Biography
CAREER: 609 saves, 680 goals against, .472 save percentage (81 games)
Career Honors:
2019 Team Captain
2018 Team Captain
2020 NAAA Coaches' Calvert Award for Men
2019 (Senior): Named team captain prior to the season … Earned the Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA) Coaches’ Calvert Award for Men, which recognizes a graduating varsity letter winner who displayed leadership, consistent effort, loyalty and dedication to the sport and who has taken their abilities beyond the expectations of the coach, peers, and themselves … Played in 17 of 29 games on the season … Recorded 125 saves, while allowing 130 goals for a save percentage of .490 … Became the fourth goalie in Navy history to record 600 or more saves, finishing collegiate career with 609 stops … Registered five games with double-digit saves … Had a season-best 15 stops against Wagner in a 12-10 victory … Notched 14 saves in a 13-11 victory over Redlands at the Gary Troyer Tournament … Also had 11 saves at the Troyer Tournament against Chapman, helping Navy to a 19-11 win … Added 13 saves in a 19-8 win over Johns Hopkins at the Navy Open … Earned the start in his final collegiate game against No. 16 Fordham, finishing the game with 12 stops and helping Navy to third place in the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Tournament – the best finish for the Midshipmen since the league switched formats in 2016, and the highest conference tournament finish since 2014 … Added 14 steals and five assists on the season.
2018 (Junior): Named team captain during the season … Played in 24 of the 29 games on the season … Recorded 197 saves, while surrendering 193 goals for a save percentage of .505 … Registered 13 games with nine or more stops, including nine double-digit save performances … Had a season-high 17 saves on two occasions – against Iona (Navy Open) and Wagner … Added 15 stops versus Fordham (Navy Open), while notching a dozen saves at Loyola Marymount and vs. La Salle (Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Tournament) … Tallied 11 saves vs. Air Force (Princeton Invitational), at Fordham, and at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Gary Troyer Invitational), while posting 10 stops at Johns Hopkins … Registered seven steals, while adding four assists – Fordham, Salem, La Salle, and Loyola Marymount.
2017 (Sophomore): Played in 14 games on the season, making 89 saves with 103 goals allowed for a .464 save percentage … Had three games with double-digit stops, notching a season-best 12 saves against Princeton and Gannon, while adding 10 stops against Santa Clara … Credited with four steals … Tallied five points on the year with five assists, including a season-high two helpers against Santa Clara and La Verne.
2016 (Freshman): Played in 26 games, making a team-best 198 saves with a .438 save percentage … Also tallied 14 steals and six assists … Recorded double-digit saves in eight games – Johns Hopkins (14), at Princeton (14), Wagner (14), Fordham (13), Air Force (12), at Johns Hopkins (11), vs. Johns Hopkins (10 – MAWP Championships), and at Fordham (10) … Tallied 26 saves in four games to start the season during the Navy Open, helping the Midshipmen to four victories … Had a season-best two assists against Caltech, while adding helpers against Gannon, vs. William & Jefferson, at Johns Hopkins, and George Washington.
High School / Personal: Local product from nearby Severna Park, competing for Naval Academy Aquatic Club … Served as the team captain for four seasons (2013-16) … Selected to coach a youth team in the Navy AC’s Anchors Aweigh Water Polo League … Also competed with the Northeast Zone ODP team in national water polo competitions … Named as an American Water Polo Scholar-Athlete … Son of Morgan and Kari.
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