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2018
NAVY WOMEN'S
CROSS COUNTRY
MEDIA GUIDE

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Table of Contents
Quick Facts 1
Head Coach Karen Boyle 2
Season Outlook 3
Midshipmen Bios 4-12
Patriot League Championship History 13
NCAA Championship History 13
2017 Meet-by-Meet Results 14
All-Time Letterwinners 15
Year-by-Year & Course Records 16
Patriot League 17
General Information
Location Annapolis, Md.
Founded October 10, 1845
Enrollment 4,400
Nickname Midshipmen, Mids
Colors Navy Blue and Gold
Conference Patriot League
Superintendent Vice Adm. William “Ted” Carter, USN
Commandant Captain Robert B. Chadwick II, USN
Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk
Athletics Website www.navysports.com
Academy Website www.usna.edu
Team Information
Head Coach Karen Boyle
Alma Mater Bowling Green ’79
Office Phone (410) 293-5579
E-mail boyle@usna.edu
Record at Navy (Years) 158-23 (32 years)
Home Course USNA Cross Country Course
First Year of Program (Years) 1983 (36 yrs.)
Letterwinners Lost/Returning 6/5
All-Time Record 181-28 (.866)
Captain MIDN 1/C Erin McDonnell
Officer Representative Captain Mia Blundetto, USMC
Faculty Representative Asst. Prof. Dianne Luning-Prak
Associate AD/Compliance/SWA Loretta Lamar
Athletic Trainer Heather Mohler
Sports Information Contact Alex Lumb
Office Phone (410) 293-8771
Office Fax (410) 293-8954
E-mail lumb@usna.edu
SID Mailing Address 566 Brownson Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
Credits
The 2018 Navy women’s cross country media guide is a production of the
Navy Sports Information office. The guide was designed, written and edited
by Alex Lumb. Covers and additional layout and design by Mark Leddy.
Photographs provided by Phil Hoffmann, Anne Arundel County Visitors
Bureau and Naval Academy archives.
2018 Schedule
Date Meet/Opponent Site Time
Fri., Aug. 31 Bucknell Bison Open Lewisburg, Pa. 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 7 Spiked Shoe Invitational University Park, Pa. 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 15 Salty Dog Invitational Annapolis, Md. 9:00 a.m.
Sat., Sept. 29 Paul Short Run Bethlehem, Pa. 10:00 a.m.
Sat., Oct. 13 Army - Star Meet Annapolis, Md. 10:00 a.m.
Sat., Oct. 27 Patriot League Championships Lewisburg, Pa. 12:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 9 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships University Park, Pa. 12:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 17 NCAA Championships Madison, Wisc. 12:00 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
Home meets in bold
2017 Results (6-1)
Date Meet/Opponent Result/Top Navy Runner (Finish)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s 5K Duals 1st of 7 (6-0)/Claire Ostrowski (1 of 94)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational 1st of 8/Claire Ostrowski (2nd of 92)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational 3rd of 8/Ali Valenti (7th of 88)
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run 27th of 42/Ali Valenti (76th of 369)
Oct. 14 at Army - Star Meet L, 27-28/Ali Valenti (3rd of 24)
Oct. 28 Patriot League Championships 3rd of 10/Ali Valenti (5th of 109)
Nov. 10 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships 12th of 28/Ali Valenti (45th of 193)
2018 Roster
Name Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School
Caroline Ascherl Jr. 5-2 Granville, Iowa/Moc-Floyd Valley
Morgan Bollinger So. 5-6 Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township
Rachel Fairbanks Sr. 5-8 Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt
Caroline Foley So. 5-7 Hockessin, Del./The Tatnall School
Piper Freed Jr. 5-2 Middletown, Del./Appoquinimink
Monika Gyalay Sr. 5-7 Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark
Annie Imhof So. 5-2 Great Mills, Md./Great Mills
Josie Korenak So. 5-4 St. Louis, Mo./Lindbergh
Anna Kovacs Fr. 5-7 Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic
Fiona Kurland Fr. 5-3 Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers
Hannah Lyon So. 5-6 Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview
Maddy Marrone Sr. 5-6 Belfon, N.J./Middletown
Jordan McCurdy Fr. 5-3 Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek
Erin McDonnell* Sr. 5-5 Traverse City, Mich./St. Francis
Karla Mendoza Jr. 5-6 Madison, Neb./Macomb
Kathleen Murphy Fr. 5-5 Westport, Conn./Weston
Claire Ostrowski Jr. 5-8 Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox
Annika Pearson Sr. 5-5 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Wheaton Academy
Gabrielle Perrin Sr. 5-7 Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg
Maddie Peterson So. 5-3 Flagstaff, Ariz./Flagstaff
Pippin Robison Fr. 5-10 Sheridan, Wyo./Sheridan
Caitlin Schmitt Jr. 5-4 Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen
Meghan Sculli Fr. 5-6 Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson
Ali Valenti Sr. 5-5 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn
Maddie Warrender Fr. 5-8 Mount Wolf, Pa./Northeastern Senior
Hannah Werren So. 5-2 Canton, Ohio/GlenOak
Grace West Jr. 5-5 Pinehurst, N.C./Pinecrest
*Team Captain
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Karen Year-by-Year at Navy
Year
1987
Record
5-2
Pct.
.714
vs. Army
L, 24-31

Boyle 1988
1989
1990
6-0
5-0
4-0
1.000
1.000
1.000
W, 23-34
W, 16-45
W, 15-46
Head Coach • 32nd Season D-II 20-2 .909 3-1 (.750)
32nd season at Navy 1991 4-2 .667 W, 23-36
1992 6-0 1.000 W, 17-45
Bowling Green ‘79 1993 10-1 .909 W, 20-43
1994 7-1 .875 W, 23-38
Boyle is in her 32nd year at the helm of the Navy women’s cross country team, she has led the Mids to three
1995 5-3 .625 W, 25-34
Patriot League Championships in the last 10 seasons. The Mids posted a 6-1 record in 2017. In 31 years as Navy’s
1996 5-0 1.000 W, 27-28
head coach, Boyle has guided her teams to a 158-23 (.873) record.
1997 9-2 .818 L, 23-34
During Boyle’s tenure, seven Navy runners have competed at the NCAA Division I Championship. Boyle’s first
1998 6-0 1.000 W, 21-36
national championship qualifier came in 1992 with Kerry O’Neill, followed by Jackie Hayes (1995), Rebecca Cline
(1997), Melissa Foon (2000), Amy Watson (2008), Jess Palacio (2011) and Annie-Norah Beveridge (2012). 1999 5-1 .833 L, 20-42
Navy’s 2017 season was highlighted by a 6-0 showing at the Mount St. Mary’s 5K Duals and a trio of Mids earn- 2000 6-0 1.000 W, 20-41
ing All-Patriot League honors as Ali Valenti (1st), Emily Craig (2nd) and Grace West (2nd) all garnered 2001 5-1 .833 L, 19-40
accolades at the Patriot League Championship. 2002 0-2 .000 L, 26-29
In 2016, Boyle and the Mids collected their sixth-straight victory over Army for an N-Star with dominant 20-42 2003 3-2 .600 L, 18-41
decision in Annapolis. The 22-point win was the largest in the meet since 2008 (15-48, Navy). In the postseason, 2004 4-1 .800 L, 25-30
Navy finished fourth in the Patriot League Championship. 2005 6-1 .857 L, 20-41
Continuing its dominance over Army, Boyle guided Navy to its fifth-straight N-Star victory over the Black Knights, 2006 5-0 1.000 W, 21-38
23-35, in West Point during the 2015 season. The Mids followed up with a strong performance in the Patriot League 2007* 4-0 1.000 W, 23-38
Championship, finishing as the runner ups to Bucknell. 2008* 7-0 1.000 W, 15-48
Boyle led Navy to its fourth consecutive victory over archrival Army, 26-29, in 2014. The Mids placed fourth in the 2009 5-1 .833 L, 24-31
Patriot League Championship. 2010 0-1 .000 L, 26-29
Navy finished first in three meets in 2013 season, including again winning annual Salty Dog Invitational. After 2011* 1-0 1.000 W, 25-31
defeating Army, 24-31, the Mids fell short of their third consecutive Patriot League title, finishing third. 2012* 7-0 1.000 W, 20-40
For the second consecutive year in 2012, a Mid claimed the league’s individual crown as Annie-Norah Beveridge 2013 5-0 1.000 W, 24-31
took first place overall. Like Patriot League champion Jess Palacio in 2011, Beveridge also went on to earn All-Mid- 2014 5-0 1.000 W, 26-29
Atlantic Region honors and receive a bid to compete in the NCAA Championships. 2015 6-0 1.000 W, 23-35
In 2011 Jess Palacio had one of the best years ever by a Navy cross country runner. She placed first in four meets, 2016 6-1 .857 W, 20-42
including at the Patriot League Championship, and earned her second consecutive All-Mid Atlantic Region honor. 2017 6-1 .857 L, 27-28
Boyle guided the Mids to a pair of invitational titles in 2010 as Navy finished first at both the Lehigh Invitational and D-I 138-21 .868 17-10 (.630)
the Great American Festival. Palacio won four individual titles in the fall of `10 and became a first-team All-Patriot Totals 158-23 .873 20-11 (.645)
* Patriot League Champions
League honoree by placing third at the conference championship.
In 2007, Boyle led Navy to a share of its first Patriot League championship, before claiming the title outright in Boyle’s Accomplishments
2008. Boyle was named Patriot League Coach of the Year on both occasions. Boyle has led the Mids to significant • Recognized as 2007, ’08, ‘11 and ‘12 Patriot League
honors on both the Division II (1987-1990) and Division I (1991-present) levels. In Navy’s last-four years of Division Coach of the Year
II competition, Boyle coached the Mids to three-straight undefeated seasons and four-consecutive top-five finishes • Named Navy’s 1997 and ’07 Fall Coach of the Year after
in the NCAA Division II Championship, with five runners garnering All-America honors. Boyle was named Eastern leading the Mids to an undefeated season.
Region Coach of the Year in three-straight seasons (1988-90). • Coached seven NCAA Division I Championship qualifiers
Boyle guided the program into the Division I ranks in 1991, and the Mids immediately achieved success by in cross country.
capturing the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship. In 1997 and 2007, Boyle was named • Guided Navy’s Marty Shue to a 1,500-meter NCAA Indoor
Navy’s Fall Coach of the Year after she led Navy to an undefeated season. As a coach with the track team, she guided title in 1991.
Marty Shue to a title in the indoor 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Championship. • Served as the president of the NCAA Division I Women’s
In 1995, Boyle was selected as team leader for the USA Ekiden International Marathon in Beijing, China. She was Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association from
also selected to help rewrite the level I track & field certification curriculum at the USA Training Center in Colorado 1999-2001.
• Named head coach of the first women’s cross country team
Springs, Colo.
at Heidelberg College in 1984.
In 1999, she received her C.S.C.S. certification as a nationally accredited certified strength and conditioning
• Coached nine All-Americans and two national champions
specialist. The summer of 2001 saw Boyle serve as an assistant track & field coach for Team USA in the Deaf Track
(high jump and 1500 meters) in track and field as head
& Field World Games, held in Rome, Italy.
coach at Heidelberg from 1983-86.
Boyle, a 1979 graduate of Bowling Green, received her degree in physical education ­and earned her master’s
degree in athletic administration and recreation from her alma mater in 1982. Athletically, she competed in both track Boyle’s Career Timeline
and lacrosse, specializing in the 400 and 4x400-meter relay on the track and was a leading scorer for the Falcons’ • Bowling Green State
lacrosse squad. Her coaching career began at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, where she coached the women’s B.S. Physical Education in 1979
cross country and track & field teams from 1984-86, developing two national champions and nine All-Americans. M.S. Athletic Administration and Recreation in 1982
Boyle is a tenured professor in the Naval Academy’s Physical Education Department, teaching personal • Heidelberg Collge (1984-86)
conditioning, rock climbing, kayaking and triathlon training. Head Coach, Cross Country and Track & Field
Administratively, Boyle served as the president of the NCAA Division I Women’s Intercollegiate Cross Country • U.S. Naval Academy (1987-present)
Coaches Association (1999-2001), as well as a committee member on the USA Track & Field Coaching Education Head Coach - Cross Country
Board and the United States Track Coaches Association Long Distance Advisory Board. Assistant Coach - Track & Field

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Season Outlook
The Navy women’s cross country team will kick off its 2018 campaign on Friday,
Aug. 31 at the Bucknell Bison Open in Lewisburg, Pa. The Mids will be one of
10 teams competing in the women’s open race that starts at 5:30 p.m. Hosted
on the Bucknell University Cross Country Course, the 4,000 meter race will be a
good early-season gauge for Navy’s veteran-laden squad as Patriot League foes
American, Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh and Loyola make up the majority of the field.
Juniata, Lycoming, Penn and Susquehanna round out the rest of the programs
scheduled to run at Friday’s meet.
Graduating just three seniors from the 2017 team, head coach Karen Boyle and
Navy will look to use that added year of experience to improve on last season’s third
place result at the Patriot League Championships. The Mids’ 2018 roster consists
of seven seniors, six juniors, eight sophomores and eight freshmen. After battling
injuries for the second half of her 2017 season, senior Erin McDonnell is charged
with leading the squad as the team captain.
Navy brings back four of its top-seven runners from the 2017 Patriot League
Championship competition in the form of senior Ali Valenti, junior Grace West,
senior Rachel Fairbanks and junior Karla Mendoza.
• Valenti, a 2017 First Team and 2015 Second Team All-Patriot League performer
was the top finisher for Navy in each of the Mids’ final five races of the year. She
placed second at the Army-Navy Star Meet and sixth (21:28.5) of 109 runners at
the Patriot League Championship.
• West, a 2017 Second Team All-Patriot honoree, was consistently amongst
the top-three finishers for Navy meet-in, meet-out with a fourth-place result at the
Star Meet and 11th-place finish (21:42.1) at the Patriot League Championship as
highlights of her then-sophomore campaign in 2017.
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• Similar to West, Fairbanks was a staple in the Mids’ scoring lineup as she
competed in all seven events and placed as one of the top-five Mids in every
competition. She crossed the finish line in 26th place at the 2017 Patriot League
Championship with a time of 22:09.5.
• Mendoza is an athlete who came on late for the Mids in 2017 as she first broke
into the team’s top-six at the Paul Short Run in September before placing 36th
overall, fifth on the team, at the league championship with a 22:24.9 result.
The Mids will also lean on healthy performances from McDonnell and junior
Claire Ostrowski this season.
• Appearing in just two races for Navy in 2017 before being sidelined by injury,
McDonnell will look to get back towards the top of Navy’s depth chart in 2018. Fully
healthy in 2016 she led the team at the 2016 Army-Navy Star Meet, 2016 Patriot
League Championship and 2016 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet. Going back
to 2015, McDonnell was the Rookie of the Meet at the league championship for
finishing seventh overall.
• Ostrowski started her first collegiate cross country season off with a bang in
2017 as she turned in back-to-back top-two overall results at the Mount St. Mary’s
Duals and Salty Dog Invitational. After competing purely in track as a freshman
in 2016-17, Ostrowski seamlessly transferred her talents to cross country with an
outright win (1st of 94) at the Mount St. Mary’s meet and second-place finish (2nd
of 92) at the Salty Dog on Navy’s home course.
Other returning runners, who placed amongst Navy’s top-seven finishers at
different points in 2017 include, junior Caroline Ascherl, sophomore Josie Korenak,
senior Gabrielle Perrin and junior Caitlin Schmitt.
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Midshipmen Profiles
Erin Caroline
McDonnell Ascherl
Senior ~ Team Captain Junior
Traverse City, Mich. Granville, Iowa
St. Francis Moc-Floyd Valley

Career Honors: 2017

• 2016 Academic All-Patriot League
• 2015 Rookie of the Meet
• 2015 First Team All-Patriot League
2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 18:35.73 11 of 94 (6)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 23:07.58 8 of 92 (4)
2016
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:03.7 5 of 58 (1)
Sept. 10 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 23:51.18 9 of 74 (3)
Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational (6k) 24:17.3 165 of 335 (2)
Oct. 15 Army-Navy Star Meet (6k) 23:03.71 2 of 21 (1)
Oct. 29 Patriot League Champ (6k) 22:31.1 20 of 109 (1)
Nov. 11 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (6k) 21:57 54 of 198 (1)
2015
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 5 Harry Lang Invitational (4.8k) 18:15.9 30 of 111 (6)
Sept. 12 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 23:33.53 8 of 75 (3)
Sept. 19 Cappy Anderson Invite (5k) 18:19.70 2 of 81 (2)
Oct. 2 Paul Short Run (6k) 21:30 49 of 312 (2)
Oct. 16 Army-Navy Star Meet (6k) 22:26.55 3 of 20 (2)
Oct. 31 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 21:52.0 7 of 109 (2)
Nov. 13 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (8k) 22:05.4 43 of 200 (1)
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 18:56.33 20 of 94 (10)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:21.89 29 of 92 (13)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 19:16.82 20 of 88 (6)
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 22:28.4 261 of 369 (8)
Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 20:35.0 13 of 24 (7)
Oct. 28 Patriot League Championship (6k) 23:02.8 62 of 109 (10)
2016
• Did not see varsity racing action
High School
• A 2015 Moc-Floyd Valley High School graduate, where she letter four years in
women’s cross country
• Garnered all-conference honors all four seasons
• Earned academic all-conference laurels every year in high school
• Was named team captain during her junior and senior seasons
• Led her team to the state championship in 2012 and 2013, where the squad placed
second both times
• Member of the National Honor Society
Personal
• Daughter of Joseph and Donna
• Collin (brother) is a 2016 Naval Academy graduate and was a four-year member
of the sprint football team

High School:
• A three-year letterwinner at St. Francis High School in cross country
Morgan
• Garnered 2013 Academic All-State
• Named team captain her senior campaign Bollinger
• Member of the National Honor Society Sophomore
Personal:
Lockport, Ill.
• Daughter of Jim and Ann Lockport Township

2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 18:55.46 19 of 94 (9)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:17.84 27 of 92 (12)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 19:40.95 31 of 88 (11)
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 22:56.0 61 of 262

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Midshipmen Profiles
High School Personal:
• An eight-time varsity letterwinner as she competed on the cross country and track • Daughter of Doug and Dorothy
& field teams all four years at Lockport Township HS
• Earned All-State honors for IHSA Class 3A in 2013, 2014 and 2016
• Won the individual cross country titles for conference and regional championships
in 2013 and 2016
• Captured three IHSA 3A Girls Lockport Township Section titles in track & field in
Caroline
2016 as the champion in the 3,200-meter and in 2017 as the 1,600-meter and
4x800-meter champion Foley
• Served as team captain for her cross country team as a senior in 2016 Sophomore
• Participated in National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and the wind
symphony
Hockessin, Del.
The Tatnall School
Personal
• Daughter of Kevin and Ginny
2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 18:56.84 21 of 94 (11)
Rachel Sept. 9
Sept. 15
Salty Dog Invitational (6k)
William & Mary Invitational (5k)
24:25.68
20:05.25
31 of 92 (11)
42 of 88 (13)
Fairbanks Sept. 29
Oct. 28
Paul Short Run (6k)
Patriot League Champ. (6k)
23:19.8
23:53.2
94 of 262
83 of 109 (12)
Senior
High School
Jamesville, N.Y. • Lettered five years in cross country at the Tatnall School as she started with the
Jamesville-DeWitt varsity program as an eighth grader
• Also lettered five times for outdoor track and four for indoor track
• Garnered All-State accolades all five years; three times on the first team and twice
2017 on the second team
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy) • Named to First Team All-State lists four times in 2016 and 2017 for both indoor
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 18:26.54 7 of 94 (3) and outdoor track
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 23:19.47 10 of 92 (5) • Served as team captain of Tatnall’s cross country team in 2015 and 2016
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 19:02.62 14 of 88 (2) • Member of the Delaware DII State Championship winning cross country teams
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 21:52.9 188 of 369 (4) all five years, 2012-16, as well as four state championship winning outdoor track
Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 20:21.5 9 of 24 (5) teams
Oct. 28 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 22:09.5 26 of 109 (4) • Raced with the state championship title-holding 4x800 relay teams for indoor track
Nov. 10 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (6k) 22:17.2 114 of 193 (5) in 2016 and 2017; her 2017 team holds the Delaware state record
• Academically, earned Honor and High Honor Roll recognition all four years of
2016 high school
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:29.8 23 of 58 (8) Personal
• Daughter of William and Patricia
2015
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 5 Harry Lang Invitational (4.8k) 18:37.5 37 of 111 (9)
Sept. 12 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:51.24 36 of 75 (14)
Sept. 19 Cappy Anderson Invite (5k) 19:05.66 10 of 81 (10)

High School:
• A four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field at Jamesville-
DeWitt High School
• Was a two-year captain for her cross country squad (2014 & 2015)
• Earned all-county honors in 2013
• Named team MVP all four seasons of her high school career
• Led her squad to the 2014 Class B Sectional Championship title
• Member of National Honor Society

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Midshipmen Profiles
2015
Piper Date
Sept. 5
Meet (Distance)
Harry Lang Invite (4.8k)
Time
18:57.9
Place (Navy)
47 of 111 (14)
Freed Sept. 12
Sept. 19
Salty Dog Invite (6k)
Cappy Anderson Invite (5k)
24:53.93
19:10.14
38 of 75 (15)
12 of 81 (12)
Junior Oct. 2 Paul Short Run - Open (6k) 23:01.0 45 of 298
Middletown, Del.
High School:
Appoquinimink • A four-year letterwinner at Moorpark High School in cross country
• Named to the Marmonte League First Team in three consecutive seasons (2011-
2017 13)
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy) • Earned First Team Coastal Canyon League honors in 2014
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:23.80 38 of 94 (19) • Garnered First Team All-Southern Section laurels in 2012
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:39.68 33 of 92 (16) • Was a three-team Ventura County team member (2011, 2012 & 2014)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 20:26.22 53 of 88 (16) • Member of the National Honor Society
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 23:19.8 77 of 262
Personal:
2016 • Daughter of Szilard and Melinda
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:49.1 31 of 58 (11)

Annie
Sept. 10 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 25:06.00 35 of 74 (11)
Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational (6k) 25:56.3 252 of 335 (9)
Oct. 15 Army-Navy Star Meet (6k) 24:47.34 15 of 21 (12)

High School
Imhof
• A 2016 Appoquinimink High School graduate, where she was a four-time Sophomore
letterwinner in women’s cross country Great Mills, Md.
• Helped led her squad to the 2013 Blue Hen Conference Championship title
• Garnered all-conference honors four-straight years
Great Mills
• Earned all-state and all-county laurels in 2013 and 2015
• Named a team captain her sophomore, junior and senior seasons
• Also letter four years in both indoor and outdoor track and field 2017
• Was part of the 2013 4x800-meter relay state championship team Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
• Member of the National Honor Society and Class of 2016 Vice President Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 25:05.11 41 of 92 (20)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 20:45.31 61 of 88 (20)
Personal Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 23:53.1 124 of 262
• Daughter of Wyatt and Lucia
High School
• Collected 12 varsity letters over her four years at Great Mills High School: cross
country (4), outdoor track (4), indoor track (3) and swimming (1)

Monika • Earned All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference honors all four years; All-3A
South Region honors in 2015 and 2016, All-State 3A in 2015 and 2016 and

Gyalay
Second Team All-Met in 2015 and 2016 for cross country
• For her indoor and outdoor track exploits, she earned all-conference, all-region,
all-state and All-Met accolades at the conclusion of her junior and senior seasons
Senior in 2016 and 2017
Moorpark, Calif. • Won five 3A MPSSAA Maryland State Titles: cross country (2015), indoor track in
Moorpark the 1,600-m (2016, 2017), outdoor track in the 3,200-m (2016) and 1,600-m (2017)
• Served as team captain for both of Great Mills indoor and outdoor track programs
as a senior in 2017
2017 • Participated in National Honors Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, LPUMC
• Did not dress for the Mids in 2017 varsity competitions Youth Group, as well garnered the Minds in Motion Award

2016 Personal
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy) • Daughter of Gregory and Kelly
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 20:17.6 48 of 58 (17) • Her family hosts the annual Solomon’s Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk for Arthritis in
Oct. 1 Paul Short Run - Open (6k) 24:29 105 of 134 Southern Maryland

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Midshipmen Profiles
Personal
Josie • Daughter of Jim and Christine

Korenak
Sophomore
St. Louis, Mo.
Fiona
Lindbergh Kurland
Freshman
2017 Fort Myers, Fla.
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 18:49.72 16 of 94 (8) Fort Myers
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 23:42.68 17 of 92 (8)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 19:24.83 24 of 88 (7)
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 22:12.6 219 of 369 (5) High School
Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 20:53.7 18 of 24 (9) • Participated in both cross country (4 letters) and track (4) at Fort Myers H.S.
Oct. 28 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 22:55.1 56 of 109 (9) • Finished runner-up at the 2017 Lee County Athletic Conference Cross Country
Championship
High School • Earned All-Area finalist accolades in 2016 for cross country and All-Area First
• Ran all four years of high school at Lindbergh with the cross country and track Team honors for track in 2017 and 2018
programs • Helped Fort Myers earn the FHSAA 3A District 11 Cross Country Championships
• Garnered all-state honors for track as a senior in 2017 after finishing in third place in 2016 and 2017
in the 4x800-meter relay finals of the MSHSAA Class 5 State Championships; • 800-meter, 1,600-meter and 4x800-meter relay 2018 FHSAA 3A District 11
placed 11th individually in the 3,200-meter event at the same meet Champion; finished runner-up in the 1,600-meter at the Region 3 Championship
• Named Team MVP for Lindbergh cross country team in 2016; also served as team • Member of the National Honor Society, History Honor Society and English Honor
captain that season Society, in addition to being in Fort Myers’ student government
• Participated in National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, the
Interact Club and student government where she was the class secretary Personal
• Daughter of Brian and Noreen
Personal • Brother, Cyril swam at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and graduated in 2017
• Daughter of Valentine and Julie
• Brother John was a Midshipmen at the Naval Academy and graduated with the

Hannah
Class of 2018

Lyon
Anna Sophomore
Kovacs Battle Creek, Mich.
Freshman Lakeview
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Central Catholic 2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 20:25.36 66 of 94 (25)
High School Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 20:31.40 56 of 88 (18)
• Three-sport athlete at Toledo Central Catholic: cross country (4 letters), track (4) Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 23:39.4 115 of 262
and soccer (4).
• Competed in cross country and soccer concurrently during the fall season High School
• Won the 2017 Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) Cross Country Conference • Lettered in cross country and track 10 times at Great Oak HS in Temecula, Calif.
Championship and 2018 TRAC 800-meter Conference Championship before transferring to Lakeview HS in Battle Creek, Mich. for her senior year and
• Collected All-State honors in cross country three times, 2015-17 and four times lettering on two more occasions
in track, 2015-18 • Earned MHSAA All-LP Region in 2016, while helping Lakeview XC win title
• Also a member of Lakeview’s Spring 2017 SMAC league championship team
• At Greak Oak, Lyon aided the team’s three straight California DI State
Championship title wins (2013-15)

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• Named Great Oak’s 2015 Track Runner of the Year
• Served as President of her school’s Astronomy Club, in addition to participating
with the Math Club and Women in Sports Leadership Conference
Jordan
Personal
McCurdy
• Daughter of Eric and Jennifer Freshman
Centennial, Colo.
Cherry Creek
Maddy High School
Marrone • Ran the 800-meter and mile events for four years at Cherry Creek High School
• Cherry Creek’s Team MVP in both 2017 and 2018
Senior • Helped the program to the 2018 Centennial League Championship and runner-up
Belfon, N.J. placement at the 2018 CHSAA Class 5A State Championship
• Earned Academic All-State First Team honors in 2017 and 2018
Middletown
Personal
• Daughter of Randall and Laura
2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:33.66 44 of 94 (22)
Sept. 9
Sept. 15
Salty Dog Invitational (6k)
William & Mary Invitational (5k)
25:20.66
20:38.71
50 of 92 (23)
59 of 88 (2) Karla
Mendoza
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 24:14.2 142 of 262

2016
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 20:05.2 43 of 58 (15)
Sept. 10 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 25:32.73 39 of 74 (13)
2015
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 5 Harry Lang Invitational (4.8k) 18:14.8 29 of 111 (5)
Sept. 12 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:09.05 28 of 75 (11)
Sept. 19 Cappy Anderson Invite (5k) 18:40.74 6 of 81 (6)
Oct. 2 Paul Short Run (6k) 23:19 255 of 312 (10)
Oct. 31 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 23:25.8 52 of 109 (11)
High School:
• A four-year letterwinner at Middletown High School
• Garnered the 2015 Wendy’s Heisman New Jersey High School Award honor
Personal:
• Daughter of Francis and Julia
Junior
Madison, Neb.
Macomb
2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:05.64 25 of 94 (12)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 19:26.52 25 of 88 (8)
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 22:13.0 220 of 369 (6)
Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 20:58.2 19 of 24 (10)
Oct. 28 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 22:24.9 36 of 109 (5)
2016
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 10 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:09.23 14 of 74 (6)
Oct. 1 Paul Short Run 22:34 85 of 373 (1)
Oct. 15 Army-Navy Star Meet (6k) 23:53.97 9 of 21 (7)
Oct. 29 Patriot League Champ (6k) 23:41.6 62 of 109 (11)

High School
• A 2015 Macomb High School graduate, where she was a four-year letterwinner
• During her senior campaign, she was named team captain
• Earned all-conference honors in 2014
• Led her team to the regional championship in back-to-back seasons (2014, ‘15)
• Member of the Spanish Honor Society

Personal
• Daughter of Kyle and Elizabeth

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the swim team and was the team MVP in each of her last three seasons
Kathleen • Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• Member of the National Honor Society, the Art Honor Society and the Math Honor
Murphy Society.

Freshman Personal
Westport, Conn. • Daughter of Bernadette and the late Paul Ostrowski
• Both of her parents were 1993 graduates of the Naval Academy
Weston • Uncle John Ostrowski (‘91) and cousin Madeline Ostrowski (‘18) have graduated
from USNA
High School • Paul (baseball: ‘89-93), Bernadette (swimming: ‘89-93) and Madeline (soccer:
• Lettered 11 times at Weston High School in indoor/outdoor track (8) and cross ‘14-17) all participated in athletics at the Naval Academy
country (3)
• Garnered three All-State nods for indoor track 2016-18 and one in 2018 for outdoor

Annika
track
• Acknowledged on the All-New England regional teams for indoor track in 2016
and 2017
• Helped Weston’s indoor track and field team win the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
South West Conference Championship, as well as the 2015 and 2016 outdoor
Pearson
championship Senior
• Participated in the National Art Honor Society, National Chinese Society and Safe Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Rides Club
Wheaton Academy
Personal
• Daughter of Gregory and Michelle
• Sister, Bridget (‘19) rows at the University of Connecticut 2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:27.80 41 of 94 (21)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 25:21.68 51 of 92 (24)

Claire Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 21:04.04 69 of 88 (21

Ostrowski
2016
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 20:44.3 56 of 58 (20)
Junior Sept. 10 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 26:16.04 50 of 74 (17)
Virginia Beach, Va. Oct. 1 Paul Short Run 25:10 329 of 373 (10)
Frank W. Cox
2015
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
2017 Sept. 5 Harry Lang Invitational (4.8k) 19:53.6 75 of 111 (20)
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy) Sept. 12 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 25:55.16 48 of 75 (21)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 17:57.91 1 of 94 (1) Sept. 19 Cappy Anderson Invite (5k) 19:52.87 26 of 81 (17)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 22:45.47 2 of 92 (1)
Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 22:26.4 24 of 24 (12) High School:
• A four-year letterwinner in cross country at Wheaon Academy
2016-17 • Named an all-regional, all-sectional and all-conference honoree her senior
• Ran distance events with the track & field team during indoor and outdoor seasons campaign

High School Personal

• Graduated from Frank W. Cox High School and competed on the school’s • Daughter of Scott and Duska
swimming (four letters), track & field (two) and cross country (one) teams • Her mother is a 1989 United States Naval Academy graduate
• Earned All-City and Team MVP honors in track in 2015-16 • Her aunts, Erica and Christy Sahler, were both graduates of the Academy, Erica
• Won the 2015 VHSL 6A Conference 1 crown for 3,200 meters and followed it up in 1987 and Christy in 1985
with a fourth-place result at the ensuing VHSL 6A South Regional Championship
• Team captain as a senior for her cross country, track and swim teams
• Cox’ swim teams won four district and regional titles with Ostrowski
• Individually, earned All-City and All-State (Va.) honors in each of her four years with

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Gabrielle
Perrin
Senior
Vicksburg, Mich.
Vicksburg
2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:15.79 31 of 94 (14)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:10.44 25 of 92 (11)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 19:27.99 27 of 88 (9)
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 22:14.7 255 of 369 (7)
Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 20:28.6 12 of 24 (6)
2016
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 20:19.2 50 of 58 (18)
Sept. 10 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 25:44.24 44 of 74 (14)
Oct. 1 Paul Short Run 22:46 113 of 373 (3)
2015
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 5 Harry Lang Invitational (4.8k) 18:51.1 42 of 111 (12)
Sept. 12 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:08.39 15 of 75 (8)
Sept. 19 Cappy Anderson Invite (5k) 18:52.52 8 of 81 (8)
Oct. 16 Army-Navy Star Meet (6k) 24:42.21 18 of 20 (12)
High School:
• A four-year letterwinner at Vicksburg in cross country
• Named team captain from 2013-15
• Led her squad to back-to-back conference championships (2011-12)
• Earned All-State honors in all four years (2011-14)
• Garnered academic all-state laurels from 2011-14
• A member of the National Honor Society
Personal
• Daughter of Todd and Margie
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Maddie
Peterson
Sophomore
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Flagstaff
2017
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:41.55 49 of 94 (24)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 25:12.37 46 of 92 (22)
Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 20:27.95 55 of 88 (17)
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 23:33.4 105 of 262
High School
• Ran cross country and track at Flagstaff HS and earned two varsity letters each
• Helped Flagstaff to 2015 Arizona Division II Cross Country State Championship
• Member of the 2016 Arizona Division II State Championship winning 4x800 track
team; finished second in same event as a junior in 2015
• Team’s most improved athlete in 2015 and 2016 for both cross country and track
• Prepped during the 2016-17 school year at Blair Academy, a USNA Foundation
School and ran with the institution’s cross country team in 2016
• Extracurricular activities included being Flagstaff’s Community Service Chairman
for student council, National Honor Society and the Characters Helping Initiate
Change through Community Service (CHICCS) Club
Personal
• Daughter of Mark and Jennifer
Pippin
Robison
Freshman
Sheridan, Wyo.
Sheridan
High School
• Lettered in track & field (7) and swimming (4) at Sheridan High school
• Won the 2016 Wyoming 4x800-meter relay State Championship and placed third
in the same event in 2018
• Two-time champion in the 200-m swimming medley relay (2016, 2017)
• Earned All-State Class 4A honors in track in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and the same
for swimming in 2015, 2017 and 2018
• Four-time member of the Wyoming All-State Orchestra playing the violin
• Class President
Personal
• Daughter of Wendell and Martha
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country in 2015-17
Caitlin • Member of Hilliard Davidson’s 2018 Ohio State Championship winning 4x800-
meter indoor relay team
Schmitt • Helped Hilliard Davidson collect three OHSAA D1 Central District 3 titles (2015-17)
• Extracurriculars included National Honor Society and Renaissance Club
Junior
Evergreen, Colo. Personal
• Daughter of Joseph and Michelle
Evergreen

2017
Date
Sept. 1
Meet (Distance)
Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k)
Time
19:17.48
Place (Navy)
34 of 94 (16)
Ali
Sept. 9
Sept. 15
Salty Dog Invitational (6k)
William & Mary Invitational (5k)
24:02.44
19:43.52
22 of 92 (9)
34 of 88 (12)
Valenti
Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 22:35.1 38 of 262 Senior
Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 20:50.2 17 of 24 (8) Lansdale, Pa.
Oct. 28 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 22:53.4 55 of 109 (8)
Nov. 10 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (6k) 22:33.1 130 of 193 (6) North Penn
2016
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy) Career Honors:
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:29.4 22 of 58 (7) • 2017 First Team All-Patriot League
Sept. 10 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:02.19 13 of 74 (5) • 2015 Second Team All-Patriot League
Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational (6k) 24:43.9 189 of 335 (4)
Oct. 15 Army-Navy Star Meet (6k) 23:27.43 6 of 21 (5) 2017
Oct. 29 Patriot League Champ (6k) 22:38.3 24 of 109 (3) Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Nov. 11 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (6k) 22:55 117 of 198 (7) Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 18:30.52 9 of 94 (4)
Sept. 9 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 23:00.65 6 of 92 (3)
High School Sept. 15 William & Mary Invitational (5k) 18:29.64 7 of 88 (1)
• A 2016 Evergreen High School graduate, where she lettered four season in Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 21:02.1 76 of 369 (1)
women’s cross country Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 19:41.1 3 of 24 (1)
• Garnered academic all-state laurels all four years Oct. 28 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 21:28.5 6 of 109 (1)
• Named team captain during her senior seasons Nov. 10 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (6k) 21:12.3 45 of 193 (1)
• Led her team to the 2015 Colorado 4A Regional Championship
• National Honor Society President 2016
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Personal Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 20:09.1 45 of 58 (16)
• Daughter of Jeffrey and Amy Sept. 10 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 24:30.89 21 of 74 (8)
Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational (6k) 24:50.1 198 of 335 (5)
Oct. 15 Army-Navy Star Meet (6k) 23:33.69 7 of 21 (6)
Oct. 29 Patriot League Champ (6k) 22:45.6 30 of 109 (6)

Meghan Nov. 11 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (6k) 22:38 98 of 198 (5)

Sculli
2015
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 5 Harry Lang Invitational (4.8k) 18:00.2 20 of 111 (3)
Freshman Sept. 12 Salty Dog Invitational (6k) 23:22.79 6 of 75 (2)
Hilliard, Ohio Sept. 19 Cappy Anderson Invite (5k) 18:57.56 9 of 81 (9)
Hilliard Davidson Oct. 2 Paul Short Run (6k) 21:43 65 of 312 (3)
Oct. 16 Army-Navy Star Meet (6k) 23:15.11 11 of 20 (7)
Oct. 31 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 21:58.1 10 of 109 (3)
High School Nov. 13 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (8k) 23:52.8 133 of 200 (7)
• Earned eight combined varsity letters between track (4), cross country (3) and
soccer (1) at Hilliard Davidson High School High School:
• Collected OHSAA D1 All-State honors in track all four years of competition, while • A four-year letterwinner at North Penn in cross country
also garnering OHSAA D1 All-Region 3 honors for her accomplishments in cross • Earned All-League laurels in all four years (2012-15)
• Helped lead her team to the league championship in 2012 and 2013

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• Was named the team captain in 2015 • Aided GlenOak’s championship wins in league, county, district and regional
• Member of the National Honor Society competitions in cross country (’13-16) and track (’14, ’15, ’17)
• Participated as a student council officer and executive body vice president, as well
Personal as a member of National Honor Society, Key Club, French Club and International
• Daughter of Scott and Sanda Club
• Has traveled to 33 national parks, in addition to a variety of mission trips

Personal
Maddie • Daughter of Curt and Stephanie
• A triplet, whose sister Grace is a classmate at the Naval Academy

Warrender • Grandfather, Randy Snow played football and baseball at the College of Wooster

Freshman
Mount Wolf, Pa.
Northeastern Senior Grace
West
High School Junior
• Collected 13 varsity letters at Northeastern High School: track (4), soccer (4),
cross country (3) and swimming (2)
Pinehurst, N.C.
• 2018 York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) 1,600-meter Pinecrest
Champion
• Set the Northeastern HS school record in the 1,600-m, 3,200-m and 4x800-m
relay events in 2018 Career Honors:
• Earned First Team All-County honors for track in 2018 with nods on the All-County • 2017 Second Team All-Patriot League
Honorable Mention teams for cross country in 2017 and 2016
• Served as team captain as a senior on her track team in 2018 2017
• Graduated as Northeastern’s Valedictorian Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
• Participated in Student Senate, Varsity Club, National Honor Society and Peer Sept. 1 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 18:19.32 5 of 94 (2)
Academic Support System organizations Sept. 29 Paul Short Run (6k) 21:37.1 149 of 369 (3)
Oct. 14 at Army-Navy Star Meet (5.6k) 20:01.9 4 of 24 (2)
Personal Oct. 28 Patriot League Champ. (6k) 21:42.1 11 of 109 (3)
• Daughter of Colleen and the late Brian Warrender Nov. 10 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (6k) 21:36.2 69 of 193 (3)
• Father swam collegiately at Ursinus University (1979-84)
2016
Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 2 Mount St. Mary’s Duals (5k) 19:18.3 20 of 58 (6)
Hannah Sept. 10
Sept. 24
Salty Dog Invitational (6k)
Roy Griak Invitational (6k)
25:25.09
28:26.1
38 of 74 (12)
285 of 335 (11)
Werren Oct. 29
Nov. 11
Patriot League Champ (6k)
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. (6k)
22:6.9
22:41
23 of 109 (2)
104 of 198 (6)
Sophomore
High School
Canton, Ohio • A 2016 Pinecrest High School graduate, where she lettered four years in women’s
GlenOak cross country
• Garnered all-conference honors in 2014 and 2015
• Named all-region in 2015
2017 • Led her squad to four-straight conference championships
• Did not dress for the Mids in 2017 varsity competitions • Member of the National Honor Society

High School Personal

• Earned 11 varsity letters across three sports: cross country (4), track (4) and
soccer (3) at GlenOak HS
• Garnered All-Federal League and All-Stark County accolades all four years of both
cross country and track, and twice in soccer (2014, 2015)
• Honored on Academic All-State teams (XC: ’13-’16 and TF: ’14-’17)
• Served as team captain in all three sports
• Daughter of Matthew and Juliana
• Father played collegiate baseball at Long Beach State
• Sister, Mary-Margaret is a member of USNA’s Class of ‘21 and was a teammate
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NCAA & Patriot League History
Year Navy Finish Team Champion Top Navy Finisher Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2003 3rd American Emily Castro (5th) 2012 Brigid Byrne
2004 2nd Army Emily Castro (3rd)
2005 5th Bucknell Justine Whipple (3rd) Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2006 2nd Bucknell Justine Whipple (3rd) 1993 Laura Grace Almdale, Sarah Crouse, Laura Ann Herath, Andria
2007 T-1st Navy & Bucknell Amy Watson (5th) Johnson, Michelle Montgomery, Brauna Rosenberg
2008 1st Navy Amy Watson (1st) 2003 Allison Barlow, Gina DiPero, Colleen Maloney, Stephanie Patterson
2009 3rd Bucknell Brigid Byrne (9th)
2010 4th Colgate Jess Palacio (3rd) 2004 Allison Barlow, Erin Demchko, Kristyn Kern, Kyleigh Millhouse
2011 1st Navy Jess Palacio (1st) 2005 Allison Barlow, Gina DiPero, Kyleigh Millhouse, Vicki Moore
2012 1st Navy Annie-Norah Beveridge (1st)
2013 3rd Boston University Kelley Robinson (5th) 2006 Kaitlin Baker, Allison Barlow, Jade Baum, Arwyn Becker, Maureen
2014 4th Boston University Kelley Robinson (4th) Dooley, Caitlyn Harrington, Kyleigh Millhouse, Vicki Moore, Susan Richardson
2015 2nd Bucknell Kelley Robinson (1st) 2007 Arwyn Becker, Maureen Dooley, Kyleigh Millhouse, Vicki Moore,
2016 4th Bucknell Erin McDonnell (20th) Katie Rentz, Jenny Rubin, Amy Watson, Katherine Wirtz, Erica Ziel
2017 3rd Bucknell Ali Valenti (6th)
2008 Anna Bernal, Maureen Dooley, Kristine Mun, Bethany Rahall, Katie Rentz, Jenny
First-Team All-Patriot League Rubin, Kayla Sax, Katherine Wirtz, Erica Ziel
2003 Emily Castro, Allison Barlow
2009 Annie Barry, Jacqueline Blackburn, Brigid Byrne, Katie Calhoun, Nicole
2004 Emily Castro, Christine Taranto
Kasuzarich, Ashley Mannix, Erin Neumann, Bethany Rahall, Katie Rentz, Jenny
2005 Justine Whipple
Rubin, Kayla Sax, Kyla Stabb, Katie Taylor
2006 Justine Whipple, Emily Castro
2007 Amy Watson 2010 Aimee Brenner, Sarah Burns, Brigid Byrne, Samantha Carl, Cara
2008 Amy Watson, Marina McGrail, Jess Palacio, Katie Rentz Fisher, Mollie Hebda, Mary Jordan, Marina McGrail, Liz Milewski,
2010 Jess Palacio Erin Neumann, Bethany Rahall, Katie Rentz, Chloe Staab, Katie Taylor
2011 Jess Palacio 2011 Alisa Batcher, Annie-Norah Beveridge, Christina Blair, Hannah Bobell, Brigid
2012 Annie-Norah Beveridge, Brigid Byrne, Kelley Robinson Byrne, Shannon Cuthbert, Mollie Hebda, Emily Jensen, Gee Mi Jorde, Marina
2013 Annie-Norah Beveridge, Kelley Robinson McGrail, Liz Milewski, Jess Palacio, Chloe Staab, Katie Taylor, Madeline Zell
2014 Kelley Robinson, Lindsay Rheiner
2015 Kelley Robinson, Erin McDonnell 2012 Annie-Norah Beveridge, Aimee Brenner, Brigid Byrne, Shannon Cuthbert, Margo
2017 Ali Valenti Darragh, Emily Jensen, Mary Jordan, Dale Lescher, Michelle Nelson, Morgan
O’Connor, Katherine Quandt, Kelley Robinson
Second-Team All-Patriot League
2013 Julie Candau, Nicole Hadler, Meghan Harvey, Emily Jensen, Gee Mi Jorde,
2003 Stephanie Patterson
Ashley Krulik, Zatha Loewen, Michelle Nelson, Morgan O’Connor, Kathryn
2004 Kyleigh Millhouse
Quandt, Mary Cate Scully, Erin Seiffert, Rachel Slater, Ashley Welker
2007 Kyleigh Millhouse, Arwyn Becker, Lexa Gass
2008 Anna Bernal, Maureen Dooley, Lexa Gass 2014 Annie-Norah Beveridge, Julie Candau, Nicole Hadler, Emily Jensen, Ashley
2009 Brigid Byrne Krulik, Dale Lescher, Brenna McDannold, Emma Mickelson, Michelle Nelson,
2011 Brigid Byrne, Annie-Norah Beveridge Morgan O’Connor, Allison Parks, Lindsay Rheiner, Mary Cate Scully
2015 Ali Valenti
2015 Julie Candau, Rachel Fairbanks, Meghan Harvey, Katie Jan, Lisa Jauch,
2017 Emily Craig, Grace West
Ashley Krulik, Brenna McDannold, Erin McDonnell, Michelle Nelson, Morgan
Patriot League Coach of the Year O’Connor, Annika Pearson, Gabrielle Perrin, Kathryn Quandt, Mary Cate
2007 Karen Boyle Scully, Ashley Welker
2008 Karen Boyle 2016 Julie Candau, Allie Freedman, Katie Jan, Marie Jendrysik, Brenna McDannold,
2011 Karen Boyle Erin McDonnell, Kathryn Quandt, Mary Cate Scully, Erin Seiffert
2012 Karen Boyle
2017 Morgan Bollinger, Rachel Fairbanks, Hannah Godfrey, Annie Imhof,
Patriot League Rookie of the Meet Marie Jendrysik, Kara Kakascik, Eva Knowles, Erin McDonnell, Lilly Myers
2004 Kyleigh Millhouse
2009 Brigid Byrne Navy Individuals at the NCAA Championships
2011 Annie-Norah Beveridge 1992 Kerry O’Neill, 91st
2015 Erin McDonnell 1995 Jackie Hayes, 99th
2017 Emily Craig 1997 Rebecca Cline, 138th
2000 Melissa Foon, 75th
Academic All-Patriot League Team 2008 Amy Watson, 153rd
2010 Brigid Byrne 2011 Jess Palacio, 164th
2011 Brigid Byrne, Katie Taylor 2012 Annie-Norah Beveridge, 116th
2012 Brigid Byrne, Annie-Norah Beveridge
2013 Annie-Norah Beveridge CoSIDA Academic All-America
2014 Morgan O’Connor 2011 Brigid Byrne (third team)
2015 Morgan O’Connor 2012 Brigid Byrne (first team)
2016 Erin McDonnell

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2017 Meet Results
Mount St. Mary’s Duals Sept. 1, 2017 • Emmitsburg, Md. • 5K
7 teams, 94 runners competed
1. Navy 1 5 7 9 10 [11] [14] -- 32
Navy Top-Seven Runners
1. Claire Ostrowski 17:57.91
5. Grace West 18:19.32
7. Rachel Fairbanks 18:26.54
9. Ali Valenti 18:30.52
10. Lilly Myers 18:32.91
11. Erin McDonnell 18:35.73
14. Allison Parks 18:42.03
Top-Five Average: 18:21 Top-Five Spread: 0:35
Salty Dog Invitational Sept. 9, 2017 • Annapolis, Md. • 6K
8 teams, 92 runners competed
1. Navy 2 3 6 8 10 [13] [16] -- 29
Navy Top-Seven Runners
2. Claire Ostrowski 22:45.47
3. Emily Craig 22:47.93
6. Ali Valenti 23:00.65
8. Erin McDonnell 23:07.58
10. Rachel Fairbanks 23:19.47
13. Allison Parks 23:26.90
16. Lilly Myers 23:40.12
Top-Five Average: 23:00.22 Top-Five Spread: 0:32
William & Mary Invite Sept. 15, 2017 • Williamsburg, Va. • 5K
8 teams, 88 runners competed
3. Navy 6 13 14 15 17 [19] [23] -- 65
Navy Top-Seven Runners
7. Ali Valenti 18:29.64
14. Rachel Fairbanks 19:02.62
15. Emily Craig 19:06.31
16. Lilly Myers 19:09.01
18. Allison Parks 19:13.30
20. Caroline Ascherl 19:16.82
24. Josie Korenak 19:24.83
Top-Five Average: 19:00.18 Top-Five Spread: 0:44
44th Paul Short Run Sept. 29, 2017 • Bethlehem, Pa. • 6K
42 teams, 369 runners competed
27. Navy 76 135 139 175 199 [200] [204] -- 724
Navy Top-Seven Runners
76. Ali Valenti 21:03
135. Emily Craig 21:34
139. Grace West 21:38
175. Rachel Fairbanks 21:53
199. Josie Korenak 22:13
200. Karla Mendoza 22:13
204. Gabrielle Perrin 22:15
Top-Five Average: 21:39 Top-Five Spread: 1:10
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Army-Navy Star Meet
Oct. 14, 2017 • Wappingers Falls, N.Y. • 5.6K
2 teams, 24 runners competed
2. Navy 3 4 5 7 9 [12] [13] -- 28
Loss, Army 27 - Navy 28
Navy Top-Seven Runners
3. Ali Valenti 19:41.1
4. Grace West 20:01.9
5. Emily Craig 20:02.1
7. Allison Parks 20:16.2
9. Rachel Fairbanks 20:21.5
12. Gabrielle Perrin 20:28.6
13. Caroline Ascherl 20:35.0
Top-Five Average: 20:04 Top-Five Spread: 0:41
Patriot League Championship
Oct. 28, 2017 • Bethlehem, Pa. • 6K
10 teams, 109 runners competed
3. Navy 6 10 11 26 35 [40] [41] -- 88
Navy Top-Seven Runners
6. Ali Valenti 21:28.5
10. Emily Craig 21:41.5
11. Grace West 21:42.1
26. Rachel Fairbanks 22:09.5
36. Karla Mendoza 22:24.9
41. Nora Honrath 22:29.0
42. Allison Parks 22:30.0
Top-Five Average: 21:53 Top-Five Spread: 0:56
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Champ.
Nov. 10, 2017 • Bethlehem, Pa. • 6K
28 teams, 193 runners competed
12. Navy 45 52 69 108 114 [130] [133] -- 388
Navy Top-Seven Runners
45. Ali Valenti 21:12.3
52. Emily Craig 21:23.2
69. Grace West 21:36.2
108. Allison Parks 22:13.9
114. Rachel Fairbanks 22:17.2
130. Caitlin Schmitt 22:33.1
133. Nora Honrath 22:34.7
Top-Five Average: 21:44 Top-Five Spread: 1:05
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All-Time Letterwinners
A F
Maria Arnone 2011, 12
Caroline Ascherl 2017
B Kathryn Fitzpatrick 1987-88, 90
Kaitlin Baker 2006
Mary Balch 1983-86
Karen Barker 1988-89
Allison Barlow 2003-06
Annie Barry 2009
Jade Baum 2006
Amy Baxter 1997-00
Amy Beauman 1991
Arwyn Becker 2004, 07
Jessica Berlowski 1994-95
Anna Bernal 2007-09
Annie-Norah Beveridge 2011-14
Brittney Boucher 2007
Jacqueline Blackburn 2010-11
Christina Blair 2011-14
Yvonne Bressler 1983
Rebecca Bryan 1997
Sara Burk 1986
Sarah Burns 2009
Laura Bush 1985-86
Brigid Byrne 2009-12
Martha Byrne 2017
C Cheryl Herrick 1990
Katie Calhoun 2009
Julie Candau 2016
Maureen Carr 1999-02
Emily Castro 2003-06
Zoe Cawlfield 1994-97
Jill Cesari 1992, 95
Rebecca Cline 1996-97
Amy Colvin 1987-89
Sara Colvin 1987-89
Kelley Conjelko 1991-92
Nora Connelly 1990-92
April Cooper 1988
Patricia Corsello 1985
Emily Craig 2017
Sarah Crouse 1991-93
Candi Cunningham 1990-91, 93
Shannon Cuthbert 2011
D Lori Kelley 1992-95
Jeanne Daffron 1995-96
Nancy Daigler 1985
Jennifer Day 2002
Erin Demchko 2003-06
Gina DiPiero 2002-03, 05
Amy Donovan 1983-86
Maureen Dooley 2006-08
Rachel Fairbanks 2017
Maria Filonczuk 1986-89
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick 1998-90
Sherri Flohr 2002
Melissa Foon 1997-00
Mary Forehand 1983
Gridska Forrest 1997
Piper Freed 2016
Anna Funkhauser 2011, 13-14
G Erin McDonnell 2015-16
Joanna Garciz 1991
Sophia Garcia 1998
Lexa Gass 2007-09
Erika Gompers 1991
Kathryn Graves 1990-91
Jennifer Graves 1991
Lagena Gray 1993-94, 96
Stefani Green 1983-84
H Maureen Moroney 1995
Caitlyn Harrington 2006
Meghan Harvey 2012, 14, 15
Jackie Hayes 1995-98
Mollie Hebda 2010-11
Laura Herath 1990-93
Dawn Hillman 1985, 87-88
Nancy Honan 1983-84
Nora Honrath 2017
Rachael Honrath 2010
Julia House 1992
J Nancy Olson 1991-94
Naomi Jackson 1993-95
Katie Jan 2013, 16
Evelyn Jansen 2016-17
Emily Jensen 2011-13
Andria Johnson 1993
Juliann Jordan 2006
Mary Jordan 2012
Gee Mi Jorde 2013
K Amy Pavlock 1991
Nicole Kauzlarich 2009
Kristyn Kern 2001, 04
Erica Kolsch 1996
Wendy Krom 1983
Ashley Krulik 2013, 15
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L R
Michaele LaForge 1983-84, 86
Emily Lai 1985-86
Almdale Laura 1993
Tanya Lehmann 1994-97
Zatha Loewen 2010­
M Brauna Rosenberg 1990
Colleen Maloney 2003
Kim Marks 1987
Joanna McCoy 2012
Brenna McDannold 2013-16
Marina McGrail 2008, 11
Kimberly McGreevy 1993-94
Susan McGrill 1983-84
Kayla Mendoza 2016-17
Liz Milewski 2010-11
Paige Miller 2011-14
Kyleigh Millhouse 2004-07
Michelle Montgomery 1990-93
Vicki Moore 2005-07
Amanda Mulkey 2012
Kristine Mun 2008
Lilly Myers 2017
N
Michelle Nelson 2014, 15
Erin Neumann 2010
Sarah Newport 2004
Christine Niebuhr 1991
O W
Morgan O’Connor 2012-15
Erin O’Marr 1998-99
Kathleen O’Neill 1984, 86
Kerry O’Neill 1990-92
P Ashley Welker 2012-13, 15
Jess Palacio 2008, 10, 11
Sunita Pandya 1984
Allison Parks 2014-17
Stephanie Patterson 2000-03
Gabrielle Perrin 2015, 17
Ingrid Peterson 1998-00
Lisa Procaccini 1999-02
Q Robin Young 1984
Sarah Quimby 1991-92
Bethany Rahall 2008, 10
Katie Rentz 2007-09
Patricia Restrepo 1995
Lindsay Rheiner 2014
Susan Richardson 2006
Kelley Robinson 2012-15
Jenny Rubin 2007-08
S
Erica Sahler 1983-85
Kayla Sax 2008
Caitlin Schmitt 2016
Suzanne Sclafani 1996, 98
Jennifer Scott 1988
Mary Cate Scully 2013-16
Erin Seiffert 2016
Martha Shue 1988-90
Sandra Smith 1997-00
Susie Stewart 1988, 90-91
Melanie Stock 1998-01
T
Christine Taranto 2003-04
Katie Taylor 2011
Tina Terry 2002
V
Ali Valenti 2015-17
Kelly VanDyke 1988-89
Jolene Vanyo 1996, 98-99
Janet Walters 1983-85
Sara Waters 2001
Amy Watson 2007-09
Anne Watt 1984, 86
Regina Ware 1997
Shevaun Webster 1985-86
Grace West 2016-17
Justine Whipple 2003-06
Abby Wilder 2000-01
Aletha Williams 1990, 92-93
Ana Wilson 1997-98
Katherine Wirtz 2007-08
Carol Womack 1985, 88
Y
Z
Madeline Zell 2011
Erica Ziel 2007-09
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Year-By-Year History / All-Time Records
Year Record Pct. Home Pct. vs. Army Site Head Coach Captain(s)
1983 3-3 .500 1-2 .333 n/a n/a Maj. Rocky Rosacker, USMC Mary Forehand
1984 8-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 n/a n/a Barbara Lawson Nancy Honan
1985 6-1 .857 3-1 .750 n/a n/a Barbara Lawson Erica Sahler
1986 6-1 .857 5-1 .833 L, 27-29 Navy Barbara Lawson Mary Balch
1987 5-2 .714 5-1 .833 L, 24-31 Army Karen Boyle Anne Watt
1988 6-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 W, 23-34 Navy Karen Boyle Dawn Hillman
1989 5-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 W, 16-45 Army Karen Boyle Maria Filonczuk
1990 4-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 W, 15-46 Navy Karen Boyle Kathryn Fitzpatrick
1991 4-2 .667 3-0 1.000 W, 23-36 Army Karen Boyle Susie Stewart
1992 6-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 W, 17-45 Navy Karen Boyle Kerry O’Neill
1993 10-1 .909 9-1 .900 W, 20-43 Army Karen Boyle Michelle Montgomery
1994 7-1 .875 4-0 1.000 W, 23-38 Navy Karen Boyle Nancy Olson
1995 5-3 .625 2-2 .500 W, 25-34 Navy Karen Boyle Lori Kelley
1996 5-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 W, 27-28 Army Karen Boyle Maureen Moroney
1997 9-2 .818 3-0 1.000 L, 23-34 Army Karen Boyle Zoe Cawlfield
1998 6-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 W, 21-36 Navy Karen Boyle Jackie Hayes
1999 5-1 .833 5-0 1.000 L, 20-42 Army Karen Boyle Erin O’Marr
2000 6-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 W, 20-41 Navy Karen Boyle Amy Baxter
2001 5-1 .833 5-0 1.000 L, 19-40 Army Karen Boyle Melanie Stock
2002 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 L, 26-29 Navy Karen Boyle Lisa Procaccini
2003 3-2 .600 1-1 .500 L, 18-41 Army Karen Boyle Colleen Maloney
2004 4-1 .800 0-1 .000 L, 25-30 Navy Karen Boyle Kristyn Kern
2005 6-1 .857 6-0 1.000 L, 20-41 Army Karen Boyle Gina DiPiero
2006 5-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 W, 21-38 Navy Karen Boyle Erin Demchko
2007 4-0 1.000 0-0 --- W, 23-38 Army Karen Boyle Kyleigh Millhouse
2008 7-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 W, 15-48 Navy Karen Boyle Katherine Wirtz
2009 5-1 .833 0-0 --- L, 24-31 Army Karen Boyle Erica Ziel
2010 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 L, 26-29 Navy Karen Boyle Katie Rentz
2011 1-0 1.000 0-0 .000 W, 25-31 Army Karen Boyle Jess Palacio
2012 7-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 W, 20-40 Navy Karen Boyle Brigid Byrne
2013 5-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 W, 24-31 Army Karen Boyle Mary Jordan
2014 5-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 W, 26-29 Navy Karen Boyle Paige Miller
2015 6-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 W, 23-35 Army Karen Boyle Morgan O’Connor
2016 6-1 .857 1-0 .857 W, 20-42 Navy Karen Boyle Katie Jan
2017 6-1 .857 0-0 .000 L, 27-28 Army Karen Boyle Evie Jansen
Totals 181-28 .866 111-12 .902 Navy, 20-12 --- ---

All-Time Top-10 Times on the All-Time Navy Top-10 Times on the

USNA Cross Country Course (6K)
Pl. Name School Time Year
1. Annie-Norah Beveridge Navy 20:46.23 2013
2. Kiera Harrison Loyola (Md.) 20:51.75 2013
3. Annie-Norah Beveridge Navy 21:13.9 2012
4. Kelley Robinson Navy 21:16.82 2013
5. Christina Blair Navy 21:32.26 2013
6. Lisa Junta Army 21:37.9 2012
7. Keira Carlstrom American 21.45.11 2004
8. Brenna McDannold Navy 21:48.26 2013
9. Jess Palacio Navy 21:48.6 2010
10. Hannah Oneda Johns Hopkins 21:50 2012
Note the course was redesigned in 2010 and ‘11
USNA Cross Country Course (6K)
Pl. Name Time Year
1. Annie-Norah Beveridge 20:46.23 2013
2. Annie-Norah Beveridge 21:13.9 2012
3. Kelley Robinson 21:16.82 2013
4. Christina Blair 21:32.26 2013
5. Brenna McDannold 21:48.26 2013
6. Jess Palacio 21:48.6 2010
7. Melissa Foon 21:50.1 2000
8. Annie-Norah Beveridge 21:52 2012
9. Brigid Byrne 21:56.9 2012
10. Mary Cate Scully 21:59.88 2013
Note the course was redesigned in 2010 and ‘11 and then again in ‘13

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Patriot League
Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining academic and
athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 24 men and
women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference
in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes
American, Army West Point, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross,
Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy as full members, and Fordham,
Georgetown, MIT and Richmond as associate members. These institutions are
among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have and
continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country.
The Patriot League’s mission is simple: to provide successful competitive
athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare
its student-athletes to be leaders in society. During the 2017-18 academic year,
Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following:
H 99 Patriot League teams (47.0 percent of League teams) earned NCAA Public
Recognition Awards for ranking in the top 10 percent of their sport in Academic
Progress Rate (APR), with a Patriot League record 90 squads earning perfect
scores.
H The Patriot League ranked second among all conferences in Public Recognition
Awards, and tied for the national lead with the Ivy League for the highest
percentage of teams earning the honor at 47.0 percent.
H The League’s 95 percent graduation success rate (GSR) is the second-best
mark in the nation, finishing in the top-two in each year since the rating has been
released in 2013. All 10 member schools were at 90 percent or higher, each
exceeding the record-high national GSR of 87 percent. In addition the League’s
84 percent Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) places it as the national leader for
the fifth-consecutive year.
H Nine student-athletes earned Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America
recognition, including first-team accolades for Navy’s Megan Hagerty
(Women’s Soccer) and Stephen Born (Baseball), Army West Point’s
Kenneth Brinson (Football) and Matt Ball (Baseball). Second team honorees
include Navy’s Sydney Fortson (Women’s Soccer) and third team recipients
include Bucknell’s Kendall Ham (Women’s Soccer), Navy’s Patricia Mattingly
(Volleyball), Bucknell’s Jeff Gottesman (Baseball), Lehigh’s Conor Gaffney
(Men’s Lacrosse).
H 30 Patriot League student-athletes received Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic
All-District recognition.
H There were a Patriot League record 3,011 student-athletes on the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll in 2017-18.
H Navy’s Stephen Born (Baseball) and Shawn Anderson (Men’s Basketball)
were both named to the Senior CLASS Award first team, while Army West Point’s
Luke Morrison (Men’s Basketball) was placed on the second team.
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H Navy won the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the fifth-straight time and sixth
in the last seven years.
H Navy swept the men’s and women’s President’s Cup Titles, the 11th time the feat
has been accomplished since 1990-91 and the first since Bucknell achieved the
honor in 2010-11.
H Navy and Loyola Maryland both qualified for the 2018 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse
Championships, marking the first time the League received two bids to the
tournament. The Mids and Greyhounds both won their first-round matchups,
with Navy advancing to the quarterfinals before falling to defending national
champion No. 1 Maryland.
H Also winning NCAA Tournament contests in 2017-18 were Colgate men’s soccer,
Boston University field hockey, Army West Point baseball, combining with Navy
and Loyola Maryland women’s lacrosse for seven tournament victories.
H 24 Patriot Leaguers were All-America selections, with first-team status for
Lehigh’s Dom Bragalone (Football), Boston University’s Ally Hammel (Field
Hockey), Loyola Maryland’s Pat Spencer and Foster Huggins (Men’s Lacrosse)
and Navy’s Jenna Collins (Women’s Lacrosse).
NAVY’S 2017-18 PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS
TEAM TITLES (9)
Men’s Swimming & Diving ... Women’s Swimming & Diving ... Men’s Indoor Track &
Field ... Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ... Women’s Outdoor Track & Field ... Men’s Golf
... Men’s Tennis ... Women’s Rowing ... Women’s Lacrosse
COACH OF THE YEAR (11)
Paul Kostacopoulos, Baseball ... Pat Owen, Men’s Golf ... Nadia Ste-Marie, Women’s
Golf ... Bill Roberts, Men’s Swimming ... Rich MacDonald, Diving ... Chris Garner, Men’s
Tennis ... Jamie Cook, Men’s Indoor Track & Field ... Jamie Cook, Men’s Outdoor Track
& Field... Carla Criste, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field ... Carin Gabarra, Women’s
Soccer ... Larry Bock, Volleyball
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (11)
Zach Biggers, Baseball (Defensive Player of the Year) ... Charlie Musto, Men’s Golf
(Golfer of the Year) ... Joe Varello, Men’s Lacrosse (Faceoff Specialist of the Year)
... Bradley Buchter, Men’s Swimming & Diving (Diver of the Meet) ... Lauren Barber,
Women’s Swimming & Diving (Swimmer of the Meet) ... Andrew Ton, Men’s Tennis
(Player of the Year) ... Andrew Ton/Aries Wong, Men’s Tennis (Doubles Team of the
Year) ... Jenna Collins, Women’s Lacrosse (Midfielder of the Year) ... Ash Fairow,
Women’s Soccer (Offensive Player of the Year) ... Meghan Hegarty, Women’s Soccer
(Midfielder of the Year) ... Patricia Mattingly, Volleyball (Setter of the Year)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (5)
Emily Craig, Women’s Cross Country ... Charlie Musto, Men’s Golf ... Billy Cadigan,
Men’s Swimming & Diving ... Andrew Ton, Men’s Tennis ... Clayton Thompson, Men’s
Outdoor Track & Field
SPORT SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (7)
Kevin Murray, Men’s Cross Country ... Morgan Frazier, Women’s Golf ... Megan
Hanson, Women’s Rowing ... Zach Piedt, Men’s Swimming & Diving ... Walker Sims,
Men’s Tennis ... Stefano Pineda, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ... Patricia Mattingly,
Volleyball
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