Naval Academy Athletics

2024 // Freshman Year
• Appeared in 15 games where he amassed 11 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers and scored a goal
• 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
• 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
• Led a Navy defensive effort that held Lafayette to single digits for the 22nd time in the 25-game series history ... it marked the 7th time this spring Navy has held an opponent under 10 goals
• Recorded a career-high 3 ground balls against the Leopards
• 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
• 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)
• Part of a Navy defense 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
• 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
• Member of Navy’s defensive unit that held Hofstra scoreless for over 19 minutes between the 1st and 3rd quarters, allowing Navy to put together a 6-0 run and hold an 8-2 halftime lead and eventual 16-8 win
• Made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ 19-6 win over Mount St. Mary’s in the opener ... scored his first-collegiate goal on his first-career shot

High School 
• 2022 graduate of Severn School in Severna Park, Md.
• Attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md. his freshman year
• Two-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (3) and lacrosse (3)
• Garnered All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and All-County recognition in lacrosse his senior year
• Two-year basketball team captain, he was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year his senior year
• Originally committed to UMBC
• Inaugural winner of the Leroy Sparks Award at Severn School ... Distinguished Alumnus Leroy M. Sparks ’71 “broke through barriers to become the first Black student to attend Severn School, paving the way for future Black students and other students of color to join the Severn School community”

Personal
• Son of George and Rashida Queen
• Majoring in Political Science
• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2022-23 academic year
• Brother, Jaden, is a 2024 graduate of Cornell where he played defensive back on the sprint football team
• High school teammate Jacob Darrow (Sr) is also a member of the Navy lacrosse team