Compiled, researched and written by Gary Lundeen ’75. Please send any additions and/or corrections and vintage photos to the NavyLights Staff Historian.
Trophies (L-R): Haines Trophy, Eads Johnson Cup, Wright Trophy, 1922 Trophy, Callow Cup
Photo courtesy of Navy Lightweight Crew
Season Summary
Navy’s 1V wins the inaugural Eads Johnson Jr. Cup against Yale; defeats Harvard to retain the Haines Trophy for the third consecutive year, and defeats Penn to retain the Callow Cup for the fourth consecutive year.
At the EARC Sprints, the 1V wins gold and the Wright Trophy and ends their regular season with an undefeated record; the 3V and 2F also win gold, and the 1F rows to a silver medal finish. Navy places six boats in all grand finals with the 3V and 4V both rowing in the 3V grand final.
The Navy lightweight 1V also posts the best season in Navy lightweight crew history. In addition to their EARC Sprints Championship gold medal and Wright Trophy, the 1V also wins the IRA National Championship and The 1922 Trophy. And, the Navy 1V goes on to reach the semifinal round in The Temple Cup Challenge at the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.
The Navy lightweight 1V is selected as the EARC’s Crew of the Year, while head coach Rob Friedrich is voted the EARC Coach of the Year. The 1V also qualifies for the Navy Hall of Fame.
1V W-6 L-0
2V W-2 L-4
3V W-3 L-0
1F W-6 L-0
2F W-3 L-0
2F (4+) W-2 L-0
3-27-04 Princeton University (Smith Trophy) at Princeton, New Jersey
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F |
| 1- Navy 6:04.9 | 1- Princeton 6:16.2 | 1- Navy3V 6:26.0 | 1- Navy | 1- No 2F race |
| 2- Princeton 6:11.0 | 2- Navy 6:20.7 | 2- Navy4V 6:31.8 | 2- Princeton +7.5 sec | |
| 3- Princeton 6:35.5 |
4-03-04 Yale University (Eads Johnson, Jr. Cup) at Mercer County, New Jersey
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F (4+) |
| 1- Navy 5:53.31 | 1- Yale 6:05.0 | 1- Navy 6:11.8 | 1- Navy 6:05.6 | 1- Navy 7:13.3 |
| 2- Yale 5:56.91 | 2- Navy 6:07.6 | 2- Yale 6:22.9 | 2- Yale 6:14.3 | 2- Yale 7:16.7 |
| 3- Navy 7:17.5 |
4-10-04 Rutgers and Columbia at New Brunswick, New Jersey
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F (4+) |
| 1- Navy 5:49.6 | 1- Rutgers 6:05.6 | 1- No 3V race | 1- Navy 6:12.6 | 1- Navy 7:17.4 |
| 2- Columbia 5:56.4 | 2- Navy 6:08.2 | 2- | 2- Columbia 6:24.0 | 2- Rutgers 7:21.8 |
| 3- Rutgers 5:56.4 | 3- Columbia 6:17.3 | 3- Columbia 7:40.2 |
4-17-04 Georgetown University at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F |
| 1- Navy 6:08.9 | 1- Navy 2V 6:20.4 | 1- No 3V race | 1- Navy 6:17.6 | 1- Navy 2F 6:48.3 |
| 2- Georgetown 6:14.35 | 2- Navy 3V 6:21.1 | 2- Georgetown 6:30.8 | 2- Navy 4V 6:55.0 | |
| 3- Georgetown 6:30.3 | 3- Georgetown 7:03.14 |
In the 2F race the Navy 4Vbowman jumped his slide twice in the last 500m.
4-24-04 Harvard University (Haines Cup) and Boston College at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F |
| 1- Navy 6:05.0 | 1- Harvard 6:17.9 | 1- Navy 6:28.2 | 1- Navy 6:18.6 | 1- Navy 6:38.9 |
| 2- Harvard 6:06.1 | 2- Navy 6:25.6 | 2- Harvard 6:30.7 | 2- Harvard 6:19.1 | 2- Harvard 6:52.2 |
| 3- Boston College 6:13.9 | 3- Navy 4V 6:42.1 |
5-09-04 University of Pennsylvania (Callow Cup) and Delaware at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F |
| 1- Navy 6:02.5 | 1- Navy 6:09.6 | No 3V race | 1- Navy 6:10.0 | 1- Navy 6:23.9 |
| 2- Delaware 6:11.8 | 2- Penn 6:18.4 | 2- Penn 6:12.4 | 2- Delaware 6:49.0 | |
| 3- Penn 6:13.3 | 3- Delaware 6:33.8 | 3- Delaware 6:26.0 |
5-16-04 EARC Championships at Worcester, Massachusetts
Grand Final
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F |
| 1- Navy 5:53.884 | 1- Harvard 6:03.600 | 1- Navy3V 6:07.932 | 1- Harvard 6:02.009 | 1- Navy 6:18.078 |
| 2- Harvard 5:56.148 | 2- Yale 6:04.907 | 2- Harvard 6:11.619 | 2- Navy 6:04.056 | 2- Georgetown 6:25.928 |
| 3- Georgetown 5:57.239 | 3- Princeton 6:07.452 | 3- Cornell 6:13.121 | 3- Princeton 6:04.603 | 3- Harvard 6:28.874 |
| 4- Princeton 6:00.298 | 4- Navy 6:10.250 | 4- Dartmouth 6:19.524 | 4- Penn 6:04.775 | 4- Delaware 6:37.339 |
| 5- Cornell 6:01.473 | 5- Cornell 6:11.247 | 5- Navy4V 6:21.476 | 5- Cornell 6:06.891 | 5- Cornell 6:38.583 |
| 6- Yale 6:05.468 | 6- Rutgers 6:15.956 | 6- | 6- Dartmouth 6:12.441 | 6- |
Petite Final
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F |
| 1- Delaware 6:03.409 | 1- Penn 6:16.612 | No 3V Petite | 1- Yale 6:11.072 | No 1F Petite |
| 2- Rutgers 6:04.292 | 2- Dartmouth 6:22.120 | 2- Georgetown 6:12.541 | ||
| 3- Dartmouth 6:04.606 | 3- Columbia 6:25.865 | 3- Columbia 6:14.303 | ||
| 4- Columbia 6:04.662 | 4- Delaware 6:34.311 | 4- Delaware 6:19.460 | ||
| 5- Penn 6:06.359 | 5- MIT 6:35.752 | 5- Rutgers 6:23.533 | ||
| 6- MIT 6:16.925 | 6- Georgetown 6:39.562 | 6- MIT 6:55.978 |
Jope Cup: Harvard (37), Navy (34), Princeton (29), Yale (24), Cornell (24), Dartmouth (16), Penn (15), Georgetown (15), Rutgers (13), Delaware (10), Columbia (9), MIT (1)
3-5 June 2004 IRA Championships at Cooper River Park, Camden County, New Jersey
The 1922 Trophy
Grand
1- Navy 6:05.02
2- Georgetown 6:08.67
3- Princeton 6:12.47
4- Yale 6:15.67
5- Harvard 6:16.28
6- Cornell 6:21.94
Petite
1- Rutgers 6:20.03
2- Dartmouth 6:20.87
3- Delaware 6:23.43
4- BC 6:25.67
5- Columbia 6:34.95
2004 Henley Royal Regatta (The Temple Challenge Cup)
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Championship
1- ASR Nereus Holland
2- DSR Proteus –Eretes Holland
Final Four
1- DSR Proteus –Eretes Holland
2- U.S. Naval Academy
1- ASR Nereus Holland
2- Oxford Brookes University A
Coach: Rob Friedrich [Rutgers ’97]
Plebe Coach: Jonathan S. (Steve) Perry [Rutgers ’99]
Officer Rep: LCDR Thomas M. Callender IV, USN [USNA ’90]
Plebe Officer Rep: Maj Stuart R. Lockhart, USMC [USNA ’91]
Faculty Rep: LT Gregory B. Cotton, USN [USNA ’87]
Captain: Hunter D. Washburn ’04
Manager:
Spirit: Hunter D. Washburn ’04