Naval Academy Athletics

2024 // Freshman Year
• Appeared in 7 games, including each of the last 5 contests ... closed out the year with 2 caused turnovers, 7 ground balls and an assist
• He was part of a unit that was ranked 24th nationally and led the Patriot League in scoring defense (10.75) ... the Mids held 7 of their 16 opponents to single digits (Mount St. Mary’s, Hofstra, Boston U., Johns Hopkins, Holy Cross, Colgate, Lafayette)
• Member of a Navy defensive that held Loyola scoreless for 22:58 between the 3rd (13:03) and 4th (5:05) quarters in the Patriot League Quarterfinals ... it allowed Navy to go on a 3-0 run and take the lead for good
• Recorded his first-career caused turnover in the Mids’ win over the Greyhounds
• Dealt out his first-collegiate assist in the Mids’ overtime win over Bucknell where he also grabbed a career-high 3 ground balls
• Saw time late in the game against #12 Army at short-stick defensive midfield ... Navy’s defense held the Black Knights scoreless for 27:27, including the entire 3rd quarter, allowing the Mids to go on a 5-0 run and tie the game early in the 4th quarter
• Made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ 19-6 win over Mount St. Mary’s in the opener

High School 
• 2023 graduate of the DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md.
• Three-year lacrosse letter winner
• Two-time (2022, ‘23) First-Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) selection, who was an Honorable Mention All-Metro honoree as a junior
• Served as team captain his senior year
• Member of the National Honor Society

Personal
• Son of Kevin and Elizabeth Parker
• Majoring in Quantitative Economics
• Brother, Michael, is a 2016 graduate of the Naval Academy and was a four-year member of the men’s soccer team
• Sister, Kirsten, is 2022 graduate of Louisville where she was a four-year member of the women’s lacrosse team
• Cousins Brendan (‘04), Steve (‘06) and Billy Looney (‘07) are graduates of the Naval Academy and all three were members of the Mids’ men’s lacrosse team ... all three played on Navy’s team that faced Syracuse in the 2004 NCAA Championship Game ... both Billy (2005, ‘06, ‘07) and Steve (2004, ‘05, ‘06) were three-time All-Americans ... Brendan, a Navy SEAL, was killed in Afghanistan on Sept. 21, 2010, and Navy lacrosse has since had a player wear the #40 to honor his memory