Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors
2024 NCAA All-American (Eighth Place)
2024 NCAA Qualifier
2023 NCAA Qualifier
2021 NCAA Qualifier
 
2023-24 // Senior Year
Navy’s starter at 184 pounds in 13 duals … Posted a 21-15 overall record and 7-6 dual record … Garnered NCAA All-America honors for placing eighth in his respective weight class at the NCAA Championship … Claimed the 65th All-America nod in team history and the first since Tanner Skidgel (2nd team) and Spencer Carey (honorable mention), who were named All-Americans by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) following the 2020 season when the tournament was canceled due to Covid-19 … First Navy wrestler to reach the podium since Mathew Miller (184), who earned All-America distinction in 2016 for finishing in fifth place … Became the third mid to be named an All-American at 184 pounds … Was seeded 25th in his respective weight class for the championship and posted the second-largest seed to place difference (17) amongst the field of 330 wrestlers … Was one of only four wrestlers seeded 20th or higher to place in the top eight in their respective weight class … Compiled a 3-3 record at the championship, defeating Air Force's No. 7 Sam Wolf (4-1), Wisconsin's No. 20 Shane Liegel (4-2) and Missouri's No. 9 Colton Hawks (2-1) … Earned his third trip to nationals for placing third at the EIWA Championship with a 5-1 record … Won dual matches against Illinois, Morgan State, Pitt, American, Lehigh, Bucknell and Army … Recorded two vital pins over ranked opponents in Navy’s upset victories over Illinois and Pitt … Placed second at the Navy Classic … Also wrestled in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and Franklin & Marshall Open … Posted career highs in wins (21), dual victories (seven), wins by fall (five) and victories against ranked wrestlers (eight).
 
2022-23 // Junior Year
Navy’s starter at 184 pounds in seven duals … Recorded a 20-11 overall record and a 5-2 dual record … Defeated five InterMat nationally-ranked wrestlers with a top victory against No. 16 Neil Antrassian of Virginia by an 8-6 decision … Earned a season-best national ranking of No. 24 by InterMat … Finished in second place at the Bearcat Open (2-1) and fifth at the Clarion Open (3-1) … Also competed in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and Franklin & Marshall Open … Earned dual victories against Maryland, Virginia, Kent State, Oklahoma and Army … Defeated Sahm Abdulrazzaq of Army by a 3-2 decision to help Navy win the Star Match, 18-13 … Posted a record of 5-1 to place third at the EIWA Championship to earn an automatic qualifying spot in the NCAA Championship … Compiled a 1-2 record at nationals with an 8-4 decision over No. 22 Dylan Connell of Illinois
 
2021-22 // Sophomore Year
Navy’s starter at 184 pounds for eight duals, he posted a 16-10 overall record and a 5-3 dual record … Made appearances in the Clarion Open, Bearcat Open, Navy Classic and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite … Went 4-1 at the Bearcat open to place fifth … Took first place at the Navy Classic after finishing 3-0 in the tournament. Defeated InterMat No. 26 nationally-ranked Layne Malczewski of Michigan State by a 10-4 decision in the title match … Earned dual victories against Hofstra, Ohio, Cleveland State, Clarion and Army … Defeated No. 27 Charles Small of Hofstra by a 3-2 decision … Claimed a win against Brad Laughlin of Army by a 6-4 decision to help the Mids beat Army, 22-9 … Went 1-2 at EIWA Championship, defeating 13th-seeded James Araneo of Brown by a 10-9 decision … Finished season as InterMat’s No. 32 ranked wrestler in weight class.

2020-21 // Freshman Year
Navy wrestled a COVID-shortened season that did not include tournaments outside of the EIWA and NCAA Championships … Navy’s starter at 184 pounds, he recorded an 11-3 overall mark and was undefeated in dual action (5-0) … Earned dual victories over Max Wohlabaugh of Clarion (4-2), JT Davis of Lehigh (5-3), DeAndre Nassar of Cleveland State (5-3 SV), Kyle Davis of George Mason (12-2), and Taylor Brown of Army (5-2) … Earned his first-collegiate victory by way of a 4-2 decision over Clarion’s Max Wohlabaugh in dual action … Earned back-to-back wins over seventh-seeded James Langan of LIU (4-3) and third-seeded Taylor Brown of Army (7-2) to punch his way into the EIWA finals … Dropped an 8-3 decision to top-seeded and All-American Lou DePrez of Binghamton in the championship match … Earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship by way of his EIWA Championship finish. He was one of two freshmen (Andrew Cerniglia, 157) on the team to qualify for the NCAA Championship … Posted a 2-2 record at the NCAA Championship where he pinned 13th-seeded Chris Weiler of Wisconsin (5:48) and defeated 19th-seeded Zach Braunagel of Illinois by way of a 10-3 decision … Named to the Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team at the conclusion of the season.

High School
A 2019 graduate of Brookwood High School in Snellville, Ga. … Two-time Georgia Class 7A State Champion (2017, ‘19) ... placed second in 2018 … 2019 Region 7A team champions … 2019 Daily Post Wrestler of the Year … Recorded a 60-1 record his senior year that featured six individual tournament titles … Closed out his career ranked in the top five on Brookwood’s career lists in pins (2nd, 118) and wins (5th, 162), and single-season lists in both categories (3rd with 43 pins and 5th in 60 wins) … Served as wrestling team captain his senior year … 2018 Cadet World Team Trials All-American … 2017 Cadet Freestyle National Championship runner-up.

Personal
Son of Jeff and Emily Key … Majoring in history … Has earned USNA academic honors in two semesters … Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2019-20 academic year.