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NAVY WRESTLING As the undergraduate college of the Naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers and leaders in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Naval Academy students are midship - men on active duty in the U.S. Navy. They attend the acad - emy for four years, graduating with bachelor of science degrees and commissions as ensigns in the Navy or sec - ond lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy grad - uates serve at least five years as Navy or Marine Corps officers. Founded in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, the Academy started as the Naval School on 10 m acres of old Fort Severn in Annapolis with an original o class of 55. In 1850 the Naval School became the United c States Naval Academy. A new curriculum went into effect . requiring midshipmen to study at the Academy for four S years and to train aboard ships each summer. Congress T authorized the Naval Academy to begin awarding bachelor R of science degrees in 1933. Today, the Academy offers 23 major fields of study, a wide variety of elective courses O O and advanced study and research opportunities. P USNA MISSION STATEMENT S “To develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically Y and to imbue them with the highes t ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated V to a career of naval service and have potential for future A deployment in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and N . government.” w w w # 46 # NAVY WRESTLING USNA QUICK FACTS Location ............................................................ Annapolis, Md. Founded .............................................................................. 1845 Superintendent ................ Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, USN w Commandant of Midshipmen ... Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USN w Enrollment .......................................................................... 4,400 w CLASS OF 2015 FACTS . Enrollment ................................ 1,229 (993 men, 236 women) N Applicants ...................... 19,145 (14,652 men, 4,493 women) Class Rank in High School, Top 10% ............................. 52% A Class Rank in High School, Top 33% ............................. 85% V HS Participation, Student Body Leader ......................... 65% HS Participation, National Honor Society ...................... 62% Y HS Participation, Varsity Athlete ...................................... 90% S HS Participation, Varsity Team Captain/Co-Captain .... 65% P HS Participation, Community Service ............................ 88% O NAVY ASSIGNMENTS R R Graduates of the Naval Academy entering the Navy do so T as ensigns and have the following service options avail - T able to them: S • Aviation -- pilot, flight officer . c • Nuclear Propulsion -- ships, submarines c • Restricted Line and Staff Corps -- civil engineering, o m information warfare, cryptology, intelligence, mainte - m nance, medicine, meteorology/oceanography, supply • Special Operations -- explosive ordinance disposal, explosive ordinance management, mine countermea - sures, operational diving and salvage • Navy SEALs • Surface Warfare -- conventional, nuclear powered • Submarines MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENTS Graduates enter the Marine Corps with a rank of second lieutenant. Those officers entering the Marine Corps have the choice of serving in one of the following fields: • Aviation -- air command and control, anti-air warfare, aviation maintenance, aviation supply, pilot, flight officer • Ground -- armor, artillery, communications (information systems), engineering, financial manage - ment, infantry, logistics, military police # 47 # NAVY WRESTLING The Naval Academy is located in historic Annapolis, the capital of the State of Maryland. Annapolis was founded in 1640 as Anne Arundel Town and later became the first peacetime capital city of the United States of America in 1783. Annapolis, named to honor Queen Anne of England, was The Annapolis State House is the oldest granted a royal charter as a city in 1708. Annapolis can also lay claim to having been a capital of the United in continuous legislative use in the country. It States. From November 1783 to August 1784, the was here where General George Washington Continental Congress met in the State House. It was here resigned his commission in the Continental that they accepted George Washington’s resignation as Army, and where the Treaty of Paris ending commander-in-chief and ratified the Treaty of Paris, which the Revolutionary War was ratified. ended the Revolutionary War. m o The colonial heritage of Annapolis is still evident as the c city boasts more buildings from the 1700s than any other . city in the country. S T The heart of downtown Annapolis has also been designat - ed a National Historic District. Many fine examples of R colonial architecture, including the State House, O O Hammond-Harwood House, Chase-Lloyd House and the William Paca House and Gardens, are open to visitors. P S In August, 2009, Annapolis was named a Top Ten finalist Y for the International Award for Livable Communities, a competition focused on creating livable communities V through sound environmental practices. A Annapolis is located on the western shore of the N Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Chesapeake provides natural environs, sightseeing, w sailing, fishing and more, helping Annapolis become the sailing capital of the world. The water-lover will w also revel in the fact that Maryland has nearly 4,000 miles of shoreline – more than any other w state. Within 30 minutes of Annapolis lies both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, providing enter - tainment and sightseeing opportunities for resi - dents and tourists alike. Baltimore‘s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes from Annapolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace, the Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, Over 80 million pounds of blue crab were harvested in Maryland in 2010 The B&O Railroad Museum, American Visionary Art Maryland crab harvest makes up more Museum, and homes for both the MLB‘s Baltimore than 50 percent of the annual U.S. catch. Orioles and the NFL‘s Baltimore Ravens Additional photography credit to www.VisitAnnapolis.org, www.VisitMaryland.org, and www.Baltimore.org. # 48 # NAVY WRESTLING The State of Maryland voted in 1788 to cede land to form the District of Columbia, which soon became our nation‘s capi- tal. Washington, D.C., is located 30 minutes west of Annapolis. The Annapolis State House is the oldest in continuous legislative use in the country. It was here where General George Washington resigned his commission in the Continental Army, and where the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War was ratified. w w w . N A V Y S P O During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the R bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore and was inspired to R T pen the words to a poem entitled “ The Star-Spangled T Banner,” which eventually became the national anthem. S . c c o m m Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, is located in Baltimore. The horse industry contributes $1.5 billion annually to the state‘s economy. There are over 20,000 horse farms located in Maryland. Baltimore‘s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes from Annapolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace, the Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, B&O Railroad Museum, American Visionary Art Museum, and homes for both the MLB‘s Baltimore Orioles and the NFL‘s Baltimore Ravens # 49 # NAVY WRESTLING In his 11th year as Director of Athletics, Network runs through 2018. Chet Gladchuk has overseen a renaissance of Gladchuk has also added radio giants the Naval Academy athletic program. His admin - WBAL (1090 AM) in Baltimore and WFED istrative leadership has helped lead the program (1500 AM, 1050 AM, 820 AM) in Washington to one of the most successful periods in school D.C./Northern Virginia to Navy’s radio network. history. WBAL Radio, which is also the home of In 2010-11, Navy won 63 percent of its the Ravens, is Maryland's dominant and most contests and claimed the overall series against powerful radio station. Since 1925, generations Army for the 18th time in the last 19 years. of Marylanders have turned to WBAL Radio for Navy produced nine All-Americans, 11 confer - news, weather, thought-provoking discussions ence athletes of the year, nine conference and sports. As Maryland's only 50,000-watt AM coaches of the year and 11 conference champi - station, WBAL's signal travels substantially fur - onships. ther than any other station in the state. The Mids also excelled in the classroom, WFED Radio, which is also the home of ranking No. 4 in the country in graduation rate the Washington Nationals, is a 50,000-watt sta - m for student-athletes (among Football Bowl tion that will air a minimum of 10 regular-season Subdivision schools) and all 24 of Navy’s NCAA football games. WFED is your source for feder - o sponsored varsity sports rank above the national al news covering both the Federal Government c average in the Academic Progress Report, and those who do business with the govern - . including five teams with perfect scores. Navy ment. S had five Academic All-AmAedriacman Mse, yfeoru, r Patriot Since being introduced as the Academy's T League Scholar AthletesM eonf ’sth Sew Yimemari nag nd an 28th Director of Athletics on Sept. 4, 2001, R NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner. Six of Gladchuk has pressed forward on numerous the top 15 Naval Academy graduates and 28 of fronts with energy and vision. From the hiring of O O the top 100 graduates in the Class of 2011 were Paul Johnson and Ken Niumatalolo as head involved with varsity or club athletics. football coaches to the renovation of Navy- P The football team had another successful Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Gladchuk has S season in 2010, posting a 9-4 record and play - made improvements in several key areas that ing in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The Mids beat will prove more success on the athletic fields for years to come.

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