Naval Academy Athletics

Samaniego in 2008 (Fr.), `09 (So.): Did not see any varsity action ... gained experience in the system as a member of the scout team.

More on Samaniego: A 2006 graduate of H. Frank Carey High School, Samaniego spent the 2006-07 academic year at the Salisbury School in Connecticut ... lettered three years in lacrosse and once in football ... a three-time academic all-conference selection, while also earning all-county kudos on the lacrosse field as a junior and senior ... served as team captain his senior year ... earned all-conference honors as a sophomore ... member of the National Honor Society, as well as the Math and Science Team ... full name is Alexander Kyle Samaniego ... born April 12, 1988, in New York, N.Y. ... son of Alfred Samaniego ... majoring in Applied Mathematics, he boasts a 3.34 grade-point average ... stands among the top 20 percent of his class (1,100) in academic order of merit ... earned a spot on the Commandant[apos]s List last spring.