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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-3 2nd Grand EARC
2V W-1 L-4 6th Grand EARC
1F W-4 L-4 4th Petite EARC
2F W-2 L-2
3F W-2 L-1
4F W-1 L-1
4-15-77 Fort Hunt HS at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1F | 2F |
| 1- Fort Hunt | 1- Navy2F |
| 2- Navy1F | 2- Navy3F |
| 3- NavyHW2F | 3- Fort Hunt |
No times recorded; no referee
Boatings
Class of 1980
1F: Bow- Thomas Sanford “Tom” Ullrich; 2- Edward Leonard “Ed” Spear; 3- Mark Bass Vaughan; 4- Allen Bolles Bartow; 5- Cokey Wayne Mills; 6- Keith Francis Unger; 7- Eugene Gerald “Gene” Huether; Stroke- James Alan “Jim” Genter; Cox- Charles Alan “Chuck” Ward
2F: Bow- Jonathon Wayne Hults; 2- Timothy Gerald Ruck; 3- Lee Allen Smith, Jr.; 4- Charles Elwin “Win” Everett, Jr.; 5- Greg Stanley “Greg” Wojcieszak; 6- Sean Francis O’Branski; 7- Ricky Eugene Wilson; Stroke- Hugh Allen Henry; Cox- Patricia Mary O’Neill
3F: Bow- Robert William Anderson III; 2- Robert Dale Schlesinger; 3- Fred Ellis Cleveland; 4- Mark Kevin White; 5- Michael Joseph “Mike” Madden; 6- John Calvin Smith, Jr.; 7- John Charles Thompson, Jr.; Stroke- Kevin Michael Scott; Cox- Paul Benje Prager
4-16-77 Princeton University (Smith Trophy) at Princeton, New Jersey
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- Princeton 6:42 | 1- Princeton 7:05.3 |
| 2- Navy 6:44.5 | 2- Navy 7:05.8 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Alexander Vanleer “Alex” Sharp ’79; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Thomas Anton “Hedge” Hejl ’77; 4- Michael Joseph “Mike” Gault ’79; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; 6- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 7- Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer ’77; Stroke- Kent Alan French ’79; Cox- Russell Ming “Rusty” Chang ’78
2V: Bow- Michael Gary “Mike” Matacz ’78; 2- Christopher John “Chris” Davidson ’78; 3- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 4- James Thomas “Tom” Strader ’79; 5- Raymond Paul “Ray” Dolan ’79; 6- Robert Harvey “Bob” Sheppard ’77; 7- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; Stroke- David Eugene “Dave” Price ’78; Cox- Vincent Michael “Vince” Balderrama ’78
4-19-77 St. Andrew’s HS at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1F | 2F |
| 1- Navy1F 5:17.5 | 1- Navy3F 5:29.8 |
| 2- St. Andrew’s 5:19.8 | 2- Navy4F 5:34.2 |
| 3- Navy2F 5:28.0 | 3- St Andrew’s 5:35.3 |
The race was on the Battalion Race Course
Boatings
Class of 1980
1F: Bow- Gregory Stanley “Greg” Wojcieszak; 2- Edward Leonard “Ed” Spear; 3- Mark Bass Vaughan; 4- Allen Bolles Bartow; 5- Cokey Wayne Mills; 6- Keith Francis Unger; 7- Eugene Gerald “Gene” Huether; Stroke- James Alan “Jim” Genter; Cox- Charles Alan “Chuck” Ward
2F: Bow- Jonathon Wayne Hults; 2- Timothy Gerald Ruck; 3- Lee Allen Smith, Jr.; 4- Charles Elwin “Win” Everett, Jr.; 5- Mark Kevin White; 6- Sean Francis O’Branski; 7- Ricky Eugene Wilson; Stroke- Hugh Allen Henry; Cox- Patricia Mary O’Neill
3F: Bow- Kevin Michael Scott; 2- John Charles Thompson, Jr.; 3- Reuben Corben Smith III; 4- Michael Joseph “Mike” Madden; 5- John Calvin Smith, Jr.; 6- Fred Ellis Cleveland; 7- Robert Dale Schlesinger; Stroke- Robert William Anderson III; Cox- Paul Benje Prager
4F: Bow- Thomas Patrick O’Keefe, Jr.; 2- Charles Leonard Kanewske; 3- Karl Andrew Rader; 4- Jerome Lee Budnick; 5- David Lewis Chilton; 6- David Duncan Atchison; 7- Edward John Fischer; Stroke- David Joseph Flores; Cox- Kenneth Kazuyoshi Reilly
4-23-77 United States Coast Guard Academy at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Navy 6:29.4 | 1- Coast Guard 6:55.1 | 1- Coast Guard 7:10.4* |
| 2- Coast Guard 6:35 | 2- Navy 6:57.8 | 2- Navy 7:04.2 |
* The Freshmen race ended in protest as a yard patrol boat carrying spectators drifted across the course making the Coast Guard boat alter to the finish line. Although the Navy boat had the lead before the Coast Guard boat altered course, the referee honored the protest and re-ran the last 850 meters of the race. In the second running Coast Guard out-stroked Navy to take the win.
Boatings
1V: Bow- Alexander Vanleer “Alex” Sharp ’79; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Thomas Anton “Hedge” Hejl ’77; 4- David Eugene “Dave” Price ’78; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; 6- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 7- Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer ’77; Stroke- Kent Alan French ’79; Cox- Russell Ming “Rusty” Chang ’78
2V: Bow- Michael Gary “Mike” Matacz ’78; 2- Christopher John “Chris” Davidson ’78; 3- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 4- James Thomas “Tom” Strader ’79; 5- Raymond Paul “Ray” Dolan ’79; 6- Robert Harvey “Bob” Sheppard ’77; 7- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; Stroke- Michael Joseph “Mike” Gault ’79; Cox- Vincent Michael “Vince” Balderrama ’78
1F (Class of 1980): Bow- Gregory Stanley “Greg” Wojcieszak; 2- Edward Leonard “Ed” Spear; 3- Mark Bass Vaughan; 4- Allen Bolles Bartow; 5- Cokey Wayne Mills; 6- Keith Francis Unger; 7- Eugene Gerald “Gene” Huether; Stroke- James Alan “Jim” Genter; Cox- Charles Alan “Chuck” Ward
4-30-77 Harvard University (Haines Cup) at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Harvard 6:09.3 | 1- Harvard 6:21.7 | 1- Harvard 6:22.8 |
| 2- Navy 6:10.3 | 2- Navy 6:29.0 | 2- Navy 6:26.6 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Alexander Vanleer “Alex” Sharp ’79; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Thomas Anton “Hedge” Hejl ’77; 4- David Eugene “Dave” Price ’78; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; 6- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 7- Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer ’77; Stroke- Kent Alan French ’79; Cox- Russell Ming “Rusty” Chang ’78
2V: Bow- Michael Gary “Mike” Matacz ’78; 2- Christopher John “Chris” Davidson ’78; 3- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 4- James Thomas “Tom” Strader ’79; 5- Raymond Paul “Ray” Dolan ’79; 6- Robert Harvey “Bob” Sheppard ’77; 7- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; Stroke- Michael Joseph “Mike” Gault ’79; Cox- Vincent Michael “Vince” Balderrama ’78
1F (Class of 1980): Bow- Thomas Sanford “Tom” Ullrich; 2- Edward Leonard “Ed” Spear; 3- Mark Bass Vaughan; 4- Allen Bolles Bartow; 5- Cokey Wayne Mills; 6- Keith Francis Unger; 7- Eugene Gerald “Gene” Huether; Stroke- James Alan “Jim” Genter; Cox- Charles Alan “Chuck” Ward
5-7-77 University of Pennsylvania (Callow Cup) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Penn 6:04.3 | 1- Penn 6:17.3 | 1- MIT 6:35.2 |
| 2- Navy 6:05.7 | 2- Navy 6:31.0 | 2- Navy 6:44.5 |
| 3- MIT 6:19.0 | 3- MIT 6:37.8 | 3- Penn 6:52.4 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Alexander Vanleer “Alex” Sharp ’79; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Thomas Anton “Hedge” Hejl ’77; 4- David Eugene “Dave” Price ’78; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; 6- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 7- Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer ’77; Stroke- Kent Alan French ’79; Cox- Russell Ming “Rusty” Chang ’78
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Robert Harvey “Bob” Sheppard ’77; 3- Michael Gary “Mike” Matacz ’78; 4- Kenneth Lyle “Ken” Ritz ’79; 5- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 6- James Thomas “Tom” Strader ’79; 7- Ronald Arnold “Ron” Bruno ’79; Stroke- Michael Joseph “Mike” Gault ’79; Cox- Vincent Michael “Vince” Balderrama ’78
1F (Class of 1980): Bow- Thomas Sanford “Tom” Ullrich; 2- Edward Leonard “Ed” Spear; 3- Eugene Gerald “Gene” Huether; 4- Charles Elwin “Win” Everett, Jr.; 5- Mark Bass Vaughan; 6- Hugh Allen Henry; 7- Gregory Stanley “Greg” Wojcieszak; Stroke- James Alan “Jim” Genter; Cox- Charles Alan “Chuck” Ward
5-15-77 EARC Championships at Princeton, New Jersey
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| Grand | Grand | Grand |
| 1- Harvard 6:19.5 | 1- Harvard 6:49.3 | 1- Yale 6:46.7 |
| 2- Navy 6:23.5 | 2- Penn 6:51.8 | 2- Harvard 6:49.8 |
| 3- Penn 6:25.0 | 3- Princeton 6:52.9 | 3- Cornell 6:53.8 |
| 4- Princeton 6:26.0 | 4- Cornell 6:55.4 | 4- |
| 5- Yale 6:27.0 | 5- Yale 6:57.3 | 5- |
| 6- Rutgers 6:30.2 | 6- Navy 7:05.1 | 6- |
| Petite | ||
| 7- MIT 6:53.5 | ||
| 8- Trinity 6:55.8 | ||
| 9- Penn 6:58.1 | ||
| 10- Navy 7:09.1 | ||
| 11- Columbia 7:15.4 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Alexander Vanleer “Alex” Sharp ’79; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Thomas Anton “Hedge” Hejl ’77; 4- David Eugene “Dave” Price ’78; 5- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; 6- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 7- Walter Philip “Phil” Schlaepfer ’77; Stroke- Kent Alan French ’79; Cox- Russell Ming “Rusty” Chang ’78
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Robert Harvey “Bob” Sheppard ’77; 3- Michael Gary “Mike” Matacz ’78; 4- Kenneth Lyle “Ken” Ritz ’79; 5- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 6- James Thomas “Tom” Strader ’79; 7- Raymond Paul “Ray” Dolan ’79; Stroke- Michael Joseph “Mike” Gault ’79; Cox- Vincent Michael “Vince” Balderrama ’78
1F (Class of 1980): Bow- Thomas Sanford “Tom” Ullrich; 2- Charles Elwin “Win” Everett, Jr.; 3- Eugene Gerald “Gene” Huether; 4- Keith Francis Unger; 5- Mark Bass Vaughan; 6- Hugh Allen Henry; 7- Gregory Stanley “Greg” Wojcieszak; Stroke- James Alan “Jim” Genter; Cox- Charles Alan “Chuck” Ward
Jope Cup : Harvard (37), Princeton (27), Yale (27), Penn (24), Cornell (23), Navy (21), Rutgers (18), Dartmouth (15), MIT (14), Columbia (6), Trinity (4)
Coach: P. D. (Dirk) Mosis III, 1stLt, USMC [USNA ’73]
Plebe Coach: Carl Ullrich [Cornell ’50, bowman in the 1949 MVL8 Champion Cornell crew]
Officer Rep: Michael J. Malone, LT, USN [USNA ’69]
Captain: W. Philip Schlaepfer ’77
Manager: Barry J. Pochron ’78
Spirit: W. Philip Schlaepher ’77