Naval Academy Athletics

• 2020, ‘21, ‘22 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• 2022 Patriot League All-Academic Team

• Selected to wear jersey #40 in honor of fallen Navy SEAL and former Navy lacrosse player Lt. Brendan Looney, who was killed in Afghanistan on Sept. 21, 2010
• A starter in 15 of the 21 games in which he has played over his career (0 Fr // 0 So // 15 Jr)

2022 // Junior Year
• 1 of 2 first-year starters at close defense (Nick LiCalzi / So) who join All-Patriot League defender Jackson Bonitz (So)
• Recipient of the Coach Willis P. Bilderback Award, presented to the team’s outstanding defensive player
• Among 12 players selected to the Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse All-Academic Team
• Part of a defensive unit that finished the year ranked #12 nationally and #2 in the Patriot League, holding opponents to 10.13 goals per game ... the Mids held 6 of their 15 opponents to single digits in the spring, including 2 of the last 4 (5 Lafayette, 6 Bucknell)
• Part of a defensive effort that held three-consecutive opponents to 6 or fewer goals (5 by Mercer, 6 by Hofstra, 6 by Manhattan) ... it’s the first time Navy has achieved that mark since holding six-straight foes to 5 or fewer goals in 2008
• Tied for fourth on the team in caused turnovers with 12 behind Jackson Bonitz (18), Zach Snider (14) and Nick LiCalzi (13)
• Scooped up a pair of ground balls and forced a turnover in the Mids’ Patriot League Quarterfinals contest against Lehigh
• Navy’s defense held Bucknell to more than 8 goals under its average in a 13-6 win ... Bucknell came into the game ranked #3 nationally averaging 14.62 goals per game
• Part of a defensive unit that held #6 Army (4.23) to its second-fewest goals this season in a 12-11 overtime victory (10 vs. Rutgers, 10 vs. Lehigh)
• The 6 goals were the fewest by the Bison since dropping an 18-6 decision to Lehigh last spring
• Navy held the Bucknell starting attack (each of which came into the game with 30+ goals and 50+ points) to 1 of 18 shooting and a combined 4 points (1G, 3A)
• The Bison here held to just 1 goal over the final 24:32 of the contest, while the Mids went on a 8-1 run to close out the victory
• Part of a defensive unit that held #6 Army to its second-fewest goals of the season in a 12-11 overtime victory (10 vs. Rutgers, 10 vs. Lehigh)
• Held Army scoreless for 8+ minutes on 3 occasions, including 16:07 (2nd/3rd qtrs) that allowed Navy to pull even at 6-6 in the 3rd quarter and 8:41 (3rd/4th qtrs) that allowed Navy to take its first lead in the game (10-8) since the opening goal of the game (14:02, 1Qtr).
• Held Army without a goal over the final 5:16 of regulation, as well as the 58 seconds that elapsed in the extra frame.
• Member of Navy’s defensive unit that held Lafayette to its lowest goal output (5) since 2020 when Loyola held the Leopards to 4 ... the Mids held Lafayette scoreless for the first 20:42 of the game and without a goal for another 19:38 stretch ... during both stretches, Navy put together 4-0 scoring runs
• The Mids held Holy Cross scoreless for 8:12 in the second quarter while Navy went on a 4-0 run and built a lead (7-2) it would not relinquish ... also held the Crusaders scoreless for an 11-minute stretch (12:40-1:37) in the final frame
• Navy’s defense held #18 Johns Hopkins scoreless over the final 6:05 to post an 11-10 come-from-behind win
• Turned in a pair of ground balls and forced a turnover in Navy’s Patriot League opener at Lehigh
• Named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 14 following his performance against Mercer that saw him held Mercer’s second-leading scorer Taylor Dooley without a point AND without a shot
• Part of a defensive effort that held Mercer without a goal for the first 30:59, allowing Navy to hold a 7-0 halftime advantage ... also held the Bears scoreless for the final 13:38 in the contest
• Held Mercer to a season-low 5 goals, marking the fifth time under the direction of Joe Amplo that Navy has held an opponent to 5 or fewer goals
• Navy’s defense held Mercer to just 24 shots ... it’s the fewest shots by a Navy opponent since Furman mustered just 16 shots on Feb. 15, 2020
• Among the 11 players to help Navy post 17 takeaways against Mercer ... the 17 caused turnovers fell just one shy of the school record (18) set against VMI in 2011
• Recorded a career-high 3 caused turnovers and 3 ground balls
• Made his first-collegiate start in the Mids’ opener against Mount St. Mary’s where he contributed a ground ball and a caused turnover

2021 // Sophomore Year
• Played in 3 contests over the course of the season
• Part of a Navy defense that held Bucknell scoreless for better than 10 minutes as the Mids went on a 5-0 run and broke a 6-6 tie in the third quarter to take the lead for good
• Forced a turnover and grabbed a pair of ground balls in Navy’s league opener against the Bison

2020 // Freshman Year
• Made appearances in three contests, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Manhattan
• The defense held Manhattan to 4 goals against in the opener ... the Jaspers also got off just 27 shots, the fewest since holding Lafayette to 24 on 3.10.18

High School
• 2018 graduate of Bullis School in Potomac, Md.
• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2018-19 academic year
• Two-sport athlete who earned letters in football (4) and lacrosse (4)
• Earned First-Team All-Metro honors as a senior in lacrosse and second-team recognition as a junior
• Served as lacrosse team captain his junior and senior years

Personal
• Son of Steve and Mary Fairbanks
• His service assignment is Marine Corps Ground
• Majoring in Cyber Operations, he owns a 3.82 grade-point average
• Has earned Commandant’s (F2019, F2020, S2021, S2022, F2022) and Dean’s (F2020, S2021, F2021, S2022, F2022) List accolades multiple times, while also being named to the Superintendent’s List (F2019)
• Stands #167 in Overall Order of Merit in the Class of 2023 (1,045 members) ... ranked #159 in Academic Order of Merit and #335 in Military Order of Merit
• Father, Steve, is a graduate of Penn where he was a member of the football team
• Cousin, Allie Mercer, is a sophomore at William & Mary where she is a member of the field hockey team