Naval Academy Athletics

2023-24 // Senior Year
15s: Started all eight matches during her senior season … Led the Mids in points (51), made penalty kicks (11) and made conversion kicks (4) … Finished second on the team in tries scored with two … Set the program record with 11 made conversion kicks during the fall … Nailed three penalty kicks to help the Mids rally to defeat Long Island, 19-18, for their first win against a NIRA opponent … Scored a season-high 11 points from a try and two penalty kicks against Sacred Heart … Also scored a try and made a conversion kick to finish with seven points against Mount St. Mary’s.
7s: Competed for Navy’s No. 1 team in the Emperor 7s, Frostburg 7s and 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship … Helped the Mids win the Emperor 7s and place third at the 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship … Led Navy in scoring with 68 points from four tries and 24 conversion kicks … Made five conversion kicks at the 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship, including both attempts in the third-place match.
 
2022-23 // Junior Year
15s: Started 12 matches in her junior campaign … Scored three tries to total 15 points in 15s competition … Scored a try in Navy’s, 52-2, victory over Northeastern in the CRAA Fall DI Playoffs and in its, 61-28, win over Utah State in the CRAA Fall DI Championship.
7s: Competed for Navy’s No. 1 team in the West Chester 7s, Emperor 7s, Legacy 7s and 7s Collegiate Championship … Helped Navy win the Emperor 7s and place fourth at the 7s Collegiate Championship … Nailed 14 conversion kicks to score 28 points in 7s matches.
 
High School
A 2019 graduate of The Tome School in North East, Md. … Earned varsity letters in basketball (4), field hockey (4) and soccer (3) … Basketball team won four-straight conference championships (2015-19) … Named the Mid-Atlantic Independent League Basketball Tournament MVP junior and senior years … Earned first team all-county and Green N Gold All-Tournament Team recognition senior year … Surpassed 1,000 career points her senior year in basketball … Served as team captain of basketball team senior year … Served as team captain of soccer team senior year and won the Florence Penny Hopkins Award for sportsmanship … Team captain of field hockey team junior and senior years … Earned first- team all-county and all-tournament team honors in field hockey senior year … High school teammate, Lindsay Llewellyn (‘23), played basketball for Navy … Served as class president senior year … Member of National Honor Society, Key Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
 
Personal
Daughter of Chad and Jean Hershner … Father, Chad, is the CEO of the Special Olympics for Wisconsin … Attended Georgia Military College during the 2019-20 academic year … Majoring in political science … Has earned USNA academic honors in three semesters.