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<p>For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>Navy and Army Square Off in Star Meet on Saturday</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's track & field team will look to claim the N-Star for the second-straight year when they head up to West Point to take on Army in the annual Star Meet on Saturday in Gillis Field House, starting at 12 noon.</p>

<p>Last season, the Midshipmen cruised to a 99.5-81.5 win over the Black Knights at Halsey Field House in Annapolis. The Mids won nine events, including seven 1-2 finishes, to post their fourth-consecutive win over the Black Knights in Annapolis. Despite Navy having won six of the last eight meetings, Army owns a slight 11-8-1 all-time advantage.</p>

<p>Navy (6-0) is coming off nine top-five performances at the non-team scoring Patriot Games in Fairfax, Va., last Saturday. </p>

<p>Senior indoor team captain Kirsten Andrews (New Holland, Pa.) has been a vital element this season for the Mids, as she has qualified for the ECAC Championship in two events. During each of her last-three meets she has met the ECAC standard in the pole vault, with her highest clearance coming at 12'3-1/2" (3.75 meters) two weeks ago. Last season against the Black Knights, she recorded a career high and the fourth-best mark in school history with a height of 12'8" (3.86 meters) to win the event. Andrews also recorded an ECAC-qualifying time of 8.28 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles to open her senior season. Against the Black Knights in 2006, she finished in second behind senior Danielle Still's (Lawnside, N.J.) school-record time of 8.00 seconds. Andrews also competes in the long jump and holds the team's longest distance of the season at 18'3-1/4" (5.57 meters). This Saturday's competition in the long jump should be interesting, as Army's Angela Jenkins has jumped 18'6-1/2" (!
5.65 meters) earlier this season.</p>

<p>In addition to her aforementioned school record set against Army last season, Still also boasted the ninth-fastest time 55-meter dash in program history against the Black Knights with a time of 7.20 seconds. The Navy senior has competed in both events this season, as well as the shot put, 200-meter dash and pentathlon. She owns the team's top-five marks in the shot put in 2006-07, with her longest throw of 40'3/4" (12.21 meters) coming in the Navy Lidlifter. </p>

<p>Establishing a school record in the 55-meter dash against Army last year was senior Loni Forsythe (Chattanooga, Tenn.). She crossed the finish line in 7.12 seconds to win the event and break a six-year record held by Chantelle Nagby. This season, Forsythe has been instrumental in the short sprints and could be a part of some intriguing races. Forsythe owns a season-best time of 7.15 seconds in the 55-meter dash, while Army's Meghan Venable-Thomas posted a 7.80-second showing in the 60-meter dash. In last year's 200-meter dash, Venable-Thomas edged Forsythe with a time of 25.39 seconds. Forsythe has recorded a time of 25.51 seconds earlier this season, while Venable-Thomas has not competed at the distance this year.</p>

<p>Junior Jacquelyn Charnigo (Medina, Ohio) won the high jump and placed second in the pole vault behind Andrews last year versus the Black Knights. Charnigo owns the top-four marks in the high jump this season, including a 5'4-1/4" (1.63 meters) clearance one month ago. Last weekend at the Patriot Games, she soared over the 12'5-1/2" (3.80 meters) bar to register a team-high this season and the ninth-best height in program history.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen return two additional runners that claimed first against Army in 2006. Senior Justine Whipple (Duxbury, Mass.) won the 3,000-meter run and junior Joanna Clark (Harpersferry, W.Va.) crossed the finish line first in the 500-meter run last winter. </p>

<p>Following this Saturday's Star Meet, the Midshipmen will return to West Point in two weeks to compete in the Patriot League Championship. Last season, Navy finished third in the league championship held in Halsey Field House.</p>

<p>SCHEDULE OF EVENTS</p>

<p>12:00 p.m. Weight Throw
12:30 p.m. Long Jump
High Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put
Triple Jump (follows Long Jump)
1:00 p.m. Mile Run
1:10 p.m. 60-meter Hurdles
1:20 p.m. 400-meter Dash
1:30 p.m. 500-meter Run
1:40 p.m. 60-meter Dash
1:50 p.m. 800-meter Run
2:00 p.m. 1,000-meter Run
2:10 p.m. 200-meter Dash
2:20 p.m. 3,000-meter Run
2:35 p.m. 4x400-meter Relay
2:45 p.m. 4x800-meter Relay</p>

<p>ARMY-NAVY ALL-TIME WOMEN'S For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>Navy and Army Square Off in Star Meet on Saturday</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's track & field team will look to claim the N-Star for the second-straight year when they head up to West Point to take on Army in the annual Star Meet on Saturday in Gillis Field House, starting at 12 noon.</p>

<p>Last season, the Midshipmen cruised to a 99.5-81.5 win over the Black Knights at Halsey Field House in Annapolis. The Mids won nine events, including seven 1-2 finishes, to post their fourth-consecutive win over the Black Knights in Annapolis. Despite Navy having won six of the last eight meetings, Army owns a slight 11-8-1 all-time advantage.</p>

<p>Navy (6-0) is coming off nine top-five performances at the non-team scoring Patriot Games in Fairfax, Va., last Saturday. </p>

<p>Senior indoor team captain Kirsten Andrews (New Holland, Pa.) has been a vital element this season for the Mids, as she has qualified for the ECAC Championship in two events. During each of her last-three meets she has met the ECAC standard in the pole vault, with her highest clearance coming at 12'3-1/2" (3.75 meters) two weeks ago. Last season against the Black Knights, she recorded a career high and the fourth-best mark in school history with a height of 12'8" (3.86 meters) to win the event. Andrews also recorded an ECAC-qualifying time of 8.28 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles to open her senior season. Against the Black Knights in 2006, she finished in second behind senior Danielle Still's (Lawnside, N.J.) school-record time of 8.00 seconds. Andrews also competes in the long jump and holds the team's longest distance of the season at 18'3-1/4" (5.57 meters). This Saturday's competition in the long jump should be interesting, as Army's Angela Jenkins has jumped 18'6-1/2" (!
5.65 meters) earlier this season.</p>

<p>In addition to her aforementioned school record set against Army last season, Still also boasted the ninth-fastest time 55-meter dash in program history against the Black Knights with a time of 7.20 seconds. The Navy senior has competed in both events this season, as well as the shot put, 200-meter dash and pentathlon. She owns the team's top-five marks in the shot put in 2006-07, with her longest throw of 40'3/4" (12.21 meters) coming in the Navy Lidlifter. </p>

<p>Establishing a school record in the 55-meter dash against Army last year was senior Loni Forsythe (Chattanooga, Tenn.). She crossed the finish line in 7.12 seconds to win the event and break a six-year record held by Chantelle Nagby. This season, Forsythe has been instrumental in the short sprints and could be a part of some intriguing races. Forsythe owns a season-best time of 7.15 seconds in the 55-meter dash, while Army's Meghan Venable-Thomas posted a 7.80-second showing in the 60-meter dash. In last year's 200-meter dash, Venable-Thomas edged Forsythe with a time of 25.39 seconds. Forsythe has recorded a time of 25.51 seconds earlier this season, while Venable-Thomas has not competed at the distance this year.</p>

<p>Junior Jacquelyn Charnigo (Medina, Ohio) won the high jump and placed second in the pole vault behind Andrews last year versus the Black Knights. Charnigo owns the top-four marks in the high jump this season, including a 5'4-1/4" (1.63 meters) clearance one month ago. Last weekend at the Patriot Games, she soared over the 12'5-1/2" (3.80 meters) bar to register a team-high this season and the ninth-best height in program history.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen return two additional runners that claimed first against Army in 2006. Senior Justine Whipple (Duxbury, Mass.) won the 3,000-meter run and junior Joanna Clark (Harpersferry, W.Va.) crossed the finish line first in the 500-meter run last winter. </p>

<p>Following this Saturday's Star Meet, the Midshipmen will return to West Point in two weeks to compete in the Patriot League Championship. Last season, Navy finished third in the league championship held in Halsey Field House.</p>

<p>SCHEDULE OF EVENTS</p>

<p>12:00 p.m. Weight Throw
12:30 p.m. Long Jump
High Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put
Triple Jump (follows Long Jump)
1:00 p.m. Mile Run
1:10 p.m. 60-meter Hurdles
1:20 p.m. 400-meter Dash
1:30 p.m. 500-meter Run
1:40 p.m. 60-meter Dash
1:50 p.m. 800-meter Run
2:00 p.m. 1,000-meter Run
2:10 p.m. 200-meter Dash
2:20 p.m. 3,000-meter Run
2:35 p.m. 4x400-meter Relay
2:45 p.m. 4x800-meter Relay</p>

<p>ARMY-NAVY ALL-TIME WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD STAR MEETS</p>

<p>Overall: Army, 11-8-1
in Annapolis: Army, 7-4-1
in West Point: Tied, 4-4</p>

<p>Date Result Score Site
2/14/87 L 72-46 H
2/12/88 L 83-35 H
2/10/89 L 90-28 R
2/9/90 L 73-45 H
2/8/91 W 95-23 R
2/7/92 L 69-49 H
2/5/93 L 65-53 H
2/4/94 L 82.3-35.7 H
2/3/95 L 64-54 R
2/2/96 T 74-74 H
1/31/97 W 73-63 R
2/7/98 L 74-71 H
2/6/99 W 93-88 R
2/12/00 W 113-68 H
2/11/01 W 100-81 R
2/2/02 W 93-88 H
2/15/03 L 97-81 R
2/7/04 W 94.5-86.5 H
2/5/05 L 92-89 R
2/4/06 W 99.5-81.5 H</p>

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<p>Anchors aweigh
Barlow QB commits to U.S. Naval Academy</p>

<p>By Ed Flink
THE NEWS-TIMES</p>

<p>Joel Barlow quarterback Ryan Brown (5) verbally committed to attend and play football for the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The senior plans to sign a national letter of intent next Wednesday.
Seven weeks into the 2004 football season, after a series of injuries left Joel Barlow High without an experienced quarterback, coach Rob Tynan turned to his best athlete.
It became a life-altering move for the neophyte sophomore who now operates the triple option like a veteran after only 23 career games.</p>

<p>On Tuesday, Barlow senior Ryan Brown gave a verbal commitment to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and play for the Midshipmen. He plans to sign a national letter of intent next Wednesday.</p>

<p>"It presents an excellent opportunity for me both academically and in terms of football and I'm looking forward to the challenge of playing at the highest Division I level that I can," Brown said Wednesday night.</p>

<p>Brown was also considering Bucknell, Boston College (which wasn't recruiting him as a quarterback) and Hobart (to play Division I lacrosse). In fact, he was going to decide between Bucknell and Hobart until he took an official visit to the Naval Academy last weekend.</p>

<p>"It was amazing. The campus is beautiful. And one thing about the Naval Academy is the bond between the players and the coaches is something you don't see everywhere and that's probably what attracted me most to the place," Brown said.</p>

<p>"Three weeks ago I was hard pressed to go to Navy. After the visit I knew right away that's where I want to be. Everything about the visit impressed me. That pushed me right over the edge."</p>

<p>"I think it's just fantastic," Tynan said, noting that Navy has a successful program with a strong schedule (Notre Dame, Rutgers). "Educationally you can't do much better. Ryan wants to go into pre-med and it's a fantastic deal."</p>

<p>The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Brown rushed for 1,094 yards on 152 carries (7.2 ypc) last season and was fifth in the area with 15 touchdowns, leading the Falcons to a 7-3 record.</p>

<p>Navy, coached by Paul Johnson, is coming off a 9-4 campaign, with its nine wins matching the third-most in school history. The Midshipmen lost to Boston College 25-24 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, but they've beaten Army five consecutive years.</p>

<p>Brian Hampton, the Midshipmen's senior quarterback, led them to a 5-1 start before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Sophomore Kaipo Kaheaku-Enhada inherited the job, backed up by sophomore Jarod Bryant. Several other quarterbacks were listed on the 2006 roster. Where Brown fits in remains to be seen.</p>

<p>"We run the same offense and they really loved what they saw on the tapes," Tynan said. "Coach Johnson already told him he's second or third on the depth chart. Obviously that's part of recruiting, too, but they really thought athletically at the quarterback position he was on the top of their board. They really liked what they saw."</p>

<p>Brown was a starting wide receiver on the varsity as a freshman and became a two-way starter as a sophomore, also playing safety. After seven weeks, the Falcons had lost six games and all four of their quarterbacks to injuries, prompting Tynan to give Brown the job.</p>

<p>"We had nobody else," Tynan said. "We had to."</p>

<p>Barlow beat New Fairfield 13-0 in his debut.</p>

<p>"I think I scored both touchdowns that game," Brown said. Barlow lost to Bethel the following week and tied Weston 0-0 in the season finale.</p>

<p>For the newbie behind center, those games were a frightening experience.</p>

<p>"It was a tough transition but I embraced the challenge to take over," he said. "I'm not going to lie to you -- it was a little scary going back there for the first time. I was scared out of my mind."</p>

<p>Brown admits he's pondered how things would've been different if so many of his teammates didn't get injured and he had remained a receiver.</p>

<p>"I've thought about it a lot. If I never switched to quarterback I don't know if I would've been in the mainstream and had people looking at me. By switching I became one of the (focal points) of our offense and in the league and I think that's what got me the recognition. But three years ago I never thought I would be where I am right now," he said.</p>

<p>During the off-season between his sophomore and junior years, Brown was able to learn the basics of playing quarterback and the nuances of the triple option. He led the Falcons to a 6-4 record and started to understand he might have the potential to play Division I football last year when he received calls inviting him to camps at the University of North Carolina and Temple, both of which he attended.</p>

<p>"That's when I first realized, OK, maybe I'm a little better than I thought," he said.</p>

<p>Brown, a three-sport standout, will have played four years of varsity football, basketball and lacrosse when he graduates from Barlow in June.</p>

<p>"He's going to earn 12 varsity letters in his high school career," Tynan said. "That's rare. That says a lot about what type an athlete he is."</p>

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<p>GAME-DAY DATA
BUCKNELL (13-8 / 7-1) at NAVY (11-11 / 1-6)
February 2, 2007 - 9:00 pm (EST)
Alumni Hall (5,710) - Annapolis, Md.
TELEVISION: ESPNU (DIRECTV - Channel 609; DISH Network - Channel 148); Bob Socci (PxP) and John Feinstein (Color) will call the action.
RADIO: WNAV (1430 AM), SIRIUS (Channel 155); Joe Miller will call the action.
INTERNET: <a href="http://www.wnav.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.wnav.com&lt;/a>, <a href="http://www.yahoosports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.yahoosports.com&lt;/a>
GAMETRACKER: <a href="http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.navysports.com&lt;/a>
VIDEO STREAMING: Due to contractual obligations, Friday's game will not be streamed online.</p>

<p>FRIDAY'S PROMOTIONS
JUNIOR ROTC NIGHT: All Junior ROTC members and their families are eligible to purchase tickets to the game for $3 each. Those JROTC groups that pre-register will be listed recognized on Alumni Hall's video board.
EMERGENCY SERVICES APPRECIATION NIGHT: All personnel involved in any branch of emergency services including but not limited to fire, police, EMS and their families are eligible to purchase tickets to the game for $3 each.
MIDSHIPMEN SPONSOR APPRECIATION NIGHT: In conjunction with the Midshipmen sponsor dinner taking place on the yard sponsor families will be allowed to purchase tickets to the game for only $3 per ticket.
COMPANY SPIRIT COMPETITION: Friday night's spirit theme will be a Deputy Commandant Look-A-Like Contest. Companies that display the most spirit throughout the game while looking like everyone's favorite Deputy will have the opportunity to compete on the court after the game for an Xbox 360.
HALFTIME: Will feature a performance by the Hoppin' Hawks Jump Rope Team.</p>

<p>MIDS HOST BUCKNELL ON FRIDAY NIGHT ON ESPNU
Navy kicks off the second half of the Patriot League campaign the same way it started, with a contest against Bucknell. The Mids will host the Bison on Friday night at 9:00 pm (EST) at Alumni Hall with the game being aired nationally by ESPNU with Bob Socci and John Feinstein calling the action.</p>

<p>For Navy to make a push in the Patriot League standings, it will have to snap a four-game winning streak in the series by the Bison, who are the two-time defending Patriot League champions and are currently second in the standings this year, one game behind undefeated Holy Cross.</p>

<p>Navy is currently 11-11 overall and 1-6 in the Patriot League with five of the six league losses coming by 10 or fewer points. The Mids are coming off a 66-58 home loss to Colgate, in which the Raiders shot 53.7 percent from the field, while Navy shot just 40.4 percent and was an icy 9-of-28 from long distance.</p>

<p>Bucknell, meanwhile, enters with an 13-8 record after Tuesday night's 56-53 win over Colgate. The Bison have won five in a row since a loss to Holy Cross on Jan. 12, and boast the league's best scoring defense, allowing just 52.4 ppg in eight league games.</p>

<p>Today's Tip-Off
• A Navy victory would snap a season-long four-game losing streak for the Mids, but it won't be easy. Bucknell has defeated Navy four straight times, including two of the last three times in Alumni Hall.
• Navy has held 11 of 22 opponents to 61 or fewer points, including six times in the last eight games. No team has scored more than 79 points on Navy this year.
• This year's Navy team has moved into the top five all-time in three-pointers made (4th; 186) and three-pointers attempted (4th; 537).
• Navy junior guard Greg Sprink needs just 11 points to become the 17th player in school history with 1,000 points. He can become just the fifth junior (David Robinson, Vernon Butler, Kevin Sinnett and Michael Heary) to score 1,000 points by the end of his junior year.</p>

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<p>For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>Midshipmen Looks for Sixth-Straight N-Star on Saturday at Army</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s track & field team will head up to West Point to take on Army in the annual Star Meet in Gillis Field House, beginning at 3 p.m. The Midshipmen are looking to extend their N-Star winning streak to six, which would be the longest streak in program history.</p>

<p>The Mids won nine of the 17 events, six of which came on the track, to defeat the Black Knights, 93-88, in Annapolis last season. Navy outscored its guests, 64-51, in the track portion of the meet with first- and second-place times in two events. With the win last year, Navy claimed its first advantage in the all-time series, holding a slim 23-22-1 lead.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen (5-1) head into this Saturday’s Star Meet on a roll, as they posted 10 IC4A-qualifying marks and two top-10 performances in school history at the Penn State National Open last weekend.</p>

<p>Junior middle-distance runner Paul Harris (Woodbury, Minn.) won the 800-meter run last year and owns a pair of IC4A marks this season. Against the Black Knights in 2006, Harris ran the 800 meters in 1:53.54. This season, he has posted IC4A marks in each of his three races, highlighted by his school-record time of 1:50.71 during the Navy Invitational in December. Two weeks ago, Harris also qualified in the 500-meter run, recording a clocking of 1:02.69 in his first action in the event this season.</p>

<p>Joining Harris in the IC4A Championship in the 800-meter run later this season will be junior Craig Meekins (Baldwin, N.Y.). Last year, Meekins followed Harris across the finish line in second place with a time of 1:54.99. As a junior in 2006-07, Meekins owns a pair of IC4A marks, including a 1:51.84 showing at the Penn State National Open last weekend.</p>

<p>Seniors Stephen White (Marietta, Ga.) and Cole Herron (Sanger, Calif.) owned the top-two marks in the high jump against Army last season, each clearing 6’9” (2.06 meters). White owns the team’s top-three heights this season, highlighted by an IC4A-qualifying bar of 6’10-3/4” (2.10 meters). Herron has surpassed the 6’7” (2.01 meters) mark in two of the last-three meets.</p>

<p>Junior Dante Marshall (Hermitage, Pa.) recorded a career-best distance in the triple jump versus the Black Knights in 2006, soaring 49’1/4” (14.94 meters) to win the event. This year, he owns the team’s five-best marks, four of which surpass the IC4A standard. Last weekend at the Penn State National Open, Marshall went 48’6” (14.78 meters) for his best effort of the season.</p>

<p>Classmate Darryl Hunter (Des Moines, Iowa) edged out a victory in the shot put last season with a throw of 53’8-1/4” (16.36 meters). As a junior this year, he holds the team’s three-best throws, all of which were first-place marks and IC4A-qualifying tosses. Less than a month ago, he uncorked a season-best throw of 55’3/4” (16.78 meters).</p>

<p>The Midshipmen have a pair of IC4A runners in both the 1,000-meter and mile run events this season. Junior Jeff Sarchione (Alliance, Ohio) has qualified in both distances, recording a time of 2:25.93 in the 1,000-meter run at the Penn State National Open last weekend and a 4:13.51 clocking in the mile three weeks ago. Junior Lucas Burke (Bakersfield, Calif.) joined Sarchione with an IC4A mark in the 1,000-meter run last Saturday, crossing the finish line in 2:27.77. Sophomore Andrew Grant (Athens, Ga.) met the IC4A standard in the mile two weeks ago with his 4:13.53 showing.</p>

<p>The 500-meter run and 4x800-meter relay events could shape up to be interesting matchups with both sides sporting an IC4A runner. In the 500-meter run, Navy senior indoor team captain Cameron Lindsay (Kernersville, N.C.) placed second last weekend with a time of 1:04.19, while Army’s Adrian Perkins clocked in at 1:03.28 during the invitational heat. Perkins edged Lindsay by 0.52-second during last year’s Star Meet.</p>

<p>The meet’s final track event of the afternoon, the 4x800-meter relay, pits two teams that were separated by 0.22-second last Saturday. The Midshipmen edged the Black Knights at Penn State with a showing of 7:42.29.</p>

<p>Following this weekend’s meet, Navy will close out its indoor regular season with the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 9-10.</p>

<p>SCHEDULE OF EVENTS</p>

<p>3:00 p.m. Weight Throw
3:30 p.m. Long Jump
High Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put
Triple Jump (Follows Long Jump)
4:00 p.m. Mile Run
4:10 p.m. 60-meter Hurdles
4:20 p.m. 400-meter Dash
4:30 p.m. 500-meter Run
4:40 p.m. 60-meter Dash
4:50 p.m. 800-meter Run
5:00 p.m. 1,000-meter Run
5:10 p.m. 200-meter Dash
5:20 p.m. 3,000-meter Run
5:35 p.m. 4x400-meter Relay
5:45 p.m. 4x800-meter Relay</p>

<p>ARMY-NAVY ALL-TIME MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD STAR MEETS</p>

<p>Overall: Navy leads, 23-22-2
in Annapolis: Navy leads, 15-8-2
in West Point: Army leads, 14-8</p>

<p>Date Result Score Site
2/27/60 L 63-46 H
2/25/61 L 59-50 R
2/24/62 L 55.5-53.5 H
2/23/63 L 56.6-52.3 R
2/22/64 L 56-53 H
2/20/65 L 60-49 R
2/26/66 W 65.5-42.5 H
2/25/67 L 62-47 R
2/24/68 L 64-45 H
3/1/69 L 84-25 R
2/21/70 L 73-36 H
2/20/71 L 69-40 R
2/19/72 W 93-25 H
2/17/73 W 80.5-37.5 R
2/16/74 W 93-25 H
2/22/75 W 69-49 R
2/21/76 W 79-39 H
2/19/77 L 68-50 R
2/18/78 T 68-68 H
2/17/79 L 87.7-48.3 R
2/16/80 T 68-68 H
2/21/81 W 73-63 R
2/20/82 L 70-66 H
2/18/83 L 69-67 R
2/17/84 W 85-51 H
2/14/85 L 70.6-65.3 R
2/13/86 W 96-40 H
2/14/87 W 74-62 H
2/13/88 W 85.3-50.7 H
2/11/89 L 68.6-67.3 R
2/10/90 W 77-59 H
2/9/91 W 77-59 R
2/7/92 W 91-45 H
2/6/93 W 88-48 R
2/5/94 L 77-59 H
2/4/95 L 79-57 R
2/3/96 L 84-52 H
2/1/97 L 82-63 R
2/7/98 W 80-65 H
2/6/99 W 93-88 R
1/26/00 W 101.5-79.5 H
2/10/01 L 106-75 R
2/2/02 W 92-89 H
2/15/03 W 92-88 R
2/7/04 W 101-80 H
2/5/05 W 101-80 R
2/4/06 W 93-88 H</p>

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<p>Rutgers Announces 2007 Football Schedule</p>

<p>PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- For the first time in school history, Rutgers will play eight home games at Rutgers Stadium, including two in primetime on national television, as the 2007 schedule for the Scarlet Knights was released Thursday. The Scarlet Knights will have a minimum of four games in primetime on national television in 2007.</p>

<p>The 2007 season begins on Thursday, Aug. 30 vs. Buffalo at Rutgers Stadium. The Scarlet Knights play their first five games of the season at home, where they went 6-0 in 2006.</p>

<p>Rutgers' second game of the season vs. Navy will air live nationally on ESPN Friday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m.</p>

<p>Home dates vs. Norfolk State (Saturday, Sept. 15) and Maryland (Saturday, Sept. 29) round out the September schedule.</p>

<p>The month of October begins with the first BIG EAST conference game of the season for the Scarlet Knights vs. Cincinnati on Saturday, Oct. 6. Rutgers hits the road for the first time Saturday, Oct. 13 with a conference game at Syracuse.</p>

<p>ESPN's Thursday night football package returns to Piscataway on Oct. 18 vs. USF. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. from Rutgers Stadium. The October slate finishes with a home date vs. West Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 27.</p>

<p>In November, Rutgers plays four games -- two on the road -- beginning at Connecticut (Saturday, Nov. 3). For the only time in 2007, the Scarlet Knights play consecutive road games the following week at Army (Friday, Nov. 9) on ESPN2. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.</p>

<p>The Scarlet Knights final game at home in 2007 is against Pittsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 17. Following a bye week, Rutgers closes out the regular season again on ESPN in a Thursday night showdown at Louisville (Nov. 29). The classic 2006 matchup vs. the Cardinals was the second-highest rated college football game on ESPN in 2006 and was the top-rated college football game all-time on ESPN in the New York metro area.</p>

<p>Rutgers finished the 2006 season 11-2 (5-2 BIG EAST) and ranked 12th in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches Top 25 polls. The 11 wins tied a single-season school record, including the program's first bowl championship with a 37-10 victory over Kansas State in the inaugural Texas Bowl.</p>

<p>Kickoff times and additional television information will be released later in the spring. At this time, there is a waiting list for 2007 Rutgers football season tickets. For more information, call the Rutgers Ticket Office at 1-866-445-GORU or visit <a href="http://www.scarletknights.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.scarletknights.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

<p>2007 Rutgers Football Schedule
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TV TIME
Thursday, August 30 Buffalo Rutgers Stadium TBA
Friday, September 07 Navy Rutgers Stadium ESPN 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 15 Norfolk State Rutgers Stadium TBA
Saturday, September 29 Maryland Rutgers Stadium TBA
Saturday, October 06 Cincinnati Rutgers Stadium TBA
Saturday, October 13 Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. TBA
Thursday, October 18 South Florida Rutgers Stadium ESPN 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 27 West Virginia Rutgers Stadium TBA
Saturday, November 03 Connecticut Storrs, Conn. TBA
Friday, November 09 Army West Point, N.Y. ESPN2 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 17 Pittsburgh Rutgers Stadium TBA
Thursday, November 29 Louisville Louisville, Ky. ESPN 7:30 p.m.</p>

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Women's Soccer Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773
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<p>Ten Navy Soccer Players Earn Academic Honors</p>

<p>CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Academic All-Americans Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) and Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.) headlined the list of Navy players selected to the 2006 Patriot League Women's Soccer Academic Honor Roll announced Thursday afternoon by the league office. Additionally, four Mids were among the 12 players representing Patriot League schools to earn a 4.00 grade-point average during the fall semester.</p>

<p>Barnes, an information technology major who carries a cumulative 3.78 GPA, including a 4.00 in the fall semester, was was one-of-four keepers to garner Academic All-America honors (36 student-athletes on three teams), but the only net-minder named to the Academic All-America First Team. A two-time member of the Dean's List, she was named to the Superintendent's and Commandant's Lists in the fall and stands 89th among her class of better than 1100 students. She enjoyed a sensational first season as the Mids' starting keeper where she led the nation in goal-against average (0.292) and save percentage (0.933). A First-Team All-Patriot League selection, Barnes earned 13 solo shutouts in 2006, a Navy record, as well as a conference record. She surrendered just six goals during the season, including three during the regular season, while stopping 84 of the 90 shots she faced on goal.</p>

<p>A First-Team All-Patriot League defender, freshman Lauren Bresnahan (Weston, Fla.) was a starter in all 24 contests and paired up with Moeller in the center back. She finished her rookie campaign with seven points on a goal and five assists. She was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4 and two days later became the first Navy player to be named to the Soccer America Team of the Week since 2000. In addition to being named to the Superintendent's and Commandant's Lists, Bresnahan finished the fall semester with a 4.00 GPA.</p>

<p>Team captain Molly Burd (Englewood, Colo.) was named to the Academic Honor Roll for the first time in her career after posting a 3.20 GPA in economics. She has been named to the Commandant's List five times during her four years, including this past fall. A Second-Team All-Patriot League selection in 2005, Burd finished her playing career as one of just four players in program history to reach the NCAA Tournament twice in their career. A starter at midfield for the Mids, Burd scored a goal and dealt out 10 assists in the fall to help lead the Mids to a school-record 21 wins.</p>

<p>A Second-Team All-Patriot League selection in '06, Kristi Coonfare (Aurora, Colo.) was the veteran of Navy's record-setting defense. A three-year starter, Coonfare helped lead the Mids to a nation's-best 0.372 goals-against average, the 14th-lowest GAA in the NCAA record books. As a group, Navy played more than 980-straight minutes without surrendering a goal over the course of 12 contests. Coonfare, a first-time honor roll recipient, turned in a 3.67 GPA majoring in international relations.</p>

<p>An economics major, junior Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after turning in a 3.63 GPA during the fall semester. Additionally, she was named to the Commandant's and Dean's Lists. After suffering a season-ending injury just four games into the 2005 campaign, she returned to the playing field this fall and was named to the Patriot League First Team. Fox was tied as Navy's third-leading scorer with 20 points on eight goals and four assists, and booted in a team-high tying three game-winners. She became only the seventh different player in program history to record a hat trick when she scored three goals in Navy's victory at Colgate. The following week, she was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week as well as being named to three national teams of the week - Soccer America, Soccer Buzz and Soccer Times.</p>

<p>Named a Freshman All-American by Soccer Buzz, Shelly Moeller (Milford, Ohio) has added excellence in the classroom to her long list of achievements. Moeller finished her first semester at the Academy with a 3.31 grade-point average, but like all freshman at the Academy, has yet to declare a major. Moeller, who was named the Patriot League's Co-Defensive Player of the Year, the Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player, was selected to the All-Patriot League First Team and was named to the the Soccer Buzz All-Mid-Atlantic Freshman Team, anchored a defensive unit that gave up nine goals, including just five during the regular season. In addition, Navy turned in a program-record 19 shutouts in 24 games, the seventh most in the NCAA annals. Meanwhile, the Mids' .790 shutouts per game average was No. 1 in the nation and the fifth-best mark in NCAA history. Additionally, Moeller turned in three assists to accompany her eight goals this fall with seven of the eight goals coming off corners, including four headers. She scored game-winning goals against both Lehigh and Colgate in the Patriot League Tournament.</p>

<p>Freshman Beth Reed (Indianapolis, Ind.), who posted a 4.00 GPA in her first semester, played 277 minutes as a back-up in goal to Barnes. She gave up two of the Mids' nine goals for a 0.65 goals-against average, while making nine saves. She earned her lone win of the season in Navy's 5-0 victory over Mount St. Mary's. An outstanding student, Reed has also been recognized as a strong Midshipman who shares a No. 1 ranking in military order of merit in the freshman class that is just shy of 1200 members.</p>

<p>Senior Carmen Myers (Woodbridge, Va.), a CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-District II selection, has been named to the honor roll three times during her career. A five-time member of the Commandant's List, Myers is a systems engineering major who posted a 3.82 GPA during the fall semester. She has been named to the Dean's List four times and is ranked in the top 16 percent of her graduating class. She concluded her playing career in the fall by booting in a career-best four goals, including a pair of game-winners in Patriot League contests. </p>

<p>CiAnna Weikle (Lakeville, Minn.) enjoyed a successful sophomore campaign on and off the field. She recorded a 3.29 GPA in mathematics to add her name to the list of academic honorees, while on the field she scored three goals and added a pair of assists. She scored game-winners against George Mason, as well as against American in what was her first-collegiate goal in Patriot League action.</p>

<p>Two of Navy's 10 honorees are multiple honor roll members including Weniger who is making her third appearance in three years. An ocean engineering major with a 3.97 cumulative GPA, Weniger also turned in a 4.00 GPA during the fall, the fifth time in her six semesters (summer of '07) at the Academy in which she has earned straight A's. She stands 21st in academic order of merit among 1086 students in the Class of '08 and has appeared on the Superintendent's and Commandant's Lists four times. This fall, Weniger turned in a personal-best 20 points on seven goals and six assists and was tied as the Mids' third-leading scorer. She finished the season tied for eighth in the league in points per game (0.83) and seventh in assists per game (0.25).</p>

<p>To be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 GPA during the semester in which he/she competes and also be awarded a varsity letter. There were 104 student-athletes named to this year's women's soccer honor roll.</p>

<p>2006 Patriot League Women's Soccer Academic Honor Roll
Player Yr. Major GPA Hometown
Lizzie Barnes So. Information Technology 4.00 New Orleans, La.
Lauren Bresnahan Fr. Undeclared 4.00 Weston, Fla.
Molly Burd Sr. Economics 3.20 Englewood, Colo.
Kristi Coonfare Sr. International Relations 3.67 Aurora, Colo.
Brigitte Fox Jr. Economics 3.63 La Mesa, Calif.
Shelly Moeller Fr. Undeclared 3.31 Milford, Ohio
Carmen Myers Sr. Systems Engineering 3.82 Woodbridge, Va.
Beth Reed Fr. Undeclared 4.00 Indianapolis, Ind.
CiAnna Weikle So. Mathematics 3.29 Lakeville, Minn.
Kari Weniger Sr. Ocean Engineering 4.00 St. Petersburg, Fla.</p>

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So Bobby Ross has resigned as Army football coach, not long after Fisher DeBerry resigned from Air Force. The similarities may not end there. It will be interesting to see whom new Army coach Stan Brock hires for his assistants. </p>

<p>It was very telling that the list of coaches retained by DeBerry's successor, Troy Calhoun, did not include offensive coordinator Chuck Petersen nor defensive coordinator Richard Bell....

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<p>Navy Men's Swimming & Diving to Close Regular Season</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy men's swimming and diving team will conclude its regular season this weekend by facing Columbia Friday in the last dual meet of the year and competing in the Bison Invitational Saturday. Friday's meet against the Lions in New York begins at 4 p.m., while Saturday's meet in Lewisburg, Pa., is slated to begin at 12 Noon.</p>

<p>"Columbia is one of the most consistent teams in EISL, period," said Navy head men's swimming coach Bill Roberts. "They have incredible depth in several events to compliment the front-line person in each event. They also swim very well in their home pool. Still, we are prepared to make this a very competitive meet."</p>

<p>The Mids enter the season-ending dual meet against the Lions with a 12-3 record on the year and a 4-3 mark against Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League opponents. The 12 overall wins is one victory shy of tying the school record, while the four EISL victories are the most for the program since winning an identical number five years ago during a nine-meet season.</p>

<p>Columbia, meanwhile, has posted a 5-5 record on the year and a 2-4 record against EISL opponents.</p>

<p>Navy dropped a 149-94 decision to Columbia last year, which came as part of a double-dual meet with Princeton. The setback marked the fourth-straight loss by the Mids to the Lions.</p>

<p>In addition to winning both relay events against the Mids, the Lions won six of the nine events contested in the pool. Each of Columbia's swimmers who won an individual event a year ago returns this year, including Cedric Cheung-Lau who won the 200 fly and both distance freestyle races. </p>

<p>The lone individual event winner for the Mids who returns this year is Kevin Mukri (Sr., Silver Spring, Md.), who won the 200 backstroke. While Mukri may be the lone returning Navy swimmer who won an event last year, he is joined, however, by Kevin Teague (Sr., Lexington, Ky.), who won both diving boards during last year's meet against Columbia.</p>

<p>In addition to competing against the Lions, Navy also will send a contingent of swimmers to take part in the Bison Invitational Saturday afternoon in Lewisburg, Pa. The non-scoring meet will feature swimmers and divers from many of the Patriot League programs.</p>

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<p>Navy Tennis to Face Pair of Big East Teams</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Week two of a four-week homestand has the Navy tennis team playing host to Georgetown and Villanova Saturday at the Severn Valley Tennis & Fitness Club. The Midshipmen, 2-1 on the year, will face the 2-2 Hoyas at 12 Noon, then will play the Wildcats starting at 5 p.m. Villanova will be opening its season against Navy.</p>

<p>"Georgetown is a much improved team," said Navy head coach John Officer. "They recently beat Richmond and Campbell at the VCU Invitational. We will need to be prepared for a tough match. Our focus this week is on playing aggressive tennis, but also very solid at the same time. We look forward to the match."</p>

<p>The Navy-Georgetown series dates back to 1922 and the teams have met every year but one (1961) since 1952. The Mids have won 66 of the 70 matches played between the two teams to date. </p>

<p>Although Navy posted a 7-0 victory over Georgetown last year, each of the doubles matches and a number of the singles matches were very close. The Mids posted 8-6 victories over the Hoyas at both Nos. 1 and 2 doubles, with Navy's No. 3 doubles team winning in a tiebreaker. In singles, Navy's Adrian Lai (Sr., Tucson, Ariz.) posted a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Ted Tywang at No. 2, recent graduate Brandon Carter won a 6-2, 7-6 match over Etienne Paris at No. 3 and Johnny Waters (So., Papillion, Neb.) eventually won a 4-6, 7-6, 10-5 decision against Kevin Killeavy at No. 5.</p>

<p>Tywang and Paris both return for the Hoyas this season.</p>

<p>In contrast to the lengthy Navy-Georgetown series, Saturday's match against Villanova will mark just the sixth time the teams will have faced each other. The Mids have won all five previous contests, including a 5-0 victory last season. The Mids did not drop a set in winning the one doubles and four singles matches from the Wildcats.</p>

<p>Navy opened its home slate of matches last weekend by dropping just a combined 13 games over nine matches in recording a 7-0 victory over Mount St. Mary's. A total of 10 Mids took to the court last weekend against the Mountaineers, with only Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary's, Ga.) and Waters winning a pair of matches during the meet.</p>

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<p>Mids Earn a Pair of Weekly Honors in the Pool; Navy to Compete at Bison Invite</p>

<p>CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- Navy's Mallory Dietrich (Fr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Katie Griffin (Jr., Ellicott City, Md.) both garnered weekly honors from the Patriot League earlier this week, with Dietrich selected as the league's female swimmer of the week and Griffin earning female diver-of-the-week accolades. Dietrich won the weekly laurel for the third time this season, with Griffin being tabbed as the diver of the week for the sixth time.</p>

<p>Dietrich won a pair of individual events and narrowly missed a third victory during Navy's 155-145 loss to Penn last weekend in Philadelphia. She won the 200 butterfly event by 3.5 seconds (2:05.10) and the 200 breast race by 1.4 seconds (2:22.24), then placed second in the 100 fly by just two-hundredth of a second (57.76). On the season she has won three of her five 200 fly races, is undefeated (10-0) in the 200 breaststroke and has placed first or second in all eight of her 100 fly competitions.</p>

<p>Additionally, Dietrich recorded a time of 23.37 in the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay, the fastest fly leg in the race by 0.36 seconds. The Mids as a team would place second overall in the relay race.</p>

<p>Griffin swept both boards against the Quakers to improve her combined record on the year to 21-1. She posted a score of 286.13 to win the one meter by 18 points, then tallied a 304.95 to win the three meter by 42 points.</p>

<p>After posting an 11-2 record during the recently completed dual meet season, Navy will compete Saturday at the Bison Invitational in Lewisburg, Pa. The non-scoring meet will feature swimmers and divers from many of the Patriot League programs and will serve as a final tune-up prior to the Patriot League Championship, which is slated to be held Feb. 15-17 in Lewisburg.</p>

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<p>Naval Academy Graduate Wayne Hicks to Be Inducted into EIWA Hall of Fame</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Naval Academy graduate Wayne Hicks is one of five men that will be inducted into the EIWA Hall of Fame on March 2-3 at the 103rd EIWA Championship held at East Stroudsburg. The ceremony will take place before the final round of the tournament on March 3.</p>

<p>Clyde "Red" Witman, former coach at East Stroudsburg, Robert Eberle of Princeton, George Feuerbach of Lehigh and Charlie Ridenour of Penn State join Hicks to comprise the Class of 2007 EIWA inductees.</p>

<p>Wayne Hicks was a two-time EIWA champion at 137 pounds and the recipient of the 1966 Coaches Trophy awarded to the EIWA Championship's Most Valuable Wrestler after beating defending national champion, Billy Stuart, in the finals. Hicks' only career EIWA tournament loss came in the '65 finals to Stuart, after Hicks defeated another defending NCAA champion in the quarterfinals. Additionally, he claimed the league's John Fletcher Memorial Award in 1966 as the wrestler who scored the most team points during his EIWA Tournament career.</p>

<p>Outstanding seemed to come naturally to Hicks, as he was an undefeated two-time New Jersey state champion at Somerville High School and outstanding wrestler as a senior. While at Navy, he won two Wilkes Open titles and was voted Outstanding Wrestler in both 1964 and '65. After graduation from the Academy, Hicks placed third at the 1971 U.S. World Team Trials, including one tie with future Olympic champion John Peterson.</p>

<p>A carrier pilot while serving in the Navy, Hicks was an assistant to Ed Peery who produced two EIWA championship teams (1972 and 1974). He later spent many years as a volunteer coach for wrestling programs in the area, including the Naval Academy, Navy Junior Wrestling, Crofton Junior League, Old Mill High School and St. Mary's High School, his current avocation. In 2002, Hicks was inducted into the Maryland Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for Lifetime Service.</p>

<p>Clyde "Red" Whitman coached at East Stroudsburg University for 17 seasons between 1961 and 1979. His lifetime record was 180 wins, 76 losses and six ties. Clyde holds the school's records for longest wrestling tenure as coach, most dual meet wins and he ranks second in winning percentage. As head coach, he guided 22 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champions and more than 20 All-American medalists.</p>

<p>Whitman coached ESU to its highest three finishes at the Division I National Championships - 8th place and twice 13th from 1966-68. His top wrestlers were Gary Cook, a 3-time All-American who placed 3rd twice and 4th in Division I and heavyweight Dick Schumacher, a Div. II national champion and 2-time Division I medalist. Whitman coached five Top 10 teams in Div. II, including the school's highest-ever place, a fifth. Red led teams to PSAC Championships in 1967 and 1970 and his 1966 team was undefeated in duals.</p>

<p>Red was also a professor and athletic director at ESU, earning the alumni association's "Great Teacher" award in 1995. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Hall of Fame, as well as the halls of fame at West Chester University and East Stroudsburg. He passed away on April 28 of 2006 at the age of 74.</p>

<p>Robert Eberle graduated from Brooklyn Poly Prep before wrestling for Hall of Fame coach, Jimmy Reed. Robert became a three-time EIWA champion at 128 pounds, winning all three tournaments entered and was a captain in 1941 for Princeton's co-champion EIWA team. Eberle earned the Outstanding Wrestler Award by pinning Penn's James Laggan, whom he also defeated in the 1940 finals. As a sophomore finalist, Bob defeated another two-time runner-up and he's one of just four Tiger wrestlers ever to earn the Outstanding Wrestler Award. In 1940 he appeared on the cover of the NCAA rulebook.
As a freshman, Robert Eberle became his school's first-ever freshman winner of Cane Spree, an athletic contest initiated during the Civil War. He graduated with a degree in biology and spent two years in medicine at Columbia before serving as an Army lieutenant in medical administration. In 1948 he earned a master's degree in drama at North Carolina, Chapel Hill.</p>

<p>He founded one of the first winter stock theaters in Florida and later became a prime time television director for NBC. Among highlights was directing the Kate Smith Show. While working at WOR-TV and casting Harlem Detective, he resisted pressure from McCarthyism. He also worked with the legendary Russian, George Balanchine, one of the greatest choreographers in the history of ballet.
Beloved by family and friends, he died in June of 2000 and was married for 54 years to Mary Hanchette. Their children are Ruth, Robert and Russell, along with three grandchildren.</p>

<p>Despite competing at three weight classes for the good of his team, George Feuerbach amassed one of Lehigh's best records with a career mark of 37 wins, five losses and a tie. He became his school's third three-time EIWA champion by winning in the 137 pound finals at home against two-time NCAA third place winner, Gerry Maurey of Penn State. The 7-3 victory helped earn the Outstanding Wrestler Award. Feuerbach also defeated Maurey, 8-1, in a dual meet on the road. Among George's few defeats were two bouts at NCAAs against national finalists and two bout sup a weight, including a 4-3 loss up at 147 against national runner-up Don Frey.</p>

<p>After competing for Spring Gardner at Mepham High School, Feuerbach became captain of his Lehigh team and was also an accomplished freestyle competitor. He was a Junior Metropolitan AAU champion in 1946, New York State AAU winner in 1947 and Long Island champion in 1947 and '48. He competed in four National AAU championships and was a fellow teammate of Charlie Ridenour with the New York Athletic Club. Entering the Air Force as a pilot after graduation, Lieutenant George Feuerbach died serving his country in 1956, after an equipment malfunction caused a fatal crash during takeoff.</p>

<p>Charlie Ridenour was born to be a Penn Stater but served his sport in many ways. He grew up in State College, PA, and was a state champion at 115 pounds in 1939. He became a three-time EIWA champion at 121 pounds for the Nittany Lions from 1941-1943 and was the league's Most Outstanding Wrestler as a junior. As a sophomore at the NCAA Championships, he was the highest scorer, winning 17-5 and 14-11 before losing, 9-7, to the top seed. In 1942 he placed 3rd in the nation by scoring the most falls, with three, and losing only to runner-up Malcolm McDonald. Malcolm succeeded him as a three-time EIWA champion at 121, while one of Charlie's falls came against a future NCAA champion.</p>

<p>Charlie missed out on his senior NCAA Tournament due to World War II. He eventually won two National AAU titles, highlighted by defeating NCAA champion, Dick Hauser, to end his 95-bout win streak as an amateur. Ridenour served in the military from 1944-46 and was a U.S. Olympic team finalist in 1948. He was assistant coach at Penn State before becoming head coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 1952-61. Charlie coached one year at Lock Haven before retiring to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He passed away in 1970. In his relatively short life, Charlie Ridenour was widely renowned for his passionate belief in the promotion of wrestling.</p>

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<p>David Mahoney will have some great memories of the Hula Bowl -a fumble recovery and a key block in the final seconds, which freed up a teammate to go all the way on an interception return.</p>

<p>The question is, will those plays from Sunday stay in the memory banks of NFL scouts?</p>

<p>As part of attending the United States Naval Academy, Mahoney has at least a two-year service commitment. </p>

<p>After two years, the Estero High School graduate can make a request to the Secretary of the Navy. If he makes an NFL team and his request is granted, he would have to serve six years in the Navy Reserve.</p>

<p>"That's what I thought it was," the senior outside linebacker said. "The great thing was, I felt I belonged ability-wise. Physically, it maybe didn't look like I belonged. But I had enough skill and talent to hold my own."</p>

<p>Mahoney showed that he deserved an all-star invitation after he finished second at Navy with 84 tackles and first with 11.5 tackles for a loss. He is second all time at Navy in career tackles for a loss (42) and sacks (21).</p>

<p>"The first day or so, you see other people at the same position and measure yourself in every way," he said. "They're not much bigger, plus there's a bunch of things I'm good at to make up for my lack of size - like working hard and quickness."</p>

<p>While at the Hula Bowl, which also served as a pro combine with all the NFL scouts there, Mahoney was listed at 5-foot-9 "with no shoes" and 217 pounds.</p>

<p>"No scouts talked to me," he said. "The ones who came in had set people they wanted to talk to."</p>

<p>Shortly before the game started, Mahoney text-messaged his mother Laurie and girlfriend Vanessa Pedersen to tell them he was going to start.</p>

<p>In about 25 snaps, he had four tackles, two of them solo.</p>

<p>He also made big plays for the Aina (East) in its 18-10 win over the Kai (West).</p>

<p>With the Kai trying to kill the clock, Wisconsin quarterback John Stocco fumbled the ball and Mahoney recovered it, giving Aina the ball at the Kai 39-yard line with less than three minutes remaining.</p>

<p>"On their first play, the snap was bobbled between the quarterback and center. It wasn't a good exchange," Mahoney said. "The quarterback dove for the ball and he knocked it my away. There was nobody around me and I fell on it. I got lucky."</p>

<p>Clemson's Reggie Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run with 44 seconds left, and Tigers teammate Will Proctor completed a 2-point conversion pass to Tennessee's Bret Smith to give the Aina an 11-10 lead.</p>

<p>The Aina then tacked on another score when a Mahoney block on Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky cleared Alabama cornerback Ramzee Robinson on an interception return with 10 seconds left.</p>

<p>"The quarterback tried to knock me back into (Robinson), but I got lower and gave him a good blow," Mahoney said.</p>

<p>Laurie Mahoney said her son told her that he went into the game with no great expectations.</p>

<p>"(Coach) Rich Rodriguez told us he wished he had him at West Virginia," she said. "I know I'm not the perfectly unbiased spectator, but I've watched this a long time and I think he can play at the next level."</p>

<p>Navy star fullback Kyle Eckel was a non-drafted free agent on the New England Patriots in 2005. The Dolphins claimed him on waivers and placed him on the reserve/military list.</p>

<p>Oct. 31, the Baltimore Sun reported that Eckel had been discharged by the Navy and returned to the Dolphins. He also had to pay about $96,000 in education costs because he didn't fulfill his service commitment.</p>

<p>If this was it for Mahoney, he will leave with a good taste, despite a 25-24 loss to Boston College in the Meineke Car Bowl.</p>

<p>He was part of a Navy program that won 34 games over a four-year period, tying the best win total in academy history.</p>

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<p>Close losses have piled up on Lange's youthful Midshipmen faster than you can say, 'all hands on deck.'...

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American coach Jeff Jones provided strong, unsolicited comments after his team's loss Jan. 9 at Bucknell.</p>

<p>Jones said that Bison senior captain Donald Brown was the Patriot League's best player because of his versatility....

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<p>Mids Shoot for Fourth-Straight All-Academy Wrestling Title</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The 22nd-ranked Navy wrestling team will look to earn its fourth-consecutive All-Academy Championship crown this weekend, as the 13th annual event is slated to get underway Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo. with the preliminary round starting at 9:30 am (MST). The Mids have won six of the 12 team titles, the most by any of the teams competing.</p>

<p>"There's a very interesting dynamic that takes place when wrestling against military schools," said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "We (military schools) compete hard and we are probably in better shape than any other teams in the country. This is a quality tournament. Both Air Force and Army are good, solid teams, add in VMI and The Citadel and you have yourself a heck'uva tournament."</p>

<p>Navy has won 36 individual championships in All-Academy Championship history, including 14 of the 30 titles over the last three years. The Mids captured the team title in 1995, '97, '99, '04, '05 and '06, while they won five or more individual titles in 1997, '99, '04 and '05. Four current members of the Navy wrestling team have won titles - Matt Stolpinski in 2005 & '06, Alex Usztics in 2006, Joe Baker in 2006 and John Cox in 2004. Last year, Navy won four weight classes (125, 133, 174 and HWT), while sending seven Midshipmen to the finals and placing all 10 wrestlers in the top three.</p>

<p>Junior Matt Stolpinski (Westfield, Mass.) can become the fourth Navy wrestler to win three All-Academy titles with a championship this weekend, joining All-Americans Mark Conley and Greg Gingeleskie, along with 2006 graduate Tanner Garrett. Stolpinski, who owns a 29-5 record and is ranked 10th at 174 pounds, pinned The Citadel's Darius Caldwell to win the title last year. With one more win, Stolpinski would become only the ninth wrestler in Navy history to etch his name into the 30-win club twice during his career.</p>

<p>Last year, Alex Usztics (Dauphin, Pa.) upset top-seeded William Simpson of Army, 6-4, to win the 125-pound title. Usztics owns a 23-11 record heading into this weekend's competition and has won two-straight matches by technical fall.</p>

<p>Joe Baker (Poway, Calif.) held off Army's Frankie Baughan, 10-9, in last year's 133-pound championship match to take his first All-Academy crown. Rankled ninth in the nation, Baker owns a 15-3 record this year and lost his last match on Jan. 6 against third-ranked Coleman Scott from Oklahoma State.</p>

<p>Ninth-ranked junior Ed Prendergast (St. Louis, Mo.) has high hopes of continuing the Mids' dominance at heavyweight in this year's championship. Navy has won the heavyweight title four-straight years, including three in a row by Garrett. Prendergast has won eight-consecutive matches and heads into the weekend with a 27-5 record.</p>

<p>On a final note, the Mids will be facing former Navy assistant coach Joel Sharratt for the first time since he left his post at the Academy for the head coaching position at Air Force last summer. Sharratt served as Navy's head assistant coach for six years, joining the coaching staff when Burnett was named the head coach.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen will be back in action next Saturday at 7:00 pm when they battle EIWA foe Bucknell at Halsey Field House. There will be a prematch ceremony honoring Navy's senior members who will be wrestling their final home match. Following the conclusion of the match, the Navy wrestlers will hold an autograph session matside.</p>

<p>All-Academy Championship Team Titles
Team No. Last
Navy 6 2006
Air Force 4 2002
Army 1 1996
Va. Military 1 2003</p>

<p>Schedule of Events
9:30 am Preliminary Round
12:00 pm Semifinals/Consolation Round One
2:30 pm Consolation Semifinals
5:00 pm Finals</p>

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<p>BTW</p>

<p>Division III Kings Point, Coast Guard and Norwich also compete in the tournament.</p>

<p>Last year KP's Danny Song beat both Navy and AF at 141 but lost the Citadel's #3 ranked DI 141 pounder in the finals.</p>

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<p>For Immediate Release
Friday, February 2, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>Navy Travels to James Madison Invitational on Saturday</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy gymnastics team will head back on the road this Saturday when it travels to the James Madison Invitational in Harrisonburg, Va., starting at 2 p.m.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen (5-3) are coming off a fourth-place finish among seven colleges at the West Point Open. Navy tallied 190.25 points were good enough to finish ahead of Springfield, MIT and James Madison.</p>

<p>Navy will be competing against James Madison, Springfield, UIC and William & Mary this Saturday. The Mids have already seen three of the four opposing teams this season (James Madison, Springfield and William & Mary), including the host Dukes in both of Navy's meets in 2007.</p>

<p>At the West Point Open last Friday, junior Christopher Tam (Draper, Utah) scored higher than an 8.0 in all six disciplines. Tam placed third among collegians, fourth overall at the West Point Open with an all-around tally of 49.9 points. Tam scored an 8.8 in the floor exercise and an 8.55 on the high bar, placing among the top-20 gymnasts in all of the events.</p>

<p>Competing in the all-around with Tam was sophomore Ken Lee (Rockville, Md.), who tallied 44.6 points over the six events. Lee scored an 8.15 in only his second collegiate competition in the floor exercise and upped his mark on the high bar by 0.55-point compared to his season-opening performances three weeks ago.</p>

<p>Junior Brandon Cook (Longmont, Colo.) scored above an 8.0 in both the floor exercise and vault events for the second-consecutive meet last Friday. Cook earned an 8.55 from the judges in the floor exercise and an 8.15 on the vault.</p>

<p>Sophomore James Godfrey (Columbia, S.C.) also made significant improvement in the floor exercise and parallel bars. Godfrey registered a career-high 8.55 mark in the floor exercise and posted a 7.5 on the parallel bars. </p>

<p>Following this Saturday's invitational, the Midshipmen will head back to West Point to take on Army in the annual Star Meet on Saturday, Feb. 10, beginning at 1 p.m.</p>

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<p>Bucknell (14-8, 6-1 Patriot League)
at Navy (9-12, 3-4 Patriot League)</p>

<p>Saturday, Feb. 3, 1 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md.</p>

<p>Complete game notes in a pdf file are available at the following link
<a href="http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/Navywbb22gamenotes.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/Navywbb22gamenotes.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The Navy (9-12, 3-4 Patriot League) women's basketball team closes a three-game homestand and opens the second half of the Patriot League season Saturday afternoon when the Midshipmen play host to Bucknell (14-8, 6-1 Patriot League) at 1 p.m. in Alumni Hall.</p>

<p>The game will be carried live locally by WNAV-AM 1430 and over the internet at <a href="http://www.wnav.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.wnav.com&lt;/a>, with an audio and video broadcast of the game also available to subscribers of the Navy All-Access feature found on <a href="http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)"&gt;www.navysports.com(.)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Additionally, live statistics from the game will be available through the Gametracker feature found on <a href="http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)"&gt;www.navysports.com(.)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Promotions
* Jersey Day - All kids ages 12 and under wearing any type of basketball jersey will receive free admission to the game.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Girl Scouts Day - Girl Scouts are invited to attend the game at a discounted price and participate in activities through the afternoon. </p></li>
<li><p>All girls who register in advance by calling 410-293-8786 will receive a Women's in Sports Day" certificate and will be able to take part in special events during the day.</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Six Navy men's soccer players were recently named to the Patriot League Men's Soccer Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced earlier this week. To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 GPA in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter in one of the Patriot League's seven fall championship events.</p>

<p>Leading the Navy contingent is junior goalkeeper Evan Barnes. The Dublin, Ohio, native was one of two men's soccer players in the Patriot League to post a 4.00 GPA, with Army's Andrew Glubzinski being the other. Barnes, who is majoring in Honors Systems Engineering, started 11 games, posting a 3-6-2 record with a 1.28 GAA and a .746 save percentage. He recorded a pair of shutouts on the season against Cal Poly and Colgate. During the Cal Poly contest, he recorded a Navy season-best nine saves en route to his 44 saves in 2006. Barnes was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in early November.</p>

<p>Senior Zach Pleis (Granite Bay, Calif.) boasted a 3.63 GPA in ocean engineering to earn the academic honor. Pleis started 15 games for head coach Rich Mirada, dishing out an assist in a 2-1 win over Mount St. Mary's. Pleis was part of a defensive effort that allowed just 25 goals in 16 games.</p>

<p>Freshman Chris Marino (Longwood, Fla.) had a strong first semester at Navy on both the field and classroom. In the classroom, Marino recorded a 3.38 GPA with an undecided major. On the field, Marino appeared in 14 games with one start dishing out an assist in a 2-1 loss to Lehigh. He recorded four shots on the season.</p>

<p>Junior Justin Waskey (Georgetown, Ky.) was named to the Honor Roll after posting a 3.37 GPA in economics during the fall semester. During the season, Waskey, who battled injuries all year long, appeared in 13 games with 12 starts, while dishing out one assist against Delaware. </p>

<p>Junior Brett Copare (Pittsgrove, N.J.) earned on a spot on the list after recording a 3.31 GPA in economics. Copare appeared in 12 games with five starts, firing one shot on the season.</p>

<p>The last member of the team was senior captain Tom Shelly (Crofton, Md.). Shelly earned the honor after appearing in 14 games, scoring two points (1 g, 0 a). He played in 60 games during his career, drawing 55 starts and scoring three points (1 g, 1 a) in his four years at Navy. He guided a Navy defense as the center back during his four years at Navy and helped a defense show steady improvement during his career. He sported a 3.29 GPA in systems engineering during the fall semester. Shelly was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in early November.</p>

<p>The Navy men's soccer team will kick off its spring season March 24 against Virginia Military and Longwood at Lexington, Va.</p>