Naval Academy Athletics

• Ranked 16th on Navy’s all-time faceoff wins list with 112, he trails former teammate Jacob Jarosz (139) by 27 ... joined the top-20 list following a 3-for-12 effort in Navy’s historic win at Johns Hopkins (3.18.22)

2022 // Junior Year
• Appeared in all 15 contests where he finished the season as the Mids’ top faceoff option, winning 49.5 percent of his draws
• Finished the season ranked #51 nationally and #7 in the Patriot League in faceoff winning percentage (92-186, 49.5) ... as a team, Navy was ranked #47 (173-364, 47.5)
• His 92 faceoff wins in 2022 are the 18th most in a Navy single season
• Won 10 of the 16 draws (62.5) he took against Bucknell and grabbed a career-high tying 6 ground balls
• Neutralized Army faceoff specialist Will Coletti, ranked 14th nationally in FO winning %, by winning 14 of the 27 draws ... his faceoff wins and attempts, along with his 6 ground balls were all career highs
• Won 3 of the 8 draws he took at Lafayette and recorded his second-career caused turnover
• Paced the Mids against Loyola, winning 8 of the 16 draws he took and grabbed a career-high 5 ground balls
• Went 9 for 12 and grabbed 4 ground balls in Navy’s victory over Holy Cross ... his 75.0 winning percentage was the best of his career
• Won just 3 of his 12 draws in the win at #18 Johns Hopkins, however, he moved past Tommy Wallin (64 wins / 2003-07) for 20th on Navy’s all-time faceoff wins list
• Turned in a then career-best 11 faceoff wins in Navy’s come-from-behind win over Colgate
• As a unit, Navy struggled in the Patriot League opener against Lehigh, winning just 4 of the 22 draws (18.2) ... Hammond was 3 of 8 (37.5)
• Teamed up with Jacob Jarosz to win 18 of the 30 draws (60.0) against High Point ... Hammond went 7-for-14 (50.0) and grabbed a pair of ground balls.
• Won 5 of 12 draws against Hofstra before combining with Jacob Jarosz to win 16 of 18 faceoffs (88.9) in the win over Manhattan ... Jarosz was 9-for-9, Hammond won 7 of 9
• Won just 2 of the 8 faceoffs he took against Mercer’s Ashton Wood, one of the nation’s top draw specialists
• Won 9 draws against Mount St. Mary’s in the opener ... his 64.3 (9-14) winning percentage was at the time the best of his career ... picked up 4 ground balls

2021 // Sophomore Year
• Made appearances in 3 games where he won 16 of the 41 (39.0) draws he took
• Took a pair of draws against Loyola (4.3), losing both to Bailey Savio
• Won 9 of the 21 draws (both career highs) in Navy’s league opener against Bucknell
• Took all 18 draws against Mount St. Mary’s in the opener, winning just 7

2020 // Freshman Year
• Appeared in a pair of games in his rookie season, including making his collegiate debut against Furman
• Won 4 of the 5 draws he took against the Paladins and grabbed 3 ground balls
• Part a faceoff unit that won 22 of 26 draws against Furman ... the 22 wins tied as the third most in program history and the most since the Mids won 23 of 32 against VMI in the 2015 opener ... the 84.6 winning percentage goes down as the fifth best in Navy history

High School
• 2018 graduate of Avon Grove High School in West Grove, Pa.
• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2018-19 academic year
• Four-year lacrosse letter winner who led Avon Grove to the 2017 state title
• Garnered All-America honors his senior year
• Voted team captain his senior season
• Also considered Army, Boston U. and Bucknell
• Member of the student council

Personal
• Son of Brian and Rebecca Hammond
• His service assignment is Navy Pilot
• Majoring in English