Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors
• First-Team All-Rugby East (2023)
• Rugby East Honorable Mention (2022)

2023-24 // Senior Year
Fall Season: Started nine matches to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and win its second-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored six tries during the fall, which ranked third on the team … Ended the fall season with 30 points … Scored a season-high 10 points on two tries against Indiana to help the Mids claim a 69-21 victory … Found the try zone to help Navy win the inaugural Star Match against Army, 23-21.
Spring Season: Started five matches to help Navy reach the CRAA DI-A National Championship for the second-straight season … Scored lone try of the spring in the national championship match … One of two mids to be nominated for the Rudy Scholz Award.
 
2022-23 // Junior Year
Fall Season: Appeared in 10 matches with nine starts to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and claim the Rugby East Conference Championship … Earned Rugby East Honorable Mention accolades … Scored one try in Navy’s, 88-0, win over The Citadel.
Spring Season: Appeared in all seven matches with six starts 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, 34-26, victory against Army.
 
High School
A 2020 graduate of Middle Creek High School in Apex, N.C. … Earned varsity letters in lacrosse (3) and football (2) … Helped lacrosse team win conference championship sophomore, junior and senior year … Earned three academic all-conference awards in lacrosse and two in football … Member of National Honor Society, National Technical Honors Society, Rho Kappa Honors Society, Math and Science Honors Society and Skills USA.
 
Personal
Son of David and Maureen Schmitz … Father, David, played football for two years at Norwich University … Mother, Maureen, was a dancer for four years at Adelphi University … Majoring in mechanical engineering, he owns a 3.45 GPA … Has earned USNA academic honors in seven semesters … Ranked No. 67 in Military Order of Merit among the Class of 2024 (1,069 students).