Naval Academy Athletics

Academic Honors:
Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2006. Athletic Honors:
All-East member in the outdoor high jump in 2006 ... earned Second-Team All-Patriot League honors in the indoor high jump in 2004 and `05. 2005-06:
Qualified for the IC4A Championship in the high jump during both the indoor and outdoor season ... placed eighth at the outdoor IC4A Championship with a season-best height of 6[apos]8-1/4' (2.04 meters) ... won the event twice during the outdoor season and once indoors ... cleared 6[apos]9' (2.06 meters) to win Navy[apos]s Three-Team Meet during the indoor campaign ... matched that 6[apos]9' mark against Army two weeks later in the Star Meet ... placed third in the outdoor Patriot League Championship and fifth at the indoor championship. 2004-05:
Primarily competed in the high jump as a sophomore ... cleared 6[apos]7' in the indoor event at the Patriot League Championship to finish second ... set career-mark in the indoor and outdoor triple jump ... recorded a jump of 42[apos]1-1/2' at Patriot League Indoor Championship ... notched career-best outdoor effort in the high jump with a 6[apos]9-3/4' mark at the Quaker Invitational ... earned first-place in the outdoor high jump with a 6[apos]8-1/4' showing against American, Maine and Maryland ... tied season-best outdoor high jump mark at Patriot League Championship ... registered same height in the indoor high jump at the Iowa State Classic ... posted a first-place jump against James Madison. 2003-04:
Placed second in the indoor high jump at the Patriot League Championship with a height of 6[apos]9' ... recorded indoor and outdoor career highs in the high jump ... posted a leap of 6[apos]9-1/2' at the UNC Last Chance Indoor Meet and recorded a jump of 6[apos]9' at the IC4A Outdoor Championship ... placed first in the high jump (6[apos]8') versus Princeton and in the Navy Invitational (6[apos]6') during the indoor season ... posted a pair of first-place finishes in the high jump during the outdoor season. High School:
Attended Sanger High School ... four-year letterwinner in track ... also earned three letters in basketball ... California State Champion and school-record holder in the high jump (7[apos]1/4') ... won the Golden West Championship with a 7[apos] jump ... earned All-America honors in the high jump as a senior ... captained the track squad during his final season ... named MVP as a senior. Personal:
Son of William and Sandy Herron ... born May 21, 1985, in Providence, R.I. ... majoring in computer science.