Compiled, researched and written by Gary Lundeen ’75. Please send any additions and/or corrections and vintage photos to the NavyLights Staff Historian.
1V W-2 L-2 5th Grand EARC [Won by Harvard]
2V W-3 L-1 2nd Grand EARC [Won by Harvard]
1F W-1 L-3 5th Grand EARC [Won by Harvard]
2F
4-10-71 Princeton University and Rutgers University at Princeton, New Jersey
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- Princeton 6:54.3 | 1- Navy 7:12 |
| 2- Navy 7:00.3 | 2- Princeton 7:20.8 |
| 3- Rutgers 7:17 | 3- Rutgers 7:45.6 |
Boatings
Varsity: Bow- Andrew James Koss ’72; 2- Steven John Willats ’72; 3- William Saunders Felts, Jr. ’71; 4- Paul John Ryan ’73; 5- Richard Munn Hoover ’73; 6- James Clayton Snead ’73; 7- Bruce Keener IV ’73; Stroke- William Folwell Comly ’73; Cox- David William Luengen ’71
Junior Varsity: Bow- Vincent Patrick Dowd ’72; 2- William Lloyd Hatcher III ’71; 3- Franklin Dewitt Lane ’73; 4- John Charles Brandes ’71; 5- Richard John Frawley ’72; 6- Stephen Pelstring ’71; 7- Brenton C. Greene ’71; Stroke- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73; Cox- Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
4-18-71 Georgetown University at Washington, DC (Freshman rowed 4-17-71)
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Navy | 1- Navy | 1- Navy 6:27 |
| 2- Georgetown | 2- Georgetown | 2- Georgetown 6:34 |
Boatings
Varsity: Bow- Steven John Willats ’72; 2- Andrew James Koss ’72; 3- Paul John Ryan ’73; 4- William Saunders Felts, Jr. ’71; 5- Richard Munn Hoover ’73; 6- James Clayton Snead ’73; 7- Bruce Keener IV ’73; Stroke- William Folwell Comly ’73; Cox- Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
Junior Varsity: Bow- Vincent Patrick Dowd ’72; 2- William Lloyd Hatcher III ’71; 3- Franklin Dewitt Lane ’73; 4- John Charles Brandes ’71; 5- Richard John Frawley ’72; 6- Stephen Pelstring ’71; 7- Brenton C. Greene ’71; Stroke- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73; Cox- David William Luengen ’71
Class of 1974
Bow- Steven Mark Endacott; 2- Robert Lee Miller, Jr.; 3- Richard John Bradley; 4- Douglas Norman Larson; 5- Mark Emerson Mooney; 6- Charles William Hutcherson, Jr.; 7- Kenneth Miles McBrayer; Stroke- David Bruce DeLong; Cox: Thomas John Gallagher
4-24-71 Harvard University (Haines Cup) at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Harvard 6:08 | 1- Harvard 6:17 | 1- Harvard 6:16 |
| 2- Navy 6:21 | 2- Navy 6:29 | 2- Navy 6:20 |
Boatings
Varsity: Bow- Steven John Willats ’72; 2- William Folwell Comly ’73; 3- William Saunders Felts, Jr. ’71; 4- Paul John Ryan ’73; 5- Richard Munn Hoover ’73; 6- James Clayton Snead ’73; 7- Brenton C. Greene ’71; Stroke- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73; Cox- Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
Junior Varsity: Bow- Vincent Patrick Dowd ’72; 2- William Lloyd Hatcher III ’71; 3- Franklin Dewitt Lane ’73; 4- John Charles Brandes ’71; 5- Richard John Frawley ’72; 6- Stephen Pelstring ’71; 7- Bruce Keener IV ’73; Stroke- Andrew James Koss ’72; Cox- David William Luengen ’71
Class of 1974
Bow- Steven Mark Endacott; 2- Robert Lee Miller, Jr.; 3- Richard John Bradley; 4- Robert Cleveland Bruce, Jr.; 5- Mark Emerson Mooney; 6- Charles William Hutcherson, Jr.; 7- Kenneth Miles McBrayer; Stroke- David Bruce DeLong; Cox: Thomas John Gallagher
4-27-71 St Andrew’s HS at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- St Andrew’s | 2- Navy |
Boating
Class of 1974
Bow- John Cameron Scherrer; 2- Robert Lee Miller, Jr.; 3- Richard John Bradley; 4- Douglas Norman Larson; 5- Charles William Hutcherson, Jr.; 6- Mark Emerson Mooney; 7- Kenneth Miles McBrayer; Stroke- David Bruce DeLong; Cox- Thomas John Gallagher
5-1-71 University of Pennsylvania (Callow Cup) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Navy | 1- Navy | 1- MIT 6:25.5 |
| 2- MIT | 2- MIT | 2- Penn 6:26.5 |
| 3-Penn | 3-Penn | 3- Navy 6:27.2 |
Boatings
Varsity: Bow- Steven John Willats ’72; 2- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73 ; 3- Brenton C. Greene ’71; 4- William Saunders Felts, Jr. ’71; 5- Richard Munn Hoover ’73; 6- James Clayton Snead ’73; 7- Paul John Ryan ’73; Stroke- William Folwell Comly ’73; Cox- Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
Junior Varsity: Bow- Vincent Patrick Dowd ’72; 2- William Lloyd Hatcher III ’71; 3- Franklin Dewitt Lane ’73; 4- John Charles Brandes ’71; 5- Richard John Frawley ’72; 6- Stephen Pelstring ’71; 7- Bruce Keener IV ’73; Stroke- Andrew James Koss ’72; Cox- David William Luengen ’71
Class of 1974
Bow- Steven Mark Endacott; 2- Robert Lee Miller, Jr.; 3- Richard John Bradley; 4- Robert Cleveland Bruce, Jr.; 5- Mark Emerson Mooney; 6- Charles William Hutcherson, Jr.; 7- Kenneth Miles McBrayer; Stroke- David Bruce DeLong; Cox: Thomas John Gallagher
5-8-71 EARC Championships at Worcester, Massachusetts
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Harvard 6:39.2 | 1- Harvard 7:01.5 | 1- Harvard 7:12.2 |
| 2- Columbia 6:53.2 | 2- Navy 7:05.0 | 2- Penn 7:15.6 |
| 3- Princeton 6:55.5 | 3- MIT 7:07.4 | 3- MIT 7:17.4 |
| 4- Unknown | 4- Unknown | 4- Unknown |
| 5- Navy | 5- Unknown | 5- Navy 7:22 |
Boatings
Varsity: Bow- Steven John Willats ’72; 2- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73 ; 3- Brenton C. Greene ’71; 4- William Saunders Felts, Jr. ’71; 5- Richard Munn Hoover ’73; 6- James Clayton Snead ’73; 7- Paul John Ryan ’73; Stroke- William Folwell Comly ’73; Cox- Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
Junior Varsity: Bow- Vincent Patrick Dowd ’72; 2- William Lloyd Hatcher III ’71; 3- Franklin Dewitt Lane ’73; 4- John Charles Brandes ’71; 5- Richard John Frawley ’72; 6- Stephen Pelstring ’71; 7- Bruce Keener IV ’73; Stroke- Andrew James Koss ’72; Cox- David William Luengen ’71
Class of 1974
Bow- Steven Mark Endacott; 2- Robert Lee Miller, Jr.; 3- Richard John Bradley; 4- Robert Cleveland Bruce, Jr.; 5- Mark Emerson Mooney; 6- Charles William Hutcherson, Jr.; 7- Kenneth Miles McBrayer; Stroke- David Bruce DeLong; Cox: Thomas John Gallagher
Jope Cup : Harvard (38), Princeton (27), Navy (26), Penn (25), MIT (23), Columbia (19), Cornell (15), Yale (15), Rutgers (10), Dartmouth (9), Georgetown (9)
Coach: Warren E. Sweetser III, Maj, USMC [USNA ’60, two-oar in the 1960 USA Olympic 8+]
Plebe Coach: Robert D. Bach, LCDR, USN
Officer Rep:
Captain: John C. Brandes ’71, Paul D. Steinke ’71
Managers: William R. Lottes II ’72, John W. Mitchell, Jr. ’74
Spirit: William F. Comly ’73, Richard J. Frawley ’72