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2012 Schedule 2012 Outlook Coaching Staff Varisty Roster Freshman Roster Midshipman Profiles Heavyweight Crew History Navy in International Competition Yearly Trophy Race Results Yearly Championship Regatta Reults 2011 Spring Results US Naval Academy Academy History & Traditions Hubbard Hall Academic Achievement Annapolis NAAA Head Coaches
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Naval Academy Quick Facts
Heavyweight Crew Quick Facts
Head Coach Rick Clothier Alma Mater Washington ’66 Season at Navy 38th E-Mail clothier@usna.edu Assistant Coach Rob Friedrich Alma Mater Rutgers ’97 Season at Navy 11th E-Mail friedric@usna.edu Office Phone (410) 293-3636 Varsity Officer Rep. Lt. Sean Ouimet, USN Freshman Officer Rep. Lt. Chris Ragsdale, USN Faculty Rep. Prof. Charles Nolan Sport Administrator Dave Davis Office Phone (410) 293-8741 E-Mail ddavis@usna.edu Assoc. Dir. of Rowing & Boatman Chris Allsopp Office Phone (410) 293-5007 E-Mail allsopp@usna.edu Rowing SID Jeff Barnes Office Phone (410) 293-8771 E-Mail barnes@usna.edu Mailing Address Ricketts Hall 566 Brownson Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401
Opponent Navy Day Regatta Head of the Charles Princeton Chase Rutgers Fall Classic San Diego Crew Classic Occoquan Sprints George Washington Invite Cornell, Syracuse (Goes Cup) Harvard, Penn (Adams Cup) Columbia (Stevenson Trophy) EARC Sprints IRA National Championship
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Site Time/Result Philadelphia, Pa. 1st of 22 Boston, Mass. 12th of 34 Princeton, N.J. 3rd of 33 New Brunswick, N.J. 1st of 12 San Diego, Calif. All Day Fairfax,Va. All Day Washington, D.C. All Day Syracuse, N.Y. 8 a.m. Annapolis, Md. TBA Princeton, N.J. TBA Worcester, Mass. All Day Camden, N.J. All Day
2012 Navy Rowing Media Guide The 2012 Navy crew media guide is a production of the Navy Sports Information office. The guide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Jeff Barnes. Additional assistance provided by Director of Publications Mark Leddy. Cover and Recruiting Pages The front, back and inside covers, recruiting pages and layout assistance was provided by Director of Publications Mark Leddy. Photography Photographs were provided by Phil Hoffmann, Mary Beth Browne, the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau, Ken Mierzejewski, Naval Academy Photo Lab and Naval Academy archives.
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Location Annapolis, Md. Founded October 10, 1845 Enrollment 4,400 Nickname Midshipmen, Mids Colors Navy Blue and Gold Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller USN Commandant Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USN Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Athletics Web Site www.navysports.com
2011-12 Schedule
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NAVY H EAVYWEIGHT ROWI NG The 2012 Season
Led by a core group of seniors, the Mids return a total of six members of their varsity crew, including seniors Matt Fluhr, Kyle Browne, Chris Gear and Will Race, which will be entering their third season in the boat. “We really asked a lot of those four individuals as youngsters because we moved them right into our varsity boat and kind of built that crew around those four young guys in 2010,” said head coach Rick Clothier.
“I’m excited and optimistic heading into the start of the season and we’re probably going to go where these seniors take us. They are our leaders.”
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Those four seniors, along with a host of returning juniors, helped Navy place sixth as a team at last year’s EARC Championships. The Midshipmen also posted their best team finish, 10th, at the IRA Regatta since 2006. Navy’s varsity boat, which includes returning juniors Ted Baumgardner and Zach Ryan, had its fourth consecutive top-10 finish at the Eastern Sprints last season. While the first varsity crew returns plenty of experience and talent heading into 2012, the Mids’ other varsity boats also carry a lot of potential. “I think we have some tough guys in our second varsity boat,” said Clothier. “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 and our fourth varsity has had some great training leading into the season.” Clothier also expects good things from the freshman boats again this season.The first freshman boat placed seventh overall at last year’s IRA Regatta and took fourth in the grand final at the Eastern Sprints. “The freshmen are very athletic and they are going to have a good boat again,” said Clothier.
After a successful fall schedule, including a third-place finish by the varsity four at the Head of the Charles, the Mids turned their attention to offseason training. With the help of the amenities at the recently renovated Hubbard Hall and solid spring training trip, the Midshipmen have impressed Clothier so far.
“I think we had one of our best spring trips,” said Clothier. “We’re well ahead of where we were at this point last year because we were able to get a lot done in the fall.” This season will mark Clothier’s final year at the helm of the Navy rowing program. Clothier announced in December that he is stepping down after 38 seasons as head coach and associate head coach Rob Friedrich will take the reigns this summer. With Clothier entering his final season as head coach, it’s fitting the Mids will begin the year at an event in which Clothier is very familiar. As coach at Washington, Clothier took the Huskies to the first San Diego Crew 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 my last year of coaching,” said Clothier. “We’ll see a lot of the best teams in the nation in San Diego, including Harvard and Cal. It will be a real challenge 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 Cornell on April 14. Navy will host Harvard and Penn in its only home regatta of the spring on April 21, before traveling to Princeton, N.J., to meet Columbia 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 Camden, N.J.
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Head Coach 38th Season at Navy Washington ‘66
International Experience • Has served as the head coach of the U.S. teams at Pan American Games in 1975 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 University Games 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 freshman heavyweight crews posted a combined 26-1 record over the next three seasons. • His freshman and lightweight crews won five-straight Western Sprint Championship titles from 1969-73. Previously Coaching at Navy • Upon graduating from Washington, served three and one-half years as a reserve officer in the Marine Corps. His final tour during this time was at Navy as the 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 varsity boat 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 (with an emphasis in athletic administration) from Washington.
Navy Heavyweight Senior Associate Head Coach • Now in his fourth season as heavyweight crew senior associate head coach after spending seven seasons as the lightweight head coach. • Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced on Feb. 10 that Friedrich will be promoted to head coach at the conclusion of the 2012 season. • Since joining the heavyweight team to coach the freshmen, Friedrich has led the plebes 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 first two years, the freshman boats combined to go 16-1 last season. Navy's top boat placed fourth at the EARC Championships, which was the highest placing for a Navy plebe crew in 15 seasons. Navy Lightweight Head Coach • Selected as the EARC Coach of the Year in 2004. Also garnered Navy Spring Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2002 and 2004. • During his seven years as the Navy head lightweight coach, the varsity boat posted a combined 12-2 in its races for the Callow Cup (Penn) and Haines Trophy (Harvard).The program had compiled a 2-8 record in those same races during the six years prior to Friedrich's arrival. • 2002 -- Both freshman boats finished the regular season undefeated, the second varsity crew won the Eastern Sprints and the varsity boat placed second by one foot in the IRA Grand Final.Varsity boat defeated Harvard for the first time in 21 years. • 2003 -- The Mids totaled three medals at the Eastern Sprints, with both freshman boats winning a gold medal for the first time in school history. The varsity boat placed seventh at the IRA Regatta. • 2004 -- The varsity boat capped off an undefeated regular season by winning the Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championship, winning the former event for the first time in 42 years. The crew would go on to reach the semifinal round of the Henley Royal Regatta. • 2005 -- His varsity crew posted a 6-1 record during the regular season, placed fourth 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 Sprints as each Navy entry placed first or second in its respective grand final. The varsity 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 IRA Championship. • 2008 -- Navy finished second during the grand finals of the IRA National Championship. The Midshipmen placed third in points at the Eastern Sprints and finished 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 medal at 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 first time in 13 years. After earning a No. 1 ranking during the regular season, ended the 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 as the 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 lightweight four at the Nation's Cup in Milan, Italy.
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Navy Heavyweight Head Coach • On Dec. 15, 2011, Clothier announced he will step aside from intercollegiate coaching at the end of the 2011-12 season. • In his 38th year at Navy, is the longest-serving head coach in the 140-year history of the program. • His Navy teams have compiled a 203-97-2 (.675) record. His overall record in over 40 years as a Division I head coach is 243-98-2 (.711). • Since returning to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship in 1980, Navy has won seven Jim Ten Eyck Trophies (the second-highest total of any school during this time), three Varsity Challenge Cup titles for varsity eights (tied for second) and five Kennedy Trophy Cups for second varsity eights (tied for first). Navy boats have totaled 28 gold medals at the IRA meet during this time. • Since 1980, 30 Navy oarsmen have successfully rowed their way onto U.S. National Teams for world-level meets including the Olympics, the Pan American Games and the World University Games.
Senior Associate Head Coach 11th Season at Navy Rutgers ‘97
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2012 Navy Heavyweight Rowing Varsity Roster
Name Frank Agli Ted Baumbardner Anthony Blazevic Kevin Borough Donald Bowers Jordan Bowman Kyle Browne Robert Bruss Tim Cadigan Chris Chang Gabe Charette Tim Denning Bryant Eng Ian Fisher Matt Fluhr Nick Fowler Christopher Gear Andrew Gorie Alexander Hayno Stanley Hollins Austin Huckeba Bo Joost Jonathan Kappel Alexander Kornick Ben Kosman Alex Lizotte Will McGee John Minahan Michael Norman Ethan Palmer Stephan Patane Eric Peart Ryan Peterman Colton Peterson Will Race William Roberts Zachary Ryan Wes Sadler Scott Sanders Cody West Danny Whitsett Conor Wilkes David Woods
Cl. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr.
Ht./Wt. 6-3/190 6-4/185 6-4/195 6-0/185 5-4/125 5-7/130 6-3/190 6-4/185 5-6/140 6-1/190 6-6/200 6-5/190 6-5/190 6-2/195 6-4/190 6-4/185 6-1/195 6-4/200 6-3/195 6-1/190 6-1/200 6-2/220 6-0185 6-0/185 6-0/180 6-3/195 6-1/185 5-4/125 5-11/185 6-0/185 6-3/175 6-0/190 6-2/195 6-1/185 6-3/195 6-0/185 6-6/190 5-5/120 6-2/195 6-4/185 6-0/175 6-3/190 6-2/190
Hometown/High School Galloway, N.J./The Gunnery Longport, N.J./St. Augustine Prep Davisburg, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Stafford,Va./Bishop Ireton Houston, Texas/Pearland Smithville, Mo./Smithville Fairfax,Va./Robinson Secondary Lake Oswego, Ore./Lake Oswego Towson, Md./Calvert Hall Hillsborough, Calif./Junipero Serra Wolverine Lake, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Las Vegas, Nev./Southeast Career and Tech Academy Annapolis, Md./Annapolis Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa Christ Church,Va./Christchurch Smyrna, Tenn./Lavergne Leesburg,Va./Thomas Jefferson Clear Lake, Texas/Clear Lake Chicago, Ill./Lincoln Park Orange Park, Fla./Middleburg Hoover, Ala./Hoover Sherwood, Ohio/Fairview Brookfield, Wisc./Milwaukee Lutheran Akron, Ohio/Walsh Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady Grafton, Mass./St. John’s Okatie, S.C./S.C. Governor’s School for Science & Math Burlingame, Calif./Junipero Serra Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park Stonington, Conn./Stonington Wall, N.J./Blair Academy Davisburg, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf South St. Paul, Minn./South St. Paul Unity, N.H./Stevens New Orleans, La./Ridgewood Prep Fort Worth, Texas/O’Connor Reisterstown, Md./Calvert Hall Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola Huntington, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor Leesburg,Va./Loudon San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady
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Hometown/High School Sarasota, Fla./Phillips Exeter Pound Ridge, N.Y./Iona Prep Denver, Colo./D'Evelyn High School Austin, Texas/Austin High Philadelphia, Pa./Phil-Mont Christian Academy Oceanside, N.Y./Chaminade Waynesboro,Va./Waynesboro Little Rock, Ark./Episcopal Collegiate Salt Lake City, Utah/Judge Memorial Edina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's Dayton Beach, Fla./Father Lopez Catholic Kailua, Hawaii/Punahou Lake City, Colo./St. Mary's Ryken Frostburg, Md./Mtn. Ridge Covington, La./Covington Deptford, N.J./Deptford Twp Lilburn, Ga./Brookwood Flower Mound, Texas/Willow Bend Princeton, N.J./Lawrenceville High Point, N.C./Penn-Griffin School for the Arts Bethesda, Md./Georgetown Day School Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly Wake Forest, N.C./Wake Forest-Rolesville Bethesda, Md./St. Albans San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prep South Salem, N.Y./Iona Prep Watertown, Ct./Taft School Springfield, Ill. Sacred Heart - Griffin Sarasota, Fla./ Venice Round Rock, Texas McNeil Smyrna, Ga./Campbell Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy Gorham, Maine/Gorham Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity
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Senior • Captain Chattanooga,Tenn. Christchurch School
Senior Fairfax,Va. Robinson Secondary
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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 rowing team • 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 cross country and rowing Personal: • Son of Steve and Lisa
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 total of 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 championships as the team went undefeated (48-0) in his career • Registered top-10 times in the breaststroke at the state championship meet in 2007 and `08 Personal: • Son of Christopher and Mary Beth
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Gear
Senior Manvel,Texas Pearland
At Navy: • Part of the fourth varsity boat in as a junior in 2011 and raced with the third varsity boat in 2009-10 • Was a member of the first freshman boat in 2008-09
Senior 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: • Graduated from Pearland High School in Manvel,Texas, where he was senior class president
Prior to Navy: • Member of the Thomas Jefferson High School crew that went undefeated in in-state competition and placed seventh at nationals in 2008 • Rowed for the U.S. Junior National Team in 2007
Personal: • Son of Donald Bowers and Shawn Rose
Personal: • Son of Daniel and Deborah
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Kosman
Senior Clear Lake,Texas Clear Lake
Senior Temecula, Calif. Naval Academy Prep School
At Navy: • In his first year with the team, he raced in the first freshman boat in 2010-11
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 Clear Lake High School
Prior to Navy: • Attended NAPS where he played baseball for one season
Personal: • Son of Dominic and Wendy
Senior 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 in 2005 Personal: • Son of Paul and Vickie
Senior 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 in wrestling Personal: • Son of John and Ann Minahan
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Kyle Browne (left) and WIll Race
Senior Claremont, N.H. Stevens
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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 he rowed in the four without coxswain boat at the World Rowing Under 23 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 100 freestyle in 2008 • Letterwinner in football (three), swimming (four), lacrosse (two) and cross country (one) • Named captain of swimming and lacrosse teams as a senior Personal: • Son of Brian and Jody
Woods Senior 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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Agli
Junior Lake Oswego, Ore. Lake Oswego
Junior Galloway, N.J. The Gunnery
At Navy: • Raced with the second varsity boat as a sophomore • Member of the first freshman boat in his first season
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
Prior to Navy: • Earned one letter in wrestling and three in rowing at Lake Oswego High School • Heavyweight four crew placed 11th at Junior Nationals in 2008 and sixth at the event in 2009
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Baumgardner Junior Longport, N.J. St. Augustine Prep
Junior Towson, Md. Calvert Hall
At Navy: • Rowed with the first varsity boat as a sophomore • Raced with the first freshman boat in 2009-10
At Navy: • Rowed in the fourth varsity boat in his first season with Navy rowing (2010-11)
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
Prior to Navy: • Swam at Calvert Hall where he earned four varsity letters
Personal: • Son of George and Lynn
Personal: • Son of John and Connie
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Personal: • Son of Larry and Gwen
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Denney
Junior Hillsborough, Calif. Junipero Serra
Junior Riverbank, Calif. Modesto
At Navy: • Raced with the first varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11 • Part of the fist freshman boat in 2009-10
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Prior to Navy: • Three-year varsity letterwinner in crew at Juniperro Serra High School in San Mateo • Named crew captain as a senior
At Navy: • Raced with the second varsity in 2010-11 • Rowed with the second varsity boat as a freshman and sophomore and played a role in that crew defeating Holy Cross, Georgetown and George Washington • Competed on the open four boat at the IRA National Championship that placed fourth overall Prior to Navy: • Attended UC Irvine where he rowed for one year prior to transferring to the U.S. Naval Academy • Earned three varsity letters in swimming at Modesto High School Personal: • Son of Mark and Christine
Charette
Denning
Junior Wolverine Lake, Mich. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
Junior Las Vegas, Nev. Southeast Career andTech Academy
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
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 crew and two-year letterwinner in football at Orchard Lake St. Mary's • Helped football team to State Championship game as a junior and was selected to play in the Michigan High School Football All-Star Game as a senior • Captain of crew as a senior Personal: • Son of Bob and Valerie
Prior to Navy: • Three-year letterwinner in both swimming and cross country at Southeast 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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Junior Annapolis, Md. Annapolis
Junior Smyrna,Tenn. Lavergne
At Navy: • Rowed in the fourth varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11 • Raced with the third varsity boat as a freshman
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: • Attended the Naval Academy Prep School in Newport, R.I. • Graduated form Annapolis Senior High School in May 2008
Prior to Navy: • Four-time varsity letterwinner in both track and cross country at LaVergne High School • Earned two varsity letters in swimming
Personal: • Son of John and Susan Eng
Fisher
Kornick
Junior 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 High School to the heavyweight rowing state championship as a senior in 2009 • Also named captain of the heavyweight rowing team as a senior Personal: • Son of Michael and Virginia
Junior 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 AllAmerica honors in the event • Part of the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay teams that earned high school All-America honors in 2009 Personal: • Son of Jeffrey and Sandra
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Personal: • Son of Thomas and Lisa
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Norman
Junior Grafton, Mass. St. John’s
At Navy: • Rowed with both the first and second varsity boat as a sophomore in 2010-11 • Rowed with the first freshman boat in 2009-10
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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
Junior 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 High School in Champlin, Minn. • Served as team captain and earned all-conference honors as a senior Personal: • Son of Steve and Lisa
McGee
Junior Okatie, S.C. Gov’s School for Science & Math
Patane Junior Wall, N.J. Blair Academy
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
At Navy: • Rowed with the third varsity in the fall of 2010 and then with the second varsity boat in the spring of 2011 • Member of the first freshman boat in 2009-10
Prior to Navy: • Helped cross country team to regional title as a freshman and won three 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
Prior to Navy: • Garnered three varsity letters in both crew and swimming at Blair Academy • Captained the swimming and rowing teams as a senior Personal: • Son of Victor and Ana
Personal: • Son of David and Lynn
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Peart
Junior Fort Worth,Texas O’Connor
Junior 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 novice eights and fours
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 as a senior in 2007-08 • Two-time district champion in the 200 and 500 freestyle as well as the 400 freestyle relay • Helped water polo team to regional championship in 2007 Personal: • Son of Michael and Michele
Peterman Junior Bettendorf, Iowa Bettendorf
Sadler Junior Reisterstown, Md. Calvert Hall
At Navy: • Rowed with the fourth varsity as a sophomore in 2010-11 • Member of the third freshman boat in 2009-10
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: • Helped lead Bettendorf High School to an undefeated season and football State Championship in 2007 • Earned two varsity letters in football, playing for coach Randy Scott
Prior to Navy: • Attended Calvert Hill College High School in Baltimore
Personal: • Son of Pete and Carrie
Personal: • Son of Jon and Sandra • Mother, Sandra, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy
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Personal: • Son of William and Janet
At Navy: • Raced with the third varsity in the fall of 2010 and then with the first freshman in the spring of 2011 as a sophomore • Member of the first freshman boat in 2009-10
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Wilkes
Junior 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
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Prior to Navy: • Earned two varsity letters in cross country and track and field at Loudon County High School • Also picked up one letter in swimming
Junior 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. Ignatius College Prep • Named basketball team captain as a senior
Personal: • Father (Daniel), uncle (James) and cousin (Jeffrey) all attended the U.S. Naval Academy
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Sophomore Davisburg, Mich. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
Sophomore Smithville, Mo. Smithville
At Navy: • Rowed in the first freshman boat in 2010-11
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
Prior to Navy: • Four-time letterwinner in wrestling and three-time letterwinner in cross country and Smithville High School • Helped lead cross country team to consecutive district titles in 2008 and ‘09 • Earned all-district and all-conference honors in wrestling as a junior
Personal: • Son of Anthony and Joanne
Hayano
Sophomore Stafford,Va. Bishop Ireton
Sophomore Chicago, Ill. Lincoln Park
At Navy: • Rowed in the second freshman boat in 2010-11
At Navy: • Rowed in the first 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 rowing team • Attended the Naval Academy Prep School
Prior to Navy: • Rowed in the varsity eight boat at Lincoln Park High School Personal: • Son of Christopher and Nancy
Personal: • Son of Alan and Marie
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Sophomore Orange Park, Fla. Middleburg
Sophomore Brookfield,Wisc. Milwaukee Lutheran
At Navy: • Rowed in the third freshman boat in 2010-11
At Navy: • Competed in the second freshman boat in 2010-11
Prior to Navy: • Won varsity letters in baseball at both Salem High School and Middleburg High School • Attended the Naval Academy Prep School and played baseball
Prior to Navy: • Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Milwaukee Lutheran…also earned varsity letters in football and track • Named swim team MVP as a junior and senior and captained the team as a senior • Attended the Naval Academy Prep School Personal: • Son of Bill and Patricia
Joost
Palmer
Sophomore Sherwood, Ohio Fiarview
Sophomore Stonington, Conn. Stonington
At Navy: • Rowed in the first freshman boat in 2010-11
Prior to Navy: • Three-time letterwinner in football as an offensive tackle at Fairview High School…also lettered in baseball • Named co-captain and the team’s top offensive lineman as a senior Personal: • Son of James and Brenda
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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Sanders
Sophomore South St. Paul, Minn. South St. Paul
Sophomore Albuquerque, N.M. Cibola
At Navy: • Competed in the third freshman boat in 2010-11
At Navy: • Part of the first freshman boat in 2010-11
Prior to Navy: • Attended the University of Mississippi
Prior to Navy: • Earned one varsity letter in hockey at Cibola High School and also ran track and cross country
Personal: • Son of Robert and Patricia
Personal: • Son of Dennis and Nancy
West
Sophomore New Orleans, La. Ridgewood Prep
Sophomore Huntington, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor
At Navy: • Competed in the second freshman boat in 2010-11
At Navy: • Rowed with the first freshman boat in 2010-11
Prior to Navy: • Varsity letterwinner in football, golf, weightlifting and baseball at Ridgewood Prep • Attended the Naval Academy Prep School where he wrestled for one season • Earned All-State honors in football in 2008 • Two-time football team captain at Ridgewood Prep
Prior to Navy: • Earned three varsity letters in rowing at Cold Spring Harbor High School Personal: • Son of Robert and Denise
Personal: • Son of Bradford and Victoria
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NAVY MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW HISTORY
One of the oldest sports at the Naval Academy, the crew program began over 135 years ago when intramural crews raced in craft similar to whale boats. A gale carried the Navy boathouse and equipment away in 1877 and it wasn't until 1892 that the sport resurfaced at the Academy under the leadership of future noted American author Winston Churchill. In 1893, Navy purchased its first eight-oared shell from contributions made by the Brigade of Midshipmen. A year later, a new boathouse was built and two new eights added. Navy began to row against outside competition again in 1897, beating Pennsylvania in a three-length victory over a three-mile course. The crews were given a new boathouse at the mouth of Dorsey Creek in 1899 at a site not far from the present Navy rowing facilities. For the next two decades, there was a buildup of intercollegiate competition that was broken by World War I. In 1907, Navy made its first appearance in the Poughkeepsie Regatta, today's IRA, finishing third. For five years around the turn of the century, Navy had a new coach each year, including the well-known Jim Ten Eyck. Finally in 1904, some stability was infused when Richard A. Glendon took over and laid the groundwork for Navy’s winning heritage. When World War I ended in 1919, Glendon had more men out for the sport than he
could seat in shells. Thus, he was able to come up with his strongest eight, recording an undefeated season. A year later, Navy lost only to Syracuse but rebounded to defeat the Orangemen in the National Regatta in Worcester, Mass., thus earning the right to represent the United States in the 1920 Olympics in Belgium. Navy rowed to the Olympic Gold Medal by driving past Great Britain in the final 500 meters. The Midshipmen who rowed in the boat were the toast of the Brigade and in 1921 and '22, Navy won the Poughkeepsie Regatta. A year later, young Dick Glendon took over for his father as Navy crew coach and the Midshipmen responded with an undefeated season, but were second at Poughkeepsie to a
Western crew, Washington. The younger Glendon directed Navy to another unbeaten season in 1925 and its third varsity championship in five years at Poughkeepsie. After the season, he departed for Columbia. Navy crews for the next several years were thwarted in their endeavors, just missing wins in several key races, but winning at Poughkeepsie in 1931. In 1932, Buck Walsh stepped in as head coach and the Midshipmen once more were among the eastern powers, winning the IRA in 1938. The war years of the 1940s were lean for Navy crew and saw several opponents drop the sport and the cancellation of the Poughkeepsie Regatta for four years. There was one spark
Above The first row in the Erik Kristensen shell, dedicated during the fall of 2007.
Left The Great Eight boat was christened during the fall of 2008.
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when in 1947, the Mids were the Poughkeepsie winners. In 1950, Walsh passed away, and the reins of Navy's crew program being handed to his close coaching associate, Russell “Rusty” Callow. Callow became a popular figure at the Academy. After winning only one race in 1951, his varsity crew went unbeaten in 1952, '53 and '54. The 1952 eight was the U.S. Olympic crew and went on to claim a gold medal in Helsinki, Finland. During those three seasons, the Navy crews won 23 consecutive collegiate races (29 races overall) and three-straight lRA Varsity Eight Championships. In 1960, Callow was succeeded by Louis Lindsay. His crew that year finished second at the IRA, but a week later reversed its placing and beat California to win the Olympic Trials and the right for a Naval Academy eight to once again represent the United States in the Olympics. Navy and the University of California are the only two rowing organizations to have been the U. S. eight-oared representative three times in the Olympic Games. In the 1960s, Navy continued to vie for national honors under Paul Quinn, who had taken over from Lindsay. The Mids won the Eastern Sprints in 1961 and the Varsity Challenge Cup at the IRAs in 1965. In 1969, Carl Ullrich became the mentor at The Boathouse. The man who later would become Assistant Director of Athletics at Navy, Director of Athletics at Army and Executive Director of the Patriot League, guided the Midshipmen to the Eastern Sprints title in 1971. In 1974, one of Ullrich's former plebe coaches, Rick Clothier, returned to the Academy as head coach. Under Clothier, Navy has added another starry chapter to its crew history. The varsity eight has placed among the top-six crews at the IRA 15 times over the last two decades, winning the championship three times and placing second five times. Also in that time frame, the second varsity won its event at the IRA five times and placed second three times. In addition, the Midshipmen have won the Jim Ten Eyck Trophy for overall team performance at the IRA seven times in 27 years, while placing second eight times. In fall competition, the Midshipmen have finished in the top five in the Championship Eight Event at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston in 13 of the past-27 seasons, including a string of four-consecutive championship titles in the 1980s. Navy has recorded the top collegiate finish in this race in 13 of the past-23 years. Navy has finished first or second in the Championship Eight event at Philadelphia's Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in 16 of the past-21 years, including eleven first-place finishes. In addition, 28 Navy oarsmen since 1980 have been members of United States national teams representing their school and country in world-wide competitions, including the Olympic and Pan American games.
Top Navy’s second varsity boat won the 1990 IRA Regatta. Middle Navy’s victorious open four crew at the 1991 IRA Regatta.
Bottom Navy won the varsity race at the 2007 Navy Day Regatta.
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NAVY HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1911 1913 1919 1919 1920 1920 1920 1920 1921 1921 1922 1922 1922 1923 1924 1925 1927 1927 1928 1928 1931 1938 1947 1951 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952 1953 1953 1953
ARA Frosh Champs American Henley Varsity Champs ARA 2nd Varsity Champs American Henley Varsity Champs ARA 2nd Varsity Champs ARA Varsity Champs U.S. Olympic Trials 1st Place Olympic Gold Medal ARA Varsity Champs IRA Varsity Champs ARA Frosh Champs ARA Varsity Champs IRA Varsity Champs ARA Frosh Champs U.S. Olympic Trials 3rd Place IRA Varsity Champs ARA Frosh Champs IRA Frosh Champs IRA Frosh Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs IRA Varsity Champs IRA Varsity Champs IRA Varsity Champs EARC Frosh Champs EARC Frosh Champs EARC 2nd Varsity Champs EARC Varsity Champs EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs IRA Frosh Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs IRA Varsity Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs U.S. Olympic Trials 1st Place Olympic Gold Medal EARC 2nd Varsity Champs EARC Varsity Champs EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs
1953 1954 1954 1954 1954 1956 1957 1960 1960 1960 1960 1961 1961 1961 1962 1963 1963 1963 1965 1965 1965 1965 1967 1970 1971 1971 1971 1971 1980 1981 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1983 1983
IRA Varsity Champs EARC 2nd Varsity Champs EARC Varsity Champs EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs IRA Varsity Champs EARC Frosh Champs IRA Frosh Champs IRA Frosh Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs U.S. Olympic Trials 1st Place 5th Place Olympic Games EARC 2nd Varsity Champs EARC Varsity Champs EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs IRA Frosh Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs IRA Frosh Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs IRA Varsity Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs EARC Frosh Champs EARC Frosh Champs EARC Varsity Champs EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs IRA Varsity Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs EARC Frosh Champs EARC 2nd Varsity Champs EARC Rowe Cup Overall Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs
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IRA Varsity Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs IRA Varsity Champs IRA 2nd Varsity Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs Jim Ten Eyck Trophy Overall IRA Champs
Small Boat Titles 1971 1976 1976 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1989 1991 1991 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1996 1996 1999
IRA Varsity Four w/ Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/ Coxswain IRA Varsity Pair w/ Coxswain IRA Frosh Four w/ Coxswain IRA Varsity Pair w/ Coxswain IRA Frosh Four w/ Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/ Coxswain IRA Open Four w/ Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain IRA Open Four w/ Coxswain IRA Frosh Four w/ Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/ Coxswain IRA Frosh Four w/ Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain IRA Open Four w/ Coxswain IRA Varsity Four w/out Coxswain IRA Varsity Pair w/out Coxswain IRA Varsity Pair w/out Coxswain
Below Navy won the Second Varsity Championship at the 1981 IRA Regatta
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NAVY REPRESENTING THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM
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+
2010 World U-23 Rowing Championship
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; 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+
1987 World University Games
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 Mike Gaffney ‘87
Men’s 8+, 1952 Olympics Men’s 4+
1987 World University Games
Vincent J. Gallagher ‘22 Richard A. Glendon
Men’s 8+
1920 Olympics Coach
1903, ‘29 World Rowing Championship;
Richard J. Glendon
1920 Olympics Coach
1920 Olympics; 1923 World Rowing Championship
Edwin D. Graves ‘21 Men’s 8+, 1920 Olympics Tim Griffith ‘81
J. T. Hall ‘87
Mens 4+
1981 World Rowing Championship
Donald H. Johnston ‘22
Men’s 8+
Men’s 8+, 1991 Pan Am Games Lightweight Men’s 8+, 4-, 2-
1990, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95 World Rowing Championship
Men’s 8+
William C. Jordan ‘21 Chad Jungbluth ‘91 Clyde W. King ‘22
Michael Kerrigan ’10
Lightweight 8+
2010 World U-23 Rowing Championship Lightweight Men’s 4-
2009 World U-23 Rowing Championship Lightweight 8+
2010 World U-23 Rowing Championship
Lou Lindsey
Men’s Spare
1995 World Rowing Championship
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
Charles D. Manring ‘52
Brad McMillen ‘93
Men’s 2X,
1995 National Team
U.S. Olympic Festival
Lewis Rhodes ‘94
Olympic Dev. 8+
Alden R. Sanborn ‘22
1982 World Rowing Championship
Dan Sayner ‘79
Men’s 4+
1977 World Rowing Championship 1980 Olympic Team
Jim Schofield ‘84 Bill Serad ‘89
Olympic Dev 4+
U.S. Olympic Festival
Men’s 8+, 1991 Pan Am Games
Frank B. Shakespeare ‘53
Lightweight Men’s 4
2010 Lucerne World Cup Regatta Lightweight 8+
2010 World U-23 Rowing Championship
Edward G. Stevens, Jr. ‘54
Ryan Tewell ‘96
Men’s 4X, 1988 Olympics
Mark Moore ‘61
Men’s 8+, 1960 Olympics Lightweight Men’s 8+
1952 Olympics
U.S. Olympic Festival
U.S. Olympic Festival
Edward P. Moore ‘20 Men’s 8+, 1920 Olympics
Men’s 8+
Olympic Dev 8+
Warren Sweetser ‘60
Greg Montesi ‘82
Men’s 8+
1920 Olympics Men’s 8+
U.S. Olympic Festival
Olympic Dev 4+
U.S. Olympic Festival
Tom Savidge ‘82
Jimmy Sopko ‘05
Olympic Dev 8+
Alden Mills ‘91
Olympic Dev. 8+
1952 Olympics Men’s 4+
Andrew McMarlin ‘91
2011 World Rowing U23 Championship
John Shields ‘93
2006 World Rowing Championship
Men’s 8+
1982 World Rowing Championship
1988 Olympics Men’s 8+
Vince McCall ‘07
Kevin Proctor ‘82
Chet Reily ‘94
Men’s 8+, 1920 Olympics
Mike Lambert ‘95
Matt Provencer ‘93 1999 World Military Games
1920 Olympics
Men’s 8+
Men’s 8+
1952 Olympic Games
Greg Provencer ‘97 1999 World Military Games
Will Race ‘12
1991 Pan Am Games
Edward King ’11
Henry A. Proctor ‘54
1920 Olympics
Men’s 8+
Richard F. Murphy ‘54
1982 World Rowing Championship
Dale Hurley ‘89
Coach, World Military Games
Virgil V. Jacomini ‘21 Men’s 8+, 1920 Olympics
Lightweight Men’s 4-
2008 World U-23 Rowing Championship
Pat Flood ‘90
Mike Hughes
Paul Montanus ‘89
2009 World U-23 Rowing Championship
Brian Hood ‘82
1999 Pan Am Games
Lightweight Men’s 8+
1986 World Rowing Championship
Chad Healy ‘09
Women’s 2X
1997 World Rowing Championship;
Men’s 8+
1952 Olympics Men’s 8+
1960 Olympics 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
1989 World Rowing Championship
Charles S. Walsh
Coach
1952 Olympics
John Walters ‘84
Men’s 8+
Lyman S. Perry ‘61 Steve Perry
Men’s 8+
Men’s 8+, 1960 Olympics Coach
U.S. U-23 World Championships, 2008-09
Tom Phelan ‘89
Dean Phillips ‘97
Olympic Dev. 4+
U.S. Olympic Festival
Men’s U-23 8+
1996 Nations Cup
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1932 World Rowing Championship
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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1987 World University Games
Karin Hughes ‘91
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Adams Cup
Presented to the winner of the heavyweight varsity race between Navy, Harvard and Penn. The trophy is named after Charles Francis Adams, a Harvard graduate and former Secretary of the Navy. Harvard, 48; Penn, 14; Navy, 13 Year 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
Winner Navy Penn Penn Navy Navy Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard
Goes Trophy
Navy –– 2nd 2nd –– –– 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
Presented to the winner of the heavyweight varsity race between Navy, Cornell and Syracuse. Clifford “Tip” Goes (SU ‘14) created the trophy to honor coaches James Ten Eyck of Syracuse, Charles Courtney of Cornell and Richard Glendon of Navy. Navy, 24; Cornell, 21; Syracuse, 11
Year 1942 1943 1944-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Year 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Winner Harvard Harvard No Race Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Navy Navy Navy Penn Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Penn Navy Penn Penn Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Penn Penn Navy Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Penn Harvard
Winner Navy Cornell Cornell Syracuse Syracuse Navy No Race Cornell Cornell Cornell Cornell Cornell Cornell Cornell Cornell Cornell Navy Navy Navy Cornell Cornell Navy Cornell Syracuse Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy
Navy 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd –– –– –– 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd –– 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd –– 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd
Navy –– 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd –– 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd –– –– –– 3rd 3rd –– 3rd Did Not Compete –– –– –– –– ––
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Winner Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Navy Navy Penn Navy Penn Harvard Penn Penn Harvard Harvard Harvard Navy Navy Harvard Harvard Penn No Race Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard
Navy 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd –– –– 3rd –– 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd –– –– 3rd 3rd 3rd
Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Winner Navy Navy Navy Navy Syracuse Navy Syracuse Cornell Cornell Navy Cornell Navy Navy Syracuse Navy Syracuse Navy Cornell Cornell Navy Navy Navy Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Cornell Cornell Syracuse
Navy –– –– –– –– 2nd –– 2nd 2nd 2nd –– 2nd –– –– 2nd –– 3rd –– 3rd 2nd –– –– –– 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd
3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd t-2nd 2nd 2nd
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Maxwell Stevenson Trophy
Navy, 22; Columbia, 4
Buck Walsh Cup
Presented to the winner of the heavyweight varsity race between Navy and Wisconsin. The trophy is named after 1923 USNA graduate and former Navy head coach Cmdr. Charles “Buck” Walsh. Wisconsin, 16; Navy, 14
Winner Navy No Race Navy Navy Columbia Navy No Race Navy Navy Navy No Race Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy No Race Navy No Race Navy Navy No Race Navy
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Winner Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Columbia Columbia Columbia Navy
Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Winner Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Navy No Race No Race No Race No Race No Race No Race No Race No Race No Race No Race Navy Navy Navy Navy Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Navy Navy Navy
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Winner Navy Navy Navy Navy Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin No Race Navy Navy Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin No Race No Race No Race
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Presented to the winner of the heavyweight varsity race between Navy and Columbia. The trophy is named after the early chairman of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association.
Year 1950 1951-60 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965-75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987-89 1990 1991 1992-2001 2002
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Eastern Sprints
Year 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Varsity Boat 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 8th n/a 1st 1st 1st 6th 6th 3rd 8th 6th 3rd 1st n/a n/a 7th 5th 8th 12th 12th
Team n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5th 1st 1st 1st n/a n/a 4th 4th n/a 2nd 1st n/a 3rd n/a 3rd n/a 6th n/a
Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Varsity Boat 9th 9th 1st 2nd 9th 6th 12th 7th 9th 4th 5th Did Not Race 7th 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 10th 6th 4th 1st
Team 7th n/a 1st n/a n/a n/a 10th n/a 8th 6th 9th –– 4th 1st 5th 4th n/a 6th n/a T-7th n/a 2nd 3rd
Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Varsity Boat 5th 5th 6th 6th 7th 10th 8th 7th 11th 13th 7th 4th 3rd 7th 9th 14th 7th 10th 10th 9th
Team n/a n/a 5th n/a n/a T-10th n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11th 11th 10th 11th 12th 6th
Year 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928-30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
Varsity Boat 1st 2nd Did Not Race 1st 2nd 4th Did Not Race 1st 4th Did Not Race 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th Did Not Race 1st 3rd 4th 12th 12th 1st 1st 1st 6th 2nd 6th
Team n/a n/a –– n/a n/a n/a –– n/a n/a –– n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a –– n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Year Varsity Boat 1958 2nd 1959 3rd 1960 2nd 1961 6th 1962 8th 1963 2nd 1964 6th 1965 1st 1966 2nd 1967 5th 1968 14th 1969 6th 1970 7th 1971 6th 1972 7th 1973 8th 1974-76 Did Not Race 1977 13th 1978 n/a 1979 n/a 1980 1st 1981 2nd 1982 4th 1983 2nd 1984 1st 1985 3rd 1986 4th 1987 4th 1988 8th
Team n/a n/a 1st 4th n/a 1st n/a 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 7th 6th T-1st 7th T-9th –– 7th n/a 10th 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 4th
Year 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Varsity Boat 6th 4th 7th T-1st 6th 4th 2nd 5th 11th 10th 9th 10th 19th 6th 8th 4th 8th 11th 14th 12th 14th 8th 11th
Team 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 8th 6th 10th 11th n/a 7th 7th 7th 5th 10th 11th 11th 14th 13th 10th
IRA Regatta
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George Washington Invite 1st Varsity Washington, D.C. Navy - 5:44.6 April 9 - Day One Georgetown - 5:50.6
1st Varsity Navy - 5:41.9 Holy Cross - 6:00.4 George Washington Invite Washington, D.C. April 10 - Day Two
1st Varsity Syracuse - 5:42.2 Cornell - 5:45.0 Navy - 5:46.5
2nd Freshman Navy - 6:04.8 Cornell - 6:23.4
1st Varsity Harvard - 5:31.5 Navy - 5:35.1 Penn - 5:47.1
2nd Varsity Harvard - 5:36.3 Navy - 5:45.0 Penn - 5:47.2
3rd Varsity Harvard - 5:44.7 Navy - 5:52.5 Penn - 6:03.9
4th Varsity Harvard - 5:57.0 Navy - 5:59.0
1st Freshman Harvard - 5:39.0 Navy - 5:45.2 Penn - 5:59.4
Harvard 1st Varsity Haines Trophy Harvard - 5:53.0 Boston, Mass. Navy - 5:54.2 April 23 Columbia, George Washington 1st Varsity Stevenson Trophy Navy - 6:00.3 Princeton, N.J. Columbia - 6:03.5 April 30 GW - 6:21.6
2nd Varsity Harvard - 5:59.4 Navy - 6:02.2
3rd Varsity Navy - 6:07.8 Harvard - 6:17.8
1st Freshman Harvard - 6:11.4 Navy - 6:17.7
2nd Freshman Navy - 6:28.1 Harvard - 6:34.7
2nd Varsity Navy 2 - 6:16.9 Navy 4 - 6:23.6 GW - 6:35.3 Columbia - 6:40.1 2nd Varsity Eighth overall Petite Final Cornell - 5:56.759 Navy - 6:02.106 Dartmouth - 6:05.057 Penn - 6:05.718 BU - 6:08.674 Columbia - 6:12.828
1st Freshman Navy - 6:22.1 Columbia - 6:35.6 GW - 6:50.4
2nd Freshman Navy - 6:52.1 GW - 7:25.0
Eastern Sprints Worcester, Mass. May 15
IRA Regatta Camden, N.J. June 4
1st Varsity Ninth overall Petite Final Yale - 5:46.747 Dartmouth - 5:48.057 Navy - 5:49.000 Cornell - 5:50.060 Georgetown - 5:52.750 Columbia - 5:52.781 4th Varsity Second overall Grand Final Harvard - 6:16.365 Navy - 6:20.452 Brown - 6:25.783 1st Varsity 11th overall Petite Final Cornell - 5:41.526 Stanford - 5:42.892 Syracuse - 5:43.120 Yale - 5:43.269 Navy - 5:49.024 Georgetown- 5:53.262
2nd Varsity 12th overall Petite Final Yale - 5:46.992 Brown - 5:49.190 Syracuse- 5:51.263 BU- 5:52.866 Penn - 5:53.261 Navy- 5:53.782 Dartmouth - 6:02.877
3rd Varsity 1st Freshman Fifth overall Fourh overall Grand Final Grand Final Wisconsin - 5:53.374 Harvard - 5:54.521 Harvard - 5:55.399 Princeton - 6:00.422 Cornell - 6:00.792 Northeastern - 6:02.531 Brown - 6:04.394 Navy - 6:03.697 Navy - 6:10.530 Cornell - 6:05.975 Princeton - 6:18.291 BU - 6:06.017
Varsity Four Fourth overall Grand Final Washington - 6:19.045 Brown - 6:21.859 Drexel - 6:23.039 Navy - 6:24.403 Stanford - 6:24.474 Wisconsin - 6:29.153
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1st Freshman Seventh Overall Petite Final Navy - 5:46.897 Cornell - 5:51.429 Stanford - 5:52.321 Columbia - 5:55.709 Dartmouth - 5:55.978 UCSD - 6:01.466
2nd Freshman Second overall Grand Final Wisconsin - 6:02.172 Navy - 6:03.436 BU - 6:07.069 Cornell - 6:15.613 Penn - 6:26.333 Dartmouth - 6:37.011
Open Varsity Four Fourth Overall Grand Final Washington - 6:23.865 Wisconsin - 6:26.918 Harvard - 6:31.123 Navy - 6:36.077 Cornell - 6:38.545 Yale - 6:43.502
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Syracuse, Cornell Goes Trophy Ithaca, N.Y. April 16 Navy second in Stagg Trophy Harvard, Penn Adams Cup Philadelphia, Pa. April 23
1st Varsity Navy - 5:41.3 Oxford - 5:52.5
2nd Varsity 1st Freshman 2nd Freshman Navy - 5:45.0 Navy - 5:49.0 Navy - 6:13.4 Navy 3/V - 5:52.6 Navy 2F - 5:55.9 Georgetown - 7:00.7 Holy Cross 6:04.6 Holy Cross 6:05.6 2nd Varsity 1st Freshman Navy - 5:58.7 Navy - 5:57.3 Navy 3/V - 6:07.0 Georgetown - 6:14.8 Georgetown - 6:23.8 2nd Varsity 1st Freshman 2nd Freshman Navy - 5:49.7 Navy - 5:50.6 Navy - 6:06.6 Navy B - 5:57.2 George Washington - 6:10.0 George Washington - 6:27.2 George Washington - 6:11.1 2nd Varstiy 3rd Varsity 1st Freshman Navy - 5:48.7 Cornell - 5:55.2 Navy - 5:49.7 Syracuse - 5:50.9 Syracuse - 5:58.2 Syracuse - 5:54.7 Cornell - 5:54.7 Navy - 6:05.9 Cornell - 5:58.4
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As the undergraduate college of the Naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers and leaders in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Naval Academy students are midshipmen on active duty in the U.S. Navy. They attend the academy for four years, graduating with bachelor of science degrees and commissions as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy graduates serve at least five years as Navy or Marine Corps officers.
Founded in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, the Academy started as the Naval School on 10 acres of old Fort Severn in Annapolis with an original class of 55. In 1850 the Naval School became the United States Naval Academy. A new curriculum went into effect requiring midshipmen to study at the Academy for four years and to train aboard ships each summer. Congress authorized the Naval Academy to begin awarding bachelor of science degrees in 1933. Today, the Academy offers 23 major fields of study, a wide variety of elective courses and advanced study and research opportunities. USNA MISSION STATEMENT “To develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future deployment in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.�
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CLASS OF 2015 FACTS Enrollment................................ 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 ASSIGNMENTS Graduates of the Naval Academy entering the Navy do so as ensigns and have the following service options available to them: • Aviation -- pilot, flight officer • Nuclear Propulsion -- ships, submarines • Restricted Line and Staff Corps -- civil engineering, information warfare, cryptology, intelligence, maintenance, medicine, meteorology/oceanography, supply • Special Operations -- explosive ordinance disposal, explosive ordinance management, mine countermeasures, operational diving and salvage • Navy SEALs • Surface Warfare -- conventional, nuclear powered • Submarines MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENTS Graduates enter the Marine Corps with a rank of second lieutenant. Those officers entering the Marine Corps have the 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 management, infantry, logistics, military police
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USNA QUICK FACTS Location ........................................................... Annapolis, Md. Founded ............................................................................. 1845 Superintendent................ Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, USN Commandant of Midshipmen... Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USN Enrollment......................................................................... 4,400
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From the first athletic competition played on the gridiron in 1879 to Navy's recent triumphs, several events, people, rivalries and personalities have shaped the entire Naval Academy athletic program. Below is a look at just some of the history and traditions that make Navy one of the most storied programs in all of collegiate athletics. ANCHORS AWEIGH "Anchors Aweigh" was written by Lt. Charles Zimmermann, Musical Director of the Naval Academy in 1906, with the lyrics provided by Alfred H. Miles of the Class of 1906, as a fight song for the 1907 graduating class instead of the usual class march Zimmermann had composed for previous classes. The song made its debut at the 1906 Army-Navy game, and when the Midshipmen won the game, the song became traditional at this game. It gained national exposure in the 1920s and 1930s when it was heard on the radio and was in a number of popular movies. In 1997 a one-hour documentary on the history of Navy football, titled "Anchors Aweigh for Honor and Glory", was produced by NFL Films. The film was deemed a success by both critics and fans alike. Here are the words: 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 GOAT The first recorded use of a goat mascot for Navy athletic teams was in 1893 when an animal named El Cid (The Chief) was turned over to the Brigade by young officers of the USS New York. El Cid helped Navy to a 6-4 triumph over Army that year. Two cats, a dog, and a carrier pigeon have also enjoyed brief reigns as the Navy mascot, but goats have served without interruption since 1904. Bill XXXIII and XXXIV are the current mascots. They are taken care of by 15 goathandlers made up of five midshipmen from the first, second and third classes. The goathandlers undergo rigorous training prior to handling Bill on the field. BLUE & GOLD This song was written in 1923 by Cmdr. Roy DeS. Horn, USN (Ret.) with music composed by J.W. Crosley. Following every home athletic competition, the team faces its fans with their hands on their heart and sings the following notes:-
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NAVY H EAVYWEIGHT ROWI NG Now, colleges from sea to sea May sing of colors true; But who has better right than we To hoist a symbol hue? For sailors brave in battle fair, Since fighting days of old, Have proved the sailor's right to wear The Navy Blue and Gold
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ENTERPRISE BELL From the bridge of the famed World War II aircraft carrier, it has been a part of the Naval Academy tradition since 1950. The late Admiral Harry W. Hill, then Superintendent, was instrumental in bringing the "E" Bell to Annapolis. It rings during special ceremonies when Navy scores a majority of victories over Army in any one of the three sports seasons. The bell also rings during Commissioning Week for those teams that beat Army and have not participated in a previous bell-ringing during the academic year. The bell is stationed in front of Bancroft Hall.
q The Navy football team gathered for the 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 an emotional rendition of Blue & Gold following its overtime victory over rival Johns Hopkins in 2010.
In the early days of the American Navy, midshipmen trained aboard ship until they were eventually commissioned as ensigns. With the founding of the Naval Academy in 1845, it became possible, as it still is, for a midshipman to enter the Navy directly from civilian life. The name of students at the Naval Academy changed several times between 1870 and 1902, when Congress restored the original title of Midshipman, and it has remained unchanged since. TECUMSEH The familiar Native American figurehead facing Bancroft Hall and Tecumseh Court has been an Annapolis resident since 1866. Originally, the figurehead of the USS Delaware was meant to portray Tamanend, the great chief of the Delawares. It developed that Tamanend was a lover of peace and did not strike the fancy of the Brigade. Looking for another name, Midshipmen referred to the figurehead as Powhatan and King Philip before finally settling on Tecumseh, the fierce Shawnee chieftain who lived from 1768-1813. The original wooden statue was replaced after some 50 years in the open weather by a durable bronze replica, presented by the Class of 1891. It is considered a good-luck "mascot" for the midshipmen, who in times past would throw pennies at it and offer left-handed salutes whenever they wanted a 'favor', such as a sports win over West Point, or spiritual help for examinations. These days it receives a fresh coat of war paint and is often decorated in various themes during football weeks and other special occasions such as Commissioning Week.
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MIDSHIPMAN The word midshipman first appeared in English in the 17th century in the form of the word midshipman to designate those men who were stationed "amidships," i.e. in the waist or middle portion of the vessel, while on duty. By 1687, however, the second 's' had been dropped to give the current form of the word. Midshipmen were originally boys, sometimes as young as seven or eight, who were apprenticed to sea captains to learn the sailor's trade.
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Located on Dorsey Creek just a few hundred yards from the Severn River, construction of “The Boathouse” was completed in 1930 and was designed to accommodate Navy’s lone men’s rowing team of 40 members. Since then, however, an additional two teams have been added to the program and the number of athletes competing has increased five-fold to its present day 200 rowers.
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To accomodate this increase, the three-story building has undergone several remodeling efforts over the years. In October 2009, Hubbard Hall began its $16-million reconstruction process that was completed in Fall 2011.
The facility now includes the following state-of-the-art amenities: • Renovated shell storage area and new small boats’ bay
• Larger locker rooms for both the men and 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 industrial laundry facility
• Renovated Banquet and Trophy room with balcony 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 floating dock system
• New geo-thermal heating and cooling system
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FIRST-RATE FACULTY & STAFF The Naval Academy's philosophy of education stresses attention to individual students by highly qualified faculty members who are strongly committed to teaching. Classes are small, with an average size of fewer than 18 students and a student-faculty ratio of 8:1. All courses at the Naval Academy are taught and graded by faculty members, not by graduate assistants.
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Our 600-member faculty is an integrated group of officers and civilians in nearly equal numbers. Officers bring fresh ideas and experiences from operational units and staffs of the Navy and Marine Corps. The academy's civilian faculty members give continuity to the educational program and form a core of professional scholarship and teaching experience. Working together closely, these military and civilian faculty members form one of the strongest and most dedicated teaching faculties of any college or university in the United States.
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MAJORS Students at the Naval Academy can select one of 38 different majors within 23 fields of study. The 23 fields of study are grouped into three different divisions: Division of Engineering and Weapons (aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, general engineering, mechanical engineering, naval architecture, ocean engineering, systems engineering), Division of Math and Science (chemistry, computer science, general science, information technology, mathematics, oceanography, physics) and the Division of Humanities and Social Science (Arabic, Chinese, economics, English, history, political science, quantitative economics). In addition to graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science, students can attain a minor in one of seven different languages.
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Students who excel at the Naval Academy have many opportunities to challenge and advance themselves through several special programs -- Trident Scholars, Honors Programs, and Voluntary Graduate Education Program (VGEP). GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE For the sixth year in a row, the United States Naval Academy ranks among nation’s leaders for graduating NCAA student-athletes on the Division I level. Navy graduated 100 percent of its student-athletes in 10 of the 20 NCAA sports reported on and averaged an overall rate of 96 percent for student-athletes in all sports – the fourthhighest mark nationally among Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS AWARD Ricky Dobbs ('11) was named the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner for the Football Bowl Subdivision, becoming the second Navy student-athlete to win the award. The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award was started in 2001 by Dick Enberg in response to the growing trend of men's basketball players leaving school early for
p Alex Foskett (’11) was named Second-Team Academic All-America by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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NAVY H EAVYWEIGHT ROWI NG the NBA. The award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. Navy has produced five first-team honorees in their respective sports over the last five years, highlighted by Dobbs' award in 2010 and 2008 grad Evan Barnes, who was men’s soccer’s inaugural award winner in 2007. Additionally, women’s basketball player Kate Hobbs ('07), women's soccer's Lizzie Barnes ('08) and men’s lacrosse’s Andy Tormey (‘09) each were named to the Lowe's Senior All-America First Team.
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Standout swimmer Kelly Zahalka ('09) was a recipient of both the Harry S. Truman and Gen. George C. Marshall Scholarships, which paved the way for her to study for two years in the United Kingdom. Former women's track and cross country runner Kayla Sax ('10) became just the ninth student from the Naval Academy to be awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which has enabled her to contribute to research focused on alternative energy sources at the University of Cambridge.
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Men's tennis standout Nick Birger ('11) was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2011, one year after soccer's Beth Reed ('10) and track 's Mark Van Orden ('10) also earned the NCAA Scholarship. These athletes will be able to pursue graduate degrees before resuming their respective naval careers on a full-time basis. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Naval Academy student-athletes have totaled 80 Academic All-America certificates over the years, with 47 of those awards coming since the start of the 1999-2000 academic year. USNA student-athletes have garnered five awards during the 2010-11 academic year. The 2010-11 honorees 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 athlete Cody Rome ('12) and from the men's soccer team, second-teamer Alex Foskett ('11) and third-teamer Sam Miller ('12). Dowd was also a Second-Team Academic All-American during the 2009-10 academic year.
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PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Birger, the 2011 Naval Academy valedictorian, was also named the Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, after earning a second consecutive league scholarathlete honor for men's tennis. Birger is the fifth male midshipman and a league-leading 11th overall to earn the Patriot League's top academic honor. Other Patriot League Scholar-Athlete winners from the 2010-11 academic year include Rome for indoor track & field, swimmer Laura Gorinski ('13) and golfer Peter Reilly ('12).
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS In addition to furthering their education at schools across the country, students at the Naval Academy annually are in competition for several prestigious scholarships. Since Navy's first Rhodes Scholar, E. Van Meter ('28), a total of 46 Naval Academy graduates have received the Rhodes Scholarship, including 13 since 2001. Among Navy's most recent recipients is former baseball player Trevor Thompson ('05). Also, 24 grads have won George C. Marshall Scholarships, including 14 since 2000. A trio of recent graduates earned Bowman Scholarships to the Naval Postgraduate School. Lightweight rower Chris Medford ('11), heavyweight rower Mike Shea ('11) and rifle standout Kenan Wang ('11) were each honored as Bowman Scholars.
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The Naval Academy is located in historic Annapolis, the capital of the State of Maryland. Annapolis was founded in 1640 as Anne Arundel Town and later became the first peacetime capital city of the United States of America in 1783.
Annapolis, named to honor Queen Anne of England, was granted a royal charter as a city in 1708. Annapolis can also lay claim to having been a capital of the United States. From November 1783 to August 1784, the Continental Congress met in the State House. It was here that they accepted George Washington’s resignation as commander-in-chief and ratified the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War.
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The colonial heritage of Annapolis is still evident as the city boasts more buildings from the 1700s than any other city in the country.
The heart of downtown Annapolis has also been designated a National Historic District. Many fine examples of colonial architecture, including the State House, Hammond-Harwood House, Chase-Lloyd House and the William Paca House and Gardens, are open to visitors.
In August, 2009, Annapolis was named a Top Ten finalist for the International Award for Livable Communities, a competition focused on creating livable communities through sound environmental practices.
Annapolis is located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Chesapeake provides natural environs, sightseeing, sailing, fishing and more, helping Annapolis become the sailing capital of the world. The water-lover will also revel in the fact that Maryland has nearly 4,000 miles of shoreline – more than any other state.
Within 30 minutes of Annapolis lies both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, providing entertainment and sightseeing opportunities for residents and tourists alike.
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were harvested in Maryland in 2010. The Maryland crab harvest makes up more than 50 percent of the annual U.S. catch.
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NAVY H EAVYWEIGHT ROWI NG q The State of Maryland voted in 1788 to cede land to form the District of Columbia, which soon became our nation’s capital. Washington, D.C., is located 30 minutes west of Annapolis.
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u Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, is located in Baltimore. The horse industry contributes $1.5 billion annually to the state’s economy. There are over 20,000 horse farms located in Maryland.
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is just 30 minutes from apolis. The City of Baltimore features Harborplace, Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, Railroad Museum, American Visionary Art Mum, and homes for both the MLB’s Baltimore Orioles the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens
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t During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore and was inspired to pen the words to a poem entitled “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which eventually became the national anthem.
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Men’s Heavyweight Crew
Rick Clothier
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Steve Perry
Mike Hughes
Men’s Cross Country
Al Cantello
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Karen Boyle
Joe Suriano
Diving
Ken Niumatalolo
Football
Pat Owen
Golf
Dr. Sho Fukushima
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Cindy Timchal
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Sprint Football
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Squash
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Bill Roberts
John Morrison
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John Officer
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