ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo announced after practice on Monday that rising junior slot back Vincent Terrell II is the 2022 winner of the Vice Admiral William P. Mack Award.
 
The Admiral Mack Award is given annually to the Navy football player who has shown the most improvement during spring practice.  The award was established in 1976 and is named in honor of Vice Admiral Mack, the Naval Academy Superintendent from 1972-75.
 
Terrell is just the second slot back / running back to win the award and the first since Josh Bock in 2000.
 
"Vincent Terrell is a wonderful young man from a great family," said Niumatalolo.  "He had a tremendous spring camp.  He is lightning quick and super explosive and we are extremely happy with his progression at slot back.  We are looking for a big year from Vincent this season."
 
"I am super proud of Vince for the way he has come to work every day with a desire to compete and get better," said slot backs coach Joe DuPaix.  "He is one of those guys that has a contagious personality and his positivity has been great for our group and the team.  He is a competitor who loves football and I am excited to see his bright future unfold!
 
Terrell, who stands 5-8 and weighs 170 pounds, is a 2020 graduate of the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawai'i. He was a three-sport athlete at Punahou, earning three varsity letters in football and four each in track & field and wrestling while also serving team captain in all three sports as a senior.
 
Terrell was named All-State in football his senior year and as a junior was named the Cover2 Chad Owens Special Teams Player of the Year in the state thanks to his four kickoff returns for a touchdown.
 
On the track, Terrell was the 2019 Hawai'i state champion in the 200 meters as he helped lead Punahou to three-straight state championships (2017, 2018, 2019).
 
Terrell appeared in five games last year for Navy, primarily playing special teams. He returned three kickoffs for 69 yards against East Carolina.