Naval Academy Athletics

Steffens in 2013 (Jr.): Made his lone appearance of the season in Navy's opener against VMI.

2012 (So.): Made his collegiate debut in the Mids' win over Holy Cross ... picked up a ground ball.

2011 (Fr.): Did not see any varsity action ... gained experience in the system as a scout team player.

More on Steffens: A 2010 graduate of Queen Anne's County High School, Steffens was a four-sport athlete who earned letters in lacrosse (3), football (2), wrestling (2) and swimming (1) ... a first-team-all-conference selection in lacrosse his senior year who was named the team's defensive MVP ... served as team captain of the lacrosse team his junior and senior years, while also holding the captain title in football and wrestling his senior season ... led Queen Anne's County to the Maryland State 1A/2A Championship in 2010 ... an Honorable Mention All-State (Md.) linebacker in 2009 ... garnered first-team all-conference honors as a senior as an offensive lineman and linebacker ... the football team claimed the 2008 and `09 Maryland 2A East Region title ... member of the National Honor Society, who was the Valedictorian of his graduating class ... recipient of the Bayside Senior Scholar-Athlete Award ... father wrestled at UMBC ... son of Walter and Madeline Steffens ... majoring in English, he is part of the Honors Program ... named to the Commandant's List three times, including each of the last two semesters and has also earned Superintendent's List mention.