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Table of Contents2012 Schedule 12012 Outlook 2Coaching Staff 3Varisty Roster 4Freshman Roster 5Midshipman Profiles 6-17Heavyweight Crew History 18-19Navy in International Competition 20-21Yearly Trophy Race Results 22-23Yearly Championship Regatta Reults 242011 Spring Results 25US Naval Academy 26-27Academy History & Traditions 28-29Hubbard Hall 30-31Academic Achievement 32-33Annapolis 34-35NAAA Head Coaches 36

Naval Academy Quick FactsLocation Annapolis, Md.Founded October 10, 1845Enrollment 4,400Nickname Midshipmen, MidsColors Navy Blue and GoldSuperintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller USNCommandant Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USNDirector of Athletics Chet GladchukAthletics Web Site www.navysports.com

Heavyweight Crew Quick FactsHead Coach Rick Clothier

Alma Mater Washington ’66Season at Navy 38thE-Mail [email protected]

Assistant Coach Rob FriedrichAlma Mater Rutgers ’97Season at Navy 11thE-Mail [email protected]

Office Phone (410) 293-3636Varsity Officer Rep. Lt. Sean Ouimet, USNFreshman Officer Rep. Lt. Chris Ragsdale, USNFaculty Rep. Prof. Charles Nolan Sport Administrator Dave Davis

Office Phone (410) 293-8741E-Mail [email protected]

Assoc. Dir. of Rowing & Boatman Chris AllsoppOffice Phone (410) 293-5007E-Mail [email protected]

Rowing SID Jeff BarnesOffice Phone (410) 293-8771E-Mail [email protected]

Mailing Address Ricketts Hall566 Brownson Rd.

Annapolis, MD 21401

2012 Navy Rowing Media GuideThe 2012 Navy crew media guide is a production of the Navy Sports Information office. Theguide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Jeff Barnes.Additional assistance provided by Director of Publications Mark Leddy.Cover and Recruiting PagesThe front, back and inside covers, recruiting pages and layout assistance was provided by Di-rector of Publications Mark Leddy.PhotographyPhotographs were provided by Phil Hoffmann, Mary Beth Browne, the Annapolis and AnneArundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau, Ken Mierzejewski, Naval Academy PhotoLab and Naval Academy archives.

2011-12 ScheduleDate Opponent Site Time/ResultOct. 8 Navy Day Regatta Philadelphia, Pa. 1st of 22Oct. 23 Head of the Charles Boston, Mass. 12th of 34Oct. 30 Princeton Chase Princeton, N.J. 3rd of 33Nov. 5 Rutgers Fall Classic New Brunswick, N.J. 1st of 12Mar. 31-Apr. 1 San Diego Crew Classic San Diego, Calif. All DayApril 1 Occoquan Sprints Fairfax, Va. All DayApril 6-7 George Washington Invite Washington, D.C. All DayApril 14 Cornell, Syracuse (Goes Cup) Syracuse, N.Y. 8 a.m.April 21 Harvard, Penn (Adams Cup) Annapolis, Md. TBAApril 28 Columbia (Stevenson Trophy) Princeton, N.J. TBAMay 13 EARC Sprints Worcester, Mass. All DayMay 1-June 2 IRA National Championship Camden, N.J. All Day

All times Eastern, subject to change

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Led by a core group of seniors, the Mids return a total of six membersof their varsity crew, including seniors Matt Fluhr, Kyle Browne, ChrisGear and Will Race, which will be entering their third season in theboat.

“We really asked a lot of those four individuals as youngsters becausewe moved them right into our varsity boat and kind of built that crewaround those four young guys in 2010,” said head coach Rick Clothier.

“I’m excited and optimistic heading into the start of the season andwe’re probably going to go where these seniors take us. They are ourleaders.”

Those four seniors, along with a host of returning juniors, helped Navyplace sixth as a team at last year’s EARC Championships. The Midship-men also posted their best team finish, 10th, at the IRA Regatta since2006.

Navy’s varsity boat, which includes returning juniors Ted Baumgardnerand Zach Ryan, had its fourth consecutive top-10 finish at the EasternSprints last season.

While the first varsity crew returns plenty of experience and talentheading into 2012, the Mids’ other varsity boats also carry a lot of po-tential.

“I think we have some tough guys in our second varsity boat,” saidClothier. “Overall, I think we have more athletes and it’s a deeper team.Both our second and third varsity crews are faster than last year andour fourth varsity has had some great training leading into the season.”Clothier also expects good things from the freshman boats again thisseason. The first freshman boat placed seventh overall at last year’s IRARegatta and took fourth in the grand final at the Eastern Sprints.

“The freshmen are very athletic and they are going to have a good boatagain,” said Clothier.

After a successful fall schedule, including a third-place finish by the var-sity four at the Head of the Charles, the Mids turned their attention tooffseason training. With the help of the amenities at the recently reno-vated Hubbard Hall and solid spring training trip, the Midshipmen haveimpressed Clothier so far.

“I think we had one of our best spring trips,” said Clothier. “We’re wellahead of where we were at this point last year because we were ableto get a lot done in the fall.”

This season will mark Clothier’s final year at the helm of the Navy row-ing program. Clothier announced in December that he is stepping downafter 38 seasons as head coach and associate head coach Rob Friedrichwill take the reigns this summer.

With Clothier entering his final season as head coach, it’s fitting theMids will begin the year at an event in which Clothier is very familiar. Ascoach at Washington, Clothier took the Huskies to the first San DiegoCrew Classic and returns this year for the first time in 39 years.

“I vividly remember the event and so it’s pretty cool to go back in mylast year of coaching,” said Clothier. “We’ll see a lot of the best teamsin the nation in San Diego, including Harvard and Cal. It will be a realchallenge for us.”

After taking part in the George Washington Invitational on April 6-7,the Mids will travel to Syracuse, N.Y., to meet the Orange and Cornellon April 14. Navy will host Harvard and Penn in its only home regattaof the spring on April 21, before traveling to Princeton, N.J., to meetColumbia the next weekend.

The 2012 EARC Sprints are scheduled for May 13 in Worcester, Mass.,and the IRA National Championships will run May 31 – June 2 in Cam-den, N.J.

The 2012 Season

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ClothierHead Coach38th Season at NavyWashington ‘66

FriedrichSenior Associate Head Coach11th Season at NavyRutgers ‘97

Navy Heavyweight Senior Associate Head Coach• Now in his fourth season as heavyweight crew senior associate head coachafter spending seven seasons as the lightweight head coach.• Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced on Feb. 10that Friedrich will be promoted to head coach at the conclusion of the 2012season.• Since joining the heavyweight team to coach the freshmen, Friedrich has led theplebes to a combined 40-8 regular-season record over the past three seasons.• After posting 5-3 and 12-2 regular-season records, respectively during his firsttwo years, the freshman boats combined to go 16-1 last season. Navy's top boatplaced fourth at the EARC Championships, which was the highest placing for aNavy plebe crew in 15 seasons.

Navy Lightweight Head Coach• Selected as the EARC Coach of the Year in 2004. Also garnered Navy SpringCoach-of-the-Year honors in 2002 and 2004.• During his seven years as the Navy head lightweight coach, the varsity boatposted a combined 12-2 in its races for the Callow Cup (Penn) and Haines Tro-phy (Harvard). The program had compiled a 2-8 record in those same races dur-ing the six years prior to Friedrich's arrival.• 2002 -- Both freshman boats finished the regular season undefeated, the sec-ond varsity crew won the Eastern Sprints and the varsity boat placed second byone foot in the IRA Grand Final. Varsity boat defeated Harvard for the first timein 21 years.• 2003 -- The Mids totaled three medals at the Eastern Sprints, with both fresh-man boats winning a gold medal for the first time in school history. The varsityboat placed seventh at the IRA Regatta.• 2004 -- The varsity boat capped off an undefeated regular season by winningthe Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championship, winning the formerevent for the first time in 42 years. The crew would go on to reach the semifi-nal round of the Henley Royal Regatta.• 2005 -- His varsity crew posted a 6-1 record during the regular season, placedfourth at the Eastern Sprints and finished in sixth place at the IRA's.• 2006 -- Navy won the program's first team points title at the Eastern Sprintsas each Navy entry placed first or second in its respective grand final. The var-sity boat placed sixth at the IRA Regatta.• 2007 -- The Mids repeated as the team points champion at the Eastern Sprints,while the varsity boat placed fourth overall at the event and sixth at the IRAChampionship.• 2008 -- Navy finished second during the grand finals of the IRA National Cham-pionship. The Midshipmen placed third in points at the Eastern Sprints and fin-ished the regular with a 5-1 record.

Lightweight Head Coach at Rutgers• Was the head coach of the lightweight program at Rutgers for three years.• Selected as the EARC Coach of the Year as his varsity boat won a silver medalat the IRA's and his second varsity boat placed second at the Eastern Sprints.• In 2000, the program won the Platt Cup over Princeton and Cornell for the firsttime in 13 years. After earning a No. 1 ranking during the regular season, endedthe year by competing at the Henley Royal Regatta.

Rowing Experience• Served as the captain of the Rutgers team as a senior and was twice named asthe program's most valuable athlete.• Won a gold medal at the C.R.A.S.H.-B World Indoor Rowing Championship.• Spent two years training with the U.S. National Team. Placed fifth in the light-weight four at the Nation's Cup in Milan, Italy.

Navy Heavyweight Head Coach• On Dec. 15, 2011, Clothier announced he will step aside from intercollegiatecoaching at the end of the 2011-12 season. • In his 38th year at Navy, is the longest-serving head coach in the 140-year his-tory of the program.• His Navy teams have compiled a 203-97-2 (.675) record. His overall record inover 40 years as a Division I head coach is 243-98-2 (.711).• Since returning to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Champi-onship in 1980, Navy has won seven Jim Ten Eyck Trophies (the second-highesttotal of any school during this time), three Varsity Challenge Cup titles for var-sity eights (tied for second) and five Kennedy Trophy Cups for second varsityeights (tied for first). Navy boats have totaled 28 gold medals at the IRA meetduring this time.• Since 1980, 30 Navy oarsmen have successfully rowed their way onto U.S. Na-tional Teams for world-level meets including the Olympics, the Pan AmericanGames and the World University Games.

International Experience• Has served as the head coach of the U.S. teams at Pan American Games in1975 and ‘83. Led the U.S. to a total of four gold medals. • Coached a pair of U.S. small boats to the finals at the 1987 World UniversityGames in Yugoslavia, the first year the U.S. competed at the event.

Assistant Coach at Washington• Served as a coach for five years at his alma mater, Washington.• His lightweight squads posted a 14-0 record in 1970 and ‘71, while his fresh-man heavyweight crews posted a combined 26-1 record over the next threeseasons.• His freshman and lightweight crews won five-straight Western Sprint Champi-onship titles from 1969-73.

Previously Coaching at Navy• Upon graduating from Washington, served three and one-half years as a re-serve officer in the Marine Corps. His final tour during this time was at Navy asthe plebe crew coach and athletic recruiting coordinator.

Rowing Experience• Won a pair of varsity letters while a student at Washington.• Coxed the school’s IRA winning junior varsity crew in 1964 and the ‘65 varsityboat that won the Western Sprints title and placed third at the IRA.• Holds both a B.A. in physical education and an M.S. in physical education (withan emphasis in athletic administration) from Washington.

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2012 Navy Heavyweight Rowing Varsity Roster

Name Cl. Ht./Wt. Hometown/High SchoolFrank Agli Jr. 6-3/190 Galloway, N.J./The GunneryTed Baumbardner Jr. 6-4/185 Longport, N.J./St. Augustine PrepAnthony Blazevic So. 6-4/195 Davisburg, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’sKevin Borough So. 6-0/185 Stafford, Va./Bishop IretonDonald Bowers Sr. 5-4/125 Houston, Texas/PearlandJordan Bowman So. 5-7/130 Smithville, Mo./SmithvilleKyle Browne Sr. 6-3/190 Fairfax, Va./Robinson SecondaryRobert Bruss Jr. 6-4/185 Lake Oswego, Ore./Lake OswegoTim Cadigan Jr. 5-6/140 Towson, Md./Calvert HallChris Chang Jr. 6-1/190 Hillsborough, Calif./Junipero SerraGabe Charette Jr. 6-6/200 Wolverine Lake, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’sTim Denning Jr. 6-5/190 Las Vegas, Nev./Southeast Career and Tech AcademyBryant Eng Jr. 6-5/190 Annapolis, Md./AnnapolisIan Fisher Jr. 6-2/195 Clifton Park, N.Y./ShenendehowaMatt Fluhr Sr. 6-4/190 Christ Church, Va./Christchurch Nick Fowler Jr. 6-4/185 Smyrna, Tenn./LavergneChristopher Gear Sr. 6-1/195 Leesburg, Va./Thomas JeffersonAndrew Gorie Sr. 6-4/200 Clear Lake, Texas/Clear LakeAlexander Hayno So. 6-3/195 Chicago, Ill./Lincoln ParkStanley Hollins So. 6-1/190 Orange Park, Fla./MiddleburgAustin Huckeba Sr. 6-1/200 Hoover, Ala./HooverBo Joost So. 6-2/220 Sherwood, Ohio/FairviewJonathan Kappel So. 6-0185 Brookfield, Wisc./Milwaukee LutheranAlexander Kornick Jr. 6-0/185 Akron, Ohio/WalshBen Kosman Sr. 6-0/180 Schenectady, N.Y./SchenectadyAlex Lizotte Jr. 6-3/195 Grafton, Mass./St. John’sWill McGee Jr. 6-1/185 Okatie, S.C./S.C. Governor’s School for Science & MathJohn Minahan Sr. 5-4/125 Burlingame, Calif./Junipero SerraMichael Norman Jr. 5-11/185 Champlin, Minn./Champlin ParkEthan Palmer So. 6-0/185 Stonington, Conn./StoningtonStephan Patane Jr. 6-3/175 Wall, N.J./Blair AcademyEric Peart Jr. 6-0/190 Davisburg, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’sRyan Peterman Jr. 6-2/195 Bettendorf, Iowa/BettendorfColton Peterson So. 6-1/185 South St. Paul, Minn./South St. PaulWill Race Sr. 6-3/195 Unity, N.H./StevensWilliam Roberts So. 6-0/185 New Orleans, La./Ridgewood PrepZachary Ryan Jr. 6-6/190 Fort Worth, Texas/O’ConnorWes Sadler Jr. 5-5/120 Reisterstown, Md./Calvert HallScott Sanders So. 6-2/195 Albuquerque, N.M./CibolaCody West So. 6-4/185 Huntington, N.Y./Cold Spring HarborDanny Whitsett Jr. 6-0/175 Leesburg, Va./LoudonConor Wilkes Jr. 6-3/190 San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius PrepDavid Woods Sr. 6-2/190 Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady

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2012 Navy Heavyweight Rowing Freshman Roster

Name Cl. Ht./Wt. Hometown/High SchoolFranco Aiello Fr. 6-3/194 Sarasota, Fla./Phillips ExeterLuke Aleksandravicius Fr. 6-5/175 Pound Ridge, N.Y./Iona PrepDaniel Antoun Fr. 6-3/171 Denver, Colo./D'Evelyn High SchoolBoone Baker Jr. 6-2/200 Austin, Texas/Austin HighGodfrey Baldez Fr. 6-3/190 Philadelphia, Pa./Phil-Mont Christian AcademyDominic Bellissimo Fr. 6-1/175 Oceanside, N.Y./ChaminadeTimothy Bihl Fr. 6-0/200 Waynesboro, Va./WaynesboroPatrick Bunce Fr. 6-3/215 Little Rock, Ark./Episcopal CollegiateDylan Cawdery Fr. 6-5/195 Salt Lake City, Utah/Judge MemorialThomas Egger Fr. 6-4/208 Edina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret'sAlex Fedorovich Fr. 6-2/188 Dayton Beach, Fla./Father Lopez CatholicAlec Geilfuss Fr. 6-1/175 Kailua, Hawaii/PunahouZachary Griffitt Fr. 6-2/182 Lake City, Colo./St. Mary's RykenMichael Harden Fr. 6-2/180 Frostburg, Md./Mtn. RidgeRadix Harris Fr. 6-1/170 Covington, La./CovingtonMichael Hayes Fr. 6-3/240 Deptford, N.J./Deptford TwpRahsaan Johnson So. 6-3/209 Lilburn, Ga./BrookwoodDiwakar Joshi Fr. 5-8/120 Flower Mound, Texas/Willow BendBrandon Karpf Fr. 5-1/122 Princeton, N.J./LawrencevilleRyan Le Fr. 5-6/128 High Point, N.C./Penn-Griffin School for the ArtsPeter Lutter Fr. 6-3/185 Bethesda, Md./Georgetown Day SchoolPatrick McDonald Fr. 6-1/177 Boise, Idaho/Bishop KellyVikram Mukherjee Fr. 5-7/124 Wake Forest, N.C./Wake Forest-RolesvilleTip Myers Fr. 6-4/178 Bethesda, Md./St. AlbansJoseph Palazzolo Fr. 6-1/186 San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College PrepLuis Penichet Fr. 5-3/125 South Salem, N.Y./Iona PrepKeefe Rafferty Fr. 6-8 190 Watertown, Ct./Taft SchoolPatrick Root Fr. 5-9/175 Springfield, Ill. Sacred Heart - GriffinJoshua Schmidt Fr. 6-3/180 Sarasota, Fla./ VeniceEthan Scully Fr. 6-5/180 Round Rock, Texas McNeilPark Seagraves Fr. 6-4/192 Smyrna, Ga./CampbellIan Sharbel Fr. 6-3/187 Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell AcademyZachary Speirs Fr. 6-5/205 Gorham, Maine/GorhamNathaniel Vallancey-Martinson Fr. 6-4/198 Corvallis, Ore./CorvallisWilson Valle Fr. 6-3/185 Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity

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FluhrSenior • CaptainChattanooga, Tenn. Christchurch School

BowersSenior Manvel, TexasPearland

At Navy:• Rowed with the first varsity boat as a sophomore and junior• Was part of the first freshman boat in 2008-09

Prior to Navy:• Two-time team captain and MVP of the Christchurch School rowingteam• Rowed for the U.S. Junior National Team in 2007• Named the Christchurch Best All-Around Athlete in 2007• Attended the Kent School for one year where he competed in crosscountry and rowing

Personal:• Son of Steve and Lisa

At Navy:• Part of the fourth varsity boat in as a junior in 2011 and raced withthe third varsity boat in 2009-10• Was a member of the first freshman boat in 2008-09

Prior to Navy:• Graduated from Pearland High School in Manvel, Texas, where he wassenior class president

Personal:• Son of Donald Bowers and Shawn Rose

BrowneSenior Fairfax, Va. Robinson Secondary

At Navy:• Has rowed in the first varsity boat the past two seasons• Was a member of the first freshman boat in his first season

Prior to Navy:• Attended Robinson Secondary in Fairfax, Va., where he earned a totalof seven varsity letters with three in crew and four in swimming• Named to the Washington Post All-Meet Rowing Team in 2007 and ̀ 08• Competed in the U.S. Junior National Selection Camp in 2007• Captained the crew in 2008• Helped lead swim team to four consecutive Virginia state champi-onships as the team went undefeated (48-0) in his career• Registered top-10 times in the breaststroke at the state championshipmeet in 2007 and `08

Personal:• Son of Christopher and Mary Beth

GearSenior Leesburg, Va.Thomas Jefferson

At Navy:• Member of the first varsity boat in 2009-10 and 2010-11• Rowed with the first freshman boat in his first season (2008-09)

Prior to Navy:• Member of the Thomas Jefferson High School crew that went unde-feated in in-state competition and placed seventh at nationals in 2008• Rowed for the U.S. Junior National Team in 2007

Personal:• Son of Daniel and Deborah

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GorieSenior Clear Lake, TexasClear Lake

At Navy:• In his first year with the team, he raced in the first freshman boat in2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Attended Clear Lake High School

Personal:• Son of Dominic and Wendy

HuckebaSenior Hoover, Ala.Hoover

At Navy:• Rowed with the third varsity as a sophomore (2009-10) and junior(2010-11) • Member of the second freshman boat his rookie season

Prior to Navy:• Three-year letter winner in football at Hoover High School• Helped team to a 14-1 record and the Alabama state championship in2005

Personal:• Son of Paul and Vickie

KosmanSenior Temecula, Calif.Naval Academy Prep School

At Navy:• Rowed in the fourth varsity boat as a junior in 2010-11• Spent 2008-09 with the first freshman boat

Prior to Navy:• Attended NAPS where he played baseball for one season

MinahanSenior Burlingame, Calif. Junipero Serra

At Navy:• Four-year member of Navy crew• Rowed with the third varsity boat as a junior in 2010-11• Member of the second varsity boat in 2009-10 • Raced with the third varsity boat as a freshman

Prior to Navy:• Attended Junipero Serra High School where he earned one letter inwrestling

Personal:• Son of John and Ann Minahan

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RaceSenior Claremont, N.H.Stevens

At Navy:• Raced in the first varsity boat as a sophomore (2009-10) and junior(2010-11)• As a freshman, he rowed in the first freshman boat • Selected to the 2011 Under 23 U.S. National Rowing Team where herowed in the four without coxswain boat at the World Rowing Under23 Championships in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in July 2011

Prior to Navy:• Two-time All-State honoree in football at Stevens High School• Won New Hampshire swimming state championship in 50 and 100freestyle in 2008• Letterwinner in football (three), swimming (four), lacrosse (two) andcross country (one)• Named captain of swimming and lacrosse teams as a senior

Personal:• Son of Brian and Jody

WoodsSenior Schenectady, N.Y. Schenectady

At Navy:• Competed with the second varsity boat as a junior in 2010-11• Raced with the first freshman boat in 2008-09

Prior to Navy:• Earned All-State and team MVP honors in swimming as senior• Garnered two varsity letters in both tennis and cross country• Named captain of the tennis team as a senior

Personal:• Son of John and Kristy

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AgliJunior Galloway, N.J.The Gunnery

At Navy:• Part of the third varsity boat as a sophomore• Raced with the first freshmen boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Rowed for three years at Absegami High School for coach Greg Smith• Attended The Gunnery prep school in Washington, Conn.

Personal:• Son of Franklin and Sharon

BaumgardnerJunior Longport, N.J. St. Augustine Prep

At Navy:• Rowed with the first varsity boat as a sophomore• Raced with the first freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Earned two varsity letters in crew at St. Augustine Prep• Helped crew to 2009 New Jersey state championship• Captained the rowing team as a senior

Personal:• Son of George and Lynn

BrussJunior Lake Oswego, Ore.Lake Oswego

At Navy:• Raced with the second varsity boat as a sophomore• Member of the first freshman boat in his first season

Prior to Navy:• Earned one letter in wrestling and three in rowing at Lake OswegoHigh School• Heavyweight four crew placed 11th at Junior Nationals in 2008 andsixth at the event in 2009

Personal:• Son of Larry and Gwen

CadiganJunior Towson, Md.Calvert Hall

At Navy:• Rowed in the fourth varsity boat in his first season with Navy rowing(2010-11)

Prior to Navy:• Swam at Calvert Hall where he earned four varsity letters

Personal:• Son of John and Connie

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ChangJunior Hillsborough, Calif.Junipero Serra

At Navy:• Raced with the first varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11• Part of the fist freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Three-year varsity letterwinner in crew at Juniperro Serra High Schoolin San Mateo• Named crew captain as a senior

CharetteJunior Wolverine Lake, Mich. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

At Navy:• Three-year member of the Navy rowing team• Part of the second varsity boat a s sophomore in 2010-11• Rowed with the second freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Three-year letterwinner in crew and two-year letterwinner in footballat Orchard Lake St. Mary's• Helped football team to State Championship game as a junior and wasselected to play in the Michigan High School Football All-Star Game asa senior• Captain of crew as a senior

Personal:• Son of Bob and Valerie

DenneyJunior Riverbank, Calif.Modesto

At Navy:• Raced with the second varsity in 2010-11• Rowed with the second varsity boat as a freshman and sophomore andplayed a role in that crew defeating Holy Cross, Georgetown andGeorge Washington• Competed on the open four boat at the IRA National Championshipthat placed fourth overall

Prior to Navy:• Attended UC Irvine where he rowed for one year prior to transfer-ring to the U.S. Naval Academy• Earned three varsity letters in swimming at Modesto High School

Personal:• Son of Mark and Christine

DenningJunior Las Vegas, Nev. Southeast Career and Tech Academy

At Navy:• Raced with the second varsity boat as a sophomore• As a freshman, he raced with the first freshman boat

Prior to Navy:• Three-year letterwinner in both swimming and cross country at South-east Career and Technical Academy• Captained the swim team as a senior• Attended New Mexico Military Institute for one year

Personal:• Son of Todd and Kayleen

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EngJunior Annapolis, Md. Annapolis

At Navy:• Rowed in the fourth varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11• Raced with the third varsity boat as a freshman

Prior to Navy:• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School in Newport, R.I.• Graduated form Annapolis Senior High School in May 2008

Personal:• Son of John and Susan Eng

FisherJunior Clifton Park, N.Y. Shenendehowa

At Navy:• Member of the third varsity boat as a sopohomore in 2010-11• Rowed in the first freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Earned New York All-State honors as he led Shenendehowa HighSchool to the heavyweight rowing state championship as a senior in2009• Also named captain of the heavyweight rowing team as a senior

Personal:• Son of Michael and Virginia

FowlerJunior Smyrna, Tenn. Lavergne

At Navy:• Member of the third varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11• Raced with the second freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Four-time varsity letterwinner in both track and cross country atLaVergne High School• Earned two varsity letters in swimming

Personal:• Son of Thomas and Lisa

KornickJunior Akron, Ohio Walsh Jesuit

At Navy:• Competed in the first freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Wash Jesuit High School• Was the 2008 district champion in the 100-yard butterfly, earning All-America honors in the event• Part of the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay teams thatearned high school All-America honors in 2009

Personal:• Son of Jeffrey and Sandra

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LizotteJunior Grafton, Mass.St. John’s

At Navy:• Rowed with both the first and second varsity boat as a sophomore in2010-11• Rowed with the first freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Competed in five sports at St. John's High School, including hockey,wrestling, track, cross country and rowing• Attended The Gunnery prep school in Washington, Conn.

Personal:• Son of Alan and Laurie

McGeeJunior Okatie, S.C.Gov’s School for Science & Math

At Navy:• Entering his third season as a member of the rowing team• Member of the second varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11• Raced with the third varsity as a freshman

Prior to Navy:• Helped cross country team to regional title as a freshman and wonthree varsity letters in the sport• Was a four-year letterwinner in tennis, playing No. 1 doubles and No.2 singles• Garnered two letters in track• Named tennis team MVP as a freshman

Personal:• Son of David and Lynn

NormanJunior Champlin, Minn. Champlin Park

At Navy:• Rowed with the fourth varsity as a sophomore in 2010-11• Member of the third freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Earned four varsity letters in Nordic skiing at Champlin Park HighSchool in Champlin, Minn.• Served as team captain and earned all-conference honors as a senior

Personal:• Son of Steve and Lisa

PataneJunior Wall, N.J.Blair Academy

At Navy:• Rowed with the third varsity in the fall of 2010 and then with the sec-ond varsity boat in the spring of 2011• Member of the first freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Garnered three varsity letters in both crew and swimming at BlairAcademy• Captained the swimming and rowing teams as a senior

Personal:• Son of Victor and Ana

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PeartJunior Davisburg, Mich.Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

At Navy:• Rowed with the fourth varsity boat as sophomore in 2010-11• Member of the third freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Two-year letterwinner in football at Orchard Lake St. Mary's• Also competed on the rowing team where he rowed with the noviceeights and fours

Personal:• Son of William and Janet

PetermanJunior Bettendorf, IowaBettendorf

At Navy:• Rowed with the fourth varsity as a sophomore in 2010-11• Member of the third freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Helped lead Bettendorf High School to an undefeated season andfootball State Championship in 2007• Earned two varsity letters in football, playing for coach Randy Scott

Personal:• Son of Pete and Carrie

RyanJunior Fort Worth, Texas O’Connor

At Navy:• Raced with the third varsity in the fall of 2010 and then with the firstfreshman in the spring of 2011 as a sophomore• Member of the first freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Earned four varsity letters in both swimming and water polo at O'-Connor High School• Garnered All-America, All-State and all-region honors in water polo asa senior in 2007-08• Two-time district champion in the 200 and 500 freestyle as well as the400 freestyle relay• Helped water polo team to regional championship in 2007

Personal:• Son of Michael and Michele

SadlerJunior Reisterstown, Md. Calvert Hall

At Navy:• Raced with the second varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11• As a freshman, he raced with the first freshman boat

Prior to Navy:• Attended Calvert Hill College High School in Baltimore

Personal:• Son of Jon and Sandra• Mother, Sandra, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy

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WhitsettJunior Leesburg, Va.Loudon County

At Navy:• Rowed with the fourth varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11• Raced in the third freshman boat in 2009-10

Prior to Navy:• Earned two varsity letters in cross country and track and field atLoudon County High School• Also picked up one letter in swimming

Personal:• Father (Daniel), uncle (James) and cousin (Jeffrey) all attended the U.S.Naval Academy

WilkesJunior San Francisco, Calif.St. Ignatius Prep

At Navy:• Rowed with the first freshman boat in 200-10

Prior to Navy:• Earned four varsity letters in both rowing and basketball at St. IgnatiusCollege Prep• Named basketball team captain as a senior

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BlazevicSophomore Davisburg, Mich.Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

At Navy:• Rowed in the first freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Helped lead Orchard Lake St. Mary’s to three consecutive (2008-10)Michigan rowing state championships• Rowed in the varsity eight boat

Personal:• Son of Anthony and Joanne

BoroughSophomore Stafford, Va.Bishop Ireton

At Navy:• Rowed in the second freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Varsity letterwinner in rowing at Bishop Ireton High School• Earned the Cardinal Award as both a junior and senior on the rowingteam• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School

Personal:• Son of Alan and Marie

BowmanSophomore Smithville, Mo. Smithville


Prior to Navy:• Four-time letterwinner in wrestling and three-time letterwinner incross country and Smithville High School• Helped lead cross country team to consecutive district titles in 2008and ‘09• Earned all-district and all-conference honors in wrestling as a junior

HayanoSophomore Chicago, Ill.Lincoln Park


Prior to Navy:• Rowed in the varsity eight boat at Lincoln Park High School

Personal:• Son of Christopher and Nancy

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HollinsSophomore Orange Park, Fla. Middleburg

At Navy:• Rowed in the third freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Won varsity letters in baseball at both Salem High School and Mid-dleburg High School• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School and played baseball

JoostSophomore Sherwood, Ohio Fiarview


Prior to Navy:• Three-time letterwinner in football as an offensive tackle at FairviewHigh School…also lettered in baseball• Named co-captain and the team’s top offensive lineman as a senior

Personal:• Son of James and Brenda

KappelSophomore Brookfield, Wisc. Milwaukee Lutheran

At Navy:• Competed in the second freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Milwaukee Lutheran…alsoearned varsity letters in football and track• Named swim team MVP as a junior and senior and captained the teamas a senior• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School

Personal:• Son of Bill and Patricia

PalmerSophomore Stonington, Conn. Stonington

At Navy:• Part of the first freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Played lacrosse and also ran track and swam at Stonington High School

Personal:• Son of Stephen and Maggie• Uncle, William Palmer, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy

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PetersonSophomore South St. Paul, Minn. South St. Paul

At Navy:• Competed in the third freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Attended the University of Mississippi

Personal:• Son of Robert and Patricia

RobertsSophomore New Orleans, La. Ridgewood Prep

At Navy:• Competed in the second freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Varsity letterwinner in football, golf, weightlifting and baseball at Ridge-wood Prep• Attended the Naval Academy Prep School where he wrestled for oneseason• Earned All-State honors in football in 2008• Two-time football team captain at Ridgewood Prep

Personal:• Son of Bradford and Victoria

SandersSophomore Albuquerque, N.M. Cibola

At Navy:• Part of the first freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Earned one varsity letter in hockey at Cibola High School and alsoran track and cross country

Personal:• Son of Dennis and Nancy

WestSophomore Huntington, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor

At Navy:• Rowed with the first freshman boat in 2010-11

Prior to Navy:• Earned three varsity letters in rowing at Cold Spring Harbor HighSchool

Personal:• Son of Robert and Denise

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NAVY MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW HISTORYOne of the oldest sports at the Naval

Academy, the crew program began over 135years ago when intramural crews raced in craftsimilar to whale boats.

A gale carried the Navy boathouse andequipment away in 1877 and it wasn't until1892 that the sport resurfaced at the Academyunder the leadership of future noted Americanauthor Winston Churchill. In 1893, Navy pur-chased its first eight-oared shell from contribu-tions made by the Brigade of Midshipmen. Ayear later, a new boathouse was built and twonew eights added.

Navy began to row against outside compe-tition again in 1897, beating Pennsylvania in athree-length victory over a three-mile course.

The crews were given a new boathouse atthe mouth of Dorsey Creek in 1899 at a sitenot far from the present Navy rowing facilities.For the next two decades, there was a buildupof intercollegiate competition that was brokenby World War I. In 1907, Navy made its first ap-pearance in the Poughkeepsie Regatta, today'sIRA, finishing third.

For five years around the turn of the cen-tury, Navy had a new coach each year, includingthe well-known Jim Ten Eyck. Finally in 1904,some stability was infused when Richard A.Glendon took over and laid the groundworkfor Navy’s winning heritage.

When World War I ended in 1919, Glen-don had more men out for the sport than he

could seat in shells. Thus, he was able to comeup with his strongest eight, recording an unde-feated season. A year later, Navy lost only toSyracuse but rebounded to defeat the Orange-men in the National Regatta in Worcester,Mass., thus earning the right to represent theUnited States in the 1920 Olympics in Belgium.

Navy rowed to the Olympic Gold Medalby driving past Great Britain in the final 500meters. The Midshipmen who rowed in theboat were the toast of the Brigade and in 1921and '22, Navy won the Poughkeepsie Regatta.

A year later, young Dick Glendon tookover for his father as Navy crew coach and theMidshipmen responded with an undefeated sea-son, but were second at Poughkeepsie to a

Western crew, Washington. The younger Glen-don directed Navy to another unbeaten seasonin 1925 and its third varsity championship infive years at Poughkeepsie. After the season, hedeparted for Columbia.

Navy crews for the next several yearswere thwarted in their endeavors, just missingwins in several key races, but winning at Pough-keepsie in 1931. In 1932, Buck Walsh steppedin as head coach and the Midshipmen oncemore were among the eastern powers, winningthe IRA in 1938.

The war years of the 1940s were lean forNavy crew and saw several opponents drop thesport and the cancellation of the PoughkeepsieRegatta for four years. There was one spark

AboveThe first row in theErik Kristensen shell,dedicated duringthe fall of 2007.

LeftThe Great Eight boatwas christened duringthe fall of 2008.

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when in 1947, the Mids were the Poughkeepsie winners. In1950, Walsh passed away, and the reins of Navy's crew pro-gram being handed to his close coaching associate, Russell“Rusty” Callow.

Callow became a popular figure at the Academy. Afterwinning only one race in 1951, his varsity crew went unbeatenin 1952, '53 and '54. The 1952 eight was the U.S. Olympiccrew and went on to claim a gold medal in Helsinki, Finland.During those three seasons, the Navy crews won 23 consecu-tive collegiate races (29 races overall) and three-straight lRAVarsity Eight Championships.

In 1960, Callow was succeeded by Louis Lindsay. Hiscrew that year finished second at the IRA, but a week later re-versed its placing and beat California to win the Olympic Trialsand the right for a Naval Academy eight to once again repre-sent the United States in the Olympics. Navy and the Univer-sity of California are the only two rowing organizations tohave been the U. S. eight-oared representative three times inthe Olympic Games.

In the 1960s, Navy continued to vie for national honorsunder Paul Quinn, who had taken over from Lindsay. TheMids won the Eastern Sprints in 1961 and the Varsity Chal-lenge Cup at the IRAs in 1965.

In 1969, Carl Ullrich became the mentor at The Boat-house. The man who later would become Assistant Directorof Athletics at Navy, Director of Athletics at Army and Execu-tive Director of the Patriot League, guided the Midshipmen tothe Eastern Sprints title in 1971.

In 1974, one of Ullrich's former plebe coaches, RickClothier, returned to the Academy as head coach. UnderClothier, Navy has added another starry chapter to its crewhistory. The varsity eight has placed among the top-six crewsat the IRA 15 times over the last two decades, winning thechampionship three times and placing second five times. Alsoin that time frame, the second varsity won its event at the IRAfive times and placed second three times. In addition, the Mid-shipmen have won the Jim Ten Eyck Trophy for overall teamperformance at the IRA seven times in 27 years, while placingsecond eight times.

In fall competition, the Midshipmen have finished in thetop five in the Championship Eight Event at the prestigiousHead of the Charles Regatta in Boston in 13 of the past-27seasons, including a string of four-consecutive championshiptitles in the 1980s. Navy has recorded the top collegiate finishin this race in 13 of the past-23 years. Navy has finished firstor second in the Championship Eight event at Philadelphia'sHead of the Schuylkill Regatta in 16 of the past-21 years, in-cluding eleven first-place finishes.

In addition, 28 Navy oarsmen since 1980 have beenmembers of United States national teams representing theirschool and country in world-wide competitions, including theOlympic and Pan American games.

TopNavy’s second varsity boat won the 1990 IRA Regatta.

MiddleNavy’s victorious open four crew

at the 1991 IRA Regatta.

BottomNavy won the varsity race at the 2007 Navy Day Regatta.

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1911 ARA Frosh Champs1913 American Henley Varsity Champs1919 ARA 2nd Varsity Champs1919 American Henley Varsity Champs1920 ARA 2nd Varsity Champs1920 ARA Varsity Champs1920 U.S. Olympic Trials 1st Place1920 Olympic Gold Medal1921 ARA Varsity Champs1921 IRA Varsity Champs1922 ARA Frosh Champs1922 ARA Varsity Champs1922 IRA Varsity Champs1923 ARA Frosh Champs1924 U.S. Olympic Trials 3rd Place1925 IRA Varsity Champs1927 ARA Frosh Champs1927 IRA Frosh Champs1928 IRA Frosh Champs1928 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1931 IRA Varsity Champs1938 IRA Varsity Champs1947 IRA Varsity Champs1951 EARC Frosh Champs1952 EARC Frosh Champs1952 EARC 2nd Varsity Champs1952 EARC Varsity Champs1952 EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs1952 IRA Frosh Champs1952 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1952 IRA Varsity Champs1952 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1952 U.S. Olympic Trials 1st Place1952 Olympic Gold Medal1953 EARC 2nd Varsity Champs1953 EARC Varsity Champs1953 EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs

1953 IRA Varsity Champs1954 EARC 2nd Varsity Champs1954 EARC Varsity Champs1954 EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs1954 IRA Varsity Champs1956 EARC Frosh Champs1957 IRA Frosh Champs1960 IRA Frosh Champs1960 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 1st Place1960 5th Place Olympic Games1961 EARC 2nd Varsity Champs1961 EARC Varsity Champs1961 EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs1962 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1963 IRA Frosh Champs1963 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1963 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1965 IRA Frosh Champs1965 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1965 IRA Varsity Champs1965 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1967 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1970 EARC Frosh Champs1971 EARC Frosh Champs1971 EARC Varsity Champs1971 EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs1971 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1980 IRA Varsity Champs1981 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1982 EARC Frosh Champs1982 EARC 2nd Varsity Champs1982 EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs1982 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1982 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1983 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1983 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs

1984 IRA Varsity Champs1984 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1990 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1990 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1992 IRA Varsity Champs1992 IRA 2nd Varsity Champs1992 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1993 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs1996 Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs

Small Boat Titles1971 IRA Varsity Four w/ Coxswain1976 IRA Varsity Four w/ Coxswain1976 IRA Varsity Pair w/ Coxswain1982 IRA Frosh Four w/ Coxswain1983 IRA Varsity Pair w/ Coxswain1984 IRA Frosh Four w/ Coxswain1985 IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain1987 IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain1988 IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain1989 IRA Varsity Four w/ Coxswain1989 IRA Open Four w/ Coxswain1991 IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain1991 IRA Open Four w/ Coxswain1992 IRA Frosh Four w/ Coxswain1992 IRA Varsity Four w/ Coxswain1993 IRA Frosh Four w/ Coxswain1993 IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain1994 IRA Open Four w/ Coxswain1996 IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain1996 IRA Varsity Pair w/out Coxswain1999 IRA Varsity Pair w/out Coxswain

NAVY HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS

BelowNavy won the Second Varsity Championship

at the 1981 IRA Regatta

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Joseph Baldwin ‘61 Men’s 8+, 1960 Olympics

Andy Bigelow ‘84 Olympic Dev 4+

U.S. Olympic Festival

Julian Bowling ’10 Lightweight Men’s 4-

2009 World U-23 Rowing Championship

Lightweight Men’s 4

2010 Lucerne World Cup Regatta

Lightweight 8+


Russell S. Callow Coach

1952 Olympics, 1957 World Rowing Championship

Sherman R. Clark ‘22 Men’s 8+,

1920 Olympics

Rick Clothier Coach, 1975, ‘83 Pan Am Games;

1987 World University Games

Laurie Coffey '99 Women’s U-23 4X

1998 Nations Cup; World Military Games

Tom Cook ’76 Lightweight Men’s 8+

1976 World Rowing Championship

Sean Couglin ‘87 Men’s 4+


Robert M. Detweiler ‘53 Men’s 8+

1952 Olympics

James R. Dunbar ‘55 Men’s 8+, 1952 Olympics

William B. Fields ‘54 Men’s 8+, 1952 Olympics

Wayne T. Frye ‘54 Men’s 8+, 1952 Olympics

Mike Gaffney ‘87 Men’s 4+


Vincent J. Gallagher ‘22 Men’s 8+

1920 Olympics

Richard A. Glendon Coach

1903, ‘29 World Rowing Championship;

1920 Olympics

Richard J. Glendon Coach

1920 Olympics; 1923 World Rowing Championship

Edwin D. Graves ‘21 Men’s 8+, 1920 Olympics

Tim Griffith ‘81 Mens 4+


J. T. Hall ‘87 Lightweight Men’s 8+


Chad Healy ‘09 Lightweight Men’s 4-



Brian Hood ‘82 Men’s 8+


Pat Flood ‘90 Men’s 8+, 1991 Pan Am Games

Dale Hurley ‘89 Lightweight Men’s 8+, 4-, 2-

1990, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95 World Rowing Championship

Karin Hughes ‘91 Women’s 2X

1997 World Rowing Championship;

1999 Pan Am Games

Mike Hughes Coach, World Military Games

Virgil V. Jacomini ‘21 Men’s 8+, 1920 Olympics

Donald H. Johnston ‘22 Men’s 8+

1920 Olympics

William C. Jordan ‘21 Men’s 8+

1920 Olympics

Chad Jungbluth ‘91 Men’s 8+

1991 Pan Am Games

Clyde W. King ‘22 Men’s 8+, 1920 Olympics

Michael Kerrigan ’10 Lightweight 8+


Edward King ’11 Lightweight Men’s 4-


Lightweight 8+


Mike Lambert ‘95 Men’s Spare


Lou Lindsey Coach, 1960 Olympics

William C. Long ‘61 Men’s 8+, 1960 Olympics

Dan Lyons ‘91 Men’s 8, 4-, 2+

1981, ‘83, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87 World Rowing Championship

1988 Olympics

Charles D. Manring ‘52 Men’s 8+

1952 Olympics

Vince McCall ‘07 Men’s 4+


Andrew McMarlin ‘91 Men’s 2X,

1995 National Team

Brad McMillen ‘93 Olympic Dev 8+


Alden Mills ‘91 Olympic Dev 4+


Greg Montesi ‘82 Men’s 4X, 1988 Olympics

Edward P. Moore ‘20 Men’s 8+, 1920 Olympics

Mark Moore ‘61 Men’s 8+, 1960 Olympics

Paul Montanus ‘89 Lightweight Men’s 8+


Richard F. Murphy ‘54 Men’s 8+

1952 Olympics

Lyman S. Perry ‘61 Men’s 8+, 1960 Olympics

Steve Perry Coach

U.S. U-23 World Championships, 2008-09

Tom Phelan ‘89 Olympic Dev. 4+


Dean Phillips ‘97 Men’s U-23 8+

1996 Nations Cup

Henry A. Proctor ‘54 Men’s 8+

1952 Olympic Games

Greg Provencer ‘97 1999 World Military Games

Matt Provencer ‘93 1999 World Military Games

Kevin Proctor ‘82 Men’s 8+


Will Race ‘12

2011 World Rowing U23 Championship

Chet Reily ‘94 Olympic Dev. 8+


Lewis Rhodes ‘94 Olympic Dev. 8+


Alden R. Sanborn ‘22 Men’s 8+

1920 Olympics

Tom Savidge ‘82 Men’s 8+


Dan Sayner ‘79 Men’s 4+


1980 Olympic Team

Jim Schofield ‘84 Olympic Dev 4+


Bill Serad ‘89 Men’s 8+, 1991 Pan Am Games

Frank B. Shakespeare ‘53 Men’s 8+

1952 Olympics

John Shields ‘93 Olympic Dev 8+


Jimmy Sopko ‘05 Lightweight Men’s 4

2010 Lucerne World Cup Regatta

Lightweight 8+


Edward G. Stevens, Jr. ‘54 Men’s 8+

1952 Olympics

Warren Sweetser ‘60 Men’s 8+

1960 Olympics

Ryan Tewell ‘96 Men’s U-23 8+

1996 Nations Cup

Gayle Thompson ‘61 Men’s 8+, 1960 Olympics

William Vuillet ‘05 Lightweight Men’s 4

2005 World Rowing U-23 Championship

Charles S. Walsh Coach


John Walters ‘84 Men’s 8+

1986-87 National Team Member; 1988 Olympics

Robert Wilson ‘60 Men’s 8+, 1960 Olympics

Howard T. Winfree ‘61 Men’s 8+

1960 Olympics

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Adams CupPresented to the winner of the heavyweight var-sity race between Navy, Harvard and Penn. Thetrophy is named after Charles Francis Adams, aHarvard graduate and former Secretary of theNavy.

Harvard, 48; Penn, 14; Navy, 13

Year Winner Navy1933 Navy ––1934 Penn 2nd1935 Penn 2nd1936 Navy ––1937 Navy ––1938 Harvard 2nd1939 Harvard 2nd1940 Harvard 2nd1941 Harvard 2nd

Year Winner Navy1942 Harvard 2nd1943 Harvard 2nd1944-46 No Race1947 Harvard 2nd1948 Harvard 2nd1949 Harvard 3rd1950 Harvard 3rd1951 Harvard 2nd1952 Navy ––1953 Navy ––1954 Navy ––1955 Penn 2nd1956 Harvard 2nd1957 Harvard 2nd1958 Harvard 3rd1959 Harvard 3rd1960 Penn 3rd1961 Navy ––1962 Penn 3rd1963 Penn 3rd1964 Harvard 2nd1965 Harvard 2nd1966 Harvard 3rd1967 Harvard 3rd1968 Harvard 3rd1969 Penn 3rd1970 Penn 3rd1971 Navy ––1972 Harvard 2nd1973 Harvard 2nd1974 Harvard 3rd1975 Harvard 3rd1976 Harvard 3rd1977 Penn 3rd1978 Harvard 3rd

Year Winner Navy1979 Harvard 2nd1980 Harvard 2nd1981 Harvard 2nd1982 Harvard 2nd1983 Harvard 3rd1984 Navy ––1985 Navy ––1986 Penn 3rd1987 Navy ––1988 Penn 2nd1989 Harvard 3rd1990 Penn 2nd1991 Penn 3rd1992 Harvard 3rd1993 Harvard 2nd1994 Harvard 2nd1995 Navy ––1996 Navy ––1997 Harvard 3rd1998 Harvard 3rd1999 Penn 3rd2000 No Race2001 Harvard 3rd2002 Harvard 3rd2003 Harvard 2nd2004 Harvard 2nd2005 Harvard 2nd2006 Harvard 2nd2007 Harvard 2nd2008 Harvard 2nd2009 Harvard t-2nd2010 Harvard 2nd2011 Harvard 2nd

NAVY TROPHY RACE RESULTS

Goes TrophyPresented to the winner of the heavyweight var-sity race between Navy, Cornell and Syracuse.Clifford “Tip” Goes (SU ‘14) created the trophyto honor coaches James Ten Eyck of Syracuse,Charles Courtney of Cornell and Richard Glen-don of Navy.

Navy, 24; Cornell, 21; Syracuse, 11

Year Winner Navy1955 Navy ––1956 Cornell 2nd1957 Cornell 3rd1958 Syracuse 3rd1959 Syracuse 3rd1960 Navy ––1961 No Race1962 Cornell 2nd1963 Cornell 2nd1964 Cornell 3rd1965 Cornell 2nd1966 Cornell 3rd1967 Cornell 3rd1968 Cornell 2nd1969 Cornell 2nd1970 Cornell 2nd1971 Navy ––1972 Navy ––1973 Navy ––1974 Cornell 3rd1975 Cornell 3rd1976 Navy ––1977 Cornell 3rd1978 Syracuse Did Not Compete1979 Navy ––1980 Navy ––1981 Navy ––1982 Navy ––1983 Navy ––

Year Winner Navy1984 Navy ––1985 Navy ––1986 Navy ––1987 Navy ––1988 Syracuse 2nd1989 Navy ––1990 Syracuse 2nd1991 Cornell 2nd1992 Cornell 2nd1993 Navy ––1994 Cornell 2nd1995 Navy ––1996 Navy ––1997 Syracuse 2nd1998 Navy ––1999 Syracuse 3rd2000 Navy ––2001 Cornell 3rd2002 Cornell 2nd2003 Navy ––2004 Navy ––2005 Navy ––2006 Syracuse 2nd2007 Syracuse 2nd2008 Syracuse 2nd2009 Cornell 3rd2010 Cornell 3rd2011 Syracuse 3rd

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Maxwell Stevenson TrophyPresented to the winner of the heavyweight var-sity race between Navy and Columbia. The tro-phy is named after the early chairman of theIntercollegiate Rowing Association.

Navy, 22; Columbia, 4

Year Winner1950 Navy1951-60 No Race1961 Navy1962 Navy1963 Columbia1964 Navy1965-75 No Race1976 Navy1977 Navy1978 Navy1979 No Race1980 Navy1981 Navy1982 Navy1983 Navy1984 Navy1985 No Race1986 Navy1987-89 No Race1990 Navy1991 Navy1992-2001 No Race2002 Navy

Year Winner2003 Navy2004 Navy2005 Navy2006 Navy2007 Navy2008 Columbia2009 Columbia2010 Columbia2011 Navy

Buck Walsh CupPresented to the winner of the heavyweight var-sity race between Navy and Wisconsin. The tro-phy is named after 1923 USNA graduate andformer Navy head coach Cmdr. Charles “Buck”Walsh.

Wisconsin, 16; Navy, 14

Year Winner1967 Wisconsin1968 Wisconsin1969 Wisconsin1970 Navy1971 No Race1972 No Race1973 No Race1974 No Race1975 No Race1976 No Race1977 No Race1978 No Race1979 No Race1980 No Race1981 Navy1982 Navy1983 Navy1984 Navy1985 Wisconsin1986 Wisconsin1987 Wisconsin1988 Wisconsin1989 Wisconsin1990 Navy1991 Navy1992 Navy

Year Winner1993 Navy1994 Navy1995 Navy1996 Navy1997 Wisconsin1998 Wisconsin1999 Wisconsin2000 Wisconsin2001 Wisconsin2002 Wisconsin2003 No Race2004 Navy2005 Navy2006 Wisconsin2007 Wisconsin2008 Wisconsin2009 No Race2010 No Race2011 No Race

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NAVY CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA RESULTS

Year Varsity Boat Team1946 2nd n/a1947 2nd n/a1948 3rd n/a1949 6th n/a1950 8th n/a1951 n/a 5th1952 1st 1st1953 1st 1st1954 1st 1st1955 6th n/a1956 6th n/a1957 3rd 4th1958 8th 4th1959 6th n/a1960 3rd 2nd1961 1st 1st1962 n/a n/a1963 n/a 3rd1964 7th n/a1965 5th 3rd1966 8th n/a1967 12th 6th1968 12th n/a

Year Varsity Boat Team1969 9th 7th1970 9th n/a1971 1st 1st1972 2nd n/a1973 9th n/a1974 6th n/a1975 12th 10th1976 7th n/a1977 9th 8th1978 4th 6th1979 5th 9th1980 Did Not Race ––1981 7th 4th1982 2nd 1st1983 3rd 5th1984 3rd 4th1985 5th n/a1986 6th 6th1987 7th n/a1988 10th T-7th1989 6th n/a1990 4th 2nd1991 1st 3rd

Year Varsity Boat Team1992 5th n/a1993 5th n/a1994 6th 5th1995 6th n/a1996 7th n/a1997 10th T-10th1998 8th n/a1999 7th n/a2000 11th n/a2001 13th n/a2002 7th n/a2003 4th n/a2004 3rd n/a2005 7th n/a2006 9th 11th2007 14th 11th2008 7th 10th2009 10th 11th2010 10th 12th2011 9th 6th

Eastern Sprints

Year Varsity Boat Team1922 1st n/a1923 2nd n/a1924 Did Not Race ––1925 1st n/a1926 2nd n/a1927 4th n/a1928-30 Did Not Race ––1931 1st n/a1932 4th n/a1933 Did Not Race ––1934 3rd n/a1935 4th n/a1936 3rd n/a1937 2nd n/a1938 1st n/a1939 3rd n/a1940 4th n/a1941-46 Did Not Race ––1947 1st n/a1948 3rd n/a1949 4th n/a1950 12th n/a1951 12th n/a1952 1st n/a1953 1st n/a1954 1st n/a1955 6th n/a1956 2nd n/a1957 6th n/a

Year Varsity Boat Team1958 2nd n/a1959 3rd n/a1960 2nd 1st1961 6th 4th1962 8th n/a1963 2nd 1st1964 6th n/a1965 1st 1st1966 2nd 3rd1967 5th 3rd1968 14th 4th1969 6th 7th1970 7th 6th1971 6th T-1st1972 7th 7th1973 8th T-9th1974-76 Did Not Race ––1977 13th 7th1978 n/a n/a1979 n/a 10th1980 1st 3rd1981 2nd 2nd1982 4th 1st1983 2nd 1st1984 1st 1st1985 3rd 2nd1986 4th 3rd1987 4th 4th1988 8th 4th

Year Varsity Boat Team1989 6th 3rd1990 4th 1st1991 7th 2nd1992 T-1st 1st1993 6th 1st1994 4th 2nd1995 2nd 3rd1996 5th 1st1997 11th 8th1998 10th 6th1999 9th 10th2000 10th 11th2001 19th n/a2002 6th 7th2003 8th 7th2004 4th 7th2005 8th 5th2006 11th 10th2007 14th 11th2008 12th 11th2009 14th 14th2010 8th 13th2011 11th 10th

IRA Regatta

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George Washington Invite 1st Varsity 2nd Varsity 1st Freshman 2nd FreshmanWashington, D.C. Navy - 5:44.6 Navy - 5:45.0 Navy - 5:49.0 Navy - 6:13.4April 9 - Day One Georgetown - 5:50.6 Navy 3/V - 5:52.6 Navy 2F - 5:55.9 Georgetown - 7:00.7

Holy Cross 6:04.6 Holy Cross 6:05.61st Varsity 2nd Varsity 1st Freshman

Navy - 5:41.9 Navy - 5:58.7 Navy - 5:57.3Holy Cross - 6:00.4 Navy 3/V - 6:07.0 Georgetown - 6:14.8

Georgetown - 6:23.8George Washington Invite 1st Varsity 2nd Varsity 1st Freshman 2nd FreshmanWashington, D.C. Navy - 5:41.3 Navy - 5:49.7 Navy - 5:50.6 Navy - 6:06.6April 10 - Day Two Oxford - 5:52.5 Navy B - 5:57.2 George Washington - 6:10.0 George Washington - 6:27.2

George Washington - 6:11.1Syracuse, Cornell 1st Varsity 2nd Varstiy 3rd Varsity 1st Freshman 2nd FreshmanGoes Trophy Syracuse - 5:42.2 Navy - 5:48.7 Cornell - 5:55.2 Navy - 5:49.7 Navy - 6:04.8Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell - 5:45.0 Syracuse - 5:50.9 Syracuse - 5:58.2 Syracuse - 5:54.7 Cornell - 6:23.4 April 16 Navy - 5:46.5 Cornell - 5:54.7 Navy - 6:05.9 Cornell - 5:58.4 Navy second in Stagg TrophyHarvard, Penn 1st Varsity 2nd Varsity 3rd Varsity 4th Varsity 1st FreshmanAdams Cup Harvard - 5:31.5 Harvard - 5:36.3 Harvard - 5:44.7 Harvard - 5:57.0 Harvard - 5:39.0Philadelphia, Pa. Navy - 5:35.1 Navy - 5:45.0 Navy - 5:52.5 Navy - 5:59.0 Navy - 5:45.2April 23 Penn - 5:47.1 Penn - 5:47.2 Penn - 6:03.9 Penn - 5:59.4

Harvard 1st Varsity 2nd Varsity 3rd Varsity 1st Freshman 2nd FreshmanHaines Trophy Harvard - 5:53.0 Harvard - 5:59.4 Navy - 6:07.8 Harvard - 6:11.4 Navy - 6:28.1Boston, Mass. Navy - 5:54.2 Navy - 6:02.2 Harvard - 6:17.8 Navy - 6:17.7 Harvard - 6:34.7April 23Columbia, George Washington 1st Varsity 2nd Varsity 1st Freshman 2nd FreshmanStevenson Trophy Navy - 6:00.3 Navy 2 - 6:16.9 Navy - 6:22.1 Navy - 6:52.1Princeton, N.J. Columbia - 6:03.5 Navy 4 - 6:23.6 Columbia - 6:35.6 GW - 7:25.0April 30 GW - 6:21.6 GW - 6:35.3 GW - 6:50.4

Columbia - 6:40.1Eastern Sprints 1st Varsity 2nd Varsity 3rd Varsity 1st Freshman 2nd FreshmanWorcester, Mass. Ninth overall Eighth overall Fifth overall Fourh overall Second overallMay 15 Petite Final Petite Final Grand Final Grand Final Grand Final

Yale - 5:46.747 Cornell - 5:56.759 Wisconsin - 5:53.374 Harvard - 5:54.521 Wisconsin - 6:02.172Dartmouth - 5:48.057 Navy - 6:02.106 Harvard - 5:55.399 Princeton - 6:00.422 Navy - 6:03.436Navy - 5:49.000 Dartmouth - 6:05.057 Cornell - 6:00.792 Northeastern - 6:02.531 BU - 6:07.069Cornell - 5:50.060 Penn - 6:05.718 Brown - 6:04.394 Navy - 6:03.697 Cornell - 6:15.613

Georgetown - 5:52.750 BU - 6:08.674 Navy - 6:10.530 Cornell - 6:05.975 Penn - 6:26.333Columbia - 5:52.781 Columbia - 6:12.828 Princeton - 6:18.291 BU - 6:06.017 Dartmouth - 6:37.011

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Harvard - 6:16.365Navy - 6:20.452

Brown - 6:25.783 IRA Regatta 1st Varsity 2nd Varsity Varsity Four 1st Freshman Open Varsity FourCamden, N.J. 11th overall 12th overall Fourth overall Seventh Overall Fourth OverallJune 4 Petite Final Petite Final Grand Final Petite Final Grand Final

Cornell - 5:41.526 Yale - 5:46.992 Washington - 6:19.045 Navy - 5:46.897 Washington - 6:23.865Stanford - 5:42.892 Brown - 5:49.190 Brown - 6:21.859 Cornell - 5:51.429 Wisconsin - 6:26.918Syracuse - 5:43.120 Syracuse- 5:51.263 Drexel - 6:23.039 Stanford - 5:52.321 Harvard - 6:31.123

Yale - 5:43.269 BU- 5:52.866 Navy - 6:24.403 Columbia - 5:55.709 Navy - 6:36.077Navy - 5:49.024 Penn - 5:53.261 Stanford - 6:24.474 Dartmouth - 5:55.978 Cornell - 6:38.545

Georgetown- 5:53.262 Navy- 5:53.782 Wisconsin - 6:29.153 UCSD - 6:01.466 Yale - 6:43.502Dartmouth - 6:02.877

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As the undergraduate college of the Naval service, theNaval Academy prepares young men and women to be-come professional officers and leaders in the U.S. Navyand Marine Corps. Naval Academy students are midship-men on active duty in the U.S. Navy. They attend the acad-emy for four years, graduating with bachelor of sciencedegrees and commissions as ensigns in the Navy or sec-ond lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy grad-uates serve at least five years as Navy or Marine Corpsofficers.

Founded in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy George Ban-croft, the Academy started as the Naval School on 10acres of old Fort Severn in Annapolis with an originalclass of 55. In 1850 the Naval School became the UnitedStates Naval Academy. A new curriculum went into effectrequiring midshipmen to study at the Academy for fouryears and to train aboard ships each summer. Congressauthorized the Naval Academy to begin awarding bachelorof science degrees in 1933. Today, the Academy offers 23major fields of study, a wide variety of elective coursesand advanced study and research opportunities.

USNA MISSION STATEMENT“To develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physicallyand to imbue them with the highes t ideals of duty, honorand loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicatedto a career of naval service and have potential for futuredeployment in mind and character to assume the highestresponsibilities of command, citizenship and govern-ment.”

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USNA QUICK FACTSLocation ........................................................... Annapolis, Md.Founded ............................................................................. 1845Superintendent................ Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, USNCommandant of Midshipmen... Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USNEnrollment......................................................................... 4,400

CLASS OF 2015 FACTSEnrollment................................ 1,229 (993 men, 236 women)Applicants...................... 19,145 (14,652 men, 4,493 women)Class Rank in High School, Top 10% ............................. 52%Class Rank in High School, Top 33% ............................. 85%HS Participation, Student Body Leader ......................... 65%HS Participation, National Honor Society...................... 62%HS Participation, Varsity Athlete ..................................... 90%HS Participation, Varsity Team Captain/Co-Captain .... 65%HS Participation, Community Service............................ 88%

NAVY ASSIGNMENTSGraduates of the Naval Academy entering the Navy do soas ensigns and have the following service options avail-able to them:• Aviation -- pilot, flight officer• Nuclear Propulsion -- ships, submarines• Restricted Line and Staff Corps -- civil engineering,

information warfare, cryptology, intelligence, mainte-nance, medicine, meteorology/oceanography, supply

• Special Operations -- explosive ordinance disposal, ex-plosive ordinance management, mine countermeasures,operational diving and salvage

• Navy SEALs• Surface Warfare -- conventional, nuclear powered• Submarines

MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENTSGraduates enter the Marine Corps with a rank of secondlieutenant. Those officers entering the Marine Corps havethe choice of serving in one of the following fields:• Aviation -- air command and control, anti-air warfare,

aviation maintenance, aviation supply, pilot, flight officer• Ground -- armor, artillery, communications

(information systems), engineering, financial manage-ment, infantry, logistics, military police

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From the first athletic competition played on the grid-iron in 1879 to Navy's recent triumphs, several events,people, rivalries and personalities have shaped the en-tire Naval Academy athletic program. Below is a lookat just some of the history and traditions that makeNavy one of the most storied programs in all of colle-giate athletics.

ANCHORS AWEIGH"Anchors Aweigh" was written by Lt. Charles Zimmer-mann, Musical Director of the Naval Academy in 1906,with the lyrics provided by Alfred H. Miles of the Classof 1906, as a fight song for the 1907 graduating class in-stead of the usual class march Zimmermann had com-posed for previous classes. The song made its debut atthe 1906 Army-Navy game, and when the Midshipmenwon the game, the song became traditional at this game.It gained national exposure in the 1920s and 1930s whenit was heard on the radio and was in a number of popularmovies. In 1997 a one-hour documentary on the historyof Navy football, titled "Anchors Aweigh for Honor andGlory", was produced by NFL Films. The film was deemeda success by both critics and fans alike. Here are thewords:

Stand Navy down the field,Sails set to the sky,

We'll never change our course,So Army you steer shy.Roll up the score, Navy,

Anchors Aweigh,Sail Navy down the field,

And sink the Army,Sink the Army Grey

BILL THE GOATThe first recorded use of a goat mascot for Navy athleticteams was in 1893 when an animal named El Cid (TheChief) was turned over to the Brigade by young officers ofthe USS New York. El Cid helped Navy to a 6-4 triumphover Army that year. Two cats, a dog, and a carrier pigeonhave also enjoyed brief reigns as the Navy mascot, butgoats have served without interruption since 1904. BillXXXIII and XXXIV are the current mascots. They are takencare of by 15 goathandlers made up of five midshipmenfrom the first, second and third classes. The goathandlersundergo rigorous training prior to handling Bill on thefield.

BLUE & GOLDThis song was written in 1923 by Cmdr. Roy DeS. Horn,USN (Ret.) with music composed by J.W. Crosley. Follow-ing every home athletic competition, the team faces itsfans with their hands on their heart and sings the follow-ing notes:-

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Now, colleges from sea to seaMay sing of colors true;

But who has better right than weTo hoist a symbol hue?

For sailors brave in battle fair,Since fighting days of old,

Have proved the sailor's right to wearThe Navy Blue and Gold

ENTERPRISE BELLFrom the bridge of the famed World War II aircraft carrier,

it has been a part of the Naval Academy traditionsince 1950. The late Admiral Harry W. Hill, then Super-intendent, was instrumental in bringing the "E" Bell toAnnapolis. It rings during special ceremonies whenNavy scores a majority of victories over Army in anyone of the three sports seasons. The bell also ringsduring Commissioning Week for those teams that beatArmy and have not participated in a previous bell-ring-ing during the academic year. The bell is stationed infront of Bancroft Hall.

MIDSHIPMANThe word midshipman first appeared in English in the17th century in the form of the word midshipman todesignate those men who were stationed "amidships,"i.e. in the waist or middle portion of the vessel, while onduty. By 1687, however, the second 's' had beendropped to give the current form of the word. Midship-men were originally boys, sometimes as young asseven or eight, who were apprenticed to sea captains tolearn the sailor's trade.

In the early days of the American Navy, midshipmentrained aboard ship until they were eventually commis-sioned as ensigns. With the founding of the Naval Acad-emy in 1845, it became possible, as it still is, for amidshipman to enter the Navy directly from civilian life.The name of students at the Naval Academy changedseveral times between 1870 and 1902, when Congress re-stored the original title of Midshipman, and it has re-mained unchanged since.

TECUMSEHThe familiar Native American figurehead facing BancroftHall and Tecumseh Court has been an Annapolis residentsince 1866. Originally, the figurehead of the USS Delawarewas meant to portray Tamanend, the great chief of theDelawares. It developed that Tamanend was a lover ofpeace and did not strike the fancy of the Brigade. Lookingfor another name, Midshipmen referred to the figureheadas Powhatan and King Philip before finally settling onTecumseh, the fierce Shawnee chieftain who lived from1768-1813. The original wooden statue was replaced aftersome 50 years in the open weather by a durable bronzereplica, presented by the Class of 1891. It is considered agood-luck "mascot" for the midshipmen, who in timespast would throw pennies at it and offer left-handedsalutes whenever they wanted a 'favor', such as a sportswin over West Point, or spiritual help for examinations.These days it receives a fresh coat of war paint and isoften decorated in various themes during football weeksand other special occasions such as CommissioningWeek.

t The Blue Angels perform an air show along theSevern River on the northern bank of the Academy

each spring during Commissioning Week.

q The Navy football team gathered forthe traditional singing of the Blue &

Gold following its win over Army in 2010,its ninth-consecutive win over its rival.Below: The men’s lacrosse team sang anemotional rendition of Blue & Gold fol-lowing its overtime victory over rival

Johns Hopkins in 2010.

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Located on Dorsey Creek just a few hundredyards from the Severn River, construction of “TheBoathouse” was completed in 1930 and wasdesigned to accommodate Navy’s lone men’s rowingteam of 40 members. Since then, however, anadditional two teams have been added to the programand the number of athletes competing hasincreased five-fold to its present day 200 rowers.

To accomodate this increase, the three-storybuilding has undergone several remodeling effortsover the years. In October 2009, Hubbard Hallbegan its $16-million reconstruction process thatwas completed in Fall 2011.

The facility now includes the following state-of-the-artamenities:

• Renovated shell storage area and newsmall boats’ bay

• Larger locker rooms for both the menand women’s teams

• 16-person, state-of-the-art, motor-driven,indoor rowing tank

• Three erg/training rooms holding 100 ergometers

• New video/team meeting room and industriallaundry facility

• Renovated Banquet and Trophy room withbalcony overlooking College Creek

• Expanded offices for the entire Navy coaching staff

• New workshop for rowing shell repair

• Three separate visiting team locker areas

• Cardio/weight area for maintenance training

• Repaired and expanded wharf and floatingdock system

• New geo-thermal heating and cooling system

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FIRST-RATE FACULTY & STAFFThe Naval Academy's philosophy of educationstresses attention to individual students by highlyqualified faculty members who are strongly committedto teaching. Classes are small, with an average size offewer than 18 students and a student-faculty ratio of8:1. All courses at the Naval Academy are taught andgraded by faculty members, not by graduate assistants.

Our 600-member faculty is an integrated group of officersand civilians in nearly equal numbers. Officers bringfresh ideas and experiences from operational units andstaffs of the Navy and Marine Corps. The academy's civil-ian faculty members give continuity to the educationalprogram and form a core of professional scholarship andteaching experience. Working together closely, these mili-tary and civilian faculty members form one of thestrongest and most dedicated teaching faculties of anycollege or university in the United States.

MAJORSStudents at the Naval Academy can select one of 38 differ-ent majors within 23 fields of study. The 23 fields of studyare grouped into three different divisions: Division of En-gineering and Weapons (aerospace engineering, com-puter engineering, electrical engineering, generalengineering, mechanical engineering, naval architecture,ocean engineering, systems engineering), Division ofMath and Science (chemistry, computer science, generalscience, information technology, mathematics, oceanog-raphy, physics) and the Division of Humanities and SocialScience (Arabic, Chinese, economics, English, history, po-litical science, quantitative economics). In addition tograduating with a Bachelor’s of Science, students can at-tain a minor in one of seven different languages.

Students who excel at the Naval Academy have many op-portunities to challenge and advance themselves throughseveral special programs -- Trident Scholars, Honors Pro-grams, and Voluntary Graduate Education Program(VGEP).

GRADUATION SUCCESS RATEFor the sixth year in a row, the United States Naval Acad-emy ranks among nation’s leaders for graduating NCAAstudent-athletes on the Division I level. Navy graduated100 percent of its student-athletes in 10 of the 20 NCAAsports reported on and averaged an overall rate of 96percent for student-athletes in all sports – the fourth-highest mark nationally among Football Bowl Subdivi-sion schools.

LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS AWARDRicky Dobbs ('11) was named the 2010 Lowe's SeniorCLASS Award winner for the Football Bowl Subdivi-sion, becoming the second Navy student-athlete towin the award. The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award wasstarted in 2001 by Dick Enberg in response to the growingtrend of men's basketball players leaving school early for

u Laura Gorinski (’13) was named PatriotLeague Women’s Swimming Scholar-Athlete

of the Year in 2011.

t Football’s Ricky Dobbs (’11) was named the2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner for the

Football Bowl Subdivision.

p Alex Foskett (’11) was named Second-TeamAcademic All-America by the Collegiate SportsInformation Directors of America (CoSIDA).

u Aside from being the 2011USNA valedictorian, Nick Birger(’11) was a First-Team AcademicAll-America selection for men’s ten-nis in 2011. as well as the overall2010-11 Patriot League Scholar-

Athlete of the Year.

t Kayla Sax (’10) was a recipient of theGates Cambridge Scholarship, becomingthe ninth honoree from the Naval Academy.

t John Dowd (’12) was a First-Team AcademicAll-American in 2010-11, following a Second-Team

Academic All-America honor in 2009-10.

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the NBA. The award honors the attributes of senior stu-dent-athletes in four areas: classroom, community, char-acter and competition. Navy has produced five first-teamhonorees in their respective sports over the last fiveyears, highlighted by Dobbs' award in 2010 and 2008 gradEvan Barnes, who was men’s soccer’s inaugural awardwinner in 2007. Additionally, women’s basketball playerKate Hobbs ('07), women's soccer's Lizzie Barnes ('08)and men’s lacrosse’s Andy Tormey (‘09) each were namedto the Lowe's Senior All-America First Team.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS In addition to furthering their education at schools acrossthe country, students at the Naval Academy annually arein competition for several prestigious scholarships. SinceNavy's first Rhodes Scholar, E. Van Meter ('28), a total of46 Naval Academy graduates have received the RhodesScholarship, including 13 since 2001. Among Navy's mostrecent recipients is former baseball player Trevor Thomp-son ('05). Also, 24 grads have won George C. MarshallScholarships, including 14 since 2000. A trio of recentgraduates earned Bowman Scholarships to the NavalPostgraduate School. Lightweight rower Chris Medford('11), heavyweight rower Mike Shea ('11) and rifle standoutKenan Wang ('11) were each honored as Bowman Schol-ars.

Standout swimmer Kelly Zahalka ('09) was a recipi-ent of both the Harry S. Truman and Gen. George C.Marshall Scholarships, which paved the way for herto study for two years in the United Kingdom. For-mer women's track and cross country runner KaylaSax ('10) became just the ninth student from theNaval Academy to be awarded a Gates CambridgeScholarship, which has enabled her to contribute toresearch focused on alternative energy sources at theUniversity of Cambridge.

Men's tennis standout Nick Birger ('11) was awarded anNCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2011, one year aftersoccer's Beth Reed ('10) and track 's Mark Van Orden('10) also earned the NCAA Scholarship. These athleteswill be able to pursue graduate degrees before resumingtheir respective naval careers on a full-time basis.

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANSNaval Academy student-athletes have totaled 80 Aca-demic All-America certificates over the years, with 47 ofthose awards coming since the start of the 1999-2000 aca-demic year. USNA student-athletes have garnered fiveawards during the 2010-11 academic year. The 2010-11honorees included first-team football honoree John Dowd(‘12), first-team men's tennis selection Nick Birger ('11),second-team men's track & field/cross country athleteCody Rome ('12) and from the men's soccer team, sec-ond-teamer Alex Foskett ('11) and third-teamer Sam Miller('12). Dowd was also a Second-Team Academic All-Ameri-can during the 2009-10 academic year.

PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHOLAR-ATHLETESBirger, the 2011 Naval Academy valedictorian, was alsonamed the Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of theYear, after earning a second consecutive league scholar-athlete honor for men's tennis. Birger is the fifth male mid-shipman and a league-leading 11th overall to earn thePatriot League's top academic honor. Other PatriotLeague Scholar-Athlete winners from the 2010-11 aca-demic year include Rome for indoor track & field, swim-mer Laura Gorinski ('13) and golfer Peter Reilly ('12).

u Laura Gorinski (’13) was named PatriotLeague Women’s Swimming Scholar-Athlete

of the Year in 2011.

t Football’s Ricky Dobbs (’11) was named the2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner for the

Football Bowl Subdivision.

u Aside from being the 2011USNA valedictorian, Nick Birger(’11) was a First-Team AcademicAll-America selection for men’s ten-nis in 2011. as well as the overall2010-11 Patriot League Scholar-

Athlete of the Year.

p Lizzie Barnes (’08) is one of five Navystudent-athletes to have been honored asFirst-Team Lowe’s Senior All-Americans aspart of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

t Cody Rome (’12) earnedSecond-Team Academic

All-America honors in 2010-11,as well as being named Patriot

League Men’s Indoor Track & FieldScholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011.

t John Dowd (’12) was a First-Team AcademicAll-American in 2010-11, following a Second-Team

Academic All-America honor in 2009-10.

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t The Annapolis State House is the oldest incontinuous legislative use in the country. Itwas here where General George Washingtonresigned his commission in the ContinentalArmy, and where the Treaty of Paris endingthe Revolutionary War was ratified.

u Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes fromAnnapolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace,the Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium,B&O Railroad Museum, American Visionary Art Mu-seum, and homes for both the MLB’s Baltimore Oriolesand the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens

u Over 80 million pounds of blue crabwere harvested in Maryland in 2010. TheMaryland crab harvest makes up morethan 50 percent of the annual U.S. catch.

Additional photography credit to www.VisitAnnapolis.org,www.VisitMaryland.org, and www.Baltimore.org.

The Naval Academy is located in historic Annapolis, thecapital of the State of Maryland. Annapolis was founded in1640 as Anne Arundel Town and later became the firstpeacetime capital city of the United States of America in1783.

Annapolis, named to honor Queen Anne of England, wasgranted a royal charter as a city in 1708. Annapolis canalso lay claim to having been a capital of the UnitedStates. From November 1783 to August 1784, the Conti-nental Congress met in the State House. It was here thatthey accepted George Washington’s resignation as com-mander-in-chief and ratified the Treaty of Paris, whichended the Revolutionary War.

The colonial heritage of Annapolis is still evident as thecity boasts more buildings from the 1700s than any othercity in the country.

The heart of downtown Annapolis has also been desig-nated a National Historic District. Many fine examples ofcolonial architecture, including the State House, Ham-mond-Harwood House, Chase-Lloyd House and theWilliam Paca House and Gardens, are open to visitors.

In August, 2009, Annapolis was named a Top Ten finalistfor the International Award for Livable Communities, acompetition focused on creating livable communitiesthrough sound environmental practices.

Annapolis is located on the western shore of the Chesa-peake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. TheChesapeake provides natural environs, sightseeing, sail-ing, fishing and more, helping Annapolis become the sail-ing capital of the world. The water-lover will alsorevel in the fact that Maryland has nearly 4,000miles of shoreline – more than any other state.

Within 30 minutes of Annapolis lies both Wash-ington, D.C., and Baltimore, providing entertain-ment and sightseeing opportunities for residentsand tourists alike.

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t The Annapolis State House is the oldest incontinuous legislative use in the country. Itwas here where General George Washingtonresigned his commission in the ContinentalArmy, and where the Treaty of Paris endingthe Revolutionary War was ratified.

t During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed thebombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore and was inspired topen the words to a poem entitled “The Star-Spangled Banner,”which eventually became the national anthem.

u Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes fromAnnapolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace,the Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium,B&O Railroad Museum, American Visionary Art Mu-seum, and homes for both the MLB’s Baltimore Oriolesand the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens

q The State of Maryland voted in 1788 to cede land to form theDistrict of Columbia, which soon became our nation’s capital.Washington, D.C., is located 30 minutes west of Annapolis.

u Pimlico Race Course, home ofthe Preakness Stakes, is locatedin Baltimore. The horse industrycontributes $1.5 billion annuallyto the state’s economy. There areover 20,000 horse farms located inMaryland.

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Paul KostacopoulosBaseball

Ed DeChellisMen’s Basketball

Stefanie PemperWomen’s Basketball

Rick ClothierMen’s Heavyweight Crew

Steve PerryMen’s Lightweight Crew

Mike HughesWomen’s Crew

Al CantelloMen’s Cross Country

Karen BoyleWomen’s Cross Country

Joe SurianoDiving

Ken NiumataloloFootball

Pat OwenGolf

Dr. Sho FukushimaGymnastics

Rick SowellMen’s Lacrosse

Cindy TimchalWomen’s Lacrosse

Bill KelleyRifle

Ian BurmanIntercollegiate Sailing

Jahn TihanskyOffshore Sailing

Dave BrandtMen’s Soccer

Carin GabarraWomen’s Soccer

Maj. Mitch MaurySprint Football

Craig DawsonSquash

Bill RobertsMen’s Swimming

John MorrisonWomen’s Swimming

John OfficerMen’s Tennis

Keith PuryearWomen’s Tennis

Steve CookseyMen’s Track & Field

Carla CristeWomen’s Track & Field

Larry BockVolleyball

Mike SchofieldWater Polo

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