Naval Academy Athletics

Announced on May 23, 2017 as the head coach of the Navy rifle team, Anti comes to Annapolis after eight successful years as an assistant coach at the Air Force Academy and over 30 total years of experience with shooting, competing and coaching rifle.
 
During his tenure at the helm of the Midshipmen’s rifle program, Anti has helped six student-athletes to 19 Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-American accolades. He has also mentored eight shooters to 26 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 Coach of the Year twice (2019, ’22). Additionally, Navy has won six Stars against Army under Anti.
 
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, Lou 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 4,700-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 5,849 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 4,700-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
Anti led 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 under the direction of Anti, 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. Along with Amdahl and Zanti, Anti also earned postseason honors from the conference, being named the GARC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. 
 
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, Anti 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.
 
Anti coached Zanti to CRCA Air Rifle Honorable Mention All-American accolades while also helping Mark Amdahl to All-GARC Air Rifle Honorable Mention recognitions. Under Anti, 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
Anti guided 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. Anti coached 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 ranks 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
In the 2018-19 season, Anti coached Navy into the NCAA National Championship for the first time since 2011 and the Midshipmen placed seven overall and the national championship. In his second year at the helm, he also helped Navy finish 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. Anti was also named the GARC Coach of the Year after guiding the Midshipmen to a third-place in the conference during the regular season.
 
Navy finished the season with a record of 10-5 overall and went 5-3 in the GARC.
 
2017-18 Season Recap
During his first season in charge of the Navy rifle program in 2017-18, Anti guided the Midshipmen to their best finish in program history at the GARC Championship after finishing third overall.
 
Anti also coached Torrance Kang and Kestrel Kuhne to individual appearances in the NCAA Championship. Kang finished 30th in air rifle and Kuhne placed 29th in smallbore.
 
Navy finished 4-6 during Anti's first season at the helm earning victories over Memphis, Coast Guard, NC State, and John Jay.
 
Assistant Coach, Air Force (2009-17)
Anti joined the collegiate coaching ranks in August of 2009 as an assistant coach at the Air Force Academy. Following Anti’s arrival in Colorado Springs, the Falcons grew into a consistent national and service academy power. Over his eight seasons, Air Force competed in the NCAA Championships in four years and won the President’s Trophy Match four times, including each of his final three seasons. Air Force qualified for and competed in the NCAA Championship in 2013, ‘15, ‘16 and ‘17. The 2016 team finished in fourth place with 4669 points, the program’s highest finish at the national event since 1996. In 2017, Air Force won the President’s Trophy Match and competed at the NCAA Championship, where it finished eighth overall.
 
Individually, eight different Air Force student-athletes earned All-American status under Anti’s coaching. He closed out his career in Colorado Springs in 2017, with four Falcons garnering national accolades, including a spot on the NRA First Team Air Rifle for Spencer Cap. Another individual highlight for Anti and the Falcons during his time with the program was David Higgins (USAFA ’16) earning a spot on the 2016 United States Olympic Team and competing in Rio in the men’s prone event.
 
Personal
No stranger to the Navy rifle program, Anti’s father Ray, led the Midshipmen for 12 years from 1986 through the 1998 season following a distinguished 30-year career with the United States Marine Corps. The younger Anti began his career in high-level competition rifle in 1981 as member of the United States’ junior team before moving into the collegiate ranks at West Virginia University. An eight-time All-American in both smallbore and air rifle from 1984 through 1987. During his time in Morgantown, Anti and the Mountaineers went 38-2 and won the NCAA Championships in 1984 and 1986. As an individual, Anti won the 1986 NCAA Smallbore Championship.
 
Following a standout collegiate career, Anti joined the United States Army and served for 20 years and retired at the rank of major in 2009. Initially stationed in Korea with the 1/503 IN before being assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) at Fort Benning, Ga. as an international rifle shooter from 1991 to 1994. While at Fort Benning, Anti received his Airborne Badge and Ranger Tab. In 1994, he was assigned to the 1st CAV DIV at Fort Hood, Texas and his assignment included Bde and Bn S-3 Air, Bradley Company Commander and a Headquarters/Headquarters Company Command (HHC). Anti was reassigned to the USAMU in 1998.
 
While serving with the U.S. Army, Anti was also assigned to the World Class Athlete Program and was given the opportunity to teach and ply his skills on the international level. A four-time Olympian, Anti first appeared at the premier global competition in 1992 in the men’s 50-meter prone rifle event. Eight years later in 2000, Anti competed for the United States in the men’s three-position event. Anti made his way onto the medal stand in the next Olympics in 2004 at the Athens Games as he earned a silver medal in the men’s 3x40 rifle event. He rounded out his Olympic career in 2008 as an athlete in the men’s prone event. In addition to his success at the Olympics, Anti is also a two-time World Cup champion, as well as a silver medalist at the 2000 World Cup Finals. He has also competed at the Championships of Americas Games, three World Championship Games and two Pan American Games with a host of team and individual titles to his name.
 
A 1987 graduate from West Virginia University with a B.S. in business, Anti was inducted in 2014 into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted into West Virginia University's Mountaineer Legends Society in 2018.
 
A native of Winterville, N.C., Anti and his wife are parents to two former NCAA athletes, Matt, a former wrestler at West Virginia and Will, former member of the WVU rifle team.