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-5 L-5 5th Grand EARC
2V W-5 L-4 3rd Grand EARC
3V W-0 L-3 Did not row at EARC
1F W-3 L-4 3rd Petite EARC
2F W-3 L-1 Did not row at EARC
Henry Netzer ’74, Navy Lightweight Crew Captain
Jon Eric VanAmringe, LT (USN), Head Coach, Navy Lightweight Crew
Photo courtesy of Henry Netzer ’74
3-30-74 University of Virginia at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Navy 6:51 | No Race | 1- Navy2F 5:17 |
| 2- Navy2V 6:59 | 2- Navy1F 5:19 | |
| 3- Virginia 7:03.5 | 3- West Catholic HS 5:23 | |
| 4- Navy3V 7:14.3 |
Varsity and Junior Varsity raced over a 2000m course; Plebes raced over a 1500m course.
Boatings
1V: Bow- Michael Jay “Mike” Wahl ’74; 2- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74; 3- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 4- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 5- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; 6-Johnny Bert Green ’76; 7- Steven Clark “Steve” Hall ’75; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- David Kenneth “Ollie” Oliveria ’75
2V: Bow- John Cameron Scherrer ’74; 2-Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 3- Lucien Dibell “Loush” Memminger ’76; 4- Robert Alan “Bull” Bullock ’75; 5- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 6- Dennis Duane “Stoney” Stone ’75; 7- Robert Hollis “Bob” Lundell ’76; Stroke- Thomas Burcham “Tom” Hill ’75; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
3V: Boating not available
1F (Class of 1977): Bow: Gordon Kent McElroy; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker; 3- John Alston Cloward; 4- William Dolan Frost II; 5- Eugene Thomas “Gene” McCarthy, Jr.; 6- Dane Craig Swanson; 7- Christopher Michael “Chris” O’Connor; Stroke- Warren Blake “Blake” Estes; Cox- John Alexander Read
2F (Class of 1977): Boating not available
4-13-74 Princeton University (Smith Trophy) at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Princeton 7:05.3 | 1- Princeton 7:07.5 | 1- Princeton 7:47 |
| 2- Navy 7:20.5 | 2- Navy 7:09.2 | 2- Navy 7:53.22 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Michael Jay “Mike” Wahl ’74; 2- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 3- Dennis Duane “Stoney” Stone ’75; 4- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 5- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; 6-Johnny Bert Green ’76; 7- Steven Clark “Steve” Hall ’75; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- David Kenneth “Ollie” Oliveria ’75
2V: Bow- John Cameron Scherrer ’74; 2-Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 3- Timothy Michael “Tim” Hagen ’76; 4- Robert Alan “Bull” Bullock ’75; 5- Lucien Dibell “Loush” Memminger ’76; 6- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 7- Robert Hollis “Bob” Lundell ’76; Stroke- Thomas Burcham “Tom” Hill ’75; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
1F (Class of 1977): Bow: Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker; 3- John Alston Cloward; 4- James Edward “Ed” Sheldon; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty; 6- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins; 7- Thomas Anton “Tom” Hejl; Stroke- Dennis Mark Franich; Cox- John Alexander Read
4-20-74 United States Coast Guard Academy at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Navy 6:29.1 | 1- Navy 6:34.2 | 1- Navy 6:41 |
| 2- Coast Guard 6:37.5 | 2- Coast Guard 6:49.7 | 2- Coast Guard 6:48 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 2- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74; 3- Michael Jay “Mike” Wahl ’74; 4- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 5- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; 6-Johnny Bert Green ’76; 7- Steven Clark “Steve” Hall ’75; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- David Kenneth “Ollie” Oliveria ’75
2V: Bow- John Cameron Scherrer ’74; 2-Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 3- Lucien Dibell “Loush” Memminger ’76; 4- Robert Alan “Bull” Bullock ’75; 5- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 6- Dennis Duane “Stoney” Stone ’75; 7- Robert Hollis “Bob” Lundell ’76; Stroke- Thomas Burcham “Tom” Hill ’75; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
1F (Class of 1977): Bow- Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker; 3- John Alston Cloward; 4- James Edward “Ed” Sheldon; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty; 6- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins; 7- Thomas Anton “Tom” Hejl; Stroke- Dennis Mark Franich; Cox- John Alexander Read
4-23-74 St Andrew’s HS at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1F | 2F |
| 1- St Andrews 2:58 | 1- St Andrews 2:51 |
| 2- Navy 3:07.5 | 2- Navy 2:52 |
The race was over an 800m course.
Boatings
1F (Class of 1977): Bow- Steven Craig Jackson; 2- Gerald Vernon Cook; 3- Peter John Finley; 4- Peter Wendell Cameron; 5- Gregory James Buchanan; 6- Michael Stephen Johnson; 7- Christopher Michael “Chris” O’Connor; Stroke- Warren Blake “Blake” Estes; Cox- Rex Derby
2F (Class of 1977): Bow: Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker; 3- John Alston Cloward; 4- James Edward “Ed” Sheldon; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty; 6- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins; 7- Thomas Anton “Tom” Hejl; Stroke- Dennis Mark Franich; Cox- John Alexander Read
4-27-74 Harvard University (Haines Cup) and St Catherine’s at Cambridge, Massachusetts
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- Harvard 6:27 | 1- Harvard 6:31 |
| 2- Navy 6:36 | 2- Navy 6:43 |
| 3- St Catherine’s | 3- St Catherine’s |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Michael Jay “Mike” Wahl ’74; 2- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74; 3- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 4- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 5- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; 6-Johnny Bert Green ’76; 7- Steven Clark “Steve” Hall ’75; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- David Kenneth “Ollie” Oliveria ’75
2V: Bow- John Cameron Scherrer ’74; 2-Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 3- Lucien Dibell “Loush” Memminger ’76; 4- Robert Alan “Bull” Bullock ’75; 5- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 6- Dennis Duane “Stoney” Stone ’76; 7- Robert Hollis “Bob” Lundell ’76; Stroke- Thomas Burcham “Tom” Hill ’75; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
4-28-74 Monsignor Bonner HS at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1F | 2F (4+) |
| 1- Monsignor Bonner – 1 1/2 lengths | 1- Monsignor Bonner – 2 lengths |
| 2- Navy | 2- Navy |
The race was rowed on Weems Creek.
Boatings
1F 8+ (Class of 1977): Bow- Peter John Finley; 2- William Dolan Frost II; 3- Gregory James Buchanan; 4- James Edward “Ed” Sheldon; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty; 6- Dennis Mark Franich; 7- Thomas Anton “Tom” Hejl; Stroke- ; Cox- John Alexander Read
2F 4+ (Class opf 1977): Bow- Steven Craig Jackson; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker; 3- John Alston Cloward; Stroke- Warren Blake “Blake” Estes; Cox- Rex Derby
5-4-74 University of Pennsylvania (Callow Cup) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- MIT 5:54.8 | 1- Penn 6:07.7 |
| 2- Penn 5:56.9 | 2- Navy 6:13.9 |
| 3- Navy 6:05.0 | 3- MIT 6:19.1 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Michael Jay “Mike” Wahl ’74; 2- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74; 3- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 4- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 5- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; 6-Johnny Bert Green ’76; 7- Steven Clark “Steve” Hall ’75; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- David Kenneth “Ollie” Oliveria ’75
2V: Bow- John Cameron Scherrer ’74; 2-Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 3- Lucien Dibell “Loush” Memminger ’76; 4- Robert Alan “Bull” Bullock ’75; 5- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 6- Dennis Duane “Stoney” Stone ’76; 7- Robert Hollis “Bob” Lundell ’76; Stroke- Thomas Burcham “Tom” Hill ’75; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
5-4-74 Fort Hunt HS at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1F | 2F |
| 1- Navy 4:57.6 | 1- Navy 5:17.4 |
| 2- Fort Hunt 5:04.0 | 2- Fort Hunt 5:19.8 |
The races were rowed on the Battalion Race Course along the Hospital Point seawall.
Boatings
1F (Class of 1977): Bow- Steven Craig Jackson; 2- Gerald Vernon Cook; 3- Peter John Finley; 4- Peter Wendell Cameron; 5- Gregory James Buchanan; 6- Michael Steven Johnson; 7- Christopher Michael “Chris” O’Connor; Stroke- Warren Blake “Blake” Estes; Cox- Rex Derby
2F (Class of 1977): Bow- Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker; 3- John Alston Cloward; 4- James Edward “Ed” Sheldon; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty; 6- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins; 7- Thomas Anton “Tom” Hejl; Stroke- Dennis Mark Franich; Cox- John Alexander Read
5-11-74 EARC Championships at Worcester, Massachusetts
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| Grand | Grand | Grand |
| 1- Harvard 6:28.2 | 1- Harvard 6:30.8 | 1- Harvard 6:26.8 |
| 2- Penn 6:31.9 | 2- Princeton 6:36.2 | 2- Rutgers 6:31.4 |
| 3- MIT 6:34.3 | 3- Navy 6:37.8 | 3- Dartmouth 6:31.6 |
| 4- Rutgers 6:34.9 | 4- Cornell 6:39.6 | 4- |
| 5- Navy 6:35.0 | 5- MIT 6:40.3 | 5- |
Freshmen Petite
1- Penn 6:31.0
2- Yale 6:35.6
3- Navy 6:37.6
4- Columbia 6:52.5
Boatings
1V: Bow- Michael Jay “Mike” Wahl ’74; 2- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74; 3- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 4- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 5- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; 6-Johnny Bert Green ’76; 7- Steven Clark “Steve” Hall ’75; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- David Kenneth “Ollie” Oliveria ’75
2V: Bow- John Cameron Scherrer ’74; 2-Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 3- Lucien Dibell “Loush” Memminger ’76; 4- Robert Alan “Bull” Bullock ’75; 5- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 6- Dennis Duane “Stoney” Stone ’76; 7- Robert Hollis “Bob” Lundell ’76; Stroke- Thomas Burcham “Tom” Hill ’75; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
1F (Class of 1977): Boating not available
Jope Cup : Harvard (38), Rutgers (26), MIT (25), Princeton (24), Penn (23), Navy (21), Cornell (20), Dartmouth (15), Yale (13), Columbia (2)
Coach: Jon Eric VanAmringe, LT, USN [Yale ’70]
Plebe Coach: Edward G. Ogden, CDR, USN [USNA ’55]
Officer Rep: John F. Danis, CAPT, USN [USNA ’49], Charles R. Stephan LCDR, USN [USNA ’65]
Captain: Henry J. Netzer ’74
Manager: Gerald A. Burger, Jr. ’75, John T. Locks ’76
Spirit: Henry J. Netzer ’74, John C. Scherrer ’74