2022-23 Men's Rugby Roster
Biography
2022-23 // Junior Year
Fall Season: Made appearances versus Virginia Tech, Kutztown and St. Bonaventure
Spring Season: Appeared in four matches with one start to help Navy finish the season with an 18-0 record and win the Division I-A National Championship in its inaugural varsity season … Scored one try in Navy’s, 47-10, win over Penn State
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High School
Graduate of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. … Earned three varsity letters in football … Earned First Team All-Trinity League honors senior season and won the Joe O’hara Award … Helped Mater Dei win a national championship sophomore and junior year and the Trinity League Championship senior year … High School teammates with current college football players Tautai Marks (Tulsa) and Myles Murao (Washington) … Also played football with Bryce Young, who won a national championship (2020) and Heisman Trophy (2021) at Alabama before being drafted first overall at the 2023 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers … Named team captain and most inspirational player senior year … Served as senior class president and Special Olympics director
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Personal
Son of Dwight and Marciarae Neeley … Father, Dwight, is a 1989 graduate of the Naval Academy … Grandfather, Harold Neeley, is a 1960 graduate of the Naval Academy … Majoring in Chinese … Has earned USNA academic honors in one semester