The Navy women's cross country team was one of 205 Division I programs to garner USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team accolades, it was announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Navy sophomore attackman Sam Jones picked up Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday after contributing five goals and four assists to Navy's 14-7 victory over VMI Saturday afternoon in Annapolis.

Senior Jess Palacio (Sun Valley, Nev.) has been named the Patriot League Indoor Track-Athlete of the Week for the third week in a row, the league office announced Monday. Palacio earns her fifth indoor weekly award of the season and the ninth of her career, both Patriot League records.

The Navy men's tennis team improved its record to 7-2 on the season by posting a pair of victories Sunday at the Tose Family Tennis Center in Annapolis. The Midshipmen first tallied a 7-0 victory over Drexel before notching a 6-1 win over Mount St. Mary's.

The Navy women's tennis team rallied past Longwood, 4-3, in Saturday's opener, then breezed past Coppin State, 7-0, in the nightcap to remain undefeated on the young season.

Army scored the first seven points of the second overtime session, then secured the victory with free throws down the stretch, handing the Mids a 69-63 double-overtime setback in front of a facility-record 5,189 fans at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y.

The Navy men's indoor track and field team (8-2) competed at Clemson's Tiger Paw Invitational this Friday and Saturday. This is the final meet for Navy prior to the 2012 Patriot League Indoor Championship. There was no team scoring in the Tiger Paw Invitational and Navy was joined by Clemson, No. 22 Georgia, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina, Furman and a number of other schools.

The 12th-ranked Navy squash team suffered just its sixth loss of the season, dropping an 8-1 decision to No. 8 Franklin & Marshall Saturday afternoon in Lancaster, Pa.

The Navy gymnastics team posted its highest score of the season as it defeated Army, 327.1 - 319.0, on Saturday afternoon at Macdonough Hall in Annapolis.

Sophomore attackmen Tucker Hull and Sam Jones combined to score 17 points, including 11 goals, as the Navy men's lacrosse team opened the 2012 campaign with a 14-7 victory over VMI on a drizzly Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Saturday also marked the beginning of the Rick Sowell era at the Naval Academy, as he directed the Midshipmen to their 11th-consecutive...

The Navy women's lacrosse team (0-1) dropped its season opener at High Point (1-0), 11-10, at Vert Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Navy led at the half, 7-4, but was outscored 7-3 in the second half and did not score in the game's final 15 minutes.

Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo announced Friday night at the annual Navy football banquet that linebacker Brye French (Deatsville, Ala.) and slot back Bo Snelson (Pasadena, Texas) have been elected team captains for the 2012 football season by their teammates.

The annual Naval Academy football banquet was held Friday evening at Alumni Hall where several prestigious awards were handed out. Navy posted a 5-7 record in 2011 and won a record 10th-straight game over rival Army. The senior class finished its career with a record of 32-20, won two Commander-In-Chief's Trophies, defeated Army four times, played in three bowl games, won a bowl...

Senior Jess Palacio (Sun Valley, Nev.) ran a 4:40.27 in the mile run to place third overall and finish as the top collegiate competitor at Boston University's Valentine Invitational at the Track & Tennis Center on Friday evening.

The Navy men's tennis team put forth a strong showing against No. 17 North Carolina on Friday, even pushing half of the singles matches to three sets, but the Tar Heels proved to be too much and took the dual, 7-0.

Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced Friday that Rob Friedrich will be promoted from associate head coach to head coach of the heavyweight rowing team at the conclusion of the 2012 season.

Navy cross country seniors James Pearson and Cody Rome were both named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I All-Academic Team, it was announced by the organization today.

Off to its best start in school history, the Navy women's tennis team looks to continue its red-hot play on Saturday when it hosts Longwood and Coppin State at the Tose Family Tennis Center in the Brigade Sports Complex in Annapolis. The Mids host Longwood at 11:00 am and Coppin State at 4:00 pm.

Navy opens up its 105th season of men's lacrosse on Saturday afternoon, when it plays host to VMI ... action is set for 12:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

The No. 15-ranked Navy rifle team looks to add one more solid score to its resume this weekend as it hosts John Jay in the NCAA Qualifier, beginning Saturday at 9:00 am at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range.

Navy women's lacrosse senior Meghan Hughes is the latest Midshipman to be featured in the 'Meet the Mid' series. Hughes is a four-year member of the Navy women's lacrosse team and hails from nearby Stevensville, Md. Hughes has received surface warfare as her service selection.

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Catch first-year Navy men's lacrosse head coach Rick Sowell on the radio twice on Friday as he talks about the upcoming season, including the Mids' season opener slated for Saturday at 12:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium against VMI. Sowell will join Glenn Clark on WNST Radio (1570 AM) out of Baltimore at 2:40 pm and at 7:30 pm, Sowell will talk with WBAL's Brett Hollander (1090 AM).

The Navy women's indoor track and field squad (21-1) topped a six-team field at the Sweetheart Meet at Wesley A. Brown Field House on Thursday evening. Navy amassed 221 team points and won seven of nine events. Loyola (Md.) was second (40), Washington and Lee was third (36), Johns Hopkins was fourth (29), James Madison was fifth (10) and McDaniel was sixth (5).

In addition to the three Navy men's lacrosse games scheduled to be nationally-televised by CBS Sports Network, next Sunday's Navy vs. Jacksonville contest will be televised on the newly-launched NBC Sports Network, formerly known at Vs. it was announced on Thursday. The Navy-Jacksonville game is the second of two games that comprise the Moe's Southwest Classic that will...