Naval Academy Athletics

Announced as the program's assistant coach in early June 2014, Lou MacKenzie joined the Navy rifle coaching staff after 17 years as the head rifle coach for the Queen Anne's County 4-H Marksmanship Club.
 
During his tenure with the Midshipmen’s rifle program, MacKenzie has helped seven student-athletes to 20 Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-American accolades, while being tabbed CRCA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2019.
 
He has help mentor 10 shooters to 29 All-Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) honors, including two individual GARC Champions – Marleigh Duncan (Smallbore 2022) and Parker Haydin (Aggregate 2023), while being named GARC Assistant Coach of the Year in 2025.
 
Additionally, Navy has won six Stars against Army during his time in Annapolis.
 
2024-25 Season Recap
Navy finished the 2025 season with a 14-5 record, including a 3-2 mark in GARC matches. The 14 victories secured the Midshipmen’s sixth winning season in the last seven years.
 
The Navy rifle team posted 5878-5839 victory against Army in the annual Star Match at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range in Annapolis. The win gave the Midshipmen their fourth straight win and the sixth in the last seven Star matches. In addition, the Midshipmen shot topped the 4700-point plateau in the NCAA scoring format, notching a team score of 4709. The Mids claimed the top three performances with seven Navy shooters finishing in the top 10 in on the day. Isabella Baldwin, who led all scorers, earned the Josh Watson Memorial Trophy for being the Midshipmen's top finisher.
 
The Midshipmen completed competition in the 2025 GARC Championship, placing third overall in the competition. As a team, Navy finished with an aggregate score of 4705 to finish behind match host West Virginia (4738) and Kentucky (4728). The Mids finished ahead of Akron (4699), Army (4686), and Memphis (4676). The Mids opened up the competition with a smallbore score of 2339 to finish third in the discipline. In air rifle, Navy was fourth with a team score of 2366.
 
At the GARC Championship, Baldwin led the Mid with an aggregate score of 1188. Her score topped a pair of West Virginia shooters – Griffin Lake and Gavin Barnick – by one point for the top individual finisher. The sophomore opened competition by tying WVU's Jacob Wisman for the top smallbore score with a 591. Baldwin had a 20-shot standing score of 198 (of a possible 200) to earn the High Standing Shooter award. On the second day of competition, she registered a 597 to tie for fourth in the discipline.
 
Marleigh Duncan and Parker Haydin followed with aggregate scores of 1177 and 1170, respectively. Ryan Wee and team captain Stephanie Milvain rounded out Navy's starters. Wee finished with an aggregate score of 1169, while Milvain posted a combined score of 1161.
 
The GARC announced its postseason awards and a pair of Midshipmen – Baldwin and Duncan – combined for five All-Conference honors for shooting, while Wee was selected as Navy's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Additionally, MacKenzie was named Assistant Coach of the Year. Baldwin was tabbed Second Team All-GARC in smallbore, air rifle, and combined. Duncan earned second-team distinction in smallbore, while being named honorable mention in aggregate. Academically, Wee recorded a 3.95 grade point average in the fall to represent the team as Navy's Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the GARC.
 
The NCAA Rifle Committee announced the teams and individual qualifiers for the 2025 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships inside Historic Memorial Coliseum on the campus of the University of Kentucky and Navy’s Duncan qualified as an individual in smallbore. She shot a score of 579 at the NCAA Championship. The 2025 NCAA Rifle Championship marked the fourth time in her career that Duncan competed in the NCAA Tournament. She competed as part of the Navy teams that qualified in 2022 and 2024, while taking part as an individual in 2023 and 2025.
 
Baldwin and Duncan were selected as CRCA All-Americans. The pair combined for four All-American accolades. Baldwin was a first-team honoree in air rifle, while being named second team in smallbore, and third team in aggregate. For the third straight year, Duncan was recognized as a Second Team All-American in the smallbore discipline.
 
In the classroom, Baldwin was selected as a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American, being named to the second team. Baldwin became the second Navy rifle student-athlete to earn Academic All-American, joining Michael Miller ('05) who earned second-team honors during the 2003-04 season.
 
Following the season, Baldwin notched a first-place finish at the 2025 USA Shooting Junior Olympics in the women's air rifle. Baldwin finished second among the 210 competitors in the women's air rifle event to advance to the finals. In the finals, Baldwin shot a 251.2 to win the women's event by 1.2 points to earn a spot to represent the United States in the Junior Pan-American Games in Paraguay. At the Pan Am Games, Baldwin won two gold medals, securing a first-place finish in the women's air rifle individual event and a gold in the mixed air rifle team event.
 
2023-24 Season Recap
The 2024 NCAA Championship marked the end of Navy's record-breaking 2023-24 season, in which it broke the team-scoring record in each of the three categories, along with cracking the 4700-point plateau on nine different occasions. The Mids finished the season with a 10-9 overall record.
 
Navy used a record-setting performance to post a victory in the annual Star Match at Army. The Midshipmen registered a school-record score in the current Army-Navy scoring format to post a 5896-5863 win. In addition, the Mids shot a school record in the NCAA scoring format, notching a team score of 4724. Marleigh Duncan was awarded the Josh Watson Memorial Trophy that is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player of the Star Match.
 
The Midshipmen placed fifth at the GARC Championship with an aggregate score of 4703 points, including marks of 2331 in smallbore and 2372 in air rifle. Individually at the GARC, Isabella Baldwin led the way for the Mids. The rookie tallied 1181 aggregate points in her first GARC Championship. Duncan was one point back, registering an aggregate tally of 1180.
 
The GARC announced its postseason awards and a pair of Midshipmen – Baldwin and Duncan – combined for six All-Conference honors for shooting, while Clarissa Layland was selected as Navy's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Additionally, the Navy rifle team earned the conference's Sportsmanship Award. Baldwin was tabbed Second Team All-GARC in smallbore, air rifle, and combined. Duncan earned second-team distinction in smallbore and aggregate, while being named honorable mention in air rifle. Academically, Layland recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall to represent the team as Navy's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
Navy was selected as one of eight teams to compete at the NCAA Rifle National Championship. With three consecutive record-breaking weekends, including the NCAA Qualifying Match, the Midshipmen moved themselves from 12th-place in the standings to seventh place, jumping ahead of Nebraska who qualified eighth. Joining #7 Navy in the national championship field was championship host #1 West Virginia, #2 TCU, #3 Air Force, #4 Kentucky, #5 Alaska Fairbanks, #6 Ole Miss, and #8 Nebraska.
 
At the 2024 NCAA Rifle Championship at the WVU Coliseum, Navy finished in sixth place. Layland posted a team-best score of 1179 in her final NCAA Championship. Duncan was second on the team with an aggregate tally of 1175. She finished one point better than Baldwin who carded a two-day score of 1174. Deonte Hayes carded an aggregate score of 1162, while Stephanie Milvain finished with an 1161.
 
Baldwin and Duncan were selected as CRCA All-Americans, combining for five All-American accolades. Baldwin was a first-team honoree in smallbore, while being named third team in aggregate and honorable mention in air rifle. Duncan was recognized as a Second Team All-American in smallbore discipline, while being named Honorable Mention All-American in the aggregate category.
 
Academically, the CRCA announced its Scholastic All-Americans and seven Navy student-athletes –Baldwin, Catherine Dely, John Dely, Mark Dely, Layland, Joshua Potts, and Ryan Wee – were recognized for their efforts in the classroom. Additionally, Layland was among the five Navy female student-athletes who garnered Academic All-District accolades for at-large sports from the College Sports Communicators.
 
2022-23 Season Recap
In 2022-23, Navy finished the season with an 11-7 record, including a 3-4 mark in GARC matches.
 
The Midshipmen finished second overall during the President's Trophy Match with a total of 5849 points, marking its second-highest score in the competition in program history. The Mids were edged by Air Force, but defeated Army and Coast Guard in the four-team match.
 
Navy swept the top five spots on the leaderboard to post a 5880-5833 victory over Army in the annual Star Match. Navy also cracked the 4700-point plateau with a score of 4711 in the NCAA Championship scoring format. Marleigh Duncan was awarded the Josh Watson Memorial Trophy that is awarded annually to the MVP of the Star Match.
 
The Midshipmen placed fourth at the GARC Championship with an aggregate score of 4698 points, including marks of 2323 in smallbore and 2373 in air rifle. Individually, Parker Haydin earned first place overall with an aggregate score of 1186, while Duncan finished third with a two-day score of 1185. Haydin took second place in smallbore, while finishing third in air rifle.
 
The GARC announced its postseason awards and three Midshipmen – Duncan, Haydin, and Clarissa Layland – combined for six All-Conference honors for shooting, while Mark Dely was selected as Navy's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Duncan was tabbed Second Team All-GARC in smallbore and combined, while also claiming honorable mention distinction in air rifle. Haydin claimed second-team accolades in smallbore and combined, while Layland nabbed honorable mention laurels in air rifle. Academically, Dely recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall to represent the team as Navy's Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the GARC.
 
Navy finished the 2022-23 season ranked ninth overall, just missing out on advancing to the NCAA Championship (top 8 advance). However, Duncan and Haydin qualified as individuals in both smallbore and air rifle.
 
At the 2023 NCAA Rifle Championship, Duncan finished the competition with an aggregate score of 1176, while Haydin was two points back with a combined tally of 1174. Haydin finished the smallbore competition tied for 18th among the 44 shooters in the competition, while Duncan tied for 25th in the event. Duncan led the duo in air rifle. The sophomore finished with a score of 594 to finish in 14th among the 46 shooters on the day. Haydin posted a tally of 590 to tie for 30th overall in the event.
 
Duncan and Haydin were selected as CRCA All-Americans. The duo was recognized as Second Team All-Americans in smallbore discipline, while being named Honorable Mention All-American in the aggregate category.
 
Following the season, Haydin claimed bronze in the National Rifle Junior Olympics at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. With his finish, Haydin qualified for the 2023 ISSF Junior World Championships in Changwon, Korea. Haydin was one of four Midshipmen who made the trip to Colorado to compete in the JOs – Duncan, Stephanie Milvain, and Joshua Potts.
 
2021-22 Season Recap
MacKenzie helped lead the Midshipmen to one of the best seasons in program history during the 2021-22 campaign. Navy broke the program record in each of the three scoring categories, along with setting new program-best team averages in each of the three disciplines.
 
Navy won the N-Star with a five-count mark of 5885 points against the Black Knights, the highest-point total for a Star Match in the history of the storied rivalry.
 
For their efforts, the Mids earned a berth to the NCAA Championship meet, securing their 29th all-time appearance in the national tournament. Prior to earning a berth to the NCAAs, where the Midshipmen totaled their highest ever point total for the event (4681 points), Navy placed fourth at the GARC Championship with an aggregate score of 4707 points, including marks of 2333 in smallbore and 2374 in air rifle.
 
Following Navy’s participation in the GARC Championship, team captain Michael Zanti was named a First Team All-GARC honoree, while fellow senior Mark Amdahl garnered recognition as an All-GARC honorable mention.
 
At the GARC Championships, Marleigh Duncan shot a 592, tying the program record for individual smallbore scoring for the second time on the season and qualifying second for the smallbore finals. She shot a 462.4 in the finals to win the Smallbore Conference Title beating Abby Buesseler of Ole Miss by 3.3 points, becoming the first student-athlete in program history to win a GARC Championship individual title.
 
Postseason recognition continued to pour in for the Midshipmen following the All-GARC honors, as Zanti was recognized as a CRCA All-American, being named a first-team selection in air rifle and smallbore, along with garnering second-team recognition in aggregate. The senior standout became the first Midshipman to earn First Team All-America honors since 2010, along with becoming only the fourth player in program history to be named a First Team All-American in both disciplines.
 
2020-21 Season Recap
During the 2020-21 season, MacKenzie helped Navy to a sixth-place finish at the GARC Championships and coached Michael Zanti to an individual appearance at the NCAA National Championships in smallbore.
 
MacKenzie helped coached Zanti to CRCA Air Rifle Honorable Mention All-American accolades while also helping Mark Amdahl to All-GARC Air Rifle Honorable Mention recognitions. The dup of Amdahl and Zanti broke the program record for single-season air rifle average and the pair each averaged 592.1 during the season.
 
2019-20 Season Recap
MacKenzie helped guide Navy to its second-straight NCAA Championship qualification during the 2019-20 season. The Midshipmen qualified seventh overall in the national tournament field before the event’s cancellation. MacKenzie assisted in coaching Gabriella Mayes to NRA Air Rifle Honorable Mention All-American honors along with All-GARC Air Rifle Honorable Mention accolades. Maye finished the year with a 589.6 air rifle average, which ranked second all-time in program history.
 
During the 2019-20 season, Navy rewrote the program record books. Mayes started the run of program records with a 597 in air rifle to set the highest mark in a single round against Nebraska on Jan. 19. Mark Amdahl also fired the best combined score in school history with a 1183 on Feb. 22 against John Jay in the NCAA Qualifier Match. In the Midshipmen qualifier match, they fired a 2369 in air rifle to break the program record and they finished with a score of 4685, which set the highest overall score in the 60/60 era.
 
Navy finished the 2019-20 season with a record of 10-7 overall and finished with a 4-4 record in the GARC. At the conference championship, the Midshipmen placed fifth overall with a total score of 4678. Navy finished third in smallbore with a season-best 2318 and fifth in air rifle after notching a 2360.
 
2018-19 Season Recap
MacKenzie was named the CRCA National Assistant Coach of the Year during the 2018-19 season, helping Navy qualify for the NCAA National Championship for the first time since 2011. The Midshipmen placed seven overall at the national championship. The Mids finished fifth at GARC Championship. Navy also defeated Army for the first time in 10 years in the 2019 Star Match with 5846-5822 victory at West Point.
 
Navy finished the season with a record of 10-5 overall and went 5-3 in the GARC for a third-place in the conference during the regular season.
 
2017-18 Season Recap
In his fourth season as assistant coach, MacKenize helped coach Torrance Kang and Kestrel Kuhne to individual qualification for the NCAA Championship. Kang placed 30th in air rifle and Kuhne was 29th overall in smallbore. Navy also finished third at the GARC Championship, which was a program best. Navy finished 4-6, earning victories over Memphis, Coast Guard, NC State, and John Jay.
 
2016-17 Season Recap
As a third-year assistant coach with the Mids during the 2016-17 season, MacKenzie helped the young squad make strides throughout the season and post a 9-6 record with a pair of wins in GARC competition. Under MacKenzie’s guidance, Daniel Jonas was selected as a member of the All-GARC Smallbore Second Team after recording a 578.0 average. Navy picked up its performance versus the best competition in 2016-17 as the team’s top-three aggregate scores came versus #1 West Virginia, #5 Kentucky, and #10 Memphis.
 
2015-16 Season Recap
In 2015-16, MacKenzie helped guide Jodi Cull-Host to her NRA Collegiate Honorable Mention All-American season. Cull-Host shot a 588.9 average in air rifle to rank second all-time in Navy’s record book. Both Cull-Host and Daniel Jonas were named to GARC all-league teams with Cull-Host garnering second team accolades in air rifle and Jonas honorable mention accolades in smallbore.
 
2014-15 Season Recap
In his first season with the Midshipmen during 2014-15, MacKenzie aided the squad in posting a 6-6 record with GARC wins over #16 NC State and #18 Ole Miss. Navy twice nearly picked up victories over top-10 opponents as the Mids fell by 10 points to #2 Kentucky and #7 Memphis in back-to-back weeks. Navy shot a program-record on the current targets (circa 2008) with a 4651 showing versus John Jay in the NCAA Qualifying match. A 23rd place showing by Dan Jonas in the NCAA Smallbore Rifle Championship concluded the Mids’ year.
 
Personal
MacKenzie joined the Midshipmen program after an accomplished career on the junior circuit. Named 2012 Junior Rifle Coach of the Year by the Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association, MacKenzie led Queen Anne's County to the 2013 and 2014 NRA National Indoor Team Championships in both smallbore and air rifle. Led by 2014 NRA National Indoor Individual Champions, Mark Matheny (air rifle) and Drew Cheezum (smallbore), the team set a new national air rifle scoring record in 2014. His Queen Anne's County club also won the US Army Air Rifle National Team title. MacKenzie's top shooter at that match, David Sink, claimed the individual national championship. Including Sink, Matheny, and Cheezum, six members of the club were invited to participate at this spring’s U.S. Junior Olympic Shooting Championships.
 
Since 2006, MacKenzie has seen five of his shooters from Queen Anne's County move on to collegiate careers at nationally-ranked programs, such as West Virginia, Jacksonville State and Tennessee-Martin. Two of MacKenzie's shooters, Taylor Ciotola (West Virginia '15) and Cole Tucker (Jacksonville State '15) each earned All-American honors at their respective schools. Tucker finished second at the 2013 NCAA Championships.
 
Besides coaching his athletes in competitions, MacKenzie scheduled all matches for the Queen Anne's County club and served as match director for home matches, including the Maryland State Indoor Championship 3-P Smallbore and Precision Standing Air Rifle. He is certified by the National Rifle Association and Maryland 4-H as a rifle, smallbore and pistol instructor.