2022-23 Navy Athletics Year-In-Review
 
Overall Record
267-229-14 (.537)
 
Army-Navy Record
14-10 (.583) in the Star Series presented by USAA
Navy is 39-4-2 in the Star series over the last 45 years
 
20-19 (.513) in the overall series
Navy is 47-4 in the overall series over the last 51 years.
 
All-Americans (20)
• Junior Syam Buradagunta (Gymnastics) All-American / Floor Exercise
 
• Sophomore Isaiah Drake (Gymnastics) All-American / All-Around

•  Sophomore Marleigh Duncan (Rifle) Second Team (smallbore) and Honorable Mention (aggregate) by the CRCA

•  Freshman Parker Haydin (Rifle) Second Team (smallbore) and Honorable Mention (aggregate) by the CRCA
 
• Junior Jackson Bonitz Honorable Mention All-American by United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine
 
• Junior Max Hewitt Honorable Mention All-American by United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and USA Lacrosse Magazine
 
• Junior Braden Presser (Men's Outdoor Track and Field) First Team (javelin)

•  Freshman Ava Yovino (Women's Lacrosse) Honorable Mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse

•  Freshman Ava Yovino (Women's Lacrosse) Honorable Mention All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine
 
• Sophomore Evie Blauvelt (Intercollegiate Sailing), Honorable Mention Women's All-American Skipper
 
• Senior Gavin McJones (Intercollegiate Sailing), Honorable Mention Coed All-American Skipper
 
• Freshman Nathan Smith (Intercollegiate Sailing), Honorable Mention Coed All-American Skipper
 
• Junior Julia Christie (Intercollegiate Sailing), Honorable Mention Coed All-American Crew
 
• Sophomore Ryan Wahba (Intercollegiate Sailing), Honorable Mention Coed All-American Crew
 
• Senior Jackson Fuller (Lightweight Rowing), First Team by the IRCA
 
• Senior Matt Ross (Lightweight Rowing), First Team by the IRCA
 
• Senior Stephen School (Lightweight Rowing), Second Team by the IRCA
 
• Junior Robert Sherman (Lightweight Rowing), Second Team by the IRCA
 
• Senior Stephen Frost (Lightweight Rowing), Honorable Mention by the IRCA

• Senior Billy Duffy (Heavyweight Rowing), Honorable Mention by the IRCA
 
 
CSC Academic All-Americans (7)
• Junior safety Eavan Gibbons (Football) Second Team
 
• Junior Chloe Dawson (Women's Soccer) First Team
 
• Senior Jackson Schultz (Men's Swimming & Diving) Third Team
 
• Junior Ian Dinmore (Men's Gymnastics) First Team
 
• Senior Peter Hillen (Water Polo) First Team
 
• Senior Graham Lindner (Water Polo) Second Team
 
• Senior Brett Brady (Men's Track and Field / Cross Country) Second Team
 
 
Patriot League Scholar Athletes of the Year (4)
•  Senior Brett Brady (Men's Cross Country)

• Senior Jackson Schultz (Men's Swimming & Diving)

•  Junior Sasha Panyan (Men's Tennis)

• Junior Annie Taylor (Women's Outdoor Track and Field)
 
 
National/Conference Coach of the Year (14)
•  Aaron Lanzel (Patriot League Men's Cross Country)

•  Kim Lewnes (Patriot League Women's Cross Country)

• John Morrison (Patriot League Women's Swimming)

• Rich MacDonald (Patriot League Men's Diving)

• Bill Roberts (ECAC Men's Swimming)

• Kip Simons (Gymnastics) USAG Co-National Coach of the Year

•  Jamie Cook (Patriot League Men's Track and Field)

•  Jamie Cook (Patriot League Women's Track and Field)

• Chris Garner (Patriot League Men's Tennis)
 
• Jamie Cook (Patriot League Men's Outdoor Track and Field)
 
• Jamie Cook (Patriot League Women's Outdoor Track and Field)
 
• Jamie Cook (Mid-Atlantic Region Men's Outdoor Track and Field)
 
• Chris Campbell (Mid-Atlantic Region Men's Outdoor Track and Field)
 
• Joe Schlosberg (Patriot League Women's Rowing)
 
 
National/Conference Athlete of the Year (20)
• Senior John Marshall (Football) ECAC Defensive Player of the Year

•  Junior Emily Boutin (Women's Cross Country), Patriot League Runner of the Year

•  Senior Alex Totta (Sprint Football), CSFL Most Valuable Player

•  Senior Alex Totta (Sprint Football), CSFL Offensive Player of the Year

• Junior David Jackson (Men's Soccer), Patriot League Midfielder of the Year
 
• Junior Jonah Harm (Men's Swimming) Patriot League Swimmer of the Year
 
• Sophomore Blakeman Shaw (Men's Diving) Patriot League Diver of the Year
 
• Senior Warren Turner (Men's Swimming) ECAC Swimmer of the Year
 
• Junior Rachel Schlemmer (Women's Swimming) ECAC Swimmer of the Year

•  Sophomore Jacques Guillaume (Men's Track and Field), Patriot League Indoor Men's Track Athlete of the Meet and Patriot League Indoor Highest Point Scorer

• Sophomore Emily Tannenbaum (Women's Tennis), Patriot League Player of the Year

•  Senior Molly Chapman (Women's Track and Field), Patriot League Indoor Women's Field Athlete of the Meet

•  Junior Sasha Panyan (Men's Tennis), Patriot League Player of the Year

•  Junior Sasha Panyan and sophomore Luke Garner (Men's Tennis), Patriot League Doubles Team of the Year

• Senior Lewis Gray (Men's Rugby), Rudy Scholz Award given to the National Player of the Year

• Sophomore Jacques Guillaume (Men's Track and Field), Patriot League Outdoor Men's Track Athlete of the Meet

• Junior Joshua Boamah (Men's Track and Field), Patriot League Outdoor Men's Field Athlete of the Meet and meet's highest point scorer

• Junior Joshua Boamah (Men's Track and Field), Patriot League Outdoor Men's Highest Point Scorer

• Senior Molly Chapman (Women's Track and Field), Patriot League Outdoor Women's Field Athlete of the Meet
 
• Navy Women's Rowing First Varsity Eight, Patriot League Boat of the Year
 
Conference Rookie of the Year Awards (4)
• Freshman Lauren Walsh (Women's Swimming) Patriot League Rookie of the Year

•  Freshman Jia Anderson (Women's Track and Field), Patriot League Indoor Women's Rookie of the Meet

• Freshman Chip Deegan (Men's Golf) Patriot League Rookie of the Year
 
• Freshman Nathan Kent (Men's Track and Field), Patriot League Outdoor Men's Rookie of the Meet
 
National Championships (1)
• Men's Rugby (CRAA Division I-A)
 
Conference Championships (17)
•  Sprint Football (CSFL)

•  Men's Cross Country (Patriot League)

•  Women's Cross Country (Patriot League)

• Men's Soccer (Patriot League)

• Men's Swimming and Diving (Patriot League)

• Women's Swimming and Diving (Patriot League)

• Men's Swimming and Diving (ECAC)

• Women's Swimming and Diving (ECAC)

• Gymnastics (ECAC)
 
• Gymnastics (USAG Collegiate)

•  Men's Indoor Track and Field (Patriot League)

•  Women's Indoor Track and Field (Patriot League)

• Men's Tennis (Patriot League)

• Men's Rugby (Rugby East)

• Men's Outdoor Track and Field (Patriot League)

• Women's Outdoor Track and Field (Patriot League)

• Women's Rowing (Patriot League)
 
Special Recognition (24)
• Defensive coordinator Brian Newberry was named head football coach on Dec. 19.
 
• Senior striker John Marshall (football) recorded 19.5 sacks, which was a school record. His four sacks against UCF was also a school record for sacks in a game.
 
• Former Navy football head coach Paul Johnson is the 25th person that either played or coached at the Naval Academy to be selected to the College Football Hall of Fame and the fifth coach joining Gil Dobie (1917-19), William Ingram (1916-18), Wayne Hardin (1959-64) and George Welsh (1973-81).

•  Navy compiled an 18-0 overall record and won the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) DI-A National Championship.

• Women's rugby qualified for the CRAA Fall DI Playoffs as an at-large team. The Mids traveled to Colorado Springs to battle service academy rival Air Force in the quarterfinals and won a defensive battle over the Falcons, 12-3. Navy returned to Annapolis to face Northeastern the following week in the semifinals. The Mids scored eight tries and won the match handily, 52-5, to advance to the CRAA Fall DI Championship against Utah State in Charlotte, N.C. Navy's offense was unstoppable again, scoring a season-high 61 points with 10 tries to win the contest, 61-28. The Mids outscored their three playoff opponents, 125-36, and scored 20 tries. 
 
• May 2022 graduate Victoria Tran (Women's Soccer) was named as one of nine finalists for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. She is the first Patriot League student-athlete to ever reach the final round for this distinguished national award.
 
• Navy men's soccer junior midfielder David Jackson was named the 2022 Patriot League Midfielder of the Year, the first player in program history to win the award. Jackson had garnered the league's Preseason Midfielder of the Year award prior to the season and went on to lead the Midshipmen with six goals and 15 points, including three game-winning tallies.
 
• Junior Ian Dinmore (Gymnastics) was named the recipient of the 2023 NCAA ELITE 90 Award winner for the Men's Gymnastics Championship. A chemistry major with a 4.00 GPA, he's first in the USNA Class of 2024 and is the second-ever Navy recipient as Micah Oh was honored with the 2020-21 ELITE 90 Award at the men's swimming & diving championship.
 
• Junior Syam Buradagunta (Gymnastics) and sophomore Isaiah Drake (Gymnastics) are the first Navy gymnasts to garner NCAA Championship All-America honors since 1973 when Eric Swanson finished on the podium for the pommel horse. Buradagunta placed eighth on the floor exercise, while Drake finished eighth in the all-around competition.

• Sophomore Isaiah Drake (Gymnastics), a member of the United States' Senior National Development Team, competed at the 2023 DTB Pokal Gymnastics Festival, March 17-19 in Stuttgart, Germany. Suiting up for the co-ed team of American gymnasts in the Mixed Cup event, Drake helped the squad place fourth at the international event.
 
• Jade Geif (Women's Basketball, Class of 2014) had her No. 21 jersey retired on January 14 as part of the Navy Loyola women's basketball game. The only female player in school history to amass over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, she became the third player from the program to have her jersey raised to the rafters. Geif is the only player in Patriot League history to garner four All-Tournament team honors and one of four to earn Tournament MVP awards.

•  Freshman Parker Haydin (Rifle) claimed bronze in the National Rifle Junior Olympics at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. With his finish, Haydin qualified for the 2023 ISSF Junior World Championships in Changwon, Korea, July 14-18.
 
• Jimmy Stobs was named head men's golf coach on Aug. 26.
 
• Junior Jackson Bonitz (Men's Lacrosse) was a member of the U.S. Men's U21 Lacrosse Team that won gold at the 2022 U21 World Lacrosse Championship played in Limerick, Ireland on Aug. 10-20. The United States defeated Canada 12-10 to win its ninth world title. Bonitz is the first Navy player to be named to the final roster for the U.S. Men's U21 Team since it was established in 1988 (1988, '92, '96, '99, '03, '08, '12, '16, '20/22).

•  Women's lacrosse graduate Alexis Bell ('22) competed for Team Jamaica in the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship, which was held Wednesday, June 29 through Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University in Towson, Md. Bell was eligible to play for Team Jamaica because her dad, Mark Bell, was born in Jamaica.

•  The Navy is celebrating 50 years of women flying and, as part of that celebration, Super Bowl LVII featured an all female flyover during the National Anthem with former Women's Lacrosse student-athlete Suzelle Thomas ('18) piloting the F-35C Lightning II. Thomas was one of four Naval Academy graduates taking part in the flyover, but the only former athlete.

•  Nearly 100 of the nation's top women's lacrosse players were selected for tryouts for the 2024 U.S. Women's U20 National Team at the USA Lacrosse headquarters. Navy freshman midfielder Maggie DeFabio (Women's Lacrosse) was among the 99 selected. Tryouts will be held July 7-9 in preparation for the world championship which will be held in Hong Kong, China from August 15-25, 2024.
 
• Alex Romano (Lightweight Rowing) was named a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program provides full funding for students to pursue a graduate degree at Stanford University. 
 
• Baseball head coach Paul Kostacopoulos announced his retirement from coaching following the 2023 season, ending his 34-year head-coaching career with 1,027 overall wins and 523 victories at Navy. Kostacopoulos led Navy to six Patriot League regular season titles over his 18 seasons in Annapolis, also guiding the Mids to the NCAA Tournament in 2011 and 2016 and producing 85 All-Patriot League selections.
 
• Chuck Ristano was named head baseball coach on June 17. Ristano spent the past 13 seasons as a pitching coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference, helping guide Notre Dame to three NCAA Tournaments and a College World Series berth during his 12 years in South Bend before heading to Florida State for the 2023 campaign.
 
• Women's golf head coach Nadia Ste-Marie announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season after leading the program for its first 11 seasons, guiding the Mids to the 2021 Patriot League title while producing 15 All-Patriot League selections.
 
• Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Jamie Cook (Men's Outdoor Track and Field) was named the Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. He claimed the accolade over 30 other head coaches in the region. The men's team concluded the outdoor season as the top-ranked program in the Mid-Atlantic Region and posted 25 times / marks that ranked in the top 10. Additionally, Associate Head Coach Chris Campbell was recognized as the Mid-Atlantic Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year.

•  Senior Lewis Gray (Men's Rugby) won the 2023 Rudy Scholz Award, which is presented annually to the top men's college rugby player in the country. Gray became the second Midshipmen to win the award since it was introduced in 2016.

• Gray was also recognized as the 2022-23 recipient of the NAAA Sword for Men, which is presented to that man of the graduating class who is considered by the Association's Athletic Council to have personally excelled in men's athletics during his years of varsity competition.
 
• Former rugby coach Mike Flanagan was inducted into the USA Rugby Hall of Fame.

• Senior Molly Mangan (Women's Track and Field) was the 2022-23 recipient of the Vice Admiral Lawrence Sword for Women, which is presented to that woman of the graduating class who is considered by the Association's Athletic Council to have personally excelled in women's athletics during her years of varsity competition.

• Senior Brett Brady (Men's Cross Country / Track and Field) was the 2022-23 recipient of the Coaches' Calvert Award which is presented by the Naval Academy Athletic Association in honor of Vice Admiral James Calvert,
Superintendent of the Naval Academy (1968-72), to recognize a graduating varsity letterwinner (men and women) who displayed leadership, consistent effort, loyalty and dedication to the sport and who has taken their abilities beyond the expectations of the coach, peers and themselves.

• Senior Olivia Foster (Women's Soccer) was the 2022-23 recipient of the Coaches' Calvert Award for Women, Superintendent of the Naval Academy (1968-72), to recognize a graduating varsity letterwinner (men and women) who displayed leadership, consistent effort, loyalty and dedication to the sport and who has taken their abilities beyond the expectations of the coach, peers and themselves.
 
• Water polo seniors Peter Hillen and Graham Lindner were ranked first and third in the Class of 2023 in overall order of merit.  This is the eighth year in a row, the 11th time in the last 13 years and 18th time starting with the Class of 2000 in which the No. 1 graduate in Overall Order of Merit is a varsity athlete.
 
• Navy moved into first place for the most Patriot League titles won by any school in the league.  Navy has amassed 157 titles since joining the league in 1991-92.
 
• Navy won 11 Patriot League titles this season.  The rest of the league totaled 13 titles.  The 11 titles are the most won by Navy in a season, the most won by a league school since 1994-95 and tied for second place for the most won by a school in a season (12 is the record).