Naval Academy Athletics

2023 // Junior Year
• Saw action in 4 contests, playing both long and short-stick defensive midfield, while also taking a handful of faceoffs (3-6, 50.0)
• Recorded his first collegiate point, an assist, in the Mids’ Patriot League Quarterfinals game against Loyola where he also grabbed a pair of ground balls
• Played short-stick defensive midfield against Bucknell where he posted his first caused turnover of the year
• Appeared in the Queens contest where he attempted and won the first faceoffs of his collegiate career ... won 3 of the 5 draws he took

2022 // Sophomore Year
• Appeared in 6 games where he grabbed 5 ground balls and recorded 3 caused turnovers
• Member 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)
• 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
• 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 this 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
• Turned in a pair of ground balls and a career-high 2 caused turnovers against the Black Knights
• 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
• Played significant minutes in Navy’s Patriot League contest against Loyola
• Made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ 15-5 win over Mercer where he grabbed a ground ball and caused a turnover
• 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

2021 // Freshman Year
• Did not make an appearance

High School
• 2019 graduate of Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, N.Y.
• Two-sport athlete who earned letters in football, soccer and lacrosse
• Two-time (2018, ‘19) All-New England selection
• Originally committed to Bryant, he also took recruiting visits to Army and Loyola

Personal
• Son of Tippy and Michelle Stensrud
• His service assignment is Naval Officer
• Majoring in English
• Has earned Commandant’s (F2022, S2023) List accolades multiple times
• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2019-20 academic year