.

About the Naval Academy Foundation:
The mission of the Naval Academy Foundation is to support, promote, and advance the mission of the Naval Academy by working in conjunction with Academy leadership to identify strategic institutional priorities, and by raising, managing and disbursing private gift funds that provide a margin of excellence in support of the nations premier leadership institution.

GreatAmerican · October 18, 2007, 9:22am

YOUTH BASKETBALL TEAMS NEEDED

The Navy men’s and women’s basketball teams are looking for youth basketball teams - boy’s or girl’s teams, ages 13 and under - to participate in the following programs:

Halftime Scrimmages

Teams will be allowed to scrimmage on Navy’s basketball court for roughly eight minutes during halftime of games. The scrimmage will even be shown up on the video board. Please note that Navy with holds the right to schedule multiple teams for this program.

Post Game Scrimmages

Teams will be allowed to scrimmage on Navy’s court for roughly ten minutes at the conclusion of games. Each player will be announced to the crowd and the scrimmage will be shown on the video board. Please note that Navy with holds the right to schedule multiple teams for this program.

Welcome Tunnel

Teams will be allowed to line up along the side walk and high five the players as the Navy Basketball teams take the court.

All team members and coaches participating in either of these programs receive FREE admission into the game. Family members of the participating youth teams have the opportunity to purchase ADVANCE tickets at the discounted price of $3. Family members who purchase tickets at the gate will be charged the regular price of $8 for adults and $4 for kids.

Teams participating in either of these programs will need to be at Alumni Hall no later than 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of each game.

For more information or to reserve a date for your team, please contact John Latteri, Navy Assistant Director of Marketing, by phone at 410-293-8785 or by email at <a href=“mailto:latteri@usna.edu”>latteri@usna.edu</a>.

GreatAmerican · October 18, 2007, 9:50am

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Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Navy Swimming Teams Home Friday vs. Johns Hopkins

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – After both programs opened their respective regular seasons last week with a trio of victories, the Navy swimming and diving teams will play host to Johns Hopkins Friday night in Lejeune Hall. The women’s meet is slated to begin at 5 p.m., with the men’s meet following at 7:15 p.m.

Live statistics from both meets can be found on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a>

Both of the Navy squads tallied 12 event victories last Saturday in recording wins over Catholic, George Washington and Loyola. The lone Navy men’s athlete to post a pair of victories on the afternoon was Adam Meyer (So., Bethesda, Md.) in the 800 freestyle and 100 butterfly events, while four different Navy women’s athletes tallied a pair of individual event wins.

The Navy women’s team posted a 165-105 victory over Johns Hopkins last season in Lejeune Hall. Sarah Dorenkott (So., Hudson, Ohio), Jennie Spencer (Jr., Smithburg, W.Va.) and Mallory Dietrich (So., Pittsburgh, Pa.) each won a pair of events last year against the Blue Jays. Dorenkott won the 100 and 200 backstroke events, Spencer swept the two backstroke races and Dietrich recorded wins in the 200 fly and 200 breaststroke events.

“Johns Hopkins has a fantastic team with a great coaching staff,” said Navy women’s swimming head coach John Morrison. “They are traditionally one of the top teams at the Division III championship, so they typically are ready to swim fast. This is our first opportunity to prepare for Army with regards to meet format, so we are looking forward to a competitive meet that will prepare our team for the future.”

Navy’s men’s team also defeated the Blue Jays last year in Annapolis, with the Mids winning by the final score of 169.5-101.5. Individually, Meyer won a pair of events in the meet a year ago, winning the 200 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley races. Four other Mids who won an individual event also return for Navy this year, while Johns Hopkins returns Colin Kleinguetl and Bradley Test, who won the 800 and 50 freestyle events, respectively, last season.

“We are looking to improve upon our performances from last week,” said Navy men’s swimming head coach Bill Roberts. “This meet will be a good opportunity to race with Johns Hopkins, while also continuing to make our necessary improvements.”

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