Compiled, researched and written by Gary Lundeen ’75. Please send any additions and/or corrections and vintage photos to the NavyLights Staff Historian.
Navy’s Third Varsity eight wins gold at the Eastern Sprints, and Navy’s lightweight coxed four and straight four each win the national title at the 2019 117th Annual National IRA Regatta at the Sacramento State Aquatics Center in Sacramento, California.
Spring Season 1V W-2 L-5 ; EARC- 3 ; IRA- 6 2V W-2 L-5 ; EARC- 7 3V W-8 L-2 ; EARC- 1 4V W-8 L-3 ; EARC- 3 5V W-4 L-6 ; EARC- 2 6V W-0 L-1 ; EARC- 3 [in 5V race] VL4+ ; IRA- 1 VL4- ; IRA- 1
Navy lightweight rowers also competed in two international regattas to close the 2019 season. Information and race results can be viewed here.
| 03/23/19 – Princeton University (Murtaugh Cup and Smith Trophy) on Lake Carnegie at Princeton, New Jersey | |||||
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 4V | ||
| 1- Princeton 6:30.7 | 1- Princeton 6:37.8 | 1- Navy 6:40.8 | 1- Navy4V 6:35.9 | ||
| 2- Navy 6:38.4 | 2- Navy 6:41.8 | 2- Princeton 6:46.2 | 2- Navy5V 6:41.3 | ||
| 3- Princeton 6:58.0 | |||||
Boat Lineups for Princeton Races
First Varsity 8
Bow- Drew Bennett ’19; 2- Ben Capannari ’20; 3- Kaden Dohm ’20; 4- John Schoenewolf ’21; 5- Soren Mercer ’22; 6- Duke Brady ’21; 7- Riki Gagnon ’21; Stroke- Chandler Washburn ’21; Cox- Jack Ransick ’22
Second Varsity 8
Bow- Clay Jackson ’19; 2- Myles Knight ’22; 3- Morgan Whetstone ’19; 4- Joshua Freitas ’22; 5- Tyler Schatz ’20; 6- Creig Tarrant ’20; 7- Theo Freidenrich ’20; Stroke- Max Gelbach ’20; Cox- Pat Urrutia ’20
Third Varsity 8
Bow- Chris Greubel ’21; 2- Asher Elkins ’21; 3- Brendan Finn ’20; 4- Jerra Ewing ’21; 5- Noah Chaskin ’20; 6- Ben Skinner ’19; 7- Leor Golan ’19; Stroke- Brendan Philbin ’20; Cox- Cullen Harper ’19
Fourth Varsity 8
Bow- Patrick Watler ’19; 2- George Heinen ’22; 3- Karl Schwarzkopf ’20; 4- Dan Johnston ’19; 5- Jack Spector ’22; 6- Brycen Groess ’22; 7- Ben Blakeslee ’19; Stroke- Jesse Hall ’20; Cox- Christophe Theodore ’20
Fifth Varsity 8
Bow- Harrison Boldt ’21; 2- Charlie Goodrich ’22; 3- Seamus Tomb ’22; 4- Will Jarrett ’22; 5- John Feng ’21; 6- Matthew Fox ’22; 7- David Jackson ’22; Stroke- Luke Waldo ’20; Cox- Maggie Scholl ’21
| 03/30/19 – Yale University (Eads Johnson, Jr. Cup and VanAmringe Cup Team Trophy) on Mercer Lake at Richard Coffee County Park in West Windsor Township, New Jersey | |||||
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 4V | ||
| 1- Yale 6:04.2 | 1- Yale 6:11.1 | 1- Yale 6:17.9 | 1- Yale 6:12.9 | ||
| 2- Navy 6:06.7 | 2- Navy 6:14.0 | 2- Navy 6:22.2 | 2- Navy 6:16.7 | ||
Boat Lineups for Yale Races
First Varsity 8
Bow- Drew Bennett ’19; 2- Ben Capannari ’20; 3- Kaden Dohm ’20; 4- John Schoenewolf ’21; 5- Riki Gagnon ’21; 6- Chandler Washburn ’21; 7- Duke Brady ’21; Stroke- Clay Jackson ’19; Cox- Pat Urrutia ’20
Second Varsity 8
Bow- Andrew Laberee ’22; 2- Myles Knight ’22; 3- Tyler Schatz ’20; 4- Noah Chaskin ’20; 5- Theo Freidenrich ’20; 6- Creig Tarrant ’20; 7- Ben Skinner ’19; Stroke- Max Gelbach ’20; Cox- Jack Ransick ’22
Third Varsity 8
Bow- Chris Greubel ’21; 2- Asher Elkins ’21; 3- Karl Schwarzkopf ’20; 4- Morgan Whetstone ’19; 5- Brendan Finn ’20; 6- Jesse Hall ’20; 7- Leor Golan ’19; Stroke- Brendan Philbin ’20; Cox- Cullen Harper ’19
Fourth Varsity 8
Bow- John Feng ’21; 2- Jack Spector ’22; 3- Jerra Ewing ’21; 4- Joshua Freitas ’22; 5- Patrick Watler ’19; 6- Brycen Groess ’22; 7- Matthew Pentaleri ’19; Stroke- Ben Blakeslee ’19; Cox- Christophe Theodore ’20
| 04/06/19 – Columbia University (WIT Cup) on the Severn River at Annapolis, Maryland | |||||
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 6V | ||
| 1- Columbia 5:49.5 | 1- Columbia 5:54.3 | 1- Navy 3V 6:00.1 | 1- Navy 6VH 6:18.7 | ||
| 2- Navy 5:51.9 | 2- Navy 5:54.6 | 2- Navy 4V 6:01.4 | 2- Navy 6VL 6:22.6 | ||
| 3- Columbia 3V 6:04.2 | |||||
| 4- Navy 5V 6:06.1 | |||||
Boat Lineups for Columbia Races
First Varsity 8
Bow- Drew Bennett ’19; 2- Ben Capannari ’20; 3- Theo Freidenrich ’20; 4- John Schoenewolf ’21; 5- Riki Gagnon ’21; 6- Chandler Washburn ’21; 7- Ben Skinner ’19; Stroke- Duke Brady ’21; Cox- Pat Urrutia ’20
Second Varsity 8
Bow- Andrew Laberee ’22; 2- Myles Knight ’22; 3- Tyler Schatz ’20; 4- Creig Tarrant ’20; 5- Kaden Dohm ’20; 6- Noah Chaskin ’20; 7- Clay Jackson ’19; Stroke- Max Gelbach ’20; Cox- Jack Ransick ’22
Third Varsity 8
Bow- Chris Greubel ’21; 2- Asher Elkins ’21; 3- Karl Schwarzkopf ’20; 4- Morgan Whetstone ’19; 5- Brendan Finn ’20; 6- Brendan Philbin ’20; 7- Leor Golan ’19; Stroke- Jesse Hall ’20; Cox- Cullen Harper ’19
Fourth Varsity 8
Bow- Charlie Goodrich ’22; 2- George Heinen ’22; 3- Joshua Freitas ’22; 4- John Feng ’21; 5- Ben Blakeslee ’19; 6- Jerra Ewing ’21; 7- Patrick Watler ’19; Stroke- Brycen Groess ’22; Cox- Christophe Theodore ’20
Fifth Varsity 8
Bow- Seamus Tomb ’22; 2- Will Jarrett ’22; 3- Howard Francis ’21; 4- Matthew Fox ’22; 5- Harrison Boldt ’21; 6- Jack Spector ’22; 7- Matthew Pentaleri ’19; Stroke- Luke Waldo ’20; Cox- Maggie Scholl ’21
Sixth Varsity 8
Bow- Austin Bowman ’20; 2- Andrew Reinhart ’19; 3- Ethan Valk ’21; 4- Christian Meza ’22; 5- Taylor Porges ’19; 6- Gracen Glaubitz ’19; 7- Daniel McNeill ’22; Stroke- David Jackson ’22; Cox- Kyle Jung ’22
Navy Heavyweight Boat Lineup
Sixth Varsity 8
Bow- Alexander Sidhu ’22; 2- Hill Atwell ’22; 3- James Joyce ’22; 4- Joseph Colley ’22; 5- Alexander Sucato ’22; 6- Victor Sands ’20; 7- Logan Edelmann ’22; Stroke- Luke Phelan ’22; Cox- Lakayla DeShields ’21
| 04/13/19 – Georgetown University (Forster Cup) on the Potomac River at Washington, D.C. | ||||
| 1V | 2V | 3V | ||
| 1- Navy 5:43.2 | 1- Navy 5:45.7 | 1- Navy4V 5:44.2 | ||
| 2- Georgetown 5:44.1 | 2- Georgetown 5:46.3 | 2- Navy3V 5:47.2 | ||
| 3- Navy5V 5:51.5 | ||||
| 4- Georgetown 6:03.3 | ||||
Boat Lineups for Georgetown Races
First Varsity 8
Bow- Drew Bennett ’19; 2- Ben Capannari ’20; 3- Theo Freidenrich ’20; 4- John Schoenewolf ’21; 5- Kaden Dohm ’20; 6- Chandler Washburn ’21; 7- Ben Skinner ’19; Stroke- Duke Brady ’21; Cox- Pat Urrutia ’20
Second Varsity 8
Bow- Andrew Laberee ’22; 2- Myles Knight ’22; 3- Jesse Hall ’20; 4- Creig Tarrant ’20; 5- Tyler Schatz ’20; 6- Noah Chaskin ’20; 7- Clay Jackson ’19; Stroke- Max Gelbach ’20; Cox- Jack Ransick ’22
Third Varsity 8
Bow- Chris Greubel ’21; 2- Morgan Whetstone ’19; 3- Brendan Finn ’20; 4- George Heinen ’22; 5- Ben Blakeslee ’19; 6- Brendan Philbin ’20; 7- Leor Golan ’19; Stroke- Brycen Groess ’22; Cox- Cullen Harper ’19
Fourth Varsity 8
Bow- Jack Spector ’22; 2- Asher Elkins ’21; 3- Joshua Freitas ’22; 4- John Feng ’21; 5- Karl Schwarzkopf ’20; 6- Jerra Ewing ’21; 7- Patrick Watler ’19; Stroke- Matthew Pentaleri ’19; Cox- Christophe Theodore ’20
Fifth Varsity 8
Bow- Harrison Boldt ’21; 2- Charlie Goodrich ’22; 3- Seamus Tomb ’22; 4- Matthew Fox ’22; 5- Howard Francis ’21; 6- Taylor Porges ’19; 7- Gracen Glaubitz ’19; Stroke- Luke Waldo ’20; Cox- Maggie Scholl ’21
| 04/20/19 – Harvard University (Haines Trophy and Paulovich Team Trophy) and University of Delaware on the Charles River at Cambridge, Massachusetts | ||||
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 4V | 5V |
| 1- Harvard 6:20.38 | 1- Harvard 6:37.88 | 1- Navy 6:40.55 | 1- Harvard 6:42.52 | 1- Navy 6:39.66 |
| 2- Navy 6:21.56 | 2- Navy 6:39.71 | 2- Harvard 6:48.85 | 2- Navy 6:48.70 | 2- Harvard 6:40.45 |
| 3- Delaware 6:27.58 | 3- Delaware 6:45.06 | 3- Delaware 6:54.32 | 3- Delaware 7:15.65 | 3- Delaware 7:18.49 |
Boat Lineups for Harvard and Delaware Races
First Varsity 8
Bow- Drew Bennett ’19; 2- Ben Capannari ’20; 3- Theo Freidenrich ’20; 4- John Schoenewolf ’21; 5- Riki Gagnon ’21 6- Chandler Washburn ’21; 7- Ben Skinner ’19; Stroke- Duke Brady ’21; Cox- Pat Urrutia ’20
Second Varsity 8
Bow- Andrew Laberee ’22; 2- Myles Knight ’22; 3- Tyler Schatz ’20; 4- Creig Tarrant ’20; 5- Kaden Dohm ’20; 6- Noah Chaskin ’20; 7- Max Gelbach ’20; Stroke- Clay Jackson ’19; Cox- Jack Ransick ’22
Third Varsity 8
Bow- Joshua Freitas ’22; 2- Jesse Hall ’20; 3- Brendan Finn ’20; 4- Jerra Ewing ’21; 5- Karl Schwarzkopf ’20; 6- Brendan Philbin ’20; 7- Leor Golan ’19; Stroke- Matthew Pentaleri ’19; Cox- Christophe Theodore ’20
Fourth Varsity 8
Bow- Chris Greubel ’21; 2- Asher Elkins ’21; 3- Jack Spector ’22; 4- John Feng ’21; 5- Ben Blakeslee ’19; 6- Morgan Whetstone ’19; 7- Patrick Watler ’19; Stroke- Brycen Groess ’22; Cox- Maggie Scholl ’21
Fifth Varsity 8
Bow- Seamus Tomb ’22; 2- Charlie Goodrich ’22; 3- Matthew Fox ’22; 4- Howard Francis ’21; 5- Taylor Porges ’19; 6- Harrison Boldt ’21; 7- George Heinen ’22; Stroke- Luke Waldo ’20; Cox- Brendan Farmer ’22
| 04/27/19 – University of Pennsylvania (Callow Cup and 1919 Cup Team Trophy) on the Severn River at Annapolis, Maryland | ||||
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 4V | |
| 1- Penn 5:59.7 | 1- Penn 6:07.0 | Cancelled | Cancelled | |
| 2- Navy 6:00.0 | 2- Navy 6:13.3 | |||
This year marked the Centennial of the First Collegiate Lightweight Crew Race in America.
On Saturday, 31 May 1919, at the Fifteenth Annual Regatta of the American Rowing Association, a “Special Eight-Oared Shells (150 Lb. Crews)” rowing event was included in the schedule. Two teams competed on the day: the United States Naval Academy and the University of Pennsylvania. Information about the 1919 race is available here.
Boat Lineups for Penn Races
First Varsity 8
Bow- Drew Bennett ’19; 2- Ben Capannari ’20; 3- Theo Freidenrich ’20; 4- John Schoenewolf ’21; 5- Riki Gagnon ’21 6- Chandler Washburn ’21; 7- Ben Skinner ’19; Stroke- Duke Brady ’21; Cox- Pat Urrutia ’20
Second Varsity 8
Bow- Clay Jackson ’19; 2- Myles Knight ’22; 3- Tyler Schatz ’20; 4- Noah Chaskin ’20; 5- Kaden Dohm ’20; 6- Creig Tarrant ’20; 7- Andrew Laberee ’22; Stroke- Max Gelbach ’20; Cox- Jack Ransick ’22
| 05/12/19 – EARC Championships on Lake Quinsigamond at Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 4V | 5V | |
| 1- Penn 6:34.753 | 1- Cornell 6:42.953 | 1- Navy 6:41.518 | 1- Yale 6:33.563 | 1- Harvard 6:46.934 | |
| 2- Yale 6:37.257 | 2- Yale 6:45.633 | 2- Yale 6:42.726 | 2- Harvard 6:39.787 | 2- Navy5V 6:49.142 | |
| 3- Navy 6:37.953 | 3- Penn 6:46.705 | 3- Columbia 6:53.938 | 3- Navy 6:43.011 | 3- Navy6V 6:51.478 | |
| 4- Princeton 6:38.497 | 4- Princeton 6:52.297 | 4- Harvard 6:55.690 | 4- Columbia 6:46.411 | Gold medal only awarded | |
| 5- Columbia 6:43.225 | 5- Harvard 6:53.877 | 5- Penn 6:58.354 | 5- Cornell 6:48.475 | ||
| 6- Georgetown 6:46.449 | 6- Columbia 6:58.417 | 6- Cornell 7:07.360 | 6- Penn 6:59.067 | ||
| Petite | |||||
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 4V | 5V | |
| 1- Cornell 6:31.271 | 1- Navy 6:45.512 | 1- Princeton 6:45.234 | Grand Final Only | Grand Final Only | |
| 2- Harvard 6:38.447 | 2- Georgetown 6:58.494 | 2- Georgetown 7:00.642 | |||
| 3- Dartmouth 6:43.287 | 3- Dartmouth 7:15.530 | ||||
Jope Cup: Yale (34), Penn (32), Navy (27), Cornell (25), Princeton (24), Columbia (24), Harvard (21), Georgetown (16), Dartmouth (7)
Wright Trophy (1V): Penn
Cornell Trophy (2V): Cornell
Kilpatrick Cup (3V): Navy
2019 Navy3V celebrating with their Eastern Sprints gold medals and Kilpatrick Cup
L-R: Bow- Patrick Watler ’19, 2- Jesse Hall ’20, 3- Brendan Finn ’20, 4- Jerra Ewing ’21, Cox- Christophe Theodore ’20, 5- Karl Schwarzkopf ’20, 6- Brendan Philbin ’20, 7- Leor Golan ’19, Stroke- Matthew Pentaleri ’19
Photo courtesy of Navy Lightweight CrewBoat Lineups for Sprints
First Varsity 8
Bow- Drew Bennett ’19; 2- Ben Capannari ’20; 3- Theo Freidenrich ’20; 4- John Schoenewolf ’21; 5- Riki Gagnon ’21 6- Chandler Washburn ’21; 7- Ben Skinner ’19; Stroke- Duke Brady ’21; Cox- Jack Ransick ’22
Second Varsity 8
Bow- Andrew Laberee ’22; 2- Myles Knight ’22; 3- Tyler Schatz ’20; 4- Noah Chaskin ’20; 5- Kaden Dohm ’20; 6- Creig Tarrant ’20; 7- Clay Jackson ’19; Stroke- Max Gelbach ’20; Cox- Pat Urrutia ’20
Third Varsity 8
Bow- Patrick Watler ’19; 2- Jesse Hall ’20; 3- Brendan Finn ’20; 4- Jerra Ewing ’21; 5- Karl Schwarzkopf ’20; 6- Brendan Philbin ’20; 7- Leor Golan ’19; Stroke- Matthew Pentaleri ’19; Cox- Christophe Theodore ’20
Fourth Varsity 8
Bow- George Heinen ’22; 2- Charlie Goodrich ’22; 3- Brycen Groess ’22; 4- Joshua Freitas ’22; 5- Asher Elkins ’21; 6- Chris Greubel ’21; 7- Morgan Whetstone ’19; Stroke- Ben Blakeslee ’19; Cox- Maggie Scholl ’21
Fifth Varsity 8
Bow- Taylor Porges ’19; 2- Howard Francis ’21; 3- Wesley Nourachi ’22; 4- Harrison Boldt ’21; 5- Matthew Fox ’22; 6- Gracen Glaubitz ’19; 7- Jack Spector ’22; Stroke- John Feng ’21; Cox- Cullen Harper ’19
Sixth Varsity 8
Bow- Christian Meza ’22; 2- Will Jarrett ’22; 3- Seamus Tomb ’22; 4- Daniel McNeill ’22; 5- James Waaler ’22; 6- Ethan Valk ’21; 7- David Jackson ’22; Stroke- Luke Waldo ’20; Cox- Brendan Farmer ’22
06/02/19 – IRA National Championships at the Sacramento State Aquatics Center in Sacramento, California
MVL8 Grand (The 1922 Trophy)
1- Cornell 5:44.426
2- Princeton 5:44.849
3- Pennsylvania 5:46.244
4- Columbia 5:47.573
5- Yale 5:49.914
6- Navy 5:50.086
MVL8 Petite
7- Georgetown 5:49.150
8- Harvard 5:50.025
MVL4(+) Grand (Healy Cup)
1- Navy 6:25.819
2- Columbia 6:27.702
3- Cornell 6:28.350
4- Pennsylvania 6:28.534
5- Princeton 6:32.454
6- Georgetown 6:33.172
MVL4(+) Petite
7- Yale 6:33.089
8- Harvard 6:37.939
9- Dartmouth 6:47.411
MVL4(-) Grand
1- Navy 6:11.353
2- Harvard 6:17.533
3- Dartmouth 6:19.030
4- Pennsylvania 6:20.487
5- Princeton 6:23.503
6- Mercyhurst 6:25.938
MVL4(-) Petite
7- Cornell 6:18.347
8- Columbia 6:19.925
9- Yale 6:20.237
10- Georgetown 6:39.690
2019 IRA Champion 4(+) and 4(-)
L-R: 4(+) Myles Knight ’22, Andrew Laberee ’22, Patrick Watler ’19, Christophe Theodore ’20, Kaden Dohm ’20; 4(-) Clay Jackson ’19, Creig Tarrant ’20, Noah Chaskin ’20, Matthew Pentaleri ’19
Photo courtesy of Navy Lightweight CrewBoat Lineups for IRA
MVL8(+)
Bow- Drew Bennett ’19; 2- Ben Capannari ’20; 3- Theo Freidenrich ’20; 4- John Schoenewolf ’21; 5- Riki Gagnon ’21 6- Chandler Washburn ’21; 7- Ben Skinner ’19; Stroke- Duke Brady ’21; Cox- Jack Ransick ’22
MVL4(+)
Bow- Kaden Dohm ’20; 2- Patrick Watler ’19; 3- Andrew Laberee ’22; Stroke- Myles Knight ’22; Cox- Christophe Theodore ’20
MVL4(-)
Bow- Clay Jackson ’19; 2- Noah Chaskin ’20; 3- Creig Tarrant ’20; Stroke- Matthew Pentaleri ’19
International Racing Brings the 2019 Season to a Close
Navy Crew rowed in three regattas to bring the 2019 season to a close.
The 2019 Henley Royal Regatta included the return of the The King’s Cup — but as a mixed 8(+) event — in order to commemorate the centennial of the 1919 Royal Henley Peace Regatta, which was raced by armed service crews from the WWI allied nations of Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A list of allied nation entries, race results, and boatings in the 1919 Royal Henley Regatta can be viewed here.
In the 2019 Henley Royal Regatta, armed service entries from the original six nations were joined by armed service entries from Germany and the Netherlands in The King’s Cup event. Rowers from Navy’s lightweight, heavyweight, and women’s crews represented the United States as the United States Armed Forces (USAF) crew rowing a mixed 8(+).
Separately, entered as crews representing the U. S. Naval Academy were a M4(+) in The Prince Albert Challenge Cup; a M2(-) in The Silver Goblets and Nickalls’ Challenge Cup; and a W2(-) in The Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup.
Henley Women’s Regatta and Marlow Regatta
Leading up to the Henley Royal Regatta Navy’s men and women also competed in two separate regattas representing the United States Naval Academy. The women rowed a 4(-) in the Henley Women’s Regatta, and the men rowed an 8(+) and 4(+) in the Marlow Regatta.
Information about the 2019 Henley Royal Regatta as well as race results for all regattas can be viewed here.
Coach: Shawn Bagnall [Washington State University 1999]
Assistant Coach: James Sands [Wisconsin 2007]
Varsity Officer Rep: Capt Bill Fouse, USMC
Faculty Rep: Professor Danny Morse, Chemistry
Captain: Drew S. Bennett ’19
Manager:
Spirit: Drew S. Bennett ’19