Zimmerman in 2007: After suffering a serious knee injury during fall ball, made a courageous recovery and was able to play in 11 of Navy's 15 games in the spring ... played a mix bag of defense and among the long stick defensive midfielders ... grabbed seven grounders, including two against Canisius ... made his first appearance of the season in Navy's 9-5 victory over Patriot League foe Lehigh on March 10 ... member of Navy's nationally-ranked (3rd) defensive unit that surrendered 6.60 goals per game ... held Patriot League foes to a league-low 5.50 goals per game ... Navy's defense surrendered double-digit goals in four contests, including just once to a Patriot League team (in a 15-10 win over Colgate during the regular season) ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2006: Saw action in all 15 games for the Mids as a valuable back-up member of the nation's No. 1-ranked scoring defense that surrendered just 5.47 goals per game and allowed double-digit goals only once during the season (in an 11-10 win by the Mids over arch rival Army) ... picked up 11 ground balls, including a career-high three against Holy Cross ... grabbed a pair of grounders against Army in the Patriot League Championship Game.

More on Zimmerman: A 2004 graduate of St. Paul's School, Zimmerman attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2004-05 academic year ... he was a three-sport standout, earning letters in football (3), wrestling (2) and lacrosse (2) ... member of the lacrosse team that won the MIAA "A" lacrosse title in 2004 with a 17-3 record ... member of the High School Lacrosse Tewaaraton Team in `04 ... named All-MIAA and All-Metro as a senior ... a 2004 Kelly Award finalist ... member of the wrestling team that earned the MIAA "B" Championship in 2003 and `04 ... led the football team to the MIAA "B" title in 2003 and `04 ... full name is Thomas Wickham Zimmerman ... born Jan. 13, 1986, in Baltimore, Md. ... son of Wick and Kim Zimmerman ... majoring in Ocean Engineering ... and exceptional student, he has been named to the Commandant's List four times ... appeared on the Dean's List last fall with a 3.68 semester GPA ... has also been named to the Superintendent's List ... stands 180th in overall order of merit.