Naval Academy Athletics

• 2024, ‘25 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2025 // Sophomore Year
• Appeared in 12 of the 15 contests where he picked up 13 ground balls and had 2 caused turnovers
• Navy’s defensive unit stood #30 nationally and #4 in the Patriot League in scoring defense (10.60)
• Recorded his 1st-career point in a Navy uniform, dealing out an assist in transition off a faceoff to Henry Tolker in Navy’s win at Bucknell ... also grabbed 3 ground balls
• Part of a defensive effort that held #5 Army to under 13 goals for just the 3rd time this season ... also held the Black Knights to 15-minute droughts twice
• Member of a defensive unit that held Lafayette to single digits for just the 2nd time this season and its 2nd-fewest goals of the season in a 14-8 Navy victory ... the Mids held Riley Sullivan, the nation’s #2 point producer (6.67) and #1 assist distributor (3.89) to just ONE point (G) in the contest
• Picked up 3 ground balls and posted a caused turnover against the Leopards
• Part of a Navy defense that held Le Moyne scoreless for nearly 30 minutes (29:29) between the 2nd (1:07) and 4th (1:38) quarters ... the Mids forced 9 the Le Moyne’s 21 turnovers in the 3rd quarter when the Dolphins were just 5 for 11 clearing the ball
• Grabbed a career-high 4 ground balls against the Dolphins
• Recorded his 1st-career caused turnover in the Mids’ loss to #11 Johns Hopkins
• Called upon to face off in the Mids’ game against Lehigh (3.7)

2024 // Freshman Year
• Saw action in 3 contests, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ 19-6 win over Mount St. Mary’s in the opener

High School 
• 2023 graduate of Longwood High School in Middle Island, N.Y.
• Two-sport athlete who earned letters in lacrosse (3) and wrestling (3)
• Three-year (2021, ‘22, ‘23) lacrosse team captain, he garnered All-County recognition as a junior and senior
• Named the Shore Conference Lacrosse Coaches Association (SCLCA) Rookie of the Year in 2021 
• Earned Honorable Mention All-America lacrosse honors his senior year
• Garnered Third-Team All-State (N.Y.) and Third-Team All-County wrestling honors as a senior
• Led the Longwood HS lacrosse team to its first playoff berth and victory since 1995 when he scored the double-overtime winner against Bay Shore this past spring
• Earned all-league recognition in wrestling as a junior and was a country qualifier
• Crowned the Section XI League 1 Champion in wrestling his senior year
• Placed third (215 lbs) at the 2023 New York State Wrestling Championship
• Recipient of Longwood HS’s 2023 Guy Mastrion Most Outstanding Male Athlete Award
• Member of the Foreign Language and National Honor Societies

Personal
• Son of Keith and Dawn-Marie Francois
• Majoring in History, he owns a 3.94 grade-point average
• Has earned Superintendent’s (F2023, S2024), Commandant’s (F2023, S2024, F2024, S2025) and Dean’s (F2024, S2025) List accolades multiple times
• Stands #92 in Overall Order of Merit in the Class of 2027 (1,090 members) ... ranked #61 in Academic Order of Merit and #158 in Military Order of Merit