Biography
• 2025 Second-Team Patriot League
• 2025 CSC Academic All-District
• 2025 Academic All-Patriot League Team
• 2023, ‘25 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Has appeared in 43 games over his career (16 Fr / 12 So / 15 Jr)
• With a pair of caused turnovers at Bucknell (4.25.25), Gallagher joined Navy’s all-time career caused turnovers leader board where he is tied with Jacob Darrow, Kyle Fairbanks (2020-23) and Alex Heyward (2012-15) for 20th with 22 takeaways ... needs 1 more to move into a tie for 19th alongside Jack Norton (23 / 2022-25)
2025 // Junior Year
• Garnered 2025 Second-Team All-Patriot League recognition
• Navy’s starting long-stick midfielder, he appeared in all 15 contests where he paced Navy in ground balls (49) and tied for the most caused turnovers (14) ... also recorded the 1st points of his career, finishing the season with 4 points on 3 goals and an assist
• Navy’s defensive unit stood #30 nationally and #4 in the Patriot League in scoring defense (10.60)
• Produced 4 ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers in the Mids’ win at Bucknell
• Recorded a career-high tying 6 ground balls against Loyola
• Part of a defensive effort that held #5 Army to under 13 goals for just the 3rd time this season ... also held the Black Knights to 15-minute droughts twice
• Dealt out his 1st-collegiate assist (Carter Ash) on a transition play against Army ... picked up 4 ground balls and had a career-high tying 2 caused turnovers
• Member of a defensive unit that held Lafayette to single digits for just the 2nd time this season and its 2nd-fewest goals of the season in a 14-8 Navy victory ... the Mids held Riley Sullivan, the nation’s #2 point producer (6.67) and #1 assist distributor (3.89) to just ONE point (G) in the contest
• Led the team with 4 ground balls and a caused turnover against the Leopards
• Posted a career-high tying 2 caused turnovers and 3 ground balls at Colgate
• Part of a Navy defense that held Le Moyne scoreless for nearly 30 minutes (29:29) between the 2nd (1:07) and 4th (1:38) quarters ... the Mids forced 9 the Le Moyne’s 21 turnovers in the 3rd quarter when the Dolphins were just 5 for 11 clearing the ball
• Picked up 3 ground balls and forced a turnover against #11 Johns Hopkins
• Called upon to face off (0-6) in the Mids’ game against Lehigh ... also forced a turnover and grabbed a ground ball
• Navy’s defense held #20 Boston U. scoreless for the first 21:34 of the game and then another 19:45 between the 2nd and 3rd quarters to allow the Mids to build an 11-1 lead ... it was the first time since Navy’s 16-9 win over Boston U. last March (16 gms) that the Terriers did not score a goal in any quarter
• Scored his 3rd goal of the year in the win over the Terriers, while also picking up 5 ground balls and forcing a pair of turnovers
• Part of a defensive unit that held #18 Towson to just 3 goals in the 2nd half ... held the Tigers scoreless for nearly 22 minutes between the 3rd and 4th quarters
• Individually played a phenomenal game where he picked up 4 ground balls, caused a turnover and scored his 2nd goal in as many games
• Punched in his 1st-collegiate goal in the Mids’ 22-9 win over Iona
• Led Navy with a career-high 6 ground balls and caused 2 turnovers in the Mids’ opener at High Point
2024 // Sophomore Year
• Appeared in 12 of the 16 games where he grabbed 29 ground balls and forced 2 turnovers ... missed 4 games due to an injury against Boston U.
• 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 ... 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 ... he grabbed 4 ground balls against the Leopards
• After missing 4 games (Lehigh, Johns Hopkins, Villanova, Holy Cross) due to injury, returned to the field against #17 Colgate where he had a caused turnover and a ground ball
• 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
• 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
• Navy’s defense 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 ... he tallied 4 ground balls
• Part of a defensive effort that held Mount St. Mary’s to just 6 goals in the opener ... equalled his career high in ground balls with 5
2023 // Freshman Year
• Appeared in all 16 contests where he picked up 33 ground balls and recorded 6 caused turnovers
• His 33 ground balls stood 4th on the team and tied for the 10th most by a Navy freshman in school history ... he is just the third Navy freshman since 2000 to record 33 or more ground balls in a season ... he is the first to add his name to the list since Brady Dove set the record in 2014 with 83 ground balls as a faceoff specialist
• Member of a defensive unit that closed out 2023 ranked 10.44 nationally and #2 in the Patriot League in scoring defense, holding opponents to 10.44 goals per game
• Navy’s defensive unit held Lafayette to its second-fewest goals of the season with 6 and fewest since the Leopards lost a 14-5 decision to Delaware in the second week of the season ... Navy held Lafayette scoreless for the first 14:19 of the game ... after the Leopards got to within one (6-5) in the third quarter, the Mids held them without a goal for the next 19 minutes, giving up a goal with 1:00 left in the game
• Part of a Navy’s defense that held Boston U., the nation’s 8th-ranked scoring offense (14.75), to single digits for the first time since last year’s NCAA Tournament game against Princeton
• Played a pivotal role in Navy winning the faceoff battle (15-22, 68.2) against #17 Boston U. where he matched his high in ground balls with 5
• Recorded a caused turnover in each of the last 2 contests - Villanova and Holy Cross
• Grabbed 3 ground balls against #9 Johns Hopkins
• Picked up a pair of ground balls and forced a turnover in the Patriot League loss at Colgate
• Turned in a caused turnover and ground ball in the loss to Manhattan
• Navy’s defense is now 65-1 since 2003 (7-0 under Amplo) when holding an opponent to 5 or fewer goals after defeating Queens 19-5 ... the Mids held the Royals scoreless for the first 34 minutes of the contest before allowing a goal ... grabbed a pair of ground balls and took the first shot of his career in the win over Queens
• Made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Mount St. Mary’s where he proved to be a huge asset on the wings of faceoffs and led the team with 5 ground balls and added a caused turnover
• Part of a defensive unit that held Mount St. Mary’s to just 2 goals in the first half en route to a 13-7 victory in the opener
High School
• 2022 graduate of Garnet Valley High School in Garnet Valley, Pa.
• Two-sport athlete who earned letters in football (3) and lacrosse (4)
• A four-star recruit, he was ranked #89 among the Inside Lacrosse / EVOShield Power 100 Freshman Rankings
• Three-time All-Central League (2019 Second Team, 2021, ‘22 First Team) and All-Delco (2019 Honorable Mention, 2021 Second Team, 2022 First Team) selection in lacrosse
• Named First-Team All-State (Pa.) and a US Lacrosse All-American as a senior
• Two-time (2020, ‘21) First-Team All-Central League selection in football
• Earned Second-Team All-Eastern PA honors as a junior and honorable mention as a senior
• Also earned First-Team All-Delco recognition as a senior
• Led Garnet Valley HS to three-consecutive (2019, ‘20, ‘21) Central League football titles, capping off his career winning the District I Championship as a senior
• Member of the National and French Honor Societies
Personal
• Son of Charles and Karen Gallagher
• Majoring in History, he owns a 3.50 grade-point average
• Has earned Commandant’s (F2022, F2023, S2024) and Dean’s (S2023, F2023, S2024, F2024) List accolades multiple times, while also being named to the Superintendent’s (F2022) List
