Naval Academy Athletics

2024-25 // Sophomore Year
15s: Appeared and started in all nine matches for Navy … Recorded the most conversion kicks on the team with 13 … Scored three tries … Second on the team in total points (41) … Made a program record seven conversion kicks in the 71-8 victory over Air Force … Scored one try against Frostburg State, Princeton and Harvard … Scored in four-straight matches with eight conversion kicks and two tries. 
7s: Led the team in total points (75), conversion kicks (15) and tied for the most tries (9) … Totaled three tries at the Frostbite 7s Tournament … Scored two tries at the 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship in the victories over West Chester (10-0) and New Haven (30-0) to help Navy place seventh.

2023-24 // Freshman Year
15s: Appeared in all eight matches with seven starts during freshman campaign … Scored first career try in Navy’s, 38-3, win against West Chester.
7s: Competed for Navy’s No. 1 team in the Emperor 7s, Frostburg 7s and 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship … Helped Navy win the Emperor 7s and place third at the 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship … Totaled 30 points from six tries during freshman campaign … Scored a try to help the Mids beat Princeton, 22-17, in the championship match at the Emperor 7s … Posted four tries at the 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship, including the game-winning try in the quarterfinals in Navy’s, 12-7, victory against Penn State.
 
High School
A 2023 graduate of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Va. … Earned varsity letters in lacrosse (4) and field hockey (2) … Also played lacrosse for Virginia One … Garnered Second-Team All-WCAC accolades in lacrosse junior and senior years … Served as team captain of lacrosse team sophomore, junior and senior years … Named MVP of lacrosse team junior and senior years and field hockey team senior year … Served as student council vice president and junior class vice president … Member of English, Math, Science, History and Latin Honor Societies … High school teammate of collegiate lacrosse players Lauren Solis (Colgate) and CC Jacobs (Oregon).
 
Personal
Daughter of Tom and Donna Young … Father, Tom, is a 1990 graduate of the Naval Academy and serves as the Department of Defense department head … Mother, Donna, is also a 1990 graduate of the Naval Academy and serves as the Department of Defense chief of staff … She was also a member of the intercollegiate sailing team at the Academy … Uncle, Paul Pensabene, is a 1988 graduate of the Naval Academy.