United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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A Season for the Record Books Men’s Lacrosse The USMMA Men’s Lacrosse team experienced the best season in Academy history this year, only ending the season with a second round loss in the NCAA Division III Championships. The Mariners won a program-record 14 games and recorded their first-ever NCAA postseason victory with the first-round victory over Johnson Wales. Among the many highlights were capturing the Skyline Conference Championship, Senior Nick Treon becoming the all-time career record holder for points and finishing the season with 109 points (and his career with 286 points) and Coll setting a new NCAA Championship record for goals in a game with 12 against Johnson Wales. Treon was named the Skyline Conference Offensive Player of the Year in addition to being named to the Skyline Conference First Team. Other First Team selections included senior Pat Coll on attack, sophomore Nick Roros at midfield, junior Lane Schmidt as a short-stick middie, freshman Kyle Buser as a face-off specialist and sophomore Nick Vinberg on defense, while junior Jack Renard was selected to the Second Team at attack. Treon Buser were also selected to the All-ECAC First Team. Treon also won other accolades: 2018 Nike USILA Honorable Mention All-American and NCAA Division III Statistical Champion For Points Per Game. The USMMA women’s lacrosse team had its most successful campaign in program history during the 2018 spring season. The Mariners won the Skyline Conference Championship and made it to the opening round of the NCAA Toumament.The Mariners ended the season with a 14-3 record and placed multiple players on the Skyline Conference teams. A total of six Mariners were honored, including two major award winners, and sixth-year head coach Kyle Simensky was selected as the Skyline Coach of the Year. Junior Meredith Willard earned Offensive Player of the Year honors, while classmate Jessica Reilly garnered Defensive Player of the Year accolades. Willard, Reilly and five other Mariners were selected to the All- Skyline First Team. Recognitions also went to junior Maura Malone at midfield, senior Rebecca Bessler and sophomore Chelsea Chamberlain at defense and junior Hannah Gizzi in goal. Willard was also named to 1st Team All-ECAC and Reilly Bessler landed on the 2nd Team. Reilly also garnered IWLCA All-Region 2nd Team Honors as the Mariners wrapped up another successful season. 5

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USMMA Spring Sports Men’s Baseball The Men’s Baseball closed out a remarkable season with a loss in the Skyline Championship game against St. Joseph’s of Long Island. The baseball team had the best season in years this season, and a handful of players were given honors. Junior Andrew Spinnenweber was selected for Third Team All-American by D3baseball.com, in addition to being named the Skyline Pitcher of the Year and earning a spot on the Skyline Conference First Team. Freshman Joe Raab was selected as the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year and was named Second Team ABCA All-Region and Third Team D3baseball.com All-Region. Senior Michael Barnes landed on the First Team All-Skyline Conference to finish out a record season. The Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field team had a very successful spring season, led by senior captains Alexandria Miller and Austin MacElrevcy. MacElrevey was a 2018 ECAC Outdoor Qualifier in the 1500m and 5000m, earning the Individual ECAC Championship in the 1500 meter run with his victory at the Championship Meet in mid-May. He was also the 2018 Individual Skyline Outdoor Champion in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m. The team competed in the inaugural Skyline Conference Outdoor Championship Meet and came in second place at the event with 163 points. On the final day of the ECAC Outdoor Championship Meet, senior Austin MacElrevey concluded his extraordinary career as the Individual Champion in the 1500 meter run. MacElrevey helped lead the Mariners to a 14th place team finish out of the 24 teams that scored at the event. Merchant Marine ended up with 26 points. Senior Dominique Pope won the long jump with an ECAC Qualifying Mark of 4.79 meters (15-08.75), while senior Alex Miller also hit an ECAC Mark by finishing first in the discus with a mark of 34.21 meters (112-03). The Mariners had a total of five first-place finishes: Pope in the long jump. Miller in the discus, Vandermeer in the 400 meter dash (1:03.82), Kelsey Ramirez in the 800 meter run (2:32.70) and the 4x400m relay team of Vandermeer, Reinebold, Miller and Sophia Tucker that won in 4:27.57. Senior Alex Miller represented the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women’s track field team at the 2018 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Outdoor Championship Meet on Thursday. She competed in one event, the discus throw. It was the remarkable senior's final event of her collegiate career. She leaves Kings Point with her name in the Academy's Track Field Record Books in six events (four in the indoor season and two in the outdoor season). 4 I

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Coast Guard License Exam Preparation Dan Saldana’s (KP’15) Tips to passing license: 1. If you’re not in the dog house at least once, you’re not living 2. Don’t always be in the doghouse 3. You can bomb all of Gilmartin’s test and still pass if you try really hard on the final. 4. Study the Murphy books. (Fact: Not written by Captain Murphy, but still a good dude). 5. Even if you failed Hard’s class, he taught you more than enough to pass rules. They ask the same questions as the Murphy book. 6. Take a day off from studying and treat yo' self. 7. Throw a bunch of coins in the fountain. Trust me. 8. The night before the first test, make sure you're really anxious and get about 3 hours of sleep. 9. After your test, go back to your room and decompress, then study again. 10. Don't forget to high five all the instructors standing outside before you enter the gym. 11. On the last day, panic. 12. Call your parents when you pass. 13. Once you pass, you must ring the bell at all times. Ring the war bell too. Good luck and stay out of trouble! Study hard but don't wear yourselves out. Passing license is the best feeling in the world. Soak it all in and don't forget to bum all your books in the park. 6