June 16, 2016 NAME: Alex Barta
POSITION: Punter
YEAR: Senior
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 213
HOMETOWN: Clarkston, Mich.
HIGH SCHOOL: Clarkston
MAJOR: Systems Engineering
COACH THAT RECRUITED ME: Coach Judge
I CHOSE NAVY OVER: University of Michigan and Western Michigan University
I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: The BROTHERHOOD and the opportunities this institution has to offer while being a midshipman and post-graduation as an officer
POSITION COACH: Coach Johns
FAVORITE MEAL: Loaded Canadian Steak Fries
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Pat McAfee (Indianapolis Colts punter and yes punters are athletes too)
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Detroit Tigers
TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Watch TV or read
RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Navy Pilot
IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: Bill Laimbeer would be enough
IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: An accountant
ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: J. Cole and Drake
MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: Mexico
MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: Instagram
MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: What's Twitter?
MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: When does football start?
WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The amount of support Navy fans give us at home games and especially away games
WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: University of Michigan. There is no stadium as packed as the Big House on a fall Saturday in Ann Arbor
MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN A CONFERENCE IS: Working towards the first conference championship in school history
THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Humble
MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: "Dag Nabbit"
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2016 IS: Kendrick Mouton
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2016 IS: Tyris Wooten
THE MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Tago Smith
THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Ryan Harris
THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Ryan Harris
THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Will Worth
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT: Adam West
