2009 NAVY CREW Table of Contents 2009 Men’s Heavyweight Schedule Hubbard Hall 2 DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME Men’s Heavyweight Team 3-10 - April - Men’s Lightweight Team 11-19 Fri. 10 at George Washington Invitational Washington, D.C. Afternoon Women’s Team 20-27 Sat. 11 at George Washington Invitational Washington, D.C. All Day The Patriot League 28 Sat. 18 at Syracuse, vs. Cornell (Goes Trophy) Syracuse, N.Y. Morning Navy in International Competition 29-30 Sat. 25 Penn, Harvard (Adams Cup) Annapolis, Md. 6 a.m. Yearly Trophy Race Results 31-34 - May - Yearly Championship Regatta Results 35-36 Sun. 3 vs. Columbia (Maxwell Stevenson Trophy) Princeton, N.J. Morning The U.S. Naval Academy 37-44 Sun. 10 at Eastern Sprints Championship Worcester, Mass. All Day - June - Naval Academy Quick Facts Thu. 4 at IRA National Championship Sacramento, Calif. All Day Location Annapolis, Md. Fri. 5 at IRA National Championship Sacramento, Calif. All Day Founded October 10, 1845 Sat. 6 at IRA National Championship Sacramento, Calif. All Day Enrollment 4,200 Nickname Midshipmen, Mids Home races in bold, competed on the Severn River Colors Navy Blue and Gold All times Eastern, subject to change Superintendent Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler, USN Commandant Capt. Matthew L. Klunder, USN 2009 Men’s Lightweight Schedule Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME Athletics Web Site www.navysports.com - March - Sat. 28 vs. Yale (Eads Johnson Trophy) Princeton, N.J. 2 p.m. Navy Crew Quick Facts - April - Men’s Heavyweight Crew Sat. 4 at Princeton (Joseph Murtaugh Cup), vs. Columbia Princeton, N.J. 10 a.m. Head Coach Rick Clothier Sat. 11 at Georgetown Washington, D.C. 8 a.m. Alma Mater (Year as Navy HC) Washington ’66 (35th) Sat. 18 at Harvard (Haines Trophy) Boston, Mass. 9 a.m. E-Mail [email protected] Sat. 25 Penn (Callow Cup) Annapolis, Md. 6:45 a.m. Assistant Coach Rob Friedrich - May - Alma Mater (Year at Navy) Rutgers ’97 (8th) Sun. 10 at Eastern Sprints Championship Worcester, Mass. All Day E-Mail [email protected] - June - Office Phone (410) 293-3636 Sat. 6 at IRA National Championship Sacramento, Calif. All Day Varsity Officer Rep. Capt. Tim Strabbing, USMC Freshman Officer Rep. Lt. Matt Curnen, USN Home race in bold, competed on the Severn River Faculty Representative Prof. Charles Cochran All times Eastern, subject to change Team Captain MIDN 1/C Peter Van Vliet Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/8 2009 Women’s Schedule Men’s Lightweight Crew DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME Head Coach Nick Baker - March - Alma Mater (Year as Navy HC) Buffalo ’01 (1st) Sat. 28 at Murphy Cup Philadelphia, Pa. All Day E-Mail [email protected] - April - Assistant Coach Lt. Hunter Washburn, USN Sat. 4 vs. Boston, vs. George Washington (Playfair Cup) Cherry Hill, N.J. 8 a.m. Alma Mater (Year at Navy) USNA ’04 (1st) Fri. 10 at George Washington Invitational Washington, D.C. Afternoon E-Mail [email protected] Sat. 11 at George Washington Invitational Washington, D.C. All Day Office Phone (410) 293-2418 Sat. 18 at Georgetown Washington, D.C. 9 a.m. Varsity Officer Rep. Cmdr. Eric W. Purdy, USN Sun. 26 at Patriot League Championship Cherry Hill, N.J. 8 a.m. Freshman Officer Rep. Lt. Mike Monahan, USN - May - Faculty Representative Lt. David C. Schopler, USN Sun. 17 at Eastern Sprints Championship Cherry Hill, N.J. All Day Team Captain MIDN 1/C Chad Healy Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/9 All times Eastern, subject to change Women’s Crew Head Coach Mike Hughes Alma Mater (Year as Navy HC) Wilkes Coll. ’72 (12th) E-Mail [email protected] Assistant Coach Nicole Stimpson Alma Mater (Year at Navy) Washington Coll. ’00 (7th) 2009 Navy Crew Media Guide E-Mail [email protected] The 2009 Navy crew media guide is a production of the Navy Sports Information office. The guide was Office Phone (410) 293-2419 written, designed and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Jonathan Maggart (410-293- Varsity Officer Rep. Capt. Andrea Stover, USMC Freshman Officer Rep. Lt. Amy DesSureault, USN 8771, [email protected]). Additional assistance provided by Director of Publications Kelli Sheesley. Faculty Representative Prof. Thomas J. Sanders Cover and Recruiting Pages Team Captain MIDN 1/C Michael Hrenko The front, back and inside covers, recruiting pages and layout assistance was provided by Director of Letterwinners Returning/Lost 19/5 Publications Kelli Sheesley. Navy Crew Photography Sport Administrator Dave Davis Photographs were provided by Phil Hoffmann, the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference Office Phone (410) 293-8741 and Visitors Bureau, Ken Mierzejewski, Naval Academy Photo Lab and Naval Academy archives. E-Mail [email protected] Additional Copies Assoc. Dir. of Rowing & Boatman Chris Allsopp Additional copies of the 2009 Navy crew media guide can be purchased for $10 through the Naval Office Phone (410) 293-5007 Academy Athletic Association ticket office (1-800-US4-NAVY) or online at www.navysports.com. E-Mail [email protected] 1 2009 NAVY CREW HUBBARD HALL Located on Dorsey Creek just a few hundred yards from the Severn River, construction of “The Boathouse” was completed in 1930 and was designed to accommodate Navy’s lone men’s row - ing team of 40 members. Since then, however, an additional two teams have been added to the pro - gram and the number of athletes competing has increased five-fold to its present day 200 rowers. To accomodate this increase, the three-story building has undergone several remodeling efforts over the years, most recently in 1993 thanks to funding provided by Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher. Current interior features of the building include ... N bays and storage racks for 32 eight-oared shells, plus 12 four-oared and eight pairs boats, N a machine and wood shop where Navy’s full- time boatman works to keep the shells in racing form, N a 3,500-square foot weight room, N a 10-person rowing tank, N three exercise and training rooms with 100 ergometers, N a third-floor teaching classroom with video equipment, N the King Room, a paneled 1,600-square foot lounge, N and a dining facility which includes access to a balcony overlooking the wharf area. The exterior of the building includes a large concrete apron facing the water and three 85-foot double-access docks for launch and recovery of the shells. 2 2009 NAVY CREW MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW COACHES RICK ROB CLOTHIER FRIEDRICH HEAD COACH SR. ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH 35TH SEASON EIGHTH SEASON WASHINGTON ’66 RUTGERS ’97 Navy Heavyweight Head Coach Navy Heavyweight Senior Associate Head Coach N Now in his 35th year at Navy, is the longest-serving head coach in the 137-year N Named Navy's senior associate head coach of the heavyweight crew team in history of the program. August 2008 after spending seven seasons as the head coach of the lightweight pro - N His Navy teams have compiled a 190-86-1 (.688) record. His overall 39-year gram. record is 230-87-1 (.725). N Since returning to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Navy Lightweight Head Coach in 1980, Navy has won seven Jim Ten Eyck Trophies (the second-highest total of any N Selected as the EARC Coach of the Year in 2004. Also garnered Navy Spring school during this time), three Varsity Challenge Cup titles for varsity eights (tied for Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2002 and 2004. second) and five Kennedy Trophy Cups for second varsity eights (tied for first). Navy N During his seven years as the Navy head lightweight coach, the varsity boat boats have totaled 28 gold medals at the IRA meet during this time. posted a combined 12-2 in its races for the Callow Cup (Penn) and Haines Trophy N Since 1980, 28 Navy oarsmen have successfully rowed their way onto U.S. (Harvard). The program had compiled a 2-8 record in those same races during the six National Teams for world-level meets including the Olympics, the Pan American years prior to Friedrich's arrival. Games and the World University Games. N 2002 -- Both freshman boats finished the regular season undefeated, the sec - ond varsity crew won the Eastern Sprints and the varsity boat placed second by one International Experience foot in the IRA Grand Final. Varsity boat defeated Harvard for the first time in 21 N Has served as the head coach of the U.S. teams at Pan American Games in years. 1975 and ‘83. Led the U.S. to a total of four gold medals. N 2003 -- The Mids totaled three medals at the Eastern Sprints, with both fresh - N Coached a pair of U.S. small boats to the finals at the 1987 World University man boats winning a gold medal for the first time in school history. The varsity boat Games in Yugoslavia, the first year the U.S. competed at the event. placed seventh at the IRA Regatta. N 2004 -- The varsity boat capped off an undefeated regular season by winning Assistant Coach at Washington the Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championship, winning the former event for N Served as a coach for five years at his alma mater, Washington. the first time in 42 years. The crew would go on to reach the semifinal round of the N His lightweight squads posted a 14-0 record in 1970 and ‘71, while his freshman Henley Royal Regatta. heavyweight crews posted a combined 26-1 record over the next three seasons. N 2005 -- His varsity crew posted a 6-1 record during the regular season, placed N His freshman and lightweight crews won five-straight Western Sprint fourth at the Eastern Sprints and finished in sixth place at the IRA's.