Naval Academy Athletics

• 2023, ‘24 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

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 ... equaled 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 3.59 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 
• Stands #315 in Overall Order of Merit in the Class of 2026 (1,092 members) ... ranked #291 in Academic Order of Merit and #374 in Military Order of Merit
• High school teammate of Navy junior fullback Shane Reynolds