ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The annual President's Trophy Match takes part this weekend as the #7 Navy rifle team (2-2) competes against its service academy counterparts #15 Air Force (3-6) and #14 Army (3-3) on Saturday morning at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range in Annapolis, Md. Coast Guard, which is a rifle club team, will also take part in the match. Competition on Saturday morning begins at 9:00 a.m. and live results will be available.
 
The President's Trophy Match features eight starters for both teams and the five highest scores among the starters count toward the team score for the President's Trophy. Navy's last victory in this event came in 2008 when it bested the other service academies in Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
About the President's Trophy
The first President's Trophy Match was contested in 1998 against Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and U.S. Merchant Marine. In 1998, Army was the host site for the inaugural event, as Navy won its first of seven titles with a score of 7601. The Black Knights were the runner up, followed by the Falcons with scores of 7384 and 7535, respectively, using the 120/40 shot scoring system.
 
Prior to 2003, scoring for the match was based on the 120/40 shot scoring system for both smallbore and air rifle. The new system was implemented in 2004 with a 60/60 shot system for both rifles. Scores identified are based on the five-counter method.
 
In the history of the President's Trophy Match, Air Force has won 12 titles, including the last 11. Army has won the title eight times, while Navy has seven titles. The match is held annually in November, and is rotated between the three academies.
 
National Rankings
Navy is ranked #7 in the latest Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) rankings. Saturday's opponents Air Force and Army are also ranked with the Falcons coming in at #15 and the Black Knights ranked 14th.
 
Last Time at President's Trophy (Nov. 2, 2024)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The #13 Navy rifle team tallied a new school record 5860 points to finish second against its service academy counterparts at the President's Trophy Match at the Cadet Rifle Range at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Additionally, the Midshipmen shot an NCAA four-count score of 4695 points.
 
#6 Air Force, who hosted the match, won its 11th-straight President's Trophy Match after posting a collective score of 5890 points, finishing ahead of Navy (5860). #9 Army (2-3) was third with 5823, while Coast Guard rounded out the team scores with 4719. Navy tallied 4695 points according to the NCAA scoring, while Air Force finished with 4721 and Army was third with 4674.
 
Isabella Baldwin finished first overall among all shooters. The sophomore shot a season-high 588 in smallbore to finish second overall in the event on the day. Baldwin tied her career-high with a score of 598 in air rifle to tie for first-place in the event. She placed third in the event officially, based off of centers hit in the event. Baldwin's aggregate score of 1186 was the tops of the day by four points and set a new career-best for the sophomore.
 
Marleigh Duncan and Parker Haydin were second and third among Navy shooters. Duncan posted an aggregate score of 1174, while Haydin followed with an 1172. Both shooters finished with scores of 589 in air rifle with Duncan edging Haydin by two points (585-to-583) in smallbore.
 
Ryan Wee and Stephanie Milvain rounded out the Midshipmen's top five on the day. Wee posted scores of 576 in smallbore and 589 in air rifle for a combined score of 1165. Milvain was two points back of Wee with an 1163. The senior team captain carded totals of 579 in smallbore and 584 in air rifle for combined tally.
 
Navy's final three shooters on the day were Joshua Potts, Catherine Dely, and Devin Uhrich. Potts posted scores of 575 in smallbore and 581 in air rifle for an aggregate score of 1156. Dely was two points behind Potts with a total of 1154 after scores of 572 in smallbore and 582 in air rifle. Uhrich closed out the Navy scoring posting tallies of 570 (smallbore), 568 (air rifle), and 1138 (aggregate).
 
Up Next
Following the President's Trophy Match, Navy hosts #12 Akron at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range on Saturday, Nov. 15.