BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Annie Taylor has been selected as the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the outdoor track and field season for the second year in a row, the league announced Thursday. She is one of eight Midshipmen to earn all-academic team honors.
To be eligible for the team, student-athletes must have attained at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average at the school and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen and students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the accolade.
Each team consists of 21 honorees. Navy placed a league-best five athletes on the men's team and finished in a tie for the second-most selections on the women's team with three.
Taylor is one of five Midshipmen to receive the women's outdoor scholar athlete-of-the-year award and just the second to win it two years in a row. Kirsten Andrews claimed the honor in 2006 and 2007. The senior mathematics major earned all-academic team distinction during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the second-straight year. She is one of the top-ranked students in the Class of 2024. Taylor currently stands first in the Academic Order of Merit, second in the Military Order of Merit and eighth in the Overall Order of Merit. She has received seven USNA academic honors while maintaining a cumulative 4.0 GPA through the 2023 fall semester.
Taylor won her second-consecutive title in the heptathlon last weekend at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship. She won four of the heptathlon events to finish with the fifth-highest point total in school history (4,967).
Joining Taylor on the women's all-academic team are
Ellie Abraham and
McKenna Brophy.
Abraham garnered all-academic team honors during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the third year in a row. The history major has posted a 3.81 GPA and received academic honors from the USNA in all seven completed semesters.
Abraham won the 3,000m steeplechase for the third-straight season by breaking the meet and school record with a time of 10:10.03. The Brookings, S.D., native later placed third in the 800m (2:09.21) and clocked in the fastest 5,000m time in her career (16:55.95) to finish in fifth place.
Brophy received the third all-academic team laurel in her career. The ocean engineering major owns a 3.97 GPA and has accumulated seven academic honors from the USNA. She ranks 25th in her class in the Military Order of Merit, 26th in the Overall Order of Merit and 46th in the Academic Order of Merit. Brophy played a major role in the 4x800m relay team finishing in second place at the league championship with the third-fastest time in team history at 8:48.78.
Navy's representatives on the men's team are
Collin Greene,
Sam Keeny,
Justin Mumford,
Braden Presser and
Benjemen Schneider.
Greene has collected indoor and outdoor all-academic team accolades over the last two seasons. The chemistry major has claimed six USNA academic honors and has posted a 3.71 GPA. Greene finished in fourth place in both the shot put (16.96m / 55' 7.75") and hammer throw (58.41m / 191' 7") at the outdoor championship.
Keeny, a mechanical engineering major, received the first all-academic team award in his career. He owns a 3.26 GPA and has earned seven academic honors from the USNA. The Annapolis, Md., native won the 3,000m steeplechase by breaking the 21-year meet record with a time of 8:41.52.
Mumford garnered his second Patriot League All-Academic Team accolade. The New Baden, Ill., native won the gold medal in the 10,000m with a time of 30:18.66. Additionally, he claimed a second-place finish in the 5,000m with a time of 14:02.50. The sophomore aerospace engineering major owns a 3.94 GPA and has received three USNA academic honors.
Presser obtained his third outdoor all-academic team laurel. He has maintained a 3.94 GPA and collected USNA academic accolades in all seven completed semesters. The Liberty, Mo., native is currently ranked 75th in his class in the Academic Order of Merit. Presser won his second Patriot League javelin title last weekend with a winning mark of 68.05m (223' 3").
Schneider was awarded all-academic team distinction for the first time. Majoring in quantitative economics, he has posted a 3.7 GPA and accumulated five academic accolades from the USNA. Schneider recorded his best high jump height of the season (2.11m / 6' 11") to take second place in the event at the conference championship.
2024 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Stuart Bladon, Boston University, Sr.
2024 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Annie Taylor, Navy, Sr.
2024 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Patriot League Team
Row Sullivan, American, Sr.
Brian McSweeney, Army West Point, Jr.
Nathan Davis, Army West Point, So.
Carlos Posey, Army West Point, So.
Javan Guevera-Cragwell, Army West Point, Jr.
Stuart Bladon, Boston University, Sr.
Foster Malleck, Boston University, Gr.
Moritz Ebbeskotte, Boston University, So.
Cole Blair, Colgate, Jr.
Ethan Eisner, Colgate, Jr.
Owen Holland, Colgate, Jr.
Brian Fennelly, Holy Cross, Jr.
Will McAlpine, Holy Cross, Sr.
Will Schimitsch, Holy Cross, Jr.
Andrew Bowsher, Lafayette, Sr.
Patrez Thomas, Lehigh, Jr.
Sam Keeny, Navy, Sr.
Collin Greene, Navy, Sr.
Benjemen Schneider, Navy, Jr.
Justin Mumford, Navy, So.
Braden Presser, Navy, Sr.
2024 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Patriot League Team
Emily Fink, Army West Point, Jr.
Joanna Halfhill, Army West Point, Jr.
Charlotte Richman, Army West Point, Jr.
Sophia Sandy, Army West Point, Sr.
Samantha Sheppard-Moore, Army West Point, Sr.
Brooke Stratman, Army West Point, Sr.
Asia Hamilton, Boston University, Jr.
Vera Sjöberg, Boston University, So.
Abby Kates, Bucknell, Sr.
Abby Eisold, Bucknell, Sr.
Meghan Quinn, Bucknell, Sr.
Haley Murphy, Holy Cross, Jr.
Maura Switzer, Holy Cross, Jr.
Julia Greeley, Lafayette, Jr.
Laura Reigle, Lehigh, So.
Ashley Struck, Lehigh, Sr.
Christina Yakaboski, Lehigh, Sr.
Ajia Morrison. Loyola Maryland, Jr.
Ellie Abraham, Navy, Sr.
McKenna Brophy, Navy, Sr.
Annie Taylor, Navy, Sr.
