ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The #7 Navy rifle team (4-2) recorded 5891 total points to win the President's Trophy Match against its service academy counterparts for the first time since 2008. The win by the Midshipmen snapped Air Force's streak of 11 consecutive victories in the match.
 
"This was a very important match for us today," head coach Mike Anti said after the match. "To compete against all the other academies is always a high-pressure situation and our athletes were up for the challenge.
 
"Air Force had won the trophy for the past 11 years so it is great to bring it back to Navy. This win was truly a team effort in the preparation for this match. Our athletes pushed each other for the past two weeks leading up to this match.
 
"Unlike normal NCAA matches the President's Trophy is an eight-man team match so it is important to have depth. We demonstrated that today. Not only did we win the team event, but we also swept the individual awards, which may be a first. This was a team goal and I am very proud of our team. I know they are very happy to come out on top."
 
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, while traditional NCAA scoring is five starters with the highest four scores by the starters counting.
 
Navy led the way with 5891 points, while #15 Air Force (4-7) was second with 5840. #14 Army (3-5) notched a combined tally of 5827 to take third, while Coast Guard rounded out the scoring with 3830.
 
The Midshipmen swept the day, starting the scoring with a 2918 in smallbore to take a 20-point lead over the Black Knights into the air rifle portion of the match. The Mids recorded 2973 points in air rifle to extend their lead, while the Falcons were able to leap over Army to finish second overall. Coast Guard, who is currently a club team, posted performances of 1853 (smallbore) and 1977 (air rifle).
 
In NCAA scoring, Navy recorded 4725 points as a team, which is the fifth-most points in program history and the second-best tally the Mids have registered this season behind a program-record 4730 last time out against #2 Kentucky. Air Force was second with an NCAA score of 4679 with Army in third with a 4670. Coast Guard, who only had four student-athletes compete, finished with a 3830.
 
Parker Hayden led the way for the Midshipmen. The senior shot a season-high 1186 to pace to finish atop the podium. Haydin started the day by with a team-high 588 in smallbore to lead all shooters through the first relay. He finished second to teammate Tyler Wee in air rifle, tying a career-best with a 598.
 
T. Wee was second to Haydin overall with an aggregate score of 1185. The freshman posted a score of 586 in smallbore to finish two points behind the senior. In air rifle, T. Wee tied the Navy school record with a 599, finishing one point shy of a perfect 600.
 
Isabella Baldwin completed the sweep atop the leaderboard for the Midshipmen. The junior tied a season-best 586 in smallbore, while posting a 593 in air rifle for an aggregate score of 1179 to finish third overall.
 
Following the top three, the Midshipmen had five different shooters finish the day with aggregate scores in the 1160s. Ryan Wee posted an 1169 thanks to a season-high smallbore total of 581 and an air rifle score of 588. Team captain Catherine Dely was three points back with an 1166. She posted a score of 572 in smallbore, but rebounded with a career-high total of 594 in air rifle. Fellow senior Devin Uhrich was one point back with an 1165. He shot a 577 in smallbore to go along with a 588 in air rifle for his 1165. Chelsie Glover set a new career high with an aggregate total of 1163. The junior was one-point shy of her career mark in smallbore, posting a 574, while registering a new career best of 589 in air rifle. Grace Shepard rounded out Navy's top eight on the day. The senior posted scores of 574 (smallbore) and 587 (air rifle) for an aggregate performance of 1161.
 
Freshmen Preston Everette, Audrey Hart, and Bennett Hilgenberg closed out the scoring for the Midshipmen on the day. Everette registered a season-high 1151 (572 SB, 580 AR) with Hart also raising her season-best numbers to 1143 (555 SB, 588 AR). Hilgenberg notched a 1076 (534 SB, 542) in his first President's Trophy Match.
 
Up next, Navy hosts #12 Akron at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range on Saturday, Nov. 15. The match is slated for 9:00 a.m. and live results will be available.