2009 NAVY SPORT WOMEN S CROSS COUNTRY THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY

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1 2009 NAVY SPORT WOMEN S CROSS COUNTRY THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS The City of Annapolis has been home to the Naval Academy for all but four years since the founding of the school in 1845 on the grounds of what originally was the Army s Fort Severn. The Academy moved its location to Newport, Rhode Island, from during the Civil War. BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN The 4,300-member student body at the Naval Academy is called the Brigade of Midshipmen. The Brigade is organized into... 2 regiments 6 battalions 30 companies Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler, USN Superintendent Capt. Matthew L. Klunder, USN Commandant of Midshipmen Chet Gladchuk Director of Athletics MARINE CORPS Graduates enter the Marine Corps with a rank of Second Lieutenant. Those officers entering the Marine Corps have the choice of service selecting one of the following fields... Aviation -- air command and control, anti-air warfare, aviation maintenance, aviation supply, pilot, naval flight officer Ground -- armor, artillery, communications (information systems), engineering, financial management, infantry, logistics, military police NAVY With the selection to go into the Navy, graduates are commissioned as Ensigns. Graduates of the Naval Academy entering the Navy have the following service options available to them... Aviation -- flight officer, pilot Nuclear Propulsion -- ships, submarines Restricted Line and Staff Corps -- civil engineering, cryptology, intelligence, maintenance, medicine, meteorology/oceanography, supply Special Operations -- explosive ordinance disposal, explosive ordinance management, mine countermeasures, operational diving and salvage Navy SEALs Surface Warfare -- conventional, nuclear powered Submarines 16

2 2009 NAVY WOMEN S 2009 CROSS NAVY COUNTRY SPORT NAVAL ACADEMY TRADITIONS ANCHORS AWEIGH Anchors Aweigh was written by Lt. Charles Zimmerman, musical director of the Naval Academy, in 1906, with the lyrics provided by Alfred H. Miles 06 as a fight song for the 1907 graduating class. The song made its debut at the 1906 Army-Navy game and when the Mids won, the song became traditional at the contest. Stand Navy down the field, Sails set to the sky, We ll never change our course, So Army you steer shy. Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh, Sail Navy down the field, And sink the Army, sink the Army Grey BILL THE GOAT The first recorded use of a goat as the mascot for Navy teams was in 1893 when an animal named El Cid (the Chief) was presented to the Brigade by officers of the USS New York. El Cid helped Navy to a 6-4 win over Army that year and a goat became the permanent mascot of the Academy in BLUE & GOLD The USNA alma mater was written in 1923 by Cmdr. Roy DeS. Horn, USN (Ret.) with music composed by J.W. Crosley. Following every home athletic competition, the athletes face their fans with their hands on their hearts and sing the following words: Now, colleges from sea to sea May sing of colors true; But who has better right than we To hoist a symbol hue? For sailors brave in battle fair, Since fighting days of old, Have proved the sailor s right to wear The Navy Blue and Gold 17

3 2009 NAVY SPORT WOMEN S CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM MAJORS Naval Academy students can select one of 43 different majors within 19 fields of study, grouped into three divisions: Engineering and Weapons (aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, general engineering, mechanical engineering, Naval architecture, ocean engineering), Math and Science (chemistry, computer science, general science, information technology, mathematics, oceanography, physics, quantitative economics) and Humanities and Social Science (economics, English, history and political science). In addition to graduating with a Bachelor's of Science, students can attain a minor in one of seven different languages. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Midshipmen annually compete for several prestigious scholarships. Since Navy's first Rhodes Scholar, E. Van Meter ('28), 45 Academy graduates have received the Rhodes Scholarship (12 since 2001), with former baseball player Trevor Thompson ('05) among the most recent awardees. Twenty-three grads have been awarded Marshall Scholarships, including 13 since Swimming standout Kelly Zahalka ('09) received both a Truman and Marshall Scholarship while at the Academy. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Midshipmen student-athletes have earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors 69 times over the years, garnering 36 awards since The honorees included first-team honorees Lizzie Barnes (women's soccer) and Kelly Zahalka (women s swimming), as well as third-team selections Nathan Durham (men s swimming) and Mark Van Orden (men s track & field) GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE For the fourth straight year, the Naval Academy remains at the head of the class for graduating NCAA student-athletes. Navy graduated 100 percent of its athletes in 11 of 19 NCAA sports reported on with no sport graduating less than 95 percent. SPORT NAVY NATIONAL AVG. Baseball Men's Basketball Men's CC/Track Football Golf Gymnastics Men's Lacrosse Rifle Men's Soccer Men's Swimming Men s Tennis Water Polo Wrestling Women's Basketball Women's CC/Track Women's Crew Women's Soccer Women's Swimming Volleyball

4 2009 NAVY WOMEN S CROSS COUNTRY IN THE COMMUNITY WOMEN'S SOCCER The Navy women's soccer team was one of several teams to sign autographs as part of the "Meet the Mids" program. SQUASH The Navy squash team invited the Baltimore SquashWise program to the Naval Academy to promote the value of classroom and physical education. FOOTBALL HOSPITAL VISIT Members of the Navy football team visited the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., prior to the EagleBank Bowl. WOMEN S CREW Members of the Navy women's crew team distributed food and clothing to the homeless in Baltimore as part of the Happy Helpers Program. FOOTBALL WITH THE ORIOLES Members of the Navy football team signed autographs and took photos with fans during a Baltimore Orioles game at Camden Yards. SPECIAL OLYMPICS Navy football player Clint Sovie and Navy track athlete Allie Moreland are put in a friendly headlock during the 2009 Anne Arundel County Special Olympics Spring Games. 19

5 2009 NAVY WOMEN S SPORT CROSS COUNTRY THE PATRIOT LEAGUE In its second decade of combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 23 men and women s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full members, and Fordham and Georgetown as associate members. These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have, and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country. Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League finished at the top spot with 96 percent of its teams reporting a graduation rate of 85 percent or higher in the most recent data. In addition, 76 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The Patriot League s mission is simple, to provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society. During the academic year, Patriot League studentathletes and teams have accomplished the following: 14 student-athletes earned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, including first-team selections Lizzie Barnes and Kelly Zahalka from Navy. Zahalka was also named to the USA Today First-Team All-Academic squad and earned both a Truman and Marshall Scholarship. 61 student-athletes were recognized as ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, with 45 on the first team including Jason Hill from the Navy tennis program. Navy s Lizzie Barnes was one of six Division I women's soccer players to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was the third-straight and fifth Navy recipient of the Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Navy s Erica Ziel became the fourth female student-athlete to earn the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete award in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field in the same academic year. Navy junior Adam Meyer received All-America honors by finishing in fifth place in the consolation final at the 2009 NCAA Men s Swimming and Diving Championship. Erik Hunter and Jonathan Galinski also represented Navy at the event. Navy juniors Thuy-Mi Dinh and Tara Chapmon competed at the NCAA Women s Swimming and Diving Championship. Three Patriot League men s basketball players were named NABC All-District selections, the most for the league since 1995, including Navy s Kaleo Kina. Four Patriot League men s lacrosse players were selected to the USILA All-America team, including Navy s Tim Paul and Andy Tormey who garnered honorable mention accolades. 20