The men’s basketball and wrestling programs at the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School had big reasons to celebrate last weekend.

For the fourth time in program history, men’s basketball hoisted a national championship trophy after a win over Villa Maria on Friday night, 64-43. It marks the second time in program history that the Builders have gone back-to-back, winning their first two national championships in the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 seasons.

With this win, the senior class of nine players will go out with back-to-back national championships, finishing their careers on top of the mountain of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).

Chris Hinmon and Donovan Means were named to the All-Tournament team, while Adrion Wall was named Tournament MVP just days after being named the Division I Player of the Year.

Head coach Michael Gainey becomes the first basketball alum to lead the Builders to a national championship, doing so in his first season at the helm.

On Saturday, The Apprentice School wrestling team captured the national runner-up position at the 2025 National Collegiate Wrestling Association national championships.

Bruno Alves won the 133-pound championship and earned recognition as Most Outstanding Wrestler.

For the men’s team, Caleb Hartung finished as the national runner-up at 235, while the women’s team saw Skylar Schaefer finish as the runner-up at 131 pounds.

The Builders brought home additional All-Americans, including: David Norris, Ethan Baker, Josh Seaton, Landon Kissell, David McElravy, Lucas Vannostrand, Matthew Henson, Logan Eastman and Jakob Brown.

In their first season as a full program, the women’s wrestling team finished 11th place, just 2.5 points outside the top 10.

The Apprentice School wrestling team captured the national runner-up position at the 2025 National Collegiate Wrestling Association national championships.