Naval Academy Athletics

2020 // Junior Year
• One of the Mids’ top short-stick defensive midfielders, he saw action in 4 of the 5 contests
• Part of a defensive unit that finished the shortened 2020 campaign ranked #11 nationally in both scoring defense (9.40) and man-down defense (11-14, 78.6)
• One of 9 Navy players to record a caused turnover against Richmond
• The defense held Manhattan to 4 goals against in the opener ... the Jaspers also got off just 27 shots, the fewest since holding Lafayette to 24 on 3.10.18

2019 // Sophomore Year
• One of Navy’s top short-stick defensive midfielder, saw action in 13 games where he posted 20 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers and chipped in 3 assists
• Provided the assist on Jack Sweeney’s transition goal in the second quarter of the Mids’ come-from-behind win over #16 Boston U. to cap the season
• Recorded his second collegiate assist off a transition goal by senior attackman Patrick Walsh against #9 Syracuse
• Part of a defensive unit that held Colgate scoreless over the final 18:46, as Navy rallied from two goals down in the fourth quarter to win 16-11
• Pitched in a career-best 2 caused turnovers at Loyola and grabbed 5 grounders
• Part of a strong defensive effort by the Mids against Lafayette that saw the Mids keep the Leopards off the scoreboard for 21:53 (1:12 1Qtr - 9:19 3Qtr) ... Navy gave up just 3 goals to the Leopards over the first 3 quarters of play
• Recorded his first collegiate point on assist to Nick Cole in the opening quarter against #3 Maryland
• Navy’s defense held UMBC to just 3 goals over the final 3 quarters and scoreless in the fourth
• Part of a defensive unit that held Vermont to 4 goals in the first 50 minutes of action in the opener.

2018 // Freshman Year
• Saw action in 11 of the 14 contests at short-stick defensive midfield
• Part of a defensive unit that held Holy Cross to just 1 goal over the final 45 minutes in a 5-4 Navy win ... the Crusaders were held scoreless over the final 17 minutes, as the Mids scored the final 2 goals to earn the come-from-behind victory
• Recorded his first career caused turnover in the win over the Crusaders
• Helped Navy hold #14 Lehigh to a season-low 7 goals after the Mountain Hawks entered the game ranked 12th nationally with a 12.22 goals per game average ... after the Mountain Hawks trimmed Navy’s lead to one (7-6) in the third quarter, the Mids held them scoreless for better than 13 minutes between the third and fourth quarters to secure the 10-7 victory and hand Lehigh its first Patriot League loss
• Navy held Lafayette to just 5 goals, including 1 over the first 33 minutes of the game, en route to a 15-5 win ... picked up a career-high 5 ground balls against Lafayette
• Part of a defensive unit that held Bucknell to 4 goals over the final 45 minutes and scoreless over the final 14.12 in a 13-8 Navy victory
• Made his collegiate debut at Jacksonville

High School
• 2016 graduate of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Md.
• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2016-17 academic year
• Two-sport athlete who earned letters in lacrosse (4) and soccer (1)
• 2014 Under Armour D.C. Underclass All-American
• 2016 Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Senior All-Star
• Three-time All-WCAC lacrosse selection (2014-15-16)
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Served as captain of the lacrosse team his senior year

Personal
• Son of James and Tammy Griffin
• His service assignment is Navy Pilot
• Majoring in English
• Has earned Commandant’s List (F2017, F2019) accolades multiple times
• Also considered Army, Maryland, Colgate and Towson
• Sister, Megan, played lacrosse at Elon where she served as team captain her senior year (‘16)