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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-7 L-2 4th Grand EARC [Won by Penn]
2V W-9 L-2 2nd Grand EARC [Won by Harvard]
1F W-2 L-1 5th Petite EARC [Grand won by Yale]
Class of 1976: Back(l-r): Steve Nimitz, Luke (pronounced Loush) Memminger, Keith Weaver, Matt Clarke, Phil Kumpis, Tim Hagen. Front(l-r): Mark Nesselrode, Johnny Green, Pete Ellis, Gary Harrell.
4-10-76 Georgetown University at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- Navy 5:11.0 | 1- Navy2V 5:20.1 |
| 2- Georgetown 5:36.0 | 2- Navy3V 5:28.3 |
| 3- Georgetown 5:39.5 |
The Battalion Course was used [approximately 1500m] as conditions on the race course were unsatisfactory.
Boatings
1V: Bow- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 3- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 4- Stephen Clark “Steve” Nimitz ’76; 5- Timothy Michael “Tim” Hagen ’76; 6- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 7- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Johnny Bert Green ’76; 3- Walter Philip “Kid” Schlaepfer ’77; 4- Joel Edward Bohlmann ’78; 5- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; 6- Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 7- Lucien Dibell “Loush” Memminger ’76; Stroke- Alex Young Cobble ’76; Cox- James Stephenson “Jim” Bane III ’76
3V: Bow- Gary Alan Eisenmann ’78; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Michael Scott “Mike” McKinney ’78; 4- David Eugene “Dave” Price ’78; 5- Peter John “Pete” Finley ’77; 6- Christopher John “Chris” Davidson ’78; 7- Eugene Thomas “Gene” McCarthy, Jr. ’77; Stroke- Mark Cullen Nesselrode ’76; Cox- Russell Ming “Rusty” Chang ’78
4-17-76 Princeton University (Smith Trophy) at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Navy 6:10.0 | 1- Navy 6:20.0 | 1- Princeton 6:16.4 |
| 2- Princeton 6:14.9 | 2- Princeton 6:25.8 | 2- Navy 6:31.5 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 3- Walter Philip “Kid” Schlaepfer ’77; 4- Stephen Clark “Steve” Nimitz ’76; 5- Timothy Michael “Tim” Hagen ’76; 6- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 7- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Eugene Thomas “Gene” McCarthy, Jr. ’77; 4- Joel Edward Bohlmann ’78; 5- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 6- Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 7- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; Stroke- Johnny Bert Green ’76; Cox- James Stephenson “Jim” Bane III ’76
1F (Class of 1979): Bow- Carl Andrew Harris; 2- Glenn John Miller; 3- Raymond Paul “Ray” Dolan; 4- Kent Alan French; 5- Ronald Arnold “Ron” Bruno; 6- Michael Ramsey “Mike” Stewart; 7- Christopher Justice “Chris” Hayes; Stroke- John Bradley Pierce; Cox- Timothy Peter “Tim” Hewitt
4-24-76 United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- Navy 6:04.7 | 1- Navy 6:34.9 |
| 2- Coast Guard 6:06.1 | 2- Coast Guard 6:47.6 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 2- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 3- Walter Philip “Kid” Schlaepfer ’77; 4- Stephen Clark “Steve” Nimitz ’76; 5- Timothy Michael “Tim” Hagen ’76; 6- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 7- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Eugene Thomas “Gene” McCarthy, Jr. ’77; 4- Joel Edward Bohlmann ’78; 5- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 6- Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 7- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; Stroke- Johnny Bert Green ’76; Cox- James Stephenson “Jim” Bane III ’76
4-25-76 Yale University and Trinity College at Derby, Connecticut
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- Navy 6:21.4 | 1- Navy 6:45.0 |
| 2- Yale 6:25.8 | 2- Yale 6:47.5 |
| 3- Trinity 6:29.4 | 3- Trinity 7:05.0 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 2- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 3- Walter Philip “Kid” Schlaepfer ’77; 4- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 5- Timothy Michael “Tim” Hagen ’76; 6- Stephen Clark “Steve” Nimitz ’76; 7- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Eugene Thomas “Gene” McCarthy, Jr. ’77; 4- Joel Edward Bohlmann ’78; 5- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 6- Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 7- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; Stroke- Johnny Bert Green ’76; Cox- James Stephenson “Jim” Bane III ’76
5-1-76 Harvard University (Haines Cup) and University of Massachusetts at Cambridge, Massachusetts
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- Harvard 5:59.8 | 1- Harvard 6:09.5 |
| 2- Navy 6:09.3 | 2- Navy 6:13.0 |
| 3- Massachusetts 6:11.9 | 3- Harvard 3V 6:25.0 |
| 4- Massachusetts 6:31.0 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 2- Walter Philip “Kid” Schlaepfer ’77; 3- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 4- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 5- Timothy Michael “Tim” Hagen ’76; 6- Stephen Clark “Steve” Nimitz ’76; 7- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Eugene Thomas “Gene” McCarthy, Jr. ’77; 4- Joel Edward Bohlmann ’78; 5- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 6- Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 7- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; Stroke- Johnny Bert Green ’76; Cox- James Stephenson “Jim” Bane III ’76
5-9-76 University of Pennsylvania (Callow Cup) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| 1V | 2V | V4+ |
| 1- Penn 5:59.5 | 1- Penn 6:21.6 | 1- Navy 7:17.0 |
| 2- Navy 6:05.6 | 2- Navy 6:22.9 | 2- Penn 7:18.6 |
| 3- MIT 6:07.6 | 3- MIT 6:24.5 | 3- MIT 7:54.3 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77 ; 2- Walter Philip “Kid” Schlaepfer ’77; 3- Stephen Clark “Steve” Nimitz ’76; 4- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 5- Timothy Michael “Tim” Hagen ’76; 6- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; 7- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; Stroke- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Eugene Thomas “Gene” McCarthy, Jr. ’77; 4- Joel Edward Bohlmann ’78; 5- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 6- Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 7- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; Stroke- Johnny Bert Green ’76; Cox- James Stephenson “Jim” Bane III ’76
V4: Bow- Mark Cullen Nesselrode ’76; 2- Peter John “Pete” Finley ’77; 3- Lucien Dibell “Loush” Memminger ’76; Stroke- Alex Young Cobble ’76; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
5-16-76 EARC Championships at Princeton, New Jersey
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| Grand | Grand | Grand |
| 1- Penn 6:25.5 | 1- Harvard 6:39.1 | 1- Yale 6:43.3 |
| 2- Harvard 6:27.5 | 2- Navy 6:42.8 | 2- Princeton 6:48.6 |
| 3- Dartmouth 6:29.6 | 3- Princeton 6:45.5 | 3- Cornell 6:51.0 |
| 4- Navy 6:30.1 | 4- Cornell 6:50.0 | 4- |
| 5- Princeton 6:36.0 | 5- Yale 6:59.5 | 5- |
Freshmen Petite
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5- Navy 7:15.1
Results are incomplete for the Freshmen races.
Boatings
1V: Bow- Lawrence Charles “Larry” Becker ’77; 2- Francis Sean “Sean” Fogarty ’77; 3- Stephen Clark “Steve” Nimitz ’76; 4- Walter Philip “Kid” Schlaepfer ’77; 5- Keith Thomas Weaver II ’76; 6- Thomas Phillip “Tom” Cook ’76; 7- Timothy Michael “Tim” Hagen ’76; Stroke- Philip Bruno “Phil” Kumpis ’76; Cox- Peter Martin “Pete” Ellis ’76
2V: Bow- Sean Kevin McCloskey ’78; 2- Randle Lee “Lee” Yarberry ’78; 3- Eugene Thomas “Gene” McCarthy, Jr. ’77; 4- Joel Edward Bohlmann ’78; 5- Peter Charles “Pete” Filkins ’77; 6- Gary Douglas Harrell ’76; 7- Matthew Steven “Matt” Clarke ’76; Stroke- Johnny Bert Green ’76; Cox- James Stephenson “Jim” Bane III ’76
1F (Class of 1979): Bow- Carl Andrew Harris; 2- Shane William Tippett; 3- Raymond Paul “Ray” Dolan; 4- Jeffrey Allan Brown; 5- Ronald Arnold “Ron” Bruno; 6- Kent Alan French; 7- Christopher Justice “Chris” Hayes; Stroke- John Bradley Pierce; Cox- Timothy Peter “Tim” Hewitt
Jope Cup : Harvard (33), Princeton (28), Penn (27), Yale (26), Navy (22), Cornell (20), Dartmouth (18), Rutgers (14), MIT (13), Columbia (6), Coast Guard (5)
Coach: Jon Eric VanAmringe , LT, USN [Yale ’70]
Plebe Coach: Michael West, LT, USN
Officer Rep: Steve L. Madey, Jr., LT, USN [USNA ’70]
Captain: Keith T. Weaver II ’76
Manager: George L. “Skip” Wood III ’76
Spirit: Alex Y. Cobble ’76
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