On Target: The Making of a Navy Rifle Athlete
Most parents would probably agree that getting their son or daughter involved in a sport early is a good thing. The biggest challenge is finding the right one. Today, we’re…
Author: Karl Darden
The First 100 Wins: How Ken Niumatalolo Has Kept Navy Football on a Strong Positive Trajectory
With Navy’s win over Temple earlier in the season, Ken Niumatalolo notched his 100th win as head coach at the Naval Academy. It couldn’t have come much tougher to come…
The Ultimate Guide to Navy Sprint Football
Navy Football tends to dominate the sports conversation during the fall for obvious reasons. As a result, fans tend to forget that there are other sports being played on campus.…
How To Be A Great College Football Fan Without Driving Everyone Else Crazy
We’ve all heard this phrase dozens of times: “fan” is short for “fanatic”. And while that’s pretty true, having to deal with some fan(atic)s isn’t always easy. So today, in…
The 2019 Navy Women’s Rowing Team – Masters of Swing
One of the things I’ve enjoyed the most about starting this blog is discovering how many championship caliber programs we have at Annapolis. And today, we will be discussing another…
The 2012 Army – Navy Game: How “The Streak” Reached 11 (Even Though It Probably Should Have Ended at 10)
I am a numbers guy. And a phrase I hear frequently as it relates to this is “the numbers don’t lie.” That might be true most of the time. But…
Navy Women’s Soccer: 3 Reasons Why They Are the Reigning Patriot League Champions
In case you missed it, there were three women’s sports at the Academy that won the Patriot League Championship this past year. The Swimming & Diving and Indoor Track teams…
Navy Wrestling Fans Can’t Wait for Next Season . . . and Coach Cary Kolat Is the Reason Why
The Navy Wrestling program began a new era on March 20th, 2020. That was the day Chet Gladchuk announced Cary Kolat as the new head wrestling coach. Kolat had spent…
Meet the Most Underrated Offensive Coordinator in All of College Football
It was a record setting year for the Navy offense this past season. But that didn’t get as much play as I thought it would. As fans, we’ve come to…
Mastering “Swing”: How Dan Lyons Is Using His Rowing Experience to Build High Performing Teams in the Business World
A little over two months ago, I wrote a feature on the Navy Rowing team winning the King’s Cup at last year’s Henley Royal Regatta. It was an amazing performance…