Navy Sports

GreatAmerican · March 26, 2007, 10:14am

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Navy Men's Water Polo team opened up its spring season this weekend with a bang, capturing the title at the 23rd Annual Desert Duel Tournament, hosted by Arizona State University. The title is the 2nd "Desert Duel" for the Navy program, with the 2003 Mids earning the first. The tournament featured 20 teams in the men's "open" division.

Navy came out strong in Friday's first round, defeating the host Sun Devils 17-3, and San Francisco Bay 15-9. Navy goalie George Naughton (was solid in the cage for the Mids, and all 11 field players scored at least one goal.

The two wins moved Navy into the quarterfinals on Saturday morning against Costa Mesa, with the Mids coming out on top 15-9. Naughton stopped 12 shots, and juniors Tyler Hill, Aaron Recko and Bram Arnold led the way with three goals apiece. Junior Eric Gardiner and freshman Kevin Bell chipped in with two each and junior Reed MacKenzie and Mike Mulvey each added one.

In the semifinal game against Sunset (San Diego), played under the lights Saturday evening, Navy held the lead through the first three quarters, only to go cold from the field and relinquish the lead with 28 seconds to go in the game.

Navy's Arnold earned an extra man on the final possession, and after a flurry of missed shots and rebounds, Navy finally got the equalizer with two seconds left from Recko, assisted by MacKenzie. The teams went to an immediate penalty shootout, with each club taking five penalty shots. Naughton again came up big, blocking two Sunset attempts while four of Navy's five shooters converted for the 11-10 victory. Naughton tallied 11 saves in regulation, and two more in the shootout. Mulvey had the hot hand against his hometown rival, leading the Mids with four goals. Hill and Recko added two, while Arnold and Gardiner helped out with one each.

Sunday afternoon at ASU's Mona Plummer Aquatic Center, Navy met Chino Hills (Calif.) for the Championship under a hot desert sun. Chino Hills had defeated the Olympic Club (San Francisco, CA) 11-10 in the semis Saturday night, and came our strong against the Mids, opening up a quick 2-0 lead. Navy stormed right back into the game, and took a 3-2 lead after one period. From that point on, Navy slowly pulled away with some good team defense, stopping several Chino Hills power plays that could have changed the momentum of the game for the 12-8 victory.

Naughton capped off a solid weekend with 14 saves, Mulvey and Arnold led the way with three goals each, Recko and Bell had two and Hill and MacKenzie scored one each.

The Mids will resume their competition schedule this coming weekend in Pittsburgh, playing in a U.S.A Water Polo Premier League event. After an Easter break, the team will head to Moraga, Calif., for another Premier League event, and conclude their spring campaign at home April 20-22, with a weekend series against Air Force as the featured attraction.

GreatAmerican · March 26, 2007, 11:14am

Overall Navy Sports Record, 248-132-3 (.651)

Baseball (17-9)

Last Week: Lost to George Mason, 12-10; defeated Yale, 4-3; lost to Yale, 2-1; defeated Yale, 6-5 (11 innings)

This Week: at Mount St. Mary's (Tuesday, 3:30 p.m., Emmitsburg, Md.); at Holy Cross-DH (Saturday, 12 noon, Worcester, Mass.); at Holy Cross-DH (Sunday, 12 noon, Worcester, Mass.)

Heavyweight Crew (2-0)

Last Week: Defeated Columbia, 5:56.7-6:01.4; defeated George Washington, 5:56.7-6:10.9

This Week: at Princeton (Saturday, Princeton, N.J.)

Lightweight Crew (0-1)

Last Week: Lost to Princeton, 6:07.7-6:09.9

This Week: vs. Yale (Saturday, West Windsor, N.J.)

Women's Crew (8-1)

Last Week: Placed second out of 15 teams at the Murphy Cup

This Week: at the Playfair Cup (Saturday, Camden, N.J.)

Golf

Last Week: Finished tied for 13th out of 24 teams at the George Washington Invitational

This Week: at the Lacrosse Homes Invitational (Saturday-Sunday, all day, Grasonville, Md.)

Gymnastics (9-11)

Last Week: Finished second out of six teams at the USAG Collegiate Division Championship

This Week: at the ECAC/EIGL Championship (Saturday-Sunday, 3 p.m./2 p.m., Philadelphia, Pa.)

<h1>4 Men's Lacrosse (8-0, 5-0 in the Patriot League)</h1>

Last Week: Defeated Colgate, 15-10; defeated No. 16 Bucknell, 6-3

This Week: at Georgetown (Saturday, 1 p.m., Washington, D.C., GameTracker on navysports.com, 1430 WNAV, 1050 WFED, taped delayed on MASN at approximately 4:30 p.m.)

Women's Lacrosse (6-3)

Last Week: Lost to Anne Arundel Community College, 16-14; defeated Catonsville Community College, 19-10

This Week: Villanova Club (Saturday, 1 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); Boston College Club (Saturday, 5 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); Pittsburgh Club (Sunday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md.)

Intercollegiate Sailing

Last Week: No Results Reported

This Week: at the Women's Dublin Trophy (Saturday-Sunday)

Tennis (8-10, 2-0 in the Patriot League)

Last Week: Lost to Penn, 7-0; defeated Colgate, 4-3; defeated Bucknell, 7-0

This Week: at Richmond (Wednesday, 2:30 p.m., Richmond, Va.); at George Washington (Friday, 12 noon, Washington, D.C.); at Lafayette (Sunday, 12 noon, Easton, Pa.)

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (4-0)

Last Week: Defeated Maryland, 203-60; defeated American, 203-40

This Week: Penn, Princeton, Rutgers (Saturday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md.)

Women's Outdoor Track & Field (4-0)

Last Week: Defeated Maryland, 299-165; defeated Colgate, 320-142; defeated George Mason, 334-72; defeated American, 332-30

This Week: at the Service Academy Championship (Saturday, 10 a.m., Lexington, Va.)

GreatAmerican · March 26, 2007, 5:23pm

CONTACT: Larry Dougherty (215-204-2588/<a href="mailto:larrydoc@temple.edu">larrydoc@temple.edu</a>)

TEMPLE-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME MOVED TO FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
Season-opener date switched due to conflict with Eagles exhibition contest

PHILADELPHIA (03/26/07) -- Temple University's season-opening football game against Navy, originally scheduled for Thursday, August 30, has been moved to Friday, August 31. The move was necessitated by the National Football League's decision to have the Philadelphia Eagles play a home exhibition game on August 30.

"I have talked with Joe Banner and the Philadelphia Eagles executives in regards to switching the date of our Navy game. They are committed to helping Temple Football in every way possible market the contest due to the hardship of switching the date," said Temple Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw. "We have a strong relationship with the Eagles and we appreciate all of their efforts on behalf of Temple Football."

When the Navy game was originally scheduled for August 30, the Philadelphia Phillies were slated to play a home game against the New York Mets at 7:05 p.m. The Phillies subsequently moved their game to a 1:05 p.m. start thus freeing the NFL to schedule an Eagles home game that night.

"We still plan on having Temple's first night football game at Lincoln Financial Field," said Bradshaw. "That way our fans can start their Labor Day Weekend off with an exciting Temple football game against Navy."

GreatAmerican · March 27, 2007, 2:13pm

Published in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

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The home football opener for Temple, against Navy, that was originally scheduled for Aug. 30 has been moved to the next evening to make room for an Eagles exhibition game.

Temple will open against Navy at 7 p.m. Aug. 31 at Lincoln Financial Field.

Even though the Eagles' preseason schedule has not been released, it is believed that they will host the New York Jets Aug. 30. The Eagles were not available for comment....

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GreatAmerican · March 27, 2007, 2:19pm

Published in the Baltimore Examiner:

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Nearly every year since he arrived in Annapolis, Navy football coach Paul Johnson has needed spring practice to break in a new quarterback.

While Johnson and his coaching staff have many unproven players to look at over the next month, the Midshipmen do have a proven commodity under center in Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada. The rising junior went 4-2 in six starts in 2006 after replacing an injured Brian Hampton Oct. 14 in the middle of the game against Rutgers. He is Navy’s first incumbent signal-caller since Craig Candeto in 2003.

Kaheaku-Enhada, who rushed for 507 yards and 10 touchdowns and threw for 384 yards and five scores last season, has the early advantage in the battle for the starting job. But Johnson stressed that doesn’t mean he is Navy’s anointed No. 1 quarterback....

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GreatAmerican · March 27, 2007, 2:22pm

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Busy Week for Navy Tennis Team

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A busy week consisting of three road matches over a span of five days for the Navy tennis team begins Wednesday afternoon when the Mids play at Richmond. The additional matches for the squad feature contests Friday at George Washington and Sunday at Lafayette.

"Richmond is the returning Atlantic 10 Conference champions, so we will need to be ready for a tough match with them," said Navy head coach John Officer. "George Washington is a very capable team with a talented number one player. Lafayette will be our third league match of the year and we look forward to that match-up. We will play Richmond without Jason Hill (So., Marietta, Ga.), but hope to have him back and healthy by the weekend."

Navy enters the week after recording victories over Colgate (4-3) and Bucknell (7-0) to open its Patriot League season. The two wins also raised Navy's overall record on the year to 8-10.

Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary's, Ga.) and Ramsey Lemaich (Fr., Danville, Calif.) led Navy on the weekend by totaling four victories apiece over the two matches. Nelms teamed with Johnny Waters (So., Papillion, Neb.) to win two matches at No. 2 doubles, while also winning three-set matches at No. 1 singles on both days. Lemaich, meanwhile, won at straight sets on both days at No. 6 singles and posted two wins with Alex James (Jr., Visalia, Calif.) at No. 3 doubles.

Stanley Kahl (Sr., Richland, Pa.) nearly equaled the victory total of Nelms and Lemaich as he lost just a combined six games in winning a pair of No. 4 singles matches and split a pair of No. 2 doubles matches with Adrian Lai (Sr., Tucson, Ariz.). The setback by the duo came in match against Colgate which was extended to a tiebreaker.

The Mids will face the Spiders, who have posted an overall record of 7-13 and a conference mark of 2-3 this season, Wednesday at the school's Westhampton Tennis Complex beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Navy recorded a 4-3 victory over Richmond in Annapolis during the 2006 season. The Mids won a trio of tight matches to claim the doubles point, then the two teams split six very close singles matches to give Navy the slim overall victory.

Both teams return five of the six players who comprised their respective lineups one year ago. Two singles matches last year were extended into a third set, with all four of those players returning this year. Richmond's Doug Banker posted a 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles over Nelms, while Lai recorded a 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles over Sami Belakhlef.

Navy's match against George Washington will be played at the Mount Vernon Athletic Center in McLean, Va., with first serve slated for 12 Noon. The Colonials, also members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, have tallied a 5-9 overall record on the year and a 2-3 mark in conference play.

The Mids posted a 5-2 victory over George Washington last year at the Severn Valley Tennis & Fitness Club. Navy won the three doubles matches -- winning by scores of 8-6 at the Nos. 1 and 2 flights -- and posted wins in four of the six singles matches to record the victory.

As with the Navy-Richmond match, both the Mids and the Colonials return five of the six players from their starting lineups last year. Nelms again was involved in a tight match last season against George Washington, eventually posting a three-set victory over Mustafa Genscoy. Additional close singles matches from a year ago involving returning players came at No. 2 singles where Sam Salyer recorded a 7-5, 7-6 win over Hill and at No. 5 singles where Mark Doumba won a three-set match from Kahl.

Lafayette enters a Saturday match at Lehigh having posted a 3-5 overall record and a 1-1 record in Patriot League matches this season. Sunday's tilt against the Mids will begin at 12 Noon at the Sullivan Courts on the Lafayette campus in Easton.

The Mids posted a 7-0 victory over the Leopards last season in Annapolis, but the overall result was not indicative of how close the individual matches were. Both teams won a doubles match by a score of 8-6, with the Mids securing the doubles point thanks to an 8-4 victory at No. 2 doubles by the team of Kahl and Lai. Navy then won a pair of three-set matches (one of which involved a Lafayette player retiring while trailing midway through the set) and two straight-set matches which involved second-set tiebreakers on its way to recording the team victory.

The Mids return their entire lineup from last year's match against Lafayette, while the Leopards return just two of their seven players who faced Navy last season.

Whistle_Pig · March 27, 2007, 4:08pm

Hoops Recruit

Article published March 27, 2007

Anchors aweigh!
Lowry headed to Navy prep school

BUTLER TWP, PA— He is president of the senior class, carries a 4.036 grade point average and was the leading scorer and rebounder on the basketball team.
About the only thing Sean Lowry can't do is stay healthy.
The Butler senior has accepted a bid from the U.S. Naval Academy to attend a Navy preparatory school in Newport, R.I., next year and to play basketball there.
Lowry will play in the New England Prep League and will compete with and against numerous Division I-caliber basketball recruits.
"This is definitely something I'm looking forward to. I need another year to develop,"Lowry said.
Navy plays in the Patriot League and was 14-16 this season, 4-10 in league play. The Midshipmen played Georgetown and Villanova from the Big East this year.
Coach Billy Lange is 34-52 in three years at Navy. The program won 23 games in three years before his arrival.
Lowry, a 6-foot-5 forward, missed all of his junior season with a knee injury after lettering as a sophomore coming off the bench. He averaged 13.5 points, eight rebounds and three steals per game this season despite playing nearly half the season with a partially torn meniscus.
"I was feeling pain there after the first New Castle game and had a MRIdone,"Lowry said. "They wanted to do surgery on it then, but there was no way I was gonna miss my senior year.
"The doctor told me if I could put up with it (pain), I could play."
Lowry didn't tell Butler coach Joe Lewandowski about the MRI until after the season ended. He had the surgery done three weeks ago.
"I'm not sure I condone that (not being told), but that shows how competitive Sean is and what kind of teammate he is,"Lewandowski said. "He didn't want to let anybody down."
Once Lowry completes his year of prep school, he is not committed to the Naval Academy.He can go there and play for his basketball team, or he can opt for another school.
Lowry also has been recruited by Wooster (Ohio), Franklin &Marshall, and Susquehanna.
"Navy takes about half the players from the prep school and the other half go somewhere else,"Lowry said. "My first choice is the Navy. If they want me, I'm going."
Lewandowski said they'll want him.
"Absolutely. Sean's the kind of kid they look for," he said. "He's a role model in every sense of the word. When the travel team kids came to see the varsity team, Sean always took the time to talk with them.
"He's a true student-athlete, an ultracompetitive kid who goes the extra mile for everyone. You can't accomplish what he has in the classroom and his senior class without being that way."
Lewandowski said Lowry will be a guard at the college level.
"He's only scratching the surface in terms of basketball right now," he said. "Sean can bring the ball up the floor and break pressure by himself. With his ball-handling skills, he'll be a 6-5 guard when he gets to college."
Lowry's older sister, Annie, will be a senior on the James Madison University women's soccer team this fall.
Lowry was ranked eighth in his graduating class at first semester's end this school year.
"The academic level of the academy, along with playing basketball and developing my game at the prep school, it's all a good fit for me,"he said.

GreatAmerican · March 27, 2007, 4:57pm

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Go Air Force! Now there are three words I never thought I, a proud Naval Academy graduate, would hear myself saying in any public forum. However, here I am about to tell all Navy fans that they should be rooting for the Falcons tonight in their showdown with Clemson in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden....

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GreatAmerican · March 27, 2007, 6:01pm

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Navy to Send Team to U.S. Swimming Spring Championship

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy men's and women's swimming teams will send a contingent of athletes to compete in this week's U.S. Swimming Spring Championship. The event runs Tuesday through Saturday at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y.

After qualifying six swimmers for the 2006 championship, Navy will send a total of 14 swimmers to this week's meet. There, the Mids will compete against Olympians, national champions and some of the top collegiate and club swimmers in the country.

The meet will be contested in meters, which will provide all swimmers with the opportunity to record 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying times. Joe Smutz, a 2006 graduate of the Naval Academy, achieved a trials-cut time in the 50 freestyle at least year's meet, as did current Navy freshman Mallory Dietrich (Pittsburgh, Pa.) in the 100 breaststroke.

Navy swimmers will first hit the water Wednesday when the 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke and 200 butterfly events are contested. Preliminary heats will be held each morning, with the ensuing finals slated for the evening session.

Navy Qualifiers
Men
Christopher Jenkins -- 200 freestyle, 200 ind. medley, 400/800 freestyle relay
Frank Komadina -- 50/100 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Kevin Kysiak -- 100/200 breaststroke, 400 medley relay
James Lascara -- 800 freestyle relay
Adam Meyer -- 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 200/400 ind. medley, 800 free relay
Ari Molina -- 100/200 breaststroke
Kevin Mukri -- 100/200 backstroke, 200/400 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay
Joe Unruh -- 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Billy Vey -- 100/200 backstroke, 200/400 ind. medley

Women
Tara Chapmon -- 200/400 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay
Mallory Dietrich -- 100/200 Breaststroke, 100/200 butterfly, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Thuy-Mi Dinh -- 100 backstroke, 50/100 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 400/800 freestyle relay
Sarah Dorenkott -- 50/100/200 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 400/800 freestyle relay
Kelly Zahalka -- 200 butterfly, 200/400 ind. medley, 400 medley relay, 400/800 freestyle relay

GreatAmerican · March 27, 2007, 9:45pm

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Navy Slugs Past Mount St. Mary’s, 16-3

EMMITSBURG, Md. – Five different Navy players slugged a home run as the Midshipmen defeated Mount St. Mary’s, 16-3, on Tuesday afternoon at Straw Family Stadium. With the win, Navy improved to 18-9 on the year heading into Patriot League action this weekend. Mount St. Mary’s fell to 8-12 with the loss.

The five home runs are the second most in school history, only one shy of the program record set at Lafayette on March 28, 1998. Navy entered Tuesday’s contest with four home runs during its first-26 games on the year.

The 16 runs scored were the most since Navy’s 2005 win at Savannah State, 17-8, on Feb. 19, 2005. The Midshipmen also pounded out a season-high 18 hits, the most since their win at Bucknell on April 30, 2006.

“With 18 hits today, you are certainly getting production from a lot of different people,” stated Navy head coach Paul Kostacopoulos. “Going up and down the batting order, every batter swung the bat well.”

Navy took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when freshman Mike Hoosier (Pomona, N.Y.) delivered a two-out, RBI-single through the left side to score freshman Michael Speciale (Pearland, Texas). The Midshipmen took advantage of an early-inning error to plate four runs in the second. Junior Renaldo Hollins (Virginia Beach, Va.) ripped a RBI-double to right-center, then after a walk, Speciale laced a two-run double to right to make the score 5-0.

The Midshipmen pushed the lead to 7-0 in the third when freshman Jonathan Berkowitz (Parkland, Fla.) belted a two-run shot over the right field fence. The round-tripper was the first in Berkowitz’s career. Navy extended its advantage to 10-0 in the fifth with a two-run single off the bat of junior Bill Maugeri (Edgewater, Md.) and a sacrifice fly from Hoosier.

After Mount St. Mary’s posted two runs in the bottom half of the fifth, Navy grabbed those runs right back in the top of the sixth. Freshmen Drew Lydon (White Plains, Md.) and Kendall Bolt (Stockton, Calif.) belted back-to-back home runs to give the Mids a 12-2 lead. The back-to-back long balls are the first for the Midshipmen in more than six years and the first multi-home run inning since April 10, 2005, at Holy Cross.

Having been two years since it had hit two home runs in the same inning prior to the sixth on Tuesday, Navy wasted little time performing the feat, belting two round-trippers again in the ninth inning. Following a leadoff walk, junior Thomas Hamilton (Houston, Texas) socked a two-run shot over the right-field fence. Two batters later, sophomore Jack Ferrick (Stafford, Va.) smacked a two-run home run to right to push the lead to 16-3.

Eleven different Midshipmen collected a hit and six Navy hitters recorded a multi-hit effort on the day. Lydon led the team with three hits, while Speciale, Maugeri, Hoosier, Hamilton and Bolt each tallied two base knocks. In addition to the five home runs, Navy also smacked three two-baggers during Tuesday’s contest.

Navy freshman starting pitcher Yale Eckert (La Selva Beach, Calif.) earned his first-collegiate victory, as he struck out two and walked only one in three innings of three-hit, shutout baseball.

“In a park that was tough to pitch in, Yale did a great job,” said Kostacopoulos. “He really worked his fastball and located his changeup and held a team that scored 18 on us two weeks ago to no runs in three-plus innings.”

Senior reliever Daniel Kovalcik (Westwood, Mass.) picked up the save, as he struck out two batters and allowed only two hits and one run in three innings to close out the contest.

The Midshipmen will return to action this weekend when they head up to Worcester, Mass., to open their Patriot League slate against Holy Cross. The Mids and the Crusaders are scheduled to play a 12 noon doubleheader on both Saturday and Sunday at Fitton Field.

Kostacopoulos added, “A large component to hitting is mental. Once you start feeling better mentally at the plate, it definitely could help going into Patriot League play this weekend.”

The Midshipmen were picked to finish in a tie for second in the Patriot League preseason poll with Lafayette this year.

Whistle_Pig · March 28, 2007, 8:37am

Thursday, March 22, 2007

DOUG DIETRICH

SCHOOL: Central Catholic, Pittsburgh, PA

WHO IS HE? One of the top scholastic swimmers in Western Pennsylvania.

PAST WEEK: At the PIAA championships Friday at Bucknell University, Dietrich won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.95 seconds.

He was the only WPIAL swimmer, boys or girls, to win a gold medal in Class AAA.

CAREER: A junior, Dietrich is a three-time PIAA qualifier. He finished second in the 100 butterfly last season. Three weeks ago, he won his first WPIAL titles, in the 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle.

FAMILIAR NAME: The term "gene pool" takes on a different meaning with the Dietrich family, who moved from Plum to Aspinwall last summer.

Older sisters Diana and Mallory were outstanding swimmers at Oakland Catholic and are now a junior and a freshman on the Naval Academy varsity.

Mallory captured 14 WPIAL and 12 PIAA championships.

COACHED THEM ALL: Mercedes McCarthy knows the Dietrich clan well. She has been the coach at Oakland Catholic and Central Catholic in recent years and has worked with all three siblings.

She said of Doug: "He's a very steadfast, dependable guy. He's a Dietrich. What else can I say?

"He could probably swim just about anything and be one of the best."

FUTURE: Dietrich has gotten recruiting letters from the swimming programs at Pitt, Navy, Arizona, Florida, Texas and Kentucky.

He has a 3.3 grade point average and is leaning toward majoring in architecture or engineering.

GreatAmerican · March 28, 2007, 11:46am

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Navy’s Hanley Named League Rookie of the Week

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Navy men’s track & field freshman Matthew Hanley (Rapid City, S.D.) has been selected the Patriot League Rookie of the Week following two top-three finishes last weekend, it was announced on Tuesday by the league office.

Competing in chilly temperatures and a rain-slicked track last Saturday against American and Maryland, Hanley won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.7 seconds, only 0.1-second off the IC4A-qualifying standard for the event. The Navy freshman also finished third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.2 seconds.

Hanley has opened the outdoor slate with back-to-back victories in the 100-meter hurdles, as he won the event at the Point Loma Invitational on March 17.

The Midshipmen (4-0) will remain in Annapolis to host Colgate, Penn, Princeton and Rutgers on Saturday at Ingram Field.

GreatAmerican · March 28, 2007, 12:00pm

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Forsythe, Andrews Earn Weekly Honors

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – After combining for five ECAC-qualifying performances during their outdoor season opener, Navy women’s track & field seniors Loni Forsythe (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Kirsten Andrews (New Holland, Pa.) have been recognized by the Patriot League. Forsythe was named the league’s track athlete of the week, while Andrews was selected the field athlete of the week, it was announced on Tuesday.

Forsythe registered one of the best season-opening performances on the track in Navy’s program history, registering three ECAC-qualifying marks against American, Colgate, George Mason and Maryland. She opened her afternoon with a first-place time of 11.88 seconds in the 100-meter dash, the second-fastest time in school history and just 0.13-second away from NCAA regional championship qualification. Less than an hour later, she came back to finish second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.70 seconds. The clocking tied her for second all-time with Chantelle Nagby’s performance during the 2000 campaign. Forsythe also ran the third leg of Navy’s 4x100-meter relay that won the event with a showing of 47.91 seconds, the 11th-fastest time in school history.

Andrews joined Forsythe with an impressive showing during the first-outdoor meet of the year. Andrews finished last Saturday with three individual event titles and ran the opening leg of the aforementioned 4x100-meter relay. She met the ECAC qualifying standard in the pole vault with a height of 11’11-3/4” (3.65 meters). Concurrently competing in the long jump, she won that event with a distance of 18’1/2” (5.50 meters). In addition to her performance in the field events, she also met the standard for the ECAC Championship with a time of 14.38 seconds.

The Midshipmen (4-0) return to action this Saturday when they compete in the Service Academy Championship in Lexington, Va.

GreatAmerican · March 28, 2007, 1:35pm

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The 2006 Navy football team will visit the White House on Monday. April 2 for a 2:35 p.m. ceremony with President George W. Bush in the Rose Garden. The team will be honored for winning the Commander-In-Chief?s Trophy for a school record fourth-consecutive year.

Navy was victorious over Air Force (24-17) and Army (26-14) to cap a perfect 8-0 mark by the Navy senior class against the other two Service Academies.

The Mids finished the year with a 9-4 record and a school-record fourth-straight bowl appearance. The nine wins equaled the third-most wins in school history.

GreatAmerican · March 29, 2007, 4:38am

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Depleted Mids Record Victory

RICHMOND, Va. -- Despite being without the services of two starters, the Navy tennis team posted a 5-2 victory over defending Atlantic 10 Conference champion Richmond, Wednesday afternoon at the Westhampton Tennis Complex in Richmond.

The victory, the third in a row by the Mids, raises Navy's record on the year to 9-10, while the Spiders fell to 7-14 on the season with the loss.

Navy played the match without Jason Hill (So., Marietta, Ga.) and Stanley Kahl (Sr., Richland, Pa.) due to injuries. Hill, who has missed three matches in a row due to a strained hip, leads Navy with 14 wins on the season while Kahl, who injured an ankle prior to the match, ranks second on the squad with 12 wins.

"We knew we were without two players, so a number of guys moved up at least one spot in the lineup to take their places," said Navy head coach John Officer. "Despite that, we didn't miss a beat. It was a good, solid performance today. Overall, I am pretty pleased."

The Mids won the doubles point with victories at No. 1 doubles by the duo of Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary's, Ga.) and Johnny Waters (So., Papillion, Neb.) and by the No. 3 team of Adrian Lai (Sr., Tucson, Ariz.) and Jarrad Smoke (Fr., Belmar, N.J.).

Navy then proceeded to win four of the six singles matches, with all but one of those victories coming in straight sets.

Nelms started things off by recording a convincing 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles over Bobby McNally to pick up his third-straight win at the flight. Ramsey Lemaich (Fr., Danville, Calif.) also tallied his third-straight win of the season with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph at No. 5 singles over Charlie Seltzer. Navy's third and final straight-set win was posted by Alex James (Jr., Visalia, Calif.), who recorded a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Michael Sommer at No. 4 singles.

Rounding out the Navy singles victories on the day was Lai, who posted a 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (8-6) win at the No. 3 flight over Chris Louis.

Wednesday's match against the Spiders began a stretch of three road matches over a span of five days for the Mids. Next up for Navy is a Friday afternoon match against George Washington at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex in McLean, Va.

Navy (9-10) def. Richmond (7-14), 5-2
Doubles (Navy wins the doubles point)
1 - Nelms/Waters(N) def. Berry/Louis, 8-3
2 - Banker/Sommer (R) def. James/Lemaich, 8-4
3 - Lai/Smoke (N) def. McNally/Minter, 8-5

Singles
1 - Nate Nelms (N) def. Bobby McNally, 6-1, 6-0
2 - Doug Banker (R) def. Johnny Waters, 6-3, 6-1
3 - Adrian Lai (N) def. Chris Louis, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (8-6)
4 - Alex James (N) def. Michael Sommer, 6-3, 6-3
5 - Ramsey Lemaich (N) def. Charlie Seltzer, 6-3, 6-1
6 - Sami Belakhlef (R) def. Jarrad Smoke, 7-5, 6-0

GreatAmerican · March 29, 2007, 4:39am

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Swimming & Diving Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Mukri Reaches Championship Final at U.S. Swim Meet

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. -- The opening day of competition for Navy at the U.S. Swimming Spring Championship was highlighted by Kevin Mukri (Sr., Silver Spring, Md.) advancing to the 'A' final in the 200-meter backstroke, Wednesday at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y.

Mukri qualified for the final by placing third in his trial heat and eighth overall with a time of 2:05.51. He would go on to place eighth in the final with a clocking of 2:05.34, just one-hundredth of a second behind seventh-place finisher Ian Powell from Florida State.

It was a very fast final as each of the top-six swimmers achieved a 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials cut time in the event (2:04.99).

"It was pretty cool to swim with the top-eight guys tonight," said Mukri. "My goal was to get that trials cut time, but I am looking forward to my chances in the 100 backstroke later at the meet."

"Kevin had a good swim in the morning, then an even better one at night," said Navy men's swimming head coach Bill Roberts. "Both of his swims were career-best times for him in the event. Being able to make it to the final at this meet is something Kevin has worked hard for since last year."

Mukri was the lone Mid of the 10 men's and women's swimmers who competed Wednesday to qualify for one of the finals. A total of 14 Mids will compete at the meet which runs through Saturday.

"It was a good first day for us," said Roberts. "We were able to acclimate ourselves to the meet and to the switch from short-course meters to long course. We're pleased with the results and are looking forward to the rest of the meet."

Navy Finals Results for Wednesday
Men
200m Backstroke
Kevin Mukri -- 2:05.34 -- 8th in 'A' Final

Navy Trial Heat Results for Wednesday
Women
100m Freestyle
Thuy-Mi Dinh -- 59.09 -- 2nd in heat, 45th overall
Sarah Dorenkott -- 59.50 -- 4th in heat, 55th overall
200m Breaststroke
Mallory Dietrich -- 2:42.99 -- 4th in heat, 35th overall
200m Butterfly
Kelly Zahalka -- 2:25.56 -- 7th in heat, 55th overall
Mallory Dietrich -- 2:25.97 -- 6th in heat, 56th overall

Men
100m Freestyle
Frank Komadina -- 54.23 -- 7th in heat, 53rd overall
200m Breaststroke
Adam Meyer -- 2:29.76 -- 6th in heat, 41st overall
Ari Molina -- 2:34.96 -- 4th in heat, 51st overall
Kevin Kysiak -- 2:37.19 -- 6th in heat, 53rd overall
200m Backstroke
Kevin Mukri -- 2:05.51 -- 3rd in heat, 8th overall
Billy Vey -- 2:10.59 -- 7th in heat, 39th overall
200m Butterfly
Adam Meyer -- 2:10.74 -- 1st in heat, 34th overall

Thursday's Navy Schedule
200 Freestyle -- Tara Chapmon, Sarah Dorenkott ... Christopher Jenkins, Kevin Mukri
400 Individual Medley -- Kelly Zahalka ... Adam Meyer, Billy Vey
800 Freestyle Relay -- Navy women ... Navy men

GreatAmerican · March 29, 2007, 4:43am

following practice on Wednesday, March 28

In Attendance: Ron Snyder (Baltimore Examiner)

Snyder: After two practices how is the team's conditioning?

Johnson: I think it's OK. We will get in pads on Friday and we will find out a little more about where everything stands. It's been OK.

Snyder: How has moving Antron to center worked so far?

Johnson: It's been good so far. We haven't been in pads yet, but I don't think he will have a problem.

Snyder: Can you talk about building the chemistry on the offensive line when you move somebody like Antron from guard to center?

Johnson: We have some guys out this spring and we are going to have a lot of new faces on defense too so who knows what's going to happen until we start playing, but that's what spring football is for. Trying to find out who can play and who can't.

Snyder: Last week at lunch you mentioned that there would be a good battle at fullback between Ballard and Kettani, has either one of those guys showed more than the other at this point?

Johnson: No, not yet. We are just getting started. Adam is still a little sore from his injury, but he's done a good job of pushing through.

Snyder: It's kind of a role reversal for Adam, because last year he entered spring camp as the one pushing Matt Hall and now he's the one being pushed.

Johnson: Yep, it's kind of changed. It's a little bit different. He's on the other side of that now.

Snyder: Do you think he will react positively to the role reversal?

Johnson: Oh yeah, I think he will come back and work hard and I think Eric (Kettani) will work hard. That will be a good battle.

Snyder: How about the secondary? You mentioned that you were going to look for the four best guys, is it a little early to start sorting that out?

Johnson: Oh yeah, it's way early. We will have some idea after spring, but that battle will last all the way to fall camp.

Snyder: You had all three quarterbacks out there at different points today, are you just trying to get the cob webs out at this point?

Johnson: Yeah, we are just trying to get them dialed in a little bit. As we get further along we will have some scrimmages and run some live drills and they will have a chance to play and see who comes out on top.

Snyder: Do you mix and match a lot more in the spring than you would in the fall?

Johnson: Yeah. You try and find some depth and build up that depth at every position. The good thing about spring ball is you don't lose any games. You play and compete, but at the end of the day there is nobody keeping score. You are just trying to get better.

GreatAmerican · March 29, 2007, 8:01am

Published in the Washington Times:

<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/sports/20070329-125155-5543r.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.washingtontimes.com/sports/20070329-125155-5543r.htm</a>

[quote]
The pass fluttered through the air after being tipped, and Corey Johnson was there, swooping in to collect the interception and sprint toward the end zone.

For someone who hasn't played football in four years, Johnson looked right at home.

Johnson has spent the past three seasons as a guard on Navy's basketball team, starting all but two of the games he played in. He started all 30 this season, finishing fifth on the team in points and second in assists....

[/quote]

GreatAmerican · March 29, 2007, 9:36am

For: Immediate Release
Sent: March 29, 2007
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775

Navy Sports Magazine Show Airs Tonight On 1430 WNAV

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Comcast Navy Sports Magazine Show airs tonight at approximately 7 p.m. (following the Orioles game) on 1430 WNAV in Annapolis. The 30-minute show, hosted by Bob Socci, will feature interviews with freshman Basil Daratsos of the men's lacrosse team, track All-American Paul Harris, head football coach Paul Johnson and defensive coordinator Buddy Green.

The Navy Sports Magazine Show will also air on WLRT (1490 AM, <a href="http://www.1490theoutlaw.com%5B/url%5D">www.1490theoutlaw.com</a>) on Friday at 5 p.m. and on 1050 WFED (<a href="http://www.federalnewsradio.com%5B/url%5D">www.federalnewsradio.com</a>) in Washington, D.C. on Saturday morning at 7 a.m.

Navy All-Access will also archive the show and it will be available for subscribers every Friday (<a href="http://navysports.cstv.com/)%5B/url%5D">http://navysports.cstv.com/)</a>.

GreatAmerican · March 29, 2007, 2:07pm

For Immediate Release
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy’s Forsythe and Andrews Recognized by the ECAC

CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Navy women’s track & field seniors Loni Forsythe (Chattanooga, Tenn.) has been named the ECAC Track Athlete of the Week, while classmate Kirsten Andrews (New Holland, Pa.) was selected the ECAC co-Field Athlete of the Week, it was announced on Wednesday.

One day prior to the ECAC weekly honors, Forsythe and Andrews were named Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week and Field Athlete of the Week, respectively. During the outdoor season-opening meet last Saturday in Annapolis, the Navy duo combined for five ECAC Championship-qualifying performances.

Forsythe registered one of the best season-opening performances on the track in Navy's program history, registering three ECAC-qualifying marks against American, Colgate, George Mason and Maryland. She opened her afternoon with a first-place time of 11.88 seconds in the 100-meter dash, the second-fastest time in school history and just 0.13-second away from NCAA regional championship qualification. Less than an hour later, she came back to finish second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.70 seconds. The clocking tied her for second all-time with Chantelle Nagby's performance during the 2000 campaign. Forsythe also ran the third leg of Navy's 4x100-meter relay that won the event with a showing of 47.91 seconds, the 11th-fastest time in school history.

Andrews joined Forsythe with an impressive showing during the first-outdoor meet of the year. Andrews finished last Saturday with three individual event titles and ran the opening leg of the aforementioned 4x100-meter relay. She met the ECAC qualifying standard in the pole vault with a height of 11'11-3/4" (3.65 meters). Concurrently competing in the long jump, she won that event with a distance of 18'1/2" (5.50 meters). In addition to her performance in the field events, she also met the standard for the ECAC Championship with a time of 14.38 seconds.

The Midshipmen (4-0) return to action this Saturday when they compete in the Service Academy Championship in Lexington, Va.

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