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Foundation – Thank you for your support to the 2020 All Academy Challenge!

Navy Alumni are the Greatest Of All Time!   What an incredible show of support, Navy. This year, more of you came together than ever before to support the Naval Academy – THANK YOU!   In regards …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 21, 2020March 24, 2021

No fans allowed for Navy football season opener against BYU amid coronavirus concerns

There will be no fans in attendance at the Navy football season opener in Annapolis because of coronavirus concerns. The Naval Academy Athletic Association sent an email to season ticket …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 20, 2020March 24, 2021

Final Update for the All Academy Challenge

Classmates, Thank you to all that have participated in this year’s All Academy Challenge. ’78 has stepped up big time; however, as of 1520 CST today we are in second …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 20, 2020March 24, 2021

‘Slim pickings’ as Navy fall sports coaches piece together 2020 schedules amid a pandemic

When Navy athletics unveiled guidelines to play this fall, volleyball coach Paco Labrador drew a circle on a map and asked, “Who’s within a four-hour drive?” Each Navy fall sports …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 20, 2020March 24, 2021

Update by Company for the All Academy Challenge

Classmates, Thanks to all of you who have participated in this year’s All Academy Challenge.  I promised you an update on the number of participants by Company who have participated …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 19, 2020March 24, 2021

Plebe Summer is over and class is in session!

The Class of ’24 is sitting down for their first day of instruction after a unique Plebe Summer and in less than four years they will be entering the fleet …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 19, 2020March 24, 2021

USNA Foundation – We might be in for an upset….

1978 and 1984 have surpassed 1965! We’ve seen a lot of great competition happening between the classes and this year might be the year the Class of ‘65’s winning streak …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 19, 2020March 24, 2021

PORTER announces 2020 Arch Griffin Leadership Award winners

From the USS PORTER Facebook page: “A huge congratulations to this year’s Arch Griffin Memorial Leadership award winners! All of them were selected by their peers for their inspirational leadership! …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 19, 2020September 8, 2021

Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo concerned about fairness of Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy series

By BILL WAGNERCAPITAL GAZETTE |AUG 18, 2020 AT 4:27 PM No one knows how the college football season will unfold. It’s anyone’s guess at this point how it will all shake out. In the …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 18, 2020March 24, 2021

2020 All Academy Challenge

Classmates, The 2020 All Academy Challenge (AAC) has started and will be run through Thursday, 20 August. Originally scheduled for May 2020, the AAC was postponed as the Service Academies …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 16, 2020March 24, 2021

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