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The United States Naval Academy sponsors 30 varsity

Varsity team

In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...

-sports

College athletics

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teams and 12 club-sports teams (along with 19 intramural-sports

Intramural sports

Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a set geographic area. The term derives from the Latin words intra muros meaning "within walls", and was used to indicate sports matches and contests that took place among teams from "within the walls" of an ancient city...

teams).
Both men's and women's teams are called Navy Midshipmen or "Mids". They participate in the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

's Division I-A, as a non-football member of the Patriot League

Patriot League

The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...

, a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) independent school, and a member of the Collegiate Sprint Football League (men), Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges

Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges

The Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges is a college athletic conference of eighteen men's college rowing crews. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:...

(men), Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges

Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges

The Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges is an American athletic conference of eighteen women's college rowing crew teams. The conference is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:*Boston College...

, Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League

Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League

The Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which sponsors men’s gymnastics. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:*Army Black Knights*Navy Midshipmen...

(men), and Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association

Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association

The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It has been active since 1905 and has had a variety of schools as members throughout its tenure.-Current members:*American University...

. Navy is also one of approximately 300 members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).

The most important sporting event at the academy is the annual Army–Navy Game. The 2009 season marked Navy's eighth consecutive victory over Army. The three major service academies

Military academy

A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the army, the navy, air force or coast guard, which normally provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.Three...

(Navy

Navy Midshipmen football

The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...

, Air Force

Air Force Falcons football

The Air Force Falcons are a college football team from the United States Air Force Academy, located just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA Division I and the Mountain West Conference.-Style:...

, and Army

Army Black Knights football

The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946....

) compete for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Commander in Chief's Trophy

The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy is awarded to each season's winner of the triangular college football series among the United States Military Academy , the United States Naval Academy , and United States Air Force Academy...

, which is awarded to the academy that defeats the others in football that year (or retained by the previous winner in the event of a three-way tie).

Participation in athletics is, in general, mandatory at the Naval Academy and most Midshipmen not on an intercollegiate team must participate actively in intramural or club sports. There are exceptions for non-athletic Brigade Support Activities such as YP Squadron (a professional surface warfare

Surface warfare

Modern naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and submarine warfare. Each area comprises specialized platforms and strategies used to exploit tactical advantages unique and inherent to that area....

training activity providing midshipmen the opportunity to earn the Craftmaster Badge

Craftmaster Badge

The Craftmaster insignia is a decoration of the United States Navy which is awarded to those personnel who have qualified as underway boat captains of U.S. Navy small vessels and support craft...

) or the Drum and Bugle Corps

Drum and bugle corps (modern)

A drum and bugle corps, also known as a drum corps, is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, and color guard. Typically operating as independent non-profit organizations, drum corps perform in competitions, parades, festivals, and other civic functions...

.

Varsity-letter

Varsity letter

A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...

winners wear a specially-issued blue

Navy blue

Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue which almost appears as black. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world....

cardigan

Cardigan (sweater)

A cardigan is a type of machine- or hand-knitted sweater that ties, buttons or zips down the front; by contrast, a pullover does not open in front but must be "pulled over" the head to be worn. The cardigan was named after James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, a British military commander,...

with a large gold

Gold (color)

Gold, also called golden, is one of a variety of orange-yellow color blends used to give the impression of the color of the element gold....

"N" patch affixed. If they belong to a team that beats Army

Army Black Knights

Army Black Knights is the name of the athletics teams of the United States Military Academy. They participate in NCAA Division I-A as a non-football member of the Patriot League, a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school, and a member of Atlantic Hockey, the Collegiate Sprint...

in any sport designated "Star" competition, they are also awarded a gold star ("N-Star") to affix near the "N" for each such victory.

Men's baseball

See footnotes. See also: :Category:Navy Midshipmen baseball coaches, NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....

, and United States Navy Baseball
United States Navy Baseball
The modern United States Navy Baseball Club was founded by retired U.S. Navy Commander Terry Allvord in Pensacola, Florida in 1990 before moving to San Diego for the 1993 season. This program is the leader in armed forces baseball in the modern era. Allvord went on to establish over 40...

Men's basketball

The men's basketball team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times and made regional finals (the "Elite Eight

Elite Eight

The term Elite Eight, or less commonly called "Great Eight", refers to the final eight teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship; and, thus, represents the national quarterfinals. In Division I, the Elite Eight consists of the...

") in 1954 and 1986.

1986
1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas, Texas...

: Elite Eight, NCAA Tournament (7th seed)

The team has won its conference tournament six times: once in the Eastern College Athletic Conference

Eastern College Athletic Conference

The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...

(ECAC) (1985), twice in the Colonial Athletic Association

Colonial Athletic Association

The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...

(CAA) (1986 and 1987), and three times in its current conference, the Patriot League

Patriot League

(1994, 1997, and 1998).

Men's crew, heavyweight

See footnotes. See also: Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges
Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges
The Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges is a college athletic conference of eighteen men's college rowing crews. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:...

(EARC) and Intercollegiate sports team champions#Rowing

The heavyweight crew won Olympic gold medals in men's eights in 1920 and 1952, and from 1907 to 1995 at Intercollegiate Rowing Association

Intercollegiate Rowing Association

The Intercollegiate Rowing Association runs the IRA Championship Regatta, which is considered to be the United States collegiate national championship of rowing. Since 1995, it has been held on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey, and includes both men's and women's events for sweep boats...

regatta the team earned 30 championships, was runner-up 29 times, and had 31 third-place finishes.

Men's crew, lightweight

The lightweight crew won the 2004 National Championship and has finished second three times, the most recent being 2010. The lightweights are acredited with two Jope Cup Championships as well, finishing the Eastern Sprints with the highest number of points in 2006 and 2007.

Men's fencing (defunct)

Note: No longer listed as a sport at USNA.

As of 2002, the men's fencing

Collegiate fencing

Collegiate fencing has existed for a long time. Some of the earliest programs in the US came from the Ivy League schools, but now there are over 100 fencing programs in the US. Both clubs and varsity teams participate in the sport, however only the varsity teams may participate in the NCAA...

team had won three NCAA Division I championships and was runner-up four times.
NCAA Fencing Team Championship

NCAA Fencing team championship

NCAA fencing championship results, combined men and women , men's and women's .-Combined:Note: Team scoring in 1990 was based on weapon team events standings. From 1991 to 1994, point values increased due to fencers not qualifying as part of a team being able to contribute points from individual...

- Division I

1948: National Runner-up
1950: National Champion
1953: National Runner-up

1959: National Champion
1960: National Runner-up

1962: National Champion
1963: National Runner-up

Men's football

1926: National Champion

Men's gymnastics

See footnotes. See also: Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League
Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League
The Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which sponsors men’s gymnastics. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:*Army Black Knights*Navy Midshipmen...

(EIGL) and NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship
NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship
This is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Gymnastics champions, by division and year. All schools currently compete in one division, because only 17 schools sponsor men's gymnastics teams...

Men's lacrosse

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....

1975: National Runner-up
2004: National Runner-up

Men's soccer

NCAA Men's Soccer Championship

The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...

- Division I

1963: National Runner-up
1964: National Champion

Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association

The NCAA held its first men's National Collegiate Soccer Championship in 1959, with eight teams selected for the tournament. Before 1959, unofficial champions were declared by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association . These were the result of polls and the subjective opinion of the ISFA...

1932: National Champion (with University of Pennsylvania)

Men's sprint football

See footnote See also: Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL)

Men's squash

See footnote. See also: Intercollegiate sports team champions#Squash

The men's squash

Squash (sport)

Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

team was the national nine-man team champion in 1957, 1959, and 1967.

Men's swimming and diving

See footnotes. See also: List of college swimming and diving teams

2010 – seventh straight Patriot League
Patriot League
The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...

title and second consecutive Eastern College Athletic Conference
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...

(ECAC) championship. Will Norton was named ECAC Co-Swimmer of the Year. Head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...

Bill Roberts was named ECAC Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year
Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards.Some of these are:*AFCA Coach of the Year *Annis Stukus Trophy...

.

2011 - Navy Men move into the top 25 in NCAA Division I polling. The 2010-11 team handed Princeton their first ever loss in Denunzio Pool at Princeton, 167-133. The team also claimed its eight straight Patriot League title and third straight ECAC title.

Men's tennis

See footnotes See also: NCAA Men's Tennis Championship
NCAA Men's Tennis Championship
The NCAA Men's Tennis Championships are held to crown a team, individual, and doubles champion in American college tennis. The first intercollegiate championship was held in 1883, 23 years before the founding of the NCAA, with Harvard's Joseph Clark taking the singles title...

Men's track and field

See footnote. See also: NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship
NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship
NCAA team champions for Men's Indoor Track and Field-See also:*NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship*NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship*NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship*Pre-NCAA Indoor Track and Field Champions...

NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship

The NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate outdoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It has three divisions: Division I, II, and III. Athlete's individual performances earn points for their institution and...

1945: National Champion

Men's wrestling

See footnote. See also: Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It has been active since 1905 and has had a variety of schools as members throughout its tenure.-Current members:*American University...

(EIWA) and NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
The NCAA Wrestling Team Championship was first officially awarded in 1929 and began to be continuously awarded on an annual basis in 1934 except during World War II 1943-1945. In 1928 and from 1931 to 1933, there was only an unofficial title. Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State, won the 1928, 1931...

Women's Basketball

See footnote. See also: NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...

Women's Crew

See footnotes. See also: Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges
Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges
The Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges is an American athletic conference of eighteen women's college rowing crew teams. The conference is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:*Boston College...

(EAWRC) and Intercollegiate sports team champions#Rowing

Women's Cross Country

See footnote. See also: NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship
NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship
Each autumn, beginning in 1981, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has hosted women's cross country championships for each of its three divisions...

Women's Lacrosse

See footnote. See also: College lacrosse
College lacrosse
College lacrosse refers to lacrosse played by student athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played in both the varsity and club levels...

and WDIA

The women's lacrosse team was U.S. Lacrosse WDIA national runner-up in 2001 and 2007.
US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates (WDIA) Championship

2001: National runner-up
2007: National runner-up

Women's swimming and diving

See footnote. See also: List of college swimming and diving teams

Women's track and field

See footnote See also: NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship
NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship
NCAA team champions for Women's Indoor Track and Field-See also:*AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Indoor Track and Field Champions*NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship*NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship...

Rifle

See footnote

In intercollegiate shooting, the Naval Academy has won nine National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...

rifle team trophies, seven air pistol team championships, and five standard pistol team titles.
NCAA Rifle Championship

1990: National runner-up
1999: National runner-up

Sailing (intercollegiate)

See footnotes. See also: Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association
Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association
Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association organizes and regulates intercollegiate sailing in Ontario, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the eastern part of West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Hundreds of sailors participate from 43 colleges and...

(MAISA), Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), ICSA National Championships
Intercollegiate Sailing Association National Championships
The Intercollegiate Sailing Association holds National Championships in six different events. Since intercollegiate sailing is a fall and spring sport, three of these championships are held in the fall and three are held in the spring...

, and Intercollegiate sports team champions#Sailing

The ICSA College Sailing Hall of Fame is located in the Robert Crown Sailing Center. Also on display in the Hall are the Naval Academy's sailing trophies and awards.

Men's Boxing

See footnote. See also: National Collegiate Boxing Association#Midwest Collegiate Boxing Association

NCAA Boxing Championship

The following is a list of NCAA Team Champions in Boxing. The National Collegiate Athletic Association discontinued the boxing championship after 1960; however in 1976, American collegiate boxing was picked up again by the National Collegiate Boxing Association....

See footnote

1925
1925 in sports
-American football:NFL championship* Chicago Cardinals win a controversial National Football League title.* Five new teams join the NFL: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team and the Pottsville Maroons....

– National Team Champion (unofficial)
1926
1926 in sports
-American football:NFL championship* Frankford Yellow Jackets win the National Football League championship with a league record of 14–1–1College championship...

– National Team Champion (unofficial)
1928
1928 in sports
-American football:NFL championship* Providence Steam Roller wins the National Football League titleCollege championship* College football national championship – University of Detroit Titans, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and USC Trojans...

– National Team Champion (unofficial)
1931
1931 in sports
-Alpine skiing:FIS Alpine World Ski ChampionshipsInaugural FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, Switzerland. The events are a downhill and a slalom race in both the men's and women's categories...

– National Team Champion (unofficial)

National Collegiate Boxing Association

1987 – National Team Champions
1996 – National Team Champions
1997 – National Team Champions
1998 – National Team Champions
2005 – National Team Champions

Men's Hockey

See footnote. See also: College ice hockey

Navy Hockey plays at the McMullen Hockey Arena

McMullen Hockey Arena

The McMullen Hockey Arena is a 1,000-seat ice hockey rink, located on the campus of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland...

and currently competes at the ACHA Division I

American Collegiate Hockey Association

The American Collegiate Hockey Association is the national governing body of non-varsity college ice hockey in the U.S. The organization provides structure, regulations, promotes the quality of play, sponsors National Awards and National Tournaments....

level in the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association

Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association

Established in 1991, the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association is a hockey-only college athletic conference whose members are East Coast schools. The ECHA is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I...

. Although not currently a member of NCAA Division I ice hockey, Navy co-hosted the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament with The Greater Washington Sports Alliance at the Verizon Center

Verizon Center

Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...

located in nearby Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, USA

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Men's Rugby

See footnote. See also: College rugby and Intercollegiate sports team champions#Rugby

In 2007 the men's rugby team placed in the final four for the ninth time; the men's team was the national runner-up in 1994.

Women's Rugby

See footnote. See also: Intercollegiate sports team champions #Rugby

Women's Softball

See footnote. See also: Intercollegiate sports team champions#Softball (Fastpitch), Women

Powerlifting

See footnote. See also: Intercollegiate sports team champions#Powerlifting

Intramural sports

See footnote

Basketball

Fieldball

Flag Football
Flag football
Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...

Racquetball
Racquetball
For other sports often called "paddleball", see Paddleball .Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court...

Slow-pitch softball

Croquet

There is an unofficial (but previous National Champion) croquet team. Legend has it that in the early 1980s, a Mid and a Johnnie (slang for a student enrolled at St. John's College, Annapolis), were in a bar and the Mid challenged the Johnnie by stating that Midshipmen could beat St. John's at any sport. The St. John's student selected croquet. Since then, every April on the St. John’s lawn, thousands attend the annual croquet match between St. John's and the 28th Company of the Brigade of Midshipmen (originally the 34th Company before the Brigade was reduced to 30 companies). As of 2008, the Midshipmen had a record of 5 wins and 21 losses to the St John's team.

Athletic Hall of Fame

See footnote. See also: USNA #Campus, Anders Hall of Honor (soccer), and USNA sailing trophies and awards

The Athletic Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...

is housed in Lejeune Hall. Among the exhibits are two Heisman Trophies

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

— won by Joe Bellino

Joe Bellino

Joseph Michael Bellino is a former American football halfback in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1960.-Early life:...

in 1960 and Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach

Roger Thomas Staubach is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys'...

in 1963 — and the Eastman Award won by basketball-star David Robinson

David Robinson (basketball)

David Maurice Robinson is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were...

in 1987.

Awards

Lt. Donald McLaughlin Jr. Award
McLaughlin Award
The Lt. Donald McLaughlin Jr. Award — also known as the "Don McLaughlin Award" — has been given annually since 1973 by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to the NCAA's most outstanding college lacrosse midfielder. The award is presented to the best midfielder in Division I,...

(national men's lacrosse award; named for a member of the Class of 1963)
NCAA Award of Valor
NCAA Award of Valor
The NCAA Award of Valor is presented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to recognize "courageous action or noteworthy bravery" by persons involved with intercollegiate athletics....

(2008) – Doug Zembiec (Class of 1995), a USMC major who demonstrated heroism in several incidents before his death in Iraq.
NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award
Theodore Roosevelt Award (NCAA)
The Theodore Roosevelt Award is the highest honor the National Collegiate Athletic Association may confer on an individual. The award is awarded annually to a graduate from an NCAA member institution who earned a varsity letter in college for participation in intercollegiate athletics, and who...

:
- 1976 – Thomas J. Hamilton
  Tom Hamilton (coach)
  Thomas James "Tom" Hamilton was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and naval aviator who rose to the rank of rear admiral in the United States Navy...
  
  (football, basketball, baseball)
- 1984 – William P. Lawrence
  William P. Lawrence
  William Porter Lawrence , United States Navy, was a decorated Naval Aviator who served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1978-1981...
  
  (basketball, football, tennis)
- 2000 – Roger Staubach
  Roger Staubach
  Roger Thomas Staubach is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys'...
  
  (football)

Alumni

See: USNA alumni #Athletes, USNA alumni #Olympics competitors, and USNA alumni #Other sports figures

Facilities

See footnote

Alumni Hall
Alumni Hall (Navy)
Alumni Hall is an indoor stadium at the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland. Completed in 1991, it seats 5,710 and serves as the primary assembly hall for the Brigade of Midshipmen. It is used for athletic contests — including basketball and wrestling — and is home for the Naval...

(built 1991) (basketball)
Brigade Sports Complex (built 2007)
Dyer Tennis Clubhouse (built 2000)
Fisher Rowing Center – see Hubbard Hall (below)
Fluegel-Moore Tennis Stadium – see Tose Family Tennis Center (below)
Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
The Glenn Warner Soccer Facility is a soccer-specific stadium at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The college soccer facility is named for beloved longtime coach Glenn Warner. It was the site of Crystal Palace Baltimore's first-ever match, a 3–1 loss to its parent club...

(built 2002)
Halsey Field House
Halsey Field House
Halsey Field House is a multi-purpose arena at the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland, with a seating capacity of 5,000. It was home to the Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team until the Alumni Hall opened in 1991. It is named after FADM William "Bull" Halsey, a World War II...

(built 1957) (indoor track and field)
Hooper Brigade Sports Complex – see Brigade Sports Complex (above)
Hubbard Hall (built 1930; renovated 1993) (crew) – see USNA #Halls and principal buildings
Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium near the campus of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the home field of the Navy Midshipmen football team, the men's lacrosse team, and the Chesapeake Bayhawks lacrosse team....

(football, lacrosse)
Lejeune Hall (built 1982) (swimming, water polo, wrestling) – see USNA #Halls and principal buildings
MacDonough Hall (built 1903; renovated 1982) (boxing, gymnastics) – see USNA #Halls and principal buildings
Max Bishop Stadium – see Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium (below)
McMullen Hockey Arena
McMullen Hockey Arena
The McMullen Hockey Arena is a 1,000-seat ice hockey rink, located on the campus of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland...

(ice hockey) – see Brigade Sports Complex (above)
Naval Academy Golf Club
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium – see Jack Stephens Field (above)
Ricketts Hall (built 1966; renovated 2004) – see USNA #Halls and principal buildings
Rip Miller Field (sprint football)
Robert Crown Sailing Center (sailing)
Scott Natatorium
Natatorium
A natatorium is a term given for a building containing a swimming pool. In Latin, a cella natatoria was a swimming pool in its own building, although it is sometimes also used to refer to any indoor pool even if not housed in a dedicated building...

(built 1923; renovated 1982)
Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium (renovated 2005) (baseball)
Tose Family Tennis Center – see Brigade Sports Complex (above)
Wesley Brown Field House
Wesley Brown Field House
The Wesley Brown Field House is a sports arena at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It is located between the 7th Wing of Bancroft Hall and Santee Basin. The facility houses physical education, varsity sports, club sports, and personal-fitness programs and equipment...

(built 2008) (cross country, track and field, sprint football, women’s lacrosse, sixteen club sports)

External links

USNA Athletics (including club sports) official webpage
Patriot League official website
What It Takes To Be a Navy Student-Athlete. Athletics Department webpage (Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website). Retrieved 2010-02-13.
Traditions: The Blue & Gold (Naval Academy Athletic Association). Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-02-13.

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