Naval Academy Athletics

2020 // Junior Year
• Navy’s starting long-stick midfielder for a third year in a row ... appeared in all 5 contests
• Part of a defensive unit that finished the shortened 2020 campaign ranked #11 nationally in both scoring defense (9.40) and man-down defense (11-14, 78.6)
• Dealt out an assist in transition to Colin Meehan for the goal at Richmond
• Navy’s defensive unit held Furman without a goal for 51:44, the longest it has held an opponent scoreless since 3.3.09, when it held Mount St. Mary’s off the board for 53:04 in a 6-2 win
• The 3 goals scored by Furman were the fewest goals Navy has given up since defeating Sacred Heart, 7-1, on 4.22.16 ... the Paladins also got off just 16 shots, including 7 on goal
• Intercepted a Furman pass and took it coast to coast for his first goal of the season and the sixth of his career
• The defense held Manhattan to 4 goals against in the opener ... the Jaspers also got off just 27 shots

2019 // Sophomore Year
• Navy’s starting long-stick midfielder for a second consecutive year ... appeared in all 13 contests
• Contributed 4 points on 2 goals and 2 assists, while posting 6 caused turnovers and 40 ground balls
• Grabbed 6 ground balls and forced a turnover in the Mids’ come-from-behind win over #16 Boston U.
• Part of a defensive unit that held Colgate scoreless over the final 18:46, as Navy rallied from two goals down in the fourth quarter to win 16-11
• Part of a strong defensive effort by the Mids against Lafayette that saw the Mids keep the Leopards off the scoreboard for 21:53 (1:12 1Qtr - 9:19 3Qtr) ... Navy gave up just 3 goals to the Leopards over the first 3 quarters of play
• Navy’s defense held UMBC to just 3 goals over the final 3 quarters and scoreless in the fourth ... pitched in a goal and an assist against UMBC in what was his first career multi-point game of his career ... also forced 2 turnovers and grabbed 3 ground balls
• Part of a defensive unit that held Vermont to 4 goals in the first 50 minutes of action in the opener

2018 // Freshman Year
• Navy’s starting long stick midfielder the entire season
• His 5 caused turnovers were the sixth most on the team and stands tied for eighth all-time by a Navy freshman
•A dangerous threat in transition, he produced three goals on seven shots, four of which were on goal
• Scored his third goal of the year off an assist from Joe Varello against Lehigh in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament
• Punched in a buzzer beater off an assist from Joe Varello to knot the score at 5-5 going into the half against Army
• Navy’s defense held Colgate, ranked #6 nationally in scoring offense (13.00), to 10 goals and was just 00:01 from holding the Raiders to single digits
• Part of a defensive unit that held Holy Cross to just 1 goal over the final 45 minutes in a 5-4 Navy win ... the Crusaders were held scoreless over the final 17 minutes, as the Mids scored the final 2 goals to earn the come-from-behind victory
• Helped Navy hold #14 Lehigh to a season-low 7 goals after the Mountain Hawks entered the game ranked 12th nationally with a 12.22 goals per game average ... after Lehigh trimmed Navy’s lead to one (7-6) in the third quarter, the Mids held them scoreless for better than 13 minutes between the third and fourth quarters to secure the 10-7 victory and hand Lehigh its first Patriot League loss
• Scored his first collegiate goal in transition off a Joe Varello faceoff win against Loyola
• Navy held Lafayette to just 5 goals, including 1 over the first 33 minutes of the game, en route to a 15-5 win
• Part of a defensive unit that held Bucknell to 4 goals over the final 45 minutes and scoreless over the final 14.12 in a 13-8 Navy victory
• Member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held Boston U. to just one goal over the last 19:43 of the game and scoreless for the final 10:25 ... held the Terriers’ top scorer Chris Gray to just 1 goal and scoreless for the final 49:46 of the contest
• Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Feb. 19 for his efforts against UMBC ... grabbed a career-high 5 ground balls and forced a turnover while holding starting midfielder Billy Nolan scoreless in a 6v6 set ... he is the first Navy defensive player (not a goalkeeper) to earn the league’s rookie of the week citation
• Member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held UMBC scoreless for better than 15 minutes between the third and fourth quarters that allowed Navy to go on a 3-0 run and clinch the victory
• Called upon to fill a void at faceoff in the opener at Jacksonville ... won 2 of the 13 draws he took, while also causing a pair of turnovers and scooping up a pair of ground balls.

High School
• 2016 graduate of The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Two-time high school All-American (2015-16), who led The McCallie School to the 2015 state championship

Personal
• Son of Jefferson and Sarah Durden
• His service assignment is Marine Corps Ground
• Majoring in Political Science
• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2016-17 academic year