Navy Sports

GreatAmerican · January 20, 2008, 9:26pm

For Immediate Release
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Stanton Wins Pommel Horse at West Point Open

WEST POINT, N.Y. Navy gymnast Adam Stanton (Jr./Centennial, Colo.) topped all competitors on the pommel horse to highlight four medalist efforts for the Midshipmen in the West Point Open on Saturday night.

Stanton earned a 14.25 from the judges on the pommel horse to better Jamie Hendersons second-place 13.9 from Team Gattaca, a club team comprised of several former NCAA elite gymnasts. Henderson was the 2005 NCAA champion on the still rings while at Oklahoma. Stanton also saw action on Saturday on the parallel bars, where he finished ninth with a 13.2.

The product of Centennial, Colo., was not the only Navy gymnast to capture a medal on the pommel horse, as classmate Joseph Atzenbeck (Jr./Broomfield, Colo.) placed fourth with a 13.4.

Brandon Cook (Sr./Longmont, Colo.) produced the highest collegiate score on the vault Saturday and ranked fourth overall with his 15.5-point performance. Cook, who finished third on the apparatus during the prelims on Friday, finished only 0.55-point off the first-place effort by Zeke Jackson of Team Gattaca.

Isaac Olson (Sr./Spokane, Wash.) also captured a medal with his 13.1-point routine on the high bar to place sixth overall and third among collegiate gymnasts. Christopher Tam (Sr./Draper, Utah) came in eighth on the high bar with a 12.2, while Trey James (Jr./Columbia, S.C.) landed in ninth place on the pommel horse with an 11.85.

Yesterday, Navy finished second among the five collegiate teams with a score of 332.25 points, 2.15 more than host Army and 7.30 off team champion Temples total. It was Navys first meet competing under the new NCAA scoring system that no longer is based on the 10.0 scale.

The Midshipmen (3-1) will return to action next Saturday when they host William & Mary, Springfield and several junior teams in Macdonough Hall for the Navy Open. Action is slated to begin at 3 p.m.

GreatAmerican · January 20, 2008, 9:27pm

No. 13 Bowdoin def. No. 10 Navy, 6-3
No. 10 Navy def. No. 40 MIT, 9-0
No. 12 Bates def. No. 10 Navy, 9-0

For Immediate Release
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
Squash Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Mids Struggle at Yale Squash Round Robin
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - After two days of action at the Yale Round Robin, the 10th-ranked Navy squash team has been able to muster just a 1-2 record, claiming a 9-0 victory over MIT in Saturday’s opener. The Mids dropped a tough match to No. 13 Bowdoin, while suffering a rare sweep against 12th-ranked Bates.

Navy opened the weekend by winning its first three matches, but that was all it would get as Bowdoin won the remaining six and walked away with the win. Navy is without its No. 1 player, Tucker George (West Hartford, Conn.), this weekend due to injury, forcing the Midshipmen to push up its lineup. Sophomore Nils Mattsson (Spring House, Pa.) stepped into the No. 1 spot where he easily defeated Bowdoin’s top player, sophomore Palmer Higgins, 9-6, 9-1, 9-3. Meanwhile, senior captain Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) earned a victory at the No. 2 spot by defeating senior Jacob Sack, in a four-game match. Navy’s final win of the match came at No. 3 where freshman Allan Lutz (McLean, Va.) was matched up against sophomore David Funk. Funk won the opening match, 9-7, but Lutz regrouped and came back to win three in a row to take the match.

After being out of the lineup over the last few matches, junior Michael Beautyman Jr (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) returned and nearly upset his foe, junior Robert Lynn at No. 8. Beautyman Jr jumped out to a 2-1 lead, but Lynn evened the score with a win in the fourth and just edged Beautyman Jr in the deciding game, 10-9.

After a night’s sleep, the Mids returned to the courts on Saturday where they defeated MIT in the morning matchup. Navy cruised past the Engineers, winning all nine matches by a 3-0 count and giving up only eight points. Junior Christopher Zipf (Gladwyne, Pa.), Lutz and Beautyman Jr all swept their foes, 9-0, 9-0, 9-0. Meanwhile, Ben Mantica (Binghamton, N.Y.) picked up a 9-0, 9-0, 9-1 victory over Jonathan Schechter, senior Brian Hamilton (Lake Forest, Ill.) claimed a 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 win against Joey Daroza, Allen Harley (Charleston, W.Va.) produced a 9-0, 9-0, 9-1 triumph over John Kacharzick and senior Matt Wiggins (Sour Lake, Texas) cruised to a 9-1, 9-0, 9-1 win over Ed Sunna.

Navy was thumped in its final match of the day, dropping a 9-0 decision to 12th-ranked Bates. The Mids were unable to get much going, as five of the matches were decided in four games and the remaining four were 3-0 decisions. Mattsson won the opening game of his match, 9-1, but was unable to continue the momentum as he dropped the next three games, 9-0, 9-1, 9-0. Beautyman Jr. played a hard-fought match at No. 8 against Chip Russell. After dropping a 10-8 decision in the opening game, Beautyman Jr came back to take the second game, 10-9. Russell, however, claimed the match with 10-9 and 9-5 wins in the third and fourth. Lutz, Zipf and Hamilton also pushed their opponents to four-game matches.

The Midshipmen wrap up action at the Yale Round Robin when they face 28th-ranked Colby on Sunday morning at 9:00.

Bowdoin 6, Navy 3
Jan. 18, 2008 New Haven, Conn.
1 Nils Mattsson (N) def. Palmer Higgins (B) 3-0 9-6, 9-1, 9-3
2 Jeff Sawin (N) def. Jacob Sack (B) 3-1 9-3, 2-9, 9-0, 9-3
3 Allan Lutz (N) def. David Funk (B) 3-1 7-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-3
4 Andy Bernard (B) def. Ben Mantica (N) 3-0 9-6, 9-4, 9-1
5 Peter Cipriano (B) def. Christopher Zipf (N) 3-1 9-0, 0-9, 9-5, 9-5
6 Arun Makhija (B) def. Brian Hamilton (N) 3-1 7-9, 9-2, 9-0, 10-8
7 Raymond Carta (B) def. Allen Hartley (N) 3-1 9-7, 7-9, 9-7, 9-4
8 Robert Lynn (B) def. Michael Beautyman Jr (N) 3-2 5-9, 10-8, 6-9, 9-7, 10-9
9 Thai Ha-ngoc (B) def. Matt Wiggins (N) 3-0 9-6, 9-7, 10-9

Navy 9, MIT 0
Jan. 19, 2008 New Haven, Conn.
1 Nils Mattsson (N) def. Andrew Yoon (MIT) 3-0 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
2 Jeff Sawin (N) def. George Pratt (MIT) 3-0 9-1, 9-0, 9-1
3 Allan Lutz (N) def. David Baumgartner (MIT) 3-0 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
4 Ben Mantica (N) def. Jonathan Schechter (MIT) 3-0 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
5 Christopher Zipf (N) def. Steve Howland (MIT) 3-0 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
6 Brian Hamilton (N) def. Joey Daroza 3-0 9-0, 9-1, 9-1
7 Allen Hartley (N) def. John Kacharzick 3-0 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
8 Michael Beautyman Jr (N) def. Sonny Thai 3-0 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
9 Matt Wiggins (N) def. Ed Sunna 3-0 9-1, 9-0, 9-0

Bates 9, Navy 0
Jan. 19, 2008 New Haven, Conn.
1 Ricky Weisskopf (B) def. Nils Mattsson (N) 3-1 1-9, 9-0, 9-1, 9-0
2 Sean Wilkinson (B) def. Jeff Sawin (N) 3-0 9-6, 9-4, 9-5
3 Kush Mahan (B) def. Allan Lutz (N) 3-1 9-5, 9-3, 7-9, 9-3
4 Jordan Greenberg (B) def. Ben Mantica (N) 3-0 9-3, 9-6, 9-2
5 Matthew Marchisotto (B) def. Christopher Zipf (N) 3-1 9-1, 9-10, 9-0, 9-1
6 William Katz (B) def. Brian Hamilton (N) 3-1 9-5, 5-9, 9-2, 9-5
7 Nicholas Echeverria (B) def. Allen Hartley (N) 3-0 9-5, 9-1, 9-5
8 Chip Russell (B) def. Michael Beautyman Jr (N) 3-1 10-8, ,9-10, 10-9, 9-5
9 Deacon Chapin (B) def. Matt Wiggins (N) 3-0 9-6, 9-5, 9-3

GreatAmerican · January 20, 2008, 9:31pm

Lafayette slips past Navy in OT

By JOHN EVANS For the Capital

With a chance to move into second place in the Patriot League standings last night, an inspired Navy team seemed to be in pretty good shape with a 15-point lead and 13 minutes to play in a game they had led since the opening basket.

But its opponent, Lafayette, is fast becoming the Cinderella of the league, and the Leopards were not going to sit back and go quietly into the night.

Led by a career-high 34 points by Bilal Abdullah, the Leopards rallied to beat the Mids, 103-99, in overtime, in one of the wildest games played in Alumni Hall in years.

Andrew Brown’s 3-pointer with 47.5 seconds left in overtime gave Lafayette its final lead at 97-94 and Michael Gruner’s two free throws with six seconds left iced it.

The overtime win was an NCAA record-tying sixth for the Leopards this season. The Leopards also have won an NCAA record five overtime games on the road.

Lafayette (12-6, 3-0 Patriot League) stays tied with Bucknell for first place in the conference. Navy (8-10, 1-2) heads to Wednesday’s game at Holy Cross, which has started the season 0-3 in the league.

It was the first time since Jan. 22, 1992 that a team had scored 100 points against the Mids.

“We played good, they played great. It was a lot of Lafayette,” said Navy coach Billy Lange. “We did not make the plays at the end and they did.”

“It was the kind of game I thought it would be, up and down with no lead safe,” Lange added.

Greg Sprink, playing his 100th career game for the Mids, scored a season-high 33 points and added 12 rebounds. He moved into sixth-place all-time on Navy’s career scoring list. He also became Navy’s all-time leader in 3-pointers, making five for the night, for 203 in his career.

Chris Harris added a career-high 26 points and six assists. Kaleo Kina had 18 points and 10 assists, but also had 10 of Navy’s 21 turnovers.

Romeo Garcia added six points and nine rebounds for the Mids, who lost the battle of the boards 44-41.

For Lafayette, Abdullah had 24 of his points in the second half and overtime, making 12 of 17 from the floor, and 4 of 6 three-pointers.

Brown added 18 points, Matt Betley had 13 points and Gruner had 12 for Lafayette, which shot 52 percent for the game despite making just 10 of 27 three-pointers.

“Our team has a lot of confidence,” said Lafayette coach Fran O’Hanlon. "Especially in overtime games. We’ve been in a lot of them this year.

“Plus, we had the momentum at the end of the game, coming back like we did,” he added. “It’s hard to play them, they get in the gaps and have a lot of
guys that can shoot the ball.”

LAFAYETTE 103, NAVY 99, OT

LAFAYETTE (12-6)

Schmidt 0-3 0-0 0, Betley 4-7 5-10 13, Gruner 3-9 4-4 12, Brown 7-12 3-3 18, Abdullah 12-17 6-9 34, Cummins 2-6 0-0 5, Wheeler 2-3 0-0 5, Kari 1-4 0-0 3, Mintz 2-2 0-0 4, Detmer 4-8 1-4 9. Totals 37-71 19-30 103.

NAVY (8-10)

Veazey 3-5 0-2 6, Sprink 8-20 12-12 33, Harris 9-16 3-4 26, Garcia 2-6 2-3 6, Kina 5-15 6-6 18, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Colbert 1-2 0-0 2, Richards 2-5 1-1 5, Teague 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 31-72 24-28 99.

Halftime-Navy 43-36. End Of Regulation-Tied 85. 3-Point Goals-Lafayette 10-27 (Abdullah 4-6, Gruner 2-3, Wheeler 1-2, Kari 1-3, Cummins 1-5, Brown 1-6, Betley 0-2), Navy 13-31 (Harris 5-9, Sprink 5-13, Kina 2-5, Teague 1-3, Colbert 0-1). Fouled Out-Colbert, Detmer, Richards. Rebounds-Lafayette 44 (Detmer 8), Navy 41 (Sprink 12). Assists-Lafayette 22 (Betley, Brown 5), Navy 22 (Kina 10). Total Fouls-Lafayette 26, Navy 26. A-3,028.

GreatAmerican · January 20, 2008, 9:32pm

Holy Cross will play Navy as part of the 2008 Patriot Cup.

Jan. 19, 2008

WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross men’s lacrosse team will play Patriot League opponent Navy on March 15 in Dallas’ Texas Stadium as part of the 2008 Patriot Cup, a four-game lacrosse showcase featuring some of the nation’s premier collegiate and high school programs. Dallas-based TITUS Sports Marketing, which is managing the event for the North Texas Chapter of US Lacrosse, released the official announcement at the US Lacrosse National Convention in Philadelphia.

The Patriot Cup will feature a college doubleheader of Holy Cross vs. Navy at 12:00 p.m. and Rutgers vs. Army at 3:00 p.m. A pair of high school match-ups will also take place as Episcopal School of Dallas will face St. Mary’s of Annapolis (Md.) at 9:30 a.m. and Dallas Highland Park will battle Memphis University School (Tenn.) in the final game at 5 p.m.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Wounded Warrior, a non-profit organization which seeks to assist those men and women of our armed forces who have been severely injured during the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations around the world.

The 2008 Patriot Cup will be the first lacrosse games played in Texas Stadium, which is home to the Dallas Cowboys and hosts more Texas high school football playoff games annually than any venue in the Lone Star State.

Ticket and additional event information for the 2008 Patriot Cup will be available in the coming weeks at [Coming</a> Soon…](<a href=“http://www.2008patriotcup.com%5DComing”>http://www.2008patriotcup.com).

GreatAmerican · January 20, 2008, 9:33pm

For: Immediate Release
Sent: January 20, 2008
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775

Blue Handles Gold, 44-36, in annual Men¹s Basketball Alumni Game

ANNAPOLIS, Md.Larry Green (¹95) and Kevin Sinnett (¹79) combined for 16
points and 12 rebounds, while Brian Walker scored seven points and handed
out seven assists to lead the Blue to a 44-36 victory over the Gold in
Navy¹s annual Alumni Basketball game Saturday afternoon at Alumni Hall. The
teams played two 20-minute halves with a running clock except for the last
two minutes of each half.

Green wowed courtside observers with his leaping ability, throwing down
three dunks (which is unheard of in an Alumni game) including one off a
beautiful lob from Walker. Green scored nine points, grabbed seven rebounds
and blocked four shots in the contest. Sinnett, the third leading scorer in
school history, added seven points and five rebounds for the older, more
experienced Blue squad.

Matt Sladky (¹98) added six points on two long three-point field goals for
the Blue, while George O¹Garro (¹05), Demond Shepard (¹02) and Mike Wall
(¹99) scored four points apiece. Jason Fernandez (¹04) chipped in with three
points.

Skip Victor (¹99) tried his best to will the Gold team back from an early
double digit deficit and got his team as close as four points on several
occasions, but poor outside shooting prevented the Gold from ever getting
over the hump. Victor dominated play for the Gold with a game-high 14
points and pulled down six rebounds.

Quintrell McCreary (¹03) added six points and seven rebounds for the Gold,
while Kelvin Boatner (¹06) and David Hooper (¹06) scored four points apiece.
Roy Ledesma (¹87) and John Williams (¹01) scored three points each, while
Leonard Green (¹06) added two points to round out the Gold scoring.

GreatAmerican · January 20, 2008, 9:34pm

No. 10 Navy def. No. 28 Colby, 9-0

For Immediate Release
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008
Squash Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Navy Squash Caps Off Weekend with 9-0 Win Over Colby
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Despite a rocky start to the weekend at the Yale Round Robin, the 10th-ranked Navy squash team closed out action Sunday morning by defeating No. 28 Colby, 9-0. The Mids improved to 11-6 with the win with less than a month remaining in the regular season.

Amazingly, all 11 wins by the Midshipmen this season have been 9-0 sweeps. Navy nearly won all nine of its matches against Colby in sweep fashion (3-0), however, Colby senior Brett Willis nipped Navy junior Christopher Zipf (Gladwyne, Pa.), 10-9, in the third to push the match to four games. Zipf, though, sealed the win at No. 5 behind a 10-8 victory.

Junior Michael Beautyman Jr (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) nearly held his foe, junior Steve Holt, without a point in his three-game win at No. 8, giving up a point in the final game. Senior Brian Hamilton continues to look strong after missing the first half of the season due to injury. Hamilton picked up a 9-3, 9-4, 9-1 win over rookie Brian Hamilton (Lake Forest, Ill.) at No. 6. Meanwhile, Matt Wiggins has made the best of his varsity opportunities in his final campaign. He claimed a 9-4, 9-3, 9-3 victory over Colby sophomore Matt Wiggins (Sour Lake, Texas).

Navy will be back in action next Saturday when it plays host to No. 4 Yale at 10:00 am, followed by a 3:00 pm battle against 19th-ranked Hamilton College. Both matches are scheduled to be played at the Halsey Field House International Squash Courts, the site of the 2008 College Squash Association Individual Championship.

Navy 9, Colby 0
Jan. 20, 2008 New Haven, Conn.
1 Nils Mattsson (N) def. Jake Leiby (C) 3-0 9-5, 9-0, 9-4
2 Jeff Sawin (N) def. Justin Russell (C) 3-0 9-2, 9-1, 9-0
3 Allan Lutz (N) def. Alexander Fulton (C) 3-0 9-6, 9-0, 9-3
4 Ben Mantica (N) def. Henry Goldstein (C) 3-0 9-6, 9-5, 9-5
5 Christopher Zipf (N) def. Brett Willis (C) 3-1 9-0, 9-5, 9-10, 10-8
6 Brian Hamilton (N) def. Alexander Place (C) 3-0 9-3, 9-4, 9-1
7 Allen Hartley (N) def. Daniel Lesser (C) 3-0 9-0, 9-4, 9-1
8 Michael Beautyman Jr (N) def. Steve Holt (C) 3-0 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
9 Matt Wiggins (N) def. Ken Cramer (C) 3-0 9-4, 9-3, 9-3

GreatAmerican · January 27, 2008, 7:10pm

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (Saturday, January 19, 2008) * Navy¹s ice hockey team gave Penn State all it could handle for two periods, but allowed four third period goals and dropped a 7-3 Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League
(ESCHL) clash Saturday afternoon at the Penn State Ice Complex in University Park, PA.

With their second loss of the weekend in State College, the Midshipmen fell to 9-16-0 overall and 4-14-0 in the ESCHL. Second ranked Penn State, meanwhile, improved to 24-1-4 overall and 14-0-0 in the league.

Just as they had done in Friday night¹s contest, the Icers scored a pair of unanswered goals in the first period to take an early 2-0 lead.

After falling behind 3-0, Navy¹s first goal came off the stick of junior Jeff Martin at the 10:58 mark of the second stanza. Classmate Nolan Anliker picked up the lone assist on Martin¹s goal, which came while the Mids were on a power play.

Leading 3-1 after two periods, Penn State scored twice early in the third stanza to take a 5-1 advantage, but Navy rallied thanks to a pair of Anliker goals midway through the third period to cut the Icers¹ lead to 5-3.

But Penn State scored the game¹s final two goals late in the period to account for the 7-3 final.

Sophomore goaltender Eric Anderson played well between the pipes for Navy to keep the score close, while freshman netminder Edward Hume picked up the win for the Nittany Lion Icers.

Navy is idle until Friday, when the Mids will host former Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) rival West Chester in a non-league game at the McMullen Hockey Arena at 7:30 p.m. Next Saturday¹s 7:30 p.m. non-league game with the University of Maryland was moved from Annapolis to the Gardens Ice House in Laurel.

SCORING SUMMARY

NAVY 0 1 2 - 3

Penn State 2 1 4 - 7

GreatAmerican · January 27, 2008, 7:12pm

For Immediate Release
Sent Monday, Jan. 21, 2008
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Navy’s Consedine Named as League Rookie of the Week

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - For the fourth time this season, the Patriot League office announced Monday afternoon that Navy freshman Cassie Consedine (Bartlesville, Okla.) was named as the Patriot League Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week.

The award is open only to freshmen in the league.

Consedine averaged 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game in two contests for the Mids last week. After connecting on 5-of-6 shots from the field on her way to scoring 15 points and adding four blocked shots against Lehigh, the 6-3 center tied a career high with a trio of three-point field goals, scored 14 points and grabbed 11 boards to notch her eighth double-double of the season against Lafayette.

The six blocks on the week increases her total to 46 this season. She broke the Navy freshman class record for blocks in a season (previously 21) in her 10th game of year, needs three blocks to set the overall Navy single-season record and already ranks eighth in Navy history for the most blocks tallied in a career.

In addition to leading Navy and ranking among the Patriot League leaders in both scoring and rebounding, Consedine also ranks 11th nationally in blocks per game.

Consedine previously earned the award Nov. 12, Nov. 19 and Jan. 7. Her four weekly laurels places her one behind Becky Dowling’s 1994-95 mark of five Patriot League Rookie / Freshman-of-the-Week accolades for the most received by a Mid.

After opening a three-game homestand Wednesday night when the Midshipmen play host to Holy Cross (7 p.m.), Navy will face Army Sunday afternoon (2:30 p.m.) in Alumni Hall.

GreatAmerican · January 27, 2008, 7:14pm

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Overall Navy Sports Record: 167-75-6 (.685)

Men¹s Basketball (8-10, 1-2 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Defeated Lehigh, 79-69; lost to Lafayette, 103-99 (OT)
This Week: at Holy Cross (Wednesday, 7 p.m., Worcester, Mass., Patriot League All-Access, 1430 WNAV); Army (Sunday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md., ESPNU-TV, WNAV Radio, WFED Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 114)

Women¹s Basketball (4-14, 0-3 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Lost to Lehigh, 55-53; lost to Lafayette, 60-44
This Week: Holy Cross (Wednesday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md., Patriot League All-Access); Army (Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Annapolis, Md., ESPNU, WNAV)

Men¹s Gymnastics (3-1)
Last Week: Defeated Army, 332.25-330.1; defeated Springfield, 332.25-321.4; defeated MIT, 332.25-306.5; lost to Temple, 339.55-332.25 This Week: Navy Open (Saturday, 3 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Men¹s Lacrosse (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: UMBC-Scrimmage (Saturday, 1 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Rifle (5-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Alaska-Fairbanks (Thursday, 2 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); at the University of the Sciences (Friday, 3 p.m., Philadelphia, Pa.); at the University of the Sciences (Saturday, 9 a.m., Philadelphia, Pa.)

Squash (11-6)
Last Week: Defeated No. 20 George Washington, 9-0; lost to No. 13 Bowdoin, 6-3; defeated No. 40 MIT, 9-0; lost to No. 12 Bates, 9-0; defeated No. 28 Colby, 9-0
This Week: No. 4 Yale (Saturday, 10 a.m., Annapolis, Md.); No. 19 Hamilton College (Saturday, 3 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Men¹s Swimming & Diving (13-1)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Penn (Saturday, 2:30 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Women¹s Swimming & Diving (12-1)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Penn (Saturday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md.)

Tennis (1-1)
Last Week: Defeated Campbell, 3-1; lost to East Tennessee State, 3-0
This Week: Georgetown (Saturday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md.); Mount St. Mary¹s (Saturday, 5 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Men¹s Indoor Track & Field (6-1)
Last Week: Defeated UNC-Wilmington, 207-176; defeated William & Mary, 207-98; defeated Mount St. Mary¹s, 207-79
This Week: at Penn State National Open (Friday-Saturday, all day, University Park, Pa.)

Women¹s Indoor Track & Field (6-0)
Last Week: Defeated James Madison, 184.5-170; defeated UNC-Wilmington,
184.5-168; defeated William & Mary, 184.5-140.5; defeated Mount St. Mary¹s, 184.5-92
This Week: at the Patriot Games (Saturday, 11 a.m., Fairfax, Va.)

No. 23 Wrestling (3-4, 3-1 in the EIWA)
Last Week: Defeated East Stroudsburg, 39-3; lost to Lehigh, 22-19
This Week: N.C. State (Saturday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

GreatAmerican · January 27, 2008, 7:17pm

Recognizing the best of the non-BCS teams
By
Tom Dienhart

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Posted: January 21, 2008

I’m all about the little guys. That’s why I love the non-BCS schools.

If I can show 'em some love, I do. And here’s a big smooch as I continue my post-mortem on a super, terrific and happy college football season.

Non-BCS Top 25

<ol>
<li>BYU. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new non-BCS monster. The Cougars haven’t lost a Mountain West game the last two years. And it’s only gonna get better under Bronco Mendenhall.</li>
<li>Hawaii. Time will look back fondly on what June Jones did in 2007. Still, it’s difficult to get images of that Sugar Bowl thumping out of my head. </li>
<li>Boise State. Sure, the Broncos lost to East Carolina in the Hawaii Bowl, but Boise State remains the hippest non-BCS school in the nation.</li>
<li>Utah. Too bad the Utes get eclipsed by BYU’s shadow. I know how good you are, Kyle Whittingham. And I’ll keep singing Utah’s praises.</li>
<li>Tulsa. Is there a better – or hotter – non-BCS coach in America than Todd Graham? Of course not.</li>
<li>Fresno State. Pat Hill is a man’s-man coach. And he has a man’s-man program. I only wish more programs had Hill’s cojones.</li>
<li>Air Force. Troy Calhoun may have been the best rookie coach in the nation in 2007.</li>
<li>UCF. Combine unmatched non-BCS facilities with the coaching acumen of George O’Leary and you have the makings of big things. This team belongs in the Big East.</li>
<li>Navy. The Middies’ historic triumph over Notre Dame will live forever. </li>
<li>East Carolina. Skip Holtz has the Pirates back to the heights they enjoyed under Steve Logan. The question: How long will Holtz stay in Greenville, N.C.?</li>
<li>New Mexico. Is there a more underappreciated coach than Rocky Long? He needs a hug, Lobo Nation.</li>
<li>Central Michigan. As long as Dan LeFevour is taking snaps, the two-time defending MAC champs will be tough. Oh, and coach Butch Jones is pretty good, too.</li>
<li>Houston. The Cougars were every school’s worst nightmare because of Art Briles’ Texas Tech offense.</li>
<li>TCU. Gary Patterson has made the Horned Frogs the model of non-BCS success.</li>
<li>Bowling Green. The Falcons’ spread attack has set a new trend in the MAC. Credit Gregg Brandon, who has Bowling Green poised for a league title run in 2008.</li>
<li>Troy. Don’ t you pity the poor BCS schools that get suckered into playing at Troy?</li>
<li>Memphis. Remember when Tommy West was on the hot seat? Neither do I.</li>
<li>Ball State. Check out QB Nathan Davis, the best player you’ve never heard about.</li>
<li>Florida Atlantic. Three words: Fear the pipe!</li>
<li>Southern Miss. Jeff Bower built the ultimate “little giant.” And he leaves with his head held high.</li>
<li>Nevada. Chris Ault is to non-BCS coaches what JoePa is to BCS coaches.</li>
<li>Ohio. Who said Frank Solich still doesn’t have it? Not me. I think it’s the guy in the red shirt with an “N” on it.</li>
<li>Louisiana-Monroe. Meet the authors of one of 2007’s most classic upsets. Remember that game, Bama Boy?</li>
<li>San Jose State. Funny how winning seems to follow Dick Tomey wherever he goes.</li>
<li>Middle Tennessee. Rick Stockstill has the Blue Raiders poised for big things. It’s a matter of time before a BCS school nabs him.</li>
</ol>

Tom Dienhart is a writer for Sporting News. E-mail him at
<a href="mailto:tdienhart@sportingnews.com">tdienhart@sportingnews.com</a>.
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GreatAmerican · January 27, 2008, 7:23pm

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Sent: January 22, 2007
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775

Navy Football Banquet Set For Friday, February 15

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The annual Navy Football Banquet is set for Friday, February 15 at Alumni Hall. Cocktails will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Bo Coppedge Room and on the Mezzanine level of Alumni Hall, while dinner will be served starting at 7:15 p.m. in the Main Arena and on the Mezzanine level.

Tickets are on sale now at the Naval Academy Box Office in Ricketts Hall or by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY. Tickets are $65 per person, $30 for Midshipmen not connected with the football team. The deadline for ordering tickets is Friday, Feb. 1. You may request to sit with a friend or be seated as a group if you make your request known when ordering your tickets. Senior football players and their families have first priority for seating.

A free shuttle service will be available from the Blue (press box) side of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium starting at 5:30 p.m. and ending 45 minutes after the banquet. There is a $5 charge to park at the stadium.

GreatAmerican · January 27, 2008, 7:35pm

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Nine Mids Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Navy women’s cross country team led the Patriot League with five runners earning a 4.0 grade-point average last semester as a total of nine Midshipmen were named to the league’s academic honor roll, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday morning.

Team captain Kyleigh Millhouse (Sr./Boiling Springs, Pa.), Arwyn Becker (Sr./Vail, Colo.), Vicki Moore (Sr./Burke, Va.), Jenny Rubin (So./Papillion, Neb.) and Erica Ziel (So./Saginaw, Mich.) all produced a 4.0 grade-point average during the fall. In total, nine Patriot League runners produced a perfect grade-point average during the 2007 fall semester.

Millhouse, an ocean engineering major, produced her first-career 4.0 semester grade-point average while serving as the team captain to earn academic honor roll distinction for the third time in her career. The product of Boiling Springs, Pa., will serve as a Marine Corps pilot following graduation in May. During her final cross country season, she earned Second-Team All-Patriot League honors and scored in all-seven of her meets.

Becker emerged as one of Navys top runners in the fall while producing a 4.0 grade-point average for the fourth time in her career. The honors economics major will join the surface warfare community following commissioning this May. Becker, a two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member, boasted Navys top time in four meets this past fall, including three top-10 finishes. At the Patriot League Championship, she placed 13th overall to earn second-team all-league kudos.

Moore was named to leagues academic honor roll for the third time in her career after earning Superintendents List recognition with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for the seventh-straight semester. The information technology major ranks first in her class of 1,064 midshipmen in academic and overall order of merit. Following graduation in May, Burke will join the surface warfare community. Athletically, she competed in five meets during her senior year, placing among the teams top-seven runners on two occasions.

Rubin earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recognition for the first time in her career after posting a 4.0 grade-point average for the third time in as many semesters in Annapolis. The mechanical engineering major has been distinguished on the Superintendents List in each of her three semesters at the Academy. On the cross country trails, she ran in six races and twice placed among the top-20 competitors.

Ziel, a first-time league academic honor roll selection, rounded out the Navy contingent that produced a 4.0 grade-point average last fall. The oceanography major also has earned Superintendents List honors in each of her three semesters in Annapolis. With the cross country team, she scored in all-seven of her meets and placed among the overall top-20 runners on five occasions.

Maureen Dooley (Jr./Durham, Conn.) made her way onto the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second time in her career. She earned a 3.65 grade-point average in the fall while majoring in international relations. In athletic action, she finished among the teams top-seven runners in all-seven meets and recorded four top-25 performances.

Three other Midshipmen worked their way onto the leagues academic honor roll for the first time in their career. Katherine Wirtz (Jr./Willoughby Hills, Ohio) produced a 3.63 grade-point average last semester while majoring in mechanical engineering. She ran in seven meets during the 2007 season, scoring once and finishing among the top-25 twice.

Amy Watson (So./Hampstead, Md.) delivered in both the classroom and athletically last fall. The international relations major earned a 3.47 grade-point average while having a banner sophomore cross country season. She paced all runners in the Star Meet at Army and produced the teams fastest time at the Patriot League Championship to capture first-team all-league accolades.

In just her first season at the Academy, Katie Rentz (Fr./San Diego, Calif.) earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. She produced a 3.50 grade-point average while racing in six meets during her rookie campaign. She scored in the teams first-three meets of the year, highlighted by posting Navys second-best time in the Salty Seadog Invitational.

In order to be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average during the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter. A total of 104 student-athletes were named to this year’s women’s cross country honor roll.

The Midshipmen tied for the Patriot League title with Bucknell this past fall, their first since joining the league in 2003. Navy finished the year with a 4-0 dual-meet record, claimed the N-Star with a 23-38 win at Army and placed 10th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship.

GreatAmerican · January 31, 2008, 1:23pm

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Four Mids Selected to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. Patriot League Mens Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year John Kress (Sr./Colorado Springs, Colo.) highlighted a cast of four Navy runners selected to the leagues academic honor roll, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.

Kress, a three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member, produced a 3.81 grade-point average during the fall semester. The aerospace engineering major earned Superintendents List recognition for the fifth time in his career last semester and will serve as a Marine Corps pilot following graduation in May. He was equally as impressive on the cross country trails in 2007, capturing All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors and First-Team All-Patriot League kudos for the second-straight year. He boasted Navys top time in three of the seven meets and landed among the overall ten-fastest runners in five races.

John Olsen (Sr./Staten Island, N.Y.) earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinction for the third time in his career on Tuesday. The history major posted a 3.20 grade-point average last semester en route to Commandants List recognition for the sixth time. After commissioning in May, Kress will head into the Navy aviation community. He also sported an impressive senior year with the cross country program, claiming All-Mid-Atlantic Region and First-Team All-Patriot League honors. The Staten Island, N.Y., native owned Navys best time in four meets and finished among the overall top-five runners five times.

Ben Kozy (Sr./Houston, Texas) worked his way onto the leagues academic honor roll for the first time in his career after producing a 3.44 grade-point average in the fall. The systems engineering major will join the nuclear submarine community after graduation in May. He saw action in six races last fall, scoring twice and displacing in another meet. He finished among the 25-fastest runners in three competitions.

In his first season at the Academy, Andrew Hanko (Fr./Montville, N.J.) produced a 3.33 grade-point average to earn a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Hanko battled back from an ankle injury suffered at the Roy Griak Invitational to capture Patriot League Rookie-of-the-Year honors with a 16th-place finish at the league championship one month later. He raced in five meets during his rookie campaign, scoring once and displacing in two others.

In order to be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average during the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter. A total of 67 student-athletes were named to this year’s men’s cross country honor roll.

The Midshipmen placed second at the Patriot League Championship last October, just one point shy of league-champion American. The Midshipmen captured the N-Star with a 23-35 victory at Army in their lone dual meet of the year and finished in fifth place at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship.

GreatAmerican · January 31, 2008, 1:24pm

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Paul Harris Tabbed as League Track Athlete of the Week

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. For the second-straight week and eighth time in his career, Navy mens track & field middle distance runner Paul Harris (Sr./Fairburn, Ga.) has been recognized as the Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.

Despite missing several days of practice during the week with a sickness that struck much of the team, Harris produced a blistering time of 1:01.80 in the 500-meter run to win the event last Saturday. Not only was his time a personal record and an IC4A mark, it was the fifth-fastest clocking in program history. His performance was just 0.96-second off the school record set by Michael Greene, who owns the four-best times, in 1987. Harriss mark was also the second-best Navy time in Halsey Field Houses 52-year history, only 0.08-second shy of tying Greenes 1:01.72 showing against Maryland on Jan. 24, 1987.

In addition to his efforts in the 500-meter run, Harris served on the second leg of the first-place 4x400-meter relay team that produced a time of 3:20.02. After the Midshipmen fell 50 meters behind in the opening 400 meters, Harris caught the lead runner 300 meters into his leg and gave Navy a lead that it wouldnt relinquish in the race.

With Harriss help last Saturday in Annapolis, the Midshipmen went on to tally 207 points and defeat the field of UNC-Wilmington, William & Mary and Mount St. Marys.

One week ago, Harris was honored as the leagues track athlete of the week following his NCAA Championship provisional qualifying time in the 800-meter run, an event he earned All-America distinction in one year ago. The product of Fairburn, Ga., completed the race in 1:51.05, which currently stands as the second-best time in the nation. Only Alex McClarys time of 1:49.28 on a banked track from Arkansas on Jan. 11 ranks faster than Harriss effort.

The Midshipmen (6-1) return to action this Friday and Saturday when they head to the Ashenfelter Multi-Sport Facility in University Park, Pa., to compete at the Penn State National Open.

GreatAmerican · January 31, 2008, 1:25pm

Navy Women’s Basketball Game Information
Holy Cross (9-9/2-1 Patriot League) at Navy (4-14/0-3 Patriot League)
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m.
Annapolis, Md. (Alumni Hall)
Live on Navy All-Access

Army (11-7/2-1 Patriot League) at Navy (4-14/0-3 Patriot League)
Sunday, Jan. 27, 2:30 p.m.
Annapolis, Md. (Alumni Hall)
Live on ESPN360.com, Live on WNAV-AM 1430,
Taped Delayed (6:30 p.m.) on ESPNU

This Week’s Games
The opening two games of a three-game homestand for the Navy women’s basketball team will be played this week when the Mids play host to Holy Cross Wednesday night (7 p.m.) and Army Sunday afternoon (2:30 p.m.).

Broadcast Information
Streaming audio and video from Navy’s game against Holy Cross will be available to Navy All-Access subscribers.

Fans can subscribe to Navy All-Access via <a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com</a> for $6.95 a month or an annual fee of $49.95.

Sunday’s game against Army will be carried live on <a href=“http://www.ESPN360.com%5B/url%5D”>www.ESPN360.com</a> and will be aired locally on WNAV-AM 1430 and over the internet at <a href=“http://www.wnav.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.wnav.com(.)</a> It will then be televised later Sunday night on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m.

Additionally, live statistics from both games will be available for free through the Gametracker feature found on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a>

Promotions
Wednesday vs. Holy Cross
All adults who come to the game with a child will be allowed to purchase an adult ticket at a kid’s price.

GreatAmerican · January 31, 2008, 1:28pm

Army’s Brock prepares for '08

By Sal Interdonato
Times Herald-Record
January 23, 2008

Stan Brock’s first season as Army head football coach didn’t go so well.

Army went 3-9, including a 39-3 loss to arch-rival Navy in the season finale, for its 11th straight losing season.

Brock and his staff are out to change Army’s struggling ways. They’re off to a great start with a recruiting class that includes Paul McIntosh, Mr. Indiana Football.

Army tentatively starts spring practice on March 25.

Brock talked recently about recruiting, the future of Army’s offense and personnel issues with football beat writer Sal Interdonato.

&italics;How excited are you with the way recruiting is going so far?

“I’m really happy with the way it’s shaking out and the relationships that we have built with kids into their sophomore and at the start of their junior year. It’s all starting to work out.”

&italics;Has making personal trips to a recruit’s high school or home helped?

“Yes. It’s a big thing to the kids. It shows an importance level. Everyone wants to be wanted and when the head coach comes into their school, they get a better understanding of that. We have a lot of kids visit West Point. Coaches normally go out and see the kids they are interested in and their top recruits. They are all top recruits for us because we recruit for the prep school.”

&italics;Is there an area you’ve tried to focus your recruiting efforts on?

“I’ve tried to build this program through our prep school. So every year, we recruit a full team to our prep school. So we will have 50 kids down there and we will have a limited amount of kids come in directly. We’re not like USC, the big schools, who have a couple of needs. We really try to build depth. We have very little depth. So, you are always trying to get the best players you can get at all the positions.”

&italics;Last season, you were concerned about your depth. Are you more comfortable now with the players coming in from the prep school and your recruits?

“A little. There’s some guys that will help. Again it’s, ‘What are they going to do when they show up?’ They come in here as freshmen. It’s not like I get to gray-shirt those kids and have them go through spring ball with me. I won’t get to see them until after spring.”

&italics;Has anything been decided with what type of offense you will run in 2008?

“No. It’s just too busy right now. The coaches are gone all week and you have recruiting weekends, every weekend on that goes to a week past the national signing date. Recruiting is the most important mission we have. We’re doing our own studies. We haven’t come together as a staff.”

&italics;Will offensive coordinator Tim Walsh have more of a role in the offense this season?

“I expect him to have a huge role. He’s my offensive coordinator. This will be an offense that we all agree we can run. It will be Army’s offense. Everyone will have input in it. It will be what we all agree on.”

&italics;Do you expect to have all key underclassmen back when spring practice starts in March?

“Here at West Point, these kids take another oath, their junior year. It seems like every year you lose some. We’ve lost some already. Just after the Navy game, some guys decided that they didn’t want to be at West Point. I’m more worried about the guys who are on the field.”

&italics;Is there anyone of starter’s quality that is no longer with the team?

“No.”

&italics;Is sophomore running back Tony Moore (who led Army in touchdowns as a freshman and didn’t play in 2007) going to be a part of this program?

“I hope so. That’s a big part of our struggles last year. We were counting on him and he couldn’t play. We have some kids who have some talent, who were in street clothes last year (2007) that we could have used. Damion Hunter (wide receiver) didn’t play much. I needed his speed. Jamal Robinson is a great running back.”

&italics;Will freshman quarterback Chip Bowden get a shot in the spring or does it depend on what offense you decide to run?

“They will all get a shot. We’ll base this offense on who we are and who we have coming in from the recruiting class. You base it on your opponent too.”

&italics;On sophomore quarterback Carson Williams saying if Army goes to an option-based offense, he’s not the guy to run it:

“That’s Carson understanding his strength and his power. We understand who we have. We are not making something up. We want to build it so we can win.”

&italics;Going into the spring, is Williams your starting quarterback?

“Carson is my starting quarterback right now.”

&italics;What do you think of the vote of confidence given to you by athletic director Kevin Anderson earlier this month?

“I heard he was staying around because he had some unfinished business and he wanted to stand next to me when we win the Commander in Chief’s trophy. That’s great. Continuity. I don’t think change is good. Enough change goes on at West Point every three to five years. The longer that people can stay together, the better off we will be.”

&italics;How long will Anderson have to wait for the CIC trophy to be back at West Point?

“Our goal is to win it this year. I believe we are close, very, very close.”

<a href="mailto:sinterdonato@th-record.com">sinterdonato@th-record.com</a>

GreatAmerican · January 31, 2008, 1:30pm

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Head coach Cindy Timchal and the Navy womens lacrosse program announced its schedule for its inaugural season, playing 16 games, including 11 games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Mids will open its first season of NCAA Division I play on Feb. 19 against Saint Francis (Pa.), beginning at 4:00 pm. Navy will also play an exhibition game against La Salle on Feb. 16, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Of the 11 contests at home, three of them will come against Patriot League opposition.

After opening the season against Saint Francis (Pa.), the Mids will play five consecutive games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy will host Longwood on Feb. 23, followed by Niagara on March 1. The Mids lost to Longwood a year ago in Farmville, Va., 18-16, on March 10.

Navy will host fellow Division I newcomer, Cincinnati, on March 9, followed by Saint Marys (Calif.) on March 10.

A week later, Navy jumps into Patriot League play, hosting defending champ Holy Cross on March 15, at noon. It will be the first Patriot League contest in school history.

On March 22, Navy hits the road for the first time in Patriot League play, traveling to Colgate for a 1:00 pm tilt.

Canisius will come to Navy for a March 25 afternoon matinee, before Navy returns a trip to Davidson on March 29. The Wildcats made a visit to Annapolis last year, defeating the Mids, 16-6.

Navy hosts American on April 1 at 5:00 pm, before traveling to Lehigh on April 5.

On April 9, Navy hosts Howard at 4:00 pm. Navy defeated the Bison last year, 14-13, for its first win ever over a Division I foe.

The Mids host Bucknell on April 12 and Robert Morris on April 16, before hitting the road for their final two games of the year. Navy will travel to Lafayette on April 22 and Villanova on April 25.

The Patriot League Tournament will take place at the site of the regular-season champion on April 25 and 27, with the winner gaining the leagues automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

All games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium are free of charge.

GreatAmerican · January 31, 2008, 1:31pm

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Stanton Named ECAC Gymnast of the Week

CENTERVILLE, Mass. For his efforts at the West Point Open last weekend, Navys Adam Stanton (Jr./Centennial, Colo.) has been recognized as the ECAC Gymnast of the Week, it was released by the conference office on Tuesday.

Stanton advanced to the finals of the pommel horse and won the event with a score of 14.25 on Saturday night. His performance bested Jamie Hendersons 13.9-point effort from Team Gattaca, a club team comprised of several former NCAA elite gymnasts. Henderson was the 2005 NCAA champion on the still rings while at Oklahoma. With Stantons victory on the pommel horse, he recorded Navys first event title at the West Point Open since the 2001 season. Stanton qualified for the pommel horse finals following his 14.0-point showing during the prelims on Friday evening.

The product of Centennial, Colo., also took part in the finals of the parallel bars that night, as he placed ninth with a 13.2 from the judges. One day prior in the preliminary round, he scored a 14.05 on the parallel bars and a 13.7 on the still rings.

With the help of Stanton on Friday, Navy finished second out of five collegiate teams with a score of 332.25 points, 2.15 points higher than third-place Army. The meet was Navys first of the year and the first under the new NCAA scoring system that is no longer based on the 10.0 scale.

The Midshipmen (3-1) will host their first meet of the season this Saturday in Macdonough Hall when William & Mary, Springfield and several club teams descend upon Annapolis for the Navy Open. The meet is slated for a 3 p.m. start.

GreatAmerican · January 31, 2008, 1:32pm

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy Heads to Penn State National Open This Weekend

ANNAPOLIS, Md. The Navy mens track & field will compete away from Halsey Field House for the first time in three weeks this Friday and Saturday when it travels to the Ashenfelter Multi-Sport Facility in University Park, Pa., for the Penn State National Open.

The action will begin on Friday with the pole vault and long jump at 5:45 p.m. and wrap up that night at 9:05 p.m. with the distance medley relay. Navy will come back the following morning to begin its day in the high jump at 11:00 a.m. The Midshipmen are one of more than 40 teams at one of the largest regular season indoor meets in the region, with preseason nationally ranked Tennessee (No. 3) and Virginia Tech (No. 25) among the field of competing schools.

Navy upped its record to 6-1 on the year last Saturday when it defeated Mount St. Marys, UNC-Wilmington and William & Mary in Halsey Field House. Despite several competitors missing action due to sickness that struck much of the team, the Midshipmen won 10 of the 17 scored events and produced five IC4A marks to total 207 points on the day.

Coming into this weekends action, Navy has racked up 15 IC4A Championship entries in a total of 11 different events.

For the second week in a row and eighth time in his career, Paul Harris (Sr./Fairburn, Ga.) was named the Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week. Last Saturday, he won the 500-meter run with a blistering time of 1:01.80, the fifth-fastest time in program history and the second-best Navy showing in the 52-year history of Halsey Field House. This weekend on the 200-meter banked track, Harris will make his second appearance in the 800-meter run during the invitational race. In his first race at that distance two weeks ago, he posted a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:51.05. That mark currently stands as the second-fastest time in the nation, only behind Alex McClarys 1:49.28 clocking on a banked track with Arkansas on Jan. 11.

A pair of throwers has guided Navy this season in the field events, as both Darryl Hunter (Sr./Des Moines, Iowa) and Christopher Bordino (Jr./Gastonia, N.C.) have produced IC4A marks in three-consecutive weeks. Hunter has won the shot put in each of his three meets this year, besting his previous weeks mark each time. Last Saturday, he uncorked an indoor career-best toss of 5511 (17.04 meters). Bordino has come away victorious in the weight throw each of Navys last-two meets. One week ago, he delivered a career-best mark of 5610 (17.32 meters).

Andrew Hanko (Fr./Montville, N.J.) won the 3,000-meter run with an IC4A-qualifying time of 8:21.06 last week and will be one of four Midshipmen competing in the mile run this Saturday. Ron Belany (Sr./Haiku, Hawaii) and Matthew Hanley (So./Rapid City, S.D.) both own IC4A times in the 55-meter hurdles and will take part in the 60-meter hurdles event this weekend. Belany, also a multi-event competitor, accumulated 5,218 points in the heptathlon last week to earn a spot at the IC4A Championship in a second event.

Following this weekends action, Navy will host its indoor home season finale against Army in the annual Star Meet on Saturday, Feb. 2. The dual meet will be Navys last in Halsey Field House, as the Midshipmen will be moving into the 140,000-square-foot, $45 million Wesley Brown Field House in 2008-09. Navys new home indoor facility will feature a hydraulic banked 200-meter track, a 60-meter straightaway in the center, dual pole vault/jumping runways, dual throwing areas and a scenic view of the Severn River.

GreatAmerican · January 31, 2008, 1:33pm

For: Immediate Release
Sent: January 23, 2008
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775

Army-Navy Men’s and Women’s Basketball Doubleheader Sold Out

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Sunday’s Army-Navy basketball doubleheader at Alumni Hall is sold out (5,710). Both games will be televised live by ESPNU starting at 12 noon with the men’s game. The women’s game is expected to start at approximately 3 p.m. The entire Brigade of Midshipmen will be in attendance. The Navy football team will be honored at halftime of the men’s game.

Tickets are still available for tonight’s women’s game against Holy Cross (7 p.m.) as well as the remaining men’s and women’s games scheduled at Alumni Hall. Tickets can be purchased on game day at Alumni Hall or in advance at <a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com</a> or by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY.

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