Biography
• 2022, ‘23, ‘24 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• 2024 Patriot League All-Tournament Team
2024 // Junior Year
• A starter in 10 of the last 11 contests at close defense ... closed out the year with 12 caused turnovers, the 3rd most on the team, and 17 ground balls
• 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)
• Along with teammate Zach Hayashi, represented Navy on the Patriot League All-Tournament Team
• Recorded a pair of caused turnovers against Lehigh in the Patriot League Semifinals
• 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
• Produced career highs in ground balls (3) and caused turnovers (2) in Navy’s win over Bucknell
• Navy’s defense held #12 Army 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
• Navy’s defensive unit held #17 Colgate to just 2 goals over nearly a 30-minute stretch (8:06 1Qtr - 8:26 4Qtr), allowing Navy to overcome an early 4-0 deficit and eventual 10-9 win ... the Mids held Colgate, who came into the game averaging 13.00 goals per game, to single digits (9) for just the 2nd time (Villanova) this season
• Turned in 3 ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers against the Raiders
• Part of a defensive effort that held Holy Cross scoreless for 23:19 (2nd-4th Qtr), the longest scoring drought by a Navy opponent this season ... during that time, Navy went on a 7-0 run to extend a 1-goal lead (5-4) to an 8-goal advantage (12-4)
• Named to the USILA Div. I National Team of the Week as a member of the Navy defensive unit that held #8 Johns Hopkins to single digits for the first time this season (avg. 13.00) ... also held the Blue Jays to just 3 goals over the final 48-plus minutes, including forcing scoring droughts of 22:41 between the 1st and 3rd quarters and 19:21 between the 3rd and 4th quarters
• Picked up a career-high 3 ground balls and caused 2 turnovers against the Blue Jays
• Made his first-collegiate start in the Mids’ road conference loss at Lehigh ... recorded a career-high 2 caused turnovers
• Navy’s defense held Boston U. scoreless for nearly 22 minutes between the 2nd (3:33) and 4th (11:44) quarters, while Navy went on a 5-0 run and built a 6-goal advantage (12-6) ... the Mids contained the high-powered offense that entered the game averaging 13.5 goals per game
2023 // Sophomore Year
• Saw action in 3 games, including the Mids’ win over Queens where he turned in a pair of ground balls and forced a turnover
• Navy’s defense is now 65-1 since 2003 (7-0 under Amplo) when holding an opponent to 5 or fewer goals after defeating Queens 19-5 ... the Mids held the Royals scoreless for the first 34 minutes of the contest before allowing a goal
2022 // Freshman Year
• Appeared in 5 contests, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Holy Cross
High School
• 2021 graduate of Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, N.Y.
• Three-sport athlete who lettered in football (3), lacrosse (4) and wrestling (2)
• Three-year (2019, ‘20, ‘21) lacrosse team captain, who was a 2019 All-Division selection, named a 2020 Under Armor All-American and 2021 All-County honoree
• Named to Newsday’s Top Long Island Players list
• Led Harborfields to back-to-back (2018, ‘19) Suffolk County titles in lacrosse and a division crown in 2021
• Garnered Academic All-America honors as a senior lacrosse standout
• Two-time (2018, ‘19) All-League wrestler, who served as team captain in 2019
• Two-time (2018, ‘19) All-Division football player, who served as team captain in 2019 and ‘20
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Two-time recipient of the Suffolk County Leadership Award
• Recipient of the Jon B. Grace Athletic Award
Personal
• Son of David and Lisa McGullam
• His service assignment is Marine Corps Ground
• Majoring in Quantitative Economics, he owns a 3.59 grade-point average
• Has earned Superintendent’s (F2022, S2023, F2023, S2024, F2024) and Commandant’s (F2021, S2022, F2022, S2023, F2023, S2024, F2024) List accolades multiple times, while also being named to the Dean’s (F2021) List
• Stands #220 in Overall Order of Merit in the Class of 2025 (1,068 members) ... ranked #315 in Academic Order of Merit and #74 in Military Order of Merit
• Also considered Boston U. and Michigan
