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COACHES
COACHES AND CAPTAINS WITH TEN EYCK TROPHY 1985 IRA at Syracuse
Jeff Peterson 84 (Lwt. Fr.), Ed Kloman (Hvy. Fr.), Gary Kilpatrick (Lwt. V.), Andy Card 85 (Lwt. Capt.), Mike Wais 85 (Lwt. Capt.), L. Gluckman (Hwt. Coach), Chris Feudtner 85 (Hwt. Capt.), Frank Bozarth (Boatwright)
HEAVYWEIGHT TRIATHLON TROPHY Created by Steve Spear 86 Contributed by Graduates of 1986

5000 meter ergometer piece 10 miles on the monarch bike (free spinning wheel) 4-1/2 mile run Figure Eight
1986 Doug Burden 88
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FIRST VARSITY
I.R.A.Challenge Cup Winner Ten Eyck Trophy Childs Cup Logg Cup 2nd Eastern Sprints
Coach L.Gluckman, G.Guyett 85, E.Corcoran 86, M.Vatis 85, B.Sheehan 87, D.Burden 87, C.Penny 85, D.Saxen 87, H.Backer 85, J.Dougherty 86 (Cox), J.Picoult 87 (Mgr.)
SECOND VARSITY
2nd Eastern Sprints / I.R.A.
Coach L.Gluckman, G.Clements 86, J.VanFossen 87, C.Hunt 85, C.Feudtner 85 (Capt.), C.Hammarskjold 85, M.Muendel 86, A.Pratt 86, T.VanLeer 86, A.Zecha 87 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
Eastern Sprints Champions
Coach L.Gluckman, B.Bennington 87, M.Trautschold 87, S.Spear 86, J.Meier 87, G.Barry 87, J.Helmers 87, G.DiRusso 87, D.Morehead 87, L.S.Scharer 85 (Cox)
VARSITY FOUR WITH COX

Coach L.Gluckman, S.DePiero 87, T.Werner 87, C.Boyd 87, M.Bardin 87, W.Chung 87 (Cox)
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Review of the 1985 Crew Year

Heavyweight Crew
After four days of relentless wind, the water on Lake Onondoga lies still on the race course. In the foreground stand the winners of the Varsity Grand Challenge Cup of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta. And for the first time since 1895, the winners wear distinctive black and orange Ps on their backs. The race towards the IRAs had begun in September, when the highly spirited group of athletes returned to Princeton and set about their preparations for the Head of the Charles. Strong showings by the heavies in this and other fall races set the stage for fierce winter training regimen. A solid trip to Tampa, Florida, and some outstanding performances at the Crash Bs indicated what might be in store for this particular group. The first spring race came against a very fast Navy crew, who barely beat the Tigers in nearly recordbreaking time. Victories over Rutgers and Penn sent the crews up to Cambridge, only to lose to Harvard in the varsity event in a record time race. Then sickness in the first boat brought about some personnel switches. All three varsity crews and the freshmen triumphed over Cornell to end the regular season. The Saturday Nite Sprints turned out the first Princeton Heavyweight boat ever to win a sprint event as the We are 3V boat demolished the field and landed at the winners beach. On Sunday, both the varsity and JV crews finished second to Harvard while the freshmen ended fourth. Still, the overall performance was the best ever from the Princeton contingent. The final races of the IRA at Syracuse were delayed until 6:30 Sunday morning due to high winds. The Tigers proceeded to dominate the racing and the varsity won. The JV finished second behind the Princeton Varsity lightweights, who were also in the JV event. The Varsity Four with Cox took gold, as did the Freshman Lightweight Four. The Varsity Four without Cox finished second and the Freshman Eight, after a tough battle, finished fourth. These events gave the Tigers their first Ten Eyck Trophy as well, indicating overall domination of the Regatta. Sprints symbolic of lightweight supremacy the 1985 Princeton Lightweight Crew team made their mark on Princeton rowing history and are well on their way to establishing a Princeton dynasty. That victory marks the third consecutive Jope Cup for the lightweights, the fourth in five years. The quest for the Jope Cup began in the fall with strong Princeton showings at the Head of the Charles, the Head of the Schuylkill, the Head of the Connecticut, and the Frostbite Regatta. Coach Gary Kilpatrick used the fall racing to introduce the sophomores to the varsity, find effective combinations of oarsmen, and most importantlyto have fun. The lightweights then went indoors for the winter. Typically, these months are the hardest for any crew. Though the lightweights were no exception, the sense of growing strength, fitness, and team unity made everyone confident of the upcoming season. The intersession trip to Florida heightened expectations, as benefits of hard work during the winter became apparent. The Tigers opened the season decisively, as the Princeton lightweight boat won its first EARC race against Navy. The winning tradition continued with sweeps of Cornell, Rutgers, and Penn. In the HarvardYale-Princeton race, hosted by Yale, the varsity captured the Goldthwait Cup for the third straight year, and the First Freshman won by open water. Unfortunately, the 2V, 3V, and 2F boats had to swallow tough losses to Harvard. Two weeks later, the Tigers went to the Sprints at Worcester, MA, ranked first in the varsity, third in the JV, and first in the First Freshman. Near-perfect conditions were not enough for the 1F or the JV to overcome Harvard, while the 2F and 3V also were edged by the Crimson. Princetons hopes of retaining the Jope Cup rested on the varsity. The varsity rose to the challenge with their best race to date, rowing to the only openwater victory of the entire regatta. The six-second victory over second-place Yale ensured the lightweights a summer trip to the Henley Royal Regatta in England. The lightweights will graduate seven seniors: co-captains Andy Card and Mike Wais, Jon Denham, Ruthard Murphy, Charles Cobbs, Peter Lewis, and Peter Paine. However, there will be a strong returning squad.
Lightweight Crew
By capturing the Jope Cup at the 1985 Eastern
Womens Crew
Under the helmsmanship of second-year coach Curtis Jordan, the Varsity Womens crew gave a hint
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FIRST FRESHMEN
Class of 1988
P.Jones, J.Richardson, V.Kennedy, P.Zembsch, E.Grogan, W.Platt, J.Breazeale, S.Gray, Y.Mehdi (Cox)
SECOND FRESHMEN
Class of 1988
C.Webster, M.Gleason, J.D.Delafield, S.Davis, M.Lazris, M.Myers, T.Ball, H.Aiken, D.Yu (Cox)
THE FEW WHO DARED . . . TO BE THE BEST

Heavies en route to the Harvard Race (The Mohawks Didnt Help!)
A.Prall 86, E.Corcoran 86, M.Vatis 85, G.Clements 86, H.Backer 85
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1985 HEAVYWEIGHT WINNERS

I.R.A.TEN EYCK TROPHY WINNERS
Varsity Challenge Cup Kennedy Challenge Cup Eric W. Will Trophy Stork Sanford Trophy Carnegie Cup
I.R.A.CHAMPION VARSITY FOUR WITH COX

Eric Will Trophy
Coach L.Gluckman, W.H.Chung 87, W.J. Bennington 87, J.B.Helmers 87, G.M.Barry 87, D.W.Morehead 87
I.R.A.CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS

Coach L.Gluckman, D.Saxen 87, D.Burden 87, W.Sheehan 87, E.Corcoran 86, G.Guyett 85, M.Vatis 85, H.Backer 85, C.Penny 85, Boatwright F.Bozarth, J.Dougherty 86 (Cox)
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1985 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS - 1

EASTERN SPRINTS
J.Denham 85, Mike Wais 85 (Co-Capt.), A.Card 85 (Co-Capt.)
Wais holds the Jope Cup, the Lightweight Points Trophy, Denham and Card hold the Wright Cup, the Sprints Lightweight Varsity Trophy
R.Hedlund 86, A.Card 85, S.Barr 86, B.Shannon 86C.Cobbs 85, J.Denham 85, P.Paine 85, H.Huntington 87 (Stroke), J.Smedley 86 (Cox),
VARSITY
Head Coach: Gary Kilpatrick Co-Captains: A.Card 85, M.Wais 85 UNDEFEATED
E.A.R.C.SPRINTS CHAMPIONS I.R.A. HEAVYWEIGHT JV CHAMPIONS HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA SEMI-FINALISTS
The 1985 WatershedSeason of Champions

national The Crew second varsity, which brought home which willnew page was added to Princeton pulsesuch A always quicken the Tiger partisan athletic history this spring. finals, and Squad of 85 belongs with names as Baker, Berg, Bonthron, Caldwell, Kazmaier, Bradley... the national JV championship. and, in the less star-marked, relatively anonymous sport of Princeton also won its first overall IRA regatta rowing, say, the Crew of 1921 (read Heinie Leh & Co.). championship, symbolized by the Jim Eyck Trophy, with The dramatic scope of this years achievement the impressive total of 462 points, or 40 percent more than the total amassed by the second-place Navy. Missing eludes description in terms of single events, for all three the heavyweight eight-oared national championship the squadsheavyweights, lightweights and womenhad following week by a hair-raising three feet left the Tiger spectacular seasons. But most splendidly emblazoned on the record of 1985 are (1) the fist IRA varsity championappetite properly whetted for another time. ship in Princeton history; (2) both first and second places Princeton Rowing Notes in the IRA junior varsity race, won incredibly by the July 1985 Tiger lightweights, warming up for the Royal Henley on the heels of another undefeated year; and (3) the performance of the womens first varsity, undefeated until the
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1985 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS - 2

FIRST VARSITY
Undefeated E.A.R.C.and I.R.A. Champions 1921 Crew Trophy Goldthwait Cup Jope Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup Joseph Wright Cup Henley Semi-FinalLadies Plate
Coach Gary Kilpatrick, R. Hedlund 86, A.Card 85, S.Barr 86, B.Shannon 86, J.Smedley 86 (Cox), C.Cobbs 85, J.Denham 85, P.Paine 85, H.Huntington 87
SECOND VARSITY
K.Royer 86, S.Adler 87, J.Scott 86, A.Ballard 87, B.Ratcliff 87 (Cox), T.Finnegan 87, M.Jones 87, D.Harrover 86, M.Wais 85
THIRD VARSITY
D.Stewart 87, M.Buckley 87, M.Rossner 86, D.Moore 87, S.Furie 87 (Cox), P.Lewis 85, T.Kingston 87, R.Murphy 85, Y.Abosch 88
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I.R.A. THE KENNEDY CUP
G.Kilpatrick (Coach), J.Smedley 86 (Cox), H.Huntington 87, P.Paine 85, J.Denham 85, C.Cobbs 85, B.Shannon 86, S.Barr 86, G.A.Card 85, R.Hedlund 86
E.A.R.C. THE WRIGHT CUP

R.Hedlund 86, A.Card 85, S.Barr 86, B.Shannon 86, C.Cobbs 85, J.Denham 85, P.Paine 85, H.Huntington 87 (Stroke), J.Smedley 86 (Cox)
H.Y.P. GOLDTHWAIT CUP

J.Smedley 86 (Cox), H.Huntington 87, P.Paine 85, B.Shannon 86, C.Cobbs 85, G.Kilpatrick (Coach), S.Barr 86, J.Denham 85, R.Hedlund 86
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1985 HENLEY
HEAVYWEIGHT VARSITY Practice on Thames
H.M.Backer 85 (Stroke), D.B.Saxen 87, C.G.Penny 85, W.D.Burden 88, W.N.Sheehan 87, M.A.Vatis 85, M.E.Corcoran 86, G.L.Guyett 85, J.R.Dougherty 86 (Cox)
Review of the 1985 Crew Year (continued) The Move

No discussion of the 1985 Varsity Lightweight Crew and its season would be complete without an explanation of the fearsome Move the crew unleashed on its opponents at the 1000 meter mark of its races. Although Princetons crews have long been known for a Power 20 at the 1000 meter mark, to call the Move a Power 20 would be to call a Tiger a pussycat. While training in the early spring, the crew was practicing middle 500s, including the Power 20. After one of the pieces, Charles Cobbs suggested that on the next piece, every oarsman pull at their absolute limit during the 20, holding nothing back. In the next piece, when cox Jesse Smedley called for the 20, Cobbs let out a guttural yell and the crew laid in. The effect was electricthe boat virtually came out of the water with every stroke, and picked up incredible speed. At the end of the piece, the oarsmen realized they had developed a formidable new weapon, which would be used again and again. Perhaps the most dramatic Move of the season was in the Eastern Sprints Final. In its heat against Yale, Smedley loudly called for the Move while the oarsmen only upped their intensity slightly in a phantom Move intended to lull Yale into believing the Move had lost its power. In the Final, as the Tigers approached the 1000 meter mark, they were nearly even with Harvard and Yale. Smedley began a countdown: 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...l...BLAST OFF...SO LONG SUCKERS!!! As the Move kicked in, Princeton began to take half a seat with every stroke. When the Move ended, Princeton had opened up an entire boat length en route to an easy open water win.
of what the season would hold by dispatching a highly touted Brown team in their first race. In the past, womens collegiate racing has been 1500 meters. Over the past summer, however, the official distance was lengthened to 2000 meters, and 2000 meters became the philosophy of this years crew. Their training and mentality became geared toward the extended battle, which proved effective as the Tigers captured the HYP title. With a victory over Dartmouth and a tight race with Rutgers, theirs was an undefeated season. Entering the Sprints, the prospects for the novice boats were uncertain. Unfortunately, their skill was not demonstrated as they came in a close fourth. The march to the medals began with the varsity four, which captured a bronze. The J.V. took the silver in a display of talent that promises future results. The Womens Crew Team looks forward to a grueling but extremely rewarding season next year. 1985 BRIC-A-BRAC
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1985 LIGHTWEIGHT FRESHMEN Class of 1988

FIRST BOAT
Jon D.Evans, Jay D.Evans, J.R.Jordan, J.A.Maffezzoli, W.L.Severt (Cox), G.W.Rollins, M.K.Atalay, T.F.Wray, M.C.Zimmer (Stroke), J.D.Peterson 84 (Coach)
SECOND BOAT
A.W.Page, E.S.Whitaker, P.C.Hunter, S.V.Bergen, B.G.Wilkes (Cox), P.B.Alcorn, C.R.Gregg, C.A.Franzon, J.B.Moses (Stroke), J.D.Peterson 84 (Coach)
OTHER ROWERS ON THE LAKE

Excerpts from Program Director and Coach Larry Gluckmans five-year report show the increasing interest and use of the lake and the University rowing facilities by others than the intercollegiate crews. As rowing has become a popular recreational activity, demands on the rowing facility and Lake Carnegie have intensified. It is in the best interest of the University that the following programs be continued. However, not to the point that they begin to have an effect on the undergraduate intercollegiate program in terms of coaching energies, equipment usage and repair. In 1983 the Princeton Graduate Rowing Club (PGRC) was created. They purchased a shell from the undergraduate program, they pay a part-time coach to oversee the program on an hourly basis, and they have a mutual use agreement with the Director specifying that in exchange for storage and upkeep of their shell the undergraduate program will have access to the shell during special hours. In 1983 the Hun School returned to the lake. The school purchased two new fours and also have a mutual use agreement with the undergraduate program. They have their own coach. In 1984 Carnegie Lake Rowing Association (CLRA) was created. It is a community-based group that is a recognized United States Rowing Association program. They have received tax-exempt status. They both own and occasionally rent equipment. They pay a part-time coach on an hourly basis. We have a mutual use agreement with them. Their membership has grown to the point that a proposal exists and has been presented to the University proposing an addition to the tank for boat storage and training area. CLRA would underwrite the entire cost of the addition. In 1985 the fall intramural rowing program was created in coordination with the intramural office and the director. Parttime coaches were paid and a minimal fee was charged for equipment repair. Over 100 students from the clubs, colleges, and graduate school were involved in the program for six weeks. Nearly seventy percent were first time rowers. The students used the barge in the same fashion as the freshmen. As a result the barge received a double dose of abuse. However, now some 70 students know a little more about crew. In 1986 Princeton High School started rowing, independently of CLRA. They paid a part-time coach and provided a modest rental for our equipment. Each of the above groups have access to the tanks; the fall groups also use the barge.
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1985 Post Season

To keep the crew sharp for Henley, Coach Kilpatrick entered the Lightweight Varsity in the JV Heavyweight bracket for the IRA Regatta in Syracuse. On a typically rough day on Lake Onondaga, the Lightweights won their heat and took the next two days off while race officials struggled with weather delays for the repechages to round out the entries for the Grand Final. In the final, the Lightweights finished first, with the Princeton JV Heavyweights placing second for a dominant Princeton showing in the event. The Lightweights then traveled to England to continue their Henley preparation, Kilpatrick entered the crew in two of the traditional Henley prep races, at Reading and Marlow. To maximize racing experience, the crews entered two events at each Regatta. On a cold rainy day at Marlow, the Lightweights won both the Senior A event at 1600 meters and the Elite Sprint event at 500 meters. At Reading, racing at an 1100 meter distance, the Lightweights won the collegiate event and finished second in the Open Mens race. Fully adjusted to England, the crew was now well prepared for Henley. The Lightweights were entered in the extremely competitive Ladies Plate contest at Henley, the second level event for eights after the signature Grand Challenge race. The crews first heat was anticlimactic, as a German entry from Hanover false started twice and was disqualified, leading to a row over. In the second heat, the Lightweights made the mistake of underestimating a feisty University of Bristol crew, scrambling to win by a quarter length. After that wake-up call, Princeton entered the Quarterfinal ready to race against the Temple Varsity Heavyweights, a dominating winner at the 1985 Dad Vail Regatta. In a solid race, the Lightweights led throughout, winning by a full length. In the Semi-Final on Sunday morning, Princeton faced a stiff challenge, an elite heavyweight Leander crew. The Lightweights gave the Cerise Hippopotami of Leander all they could handle, battling to even through the mid-point of the race and, after dropping back in the third quarter of the race, closing with a furious sprint. Leander was able to hold on to a 4 seat victory, and went on to win the Ladies Plate Final over Garda Siochana of Ireland.
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1985 WOMENS CREWS - 1

WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP EIGHT
Head of the Schuylkill Regatta Thomas Eakins Trophy 1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup
S.Morrison, K.Helde, L.Kunkemueller, L.Carr, L.Heppes, B.Jones, L.Cornelio, C.Jordan (Coach) Missing: S.Horn, R.Conner
VARSITY
UNDEFEATED Eastern Sprints Champions 4th at Nationals Willing Trophy
L.Hodder, K.Kuhlthau, J.Marron (Co-Capt.), J.Budgell, K.Marsh, M.Wheeler, M.Hoblitzell (Co-Capt.), S.Pelmas, C.Mehaffey (Stroke), S.Morrison (Cox)
SECOND VARSITY
2nd Place Eastern Sprints JV National Champions Dolly Callow Cup
R.Buchanan (Stroke), L.Kunkemueller, L.Carr, N.Dimich, R.Conner, M.Kingsley, A.Touborg, T.Yanowitz, G.Durso (Cox)
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1985 WOMENS CREWS - 2

3rd Place Eastern Sprints
P.Davis, B.Jones, A.Torney, J.Lane, D.Laird (Cox)
FIRST NOVICES
Class of 1988
A. Ruh, K.Smyte, P. Roberts, L. Jackson, L. Cornelio, L.Heppes, S.Horn, K.Helde, S.A.Randell (Cox)
SECOND NOVICES
Class of 1988
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VARSITY
(seat racing)
G.Clemens 86, E.Corcoran 86, C.Pompa 86, B.Sheehan 87, M.Demko 86, D.Morehead 87, P.Jones 88, J.A.Prall 86, J.Dougherty 86 (Cox)
Giving what it takes to win

George Clemens 86 and Evan Corcoran 86
I.R.A. CHAMPION VARSITY FOUR WITH COXSWAIN

Eric Will Trophy
Coach L.Gluckman, A.Zecha87 (Cox), V.Kennedy 88 (Bow), C.Pompa 86, S.Spear 86, D.Morehead 87
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Heavyweight Crew
The varsity heavyweight crew Team started the 1985-86 season with a trip to the West Coast for the San Diego Crew Classic. The squad made the finals and ultimately finished sixth. Early in the regular season, the team lost to Navy and Penn, both of whom have fast crews. The squad then had an excellent race against Harvard on Lake Carnegie in which they lost by a mere three seconds. The following week, the rowers traveled to Ithaca, NY and beat Cornell by just under three seconds in another spectacular race. At the Eastern Sprints, the teams qualifier race did not go as well as hoped, and the squad did not place well enough to continue to the finals. The team, however, stands a good chance of doing well at the IRA Regatta in Syracuse in June. The major characteristic of this years squad was its depth. The varsity boat will graduate four seniors: bow George Clements, Evan Corcoran, Mike Demko, and cox Joe Dougherty. With the returning strength of sophomores Vern Kennedy and Phil Jones and juniors Bill Sheehan, Dan Morehead, and stroke Martin Trautschold, however, next years squad should prove to be even more successful. The Tigers quickly rebounded with victories over Penn, Harvard, and Yale. The Lightweights were then able to win the Eastern Sprints by a length over Yale, easily defeating the third-place Rutgers crew. The varsity boat went on to win the inaugural Lightweight National Championship in Cincinnati. The strong season and postseason victories ensured the Lightweights of summer racing at the Henley Royal Regatta in England. The Lightweights will graduate nine seniors: cocaptains Rob Hedlund and Jesse Smedley, Steve Barr, Brendan Shannon, John Scott, Ken Royer, Dave Harrover, Rusty Reeves, and Mike Rossner. Coach Gary Kilpatricks philosophy of Success breeds success should pay big dividends in 1987. With seven oarsmen returning from this summers Henley trip, including varsity stroke Henry Huntington and five-man Andy Ballard, the Lightweights hope to continue their winning tradition.
Womens Crew
Between the crowded shores of the Charles River, the Princeton Womens Crew Team surpassed early expectations. Two crews secured starting positions for the following year in the Championship Womens Eight by placing 6th and 15th. This success continued with wins and good showings at the Head of the Schuylkill, the Princeton Chase Race and the Frostbite Regatta. A successful fall led to higher expectations for the spring season. The competitive squad, encouraged one another through endless leg pieces, tank sessions, weight circuits and hills, all with a common goal; preparation for the spring thaw. While waiting for the Carnegie ice to melt, the crew voyaged to Tampa for training. The trip tested the teams ability to deal with the elements cold, wind, rain, and heat. This week prepared the team for the spring races, in which the Tigers faced a terrific tailwind at the first race, snow at Cornell and heat at the Sprints. The depth of the squad, and the determination of both coach and crew climaxed at the Eastern Sprints. Each crew qualified for their grand finals and garnered enough points to tie Yale for the Charles Willing Point Trophy. Although there were no golds for Princeton, the point trophy emphasized the exceptional depth, training, and spirit that carried the team throughout the year. The team thanks Curtis and Dan for their support. 1986 BRIC-A-BRAC
Lightweight Crew
The year 1986 was one of unprecedented success for the Varsity Lightweight Crew. It brought the first ever sweep of the Jope Cup at the Eastern Sprints with victories in the 1V, 2V, and 1F events. The Tigers brought the Jope, symbolic of overall Lightweight supremacy, back to Princeton for the fourth consecutive year. 1986 also brought the first back-to-back wins for the Varsity in the Wright Cup at Sprints and the fourth consecutive Goldthwait Cup for winning the HYPs. The 3V also stroked its way to an undefeated Sprintswinning season, as did the Class of 1989 Freshman boat (coached by former captain Andy Card) which was awarded the 1921 Trophy in recognition of its perfect season. The Lightweights strong performance was keyed by several newcomers. Three sophomores, Tim Wray, Mike Atalay, and Jim Moses, found their way into the varsity while Mike Zimmer, Glenn Rollins, and Carl Franzon made contributions to the 2V. The Tigers opened their season with a strong win over Navy at Annapolis, but faltered in their second contest, a close one to Rutgers, losing by .01 seconds.
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FIRST VARSITY
Victories: Logg Cup, Carnegie Cup
Coach L.Gluckman, Boatwright F.Bozarth, G.Clements 86, E.Corcoran 86, V.Kennedy 88, B.Sheehan 87, M.Demko 86, D.Morehead 87, P.Jones 88, M.Trautschold 87, J.Picoult 87 (Mgr.), J.Dougherty 86 (Cox)
SECOND VARSITY
Sprint and I.R.A.Finalists
Coach L.Gluckman, M.Gleason 88, T.VanLeer 86 (Capt.), G.Ritter 86, P.Zembsch 88, G.Barry 87, J.Helmers 87, A.Prall 86, J.VanFossen 87, S.Schwartz 88 (Asst.Mgr.), J.Sabater 87 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
I.R.A. Four With Champ Will Trophy
Coach L.Gluckman, J.Breazeale 88, M.Gantz 87, G.DiRusso 87, W.Platt 88, E.Grogan 88, C.Pompa 86, S.Spear 86, M.Muendel 86, A.Zecha 86 (Cox)
FOURTH VARSITY
E.A.R.C. 4s Champion
Coach L.Gluckman, C.Sullivan 86, C.Boyd 87, T.Werner 87, M.Myers 88, S.Gray 88, B.Chung 87 (Cox)
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1986 HEAVYWEIGHT FRESHMEN

FIRST BOAT
Class of 1989
P.Caminiti, D.King, J.Morrissey, D.Huntington, R.Cone, J.Hunt, M.Lyon, J.Parker, N.Bisno (Cox), Coach Ed Kloman
SECOND BOAT
Class of 1989
C.Hartnick, R.Smith, D.Gray,B.Leheny, D.Anderson, G.Barz, J.McCarter, K.Frierson, S.Yankauer (Cox), Coach Ed Kloman
COACH DAN ROOCK 81

Novice Womens Coach: 1986 Freshman Heavyweight Mens Coach: 1987-89 Head Coach Womens Crew: 1991-96 (Subsequently Head Coach of Cornell Mens Crew)
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1986 LIGHTWEIGHTS AT HENLEY

LIGHTWEIGHT VARSITY
Defeating Union Boat Club of Boston, Mass. which outweighted Princeton by about 40 lbs. a man.
1986 Post Season

After its Eastern Sprints victory, the Lightweights defended their 1985 title in the JV Heavyweight event at the IRA Regatta. Princeton faced a tough Wisconsin crew in its heat, and won by a seat after a furious sprint. The shocked Wisconsin heavies were forced to win in a repechage, while the Tigers enjoyed a day off. The final began as a replay of the heat, with Wisconsin and Brown holding a slight lead over Princeton entering the last 500 meters. Unfortunately, just as coxswain Jesse Smedley began to call for the sprint, the boat was badly waked by a launch heading back up the course. Unable to find its rhythm until the last 200 meters, the Lightweights took the bronze medal. In 1986, the NCAA National Championship races in Cincinnati included Lightweight crews for the first time. Only four crews were entered: Princeton, second place Sprints finisher Yale, and two of the top Western crews, San Diego State and California Maritime. Facing Yale for the third time, Princeton handled them by a comfortable 11 seconds, with the Western crews finishing even further off the pace. Instead of returning to the Marlow and Reading Regattas in 1986, Coach Kilpatrick decided to take the crew to the Holland Beker International Regatta in Amsterdam. The event attracted top national team crews including World Champion sculler Peter Michael Kolbe and eights from East Germany, the Soviet Union and China. In a lively trading market for shirts and pins, many of the oarsmen secured souvenirs from behind the Iron Curtain. Unlike in past years, where the need to make weight had ended at the Eastern Sprints, the crew was entered in the Open Mens Lightweight event in the Holland Beker. Far from hoisting pints of Brakspears Bitter in Henley as in years past, the starving Lightweights had to weigh in immediately before their races. In two days of stiff headwinds and chop on the Bosbaan, the crew could finish no better than fourth against the international competition. Happy to return to England, and able to eat at will, the crew settled in for Henley. In the first heat, they faced Union Boat Club of Boston. Giving up over 40 pounds per man, the lightweights beat Union by half a length in the third fastest heat of the day. In the Quarterfinals, the Lightweights faced a stiff challenge from the Garda Siochana, runners up in the 1985 Ladies Plate. The Tigers never found a good rhythm, and the strong Garda crew left the Tigers behind by open water. Once again, Henley had capped a very successful season.
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AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Lightweight VarsitySummer 1986 by Andrew S. Ballard 87
We crossed the finish line at Worcester 2.6 seconds ahead of Yale and 6.5 ahead of Rutgers. We cheered, talked with our Harvard and Yale counterparts, paddled through the bridge, andwe headed back towards the awards dockin between drying off Brendan Shannon86 (who had deboated in celebration) and shout LBDI! 86, coxswain Jesse Smedley 86 turned up the microphone in the boat and said, Gentlemen, welcome to the wonderfiul world of summer rowing. We had won, and with its victory came a long and memorable summer of rowing that, despite its trial, left a sweet and lingering taste in the mouths of its participants that will not likely fade for a long time to come. It was thirty-two days after our win in Worcester and a shorter time after winning gold and bronze medals at the Cincinnati Regatta (the first lightweight national championship) and the IRAs (where we rowed as JV heavyweights), respectively, that the thirteen of us-six seniors, two juniors, and five sophomore, along with coach Gary Kilpatrick and boatwright Frank Bozarth, stood in Heathrow Airport, London, tired from the long flight but ecstatic just to be on English soil. Verne Kennedy 88 was holding up well under the circumstances; Verne, a heavyweight, had flown from San Francisco the night before to join Mike Zimmer 88, John Scott 86, and Kendrick Royer 86, in the four when Mike Jones 87 developed mononucleosis and hepatitis. Then we started to row, finally plying our oars in the English water against English oarsmen, gliding past green pastures and ancient monasteries and churches. The eight (from stern to bow: co-captain Smedley, Henry Huntington 87, Tim Wray 88, Steve Barr 86, Andy Ballard 87, Shannon, Mike Atalay 88, Jim Moses 88, and co-captain Rob Hedlund 86) found their brand new Empacher on the banks of the Thames and rowed it, the day after arriving, nine miles upstream to Marlow for the Marlow Amateur Regatta, which, after the next days races and in memory of the rainy, cold weather the year before, was promptly renamed the Marlow Annual Disaster. High winds, jostling wakes, and coxswain Smedleys unfamiliarity with the less-than-gentlemanly manner of his English counter parts led to the eights downfall, while the four took several grand tours of the curvy, windy course before finishing a length back of Imperial College, the eventual winner. The next week, the eight and the four went their separate ways, the eight traveling to Amsterdam to garner what Kilpatrick called international racing experience, and the four journeying to Reading (among other places) to race in the elite fours event at the Reading Township Regatta. The four also combined with a Yale senior four in a rare display of cooperation between the two schools to race a mixed eight in the Junior A event at Reading. Although the ill-fated combined eight was to he eliminated in the first round, the Princeton four (Zimmer, Kennedy, Royer, and Scott) won their event at Reading, knocking out the Yale four in the process. The varsity eight, on the other hand, found themselves in tough racing in Amsterdam, finishing third to the West German and Danish national lightweight teams but downing the Belgian
and Dutch national squads. (The West Germans and Danes would later go on to win a silver and bronze medal respectively at the world championships.) The next day, the Tigers rowed a valiant race in the Senior B event, (mostly European collegiate heavyweight crews) losing to the West German pre-elite squad in a hardfought race. The regatta was a fine experience for all involved, giving the squad a chance to see what racing on the international level is like (its very good), as well as to trade for some rather interesting rowing apparel. After all events were concluded, a trading frenzy began on the banks, with the European crews, including the Soviet national team, accosting the Tigers and offering to trade shirts, hats, coins, and anything else they could. No matter what else happened that weekend, the sight of the East German womens coach wearing a Princeton Reunions Cap is one the team is not likely to forget soon. And then came Henley. Bedecked in boaters, orange and black bowties, white pants, and powder blue medals that proclaimed Overseas Competitor, the Tiger crews mingled with the British gentlefolk as they readied for their race. Saddled with possibly the toughest draw in the Ladies Challenge Plate, the eight was slated to go up against Union Boat Club of Boston in their first contest, and then, should they be successful, to meet the mighty Garda Siochana, the Irish police rowing club who had lost to Leander (the crew that knocked the lightweights out in the semi-finals in 85) in the finals in 1985 and stood as the Odds-on favorite to take the Plate this year. The four had an equally tough draw, facing in the quarterfinalsshould they make it that far-the University of London, a strong contender in the Visitors Cup. Both crews were to lose in the quarterfinalson the same day-but not before earning praise and respect from their English hosts. In the eights race against Union, for example, the Tigers showed their mettle by coming back from open water down to sprint through the Bostonians and win in what was called the most exciting race of the regatta, while the four destroyed two opponents easily, gliding down the homestretch to call of Well-rowed, Princeton! before meeting UL. Garda Siochana, however, proved to be too big for the Tiger lightweights; and strong winds, a strong current, and multiple wakes eliminated any hope Princeton had had of pulling off an upset. Yet even their length-and-three-quarters loss to the Irish earned them the title of Princetons gallant lightweights in the next days Times of London. The University of London also proved equally as formidable a foe for the four, defeating the Tigers by over a length. So the racing ended. The boats parted, the good times were stored like flowers pressed in a fusty old book, beautiful things to be brought out some time in the future or to be run across quite by accident, bringing a smile on a far-off, lonely day. The vans were loaded up and headed for the airport; embraces were exchanged with promises to write or visit. For the seniors, the last time to venture to foreign shores under the orange and black; for the others, the promises of Henley future to dangle before them as both a reward and an incentive to work as hard or harder in 1987. As the van crossed the bridge heading for London, one member looked off at the Henley course and thought, as doubtless Kipling would have, had he attended Old Nassau, that there was a corner of some foreign field, a drop in some foreign river, that was forever Princeton.
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1986 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS

FIRST VARSITY
National Champions E.A.R.C. Champions Goldthwait Cup Jope Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup Joseph Wright Cup
C.Collins 88 (Mgr.), R.Hedlund 86, J.Moses 88, M.Atalay88,B.Shannon 86, J.Smedley 86 (Cox), A.Ballard 87, S.Barr 86, T.Wray 88, H.Huntington 87, Coach G.Kilpatrick
SECOND VARSITY
S.Adler 87, C.Franzon 88, D.Harrover 86, R.Reeves 86, B.Ratcliff 87 (Cox), J.Scott 86, K.Royer 86, M.Jones 87, M.Zimmer 88, Coach G.Kilpatrick
Cornell Trophy
THIRD VARSITY
R.Gregg 88, J.Maffezoli 88, J.Evans 88, J.Evans 88, S.Furie 87 (Cox), G.Rollins 88, T.Kingston 87, J.Jordan 88, D.Moore 87
FRESHMEN
Class of 1989 UNDEFEATED SEASON Victory at Eastern Sprints
D.Blander, R.Kraybill, N.Desnoyers, K.White, M.Bremer, S.Blasdale, T.Hoffman, J.Mount, R.Scacheri (Cox)
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Year 1930 1933 1934 1934 1948 1949 1949 1951 1952 1953 1954 1956 1957 1959 1962 1973 1981 1981 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1988 1988 1988 1989 1992 1994 1995 1996 1996 1996 1998 1999 Crew Lightweight 8 Lightweight 8 Winthrop Rutherfurd 28 Heavyweight 8 Lightweight 8 Lightweight 8 Lightweight 8 (Cottage) Lightweight 8 Lightweight 8 Lightweight 8 Four w/o Cox (Ivy) Lightweight 8 Lightweight 8 Four w/o Cox (Cottage) Seymour Cromwell 56 Lightweight 8 Lightweight 8 Four w/o Cox Ladies Four w/Cox Lightweight 8 Four w/o Cox Four w/o Cox Heavyweight 8 Heavyweight 8 Lightweight 8 Four w/Cox Four w/o Cox Lightweight 8 Four w/o Cox Heavyweight Varsity 8 Heavyweight Varsity 8 A Lightweight Varsity 8 Four w/o Cox Heavyweight (Ivy) Heavyweight (Ivy) Lightweight 8 Heavyweight 8 Heavyweight Varsity 8 A Heavyweight JV 8 B Heavyweight 8 Heavyweight 8 Heavyweight/Lightweight Challenge Cup Thames Thames Diamond Sculls Grand Thames Thames Grand Thames Thames Thames Stewards Thames Thames Wyfold Diamond Sculls Thames Ladies Visitors Invitational Ladies Wyfold Visitors Ladies Grand Ladies Prince Philip Visitors Ladies Visitors Ladies Ladies Ladies Visitors Ladies Ladies Thames Ladies Ladies Ladies Temple Temple Temple Highest Level Semi-Final Heats Finalist Semi-Final Winner Winner Semi-Final Semi-Final Heats Winner Winner Heats Winner Winner Heats Heats Finalist Semi-Final Heats Heats Semi-Final Final Semi-Final Semi-Final 2d Round Quarter Quarter Heat Heat Heat 2d Round Heat Heat Semi-Final Final Heat Heat Heat Semi-Final Semi-Final
Strangers wonder why eight people go out in a rowing shell and torture themselves by running up and heaving their oars up and down a lake. Four years ago when we had our 50th Reunion here at Princeton most of our 1942 boat that won the Carnegie Cup came down to the lake to row one more time. We passed under the Washington Street Bridge and suddenly the boat started to swing. We had that old feeling again. The boat seemed to take off like an aeroplane. When youre with a crew that is really swinging and everybody is together, it is a feeling you dont get in anything else you do. It is one of the reasons people go out and row . . . . even fifty years later. During the last few years Ive been to Henley several times. Ive seen the Germans that started bringing racing shells with a very small person in the bow as coxswain, so they can steer more easily. Well, I think that is an absolutely crazy thing to do because I think the coxswain has great responsibilities over and above steering the boat. Hes the person who has got to see if somebody is getting a little bit tired and call him by name to get with it. In those days the main training a cox got was to get your weight down by Saturdays race. I would stop eating about Thursday and stop drinking anything by about Friday noon. We would have the race on Saturday and after the race was over Saturday night Id go out and drink a lot of rum and usually pass out by Sunday morning, then start it all over again next week. Cleveland E. Dodge, Jr. 43 (Coxswain)
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1986 WOMENS CREWS

VARSITY
3d at Nationals 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup Willing Trophy
L.Kunkemueller, K.Kuhlthau, L.Heppes, L.Carr, S.Morrison (Cox), M.Wheeler, S.Horn, S.Pelmas, C.Mehaffey (Co-Capt.)
SECOND VARSITY
J.Shepard, J.Lane, R.Conner, L.A.Jackson, G.Durso (Cox), L.Cornelio, T.Yanowitz, A.Touborg, K.Helde

B.Jones, P.Roberts, L.Hofreuter (Cox), K.Smythe, A.Reynolds
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COACHES
1980-81 1981-88
COACH LARRY GLUCKMAN
Freshman Crews Heavyweight Varsity Crews
Princeton Crew Report 1981-1986

by Larry Gluckman, Director Philosophy: Since September 1981 the goal of the program has been maximum participation with excellence. Results 1982-1986: Since 1982 the lightweights have won the Eastern Sprints three times on the varsity level and three times each on the freshman and 2nd varsity level. They have won the Jope Cup for lightweight supremacy three of the last five years. They have represented Princeton three of the last four years at the Royal Henley Regatta. In 1985 the lightweights won the 2nd varsity heavyweight event of the IRA and in 1986 participated in and won the first Intercollegiate Lightweight National Championships. Since 1982 the women have won the Eastern Sprints twice on the varsity level and finished in the medals at the Nationals several times. They have won nationals in the freshman and 2nd varsity categories. They also have won the team trophy twice in the last two years at the Easterns. The heavyweights have won the IRA Varsity and Freshman eight oar events, won the Ten Eyck Trophy (team trophy), and beaten Harvard both in the Compton Cup and Eastern Sprints. In 1985 Princeton missed the National Championships by four tenths of a second, raced in the final of the Grand at Henley and finished in the top three at the Lucerne International Regatta. In 1985 Princeton University possessed the most successful boathouse in the Country. There is excellence afloat on Lake Carnegie. Participation: Participation is at an all-time high. Nearly twenty percent of the freshman class try rowing each fall. Of that group only 25-30 participants are recruited, roughly 8-10 per squad. Most of the freshmen row until Thanksgiving and earn physical education credit. Natural attrition and facility limitations bring the freshman program to roughly 80-90 rowers in late fall and 50-70 in the spring. Coupled with nearly 100 varsity athletes (sophomore through senior) the program services 300 athletes daily in the fall and l60-170 each day in the spring. Rowing is the largest year-round sport on campus and has the greatest athlete/coach/facility contact ratio of any sport on campus and possibly any extracurricular activity at Princeton. Rowing begins with classes in September and finishes with championships in May and June with post-season rowing in July in England, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The squads represent the typical population on campus, as a result of drawing 60-70% novice rowers off the hill. In 1986 the top student/athlete in the graduating class was Martin Muendel, who started rowing as a freshman. In addition, three of the four captains elected for 1986-87 season learned their rowing at Princeton. One might say that is the nature of college rowing. It is just for this reason that rowing at Princeton is so important and plays a unique role in the athletic experience of the typical Princeton student.
OS BANDITOS DO RIO (BANDITS OF THE RIVER) Larry Gluckman, May 1979 A few scullers there are A prepi at each end and in the middle for spice And in the bucket a block of young granite Make up this hearty crew which is ready for the heist A tough race at the start And then a change for the best A record for the books And then winning all the rest They practice like champs They row the race the same The race is the challenge They all can take aim They have been called OS banditos They can steal the show This race is the challenge They know how fast they can go And so my young friends You ask me if I know these banditos do Rio Ill tell you my friend, I rowed With the bandits not two days ago They are fast and fit They are swift and sharp And if given the chance They will, my friend, even steal your heart Whether they win or not They are a great bunch They are a happy lot Because they are OS banditos do Rio, so watch out for your lunch -
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1987 HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS

FIRST VARSITY
Carnegie Cup Logg Cup 3rd Eastern Sprints
Boatwright F.Bozarth, J.Picoult 87 (Mgr.). V.Kennedy 88, W.Platt 88, P.Jones 88, B.Sheehan 87 (Capt.), A.Zecha 86 (Cox), R.Cone 89, D.Saxen 87, D.Burden 88, J.Parker 89, Coach L.Gluckman
P.Caminiti 89, J.McCarter 89, J.Morrissey 89, M.Gantz 87, J.Breazeale 88, P.Zembsch 88, G.DiRusso 87, M.Trautschold 87, J.Sabater 87 (Cox)
SECOND VARSITY
THIRD VARSITY
2nd Eastern Sprints
G.Barz 89, J.Hunt 89, C.Boyd 87, D.Huntington 89, S.Yankauer 89 (Cox), G.Barry 87, J.Helmers 87, M.Gleason 88, D.Morehead 87 (Stroke)
FOURTH VARSITY
R.Cohn-Lee 90, T.Werner 87, D.Anderson 89, B.Petersik 88, B.Chung 87 (Cox), E.Grogan 88, R.Smith 88, M.Myers 88, S.Gray 88
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Heavyweight Crew
The 1987 varsity heavyweight crewbies progressively built up their confidence this season to win the bronze medal at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) Sprints. The Cinderella performance at the Sprints not only surprised the EARC coaches who had seeded Princeton sixth, but also shocked Navy, Penn, and Harvard, who had defeated the Tigers during the regular season. The junior varsity lived up to the leagues predictions finishing in sixth place, while the third varsity impressively placed second. The freshmen placed seventh. The varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen each posted a 3-3 regular season record while the third varsity finished 4-2. The varsity defeated Cornell, Rutgers and Yale. Despite their losses, the varsity heavies gained the confidence and the fine tuning necessary during the regular season to warrant their superb finish at the Sprints. It is the common strategy of most teams to use the regular racing season to prepare their teams for the all-important championship season. Head coach Larry Gluckman and his squad executed this strategy very well. Gluckman made one important gamble after the Tigers narrow defeat at Penn which involved moving the seasoned Sheehan back to the port side to make room for the talented, but less experienced Cone on the starboard side. The short term detriments of the gamble were felt a week later in the heavies worst defeat of the season at the hands of Harvard by a margin of six seconds. But the Tigers were maturely looking ahead for the long term benefits of the switch which would not take effect until Sheehan could readjust to the port side, and Cone could get acclimated to the varsity boat. Each week after the switch the heavies improved significantly over the last, handily defeating Cornell after the Harvard race by fourteen seconds, and confidently edging a strong Yale crew the next week by two seconds in the hardest fought contest of the season. The gamble paid off lucratively at the Sprints as the Tigers avenged their losses to Harvard, Penn and Navy, only to be slighted by defending National Champion Wisconsin, and surprise victor, Brown. We had been progressing on a steep learning curve all season. After the great victory at Yale, the Squad realized the potential it had. We went into the Sprints with momentum, and the rest is history, concluded captain Bill Sheehan 87. The varsity heavies were aided by the return of elite oarsman Doug Burden 88 from a year off, and the comeback of David Saxen 87. Sophomore John Parker precociously filled the important shoes of the stroke seat. Captain Sheehan, juniors Phil Jones, Ward Platt, Vern Kennedy and sophomore Russell Cone earned the other seats. Alden Zecha 86 manned the rudder. Besides losing Sheehan, Saxen and Zecha to graduation, the heavies will also lose junior varsity seniors Martin Trautschold, Gred DiRusso, Matt Gantz and coxswain Juan Sabater, as well as third varsity members Dan Morehead, John Helmers, Jeff Barry, Chris Boyd, Bill Chung and Tom Werner. As the heavyweights prepare to catch Brown and Wisconsin at the IRA championships, they exude a confidence reminiscent of the 1985 championship. Whether they win or come close to winning at the IRAs, one thing remains apparent: this years heavyweight squad has revived the winning spirit at the boathouse.
Lightweight Crew
Too much, too little, Lightweight Coach Gary Kilpatrick. It is one of the great ironies of crew that despite the months of training in preparation for the season the only time of the year that really matters that the season is only six weeks long and over in the proverbial blink of an eye. I dont think we had a chance to show how fast we really were, said junior seven-man Michael Atalay. The season ended before we hit our peak. The lightweights were forced to row most or all of the 1987 season without three key oarsmen two-year varsity stroke Henry Huntington, senior Mike Jones, and sophomore Jeff Mount and thus spent much of the year trying to build and improve. We were really hurt by not having those people in there, said Coach Gary Kilpatrick, theres no telling what we would have done if theyd been with us. Thats not to say the season was a washout; the Tigers managed to compile a 4-2 record through their season and at the EARC Sprints in Worcester captured their fifth consecutive Jope Cup, the overall lightweight point trophy. At Sprints, the varsity boat (from stern to bow: sophomore coxswain Bob Scacheri, sophomore stroke Jeff Mount, Atalay, senior captain Andy Ballard, Hun(continued)
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LIGHTWEIGHT FIRST VARSITY
2nd Place E.A.R.C. Jope Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup
Y.Abosch 88, G.Rollins 88, M.Zimmer 88, T.Wray 88, B.Scacheri 89, H.Huntington 87, A.Ballard 87, M.Atalay 88, J.Mount 89
LIGHTWEIGHT SECOND VARSITY

J.Sarnoff 89, K.White 90, J.Evans 88, J.Jordan 88, B.Ratcliff 87, J.Moses 88, T.Kingston 87, S.Adler 87, M.Bremer 89
LIGHTWEIGHT FRESHMEN
Class of 1990 Undefeated EARC Champions 1921 Crew Trophy
L.Grainger, J.Forese, ?, D.Swanson, S.Blasdale, M.Hirschfeld, T.Green, M.Anderer (Stroke), W.Lafond (Cox)
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Review of the 1987 Crew Year (continued)

tington (having returned two weeks earlier), and juniors Tim Wray, Mike Zimmer, Glenn Rollins, and Yishaiya Abosch finished in second place, 1.9 seconds behind Yale, but avenged an earlier loss to Rutgers. A second place finish by the JV and an open water victory by the freshmen capping off an undefeated season enabled the Tigers to grab the Jope. The year was a difficult one for the lightweights, who, coming off a national championship season, lost the second race of the year to Rutgers. The varsity boat (which until Sprints included junior Jim Moses) was re-vamped after the Rutgers loss and appeared to be moving well for H-Y-Ps when unrowable conditions at Cambridge negated any chance the Tigers might have had at a win. Princeton was ranked third behind Yale and Rutgers going into the Sprints, yet felt they could pull off an upset. However, very fast conditions at Worcester (all course records were broken) worked against the Tigers race plan of long, powerful strokes and Yale was able to hold off a furious last-minute Princeton charge to hold on for the win. As Huntington commented, we executed our race plan very well; the only problem is we came in second. Other races at Worcester gave fans of the orangeand-black more to cheer about. The freshman victory capped off Coach Andy Cards second consecutive undefeated season, while in the Saturday Night Live finals of the night before, Princetons 3V led by senior coxswain Simon Furie and Junior stroke James Cruiser Maffezzoli came from an early deficit to win by open water. At the National Championship on the Hudson in Albany, the varsity boat easily handled Harvard and the best of the western U.S., but again finished in second place behind Yale.
Womens Crew
Behind a season affectionately dubbed from hell and dubious at best lies a lot of hard work, some learning and even fun. A successful showing at the Head of the Charles earned the Princeton women an eighth place finish in the Championship Womens Eight event, and more importantly a guaranteed starting position for the 1987 regatta. For the second year in a row, the Princeton squad dominated the Head of the Schuylkill taking eighth in the Womens Four event and entering four competitive eights, with one taking first place. As February arrived and the boats set out on Lake
Carnegie it became apparent that fourth year coach Curtis Jordan was going to have a difficult time separating the homogeneous squad into boats for the spring competitions. The team had high hopes at the start of the season after victories against Rutgers and Columbia at all levels. Only a week later did a prepared squad from Brown show the Tiger boats what the competition would be like in the spring of 1987. After narrow losses in the varsity boats, the team began preparing for a season on the road. Following a weekend in Boston where the varsity was beaten by a large Radcliffe squad and the JV was edged out by Cornell, line-ups changed and the first varsity eight traveled to California to race in the Redwood Shores regatta. Tough competition and strong winds marred the Tigers showing. The women fell to Wisconsin and Washington but managed to dominate Stanford in their three dual races. Returning home, the eight had two days of rest before traveling to Yale to suffer yet another loss. By this time the Walkman batteries were running low. Radical line-up changes were to bring new hope to the eager squad. After only one practice, the squad went on the road to conquer not only Dartmouth and Penn, but the measles. First place showings in the 1V, 2V, 1N, 2N and a first and second in the varsity fours event earned Princeton the Class of 1984 Points Trophy. More line-up changes and house parties did not stop the Tigers from dominating an improving U.N.H. squad on all levels with the exception of a narrow loss in the first varsity race. Most seniors had never seen Lake Waramug and sun at the same time. This was to be the story for the 1987 sprints. Heat and strong competition held the Tigers to a silver medal in the varsity four race and a bronze in the first novice. The season topped off with a banquet at the boathouse. The natural setting led to a ruckus affair which brought out the closet partiers amongst us. The team wishes to thank Curtis for all his patience and first year novice coach Willie Black for his fantastic work with the freshmen squad. Seniors Sarah Morrison and Giana Durso (co-captains), Lynn Heppes Barbi Jones, Laura Kunkemueller, Sherry Ryan, Anne Touborg, Margot Wheeler and Toby Yanowitz will be missed.
1987 BRIC-A-BRAC
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1987 WOMENS CREWS

FIRST VARSITY
1984 Point Trophy
T.Yanowitz, L.Kunkemueller, S.Anderson, K.Aldrich, L.Hofreuter, K.Hoover, A.Touborg, M.Wheeler, S.Horn
SECOND VARSITY
6 Wins 3 Losses
A.Ruh, S.Ryan, B.Jones, C.Cullicott, S.Morrison, L.Heppes, A.Green, L.A.Jackson, K.Helde
FIRST FOUR
2nd at Eastern Sprints
M.Fleming, N.Puttkammer, G.Durso, K.Smyte, L.Haaland
SECOND FOUR
A.Patten, J.Harris, K.Bisgeier, G.Gilman, A.Swinton
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1987 CREWS
HEAVYWEIGHT FRESHMEN
Class of 1990
A.Fetter, J.Green, B.Fisher, M.Natkin, J.Kelliher, J.Stinnett, R.Garrett, J.Turchi, M.Wills, S.Alamuddin, D.Denker, R.Beams, D.Reno, J.Ehinger, A.Morrow, B.OMalley, O.Evans, M.Weymar, T.DeLiere
1988 WOMENS CREW

National Champions (rowed as lightweight crew)
C.E.Hobbs 89, M.Fleming 89, L.J.Cornelio 88, A.M.Ruh 88, B.AByrne 89, A.B.Patten 90, E.A.Hofreuter 89, K.A.Smyte 88
1987 ALL SQUADS BANQUET Special Presentation to Stuyve Pell First Princeton Award to Michael Vespoli
On Saturday, February 28 the varsity crews sponsored the 5th Annual All Squads Banquet. Nearly 190 persons attended, including all three squads, some recruits, several area alumni, President of the PURA Art Miller, who flew in from the West Coast for the dinner, the coaches wives, our speaker and university guests. Recognition was made of men and women who have represented the United States abroad this past year in rowing competition. Our seniors were recognized, thirty-five in total. There were two presentations. The first was to Styvesant Pell 53, who has contributed to the rowing program in many ways. Not only does he race for Princeton in the fall regattas; he has seen fit to provide the program with three club singles; he is a trustee of the PURA and a faithful finish line official for our home races. To recognize all of these contributions the coaches presented him with an 18x25-inch framed enlarged photograph of him racing at the Head of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia this past fall. His bow marker is number 1. Stuyve indicated that was because he was the
oldest in the race, but we know its also the place he normally finishes.
Our second presentation was the newly-created Princeton Award, to be conferred annually by the Princeton rowing coaches to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the sport of rowing. The recipient will receive a rowing print entitled The Gathering, by Kit Raymond 74, a former heavyweight rower and womens crew coach at Princeton. The award was presented by Gary Kilpatrick, Lightweight Varsity Coach, to Michael Vespoli, founder of Vespoli USA, the largest shell-builder in the country. Mr. Vespoli was a college oarsman at Georgetown, where he won the Dad Vail; he was an Olympic finalist in 1972 and a World Champion in 1974; he coached on the high school, college, and elite levels, producing championship crews; he was manager/boatwright on the 1984 Olympic Team; and he is currently producing entire fleets of racing and recreational shells. Princeton Rowing Notes Spring 1987
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FIRST VARSITY
Carnegie Cup Childs Cup Navy Trophy Logg Cup
Boatwright F.Bozarth, A.Morrow 90, P.Jones 88, P.Zembsch 88, V.Kennedy 88, S.Yankauer 89 (Cox), W.Platt 88, R.Cone 89, D.Burden 88 (Capt.), J.Parker 89, Coach L.Gluckman
SECOND VARSITY
M.Gleason 88, J.Breazeale 88, E.Grogan 88, D.Huntington 89, M.Natkin 90, J.Hunt 89, j.Morrissey 89, J.Green 90, J.Kelliher 90 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
R.Beams 90, P.Caminiti 89, J.Stinnett 90, G.Barz89, J.Meier 89, D.Denker 90 (Cox), M.Myers 88, J.Ehinger 90, R.Garrett 90, J.McCarter 89
FOURTH VARSITY
R.Cohn-Lee 90, R.Beams 90, B.Petersik 88, A.Thornton 90, M.Myers 88, S.Gray 88
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Heavyweight Crew
It was a very good year for the Princeton Mens Heavyweight Crew team. Coached by Larry Gluckman and captained by senior Doug Burden, the team achieved a record of 8-3 overall and 4-1 in the Ivy League. This is not to say anyone was surprised by the Tigers performance. In fact, before the season began many expected great things from this Tiger squad. Before the season even began, Captain Burden had shown the world his ability by rowing in the mens eight in the 1987 World Championships and capturing a gold medal. The team swept the opener against Navy. This represented the first time in ten years that the Tigers defeated Navy. They then went on to defeat four more teams Rutgers, Penn, Columbia, and Villanova consecutively before falling to a tough Harvard team. Before the season was over, the men had also garnered victories over MIT, Cornell and Yale. The only other losses came against Washington and the Australian National Senior boat. In EARC sprints the team took fourth place. previous year, the 1988 boat was determined to make its presence known in the EARC. To that end the Varsity worked diligently to eradicate stylistic problems that had slowed some previous Princeton boats. The 1988 boat won in all water headwind, tailwind, flat water, or victory at sea conditions. The Tigers got down the course cleaner and faster than their opponents. Additionally, the Varsity acquired a new light shell and light oars in order to shave off pounds of equipment. Intentionally limiting the victory margin in the early races, the Tigers arrived at HYPs relative unknowns. When the race was over they were no longer unknowns, having finished 2.3 seconds ahead of Harvard and almost 6 seconds ahead of Yale. Unfortunately, the victories of the season were clouded by the Varsitys single loss in the finals of Eastern Sprints. The Tigers trailed a restructured Harvard boat from the 500 meter mark and were unable to punch through. In crossing headwind conditions Harvard finished 2.6 seconds ahead of Princeton with Yale taking third. For the first time in the season the Tiger varsity came home topless. At the level we race at, the top boats perform similar training and have similar equipment and coaching. When you get down to it, it becomes a mental question of who comes to race and who comes to row, said Mike Zimmer. Jim Moses added, Its not clear that Harvard is a better boat, but that day they were tougher. Over the three weeks following Sprints, it became the obsession of the varsity boat to be the tougher boat the next time they faced Harvard, which would be at the National Championship in Albany. Using the JV heavyweight event at the IRAs as a warm-up for Albany, the crew steadily increased its speed. At the National Championship the crew trailed Harvard by a full length going into the final 500 meters. With the season on the line Princeton sprinted through their nemesis and avenged their only loss of the year, claiming the Lightweight National Championship. The varsity eight and four more deserving oarsmen were rewarded with a trip to Henley. The crew did well in a warm up regatta at Marlow and won an exciting championship event in Amsterdam before losing in its opening heat at Henley. Despite the early exit at Henley, the 1988 Lightweight season was an astounding success and reaffirmed that the Princeton Lightweights were the fastest boats in the land.
Lightweight Crew
By any objective standard, the 1988 Lightweight Crew team was notably successful. The JV and third Varsity boats both won Eastern Sprints and compiled undefeated regular season records. The first Freshman also won Sprints and rebounded from early season defeats to win HYPs in a convincing fashion. The second Freshman, though victorious at HYPs, fell to a determined Harvard boat at Sprints. The Varsity was undefeated during the regular season but came away from Sprints having taken second to Harvard. The varsity boat avenged this single loss of the season by defeating Harvard in Albany to win the Lightweight National Championship. Overall, Lightweights defeated 66 crews and lost to only five, coming away from Eastern Sprints with their sixth consecutive Jope Cup. The Varsity boat was comprised of nine individuals who recognized the potential speed inherent in this years squad early in the season. They dedicated themselves to intense training. From the stern, the Varsity was comprised of junior Coxswain Bob Scacheri, senior Stroke and captain Mike Atalay, sophomore Dax Swanson, senior Michael Zimmer, senior Jim Moses, senior Tim Wray, junior Jeff Mount, junior Neil Desnoyers, and sophomore Mike Anderer. Their motivation and training paid off throughout the spring as the Varsity enhanced their wardrobes with the shirts of all their opponents. Unhindered by the injuries that had marked the
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E.A.R.C. SPRINTS CHAMPIONS
Class of 1991 Kenneth F. Burns Trophy
E.Karplus, T.Iseman, S.Coleman, G.Muir, C.Wiseman, T.Wright, R.Langenhagen, J.Caminiti, J.Picoult (Cox)
FRESHMEN WINNING STYLE
FRESHMEN SQUAD
Class of 1991 1921 Crew Trophy
E.Karplus, G.Muir, D.McGranahan, T.Wright, T.Iseman, C.Wiseman, J.Caminiti, W.Beck, J.Picoult, J.Ritter, S.Coleman, C.Boyd, P.Byrd, R.Langenhagen, K.Lee, N.Miller, D.Koehler, D.Thomas, F.Sporer, D.Roock (Coach)
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FIRST VARSITY
National Champions Goldthwait Cup Jope Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup
Boatwright F.Bozarth, M.Anderer 90, N.Desnoyers 89, J.Mount 89, T.Wray 88, R.Scacheri 89, J.Moses 88, M.Zimmer 88, D.Swanson 90, M.Atalay 88, Coach G.Kilpatrick
SECOND VARSITY
Undefeated E.A.R.C. Champions Cornell Trophy
J.Jordan 88, C.Franzon 88, J.Harris 90, J.Evans 88, W.LaFond 89, M.Hirschfeld 90, Y.Abosch 88, G.Rollins 88, J.Sarnoff 89
THIRD VARSITY
Undefeated E.A.R.C. Champions
J.Evans 88, T.Hoffman 89, C.Collins 88, D.Blander 89, D.Covin 91, T.Milbank 90, M.Bremer 89, J.Forese 90, J.Maffezolli 88
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1988 LIGHTWEIGHT CELEBRATIONS

VICTORY TOSS
Varsity lightweight coxswain Bob Scacheri 89 takes a plunge in the Hudson River in celebration of Princetons victory at the national Championship in Albany with the assistance of N. Desnoyers 89, M.Atalay 88, D.Swanson 90, and J.Mount 89. Photo by Schenectady Gazette.
ACTION AT HENLEY
M.Anderer 90, N.Desnoyers 89, J.Mount 89, T.Wray 88, J.Moses 88, M.Zimmer 88, D.Swanson 90, M.Atalay 88, R.Scacheri 89 (Cox)
UNIFORMED AT HENLEY
R.Scacheri 89 (Cox), M.Atalay 88 (Capt.), D.Swanson 90, M.Zimmer 88, J.Moses 88, T.Wray 88, J.Mount 89, N.Desnoyers 89, M.Anderer 90, Coach G. Kilpatrick
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1988 LIGHTWEIGHT VICTORY

ENTIRE LIGHTWEIGHT TEAM
Celebrates Clean Sweep of HYPs (1V through 2F) by singing Old Nassau
Joe Murtaugh
Head Coach, Mens Lightweight Crew

Joe Murtaugh has been the head coach of the Tiger varsity lightweights since 1988, with a record of 6711. In addition to his coaching duties, he serves as the administrator for the Princeton crew program. Murtaugh had led Princeton to four national lightweight championships (89, 94, 96, 98) and three Eastern sprints titles (96, 98, 99). In 1998 and 1999 his first, second and third varsity crews had perfect regular seasons with EARC sprints championships. Murtaugh is a 1983 graduate of the University of Virginia, where he coached womens crew for four years prior to his arrival at Princeton. Since 1997 Murtaugh has coached the U.S. national lightweight eight. In 2000 he coached the U.S. team to a gold medal in Zagreb, Croatia. In 1999 he coached the lightweight eight to a gold medal at the World Championships in St. Catharines, Ont. the first victory in that event for the U.S. in 25 years. In 1998 Murtaughs lightweight eight won the silver medal at the World Championships in Cologne, Germany.
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Joe Murtaugh on Coaching

Coaching is fun. Coaching is teaching, like English. Im teaching a hobby a hobby for the rowers, a great job for me. I have the best of both worlds, working with a group of extremely motivated students. Crew is the ultimate team sport. The rowers enjoy testing themselves and each other and being part of a team. It all starts with attitude. I try to establish a mission statement whenever I coach. Princeton had great success with lightweight rowing in the 70s and 80s. We want to continue that heritage. Therefore, performance is a priority to do well. We have a talented group of athletes and the facilities to do well. In a larger sense there are secondary goals. Rowing is in a lot of ways a metaphor for things that serve people well when they get out of the university and go on in life. Teamwork, trying to do your best, striving under adverse conditions, and most importantly, hoping to achieve mutual goals as a team. A football quarterback can have a great day and the team can still lose. In this sport no individual can have a great day if the team doesnt do well. The team wins or loses together and I think that forms a bond amongst the athletes on the team and the coaches that work with them that is different in other sports. in the mid-60s crew switched to being what it is now, a three-season sport. Row in the Fall; do Winter training on the erg or rowing tanks; and have the main competition in the Spring. Rowing is an incredibly demanding sport. But, I think some of the horror stories you hear are myth. We dont get people up at 4AM or train 7 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our rowers train for an hour and a half to two hours a day, every day that school is in session. That represents a significant commitment in the 90s when specialization is the watchword.
PURA has set an extraordinary heritage for our crews . . . . from convincing Andrew Carnegie to spend the money to build a gorgeous lake that is still the best place to row in the country if not the world, to the Class of 1887 Boathouse, and every stick of equipment inside the Boathouse. It is all paid for by our friends and in a very tangible way, the PURA is Princeton crew. We coaches make it clear to the athletes that we couldnt survive without their support. And, when these students graduate, they become PURA and part of that tradition. I look at a lot of other sports and other rowing teams. They have separate Friends groups lightweights, heavyweights, women, each with a separate Friends group. PURA decided right from the start that they would support all Princeton rowing. PURA support has been equal and I think this tradition is just outstanding. The current undergrads feel and benefit from it. It has a lot to do with the recent success of our past and present teams.
Somewhere around 80% of a 2000 meter rowing race is aerobic, depending upon the cardiovascular system. Approximately 20% is anaerobic or the muscular system. Our training fits that model. About 80% is steady state or long slow distance rowing, relatively easy, when we work on technique and build up the bodys ability to handle a race. As the racing season approaches, we shift from longer lower intensity to shorter higher intensity. This allows the rower to build up the aerobic base and peak both systems so that ideally the rowers can make the boat move as fast as possible for the championship race either Eastern Sprints or National Championships.
I learned more about myself rowing with friends in college than I did in the classroom. Crew taught me more about general life skills, how to be a better person, how to be responsible, how to hold myself accountable for my actions and my performance. These are skills that anybody that gets involved in rowing in a significant way feels. Personally, I feel I am the luckiest guy in the world. I am able to do something I love to do with a highly motivated group and with excellent equipment and facilities. Every morning Im excited about coming to work. I wouldnt trade my job, particularly working at Princeton, for anything else in the world.
Rowing started as a Spring sport, with people often doing other sports, or nothing, in the Fall. Sometime
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1988 WOMENS CREWS

LIGHTWEIGHT VARSITY
National Champions 1984 Point Trophy
Liz Hofreuter 89 (Cox) Ashlee Patten 90 Carolyn Hobbs 88 Laura Marion 89 Lisa Cornelio 88 Karen Smyte 88 Missy Fleming 89 Barbara Byrne 89 Anne Ruh 88 Curtis Jordan (Coach)
FIRST NOVICE
Class of 1991 Eastern Sprints Champions 1921 Crew Trophy
1: Stephanie Blackburn 2: Bonnie Hagerman 3: Joy Connolly 4: Laura Matlack 5: Simone Pulver 6: Diana Clifford 7: Melissa Holcombe 8: Katie Young
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BAYARD W. READ CLASS OF 1926 LIGHTWEIGHT CREW AWARD

Awarded annually to that member of the lightweight crew who, in the judgment of the head coach, has made the most significant improvement during four years of participation in the program.
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Timothy F. Wray 88 Jon D. Sarnoff 89 Michael E. Mitchell 90 David R. Covin 91 Jared J. Hardner 92 Richard T. Califano 93 Craig H. Boyce 94 Roderic M. Mathey 95 David M. Lawson 96 Ian D. Sachs 97 Simon G. Carcagno 98 William J. Golden 99 Sean T. Taylor 00 Andrew L. Baine 00

Womens Crew
The Princeton University Womens Crew team, coached by Curtis Jordan and captained by seniors Anne Ruh and Lee Ann Jackson, had a successful season, ending with a record of 7-3 overall and 4-0 in the Ivy League. The season opened on a successful note as the team persevered through a cold rain to defeat Rutgers and Columbia in the morning and Mount Holyoke later that same afternoon. One week later, the women were also successful on their own turf against Brown University. Although the first boat fell to the Bruins as Brown set a new record for the conditions, the Tigers still managed to win the remaining four races that day. The team also managed to split a pair of races one week later when the women defeated Cornell but fell to archrival powerhouse Radcliffe. Unfortunately, the women also lost to Yale in the next race of the season. The team ended its season on a successful note, however, by defeating Dartmouth, Penn, and New Hampshire at home. 1988 BRIC-A-BRAC
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VARSITY
Carnegie Cup
D.Reno 90, J.Hunt 89, J.Green 90, C.Wiseman 91, A.Morrow 90, A.Fetter 90, R.Cone 89, J.Parker 89, S.Yankaner 89 (Cox)
SECOND VARSITY
E.Karplus 91, J.Ehinger 90, D.Huntington 89, S.Coleman 91, G.Muir 91, R.Langenhagen 91, P.Caminiti 89, J.Caminiti 91, D.Covin 91 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
D.Koehler 91, J.Ritter 91, J.Meier 89, C.Boyd 91, G.Barz 89, P.Mackrell 90, F.Sporer 91, J.Morrissey 89, G.Aquirre 92 (Cox), D.Denker 90 (Cox)
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Heavyweight Crew
The 1988-89 season began on a particularly high note as 10 oarsmen, 1 coxswain, and 1 coach received an opportunity to travel to Brisbane, Australia to compete in the World Boat Race in August. Crews from all over the globe were invited to participate in the regatta. The Princeton squad consisted of 6 seniors; John Parker, Russell Cone, Joe Morrissey, Steve Yankauer and co-captains Paul Caminiti and David Huntington. John Greene was the sole representative of the class of 1990 in Brisbane while three oarsmen from the 1988 Eastern Sprints winning freshman crew, Joseph Caminiti, Rodd Langenhagen and Tom Wright made the trip. The boat met in Princeton a week early with new coach Gary Kilpatrick for an intense training week. While in Australia, the Princeton Heavies competed in a series of 500 meter Bump races before the start of the Boat Race. Princeton emerged victorious on the final day of the Bump racing series, overtaking Keio University of Japan. The World Boat race was a 3.5 mile contest through rough conditions. After having some difficulty in the opening heat, Princeton finished an impressive second in the trial behind Cambridge. The crew received their silver medals in front of a large crowd at the World Expo, proud to be representative of both Princeton University and the United States. The Australia trip provided a solid base on which to begin the fall season. The heavies raced effectively at the Head of the Connecticut and Head of the Schuylkill in eights. In the Head of the Charles, Princeton placed second in the Open Four and third in the Youth Four. The Fall season ended in a high note as the heavies won the Princeton Chase, outdistancing Yale, Cornell, and other Eastern schools. The first boat traveled to California for the San Diego Crew Regatta, where they placed 5th in the final. While the Varsity competed on the East Coast, the Junior Varsity headed south to Georgia for the Augusta Invitational Regatta. The JV raced in the Varsity event and fared well, pulling 5th out of 11 crews and posting the second fastest time of the regatta. Coming off extremely difficult regimen, the heavies began the spring season by defeating Navy in the varsity race on Lake Carnegie. The first boat ran into difficult times during the middle of the season, losing to both Penn and Harvard while beating Columbia and MIT. The Varsity came together for the final two races of the season, defeating both Cornell and Yale in a convincing manner. The JV also beat Cornell, while losing in a photo finish without a photo to Yale by a tenth of a second. The freshmen raced strongly throughout the season, with commanding victories over Rutgers, Cornell, and Yale. The frosh also demonstrated excellent composure on the Harlem River to come from behind to defeat Penn. The frosh entered Easterns ranked fifth, with only one blemish on the season record, a 5 second loss to Harvard. All heavyweight squads entered Worcester, home of the Eastern Sprints, with high expectations. But competitive heats prevented both varsity boats from qualifying for the finals. The Frosh raced well to place second in the grand Final, finishing a great season for freshman coach Dan Roock. The 1992 clan rewarded Roocks effort by voting him the annual Freshman Award at the Heavyweight Banquet for the greatest contributor to the freshman team. At the awards dinner, seniors Graydon Barz, John Meier, John Hunt, Steve Yankauer, John Pally, Dave Huntington, Russell Cone, and Paul Caminiti received varsity letters. Juniors Andrew Morrow, Andrew Fetter, John Ehinger, David Reno, and John Greene also received varsity letters. Sophomores Chris Wiseman, Joseph Caminiti, Rodd Langenhagen, and Thomas Wright completed the letter specifications. Co-captain Paul Caminiti received the Biddle Award given annually to the senior voted as exemplifying good sportsmanship and commitment to the Heavyweight team. Junior Andrew Morrow and sophomore Joe Caminiti were voted co-captains for the 1989-90 season.
Lightweight Crew
The 1988-89 lightweight rowing season will long be remembered as a watershed in the history of the program. The departure of heavyweight rowing coach Larry Gluckman created a vacancy which Gary Kilpatrick, the lightweight varsity coach since 1973, chose to fill. Killers move came at the end of six straight years of national dominance by the Princeton lightweight team and after the varsity boat had captured five national titles in eight years. The task of continuing the tradition of excellence which had come to define the lightweight crew was given to the 1987-88 lightweight freshman coach, Joe Murtaugh. Joe brought to the program his experience as a coach at the highest levels of rowing and more significantly, a fresh, vibrant attitude which proved invaluable in what was from the beginning seen as a difficult sea-
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FIRST VARSITY
National Champions Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup
Coach J.Murtaugh, M.Anderer 90, M.Bremer 89, A.Dollarhide 91, J.Sarnoff 89, R.Scacheri 89, M.Hirschfeld 90, K.Happe 91, N.Desnoyers 89, D.Swanson 90
SECOND VARSITY
Coach J.Murtaugh, J.Malcolmson 91, D.Fisher 91, T.Green 90, T.Milbank 90, W.LaFond 89, B.Haarlow 91, G.Lockwood 91, T.Laster 91, M.Camuso 91
THIRD VARSITY
Coach J.Murtaugh, S.Fair 90, C.Logan 91, M.Mitchell 90, G.Sasser 91, S.Eisen 91, J.Harris 90, J.Lippard 91, N.Steinberg 90
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son. Half of the varsity program had graduated in 1988, and in the fall a substantial number of returnees opted to sit out the season. Moreover, there were only six seniors in the program (Ben Wilkes, Will LaFond, Neil Desnoyers, Mark Bremer, and co-captains Bob Scacheri and Jon Sarnoff, three of whom were coxswains. Faced with coaching the smallest and youngest squad in years, Joe worked in the fall to create a strong technical base on which to construct a strong spring season. After dismal showings at the Head of the Connecticut and the Head of the Charles, Joes back to basics approach began to have its effect as Princeton crews managed to finish third and second at the Head of the Schuylkill and the Princeton Chase, respectively. The group had come a long way in seven short weeks. Being in the unusual position of underdog generated enormous enthusiasm and proved to be the dominant theme in a very productive winter. Despite unusually frequent illnesses and injuries the crew emerged from the boathouse early in March physically prepared for the challenges ahead of them. The varsity boat (from stern to bow: senior coxswain Bob Scacheri, Junior Dax Swanson, senior Neil Desnoyers, sophomore Darl Kappe, junior Mike Hirschfeld, senior Jon Sarnoff, sohomore Matt Camuso (later replaced by Adrian Dollarhide), senior Mark Bremeer, and junior Mike Anderer) opened its season a week earlier than the rest of the team with a race against the best of the South and the formidable French national team in Augusta, Georgia. It was in Augusta that the varsity eight first began to rise to the challenges of varsity level rowing as it managed to finish a strong second to the French in a ten boat event. Once back on Lake Carnegie the third varsity boat joined the first eight in defeating Navy, Cornell, Rutgers, and Penn. The young JV raced well but inexperience hurt the boat in races against Cornell and Penn to whom the Tigers lost. Despite the strong racing of the early season, every Princeton crew entered the most important race of the regular season, HYPs, ranked third. The two freshman crews coached by Jim Moses, started the day off well with solid victories. All three varsity crews faltered, however, with the third and second varsity boats both coming in third. The first eight, riding the momentum of several weeks of significant improvement, barely missed pulling off a major upset in placing second by four tenths of a second behind Harvard. The crew showed its maturity in the next two weeks as it diligently prepared for Eastern Sprints and the defense of the Jope Cup, the trophy for the most dominant lightweight program in the East. Although both freshman boats notched victories for Old Nassau, the three varsity crews were unable to garner enough points to win the Jope. The third varsity finished third, the JV sixth, and the first varsity third. The varsitys third place finish earned them an invitation to the National Championship in Albany where they hoped to continue the improvements made throughout the season. After Sprints the seating in the boat was rearranged. The nine individuals remained the same, but former bowman Mike Anderer was moved to stroke. Once final exams were over, practice frequency and intensity increased. The new seating arrangement had its first test at the IRAs in Syracuse where the lightweight eight was rowing in the heavyweight JV event as a warm-up for the upcoming Lightweight National Championship. The new arrangement proved its effectiveness in an exciting final in which the lightweights finished third, less than 0.4 seconds out of first place. The stage was set for the third and final showdown with Harvard and Yale at the National Championship in Albany, where the champions of the western U.S. would also be racing. Rains had been heavy and conditions were fast for the seven boat final. Coxswain Bob Scacheri and stroke Mike Anderer quickly realized that it would be a short race and adjusted the stroke count up accordingly. Their gamble paid off as Princeton streaked to a 0.2 second photo finish victory over Yale and Harvard. Thus was completed a season of continuous and remarkable improvement. From a disappointing Fall season in which there were only three returning varsity oarsmen through a regular season of near-misses against Harvard and Yale, the crew maintained its focus and its dedication to achieving a National Championship. The tremendous coaching job of Joe Murtaugh as well as the maturity and talent this crew demonstrated all year long enabled them to accomplish their goal of repeating as National Champions, making it Princetons third championship in four years and sixth in nine years.
Womens Crew
The 1989 Womens Crew season found Princeton fielding not only their largest team ever but also the fastest Varsity Eight in Princetons history. Not since
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1989 FRESHMEN CREWS Class of 1992

1921 Crew Trophy Stewards Cup
Cox: P.M.Spiegler 8: E.Polubinski 7: S.N.Panfil 6: L.S.T.Reed 5: J.B.Hayden 4: E.W.Morriss 3: A.K.Scott 2: S.M.Cornelissen 1: R.Schader
HEAVYWEIGHT SECOND FRESHMEN

Cox: K.M.Sessa 8: K.S.Daniels 7: P.C.Hester 6: J.P.Constantine 5: M.L.Agnew 4: D.K.Curtis 3: B.W.Mann 2: ? 1: E.M.W.Caspersen
Undefeated EARC Champs
R.E.Whisnant, J.S.Scicchitano, L.Feiner, J.A.Hickey, R.M.Raiser, S.M.Hope, C.A.Sovka, J.J.Hardner (Stroke), P.M.Giftos (Cox)
LIGHTWEIGHT SECOND FRESHMEN
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1985 had the Princeton team posed such a threat to the competition. Fall achievements were indications of their upcoming success, as Princeton won all the collegiate womens events at the Head of the Schuylkill, as well as overpowering opposing fours at Princetons Chase Race. The success was headed by coach Bill Leavitt, who was leading the team while Head Coach Curtis Jordan was coaching the Mens Varsity Four in Seoul for the 1988 Summer Olympics. By spring, Jordan had found a stellar varsity combination sparked by the undefeated success of the 1988 novice season, coached by Willie Black. Under the leadership of senior co-captains Sidney Anderson and Liz Hofreuter, the varsity eight was comprised of senior Nancy Puttkammer, junior Sheila Doppelhammer, and sophomores Katie Young, Simone Pulver, Bonnie Hagerman, Melissa Holcombe, and Laura Matlack. The combinations for the JV and 3V were a bit more difficult to form with the depth of strength and skill throughout the squad. The personnel changed with each race. Nonetheless, the team swept their first races against Mt. Holyyoke and Rutgers. On the line against Brown, in front of an enthusiastic Parents Day crowd, the novice crews and the JV ran into stiff competition while the 3V and Varsity overpowered their opponents, breaking the spirit of the Sprints Champions from 1988. On April 12, the Varsity and JV traveled to the Redwood Shores Rowing Classic in California. After strong victories over Berkeley and UCLA, the JV advanced to the championship race, facing Brown. Finishing just a length behind the Bruins, the JV was awarded the first runner-up position. The varsity found themselves paired against University of Washington the national champions for six of the past seven years. However, the Princeton eight made history, being the first crew to lead Washington by a length at the 1000 meter mark of the 2000 meter race. Unfortunately, the same afternoon they had their first taste of Radcliffes phenomenal speed, losing by four seconds. After beating Wisconsin the next day, the varsity also returned home with the bittersweet reward of runner-up. On the homefront, the 3V easily handled both Cornell and Radcliffe. Amidst horrible hypothermia conditions, Princeton faced an always strong Yale team, finishing second on the novice and JV levels, winning the Varsity fours and returning the Carol B. Eisenberg Trophy to the Princeton boathouse. The next day on Yales course Radcliffe again beat Princeton by a four second margin while Princeton finished a length over Cornell.
The Varsity crews finished their season with three sweeping victories over Penn, Dartmouth, and the University of New Hampshire. The finale however, was the performance by all seven boats at the Eastern Sprints. The second novice finished first in their Petite Final, while the first Novice finished third on their level. Qualifying for the Grand Final, the JV finished fourth in a close race with Cornell, Yale and Brown. The Varsity Fours repeated their amazing performance of 1988, by capturing both the gold and silver medals as well as adding a fourth place finish. In the Championship Varsity race, Princeton faced Radcliffe for yet a third time, finishing 3.6 seconds behind the Crimson, but pulling a lengths lead over Cornell in an amazing 20 stroke finish to be awarded the silver medal. The success of the squad is deeply indebted to the spirit of the senior class: Anderson, Hofreuter, Puttkammer, Missy Fleming, Laura Marion, Barbara Byrne, Cathy Cullicott, Kate Hoover, Kim Aldrich and Carolyn Hobbs, as well as the coaching and support of 1986 Novice Coach Dan Roock and 1987, 88, 89 coach Willie Black, both of whom will be moving on next year. Their enthusiasm will be missed greatly. 1989 BRIC-A-BRAC
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1989 WOMENS CREWS

FIRST VARSITY
2d Eastern Sprints 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup
S.Anderson, L.Matlack, S.Doppelhammer, N.Puttkammer, L.Hofreuter, M.Holcombe, B.Hagerman, S.Pulver, K.Young
FIRST VARSITY 8
Cox: Liz Hofreuter (Capt.) 8: Katie Young 7: Simone Pulver 6: Bonnie Hagerman 5: Melissa Holcombe 4: Nancy Puttkammer 3: Sheila Doppelhammer 2: Laura Matlack 1: Sidney Anderson (Capt.)
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SECOND VARSITY
A.Patten, B.Byrne, S.Blackburn, D.Clifford, C.Roach, M.Fleming, A.Webster, L.Stewart, L.Marion
NOVICES
Class of 1992
Back Row: Christine Williams, Hilary Hedges, Monica Butler, Sophie Glen, Jessica Bull, Spraque Callery Front Row: Beth Rutgers (Cox), Kirsten Hildebrand, Tally Parham
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1989 WOMENS FOURS

VARSITY FOURS
L.Wickenden, I.Eagly, S.Chu (Cox), R.Deaton, J.Connolly
VARSITY FOURS
C.Hobbs, L.Haaland, K.Bisgeier (Cox), R.Paoletti, I.Jones
VARSITY FOURS
V.Callery, C.Cullicott, M.Daughan (Cox), K.Aldridge, K.Hoover
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PELL SCULLING TROPHY

STUYVESANT B. PELL 53 SCULLING TROPHY
for Heavyweight Men, Lightweight Men and Women (Fall Event)
1989 Andrew Morrow 1990 Laird Reed Heavyweight Men 1991 Stephen Robinson 1992 Stephen Robinson 1993 Colin Farmer 1994 Liad Meidar 1995 Sean Kammann 1996 Sean Kammann 1997 Sean Kammann 1998 Morgan Crooks 1999 (Not awarded)
Women
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Laura Matlack Annika Pohlmann Danika Harris Julie Thorp Heather Harnly Mitch Clark
Lightweight Men
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Charles Mason Edmund Polubinski John Kovac David DiGilio Alfredo Cabeza Greg Hughes Dan Kaminstein (Not awarded)
(Not awarded)
STUYVESANT B. PELL 53
By Ted Polubinski 92
In the early spring of his junior year, Stuyvesant B. Pell 53 learned that he had to stop doing what he most loved; rowing on Princetons Varsity Lightweight Crew. Told by his father and his advisor that the sport consumed too much of his time and energy and that he was not going to get a degree in rowing, he left the team to focus on academics. While Pells academic performance improved during his last year and a half at Princeton, a more unusual result of his separation from the sport may be the intensity with which he has returned to it later in life. At 69, Stuyve Pell is currently one of the preeminent masters single scullers in the country if not the world. He has placed in the top three in every race he has entered since 1991 and has won all but a handful. In winning his division at the Head of the Charles, Canadian Henley, and the Masters Championship Regatta, he has beaten men who had been Olympians and National Champions in earlier years. Partly by his rowing out of the Princeton boathouse, partly through his generosity and interest, Pell has retained a close connection with Princeton crew. I look upon the 160 or 170 rowers in the boathouse as my children for whom I dont have to pay tuition, he says. Indeed, Joe Murtaugh describes Pell as a sort of guru for his team. Although Pell has not paid tuition for any of the University rowers, he and Pat have given the boathouse its fleet of sculling boats and a pair/double, and he is Secretary of the PURA. In speaking with Pell, the last thing that comes to mind is his retirement from rowing. With his thinning red hair, quick step and youthful grin, he is the spitting image of an
Stuyve Pell in his single athletic forty year old. Only in his face, weathered by years on the water, does one see evidence of his age, which would lead one to ask if Pell has plans to retire from rowing. When I ask, Pell responds with a definite no and explains that he has friends who are rowing in their eighties. Indeed, he has done the arithmetic to determine his age handicap at one hundred years old at the Head of the Charles. He muses: If I can keep from slowing down more than five minutes over the next thirty years...
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What Crew Means

I remember sitting on the bridge at Worcester watching the SPRINTS varsity heavyweight race, after a disappointing loss of my freshman race. The varsity was about a length behind the lead boat. But I knew that they have this infamous move they call a 20 stroke, when they kick in everything theyve got. You could just see it, this new gear, this new speed that no other boat on the water could even come close to matching. They turned what looked like a race they might lose, a tough race, into a crushing defeat for all the other boats. It was one of the great moments as a spectator to watch rowing. That was something that brought me back to see that if I could achieve that level, I could really enjoy crew. I made the varsity lightweight boat. We won Sprints and I was hooked. I spent the next 4 to 5 years after graduation actually going to world championships representing the US and was very lucky. I feel very fortunate coming out of a program as strong as Princetons. I credit the level of coaching we received. I spent five years travelling around the world competing and meeting some of the best rowing athletes on this planet. I think it all started with Gary Kilpatrick. He was a coach who instilled a few very simple rules in the crew. It wasnt a pronouncement, it was an attitude that was the core of what this team was doing and how it was winning races. It was a simple love of racing. A lot of oarsmen talk about the hard work and training during those cold winter months. And for us it was always that. That is an integral part as any winning crew will tell you. But, it is also because you love to get to race day, any time you get on the water and race a crew. I wouldnt mind racing the Olympic heavyweight crew as a freshman, just for the chance to race and maybe come up with something big. Rowing is a very simple sport. Its a straight line on your ass going backwards. It doesnt get any easier than that. It is that sort of purity of the sport, the simplicity of who can get from one point to the other the fastest that makes it so much fun. Its all encompassing. Part of the lesson that you learn from crew is the joy you get from the sacrifices you make. It is an all-or-nothing sport. The crews that win usually are the ones that make the greater sacrifice. It all started at Princeton. We have one of the greatest facilities in the US, if not in the world. This is a lake built just for oarsmen. We have full-time coaches. We have top level equipment. We attract great rowers. We are extraordinarily lucky. The first day we had an informational meeting, got my view of what rowing was like, supposed to be really grueling. I felt completely sick at my stomach and nervous. 60-70 girls down at the Boathouse. I was a sophomore. The year before three of my roommates had rowed and got cut. It was scary. I remember my first race ever, going out as a novice. I was wearing my uniform and it had the P on the back. I remember thinking, Ill never forget this. Im representing Princeton University and I cant lose. I have to do my best and I remember sort of being in awe of the whole idea. Crew fully reached all my expectations, went way beyond. From the day I got on the water I wanted to make the team really badly, and was pretty proud when I was selected for a boat. I found a group I wanted to be a part of. Maybe it is the type of person crew attracts. We had a lot of fun on the water, and a lot of fun off the water. I felt that we shared off the water interests as well; we liked to do the same things. I have always gotten along with rowers pretty much wherever Ive gone. Maybe it is some deeper philosophy we all share that I cant explain. When I look back at my Princeton rowing experience, and my subsequent National Team experience, there are a couple of important milestones. One thing that made me want to row more was after my junior year in 1988 we put together some of the smaller women on a team and made an 8 to race as a lightweight boat at Princeton. There was no such category here at that time, but Radcliffe was always winning the National Championships. And, we were sitting there saying I bet we could beat them if we just put ourselves together. We did, and worked really hard, and beat them pretty easily. That was really fun and made me realize I might want to go further in crew. A second milestone was making the National Team. My first year on varsity I rowed in 4s and we definitely werent the priority boat. We had two 4s and every day we raced it came down to the last 20 strokes who would win. I think that was some of the most valuable training Ive ever had in my entire life. It made me learn how to race, because every day we were at each others throats. You had to dig right down to the bottom and give everything you had to win. I managed to win all my races in the 4s that year, which gave me the confidence that probably helped me more than anything else in my life.
Barbara Byrne 89
Tim Wray 88
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VARSITY
Carnegie Cup Navy Trophy Augusta Invitational Logg Cup
R.Langenhagen 91, D.Curtis 92, S.Cornelissen 92, T.Wright 91, D.Denker 90, S.Coleman 91, A.K.Scott 92, E.Karplus 91, J.Caminiti 91(CoCapt.)
SECOND VARSITY
A.Fetter 90, R.Garbutt 90, C.Wiseman 91, A.Morrow 90 (Co-Capt.), L.Reed 92, W.Morriss 92, J.Green 90, T.Polubinski 92, P.Spiegler 92 (Cox)
I rowed at St. Pauls School and I rowed for four years at Princeton. I was successful at it because I had enough desire to keep my blade in the water and for no other reason. In due course I was elected captain of the crew. I went to Henley after my second year at college, and later rowed on the junior national team. During these years I developed an extraordinary relationship with my coaches. When I finished college I had a number of choices, but I decided to make a career of crew coaching. It is fun because I am interacting with a group of enthusiastic young people. I have a part in helping them develop their skills and form their futures. I respected my coaches and now I have the opportunity to pass along my skills and my experiences to a new group. This is very satisfying. Andrew Morrow 90
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Heavyweight Crew
The heavyweight varsity crew will not soon forget the 1989-90 year of rowing. The year was particularly remarkable for the contrast in performances of the boats over the course of the racing season. The heavyweights showed their potential for speed and victory early in the spring, but finished frustratingly slow at the Eastern Sprints and I.R.A.s. The team assembled in September to begin the fall rowing season with a spirit of optimism and endeavor, led by co-captains Joseph Caminiti and Andrew Morrow. The fall schedule was filled with daily workouts of technique drills and race pieces, punctuated by monthly ergometer tests and semi-regular regattas. The fall regattas provided the heavyweights with the opportunity to meet the competition and gain racing experience in a more relaxed and social atmosphere than would exist in the spring. Nevertheless, the fall regattas provided some exciting racing and the Princeton heavyweights had much success. Any of the spectators who actually bothered to watch the racing at the Head of the Charles in Boston saw the heavyweights Youth Four and Varsity Four entries win medals. On Lake Carnegie the Tigers hosted the Princeton Chase, where the heavyweights won the Eights, Fours and Pairs races. The team also added to its fall racing schedule the Bausch and Lomb Invitational Regatta in Rochester, New York; this weekend was most notable for a violent lightning and hailstorm which threatened the terrified oarsmen during a practice and for the complimentary Ray-Bans which one lucky team member was able to bring home. With the onset of winter the heavyweights moved indoors and began their tough winter training regimen. These months were filled with weights, ergometer rows, tank workouts and hills; the team looked forward to getting back on the water during its annual trip to Florida during intercession. In Florida, the form of our spring racing lineups began to appear. Through seven days of mostly double practices, the heavyweights seat raced and looked for fast combinations under a blistering sun with blistering hands. Everyone was exhausted upon their return for the spring semester, but felt proud about the quantity and quality of the rowing that had been achieved. Back at Princeton, the team was blessed with warm weather that allowed the heavyweights to continue rowing on the water. The varsity lineups did not solidify quickly so, despite the early start on the water, the two Varsity eights and the Varsity Four were finalized only in the week prior to the first race. This did not seem to be a handicap, however, as all three crews rowed competi-
tive races against Navy. The First Varsity boat won and the Second and Third Varsities lost in close races. These boats redeemed themselves quickly two weeks later during the Tigers sweep of Rutgers in the New Jersey State Championships. Between these two scheduled races the First Varsity traveled to Georgia to row in the Augusta International Regatta. In retrospect, this was the high point of the season for the First Varsity. The boat qualified for the finals with a sluggish first-place in the heats; it found a significant amount of speed by the next day, however, and rowed out of last place to finish with an open water victory over Syracuse, Cornell and Wisconsin. The momentum from these victories was threatened at mid-season with a loss to Pennsylvania. The next weekend, the First Varsity went to Washington, D.C. while the Second and Third Varsities went to Cambridge to try and regain some momentum against Harvard. The First Varsity had been invited to the first ever Henley-onthe-Potomac Regatta. This regatta was modeled after the English Henley and drew a large number of spectators down to the riverbanks. Unfortunately, the First Varsity did not deliver an inspiring performance and finished last in the four-boat finals as Harvard rowed to victory. The news from Cambridge was no better. The second half of the racing season was frustrating, as repeated lineup changes did not produce any lasting increases in boat speed. None of the boats could produce a victory in the final race of the season before the regattas. Brown came down to enter the annual Princeton-Yale race for the first time and went away with a victory in the First Varsity race. The Eastern Sprints and I.R.A.s were disappointing to the team after such high expectations had developed during the year. Nevertheless, a solid core of sophomores and juniors are intent on returning next year and redeeming the frustrations of this year. They will be joined by a group of freshmen who proved their talent and dedication by winning the Freshman Eights race at the I.R.A.s to end another tremendous year for Princeton Freshman Crew. One would hope that such success could eventually be translated into success on the Varsity level. The seniors leave Princeton with this hope and with many great memories from this year and the last three years. Drew Denker, Andrew Fetter, Bob Garbutt, John Green and Andrew Morrow wish the best to next years captain Eric Karplus and the entire Heavyweight Team.
Lightweight Crew
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FRESHMEN
Class of 1993
S.R.Davis, D.L.Alderson, P.Austin, D.J.Martin, S.P.Reilly, J.P.C.Baker, T.Dann, J.P.Fritze (Stroke), T.W.Brennan (Cox)
SECOND FRESHMEN
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The 1990 campaign of the Lightweight Varsity crew was characterized by success on all levels. On Carnegie Lake, all three varsity crews were undefeated. In away races, the Tigers did not fare as well. The Varsity crew, led by seniors Dan Swanson and Co-Captains Mike Anderer and Mike Hirschfeld, opened its season at the Augusta Invitational Regatta in Georgia. After making quick work of their opponents in the qualifying heat, the Tigers fell to strong boats from Darmouth and Harvard. In consecutive weeks at home, the Varsity easily handled crews from Georgetown, Rutgers, Cornell, and Pennsylvania. The JV and third Varsity crews had similar results against their opponents on familiar waters. In the last regular season race in Cambridge, all three Tiger boats faced crews from Harvard and Yale. The Third varsity led by seniors Todd Green, Mike Mitchell and Noah Steinberg, fell in a close race to Harvard. The JV extended its undefeated season, under the leadership of Jeff Harris and Tom Milbank, by besting both the Crimson and the Elis. The Varsity lost to Yale while avenging its earlier defeat by Harvard. At the Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Tigers again had trouble on foreign waters. In the Third varsity race, the orange and black took the silver in a close race with Harvard. Harvard again captured the gold in the JV race leaving the silver for the Tigers. The Varsity sequestered the silver in its event finishing 1.5 seconds behind a strong boat from Yale. Despite the inability of the Tigers to bring home the gold, the crews captured the Jupe Cup recognizing overall supremacy in Lightweight rowing. Coach Joe Murtaugh looks forward to the continued success of the program next year with help from this years undefeated Freshman crew.
Womens Crew
The Womens Crew enjoyed spectacular success in 1990, with the Varsity Eight going undefeated and capturing the National title. Although small in numbers, the team was deep in talent, which was reflected in the achievements of the squad throughout the 1989-1990 season. The team began training in mid-September under the expertise of Head Coach Curtis Jordan. The fall racing season kicked off in mid October as a Youth Four, Varsity Four, and Varsity Eight traveled to Cambridge to compete in the Head of the Charles regatta. In a wide field of competition, the Youth Four took first, the Varsity Four took sixth, and the Eight took fifth. The three mile race was repeated the following weekend at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia, where all boats finished in the top five. The results from fall racing pointed to imminent success in the spring season. The squad went into winter indoor training determined to improve the strength, hone the technique, and focus on the goals that would raise them to an
unbeatable level. After an Intersession all-squads training trip to Tampa, the ice on Lake Carnegie was broken and the team began its drive to be the best. Under the leadership of co-captains Ashlee Patten and Sheila Doppelhammer, the season began in late March with a sweep of Mt. Holyoke and Rutgers. The JV lost to Brown the following weekend by less than a second, but turned things around in the next race to beat Radcliffe and Cornell by the same margin. The Varsity and JV crews then headed to San Francisco to compete against the best crews from the east and west in the Stanford Redwood Shores regatta. This was an elimination-style regatta, and both crews advanced to the finals, the JV earning the position with a .04 second margin win over Yale. Both crews triumphed over west coast teams to claim the championship title. The crews returned to NJ to conclude the dual racing season with sweeps of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and UNH. The team was once more able to field a Varsity Four as a few members returned from injuries, and the entire squad anticipated an exciting Eastern Championships. Under Assistant Coach Lori Dauphiny, the two Novice Eights picked up more and more speed throughout the season. The first novice boat lost a few close races during the dual season, but entered Easterns determined to show their improvement. The preliminary heat for finals qualification was fast, and the boat came in a disappointing third, qualifying instead for the Petit Finals. These they easily won. The second novice boat, losing only one race to Radcliffe during the season, had a second place finish at Easterns. The Varsity Four once more succumbed to injury, but the JV and Varsity entered the fray of competition strongly. On the JV level, there were at least four teams who were within a second of each other during the season. The championship race was dramatically exciting and Princeton came in an unsatisfying and unrepresentative fifth. The undefeated Varsity crew of seniors Cecile Roach, Susannah Taylor, Lynn Haaland, and Sheila Dopelhammer, and juniors Katie Young, Simone Pulver, Bonnie Hagerman, Melissa Holcombe, and Laura Matlack captured the Eastern title before a huge crowd of family and friends. Although traditionally this Championship has signaled the end of a long season, the win provided them the monetary sponsorship to travel to Madison, Wisconsin in early June to race in collegiate Nationals. Substituting seniors Mary Daughan and Rebecca Paoletti for seniors Cecile Roach and Susannah Taylor, the Varsity crew raced the best teams in the nation to handily capture the National title and proudly perpetuate their dominance in the Womens Crew arena. 1990 BRIC-A-BRAC
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VARSITY
Jope Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup 3rd in Nationals
M.Camuso 91, S.Hope 92, M.Hirschfeld 90, J.Hardner 92, K.Happe 91, M.Raiser 92, A.Dollarhide 91, D.Swanson 90, D.Covin 91 (Cox)
JUNIOR VARSITY
D.Fisher 91, J.Harris 90, T.Milbank 90, J.Hardner 92, G.Lockwood 91, B.Haarlow 91, T.Shearing 92, J.Malcolmson 91, G.Sasser 91 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
?, L.Feiner 92, D.Clayton 92, J.Hickey 92, C.Sovka 92, J.Kovac 92, N.Steinberg, T.Green 90, A.Kadambi 92 (Cox)
FRESHMEN
Class of 1993 E.A.R.C.Champion
C.Mason, J.McGlynn, A.Clayton, S.McMillan, S.Knox, E.Tellander, R.Morse, D.Miller, A.Flisser, Coach M. Zimmer 88
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1990 WOMENS CREWS

FIRST VARSITY
National Champions 1921 Crew Trophy 1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup
Cox: Cecile Roach 8: Katie Young 7: Simone Pulver 6: Bonnie Hagerman 5: Melissa Holcombe Curtis Jordan (Coach) 4: Lynn Haaland 3: Susannah Taylor 2: Laura Matlack 1: Sheila Doppelhammer (Capt.)
JUNIOR VARSITY
Cox: Karen Bisgeier 90 4: Virginia Callery 90 8: Stephanie Blackburn 903. Kirsten Hildebrand 92 7. Laurence Steward 90 2. Linda Wickenden 90 6. Diana Clifford 91 1: Ashlee Patten 90 5. Rebecca Paoletti 90 (Capt.)
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NOVICE CREW
Class of 1993
Doris Lee (Cox), Aubrey Borland (Stroke), Sarah Killien, Laura Dalston, Sarah Thielbar, Dana Fisher, Annika Pohlman, Susie Cleary,
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1991 HEAVYWEIGHT CREW

VARSITY
Logg Cup
D.Martin 93, T.Dann 93, J.Baker 93, L.Reed 92, T.Brennan 93, A.Scott 92, S.Cornelissen 92, W.Morriss 92, E.Karplus 91 (Capt.), Peanut, Coach Curtis Jordan
SECOND VARSITY
D.Alderson 93, T.Polubinski 92, R.Schader 93, R.Langenhagen 91, M.Laidlaw 94, W.Morriss 92 (Asst. Coach), S.Reilly 93, S.Panfil 92, P.Austin 93, B.Mann 92, S.Davis 93, Coach Curtis Jordan
COACH CURTIS JORDAN

Head Coach Heavyweight Crew
Curtis Jordan has been associated with the Tiger rowing program since 1979 and since 1991 as the coach of the heavyweight varsity. In 1998 Jordan led Princeton to its second national championship in three years, its first title coming at the 1996 IRA regatta. In 1999 Jordan led Princeton to its third Eastern Sprints title in a five-year span and a fifth consecutive points trophy. He was named the EARC Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1999. Prior to taking over the heavyweights, Jordan coached the womens crew for seven years, compiling a 58-15 record and winning the national championship in 1990. His womens team twice won Eastern Sprints, and Jordan was the EAWRC Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1990. Jordan has been a U.S. national team coach for the last four Olympics. At the 2000 Games in Sydney, he guided the mens lightweight four to a sixth-place finish. Jordan was co-coach of the bronze-medal-winning lightweight fours at the 1996 Atlanta Games and also coached the mens four with cox in Seoul (1988) and Barcelona (1992), where he led the U.S. to a fourth-place finish.
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Curtis Jordan on Coaching

I get excited to see young people getting engaged in crew and starting their lives, and having this sport be with them for the rest of their lives. The ability to develop that confidence level as an individual takes you anywhere you want to go. It gives you the confidence to try things you never tried before. It gives you the perseverance to stay with it when you think you are failing and to see things through in life. Its that little net that catches you when life isnt going so great. You can come back and say hey, Ive been through some tough times and I can make it. Ive been here nearly twenty years. Ive had alums come back that never really were successful athletically, meaning they never were on the varsity, they werent in the top boat, they didnt win in terms of races, but their experience here at the boathouse, their experience with the people they were rowing with, with their coach, with their team its still in the forefront of their lives and they want to get back to it. I think Curtis Jordan is an extraordinary coach of womens crews. He was able to find in women the temperament, pushing the right buttons, being stern and then easing off so that they could win races. Sometimes during the hardest parts of winter training, we men would be gutting it out. Thats the typical mens coaching style. The coach just whips them harder to make them work; thats the way to get victories. I remember coming down to the Boathouse and seeing Curtis handing out popsicles, or maybe M&Ms, to his crew after their workout. He was at that point when pushing too hard was too much. After that the women seemed to go faster. It was exciting to me to watch because its such a different game to play with women.
Lori Dauphiny on Coaching

Our rowers theyre great. They work hard. Theyre exceptionally thoughtful. Theyre smart. So theyre teachable. They are a coachs athlete. Theyre a dream come true, I think. I have a lot of fun working with them. I love coaching here. In the fall were outdoors rowing as many miles as we can. In the winter when the Lake is frozen, we do a lot of work on the ergometer. We spend 4 or 5 days a week on the erg and then a few days in the tanks. A winter training session lasts about an hour. Once we are on the water its a two-hour commitment. Crew leaves no time to dilly-dally. You come down and you do the work. I dont know how to describe it any more than its pushing yourself. Its pressing your limitations or not accepting limitations. Winning, thats the payoff. And its sweet when you earn it. I see women come in as freshmen that are sort of timid. Then I see them graduate as these really confident aggressive tough women. I think it is because of their participation in sports. I also think its the education that they get up on the hill, but I think being involved in a varsity sport changes a person. Rowing looks beautiful to the spectator, but I can tell you that when youre in a boat it feels like hell. Its tough. It takes everything out of you. It is great when you win a race. Theres still a payoff if you dont win. Theres no doubt about it. You learn a lot about yourself. You learn consistently good work ethics and you learn to take challenges. You learn to be courageous. You learn what it feels like to deal with defeat and you learn what it feels like to deal with victory. There is definitely a lesson involved whether you win or lose.
Tim Wray 88
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VARSITY
Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup 2nd Eastern Sprints WinnerAugusta Invitational
D.Covin 91 (Cox), D.Miller 93 (Stroke), R.Morse 93, K.Happe 91, A.Dollarhide 91, S.Hope 92, M.Raiser 92, T.Shearing 92, J.Malcolmson 91
JUNIOR VARSITY
G.Sasser 91 (Cox), J.Hardnor 92 (Stroke), C.Mason 93, S.McMillan 93, G.Lockwood 91, E.Garnett 93, D.Fisher 91, J.Garrett 91, M.Camuso 91
THIRD VARSITY
R.Califano 93 (Cox), J.McGlynn 93 (Stroke), A.Clayton 93, E.Tellander 93, S.Knox 93, B.Haarlow 91, I.Brown 93, C.Ruggiero 93, C.Markham 93
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Heavyweight Crew
The number of miles you row in four years of collegiate crew would get you from Princeton to the Golden Gate Bridge and at least half the way back. For rowers at Princeton, most of the traveling is done on the three-mile stretch of lake at the bottom of the campus named after Andrew Carnegie. The trip is nonetheless spectacular. All the hours of hard work and weeks of preparation and all the moments of pain and instants of glory make rowing one of the most robust and rewarding experiences to be had at Princeton. Collegiate rowing is a three-season sport that opens its doors to both veterans and novices. The freshmen compete in a league separate from the varsity. In the fall the races are about three miles long and boats start one at a time fifteen seconds apart. This year former world champion sculler Scott Rupe filled in for head coach Curtis Jordan during the first six weeks of the fall season. Trips to the Hudson Challenge, Head of the Charles, and Head of the Schuylkill brought home a bronze, a fifth place, and a seventh place finish respectively. Varsity boats took first and second in the eights races at the Princeton Chase and the freshmen won the Belly of the Carnegie. Things were looking good for the upcoming spring racing season. As soon as the lake becomes unrowable in the winter, indoor training begins. Facilities at the boathouse for all three rowing teams heavyweights, women, and lightweights include over twenty rowing machines a full weight room, and a sixteen seat indoor rowing tank. Christmas break is the last chance for going home to visit friends and family, because from January to the end of May there are at least six days of practice each week. After first semester exams are over, all three teams pile on buses for a week of training during intersession at the University of Tampa. Everyone stayed at the UT boathouse for the first two nights because all the hotels in town were booked for the Superbowl. The inevitable hair clippers came out, and by the end of the week there were two skinheads, three flattops, four Mohawks and five shroom heads. And one hole in the wall. Thanks, Zander. And Simon really did do a tremendous job with the weather. Winter training ends as soon as the lake thaws, which was unusually early this year. A couple of weeks are spent regaining water skills and then selection for the first, second, and third boats begins. The whole team did a terrific job attacking the winter training schedule, and the results began to show up on the water. This year the boatings remained fixed throughout the season except for a couple of injuries (woops, Laird). Spring races are 2000 meters and boats race side by side to cross the finish line first, usually within six minutes of the starting command, depending on conditions., We have one of the most difficult dual schedules in the league, racing each school when they are near their peak speed. Princetons crews are generally fastest at the end of the season because they train to peak at Eastern Sprints, which is widely considered to be the most important collegiate race in the country. I think we can win, and we can win right away, Curtis told us. But a lot of how well we do is going to depend on what the rest of the league is doing and how fast they are. And fast they were. The only shirts brought home by the varsity program this year were from Rutgers. Every heavyweight got a shirt that day and the womens crews also swept. During the rest of the season, the varsity boats also beat Columbia, MIT, and Yale, but lost to Navy, Penn, Harvard, UCLA, Cornell and Brown. Mike Tetis first freshman boat fared significantly better, losing only to Harvard and Yale. There were easily nine crews that were capable of challenging for first varsity medals at Sprints this year, and for the first time in three years, Princeton fielded one of them. The first varsity boat tied for fourth with Brown, finishing behind Penn, Northeastern, and Harvard. The second varsity finished third by a narrow margin in the petit 2V finals, and the first freshman finished third to Yale and Harvard. Gold medals go to the second boat, however, for producing excellent bridge art in Tampa and for bringing home the No Wake! Sign from Worcester. 2F, you did us proud. The final race of the season is the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta held from May 30 to June 1. Harvard and Yale do not participate in this regatta, but UCLA and a few other west coast schools are usually there. The first freshman boat is favored to win and both varsity boats hope to finish higher in the field than they did at Sprints. Princeton Crew is what it is because of the people who invest their time and energy in it. The most important person for the varsity heavyweights this year was undoubtedly Curtis Jordan. Curtis became head heavyweight coach in the fall of 1990 after coaching the womens varsity team here for nine years. Although he missed the first six weeks of the fall because he coached the U.S. mens heavyweight eight at the 1990 world championships in Tazmania, Australia, he made it clear from the first day he met with us that big things were going to happen. He gave us clear schedules, organized workouts, and excellent coaching around which we could develop and realize both personal and team goals. Very few people expected Princetons heavyweight varsity eight to tie for fourth at (continued)
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1991 FRESHMAN CREWS Class of 1994

Stewards Cup
S.F.Webster (Cox), S.D.Robinson (Stroke), K.T.Hipp, J.R.W.Kawaja, K.K.Peters, J.Z.Fawcett, D.V.Madden, N.J.C.Hrushowy, R.S.Hutchinson

E.B.Johnson (Cox), H.R.MacMillan, J.K.Baxter, F.L.Sawyer, M.D.Laidlaw, M.H.Rhodes, S.A.Oxman, W.S.Richmond
M.Coggins (Cox), M.Schlacter (Stroke), C.Gogolak, M.Quinlan, P.Cunnane, J.Hollander, S.Papa, T.Hahn, G.Weaver

R.Jennings (Cox), S.Cusack (Stroke), C.Boyce, W.Cornelissen, M.Marr, B.Leung, N.Lee, T.Harrison, M.Liao
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Eastern Sprints this year after finishing eleventh and ninth the previous two years, and it is just the beginning of many surprises to come. Winning isnt anything special, says Curtis. I expect to win. I never expect to lose. And at the heart of it all is a man older than Lake Carnegie-boatwright Frank Bozarth. Without Frank thered be a big junkpile of boats and nothing to row them with. We love you, Frank! oarsmen ignored all unnecessary distractions in life and turned their attention fully to the task at hand. Workouts were longer, harder, and faster than recent memory could recall. Using his newly developed D-D training plan, Joe Murtaugh constantly emphasized the third stage of aerobic activity. Winter training included an 18,000 meter day, which the team attacked without mercy. Along with intense training and fast boats came the return of other great Princeton Lightweight traditions. The members of the team ignored their social concerns, with the recognition that spending unnecessary amounts of time on social interests would only reduce the unity and the boat speed of the program. The team became more heated, more intense, more bitter. When Eastern Sprints finally came, the Bitter Boys 91 remained unsatisfied. As in 88, the varsity placed second behind Harvard, and the men of 1991 were forced to leave the program without the win that they so long desired. The year, however, could not possibly be seen as a failure. By keeping the spirit and traditions of the Princeton Lights alive and well, the class of 1991 did their best to ensure that Princetons victory at Eastern Sprints is certainly soon to come.
Lightweight Crew
Bringing on the 1991 Lightweight Crew season involved both looking to the future and turning to the past. In the effort to put together the fastest team in the nation for the Eastern Sprints Regatta in May, the teams twelve seniors drew on the great history and past traditions of Princeton Lightweight Rowing. While the team was finally unable to convert its efforts into an Eastern Sprints Championships, the year certainly represented the rebirth of the spirit that has historically made the Princeton Lights the toughest racers in the Ivy League. In September of 1987, when the teams twelve seniors and current Coach Joe Murtaugh arrived at the boathouse, it was dominated by the flamboyant class of 1988. Lead by rowing legends Mike Zimmer, Tim Wray, Mike Atalay, and Jim Moses, the class of 1988 taught the young and nave Freshmen and Freshmen Lightweight Coach the ways of a Princeton Lightweighttraditions and attitudes developed over a ten year rowing dynasty. The class of 88 had called themselves The Bitter Boys, and when the 88 first varsity eight lost to Harvard at Eastern Sprint after an undefeated season, the class of 88 past the baton of bitterness on to their young protges. The class of 1991 soon understood that they had become the next generation of angry young men to row on Lake Carnegie. While the class of 1991 walked in the footsteps of the greats that proceeded them, they worked towards establishing a history of their own. Lead by the enigmatic and intimidating Matthew Camuso, and the raw power of Karl Happe, 91 oarsmen were responsible for a Freshmen level Eastern Sprints Championships in 88 and contributed to a National Championships in 89. Despite their success, a win at the varsity level of the Eastern Sprints Championships remained elusive. The bitterness, bequeathed to the men of 91 by their forefathers, remained unchecked. At the beginning of this year, with the class of 1991 at the helm, the team made a conscious effort to renew the traditions that marked the early and mid-eighties. The program became distinguishably more intense, and its
Womens Crew
The 1990-1991 season was characterized by a changing of the guard. The varsity womens crew team rowed under the tutelage of a new coach, Dan Roock 81. The fall season was dedicated to adjusting to the new coach and integrating the large number of sophomore rowers into the varsity squad. A new regatta, the Challenge of the Hudson brought a sixth-place finish for the championship eight and a victory in the varsity four race. At the Head of the Charles, the varsity eight was equally successful at the Head of the Schuylkill, rowing to a fourth-place finish. The varsity four came in first, a feat matched by the victorious novice eight. Finally, Princeton ended the fall season successfully on Lake Carnegie, winning the varsity eight, the varsity four and the novice eight events in the 3-mile Carnegie Chase. Hours of aerobic training on the ergometer, countless weight sessions, hour of power in the tanks, winter training in Tampa, and spring-training in Princeton prepared the team for a successful racing season. The varsity boat (Sandi Chu 91 cox, Katie Young 91 stroke, Simone Pulver 91 co-captain, Bonnie Hagerman 91, Melissa Holcombe 91, Sophie Glenn 92, Laura Matlack 91,
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VARSITY
1921 Crew Trophy 1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup Willing Trophy
Cox: Sandra Chu 8: Katie Young 7: Simone Pulver (Capt.) 6: Bonnie Hagerman 5: Melissa Holcombe 4: Sophie Chen 3: Laura Matlack 2: Laura Dalston 1: Fay Hanley
JUNIOR VARSITY
Jessica Bull (Stroke), Kiersten Hildebrand, Diana Clifford, Sarah Fox, Aubrey Borland, Sarah Thielbar, Susie Cleary, Christine Williams.
WOMENS FIRST NOVICE 8+

Class of 1994
8: Carin Christman 7: Elisa Delaet 6: Julie Thorpe 5: Ashley Maddox 4: Katherine Healy 3: Kristy Nace 2: Reuwai Mount 1: Ali Stackpole
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Laura Dalston 93, Fay Hanley 93) rowed an undefeated regular season, beating Mt. Holyoke, Brown, Rutgers, Radcliffe, Cornell, Yale, Penn, Dartmought, Columbia and New Hampshire. The junior varsity had a 7-3 record, in a season characterized by continual improvement. The boat (Doris Lee 93 cox, Jessica Bull92 stroke, Kirsten Hildebrand 92, Diana Clifford 91 co-captain, Sarah Fox 93, Aubrey Borlan 93, Sara Thielbar 93, Susie Cleary 93, Christine Williams 92) ended the regular season charged to prove their racing ability at the Easterm Sprints Championship. The third varsity, racing in an eight and two also completed successfully. The novice squad, coached by Lori Dauphiny, had an equally victorious spring season. The first novice boat won all its races except a close loss to Brown, due to a crab in the last ten strokes. The second novice eight also had a strong season with only two losses. The Eastern Sprints Championship on Lake Waramug was a bittersweet competition. The varsity boat, ranked first in the East, came in second to Boston University in the final. The junior varsity improved on its ranking and rowed to a third-place finish. The varsity four also garnered a bronze medal. The first novice eight, in an outstanding performance, won its final by open water over the second place crew. Their race set a new course record for the first novice event on Lake Waramug. The second novices took home a silver medal. The strong showing in all events earned Princeton Womens Crew the George Willing Cup, the overall points trophy, which has not belonged to Princeton since 1985. The final banquet provided an opportunity to reminisce and look to the future. The Carol Brown and Class of 1983 rowing awards both went to Melissa Holcombe 91. The seniors on the squad, five of whom had won every race they rowed on Lake Carnegie, were reminded of their novice days and can leave Princeton knowing that the tradition of excellence will continue on the womens crew. 1991 BRIC-A-BRAC
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VARSITY
Carnegie Cup Logg Cup
D.J.Martin 93, J.Z.Fawcett 94, S.D.Robinson 94, R.M.Schader 93, J.P.C.Baker 93, T.Dann 93, E.W.Morriss 92, J.R.W.Kawaja 94 (Stroke), T.W.Brennan 93 (Cox)
JUNIOR VARSITY
M.L.Brennan 93, S.P.Reilly 93, B.W.Mann 92 (Capt.), P.Austin 93, K.T.Hipp 95, S.R.Davis 93, A.K.Scott 92 (Stroke), E.B..Johnson 94 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
S.F.Webster 94 (Cox), D.L.Alderson 93 (Stroke), N.J.C.Hrushowy 94, R.S.Hutchinson 94, J.K.Baxter 94, T.Pinckney 93, M.M.Bennett 93, J.M.Friel 94, K.S.Daniels 92
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Heavyweight Crew
After surprisingly strong performance last year, we returned this year with high expectations. Eight of the nine lettermen from the 1991 varsity were returning along with second year coach Curtis Jordan. In addition, for the first time in several years the team seemed destined to contain a strong senior class. However, as the season evolved the senior class failed to keep their numbers. Laird Reed bailed on the team before the season even began as he took the year off to vie for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. Simon Cornelissen, another vital cog in last years top boat was lost for the year after he developed a severe case of Epstein Barr disease. Ted Polubinski, Jeremy Hayden and Steve Panfil, three other members of Princetons fastest freshman boat ever, also failed to return for their final season. Nevertheless, in the traditional class day regatta, the class of 1992 continued their dominance as they became the first four year winner of the event ever! The juniors suffered a particularly embarrassing performance as two of their stalwarts, John Baker and Pete Austin, failed to show up for the competition. Perhaps they already knew something their classmates were soon to find out. Over the winter the seniors continued to dwindle as Zander Scott, easily one of the most talented rowers in the country, suffered a serious back injury that would have ended the careers of most other competitors. Only through an effort that became an inspiration to his teammates was Zander able to return and compete in the racing season. As a result of these circumstances, the top boat came to include only one senior, while the JV boat contained only two. With Keith Daniels, known to his friends as slick KD, holding the only spot in the final varsity boat, senior leadership was sparse throughout the program. Nevertheless, these seniors stepped up and led the team to results that exceeded all expectations. These four individuals deserve credit for their effort, leadership, and overall commitment to their teammates, and to the sport itself. Throughout the regular season each boat continued to improve through close losses and inspirational wins. The highlight of these races was the Freshmen and Junior Varsity victories over Harvard, something which had not occurred for a long, long time. The Varsity suffered a bitter disappointment in the prestigious Potomac Regatta as for the second year in a row the crew was placed in the infamous lane 1, where no one, and we mean no one, ever wins. Two memorable races, and one practice also highlighted the season. The first came against Harvard. The Varsity, with their patented quick start, broke out to an early seven seat lead that they maintained through the first 1000 meters. In the third 500, Harvard began to slowly eat into the commanding lead. With less than 500 meters to go, and the Tigers holding on to a slim lead, both crews began to sprint. Unfortunately, Harvard was able to sprint through Princeton in the last few strokes to win by a canvas. While a grave disappointment, the race gave the crew the confidence that if they improved their sprint, they were ready to be one of the top crews in the country. The next memory came in practice against the Olympic 8 that was training at Princeton. Starting one length up on the Olympic 8 for a 1000 meter piece, the varsity broke off the line at a blistering pace, settling into the low 40s. Not concerned about technique, and simply pulling as hard as possible, the boat found a speed it had not felt before. As the Olympic bowman and Freshman coach Mike Teti pulled level with coxswain Tom Brennan, the Varsity actually began to move away from the Olympic team for a few strokes. With the skeg humming the entire piece, Princeton finished in a blistering 2:43, holding off the Olympic team which covered the course in 2:40. For the Olympic 8, it was their fastest 1000 meters yet. Olympic coach, Kris Korzeniowski would go on to tell several members of Princeton, I wish my guys pulled as hard as Princeton did. The final duel race of the season before Eastern Sprints came against Brown and Yale at Princeton. The Varsity, having still not moved to the new hatchet blades, lined up against Brown and Yale armed with hatchets. For the first 1500 meters, the 3 crews remained within one seat of each other. With 500 to go, Brown and Yale pulled away. While disappointing to lose, the first 1500 meters of the race were among the most exciting ever, with the 3 crews driving down the course matching stroke for stroke. After the race, Princeton would permanently switch to the now standard hatchet blades. Eastern Sprints, traditionally considered as the championship regatta of the year, gave Princeton its opportunity to showcase its increased speed as the Varsity exacted its revenge on earlier losses to Yale, Brown, and Cornell on its way to a fourth place finish. The Junior Varsity similarly garnered a fourth place, the highest finish in recent memory for them. The freshmen boat, led by the superhuman efforts of Don Dreissigacker, easily secured second place losing only to a phenomenal Brown Squad. Together the three boats combined to tie for the overall points trophy at the regatta, a feat that Princeton had never accomplished. Led by a no-false-bravado attitude of the underclasses, this years crews enjoyed a great deal of success and laid a strong foundation for an Eastern Sprints victory in coming years.
Lightweight Crew
Behind the leadership of coach Joe Murtaugh and seniors Jared Hardner, Stephen Hope, Ted Polubinski and Monty Raiser, the lightweight crew team once again set its sight upon being the national champions in 1992. This years crew was stroked by Jared Hardner 92, followed by Bob Morse 93, Sandy McMillan 93, Monty Raiser 92, Stephen Hope 92, Jeremy Bradford 93, Doug Miller 93, and Ted Polubinski 92, and was coxed by Richard Califano 93. For rowers, the year was divided into three stages. In stage one, the crew participated in fall races such as the Head of the Charles in Boston, the Peace Frog Regatta in New Haven, (continued)
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HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST FRESHMEN
D.Keenan (Cox), D.McGowan (Stroke), T.Feist, D.Fornes, T.Biggs, S.Richmond, A.Lapham, J.Sismund, H.Bartle

T.Leacock (Cox), J.Meyerle (Stroke), L.Davis, F.Lomax, A.Nridenov, J.Warren, C.MacKinnon, W.Fisher, I.Fogg
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and the Head of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia, seeking to gain experience rowing together as a crew and to compete with the best crews in the country and from around the world. Stage two was the long winter training, during which the training intensity picked up as the rowers underwent an exodus away from Carnegie Lake and into the rowing tanks and weight room. Stage three, of course, is the racing season, during which Princeton competes against the best crews in the Ivy League and across the country, and determination equals distinction. The crew opened the season with a sixteen-second victory over Dartmouth in Augusta, Georgia, at the Augusta Invitational Regatta. The victory was of particular interest because of the Big Green using a peculiar oar design, anticipated to make the shells dramatically faster, which was introduced into the league this year and which took the league by storm. Two weeks later, they followed that victory up with a three-boat length victory over Navy in Annapolis. The third race of the season was against a Cornell crew which had shown surprising speed in its early season performances. Cornell, usually not among the top crews in the league, defeated the Tigers by six seconds on Lake Carnegie, establishing themselves as the crew to beat for the season. The Princeton junior varsity, unbeaten to that point as well, was defeated by a strong Rutgers crew on the same day. It marked the first time in three years that either boat had lost so early in the season. Both crews were able to rebound the next week, defeating Penn by margins of one length in each race. This set the stage for the HYPs traditionally the most important race of the regular season and held this year on Princetons home course on Lake Carnegie. The Yale lightweights defeated both crews, with Harvard third in each race. At the EARC Sprints, held in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the culminating race of the season, both boats were able to make a strong showing. The varsity defeated Yale, who had beaten them only two weeks earlier, but lost to Cornell and an improved Penn crew. The junior varsity also placed third due to steering errors which cost them the gold.
Womens Crew
Although many expected the 1991-1992 year to be a rebuilding one for Princetons Womens Crew, the team proved itself to be a force once again this year. Despite the loss of six seniors from the 1991 varsity boat, the team raced its way to its third undefeated season in a row. A strong class of sophomores easily filled the shoes of the graduated seniors. Solid performances at the Head of the Hudson, Head of the Charles, Head of the Schuylkill, and the Princeton Chase in October were indicators of the teams future success this Spring. As ice covered Lake Carnegie, rowers moved indoors for grueling hours on the ergometers and seemingly endless weight circuits. Propelled by dreams of gold medals at Eastern Sprints, rowers pushed themselves to the limit everyday throughout the winter. A rainy but fun week in Tampa during intersession allowed for a rainy respite from indoor training.
It seemed as if Lake Carnegie stayed frozen forever, but when the ice finally thawed, the team emerged from winter training more fit than ever. The hard training and dedication paid off once the racing season began. The varsity boat (Doris Lee93, coxswain, Laura Dalston 93, Julie Thorp 94, Katherine Healey 93, Ashley Maddox94, Aubrey Borland 93, Elisa DeLaet 94, Sophie Glenn 92 (co-captain), Fay Hanley 93), won every race during the regular season. A high point was a victory over Yale which rendered Princeton the only undefeated team going into the Eastern Sprints. The junior varsity (Faith Freeman 93, Jessica Bull 92, Ali Stackpole 94, Carin Christman 94, Sarah Killian 93, Reuwai Mount 94, Sara Thielbar 93, Morgaen Donaldsen 94, Kirsten Hildebrand 92) also had a successful third varsity, which raced in an eight and then split into two fours (A four Amy Staurovsky 94, Sarah Fox 93, Susie Cleary 93, Annika Pohlman 93, Gillian Sanders 93; B four Michelle Mailberger 95, Margot Bass 93, Christine William 92, Katherine Heinrich 92, Julia Blankertz 94) demonstrated the depth of the teams strength and talent by crushing all of their opponents. Novice coach Lori Dauphiny once again proved herself an extraordinary coach as she produced another outstanding novice crew. Both the first and second novice boats cruised through all of their opponents. They were hardly challenged on the race course, as they won every race by open water. Unfortunately, the varsity boats were not able to bring home gold from the Eastern Sprints. Boston University snatched victory from the varsity for the second year in a row, and the junior varsity fell victim to Radcliffe again. The fours came in second and third in their race. On a brighter note, both the first and second novice boats sustained their undefeated status. The first novices broke the course record (set by the 1991 Princeton novice boat) to capture the gold, and the second novice had an exciting race to place first in their event. Although varsity rowers were disappointed, everyone celebrated the overall success of Princeton Womens Crew. For the second year in a row, the Tigers brought home the George Willing Cup, which is the overall points trophy. For the first time that anyone can remember, every single member of Princeton Womens Crew who competed at Sprints wore a medal home. This is a tribute to the coaching staff, Dan Roock 81, the varsity coach, and Lori Dauphiny, the novice coach. Roock has coached the womens team for two years, both of which have included undefeated seasons and points trophy victories. The final banquet brought an opportunity to celebrate the successful year and to say good-bye to seniors Jessica Bull, Sophie Glenn (co-captain), Katherine Heinrich, Kirsten Hildebrand, and Christine Williams (co-captain). The 1983 Award was given to Jessica Bull, and Sophie Glenn received the Carol Brown Award. 1992 BRIC-A-BRAC
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VARSITY
Wood-Hammond Cup WinnerAugusta Invitational
J.Bradford 93, S.McMillan 93, M.Raiser 92, S.Hope 92, T.Polubinski 93, D.Miller 93, R.Morse 93, J.Hardner 93 (Stroke), R.Califano 93 (Cox)
JUNIOR VARSITY
M.Coggins 94 (Cox), J.McGlynn 93 (Stroke), A.Clayton 93, E.Tellander 93, S.Knox 93, J.Kovac 93, C.Boyce 94, P.Rassam 94, P.Cunnane 94
FRESHMEN
Class of 1995
M.Cho (Cox), M.Murphy (Stroke), M.Padula, I. Fog, J.McCarthy, J.Remley, A.Horner, B.Holland, G.Hebard
SECOND FRESHMEN
Class of 1995
A.Yee (Cox), J.Fitgerald, R.Mathey, H.Watkin, E.Bue, K.Howson, C.Pettker, J.Larocca, G.Lam
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SHELL CHRISTENINGS 5
CHRISTENING THE GARY D. WALTERS 67
CHRISTENING THE ZANDER SCOTT 92

Hugh Scott 50 and family Spring 1993
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FIRST VARSITY
2d in Eastern Sprints 1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup Willing Trophy Sprague Trophy
Cox: Doris Lee 8: Laura Dalston 7: Julie Thorpe 6: Katherine Healey 5: Ashley Maddox 4: Aubrey Borland 3: Ellisa Delaet 2: Sophie Glenn (Capt.) 1: Fay Hanley
SECOND VARSITY
Eastern Sprints Champions Dolly Callow Cup
Cox: Faith Freeman 8: Jessica Bull 7: Ali Stackpole 6: Carin Christman 5: Sara Theilbar 4: Reuwai Mount 3: Sarah Killien 2: Morgaen Donaldson 1: Kiersten Hildebrand
FIRST NOVICE
Class of 1995 1921 Crew Trophy
Cox: Sarah Hull 8: Lianne Bennion 7: Danika Harris 6: Wendy Holding 5: Allison Schiffman 4: Isabella Califano 3: Susanna Gray 2: Kim Sladkin 1: Rebecca Barker
SECOND NOVICE
Class of 1995 Eastern Sprints Winners
Cox: Tess Finnegan 8: Lisa Andrews 7: Stephanie Snow 6: Phoebe Durant 5: Jenny Bullock 4: Megan Owen 3: Polly Breyer 2: Rebecca Colvin 1: Dierdre Christensen
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ROWING REFLECTIONS
By Peter Schroeder 62
Remember two to three decades ago when everything you needed to know about rowing could be summarized in a handful of simple declarative sentences? Six-foot-two, good enough for crew. Oars were standard size and there was only one shell, the Pocock made of laminated western cedar. No room for innovation in this sport which had remained unchanged since the 1930s. To get better you simply rowed one endless mile after another. No matter if you were uncoordinated, nearsighted or had weak ankles. It was a sport without heroes where you sat on your ass and worked it off at the same time. In 1959 a West German crew of barrel-chested short sixfooters from Ratzeberg shattered the gentle world of rowing by decisively whipping every east coast collegiate crew. Sitting up straight they rowed a short choppy cadence almost ten strokes higher than the standard 32-34 strokes per minute. Their wide shovel oars and strange rigging made us wonder if this was ever the same sport. But this was only an inkling of things to come. To put the changes of the past decades in perspective, I talked with Dick Erickson, crew coach for 20 years at the University of Washington. The UW is arguably the mecca of rowing whose legendary oarsmen have, over the past five decades, become crew coaches at virtually every rowing university in the U.S. There hasnt been a significant change in the basic biomechanics of the rowing stroke in 50 years, said Erickson. If you compare the photos of the 1936 Olympic Husky crew which Dutch Schoch rowed on with todays top crews, youll see very little difference in technique. But everything else has changed. According to Erickson, there have been three major impacts on rowing which have revolutionized the sport: off-water and off-season physical training; the shortened course down to 2,000 meters; and high-tech rowing equipment. With his crews winning 15 Pac- 10 titles, the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1977, and the national championships in 1984, the Husky coach clearly had no difficulty keeping up with these changes. Erickson recalls that off-water training got its start in the U.S. in the fall of 1958 in Seattle at the Lake Washington Rowing Club when he and 17 other rowing graduates who came together with the goal of making the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Olympics. Coaching these ex-oarsmen from Yale, Stanford, MIT, USC, Cal Berkeley, Boston University and the University of Washington, was another rowing legend, Stan Pocock. The first thing Stan said to us was that with our experience we didnt need to row a lot, only to be fit, explained the patrician coach. So he took us to a guy named Harry Swetnam who introduced us to weight training at his gym in Seattle. Harry was formally uneducated, but he had a profound knowledge of the kinetics of the sport and had studied physiology, anatomy and the development of muscle fibers. The rest is history. With one exception Lake Washington Rowing Club won every event it entered and sent 16 oarsmen to the Pan American games. The exception, ironically, was Erickson himself who lost out in the pairs with cox. A year later, after the same group had equal success in the Olympics, weight training had proved its value. It took a while for the word to get around, but today off-water, year-round conditioning is an accepted part of any rowing program, and boathouses everywhere have been expanded to accommodate weight rooms and workout equipment. The second impact has been the shortening of the course from 4, 3, and 2 miles down to 2,000 meters, making rowing much more anaerobic. Its still an aerobic sport, but the first half is anaerobic with a critical transition in the middle, explained Erickson, who crewed on the winning 1958 crew in Moscow, the first U.S. sports team to compete in Russia after World War II. Previously we never thought about the first mile except to warm up and get into an aerobic condition, but now rowing is like a longish sprint and has forced major changes in training methods. The third major impact was the introduction of synthetic rowing equipment made of carbon fiber, kevlar and other lightweight materials. Eight-oar shells have been reduced almost one-third in weight from 320 pounds to 220 pounds or lighter. Oars are 50 percent lighter, having gone from 10 pounds down to 5 pounds, and blades have changed to become more efficient. Rigging takes exact measurements, requiring more adjustments to fine-tune for the higher rowing stroke. In spite of these innovations, Erickson defers back to the past as far as technique is concerned. He feels the Ratzeberg style developed by coach Karl Adams was an aberration which, although appropriate for the circumstances in West Germany, set back U.S. rowing 15 years when everyone tried to copy it. It wasnt until 1970 at the fourth World Rowing Games when the East German crew won at St. Catherines that the old style of long-in-the-water regained acceptance. Its very simple to row the boat, and the coaches of the 1920s and 30s discovered it through experimental analysis. Theres no magic, just a lot of hard work. Sports physiologists today are simply confirming their empirical findings of over fifty years ago. [Peter Schroeder, 62, rowed heavyweight crew four years, stroking the varsity boat at the IRA his senior year.] Princeton Rowing News Fall 1989
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VARSITY
Carnegie Cup Logg Cup
S.D.Robinson 94, T.Dann 93, D.F.Fornes 95, R.M.Schader 93, K.T.Hipp 95, L.S.T.Reed 93, H.R.MacMillan 93, J.R.W.Kawaja 94 (Stroke), T.W.Brennan 93 (Cox, Capt.)
JUNIOR VARSITY
D.L.Alderson 93, S.R.Davis 93, A.E.Feist 95, M.L.Brennan 93, M.D.Laidlaw 94, J.D.Sigmund 95, S.P.Reilly 93, K.B.McGowan 95 (Stroke), E.B.Johnson 94 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
A.R.Keenan 96 (Cox), H.Bartle 95 (Stroke), J.K.Baxter 94, J.L.Davis 95, P.Austin 93, C.R.MacKinnon 95, F.D.Lomax 95, E.C.Garnett 93, M.M.Bennett 93
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Heavyweight Crew
With six out of nine of the previous years varsity returning, and Mike Tetis first freshman class now seniors, the 1992-1993 season looked to be the best ever for Princeton Heavyweight Crew. Led by coach Curtis Jordan, a stellar cast of seniors supporting stalwart captain Tom Brennan, and arguably the strongest entering sophomore class ever, the team roared to its best fall season in recent memory highlighted by a 2nd place finish in the Championship Eights at the Head of the Charles. Winter training began with high hopes. Perhaps the seeds of demise were sown on Class Day, when the freshmen took the day with ease. In a sign of worse things to come, the relatively puny junior class blew the sophomores away. The senior class, as always leaders in the utmost, brought up the rear. Winter training was a blast, though. Ergs, weights, and tank sessions gave way to fun in the sun in Tampa, Florida. Hugh MacMillan, the Weather Czar used his meteorological knowledge of his home state to the teams advantage, blessing us with four solid days of sunshine and warmth during the inter-session. By the end of the trip, the crew was filled with enthusiasm and spirit as the trip closed on a very favorable note. Unfortunately, the weather was not as cooperative back in scenic Princeton, as the lake never fully melted until after spring break. This created the first of many problems that the team would encounter by the end of the spring: lack of training time on the water. This proved to be a problem for each boat in the initial encounter with the U.S. Naval Academy, as every crew, including the highly regarded freshmen, was beaten. Unfortunately, this type of result became all-toofamiliar for the varsity boats. While the Third Varsity, led by seniors Matt Bennett, Pete Austin and Eben Garnett, was able to beat Penn and secure a win in their flight at Eastern Sprints, their performance was the highlight of the Varsity season. The Second Varsity, with returning seniors Matt Brennan, Sean Reilly, Dave Alderson and Sean Davis, was unable to fare as well as the Third Varsity. After a strong win over Rutgers, the boat fell prey to a mysterious virus spread by Jim Dah Coach Sigmund, and suffered to the point that the stroke of the boat, Kevin McGowan, vanished for the rest of the season. At Eastern Sprints, the crew garnered a ninth place finish, new lineup and all, ending on a disappointing note. The first Varsity, with no false bravado senior leadership from coxswain Tom Brennan, Laird Reed, Ryan Schader, and Tyler Dann, convincingly beat Rutgers, Columbia, MIT, and Cornell, but was unable to muster the same performance for their major races. After entering Eastern Sprints as the eighth, seeded crew, they failed to reach the finals and finished a disappointing ninth place. As a result, the crew disbanded before IRAs and the National Championship. Both freshmen crews enjoyed very successful seasons. After a rather slow start, the Second Freshmen went on to win Eastern Sprints easily. The First Freshmen, packed with talent and desire, nearly avenged an earlier four second loss to Brown, gained second place at Eastern Sprints, outclassed the rest of the field by over eight seconds and lost to Brown by a mere one foot in a record-smashing time. Their success continued at IRAs with a third place finish. Though the team was, for the most part, unsuccessful in terms of results, many lessons were learned. The Seniors are able to walk away with many great memories of their Princeton rowing careers. Looking forward, with the disappointment of the spring season acting as motivation, combined with the strength of this years Freshman class, and strong Upperclassmen coming together under the leadership of the 1993-1994 Captain Steve Robinson, next year should be one to remember.
Lightweight Crew
Reach back in your memory a year or two, to remember those few rowers proud and true, who took part in epic history in the hard-fought season of ninety three as the oars and coxwains of the Princeton Crew. On that September day when we first hit the water, fresh from the summer, almost everyone returned thirty two sons of Princeton and one brave new daughter all bound and determined not be burned. By a single crew for lack of trying; and from that day forward theres no denying that that hard-working team will never look back with one ounce of regret they rowed with sack, and followed Joes motto when in doubt attack! As Joe pushed his men harder than ever before, results came back positive from the Connecticut shore. With a sixth at the Charles everything seem set, until a Head of the Schuylkill wed rather forget. But even then they showed more in store with a depth truly unparalleled in any recent year, they pushed into the winter and shifted into high gear. Erg wheels began spinning, much to Grahams delight. But as the meter count mounted, Murph dropped out of sight.
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VARSITY
Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup 2nd in Nationals
R.Califano 93 (Cox), D.Miller 93 (Stroke), P.Cunnane 94, J.Kovac 93, J.Bradford 93, A.Horner 95, R.Morse 93, S.McMillan 93, R.Mathey 95
JUNIOR VARSITY
A.Yee 95 (Cox), E.Tellander 93 (Stroke), A.Clayton 93, J.Remley 95, C.Boyce }94, G.Weaver 94, B.Holland 95, S.Knox 93, M.Murphy 95
THIRD VARSITY
M.Cho 95 (Cox), H.Watkin 95 (Stroke), G.Hebard 95, C.Pettker 95, J.Brown 93, C.Markham 93, J.Larocca 95, L.Hardy 95, K.Howson 95
Race Photos Sport Graphics
ROWING JACKETS
Modeled by Austin Bucky Clayton 93 and Jason Brown 94
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January flew and the Tampa trip ended but back in Princeton it seemed the winter never would as it dragged on far longer than it should, twelve inches of ice covering the lake nearly drove the crew insane, when over spring break another twelve inces of snow descended. We rowed more erg pieces than we ever thought we could, until finally the coaches launches cleared us a lane. With the season upon them they turned up the heat, and a sense of urgency pushed up the intensity. Big ergs put Alex Horner in the 1V despite his immensity but others had to race their best friends to nail down a seat. A bad row in Augusta sent Jake Remley to the JV, then spirits lifted with a clean sweep at Navy. The Raiser was christened in Monty and Vics memory, thanks to the generosity of their friends and family. At Ithaca NY all boats met with success and down at Philly all passed the Penn test. But, up on the Charles close losses plagued the varsity. Sprints could have been better, but congrats to the Freshmen, who renewed old Princeton traditions with two boat length victory exhibitions. Andrew Yees strong V laid pipe with its strongmen but like the JV came in close second. The varsity went out strong for a thousand but the grim reaper beckoned. And, despite rowing with heart and soul they were unable to achieve their goal. Finishing a disappointing fourth place, but to tell you the truth, it was a good race, all felt in their hearts a truth unspoken reinforced each and every day, a time-worn habit unbroken. A compilation of blood, sweat tears and sacrifice given which keep rowers coming back to the boathouse even when driven from the field by opposing crews who row for the same reasons all rowers do. The seniors now must be going, to see if there really is life after rowing, Charles Markham that late to practice look captain Sandy McMillanBring your checkbook!! Bucky Clayton Squawking louder, Erik Tellander never even met her, Bob Morse whos rowing went to the trash and Jeremy Bradford who was a horses . . . John Kovac want to strike a pose Douglas Millerwho the hell knows? Richard Califano, our little schmoe, Slammin Sammy Knox,will he explode? Well miss the boathouse more than we can say but to those of you who get to stay a few last wordsPrinceton Lightweights, seize the Day!
1993 Princeton University Womens Crew Results

First Varsity: Second Varsity: Third Varsity: Varsity Four: First Novice: Second Novice: Novice Four: 8-0 (EAWRC Champions) 8-0 (EAWRC Champions) 1-0 (EAWRC Champions) 3-0 (EAWRC Champions) 9-0 (EAWRC Champions) 6-0 (EAWRC Champions) 1-0 (EAWRC Champions)
Womens Crew
The 1992-1993 season has been an incredible year from the very start and one which will be remembered not only for its success but also for the teams depth and spirit. From day one the entire varsitys goals were to finish undefeated and to sweep Eastern Sprints. Indeed all boats finished the regular season undefeated and dominated Sprints as no other team has done in the 15 years of the regattas history. With only five seniors graduating, the incoming eleven sophomores and the remaining eight juniors and eleven seniors provided the Tiger squad with a strong basis with which to start the season. With this years unusually long winter the womens crew team survived numerous weight circuits and ergometer pieces. The team used this time to increase its endurance and strength in preparation for the upcoming spring races. A sun-filled week of training in Florida allowed the team members to escape from the indoors as well as an opportunity to get back on the water and into racing mode. Unfortunately, the return to Princeton was followed by several more weeks of ice and cold temperatures. The blizzard during spring break once again forced the crew indoors, though both the varsity coach Dan Roock 81 and the novice coach Lori Dauphiny kept the team in shape and entertained through many new and exciting modes of exercise. With the end of spring break came the last of the ice and Lake Carnegie finally opened up to allow the extremely eager rowers to get into the boats and to start taking advantage of the great strength, endurance and depth which had become evident within the team ranks throughout winter training. Unfortunately, the team was plagued by several injuries and cases of mono throughout the spring. Even so, the Tigers were able continually to produce fast and undefeated boats. The 1992-1993 season was also replete with away races (Rutgers, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth). The numerous bus rides and excursions allowed the team to get to know the novice crew as well as become even more unified within the varsity ranks. (continued) The varsity boat (Sarah Hull 95 coxswain, Lianne
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? (Cox), B.Hall (Stroke), C.Farmer, C.Neidre, J.Steinman, M.Rutherford, T.DeGavre, N.Burgin, A.Sawyer

Undefeated EARC Sprints Champs
C.J.Harner (Cox), C.Johnson, J.Sulger, S.Markle, S.Lamb, F.Malony, P.Streber, B.Pugh, D.Krakower
LIGHTWEIGHT FIRST FRESHMEN

J.Karpick, N.Parsons, C.Panisi, M.Lawson, J.McCrary, A.Parsons, K.Cotter, D.Digilio, Coach J.Parker 89

? (Cox), A.Hinman (Stroke), H.Knight, M.Richardson, E.Gotlieb, A.Bogan, P.Hansen, A.Paradis, J.Law
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Bennion 95, Julie Thorp 94, Ashley Maddox 94, Reuwai Mount 94, Katherine Healey 93, Wendy Holding 95, Aubrey Borland 93 (co-captain), Sarah Killien 93) won every race during the regular season. Although each dual race competitor claimed to have their strongest team in years, the varsity boat easily defeated each opponent to complete its fourth undefeated season in a row. The junior varsity (Faith Freeman 93 coxswain, Danika Harris 95, Fay Hanley 93, Laura Dalston 93, Elisa DeLaet 94, Sarah Fox 93, Morgaen Donaldson 94, Ali Stackpole 94, Susie Cleary 93) were also an extremely strong crew this season. They won all their dual races by convincing margins and forced the varsity crew to achieve its peak performance each day in practice. The third varsity which raced in an eight then split into two fours for Sprints (A four Tess Finnegan 95 coxswain, Sara Theilbar 93, Jenny Bullock 94, Kim Sladkin 95, Becca Barker 95; B four Mo Sakurai 96, Margot Bass 93, Polly Breyer 95, Gillian Sanders 93 (co-captain), Meg Owen 95) demonstrated the teams depth by also successfully beating all of their opponents as well as both the Rutgers and New Hampshire junior varsities. Lori Dauphinys novice crews once again dominated each race and finished the season undefeated and ready for Sprints. Although each dual race is important in itself, all members of the squad looked towards Eastern Sprints as an opportunity to truly show their rowing supremacy. Boston University had won Sprints for the past two years
and therefore, although Princeton was ranked first in all boats, was clearly the crew to beat in the Varsity race. As a perfect finish to an extremely successful season, the Varsity boat convincingly defeated Boston University by 4.6 seconds. This win, although incredibly exciting was just one of the numerous gold medals to be awarded to a Princeton boat. The Junior Varsity cruised to a gold only .35 seconds off a course record (despite a head wind), and the A and B fours finished first and fifth respectively. The novice first boat also sustained its undefeated status while the second boat obtained a silver medal behind Radcliffe. Clearly the Princeton team was awarded the George Willing Cup, the overall points trophy, obtaining 66 out of a possible 68 points. The varsity sweep of Sprints will result in coach Dan Roocks 81 shaving his head at the teams final banquet, Roock promised early on in the fall that he would shave his head if the crews swept Sprints and he will surely be bald with great pride. This banquet will also serve as an opportunity to celebrate the teams incredibly successful season as well as to say goodbye to the graduating seniors. This senior class not only represents one of the largest classes in memory, but also novice coach Lori Dauphinys first class to graduate. Although the talent and spirit of the senior team members will be missed, this years novice crew will surely provide next years team with the depth and unity needed to make sweeping Sprints a Princeton Womens Crew tradition. 1993 BRIC-A-BRAC
Champion International Collegiate Rowing Series 1993 Womens Varsity Eight National Champion ROWING AT PRINCETON 447
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1993 WOMENS CREWS

FIRST VARSITY
National Champions UNDEFEATED 1921 Crew Trophy 1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup Willing Trophy Sprague Trophy
Sport Graphics
Cox: Sarah Hull 8: Lianne Bennion 7: Julie Thorpe 6: Ashley Maddox 5: Reuwai Mount
4: Katherine Healey 3: Wendy Holding 2: Aubrey Borland (Capt.) 1: Sarah Killien
VARSITY WITH TROPHIES

Sarah Hull (Cox), Lianne Bennion, Julie Thorp, Wendy Holding, Reuwai Mount, Dan Roock (Coach), Katherine Healey, Aubrey Borland, Sarah Killien, Ashley Maddox
SECOND VARSITY
Eastern Sprints Champions Dolly Callow Cup
Cox: Faith Freeman 8: Danika Harris 7: Fay Hanley 6: Laura Dalston 5: Elisa DeLaet 4: Sarah Fox 3: Morgaen Donaldson 2: Ali Stackpole 1: Susie Cleary
FIRST NOVICE
Class of 1996
Cox: Karen Huh 8: Ivy Schlesinger 7: Verna Lomax 6: Cherylyn Brandt 5: Stephanie Gregg 4: Eliza Hitz 3: Julie Hinckley 2: Julie Laudenslager 1: Heather Harnly
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DOLLY CALLOW CUP

DOLLY CALLOW CUP JUNIOR VARSITY NATIONAL (WOMEN) CHAMPIONS
Presented by
The Varsity Boat Club

of
The University of Washington

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Washington Yale Princeton Wisconsin Washington Yale Washington Cornell Radcliffe Princeton Princeton Washington Washington State Princeton Discontinued when Princeton Womens Crew joined NCAA
THE FRESHMAN AWARD

Awarded to a Freshman by His Teammates for a Unique Contribution to the Heavyweight Freshman Crew
1981 Frank Derby 84 Scott Scharer 84 1982 Donat vonMuller 84 1983 Tim van Leer 86 1984 David Saxen 87 Todd Finnegan 87 1985 John Richardson 88 1986 John Parker 89 1987 John Green 90 1988 Joseph Caminiti 91 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Daniel Roock 81 Tom Brennan 93 Jon Kawaja 94 Wes Fisher 95 Colin Farmer 96 Seth Brennan 97 Chris Ahrens 98 Tom Herschmiller 99 (Discontinued)
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VARSITY
Carnegie Cup Childs Cup Navy Trophy Logg Cup
E.B.Johnson 94 (Cox), C.A.Neidre 96 (Stroke), C.M.Farmer 96, M.J.Rutherford 96, K.T.Hipp 95, R.C.Hall 96, J.R.W.Kawaja 94, D.F.Fornes 95, J.Z.Fawcett 94
JUNIOR VARSITY
A.R.Keenan 96 (Cox), S.D.Robinson 94 (Stroke), T.C.DeGavre 96, H.R.MacMillan 94, J.D.Sigmund 95, J.L.Davis 95, J.T.Steinman 96, S.E.Markle 96, S.B.Lamb 96
THIRD VARSITY
D.J.Khoury 96 (Cox), E.B.Johnson 94 (Stroke), W.R.Fisher 95, ?, J.K.Baxter 94, J.L.Davix 95, W.S.Richmond 95, ?, ?
COLLEGIATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Varsity 8 at Cincinnati 3rd Place
J.Z.Fawcett 94, D.F.Fornes 95, K.T.Hipp 95, S.D.Robinson 94 (Capt.), C.M.Farmer 96, C.A.Neidre 96, R.C.Hall 96, J.R.W.Kawaja 94, E.b.Johnson 94 (Cox)
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CONTENT CUP
HONORS
Martha Content Joukowsky, Brown 58

The Gift of Her Family Who Share the Belief in the Precept MENS SANA, IN CORPORE SANO The Cup Celebrates the Honor and Strength Exhibited by the Competitors in the Annual Race between Brown and Princeton Universities Mens Heavyweight Crews Inaugurated April 1994
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Brown Brown Brown Princeton Princeton Princeton Brown
BELLY BOWL
Belly of the Carnegie Fall Regatta Princeton, New Jersey Donated in 1994 by Carnegie Lake Rowing Association Awarded for the Combined Total Times Freshmen Heavyweight, Lightweight, Novice Women (Eastern Sprints Colleges)
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000 Princeton Princeton Princeton Princeton Yale Princeton Princeton Princeton
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VARSITY
National Champions Goldthwait Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup
Coach Joe Murtaugh, R.Mathey 95, P.Cunnane 94, P.Streber 96 (holding Collegiate National Championship Award), J.McCrary 96 (Cox, kneeling), K.Cotter 96, M.Lawson 96, A.Horner 95, D.Digilio 96, G.Hughes 96
PRINCETON PASSES METROPOLITAN ROWING CLUB

Henley Royal Regatta Leaving the Temple Thames Cup Semi-Finalists
THE THAMES CHALLENGE CUP DRAW
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Heavyweight Crew

The fall and winter season proved to be no fluke, as Princeton roared through the spring season, again achieving a level of success not seen by the heavyweight squad in years. The season started with a sweep of an always-powerful Navy crew a sweep that saw freshman coach Mike Teti live up to his promise to shave his signature twelve-year old mustache should the Tigers ever accomplish such a feat. In the following weeks unburdened by Tetis mustache and Messrs. Lamb, Markle and Rutherfords hair, the Tigers proceeded to take the Carnegie, Childs and Logg Cups. The crew headed into Eastern Sprints with justifiably high expectations. The freshman began the days racing with a solid second-place finish behind a dominant Brown crew. Unfortunately, the varsity boats would later struggle. The JV finished a disappointing eighth, despite being one of the top ranked crews in the regatta, and the Varsity wound up a frustrating fifth. The varsity crews, however, would soon make up for these results. At the IRA Championship, the JV redeemed their Sprints finish with a spirited fourth-place showing, while the Varsity exceeded expectations with a stirring secondplace finish, behind only Brown. This result would bode well for the Varsity at the Collegiate National Championship in Cincinnati a week later. The freshmen, meanwhile again put it all on the line, only to come up short to Brown for a second time. The following week, the Varsity Eight faced a deep and blazing fast field in the finals of the National Championships. In response, the Tigers tore out of the blocks and seldom saw their stroke rate dip below 40 beats per minute during the body of the race. Despite their blistering pace, Princeton found themselves solidly in 5th place with 500 meters remaining. Unbelievably, the Tigers found one more gear. Raising the rate to 46+ beats per minute for the entire last quarter of the race, the Tigers blew through Dartmouth and caught the University of Washington on the last stroke. After a seemingly interminable wait on the water for the photo finish, the Tigers found themselves with a bronze medal in a scorching time of 5:29. From the opening race of the season, the Princeton Heavyweights gave notice that they were a force to be reckoned with. At each stage of the season, they delivered, culminating with a bronze medal at the National Championship. While not possessing some of the raw horsepower that some of their competition possessed, the 1994 crew established a tradition of winning that had been missing in recent years. Given the young core of this years team and a new mindset that winning is no longer something to be hoped for, but, rather, expected there is no doubt this years success is only the beginning of things to come.
From the first head race in the fall to the final championship race in the spring, the 1994 Heavyweight Tiger Crew exhibited the depth, talent and character of a championship crew. Led by Captain Steve Robinson, along with a group of five fellow standout seniors and a talented incoming sophomore class, this years crew quickly established a new era in Princeton Heavyweight Rowing. Despite little preparation due to the late academic start of the University, the fall racing season produced the best results the program had seen in recent memory. The season opened with the annual Head of the Charles Regatta, where Coach Curtis Jordans Varsity Eight garnered a stellar thirdplace collegiate finish. The Varsity Four was also destined for a medal going into the last section of the race, but were struck in the closing stretch by a slower Wisconsin crew. The resulting tangle of boats, oars and tempers resulted in the near decapitation of the wayward Badger coxswain and knocked the Princeton Four out of medal contention. The next week, the Tigers hosted the Princeton Chase against a large field that included a highly touted Yale crew. In winning the Chase, the Varsity Fight used a decisive late charge to nip the Yale crew by a scant 0.4 seconds. The Princeton Chase signaled the end of the fall season and the start of winter training. Winter provided yet another series of recently unparalleled achievements, culminating with the Tigers results at the World Indoor Rowing Championships. Jon Horner kicked-off the Championships by powering his way into the Coxswain Finals, only to be denied a medal at the very end. His inspiring performance led to a string of personal bests and two more Tiger oarsmen in the finals. This time Don Fornes and big Mathius Rutherford advanced to the Collegiate Finals, with Jonny Kawaja missing by a whisker. Don, with his unique warm-up style and thousand-meter pose for the camera, brought home an impressive fourth-place finish. With two months of Curtis winter training behind them, the team took a break from the indoors and headed south for the traditional Florida training camp. The Tigers were treated to a week of warm Florida weather thanks to the deft control of weather czar Luke E. Luke. The trip allowed the crew to reacquaint themselves with the water through miles of drills and hard training. Once back in Princeton, the crew spent another productive month and a half indoors as they waited for Lake Carnegie to thaw. The weather, and lake, finally broke just in time for spring break. In an inspirational bow to team solidarity, and warmer weather, Messrs. Lamb, Markle and Rutherford decided to forego the need for hair and shaved their heads bald. A final sign of spring, the P-Keepers, led by Harvey Bartle, set to work on their duties restoring the P and joined the rest of the team on the water.
Lightweight Crew
(continued)
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JUNIOR VARSITY
Undefeated Sprints Champs
A.Yee 95 (Cox), M.Murphy 95 (Stroke), R.Mathey 95, A.Phillips 96, C.Pettker 95, B.Holland 95, C.Boyce 94, J.Sulger 95, J.Brown 94
THIRD VARSITY
M.Cho 95 (Cox), H.Knight 96 (Stroke), N.Parsons 96, J.Karpick 96, G.Hebard 95, H.Watkins 95, A.Paradis 96, D.Guentner 95, A.Hinman 96
Comments on Princeton Rowing

Coach Dan Allen (Berkeley 91)
UNBELIEVABLE! So far, everything has been unbelievable. Prior to coming to the East Coast, I hated the Ivy League. For four years I got my butt kicked by these turds from the East. Every year a crew from the East would take top honors at the Championship Regattas. Why was the East faster than the West? My alma mater has water year round. How is it that East Coast crews, who spank around indoors for half the year, perennially trash crews from the West? I had to find out what made them faster! It turns out that spanking around indoors is definitely not whats going on. Well, there is no secret. No magic pill, no secret go-juice, no special erg workout. No magic technique or weight circuit. Just plain, honest hard work. The commitment to reaching ones potential is the main theme instilled from the top levels of each program within the boathouse. There are definitely no shortcuts. On the other hand, there are some things about Princeton that seem to be unique solely to Old Nassau. I think that they are to the point of being unbelievable. Little did I know how much I would learn on my mission East. A few examples: Unbelievable that the athletes I had grown to hate would actually turn out to be good, solid individuals that cared about rowing as much as I did. Unbelievable that such a distinguished group of coaches would take in a nobody from California. Unbelievable that the men and women can train alongside one another without any bitterness or jealousy. Unbelievable that the men and women actually know each other and get along. Unbelievable that the coaches actually support and assist each other and get along. Unbelievable that Frank [Bozarth] actually talks to a blonde haired kid from California. Unbelievable that Princeton has never won the Varsity Mens 8+ event at Sprints. Unbelievable how much Im learning. Unbelievable how cold it gets back here. Unbelievable that I caught a live fish from Lake Carnegie. Unbelievable how nice the Princeton Boathouse is. Unbelievable how close the lake is to campus. Unbelievable that each Varsity Crew will never race in a boat over two years old. Unbelievable how crazy the students can get on the street. Unbelievable how boring Ivy League Basketball is. Unbelievable that Mike Teti still trains twice a day, every day. Unbelievable to watch all the Freshman boats race in the Belly of the Carnegie. Unbelievable how controversial going dry can be. Unbelievable how I got another nicknameDanimal. Unbelievable that its fun coaching the community rowing group known as the Carnegie Lakers. Unbelievable that, in only six months, I feel like a part of an incredible family the Princeton Crew.
Princeton Rowing Notes Spring 1993
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With the loss of 12 seniors from 1st year, a very traditional Lightweight program was suddenly left without the very structure which had defined it for so long. But with this lack of rigidity came a freeing of spirits, a release of prior expectations, and an entirely new set of standards for attitudes and performance. Some traditions remained strong while most were redefined. The team was still quite at peace with their nakedness and fond of Peace Frog, yet the overly analytical methodology was replaced with a tendency to push it, try it, run it, drink it, lift it, win it, kiss it, pull it, row it, and above all else, attack it. Early in the fall, the lightweights faced their first test at the worlds largest international regatta, the Head of the Charles. A young boat of five sophomores, three juniors, and a lone senior attacked the 32 boat field and placed a record third, behind the two US national camp boats, and fifteen seconds ahead of the next collegiate crew. Soon after, the team was forced indoors. Adhering to the words of Freshman coach and Olympian Mike Teti, If you want to get better on the erg, row the f***ing erg, the team followed the well-planned workouts designed by Coach Murtaughwhich indeed consisted of four erg workouts every week. After creating a week of perfect weather in Florida, weather czar pat Cunnane, desiring more indoor training, allowed the lake to remain solidly frozen for over four and a half months. The lack of scenery change inherent in rowing the ergometer did not prove to be an obstacle in the teams winter training. Increased intensity, clear team goals, and the inspiring audio and visual media provided by Capt. Graham allowed nearly everyones Hard Edge to dominate, driving the team to new levels of improvement. But all good things must come to an endand with the melting of the ice, winter training was over. A quick glance at the lightweight roster shows immense promise for the upcoming spring season: The lightweights are blessed with coxswains technically-talented Justin McCraray, audibly-inspiring Andrew Yee, and doeverything, say anything Mike Cho. They have the aweinspiring, Sprints-winning stern pair of Greg and Dave, as well as equally touchy-feely rowers like Rod, J. Perv., Haven, Adrianne, and Murph. These rhythmic pairs will compliment powerful (though at times less rhythmic) engine-room rowers like Graham, Kevin, Alex, and Im a bad man Lawson (if these guys ever made weight). The team has sophomore mercenaries Pavel, Streber and Justing Sulgier, fiery junior trainaholics Jake, Pettker, and Heath, and above all, the charismatic leadership of Coach Joe and the Senior Alliance. second, and third varsity and the first novice levels, the team forced Coach Dan Roock to fulfill his promise to shave his head. One month and one head of hair later, the team again delivered by bringing home the gold in the Varsity and Junior Varsity races at the National Collegiate Championship Regatta in Cincinnati, Ohio. Following the success of 1993, this year has challenged the crew to meet the high standards and expectations set by last years performance. With eleven talented seniors lost to 1993 graduation, the team arrived at the Boathouse this Fall with a mixture of enthusiasm and apprehension. However, the presence of five returning members of the 1993 Varsity boat as well as the addition of a group of gifted sophomores has given Princeton Womens Crew the solid base that has been the teams strong point in recent years. Led by seniors Jenny Bullock, Elisa DeLaet, Morgaen Donaldson, Ashley Maddox, Reuwai Mount, Ali Stackpole, and Julie Thorp, the team has evolved over the past six months into a crew that will challenge the best at Eastern Sprints and Nationals. Preparation for this Spring began in October and November, when the teams competed in the Head of the Rochester, the Head of the Charles, the Princeton Chase, and the Portland Lo/op, in Portland, Oregon. Plagued by injury and illness, the crews did not perform as well as they had hoped but nevertheless gained valuable experience. Providing a glimpse of their competition, the Fall races spurred the rowers to work extra hard during winter training. Forced inside by cold weather and the freezing of Lake Carnegie, the crew began its heavy winter schedule of erg tests, weight lifting, and tank workouts. Broken up only by a week-long training trip in Tampa, Florida in January, winter training yielded positive results for the Tigers. Team fitness and technique improved vastly and confidence rose as a result. Following three and a half months of indoor training, the team has taken to the water with a renewed determination and fire. Determination and fire have been the strength of Princeton Womens Crew in the past and continue to push Princeton rowers to challenge each other in preparation for the racing season. Over the year, the Tigers have improved consistently and look forward to the competition in the weeks ahead. Although the competition should be fierce, the Princeton Womens Crew is ready and, who knows, Coach Roocks hair is looking a little long these days! 1994 BRIC-A-BRAC
Womens Crew
Last season, Princeton Womens Crew achieved unprecedented success. Winning Eastern Sprints at the first,
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J.Ramos (Cox), C.Cukor (Stroke), T.Carson, S.Brennan, T.Richter, M.Brekken, L.Meidar, K.OConnell, M.Anderson

? (Cox), W.McCormack (Stroke), J.Mares, R.Coch, J.Pogarelec, J.Labonte, M.Hurley, S.Kim, M.Laurich
LIGHTWEIGHT FIRST FRESHMEN

S.Ryan (Cox), J.Bartucz (Stroke), A.Cabeza, S.Brownlie, A.Hermosilla, T.Fernandez, I.Sachs, J.Cope, D.Frankel

R.Hibbert (Cox), D.Rein (Stroke), A.Spivak, D.Medelow, B.Davis, J.Radice, P.Cho, S.Kimm, ?
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1994 WOMENS CREW

FIRST VARSITY
UNDEFEATED National Champions 1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup Willing Trophy
Cox: Sarah Hull 4: Elisa DeLaet 8: Lianne Bennion 3: Cherylyn Brandt 7: Danika Harris 2: Ali Stackpole 6: Wendy Holding 1: Julie Thorpe 5: Reuwai Mount (Capt.)
SECOND VARSITY
Cox: Sandra Scholl 8: Ivy Schlesinger 7: Stephanie Gregg 6: Morgaen Donaldson (Capt.) 5: Kim Sladkin 4:Eliza Hitz 3: Jorey Else 2: Rebecca Barker 1: Heather Harnly
FIRST NOVICE 8
Class of 1997
Cox: Audrey McAdams 8: Katherine Scott 7: Betsy Murphy 6: Sarah Johnston 5: Joanna Schmidt 4: Sarah Ryerson 3: Christy Wiegand 2: Leslie Gewin 1: Kim Hardman
VARSITY PAIR
at 1994 Princeton Chase
Bow: Meg Owen 95 Stroke: Ivy Schlesinger 96
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EASTERN SPRINTS CHAMPIONS
Worcester Bowl
J.Steinman 96, D.Fornes 95, T.Richter 97, M.Rutherford 96, K.Hipp 95 (Capt.), B.Hall 96, S.Markle 96, C.Farmer 96, D.Khoury 96, C.Jordan (Coach)
Beat Harvard Varsity in dual race for first time in 11 years.
VARSITY SQUAD
1921 Crew Trophy Rowe Cup
JUNIOR VARSITY
A.J.Sawyer 96 (Bow), J.D.Sigmund 95, J.L.Davis 95, M.E.Brekken 97, L.Y.Meidar 97, R.C.Hall 96, T.K.Carson 97, C.E.Cukor 97 (Stroke), J.P.Horner 96 (Cox)
FRESHMEN
Class of 1998 I.R.A. National Champions
S.S.Wisenbaker, M.A.L.Crooks, R.A.McInturff, J.R.Slocum, C.W.Bordeau, S.M.Kammann, M.M.Crotty, C.P.R.Ahrens, A.G.Shroff (Cox)
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HEAVYWEIGHT VARSITY
EARC Sprints Champions Carnegie Cup Childs Cup Compton Cup Navy Trophy
Back Row: S.F.Brennan 97, K.T.Hipp 95, D.J. Koury 96, M.J.Rutherford 96, T.J.Richter 97 Front Row: C.M.Farmer 96, S.E.Markle 96, D.F.Fornes 95, J.L.Steinman 96

Lightweight Crew
This years team had a special balance to it. Led by a generous supply of experience in the Senior Class (with Chris Pettker and Alex Horner at the helm as captains), fueled by the talent of the Juniors, and sparked by the youth of the Sophomores, the Lightweights posted one of the most successful seasons in recent history. In the fall, the Varsity Eight humiliated all collegiate crews at the Head of the Charles, finishing second, only six seconds behind the Lightweight National Team. At the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie, Princeton was able to repeat their Charles performance by winning both the fours and the eights races, even without perennial strongman and lover Kevin Cotter 96. Coach Joe Murtaughs goal was to continue such dominance in the Spring, and that is exactly what happened. The first eight went undefeated going into Eastern Sprints, the league championship event, repeating last seasons HYP victory at Yale on Lake Carnegie. At Sprints, Harvard rowed a strong race and Yale just edged out the Tigers at the end, resulting in a third-place finish for the Varsity boat. This served to fuel the fires for the National Championships two weeks later, where the team hoped to repeat their previous Championship. The Junior Varsity boat was the real shocker at Sprints. Led by sophomore John Bartuez, the crew raced through several disappointing finishes, losing to Navy, Cornell, and Yale. Yet, with the tenacity and desire of a prize fighter, all nine of the rowers stepped up after each loss to confront their destiny Eastern Sprints Gold. At the Sprints, the JV boat showed their courage by forcing their way through Harvard to win by four seconds, winning the coveted Cornell Trophy,. Their win was enhanced by a successful performance from the Freshman boat as well. Their season was flawless, as they went undefeated in the regular season. They also came ready to Sprints, winning by a length over the field. These three races added up to a Jope Cup victory for the entire team at Sprints, the spoil of overall lightweight supremacy in the premier league in rowing. At the end-of-the-year banquet, awards were given out to three seniors. Alex Horner won the Gordon Sikes medal for doing the most for Princeton Crew, Rod Mathey claimed the Bayard Reed award for most improvement, and Geordie Hebard snatched the Good Guy award for obvious reasons. Greg Hughes 96 and Matt Lawson 96 were elected co-captains for the upcoming 1995-1996 season. 1995 BRIC-A-BRAC
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VARSITY
Goldthwait Cup Jope Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup
J.McCrary 95 (Cox), G.Hughes 96 (Stroke), D.Digilio 96, K.Cotter 96, A.Horner 95, P.Streber 96, B.Holland 95, M.Lawson 96, R.Mathey 95
JUNIOR VARSITY
E.A.R.C. Sprint Champs Cornell Trophy
G.Hebard 95, T.Fernandez }97, P.Rassam 97, C.Pettker 95, D.Guenther 95, J.Remley 95, A.Cabeza 97, J.Bartucz 97 (Stroke), A.Yee 95 Coach J.Murtaugh
THIRD VARSITY
S.Ryan 97 (Cox), M.Murphy 95 (Stroke), A.Hermosilla 97, P.Escaravage 96, A.Paradis 96, H.Watkin 95, I.Sacks 97, A.Conner 97, J.Radice 97
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1995 LIGHTWEIGHT FRESHMEN Class of 1998

FIRST FRESHMEN
UNDEFEATED Eastern Sprints Champions
K. Asker, E.S.Kent-Uritam, R.S.Arastu, R.H.Milam, D.W.lawson, M.Koehler, S.Young, J.S.Galvin (Stroke), Z.R.Potter (Cox), Dan Allan (Coach)
SECOND FRESHMEN
T.C.Doggett (Cox), W.B.Nance (Stroke), J.A.Conway, A.G.Elliott, S.G.Carcagno, G.A.Miller, J.Kreimer, E.Bates, N.A.Webster
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VARSITY 8
National Champions 1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup
Cox: Sarah Hull 8: Lianne Bennion 7: Danika Harris 6: Wendy Holding (Capt.) 5: Cherylyn Brandt 4: Stephanie Gregg 3: Sarah Ryerson 2: Sarah Johnston 1: Allison Schiffman
SECOND VARSITY 8
Cox: Tess Finnegan 8: Rebecca Barker 7: Betsy Murphy 6: Eliza Hitz 5: Joanna Schmidt 4: Leslie Gewin 3: Rebecca Greene 2: Ivy Schlesinger 1: Heather Harnly
FIRST NOVICE 8
Class of 1998 Eastern Sprints Champions
Cox: Lauren Averett 8: Sara Gaughan 7: Kira Gnesdiloff 6: Wendy Levash 5: Ashley McCowen
4: Jordan Gutcher 3: Stephanie Jones 2: Katherine Hays 1: Elizabeth Dawson
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1995 Eastern Sprints
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EAWRC and IRA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Lori Dauphiny (Coach), Sarah Hull 95, Dan Roock 81 (Coach), Meg Owen 95 (Capt.), Wendy Holding 95 (Capt.), Tess Finnegan 95, Alyssa Nelson 95, Lianne Bennion Nelson 95, Krista Parris 95, Rebecca Barker 95, Allison Schiffman 95, Kim Sladkin 95, Danika Harris 95
25th Reunion Row

By Bruce R. Millman 70 During our 25th reunion, a group of former lightweights and heavyweights wanted to spend some time rowing together on a beautiful morning, as we had so often before. We formed two boats, both composites of lights and heavies. I believe that everyone who had rowed senior year and attended the reunion participated. It took only a few strokes for everyone to get used to the newfangled equipmenteveryone except me, that is. As coxswain, I was always engaged in banter with the stroke; I could not get used to the fact that everything I whispered was now carried electronically to everyone in the boat. One of my strengths had been the ability to make my voice carry over the din. Due to microphone and speakers, my shouting was even less appreciated than it was 25 years ago! Once we were comfortable with the boat and could row reasonably well together, we took several series of power strokes at the ripe old pace of about 22. Stroke Skip Klarquist kept asking about the stroke; he wasnt looking for speed, but was trying to keep it down so everyone would manage without exhaustion or heart failure! We paddled down to the top of the race course, and sat there a while enjoying the view and recalling old triumphs and humiliations. Our heavyweights broke a longstanding course record there in our last home race in 1970. What a special moment! That team had contributed several oarsmen and cox to the Union Boat Club U.S. National
Champion 4+ and 8+ in the summer of 1969. They were coached that summer by Steve Gladstone, who had been our freshman coach and was by then coaching the Harvard lightweights. They went on to represent the United States in the World Championships later that summer. The lightweights also had one of their best seasons in years. We were on a very tight schedule to get to our class picture (just as in our undergraduate years when it was a struggle to get to Commons or the clubs in time to get dinner), so we turned around and headed home. We took an obligatory power 20 under the bridge and across the lake in front of the boathouse, to the cheers of family members. When we got back, we posed for pictures, struggled to pull the shells out of the water without hurting our backs, and went up to shower. That, too was a nostalgic experience. We remarked on the fact that we had hot water that day, recalling how often there was none left by the time we got back from practice. Fifteen years ago, at our 10th reunion, we raced the Varsity heavies (for 500 meters?!) and beat them by more than a boat length. We couldnt do that today, but, hey, we were damn good! And we formed powerful and enduring friendships which we all cherish together with our memories. Princeton Rowing Notes Summer 1995
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SENIOR CLASS
Carnegie Cup Childs Cup Navy Trophy
Standing: M.Rutherford 96 (Capt.), S.Markle 96, C.Farmer 96, T.DeGavre 96, C.Neidre 96, R.Hall 96, D.Khoury 96, J.Horner 96 Front Row: J.Steinman 96, A.Sawyer 96, S.Lamb 96
I.R.A. CHAMPS
VARSITY CHALLENGE CUP
Back Row: C.Ahrens 98, M.Crotty 98, D.Khoury 96 (Cox), C.Farmer 96, R.Hall 96, M.Teti (Coach), Front Row: C.Jordan (Coach), T.Richter 97, M.Crooks 98, T.Carson 97, S.Markle 96
FRESHMEN
Class of 1999
G.P.Adamson (Cox), T.R.Welsh, B.C.Cotter, M.T.Carlson, J.R.Flickinger, A.H.B.Monk, K.W.ONeil, J.R.Liddell, D.S.Newman, M.Teti (Coach)
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Heavyweight Crew
The heavyweight crew teams season ended in victory by winning the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. In the process they set a course record of 5 minutes, 29.6 seconds on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey. They did it with an all-out sprint with 700 meters to go, coming from behind Penn and Washington. The boat included coxswain Dave Khoury, Martin Crotty, Colin Farmer, Bob Hill, Tim Richter, Morgan Crooks, Ted Carson, Steve Markle, and stroke Chris Ahrens. The team went on to win the National Collegiate Championships in Cincinnati. The victory avenged earlier losses at Eastern Sprints and to Ivy League competitors Harvard and Brown. Throughout the year, Princeton had crushed Yale and Cornell and narrowly defeated Penn by a four tenths of a second margin. Princeton also defeated Columbia, continuing a 33-year winning streak dating back to John F. Kennedys term in the White House and before Princeton went co-ed. The other boats also had very successful seasons. The second varsity and freshmen boats also won national championships. The freshman boat even pulled off a small upset against Brown by having a time faster than both the Princeton and Brown first varsity boats. The success in this season was due in large part to the senior leadership of one of the finest classes ever. Their first at Eastern Sprints last year gave them experience and high expectations going into the season. The seniors whom coach Curtis Jordan could count on included Colin Farmer, who rowed with sophomore Marty Crotty on a national B team at the Nations Cup in Holland last summer. Other seniors who contributed were Matt Rutherford, Bob Hall, Chris Neidre, Tim DeGavre, and Sean Lamb. The future of the heavyweight crew looks solid as sophomore Chris Ahrens stroked a boat as a freshman to a gold medal at the World Championships in Finland last year. The successes of the season leave the crew with many memories and hopes for the future.
opponents by wide margins and setting a Lake Carnegie course record against Cornell. After polishing off another undefeated season, the Varsity approached Sprints with unparalleled focus. That focus paid off with an open-water victory in Worcester. The second varsity did the same, and helped bring the Jope Cup Overall Points Trophy to Old Nassau. Two weeks later at the IRA, Harvard pulled out all the stops and threw everything it had at the Princeton Varsity. The two crews swapped the lead multiple times, and stroke ratings neared 50 as the crews approached the line. The finish was too close to call, and a photo-finish was necessary to confirm Princeton as the .02 second victor and new course-record holder.
Womens Crew
In recent years, the womens varsity crew has been very successful. This years team was set to the task of defending its title as 1995 Collegiate Nationals Champion and to repeat as winner of the Eastern Sprints. Lacking individual stars, the team depended on the leadership of head coach Dan Roock 81, team unity, peak physical conditioning and good stamina to carry it through the season. The class of 96, which produced one of the highest number of rowers ever for the program stepped up to dominate. The team was led by senior co-captains Cherylyn Brandt, who was a consistently solid standout, and Ivy Schlesinger. The class of 99 also brought power to freshmen boats by being tough, dynamic, and fast, and by rowing well. While opening the year with a disappointing loss against Brown, ending a seven-year regular-season winning streak at Lake Carnegie, they went on to sweep by Rutgers and Columbia, winning the first varsity race by 27 seconds. They continued dominating the Ivy League, winning against Radcliffe, Cornell, and Yale. The first varsity boat ended the regular season with a bang, defeating Dartmouth by 12 seconds and Penn by 14 seconds on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts. The success of the womens crew carried on to Eastern Sprints as they won their fourth straight overall Eastern Sprints title in New Preston, Connecticut. The title was the result of winning five of the six races, despite a loss by the first varsity boat to Brown.
Lightweight Crew
The class of 1996 had done it all: won the fall head races, had an undefeated season, and won a national championship in 1994. The only thing they hadnt done was win Eastern Sprints. This item was clearly the focus of the season, and the crew made sure the rest of the league got the message. After cruising through the fall head races, the Varsity put its stamp on the regular spring season, crushing
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JUNIOR VARSITY
Glendon Trophy
Back Row: C.Bordeau 98, C.Niedre 96, T.Carson 97, S.Kammann 98, J.Horner 96 (Cox) Front Row: A.Sawyer 96, M.Brekken 97, S.Lamb 96, M.Rutherford 96
THIRD VARSITY
J.P.Horner 96, ?, J.L.Steinman 96, ?, M.J.W.Anderson 97, J.R.Slocum 98, R.A.McInturff 98, K.W.OConnell 97 (Stroke), A.J.Shroff 98 (Cox)
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VARSITY
Goldthwait Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup Joseph Wright Cup Eastern Sprints Champions IRA Champions
Back Row: J.Murtaugh, Coach, M.Lawson 96, K.Cotter 96, D.Digilio 96, G.Hughes 96 Front Row: S.Wisenbaker 98, T.Fernandez 97, J.McCrary 96, P.Streber 96, D.Larson 98
JUNIOR VARSITY
UNDEFEATED Cornell Trophy
Back Row: J.Murtaugh, Coach, S.Carcagno 98, A.Cabeza 97, J.Galvin 98, D.Frankel 97 Front Row: A.Hermosilla 97, Z.Potter 98, A.Conner 97, R.Milam 98, R.Arastu 98
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CELEBRATION IN WORCESTER
Featuring the Cornell Trophy Plaque for JV Lwt Sprints Winners; the three-handled Jope Cup for Mens Lwt Total Points; and the Joseph Wright Trophy for Lwt Sprints 8+ Champions
FRESHMEN
Class of 1999
A.Salamini (Cox), D.Provan (Stroke), C.Blum, J.Liddell, D.McLean, J.Lawson, E.Chadd, S.Perkins, B.McEvoy
SECOND FRESHMEN
Class of 1999
J.Schwartz (Cox), J.Cieslak (Stroke), D.Lucas, A.Lipski, O.Mallick, K.Moriarty, M.Ahart, N.Lee, W.Golden
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CREWS GET ROYAL TREATMENT IN ENGLAND

By Joe Murtaugh In 1985, Princeton sent varsity heavyweight and lightweight eights and fours to the Henley Royal Regatta following Sprints and IRA championships, respectively. Eleven years later, the Tiger mens teams spring performances resulted a slightly larger invasion of British soil by Garden State crews. As Curtis Jordan and Mike Teti were busy guiding the mens Olympic lightweight straight four to a bronze medal, the heavyweight varsity and second varsity were led to England by Dan Roock and Dan Allen. This turned out to be one of the last official Princeton duties for both, as the former has embarked on a new career with the Cornell heavyweight squad, and the latter now guides the Georgetown heavyweight freshmen. The squad was lodged in two separate houses, the heavyweights staying in a home built in 1060 complete with a resident ghost, while the lightweights stayed in slightly newer but no less impressive digs hosted by a family who prepared meals for us which were clearly designed to prevent us from remaining lightweights. Due to the late arrival of the boat trailer from the states which carried two of our shells, we had to scramble a bit initially to rotate three crews through one hull leased from Oxford. The lightweights raced well, but captured no mugs at the Marlowe Regatta. At Reading the next week, the heavyweight varsity won the open eights, while the spare pair took the senior-pair-without championship. Both the lightweights and heavyweight 2v fell to eventual winner Union Boat Club in Senior One event. The mild temperatures and relatively flat waters which had served the lightweights in 94 and the heavyweights in 95 so well were traded in this years Henley for intermittent rain and quite a bit of wind (read: normal English weather). The lightweight varsity, racing in the Ladies Plate, lost to Georgetowns heavyweight varsity in its opening tilt by a little more than a length, while thc JV heavies lost to a strong Newcastle University crew by slightly smaller margin in their first Temple Cup race. The varsity heavies fared better, defeating Union BC in first round action, but lost to eventual winner Goldie the next time out. While the river gods did not smile on the Tigers as broadly in England as they had during the season, Im quite sure the results on the water did not diminish the richness of the experience which these well-deserving crews took away from this adventure. In particular, Im proud that all of the 96ers who have made such an impact on the mens teams since their arrival got a chance to represent Princeton at Henley. Everyone raced hard and proud, worthy of the confidence and support which the PURA so clearly expressed in its sponsorship of this effort. Princeton Rowing News Fall 1996
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FIRST VARSITY
1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup
Cox: Audrey McAdams 8: Cherylyn Brandt (Capt.) 7: Rebecca Greene 6: Sarah Ryerson 5: Stephanie Gregg 4: Leslie Gewin 3: Katherine Hays 2: Allison Schiffman 1: Heather Harnly
SECOND VARSITY
Cox: Lauren Averett98 8: Ivy Schlesinger (Capt.)96 97 7: Jorey Else 96 6: Ashley McCowen 98 5: Sara Gaughan 98 4: Eliza Hitz 96 3: Joanna Schmidt 2: Katherine Scott 98 1: Betsy Murphy 96
FIRST NOVICE
Class of 1999 Eastern Sprints Champions
Cox: Eli Sroka 8: Betsy Spigel 7: Emily Atwood 6: Stefanie Zweibel 5: Whitney Burrell
4: Tamara Kavander 3: Ginger Ellsworth 2: Beth Eiseman 1: Abigail Cromwell
SECOND VARSITY
In New Uniforms At Eastern Sprints
Averett, Scott, Else, Murphy, Gaughan, Hitz,
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PRINCETON CHASE
The Princeton 3-Mile Chase is an invitational head race hosted by the Princeton University crew coaching staff for varsity collegiate crews. Although it is called a 3-Mile Chase, the actual distance is 2-3/4 miles. The start of the race is the normal finish line at the Kingston end of Lake Carnegie. The finish is just before the Washington Road bridge. Spectators may watch the racing from the start located just off Route 27 (Nassau Street ) at the Kingston end of the lake, the Harrison Street bridge or the finish at the Washington Road bridge located near the boathouse. Since Head of the Rivers races necessarily take place on skinny rivers, they are very different from collegiate meets or international championships, which generally take place on lakes where the boats line up across and start at the same time. Head races are several miles long, round corners and pass through bridges, which again is very different from a straight 2,000 meter (approximately 1 miles) course. Head boats compete against each other indirectly by racing a clock. They line up in order according to numbers on the bow and start at discreet intervals usually about 15 seconds. Head races are sponsored in the fall, when long endurance workouts are a key part of a full-year training program geared toward the 2,000 meter sprints. A head race takes about 15 to 20+ minutes, (versus 6+ minutes for the shorter spring and summer races) providing a continuous pageant of flashing blades and team colors to help supporters cheer for their team. Volunteer members of the Carnegie Lake Rowing Association are helping the Princeton University coaching staff by organizing and operating this regatta. 2000 Competitor Count Event Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Totals Total Participants MH8 ML4 WO8 MH4 M Small W Small ML8 WO4 Boats Per Boat Men Women 18 9 162 26 5 130 38 9 342 21 5 105 16 30 25 44 22 9 198 38 5 190 ______________________________ 204 625 576 1201
Princeton Crews Chased But Not Caught

By Chip Davis On October 25 the Princeton 3 Mile Chase offered a preview of the what the spring collegiate racing season will bring: more fast Princeton crews. Tiger crews won the heavyweight and lightweight eights races on both the mens and womens sides as well as the mens lightweight four and co-ed open small boat events. Princeton also placed fours in the top five of every category, while Virginia proved to be the deepest womens squad after taking five of the top seven places in the womens four. Hosts Princeton University and the Carnegie Lakers organize the late fall invitational as a last chance for varsity Eastern Sprints crews to size up each other before winter training begins. Non-Sprints programs are invited as space in the boat trailer lot allows. This has become the premier collegiate race in the fall, said Columbia womens coach Mike Zimmer. I think this is the one everybody tries to have a good performance at, more so than the Charles and Schuylkill or anything like that. This is certainly the place you tend to see crews start to show some of what they have. Racing at the Chase is in fours and eights and most athletes double up, while a handful of others compete in small boats. Picnics and polite conversation among student-athletes and parents set the tone on shore, as, on the water, crews race their rivals from both other schools and their own since most squads enter multiple boats in each event. I think a lot of what we try to do in this regatta is not only win when we have a chance to win, but to give everybody in the squad a chance to compete at the same time, said Princeton heavyweight mens coach Curtis Jordan. Its unique compared to any other regatta. Its a way of saying How deep are you? How strong are you? How much of a team are you? Independent Rowing News Fall 1997
Colleges Represented
Boston University Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Fordham Georgetown George Washington Harvard Miami Michigan State Pennsylvania Princeton Rutgers Temple Villanova Virginia Yale
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Atlanta Cup Bergschneider Trophy Carnegie Cup Childs Cup Compton Cup Navy Trophy Rowe Cup Worcester Bowl 1921 Crew Trophy Eastern Sprints Champions
Back Row: T.Richter 97, M.Carlson 99, M.Crotty 98, CAhrens 98, C.Jordan (Coach) Front Row: M.Crooks 98, T.Carson 97 (Capt.), S.Brennan 98, J.Flickinger 99, G.Adamson 99 (Cox)
VARSITY
First perfect season in 116 years!
JUNIOR VARSITY
Glendon Trophy
K.ONeil 99, T.Welsh 99, C.Bordeau 98, S.Kammann 98, C.Jordan (Coach), D.Newman 99, J.Slocum 98, M.Anderson 97, A.Monk 00, A.Shroff 98 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
R.M.Shah 00 (Cox), D.W.Lawson 98 (Stroke), S.C.Craig 98, K.W.OConnell 97, M.R.Hurley 97, D.V.Kemp 00, ?, D.M.Wilson 00, T.W.Schmidt 99
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Heavyweight Crew Picture nine very large men clad only in skin-tight, shiny-orange clothing, standing before five thousand screaming onlookers; now picture these same men happy about this whole scenario. On May 9th, the Princeton first and second varsity heavyweight crews dominated their respective fields to win the Eastern Sprints and earn the Rowe Cup, awarded for overall rowing supremacy, for the third consecutive year. The varsity completed the first undefeated sesason since 1881! How do you describe the incredible feeling on that medal stand, having just beaten fifteen of the best crews in the country? Each member of Princeton heavyweight crew had endured the abuse of two Olympic coaches, Curtis Jordan and Mike Teti, with the implicit trust that winning Sprints would make it worthwhile; they were right. Picture this committed team of twenty arriving at the boathouse in September, knowing that they were regarded by the rowing community as the team to beat. Imagine them training intensely, often twice daily, in boats and on ergometers through October, only to have their chance to show off their work denied with the cancellation of the Head of the Charles Regatta. Back to Princeton, then, for more training, more pain to ensure victory in both the varsity eights and fours races at the Princeton Chase, this years premier fall head race. Pretty good fall, where do we go from here? Internalize the already too-competitive nature of the team; confine them to competition against themselves and each other on ergs and weights for the entire winter and see what happens. Two months later, after one brief trip to Tampa, a few injuries, some allegations of cult activity, and many personal bests, the team returned to the water to prepare for their best season of racing ever. Winter training was hard; the month of water training that preceded the first race against Navy set a new standard of difficulty. Lead by captain Ted Carson, the team thus entered the racing season ready for whatever the competition could throw at it. Victories against Navy, Rutgers, Penn, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Cornell, Yale, and Brown made the varsity the favorites for Sprints; after a few tough losses everyone except the members of Princeton crew counted the second boat out. So we return to the scene at Sprints, where the second varsity had just avenged its losses of the dual season to win in the race of its life and the varsity stood proudly on the medal dock, their domination nearly complete. Add to this the freshman eight of Mike Teti, winning silver, and the third varsity; finally, and most importantly, include the coaches, Curtis Jordan and Mike Teti. Meet your Rowe ROWING AT PRINCETON
Cup champions, Princeton Heavyweight Crew.
Lightweight Crew
After graduating 6 seniors and returning only 2 members of the 1996 Varsity, a hungry group of sophomores and juniors was ready to prove themselves in 1997. The first test was rained out, as the Head of the Charles was cancelled for the first time in the regattas history. The crew quickly erased any beliefs by the rest of the league that traduation had taken a heavy toll on boat speed, as victories came easily over the first four races of the season. At the H-Y-P race in Derby, Conn., Princeton mounted a blazing last 500 meters to plow through Yale and miss beating Harvard by only 0.5 seconds. Two weeks later at Eastern Sprints, the crew won their heat, but had to settle for a bonze behind Harvard and Yale. The second varsity had to settle for a silver medal behind Yale. The last race of the season was the IRA, where Princeton met Harvard in the preliminary heat. After beating Harvard in the morning, hopes for the afternoons final were high. However, Harvard repeated its Sprints performance and Princeton reluctantly settled for another bronze. A bitter taste in their mouths, the lightweights looked forward to 1998 to re-establish Princetons winning ways. 1997 BRIC-A-BRAC
Womens Crew
The Princeton women began the season with a bitter taste lingering from the prior seasons loss to Brown, a longstanding rival. Having graduated all but three members of the varsity boat from 96 (Sarah Ryerson, Leslie Gewin, and Katherine Hays), the Tigers certainly had their work cut out for them. Though the womens team was sad to lose coach Dan Roock at the end of 96, former novice coach Lori Dauphiny easily stepped into her new role and wasted no time preparing this young crew for the spring showdown. Beginning in September, the intensity so familiar to Princeton rowing was turned up a few notches with the understanding that Brown had lost only a few members of their championship team from 96. This year was a hallmark for womens rowing across the country. Due to Title IX, several state universities had dramatically increased funding for their womens crew teams. So along with the usual competitors like Brown, Harvard, and Yale, the University of Virginia emerged as a threat after siphoning away many talented freshmen with tantalizing scholarships. The women suddenly realized the ramifications of Title IX when the UVA Varsity (continued)
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Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup
A.Salamini 99 (Cox), J.Bartucz 97 (Stroke), S.Carcagno 98, D.Stout 99, R.Milam 98, J.Lawson 99, D.McLean 99, J.Liddell 99, S.Wisenbaker 98
JUNIOR VARSITY
S.Ryan 97 (Cox), D.Provan 99 (Stroke), A.Cabeza 97, S.Perkins 99, C.Blum 99, T.Fernandez 97, W.Golden 99, R.Arastu 98, I.Sachs 97
THIRD VARSITY
J.Schwartz 99 (Cox), D.Frankel 98 (Stroke), A.Hermosilla 97, J.Radice 97, M.Ahart 99, S.Kim 98, E.Chadd 99, K.Askar 98, B.McEvoy 99
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boat claimed victory at the Princeton Chase during the fall. The Tigers quickly realized that Brown was not the only threat for the spring. Unfortunately, the Head of the Charles was cancelled due to flooding that year so the women carried their Chase defeat all through the winter. Although winter training and Tampa were approached with seriousness, the Tigers mixed in some fun, and many were surprised with how quickly their best erg scores continued to drop. Though there were many big shoes to fill, several rowers stepped up to the plate providing a strong pool for both the varsity and junior varsity teams. As usual, the season began with the dual against Brown. The years hard work finally paid off as Princeton aggressively advanced through their varsity, winning by a margin of 3 seconds. The victory was a tremendous one for the Tigers since the season opener had traditionally set the tone for the rest of the season. However, their work was far from over. Several injuries and illnesses later, Princeton faced UVA with determination to avenge the earlier loss. Unfortunately, after a heated start, Virginia pulled ahead during the last 500 meters to win. This loss tainted an otherwise victorious regular season. Princeton repeated their victory over Brown at Eastern Sprints to claim first place despite Katherine Hays heat exhaustion from the prelims. The womens team headed out to Sacramento, CA for the first annual NCAA Championship. The field was extremely competitive with Brown, UVA, and the powerhouse Univ. of Washington. Though Princetons varsity boat finished behind University of Washington, they successfully fended off Brown and finished ahead of UVA in both the prelims and finals. The National Championship eluded the varsity Tigers, but they posted a very successful season avenging tough losses against Brown and UVA. The tremendous success of the junior varsity team attests to the impressive depth of the womens crew team. Although they posted one loss during the regular season to Yale, which had a surprising number of varsity rowers in their JV, no one else could touch the Tigers. They ended the season with victories at both Eastern Sprints and the NCAA Championship. Overall, 1997 was a year that increased the competition for womens rowing nationwide. Princeton womens crew proved that they were ready for this challenge. Leslie Gewin
To a non-rower, spending countless hours training and racing on Lake Carnegie may seem like a foolish way to spend time. To the dedicated athlete, though, rowing at Princeton marks the highlight of ones college years. Every minute spent at the boathouse and on the lake is an opportunity to test your physical limits and work toward expanding them. Along with your teammates, you train to be the best. That common goal promotes a team unity that seems unmatched in any other sport. Combining this team unity and determination with the finest coaches, equipment and training facilities leaves no doubt that every Princeton boat always has what it takes to win on race day. For this reason, the Princeton crew is one of the nations best, and Im proud to be a part of it. Tom Fernandez 97 Captain, Lightweight Crew For me, the appeal of crew comes from the sports unique blend of individual determination and teamwork. On a personal level, rowing provides the perfect opportunity for me to explore what I am capable of achieving and then to challenge my performance again day after day. Although workouts leave my body physically exhausted, I feel more alive walking back to campus after practice than at any other moment. The exciting part, however, comes when the efforts of nine individuals are fused into a single unit during racing season. The tremendous energy thats focused toward the common goal transforms each boat into something greater than the sum of its parts. It forms the foundation that outlasts our time at the boathouse. Leslie Gewin 97 Co-Captain, Womens Crew I still consider our freshman year victory at Eastern Springs to be one of the happiest days of my life. From that moment on, the crew program has defined my Princeton experience. The coaching and facilities are world-class. Combined with the daily dedication and determination of each athlete, the result is a tightly-knit group, all with a common goal success. Sarah Ryerson 97 Co-Captain, Womens Crew
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1997 WOMENS OPEN CREWS

VARSITY
1975 Cup 1984 Point Trpohy Content Cup Eisenberg Cup Willing Trophy
L.Dauphiny (Coach), E.Sroka 97 (Cox), B.Spigel 99, S.Gaughn 98, L.Gewin 97 (CoCapt.), S.Ryerson 97 (Co-Capt.), S.Zwiebel 99, W.Levash 98, K.Scott 97, K.Hays 98
JUNIOR VARSITY
Y.Sung 97 (Cox), S.Jones 98, J.Schmidt 97, A.McCowen 98, C.Wiegand 97, K.Gnesdiloff 98, A.Cromwell 99, E.Jones 99, M.Clark 98
NOVICE CREW
Class of 2000
K.Williams (Cox), L.Pitney, B.Cazel, M.Hamm, A.Leigh, K.Bartges, K.Bartholdson, T.McCarthy, J.Bucher
SECOND NOVICE
Class of 2000
L.Cakmak (Cox), A.Long, E.Gottschall, S.Cook, A.Oliver 99, C.Hruska, K.Chirco, H.Harris, S.DSullivan
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1997 WOMENS CREWS

FOUR WITH COX
Heather Daley 99, Mikaela Chilstrom 99, Paige Terrell 97, Tamara Kavander 99, Julie Rath 99 (Cox)
Sport Graphics
LIGHTWEIGHT WOMENS FIRST RACE

at Head of the Charles Regatta October 19, 1997
Back Row: Tamara Kavander 99, Betsy Williams 98, Joy Bucher 00, Alison Long 00 Front Row: Lisa Cakmak 00 (Cox), Sarah OSullivan 00, Halle Markus 99, Beth Eiseman 99, Emily Gottshall 00
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FIRST HEAVYWEIGHT
P.H.Teti, A.R.Blair-Stanek, M.P.Abel, C.J.L.Burkmar, G.W.Lee, T.A.Herschmiller, D.C.Bordeau, K.M.Brown (Stroke), A.Shah (Cox)
FIRST LIGHTWEIGHT
P.Chiang (Cox), S.OSullivan (Stroke), W.Fedyna, J.Moore, D.Kaminstein, S.Ahmad, J.DiNorcia, G.Revelle, A.Schweikert
SECOND LIGHTWEIGHT
K.Meyer (Cox), B.Fujito (Stroke), J.Wilmer, A.Baine, S. Taylor, D.Kraus, M.Ladra, E.Carlone, E.Boxyogit
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COACHES
Lori Dauphiny
Head Coach Womens Open Crew
Lori Dauphiny became head coach of womens open crew at Princeton in 1996 after leading the Tiger novices to a 44-4 record in her first four seasons. Under Dauphiny, Princeton has participated in four NCAA championships. The 1999 Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year, Dauphiny led the Tigers to a sixth-place finish in the NCAA championships last year. Dauphiny was named head coach of womens crew at the conclusion of the 1996 season after leading the novice program to five straight Eastern sprints titles. She was named EAWRC novice Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1994 and varsity Coach of the Year in 1997. Prior to her arrival at Princeton, Dauphiny spent two years at Columbia coaching the womens novice crew. A 1985 graduate of Washington, she enjoyed an outstanding collegiate career that included a secondplace finish at the 1994 National Collegiate Rowing Championships. She also was a three-time winner at the Pac-10 Conference championships, the West Coasts equivalent of the Eastern sprints. Dauphiny twice won gold medals for the U.S. at the Canadian Henley. Dauphiny spent the summers since 1997 working as a coach with the U.S. national team and recently coached the gold medal lightweight womens pair at the 1999 World Championships.
Heather Smith
Head Coach Womens Lightweight Crew

Heather Smith was named the first coach of womens lightweight crew at Princeton in April of 1997. She has led the Tigers to a 12-2 record and two first-place finishes at Eastern sprints. Smith led the Tigers to the programs first national championship in 1999 with a first-place finish at the IRA championship. Her team repeated as national champions in 2000 in only her third year as coach. Smith came to Princeton from Columbia, where she served as novice coach and a physical education instructor. Prior to her year at Columbia, Smith was an intern coach at Princeton under former womens coach Dan Roock and current womens open coach Lori Dauphiny. She has also coached at Wisconsin, where she was active in the development of the lightweight program. A 1992 graduate of Trinity, Smith was a threeyear varsity rower and two-time captain before earning a bachelors degree in Russian and Soviet studies and the schools outstanding scholar-athlete award. She also holds a masters in public policy from Trinity.
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1998 MENS CREWS

I.R.A. CHAMPIONS
Varsity Challenge Cup
G.Adamson 99, C.Ahrens 98, M.Crotty 98, M.Adams 01, S.Brennan 98, T.Welsh 99, J.Flickinger 99, M.Crooks 98, P.Teti 00, Curtis Jordan (Coach)
THE PERFECT SEASON

2nd Varsity with Varsity Challenge Cup
A.Shroff 98 (Cox), S.Kammann 98, M.Carlson 99, T.Herschmiller 00, C.W..Bordeau 98 (Capt.), A.Monk 99, K.ONeil 99, K.Brown 00, D.Newman 99, Coach Curtis Jordan
VARSITY HEAVIES & LIGHTS

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Heavyweight Men
Heading into the season, Head Coach Curtis Jordan was well aware of the quality of his team, This was the deepest talent-pool Ive ever had, and the complication of trying to pick eight guys was predicted and came true. Jordan managed to identify a general group of personnel that produced a reliable lineup by the Harvard race. Undefeated through the first three weeks of the season, the heavyweights fell to the Crimson in horrific Charles conditions. The regular season highlights for the first varsity came the week after the Harvard race when they defeated Yale in the Carnegie Cup. Yale had been seeded first in the league at that point, but the Tigers knocked them down a few notches when they handed the Elis an eleven second loss. The next weekend marked another feat when the varsity set a course record for Lake Carnegie with a time of 5:31.4 during their eight second win over Brown. Through all of this, the second varsity cruised through its regular season, as no challenger was able to even achieve overlap with the 2V. It was virtually all Princeton at the 1998 EARC Sprints as the Tigers dominated race day like no other crew has in recent history. The Tiger mens team (lightweight and heavyweight) won every race at Sundays Sprints save the first varsity heavyweight race. Under first year coach Greg Hughes 96, an impressive first freshman won their race by 4 seconds. Winning by a similar margin, the 2V continued its perfect season and Sean Kamman 98 and Captain Christopher Bordeau 98 completed their Sprints careers as they collected their third gold medal in the second varsity event. While the 1V was not able to make it a perfect day at Sprints with their third place finish, they proved themselves to be the best heavyweight mens crew in the nation at IRA. There, they defeated the University of Washington and the University of California and decimated the Eastern Sprints champion, Penn, by 7.5 secondsa more convincing win than Penns 1.3 second margin of victory over the Tigers at Sprints. The Tigers won the Ten Eyck Trophy for overall supremacy. For Jordan and his team, the IRA/National Regatta proved the depth and quality of the squad. As good a performance as we had at Sprints, IRA were especially satisfying. If pictures are worth a thousand words, the photo from the IRAs should sum up the heavyweight Tigers season.
Lightweight Men
Im as proud of this group of guys as I have been of any team Ive coached. Coming from Joe Murtaugh, who has coached a lot of great guys and great teams, you know it was a good season. A more accurate descriptive word for the lightweight mens season might be spectacular. The Tigers were not challenged in duel races until they faced Harvard and Yale five weeks into the season. The Varsity trailed through the third 500 meters of that race, but came from behind to beat Yale by five seconds (their closest race of the regular season) and Harvard by eight seconds. Their time of 5:38.42 also established a new course record. Murtaugh observed that his crew tended to row from behind, but cited their ability to maintain speed in the second 1,000 meters while other crews faltered. Two weeks after HYPs, the lightweights traveled to Worcester and dominated at the Sprints. The Tigers won the IV, 2V, 3V, and freshman races for a Jope Cup sweep. The IRA Regatta was the final race of the season where the Tigers handled a challenge from Columbia to win the national championship. Princeton will most certainly be the rest of the leagues target for the 1998/99 racing season as the Tigers lose only two men out of the varsity boat and await the addition of a strong group of freshmen to join the varsity squad. Murtaugh commented that the Sprints performance was hard to top and a lot of fun but said hell have to enter the coming season with caution. Its harder to repeat than win...you need to redouble your efforts and not take last year for granted. The varsity also made a trip to England, where they reached the semi-finals of the Temple Cup in the Henley Royal Regatta.
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VARSITY
Carnegie Cup Childs Cup 1921 Crew Trophy Navy Trophy
G.P.Adamson 99 (Cox), C.Ahrens 98 (Stroke), M.Crotty 98, M.Adams 01, S.Brennan 98, T.Welsh 99, J.Flickinger 99, M.Crooks 98, M.Carlson 99
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FRESHMEN
Class of 2001
Eastern Sprints Winners
P.A. Holland (Bow), E.C. Holland, D. Campbell, S. Haskell, M.A. Flickinger, G.G. Thiers, C.W. Perry, D.J.Garbutt, M.A. Patrick (Cox)
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THE BERGSCHNEIDER TROPHY

Awarded Annually To
THE IVY LEAGUE MENS HEAVYWEIGHT ROWING CHAMPION

Given By The Brown University Sports Foundation and Marc C. Bergschneider, Brown 73 Fifth Oar, Browns First Ivy League Champion Heavyweight Crew 1972 Patron, Brown University Crew Trustee, Brown University Sports Foundation Aim High to Succeed Victor Michalson Coach of Rowing Brown University 1965 1981
1997 1998 1999 2000 Princeton Penn Princeton Brown
BUTLER AWARD
Created in 1997 by the Trustees of Princeton University Rowing Association Inspired by Howard Russell Butler 1976 and William Allen Butler 1876 Builders of Lake Carnegie and PURA to honor Loyal Supporters of Princeton Rowing Morris A. Kutch Mayers 27 Lon F. Israel, Jr. 45
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1998 LIGHTWEIGHT CREW

VARSITY
Goldthwait Cup Jope Cup Platt Trophy IRA Varsity Lightweight Plaque Wood-Hammond Cup Joseph Wright Cup Temple Cup Semi-Finalists at Henley
Back Row: J.Liddell 99, S.Carcagno 98, J.Lawson 99, R.Milam 98, J.Murtaugh (Coach) Front Row: G.Revelle 00, Z.Brown 00, D.Kaminstein 00, W.Fedyna 00, A.Salamini 99 (Cox)
JUNIOR VARSITY
J.L.Schwartz 99 (Cox), D.C.Provan 99, J.S.Galvin 98, S.B.Perkins 99, D.M.McLean 99, D.M.Stout 99, S.N.Wisenbaker 98, C.G.Blum 99, W.J.Golden 99
THIRD VARSITY
Back Row: M.Ahart 99, A.Baine 00, J.DiNorcia 00, S.OSullivan 00, E.Cobb 99 (Cox), J.Murtaugh (Coach) Front Row: B.McEvoy 99, K.Askar 98, S.Ahmad 00, E.Chadd 99
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Open Women
For years it was Princeton, Radcliffe, Washington, Brown, and maybe Wisconsin or Cornell. Those were the teams that could vie for a championship. Since the passage of Title IX, the number of womens rowing programs has exploded and crews that were formerly unknown in the rowing world are beginning to make an impact. The Tiger women are a force to reckon with, but they certainly have more quality competition than womens crew had in the seventies, eighties, and even the early nineties. Overall, the womens team had a mixed season. Their regular season was as good as any; they only lost to a physically and technically strong Brown crew in the season opener. The Tigers won easily in their next two races and were not expecting a close race until the end of April when Virginia came up to Lake Carnegie. Virginia, who defeated Princeton in the prior years duel race, was favored by many, but Princeton raced a composed 2000 meters to take Virginia by 2.5 seconds. The womens next challenge awaited them at Sprints. After the start and settle of the final (about 200m. in) the 1V was tied with Brown, but they then left the sheltered part of the lake and entered a 500m. section of the course that had atrocious conditions. By the time the water had flattened out 500 meters later, the Tigers found themselves in 6th place. They moved on the field afterward, but ended up in 5th place. The Princeton second varsity and first novice found a way to use the condition to their advantage as both crews earned Sprints championships. The varsity four also came away with a silver medal. All in all, the womens team made a strong showing on Lake Waramaug. At nationals, the varsity hoped to give a performance that could be a more true indication of their speed, but did not make the final after a tough semi-final draw. However, head coach Lori Dauphiny was glad that her crew was able to come back and win the petite final. I was really pleased with how they handled themselvesit was difficult but they rallied, fought hard and were courageous, and I was proud of that. She also noted that their time in the petite final would have made them competitive in the grand final race. The womens team is losing nine seniors, but it has the EAWRC novice champions and a very strong recruiting class to compete for seats on future teams.
Lightweight Women
The lightweight women had a successful season by any measure, and this was especially true given that this was their first season... ever. It was no easy task to navigate through uncharted water, but Head Coach Heather Smith and Assistant Coach Andrea Thies built the foundation for what looks to be a very strong program. The lightweights opened their season with a loss to Villanova, but were able to learn from their first race and first loss and use it to their advantage the following weekend at the San Diego Crew Classic in California. Eleven crews raced for the title in San Diego and the Tigers came away with a solid second place finish. They beat the same Villanova crew they had fallen to the prior week and lost only to Radcliffe. Conveniently, they raced Radcliffe the week after and won. The jockeying of these three crews in addition to strong performance from Wisconsin made it easy to identify the top lightweight crews in the country, but hard to pick one dominating crew. Princeton came out as the champion at Sprints where they handled the choppy water at the start better than any other crew, and then proceeded to open their lead. At nationals the women had to adjust to personnel changes, and were slightly off, losing to both Villanova and Radcliffe.
By anyones measure a Sprints win constitutes an impressive start. Coach Smith faced many challenges, but she was able to establish a high standard for her athletes even without the automatic internal pressure that exists in a larger team and in an established program. Now with one season completed, the lightweight women have a standard to live up to. They know what to expect and should have the experience and leadership to reach their goal for the 1998/99 season. Princeton Rowing Notes Spring 1998
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VARSITY
1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Content Cup Eisenberg Cup
E.Sroka 99 (Cox), S.Jones 98, S.Gaughn 98, B.Spigel 99, W.Levash 98, E.Jones 99, K.Bartges 00, A.McCowen 98, K.Hays 98
JUNIOR VARSITY
K.Williams 00 (Cox), S.Zweible 99, M.Clark 98, K.Gnesdiloff 98, L.Pitney 00, S.Cook 00, A.Cromwell 99, B.Eisemen 99, B.Williams 98
FIRST NOVICE
Class of 2001
C.Biesecker (Cox), M.Mudgett, T.Tivorsak, J.Hain, M.Widmann 99, C.Ibanez, B.Mestl, C.OConnor, E.Schielke
SECOND NOVICE
Class of 2001
A.Arnold (Cox), J.Jarrett (Stroke), B.Datlowe, V.Paige, E.Pearson, A.Ellis, J.Rodger, M.Basile, E.McPherson
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Theres Money in Womens Crew

By Barbara Carton
Anywhere a river runs through the groves of academe, chances are youll find coaches casting a net for female rowers. Womens crew has expanded to 122 colleges from 74 since 1994-95. With each team seeking about 60 large and muscular ladies, schools cant fill their boats fast enough. The University of Louisville in Kentucky, a state with little rowing tradition, is drumming up a team. So is Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Arid climate? No problem. Last week, Arizona State University, in the desert city of Tempe, announced it would introduce rowing in 2002. The team aims to row on a two-mile stretch of water that the city plans to create by flooding a dry gulch. The upswing in womens crew programs doesnt come from a sudden thrall in the general population. The sport is notoriously grueling, and relatively few high schools have teams. Rather, female boats are coming on fast because of gender-equity rules. According to Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, colleges must strive to offer athletic slots and scholarships in numbers proportionate to their respective male and female enrollments, or face penalties. For most big schools, that means a scramble to find womens sports with teams large enough to offset football, where the National Collegiate Athletic Association allows 85 scholarships. Thats where crew comes in. Each campus with NCAA Division I womens rowing can offer 20 full scholarships (or the equivalent in partial scholarships). Thats the most the organization allows for any womens sport. The reason were here everybody knows it is for gender equity, says Jim Dietz, the University of Massachusetts rowing coach. To find competitors, schools are recruiting widely, and sometimes not finding the talent they are after. There just arent enough good athletes for all the money that is out there, says Joe Oakie OConnor, rowing coach at the University of Miami. Not everyone sees crew as the best antidote to inequity in college sports. With most teams, seeking prospects 5-feet-10 and taller, weighing between 155 and 210 pounds, little women generally neednt apply. Kimberly Schuld, director of Play Fair, a nonprofit group that follows sports-equity issues, also says too many Title IXminded colleges are looking to sports, including crew, that only well-bred white girls get to play in high school, shutting out inner-city students. She says squash and horseback riding are also expanding fast on campus. A lot of men are also discomfited, since for them, crew isnt recognized by the NCAA and often isnt even a varsity sport. That often means no scholarships. At the University of Iowa, 49 women rowers have a $440,000 university budget, including 12 scholarships, travel expenses, new boats, three paid coaches, a paid rigger to maintain equipment and television in the weight room. Meanwhile, nonvarsity men have a total university stipend of $1,500. They owe money on secondhand boats and can afford to insure just 60% of the fleet. Their 20-year-old trailer just broke, and their volunteer coach is applying for a salaried job at a start-up womens program. The team wanted to go to the big Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia last weekend but couldnt afford it. Its a touchy subject, says Jon Rosmann, a 21-yearold Iowa rower. Im glad that the women have been granted varsity status because men are usually at an advantage with football and basketball. But at the same time, I cant believe the amount of money theyre getting and the fact that were getting barely any. One hope-for benefit of the surging female participation is an improved showing on the international circuit, where the U.S. womens team is recognized as strong but didnt do as well as was hoped for at the 1996 Olympics. Summarized from The Wall Street Journal May 14, 1999
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1998 WOMENS LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS

VARSITY
Princetons First Womens Lightweight Crew
L.Cakmak 00 (Cox), H.Markus 99 (Capt.), L.Vaughn 99, T.Kavander 99, A.Long 00, S.OSullivan 00, J.Bucher 00, L.Bedell 01, C.Sincerbeaux 98
NOVICE
Class of 2001
M.Paskoff 01 (Cox), B.Estridge 01, N.Branagan 01, A.Moore 01, E.Jeong 99, M.Kitazano 01, K.Bourke 00, A.Ellerbee 01, S.Richman 01
CELEBRATING EASTERN SPRINTS

Lisa Cakmak 00 (Cox), Alison Long 00, Joy Bucher 00, Sarah OSullivan 00, Tamara Kavander 99, Heather Smith (Coach), Lisa Bedell 01, Halle Markus 99 (Captain), Laura Vaughn 99, Caroline Sincerbeaux 98
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Womens Lightweight Crew

Perhaps it wasnt foreordained that in the first year of its existence, womens lightweight crew would go into nationals at the end of May ranked number one, but it wasnt a huge surprise. Because of the success of Princetons crew program, expectations were high that the lightweight women would do well, says head coach Heather Smith, who joined the coaching staff last summer. Once situated in the crews tower office at Dillon Gym, Smith set about building a team with current students, some making the move from the open division and many others joining who had no experience in a boat at all. My assistant coach, Andrea Theis, took on the novices, and I managed the varsity, explains Smith, who graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1992 and who most recently worked at Columbia University as a novice coach and physical education instructor. With only 19 women in the fledgling program to support a varsity eight and a novice eight, each boat requiring eight rowers and a coxswain, it can get tricky if someone cant row. And then theres the weight limit to consider. Lightweights cannot weigh more than 130 pounds on race day. Women in the open division have no restrictions. Weve gone through some pretty precarious moments this year, admits Smith. During the winter I was down to seven people for varsity. I pulled up a novice rower. And one of the coxswains from the open division moved to lightweight. Training for the lightweight crew is not much different from that for the open division. Athletes row on water for two hours, five or six days a week during the fall, and work out in the boathouse during the winter. Winter workouts include ergometer exercises, weight lifting, and rowing in indoor tanks. The only difference in regimen arises because of the need for the athletes to maintain weight. Is there a problem with eating disorders? Thats the $64,000 question, Smith allows, especially for a sport with a weight limit. Fortunately on campus, there is an Eating Disorders Team, with psychotherapists, an athletic trainer, and a physician, that works with coaches to help us identify and take care of the athletes. In off-water training, Smith recommends a lowerintensity workout. Were trying to keep the weight down. We go for a lower heart rate and longer duration. Smith says there are limits on how much she can ask of students, but many of the women will put in extra time on their own. It is elective training and I work out a plan with those women who want to do supplementary work. Competition for lightweights during the fall are the three-mile head races, involving up to 22 boats. A head race is one in which the crew rows for time; the shells cross the starting line at 10-second intervals. During the spring races, which are 2,000 meters (approximately one and a quarter miles), the crews compete on the water side by side. Fitting start-up rowers into a well-established powerhouse such as Princeton has been less of a problem than might have been expected. Smith cannot stress often enough how cooperative the other coaches have been. Lori Dauphiny, the coach for the open womens crew, helped out a lot, especially in the fall. She and I ran practices together for a couple of weeks, says Smith, who is also quick to praise the mens coaches as well as Dick Prentke 67 and David Covin 91, who have contributed time and money to the program. Smith, who is engaged to be married this summer, looks forward to the fall. I need to work on growing my team next year, she says. We want to add another varsity eight and a novice four. I also need to figure out the teams relationship with the open-weight women. They have such a long history of success and their own traditions. As we grow, well develop our own. Lolly OBrien PRINCETON ALUMNI WEEKLY June 10, 1998
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E.A.R.C. Champions Bergschneider Trophy Carnegie Cup Childs Cup Compton Cup Navy Trophy Worcester Bowl
M.Flickinger 01, K.ONeil 99, J.Flickinger 99, T.Herschmiller 00, C.Perry 01, T.Welsh 99, G.Adamson 99 (Capt.), Curtis Jordan (Coach), Not pictured: P.Teti 00, M.Carlson 99
VARSITY
JUNIOR VARSITY
E.A.R.C. Champions Glendon Trophy
Back Row: D.Kemp00, D.Bordeau 00, D.Garbutt 01, Dan Newman 99, K. Meyer 00 (Cox), Curtis Jordan (Coach) Front Row: K.Brown 00, B.C.Cotter 00, S.Haskell 00, D.Campbell 01
THIRD VARSITY
E.A.R.C. Champions
T.Frankel 00, P.Holland 01, A.Blair-Stanek 00, R.Holmes 01, M.Abel 00, G.Thiers 01, C.Burkmar 00, T.Holland 01, M.Patrick 01 (Cox), Curtis Jordan (Coach)
FRESHMEN
Class of 2002
K.Pitney, B.Romanzo, A.Funk, S.Marshall, S.McCormick, A.Fraker, A.Garfall, R.Ristau (Stroke), J.Kimble (Cox)
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Review of 1999 Mens Heavyweight Crew

After an 8-1 record and a national championship in 1998, what could the mens heavyweight crew do for an encore. More importantly, how would head coach Curtis Jordan fill the boat that had been depleted by graduation. Jordan did what he does best put his eight top guys in a boat and led them to victory. The Tigers went undefeated for the second time in three seasons and picked up their third Eastern Sprints title in the last five years. If you believe in home water advantage, then the Tigers had it, with four of their six regular season regattas coming on Lake Carnegie. The 1999 campaign opened with the Tigers hosting the Navy on the final weekend of March. The Midshipmen were overmatched as Princeton won all five races by an average of 15.91 seconds. It was like instant replay the next weekend as the Tigers swept all five races on the Raritan River in New Brunswick, defeating Rutgers by more than 15 seconds with a winning time of 6:04.8 in the first varsity race. Despite a strong tailwind and choppy waters, Princeton kept rolling with victories over Pennsylvania and Columbia on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The Tigers won the Childs Cup for the sixth consecutive year with a time of 5:18.2. Seven days later Princeton returned to familiar territory as it hosted Harvard and MIT. The Tigers snapped Harvards sevenregatta winning streak and avenged 1998s heartbreaking loss to capture their 12th Compton Cup with a 7.5 second victory. Princeton crossed the finish line first in three of the five races, with the Crimson winning the two freshman races. The next week brought Ivy opponents Cornell and Yale to Lake Carnegie. Victory was not a problem for the Tigers as they edged Yale by nearly 16 seconds. Princeton also won the second and third varsity events. For the season finale, the Brown Bears came to Princeton. Both teams remained even through the first portion of the race, but the Tigers dominated the middle 1000 meters for an open water lead down the stretch. The orange and Black crossed the finish line one boat length ahead of Brown with a winning time of 5:53.8. After a week off, the Tigers headed to Worchester, Mass., for the annual Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Sprints championship. Princeton finished first in all three varsity races, winning the title and its fifth consecutive Rowe Cup for the most overall points. The victory gave Princeton its third-ever Ivy League crown, with the nine members earning first-team All-Ivy honors. Memorial Day weekend, the weekend that every Princeton rower trains and prepares for, packed just as much excitement into three days as possible as the Tigers competed in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships in Camden, NJ. The Tigers easily won the opening heat before a close third-place finish in the semifinal sent Princeton to the national championship grand final for a showdown with California, the No. 1 team in the nation. The defending champion, Princeton broke the IRA record with a time of 5:26.3. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the Golden Bears bettered that mark by three seconds. California took the early lead and had open water over Princeton with 500 meters remaining before the Tigers made a surge to cut the lead to only a couple of seats. Cal used a final boost to win in a record-setting time of 5:23.6. PU Sports Information
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VARSITY
E.A.R.C. Champions Goldthwait Cup Platt Trophy Wood-Hammond Cup Joseph Wright Cup
Back Row: D.McLean 99, J.Lawson 99. J.Liddell 99, W.Fedyna 00, Joe Murtaugh (Coach) Front Row: E.Kratochvil 01, A.Salamini 99 (Cox), W.Golden 99, Z.Brown 00, D.Kaminstein 00
JUNIOR VARSITY
E.A.R.C. Champions Cornell Trophy
Back Row: S.Perkins 99, J.Johannes 01, G.Revelle 00, J.DiNorcia 00, Joe Murtaugh (Coach) Front Row: D.Provan 99, C.Wenk 01, S.Young 00, D.Dillon 01, J.Schwartz 99 (Cox)
PRINCETON TEAM CUP WINNERS

E.A.R.C. Champions Jope Cup I.R.A. Mulcahy Trophy
MIXED HEAVIES & LIGHTS COMPETE AT HENLEY

W.J.Golden 99, J.R.Liddell 99, W.E.Fedyna 00, E.A.Kratochvil 01, D.V.Kemp 00, D.C.Bordeau 00, D.J.Garbutt 01, D.S.Newman 99 (Stroke), G.M.Adamson 99 (Cox)
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Review of 1999 Mens Lightweight Crew

The old saying goes, One bad apple can spoil a whole bunch. For the 1999 mens lightweight crew team, there were plenty of shiny red apples this season, but a sixth place finish in the national championship race left a bitter taste. After sailing through another undefeated season and picking up their 12th overall eastern sprints championship, the defending national champion Tigers could not pull a repeat performance on the Cooper River in Camden. Princeton is still one of the premier lightweight programs in the country, and this season only reinforced that fact. Thc Tigers first and only home regatta of the year saw the varsity eight take a 10-second advantage across the finish line in the first of a three-race sweep over Georgetown. With a slight tailwind on the flat water of Lake Carnegie, the Tigers won with a time of 5:43.3. Princeton then took to the highway for a regatta in Ithaca against Cornell and Rutgers. The Tigers finished in a time of 6:22.8, 8.5 seconds ahead of the Scarlet Knights and 13 seconds ahead of the Big Red. The Tigers swept all five races, including both freshman events. Battling rough waters and a strong headwind on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Princeton easily sailed to victory over the host Quakers and the Midshipmen from the Naval Academy in a time of 6:19.6. The orange and black won all three varsity races by at least 13 seconds and took the victory in the first freshman race. In the biggest lightweight race of the season, Princeton edged the Crimson by four and a half seconds to win its third Goldthwait Cup in four years. Yale took third in the annual H-Y-P, trailing Harvard by one second. With all three first varsity boats coming into the race with undefeated marks, the Tigers left Cambridge without a blemish. Princeton entered the race with a No. 1 ranking in the US Rowing poll, with Harvard second and Yale fourth. With a 7-0 record in the dual competition, the Tigers had their sights on defending their Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Sprints title. Princeton proved why it was the defending national champion and the lightweights combined with the heavyweights to sweep six of six varsity races for back-to-back championships. Princeton edged Columbia by less than two seconds for the win in a time of 5:42.50. The Tigers took third in the freshman lightweight event. Princeton traveled to the prestigious waters of the Cooper River in Camden for the annual IRA championship regatta and a chance to defend its 1998 title. The Tigers finished second to Dartmouth in the trial heats to advance to the grand final. Top ranked and a possible favorite, the Tigers finished a disappointing sixth with a time or 5:47.70. Ivy member Harvard won the event in 5:39.7. Princeton held the third position at the 1000-meter mark, but could not make up ground down the stretch. PU Sports Information
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1999 MENS CREWS

LIGHTWEIGHT THIRD VARSITY
EARC Champions
Back Row: Coach J.Murtaugh, C.Rusin 01, A.Baine 00, J.Penry 01, T.Hickman 01, E.Cobb 99 Front Row: S.Ahmad 00, S.Taylor 00, C.Blum 99, C.Browne 01
Class of 2002
J.Fien-Helfman (Cox), W.Foshay (Stroke), S.Dias, M.Burish, B.Brown, J.Mandel, S.Bratman, J.Carroll, P.Kantak

Class of 2002
S.Clowney 00, C.Schneider, J.Clough, C.Ward, A.Landfried, S.Newbold, B.Johnson, A.Shah
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CLASS OF 1999 CUP

Presented by the
Varsity Lightweight Women of the Princeton and Radcliffe Classes of 1999

to be awarded annually to the winner of The PrincetonRadcliffe Lightweight Womens Varsity Eight Race
1999 2000
Princeton, Radcliffe Princeton, Radcliffe
DAVID R. COVIN 91 AWARD

Awarded annually to the rower, a member of the senior class and a member of the Womens Lightweight Crew, who has shown the best sportsmanship and has done the most for rowing.
1999 2000 Abigail Cromwell 99 Linda Loyd 02
I began rowing as a freshman with no previous rowing experience, only a desire to be part of a varsity sport at Princeton. I loved the sport, even if I didnt look like the typical rower. At only 57, I stood several conspicuous inches shorter than everyone else on my team, except, of course, for my coxswain. Fortunately for me, I managed to just sneak into the second novice boat for my first spring racing season and I never looked back from there. However, I certainly would not have been able to succeed as a rower if a lightweight program had not been created. I struggled to improve my rowing skills all throughout my sophomore year, but I never made a varsity boat. The knowledge that a lightweight program would be starting up the following year kept me at the boathouse and on the erg. It was an honor to be a founding member of the lightweight program at Princeton in the fall of 1997 and my teammates and I worked hard to prove that we would continue the tradition of elite rowing at the boathouse. We were not a group of athletes recruited from top high school rowing programs and many of us were still relatively new to the sport or had not rowed in several years, but we were all determined to succeed. This conviction was evident in our first race of the fall when we finished as the top placed collegiate crew at the Head of the Charles. We were definitely off to an auspicious start. Under the guidance of our coach Heather Smith, we continued to improve as we headed into winter training. The spring racing season that year was a heated battle between us, Villanova, and Radcliffe culminating in our third place finish at IRAs at the end of the season. We knew we had achieved a lot in our first year in existence as a team, but we were looking forward to even more success next year, including a national title. The next year we dominated all of our races, had an undefeated spring racing season, and brought home the national title that had eluded us the year before. As a senior and the team captain for the second year in a row, I celebrated a great finish to a great rowing career at Princeton. Halle Markus 99
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OPEN VARSITY
1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Content Cup Eisenberg Cup
M.Chilstrom 99, K.Phillips 02, S.Cook 00, C.Lavdovsky 02, K. Bartges 00, E.Jones 99, E.Spigel 99, S.Zwiebel 99 (Stroke), E.Sroka 99 (Cox)
OPEN JUNIOR VARSITY

T.Tivorsak 01, E.Eiseman 99, K.Bartholdson 02, J.Hain 01, C.Hruska 00, J.Bucher 00, A.C.Pitney 00, P.M.Mudgett 01 (Stroke), K.Williams 00 (Cox)
NOVICES
Class of 2002
B.Chevalier, J.Wilmer, E.OSullivan, M.Hagstrum, M.Higgins, C.Marsella, C.Mahoney, M.OReilly (Stroke), V.Diavolitsis (Cox)
OPEN VARSITY FOUR

C.Ibanez 01, E.Pearson 01, M.Widmann 99, C.Weaver 99 (Stroke), C.Biesecker 01 (Cox)
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Review of 1999 Womens Open Crew

According to Webster, a nemesis is anyone or anything by which, it seems, one must inevitably be defeated or frustrated. For the 1999 womens open crew team, a picture of the Brown Bears could be placed beside that definition. The women lost three races this season, all at the oars of the Bears, which seemed to bookend the 1999 campaign. What happened in the middle proved why Princeton is one of the premier crews in the country. The season began with defending eastern champion and third-ranked Brown coming to Lake Carnegie for one of the Tigers tightest races all season. It was a close race throughout, with the Bears taking a 1.5 second advantage across the finish line. After a 13-second victory against Rutgers and Columbia on the Raritan River, the Tigers headed to Cambridge for what proved to he the closest race of the season. In the 20th regatta between Princeton, Radcliffe and Cornell, the Orange and Black came away with a slim victory, crossing the finish line seven hundredths of a second ahead of the Crimson. Cornell finished the race in third. The win marked the 10th consecutive and 13th overall, Tiger victory in the series. In the third of four road weekends for the Tigers, Princeton traveled to nearby Derby, for a dual regatta with Yale. Princeton took a 17.7-second advantage across the finish line as the Tigers picked their 11th consecutive victory over the Elis in Eisenberg Cup competition. The Orange and Black rounded out the month of March with a five-race sweep of Dartmouth and Pennsylvania in Hanover. In the final regular-season event of the year, Old Nassau hosted a four-team regatta that included two teams from the nations capitol, George Washington and Georgetown, along with the top-ranked boat in the East, Virginia. Ranked third in the last, Princeton edged the Wahoos by three seconds for the victory. The Tigers carried that momentum into the annual Eastern Association of Womens Rowing Colleges championship. Once again Princeton topped Virginia and Radcliffe, but took second, 2.1 seconds behind Brown. The members of the first varsity earned second team AllIvy honors. With an invitation to the third annual NCAA championships over the Memorial Day weekend, the Tigers headed to California or the final rowing event of the 1998-99 year. Princeton edged Michigan by less than a second to win the trial heat on Friday and took second in the semifinals on Saturday, nine tenths of a second behind California, to advance to the grand final. The Tigers led for the first 800 meters of the championship race, but saw that lead diminish midway through. The Golden Bears once again slipped across the finish line less than a second ahead of Princeton, giving the Tigers a fourth-place finish. Princeton could not avenge two previous losses as Brown won its first national championship with a first-place finish, and Virginia took second. In a sport that has very low postseason honors, the Tigers took home their share of the first annual all-region and All-America awards from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. Three Tigers were named to the Mid-Atlantic first team, Kristin Bartges, Sarah Cook and Eli Sroka. Bartges and Sroka were first-team All America selections, while Cook earned second-team accolades. Head coach Lori Dauphiny was named the MidAtlantic Region Coach of the Year. PU Sports Information
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VARSITY
Class of 1999 Cup EAWRC Champions
Back Row: L.Cakmak 00 (Cox), H.Smith (Coach), L.Vaughn 99 (Stroke), T.Kavander 99, A.Moore 01, H.Markus 99 (Capt.), Front Row: B.Estridge 01, A.Cromwell 99, C.OConnor 01, J.Perry 99
NOVICE
Class of 2002 EAWRC Champions
A.Burmeister, J.Bartholomew, D.Guyer, M.Lomas, K.Yamaguchi, M.Cunningham, M.Mullarkey, L.Loyd (Stroke), R.Lavizzo-Mourey (Cox)
Photo Sport Graphics

J.Jarrett 01 (Stroke), E.McPherson 01, S.Conrath 02, C.Cutler 02, P.Wu 02 (Cox)
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Review of 1999 Womens Lightweight Crew

A 1978 article in The Daily Princetonian began, One of the best-kept secrets on the Princeton campus is the excellence of the womens crew team. Granted that statement was made long before Heather Smith stood at the helm of the womens lightweight crew as it made its first appearance on the water in 1998. For those of you that were under a rock during the 1999 season, the secret is out. In only its second year as a varsity sport, the womens lightweight crew team has already made its mark among the elite, winning the 1999 national title with a first place finish at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships. Although womens lightweight is still growing across the nation, it has definitely found a home on Lake Carnegie. Whether the Tigers were successful in their first outing of the year is all a matter of perspective. In the San Diego Classic, Princeton took first in the qualifying heat in a field of six boats, but was disqualified because the coxswain was not carrying her weight. The team was allowed to participate in the champion-ship event that afternoon, but with exhibition status. The Tigers crossed the finish line first; however, they were not considered the winner. Villanova, coming in three seconds after Princeton, took home the championship. Princeton returned to the Northeast for the Camden Invitational on the Cooper River, two weeks after being disqualified in California. The six-boat field saw the Tigers cross the finish line 11.09 seconds ahead of the host Wildcats. After an easy win against Wisconsin on Lake Carnegie, the Tigers traveled to Cambridge for a showdown against Radcliffe, who had seemed to be the nemesis of 1998. Princeton took a 14-second advantage across the finish line and took a 2-0 record into the season final on its home water. Hosting Virginia and Georgetown, Princeton rowed a 15-second victory en route to a perfect 4-0 mark heading into the Eastern Association of Womens Rowing Colleges Sprints. For the second time in its two-year existence, Princeton proved to be too tough from start to finish, winning the prestigious event with a time of 6:31.20, its fastest of the year. The last event of the season would be the IRA championship, held on the Cooper River in Camden to determine the nations best. After a third-place finish in their first appearance in the national championship race in 1998, the Tigers refused to be denied in 1999. US Rowing and the coaches committee could not have called it any better. Lets take a look at the first regular season poll from late March. Princeton took the top spot followed by Villanova in second. Virginia was in third with Wisconsin in fourth. Radcliffe rounded out the top five. Six weeks and five races later, the scenery had very few changes. With a four-second advantage, Princeton won the grand final and its first national championship with a time of 6:32.30, a new IRA record. 1998 champion Villanova came in second, followed by Virginia. Radcliffe took fourth, and Wisconsin slipped in fifth Smiths recipe for success may be kept under wraps, but the fact that Princeton is at the top of the lightweight crew world is not a secret any longer. PU Sports Information
PORTS IN OLD TANKS

Brooke Estridge 01, Katie Griswold 02, Catherine OConnor 01, Lucy Muzzy 02, Marissa Cunningham 02, Becca Lemme 02, Sara Conrath 02, Anne Moore 01
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VARSITY
Carnegie Cup Childs Cup Navy Trophy
K.M.Brown 00, C.J.L.Burkmar 00, E.A.Kratochvil 01, M.Flickinger 01, D.V.Kemp 00, C.W.Perry 01, M.Adams 01, D.C.Bordeau 00 (Stroke), J.G.Kimble 02 (Cox)
JUNIOR VARSITY
Z.E.Brown 00, A.L.Garfall 02, M.P.Abel 00, S.G.Marshall 02, B.C.Cotter 00, G.G.thiers 01, D.J.Garbutt 01, S.M.McCormick 02 (Stroke), M.A.Patrick 01 (Cox)
THIRD VARSITY
J.D.Clough 02, M.J.Burish 02, S.P.Newbold 02, A.C.Fraker 02, T.M.Frankel 00, R.L.Holmes 01, P.A.Holland 01, A.R.Blair-Stanek 00 (Stroke)
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Cmon! Go for it. Give it your all! You can do it! GO! GO! GO!
With those roars of encouragement, Princeton introduced the CRASH P to the new Boathouse on February 24, 2001. Last year it was just for the Varsities, in the old Armory up on campus. This year every rower got to sweat and strain just like at the CRASH B event in Boston Heavy and Lightweight Men squads, Open and Lightweight Women, and all Freshmen/Novices, even the coxswains, more than 200 rowers. The winner in each category was awarded a silver hammer. This is the moment of truth. Just how well can you perform if this were a real 2000 meter race. No loafing. No free swinging. The results are constantly on the ergometer display in front of you. As though it werent enough that your entire squad and the coaches are hovering over you, urging you to pull to your maximum. The fall Head Races (Head of the Charles, Head of the Schuylkill, Belly of the Carnegie) are fun. You are out on the water in a shell. But, an erg race thats just plain hard work! And, your performance is a matter of record when the coaches start assembling boats in the spring. Your form may not be great. This is a test of sheer power. With sixty erg machines in constant motion, the CRASH P event marked the end of the winter crew body-building season. That evening, after the agony, the annual All-Squads Crew Banquet took place with good food, good fun, and the appropriate roasting for the coaches. Next week it is out to the Lake, assuming the ice melts, to prepare for the spring racing season.
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VARSITY
Jope Cup Wood-Hammond Cup
J.Fien-Helfman 02 (Cox), D.Kaminstein 00 (Stroke), B.Romanzo 02, W.Fedyna 00, J.Rapp 02, S.Dias 02, C.Wenk 01, S.Ahmad 00, J.Johannes 01
FRESHMEN
Class of 2003 Undefeated Sprint Champs
Back Row: J.Crawford, C.Gill, J.Mannion, J.Land, Coach S.Brennan 97 Front Row: A.Ferrer, T.Howerton, T.Waterhouse, C.Prentke (Cox), R.Scarinci
SECOND VARSITY
Cornell Trophy Eastern Sprints Champions Undefeated Season
Back Row: J.DiNorcia 00, T.Hickman 01, S.Young 00, W.Foshay 02, M.Shah 02 (Cox), J.Murtaugh (Coach) Front Row: C.Rusin 01, J.Sellers 01, S.Taylor 00, J.W.Carroll 02
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Rebuild and regroup. These were the themes during the mens heavyweight crews 1999-00 season. The crew returned only two rowers from its 1999 varsity boat, which sailed to a perfect regular season, losing two to the 2000 Olympics and five others to graduation. They were without their head coach, Curtis Jordan, who rejoined the U.S. national team to coach Olympic hopefuls. They lost their boathouse to a massive renovation. But focusing on the task at hand, the Tigers emerged with results that do not often characterize a rebuilding year medals at both the varsity and second varsity levels at the IRA championship. Seniors without varsity boat racing experience and scrappy underclassmen presented a challenge for Chris Nilsson, the interim coach responsible for constructing a championship-caliber team. Despite being physically smaller than crews of years past, the rowers stepped up their erg training during the winter, sensing the opportunities ahead. The Tigers opened the sprints season against Navy and swept the varsity, second varsity, third varsity, first freshman and second freshman races. The varsity boat finished in 5:48.99, nearly eight seconds before Navys top eight crossed the line. The third varsity race was the only one to be decided by fewer than five seconds. The crew clashed oars with Rutgers the following week at home. The varsity boat more than doubled its margin of victory from the previous week, cruising to a 16-second victory. Princeton also won the second varsity and first freshman races. Penn and Columbia were the next opponents on the schedule and also the next to fall. The Tigers suffered their first setback of the year in Boston the next week, placing second behind Harvard in a time of 5:31.8 in a questionable head race format due to weather conditions. Princeton then traveled to Ithaca, N.Y., to challenge Yale and Cornell for the Carnegie Cup. The varsity won in 6:02.0, nearly eight seconds faster than its closest competitor. The race the Tigers had looked forward to all year as the greatest regular-season challenge came in the final week of the season when Brown visited Lake Carnegie. The Bears broke it open in the second thousand and finished almost eight seconds ahead of Princetons 5:52.3 performance. Key lineup switches within the varsity boat and the crews hungriest attitude of the season ignited two good weeks of practice, but would it be enough? At the Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Mass., the varsity boat displayed its new-found speed, placing second in the grand final. Princeton topped Harvard, silencing questions remaining from the Boston race, and third-place Wisconsin, which had beaten them in the heat. Princetons 2V and freshman boats completed a trifecta of second-place finishes at the event. The JV earned the silver medal by beating Harvard, who had tied Princeton earlier in the year, while the freshman boat finished ahead of both Harvard and Brown, avenging an earlier loss to the Bears.
One race left, and one chance remaining to catch Brown. Only this time, at the IRA championship, the two big West Coast crews, returning national champion
California and 1999 bronze medalists Washington, would enter the picture. In their final race of the season, the Tigers once again narrowed the gap on Brown, but neither crew could keep pace with California. Princeton finished 0.37 of a second back of Brown to win the bronze, rowing the Camden, N.J., course in 5:44.87. The second varsity also closed its season with a stellar grand final performance, coming in second to Brown in another close race, just more than one second back. The first freshman boat finished fifth. An unlikely group of medalists in September, but heroes in June that fell just short of an immaculate performance.
Mens Lightweight Crew

Nobody ever said winning was easy. With the success that Princetons varsity lightweight crews have had during the past two years, however, an observer might be inclined to think that winning had become easy for Princeton. After two consecutive undefeated seasons, highlighted by a 1998 national championship and EARC sprints championship at every varsity level for two straight years, a core group of seniors graduated from Old Nassau. The sheer dominance Princeton had maintained during its near-perfect 1998 and 1999 seasons left with those seniors, but another successful season was in store for the up-and-coming lightweight crews. The Tigers returned only two rowers from their 1999 varsity boat, but a determined group of underclassmen, trying for their first season in the varsity boat, stepped up and filled holes. The younger rowers formed a varsity boat that would suffer a few setbacks along the road, but they would continue to gain speed all season long and cap it off with one of the most memorable finishes in the history of Princeton crew. The season-opening regatta against Georgetown at home was rescheduled due to unrowable conditions. A week later the Tigers went to the line against Rutgers and Cornell at home. Princeton rowed hard to finish in
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2000 MENS HEAVYWEIGHT FRESHMEN Class of 2003

Class of 2003
D.Stover (Cox), K.Crafton (Stroke), D.Nielson, J.Cranston, J.Sykes, A.Batchelor, B.Barrett, J.Parker, C.Simon

Class of 2003
R.Jayasinge (Cox), S.Hall (Stroke), J.Plater-Zyberk, P.Haaga, ?, A.Haislip, D.Kelly, J.Mirabel, V.Tsai
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6:01.2, but a more efficient Rutgers crew won in a time of 5:55.1. Princeton finished four seconds ahead of Cornell for second. The Tigers won the second and third varsity races and the freshman race. The following week brought Pennsylvania and Navy to Lake Carnegie. This time the Tigers cruised to a 12-second victory in the varsity race in a time of 6:15.8 to capture the Wood-Hammond Trophy and complete the sweep of all four races. The third varsity race was the only event that Princeton won by fewer than eight seconds. In the race for the Goldthwait Cup between Harvard, Yale and Princeton, the Tigers came up short, rowing to a 5:48.8 that landed them in third. Yale won the varsity race after finishing third in 1999, but the Tigers won the second and third varsity races, as well as the freshman race. The rescheduled race against Georgetown turned out to be a tune-up before the EARC sprints. The Tigers swept all three races on the morning, the closest of which was the varsity race, which was decided by a comfortable nine-second margin. Princetons varsity boat rowed to a 5:48.8 to finish the regular season with a 4-3 record, while the junior varsity, third varsity and freshman boats all completed undefeated regular seasons. The EARC sprints proved to be more challenging that it had been in recent years, as the Tigers placed fourth behind first-place Columbia, Yale and Harvard. The Crimson edged Princeton by a half-second for the bronze medal. The run for the Tigers third straight Jope Cup (the total team points trophy for overall lightweight supremacy) was fueled by the second varsity and freshman boats, which both capped undefeated seasons by winning EARC championships. The Tigers edged Yale by one point in the standings for the title, their fourth in five years. If the Tigers were disappointed after their fourthplace finish in the varsity race at sprints, it didnt show at the IRA national championships, when the Tigers found themselves in one of the great athletic contests in recent Princeton history. Four crews came to the wire in almost a dead heat, and less than a second separated one through four. The photo finish was examined after the race, and it was determined that Princeton finished with silver in a time of 5:50.54, just 0.15 of a second behind champion Yale.
Eastern sprints and IRA national championships, what could Princetons lightweight womens crew possibly do for an encore? Despite graduating five seniors from the 1999 lineup, it seemed Princeton would settle for nothing less than a repeat performance. The Tiger crew, which returned only a few varsity members from the 1999 crew and added a handful of dynamite sophomores to the mix, looked to continue riding the wave of perfection. Early in the season Wisconsin provided the only threat to Princetons goals, but down the final stretch Princeton tapped its potential for speed no other crew in the nation could match. The crew season opened on the West Coast with the San Diego Crew Classic. Princeton joined a field of competitors that included 1998 national champion Villanova, up-and-coming Wisconsin and rival Radcliffe. In the grand final the Tigers and the Badgers distanced themselves from the field, but Princeton trailed Wisconsin by six seats in second place. With 500 meters to go, a devastating crab cost Wisconsin the race, and Princeton sprinted ahead to an easy 15-second victory to capture the A.W. Coggeshall Cup in a time of 7:13.9. Two weeks later on an overcast Saturday in mid-April, the Badgers were back to settle the score with Princeton. Both crews began the morning ranked No. 1, in a tie atop the national polls. Villanova and a new lightweight crew from Brown rounded out the four-boat race on Lake Carnegie. The Wisconsin crew proved that the first 1,500 meters in San Diego was no fluke, taking a move at the 1,000-meter mark and holding on for a two-second victory in 7:01.8. Princeton (7:03.8) used a late surge to steal second place from Villanova. In the varsity four race, Princeton fell second to Wisconsin by just inches, 8:03.2 to 8:03.25. Another two weeks passed before the Tigers raced again, but this time on Lake Carnegie they left no questions about who the superior crew was. The varsity eight crushed Radcliffe by 22 seconds in a time of 7:36.2, and the varsity four covered the course in 8:38.4, 24 seconds faster than its Radcliffe counterpart. The following weekend the Tigers varsity raced with exhibition status in the womens open competition against George Washington and Georgetown at home. The varsity lightweight crew defeated the second varsity open crews from GW and Georgetown by more than 30 seconds, trailing only the 2V open crew from Princeton by just two seconds. In the varsity lightweight four race, Princeton defeated Georgetown by 10 seconds. The novice lightweight eight topped the novice lightweight crew from Georgetown by 18 seconds. Princetons next shot at Wisconsin came at the Eastern sprints in New Preston, Conn., where the Tigers did not (continued)
Womens Lightweight Crew

After an undefeated season that culminated in both
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VARSITY
1975 Cup 1984 Point Trophy Eisenberg Cup
K.William 00 (Cox), C.Lavdovsky 02 (Stroke), S.Cook 00, K.Bartges 00, S.Suda 03, K.Phillips 01, C.Hruska 00, L.Pernell 03, J.Hain 01
JUNIOR VARSITY
C.Biesecker 01 (Cox), L.Pitney 00 (Stroke), J.Bucher 00, E.Pearson 01, C.Marsella 02, M.Higgins 02, K.Bartholdson 00, E.OSullivan, M.Mudgett 01
FIRST NOVICE
Class of 2003
C.Powel (Cox), J.Freeberg, E.Steinle-Darling, C.Iaakmann, D.Clarkson, A.Gerland, E.Gregory, K.Rogers
SECOND NOVICE
Class of 2003
K.Thomas (Cox), A.Evans, B.Danaher, S.Schaner, C.Sander, D.Manning, S.Fox, N.Parks, J.Rosenblum
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disappoint, winning their third consecutive championship. Princeton and Wisconsin once again walked away from the field, battling each other all the way down the course. Princeton pushed hard through the last 500 meters and sneaked away with a one-second victory in 7:12.1. Radcliffe was a distant third in 7:41.3. Princetons varsity four displayed its improved speed as it dethroned the undefeated four from Wisconsin that had beaten it earlier in the season. The Tigers brought home the gold in 8:06.4, three seconds ahead of the Badgers. The novice lightweight crew took silver in its biggest race of the year, finishing second to Wisconsin in 7:31.4. In Camden, with something special at stake, the Tigers successfully defended their national title at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships. Leading from start to finish, a strong press at the 1,000-meter mark and an explosive sprint gave the Tigers all the margin they needed for a four-second victory. The Tigers earned gold with their 7:03.5 time, with Villanova following in 7:07.5 and Wisconsin nine seconds back in 7:12.4. With the win in the final team event of the school year, Princeton Universitys streak of consecutive years with at least one national champion reached 14. Now that is an encore. the two novice crews earning their first collegiate victories. The varsity eight improved to 5-1 the next weekend, defeating Radcliffe, Cornell and Miami at home. Princeton then defeated rivals Yale and Virginia by two and three seconds respectively. At home, battling Ivy League opponents Dartmouth and Pennsylvania, Princeton won its fourth straight regatta, sailing to a five-second victory to improve to 9-1. The Tiger crews capped the regular season with a five-race sweep on Lake Carnegie. The varsity defeated Georgetown, Fordham, and George Washington, its closest competitor, by more than 20 seconds as the Tigers finished with a 12-1 record, undefeated since opening against Brown. The closest race of the day was a 14-second win in the first novice race, and the average margin of victory was nearly 30 seconds during the Tigers stampede. At the EAWRC sprints championships, Princeton had its first chance to race Brown since the Bears early-April win. The varsity fell short again, finishing third behind repeating-champion Brown and Radcliffe to earn bronze medals. The Tiger crew, which covered the course in 6:47.5 in the grand final, lost its first race in six weeks. The second varsity put together a solid race to again beat Virginia, but it finished second behind Brown. The Orange and Black finished first in the second novice race with a time of 7:23.80, defeating second-place Boston University by three seconds. Princeton finished sixth in both the open varsity four and novice eight. Princetons strong overall showing placed the Tiger crews second in Chick Willing Points Trophy. The Tigers total of 62 points was 10 points behind Brown and four points ahead of Virginia. At the NCAA championships in Camden, Princeton reaffirmed the national caliber of its program, joining Brown, Washington, Virginia and California as the colleges to qualify all three varsity boats into the grand finals. The Tigers exerted gutsy efforts in each race, but finished out of the medals. The varsity crew closed its season with a sixth-place finish, giving the program much to look forward to when the younger rowers become stronger and more experienced. The second varsity finished fifth, and the varsity four finished sixth. Princeton finished sixth in the team standings with 32 points. Princeton Tigers 2001
Womens Open Crew

The 2000 season played out in a peculiar manner for the Princeton womens open crew. After losing to a defending national champion Brown crew that returned eight of nine varsity members in its first race, Princeton raced quietly in the shadow of its Ivy League rival all season. But the results were anything but quiet, as Princeton won its last five regattas and ran its season record to 12-1. Then, in the season-ending championships, the Tigers were nipped by some crews that they had defeated in dual meets. With four seniors, two sophomores and two freshmen in the varsity boar for much of the season, the Tigers had a rather extreme mix of experience and youth, which may have cost them in the tension-filled six-boat championship finals in May. Only at Princeton, where the standard is so high, could a 2-1 season and national finalists at every varsity level be just good. The Tigers opened their season at home against top-ranked Brown. Through the 1,000-meter mark, with Princeton clinging to a four-seat lead, it looked like the Tiger crew might pull off the major upset. But the Bear crew was too powerful in the third 500 as it captured the lead and finished four seconds faster than Princetons 6:31.3 time. The next regatta, which spanned three days due to unrowable conditions on Lake Carnegie, was completed early on a Monday morning with a clean Princeton sweep of all five races. Against Columbia and Rutgers the varsity crew was hardly challenged, walking away with a 15-second victory in 6:40.3. The second varsity won by 36 seconds and the varsity four by 38 seconds. The calmer conditions Monday yielded closer races, but it was still all Princeton, with
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SHEA ROWING CENTER
The Shea Rowing Center is a gift of Irene C. Shea in memory of her husband, C. Bernard Shea of the Class of 1916 and in celebration of his extraordinary passion for Princeton athletics and the sport of rowing. As an undergraduate in the days before lightweight oarsmen, C. Bernard Shea 16 was a talented athlete who, despite heroic eating and milkdrinking efforts, could never tip the scales enough to make the varsity crew. However, Shea did become a lifelong fan of all Princeton athletics, which he followed avidly as a serviceman in the First World War and later, as a successful Pittsburgh businessman, philanthropist and civic leader. Irene C. Shea recalls with fondness the many glorious weekends she spent with her husband on the shores of Carnegie Lake, cheering for the Tiger crews. Since Bernard Sheas death in 1961, Mrs. Shea has continued to reside in Pittsburgh, where she is a volunteer for and benefactor of the Shadyside Hospital, the Coalition for Christian Outreach and a host of other community endeavors. Of the Shea Rowing Center, she says, It is especially meaningful to me to help the many students who love both rowing and Princeton, just as my husband did. The new C. Bernard Shea 16 Rowing Center unifies the historic Class of 1887 Boathouse with a spacious modern addition, creating a striking presence on the north shore of Carnegie Lake. The remodeled boathouse tower, with stairs sweeping up to a lofty skylit anteroom on the second floor, is not only the dominant visual element of
the complex, but also its primary entryway. From the tower, a long gallery extends westward above the boat bays, offering views of the lake interspersed with evocative photographs of Princeton crews. The gallery leads to an airy refurbished club room, with trophy cases, video equipment and lounge furnishings. An adjacent corridor connects to the mens and womens changing rooms. Upstairs in the attached new Richard Ottesen Prentke Training Center, state-of-the-art training rooms are accented with tall windows and traditional exposed timber trusses. Extending from the south wall, an elevated porch overlooks a wide landscaped lawn, expanded dockage areas and a rebuilt launch house. The ground floor encompasses two new boat bays and an indoor tank for 16 rowers, framed by a sweeping low arch of windows that emulates in form the graceful stone spans of the Washington Street bridge. This state-of-the-art rowing facility was designed by Architectural Resources Cambridge, Inc. Jeff Peterson 84, the Project Architect, was formerly a Princeton oarsman and coach. The Shea Rowing Center brings to Princeton not only much-needed space and improved training facilities, but a beautiful and versatile athletic headquarters, reflecting the long history, generations of effort and legacy of success that define Tiger crew.
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Boathouse Dedication, October 7, 2000 Part I
Mrs. Shea dedicates a Resolute His first named monument at Princeton
Sara Sikes continues the family tradition. Lon Israel 45 on left
MacLewis 68 Boathouse Renovation Campaign Chairman
Len Yerkes 58 dedicates racing shell just for Lightweight Women. Coach Heather Smith looks on.
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VARSITY
Class of 1999 Cup
L.Cakmak 00 (Cox), L.Loyd 02 (Stroke), A.Burmeister 02, B.Estridge 01, J.Jarrett 01, C.OConnor 01, E.Gottshall 00, K.Griswold 02, B.Chevalier 02
NOVICE
Class of 2003
Y.Wu 03 (Cox), B.Wittmer 01 (Stroke), M.Renny 03, E.Crawford 03, L.Dean 03, V.Garza 01, A.Guest 03, S.Okuyama 03, D.Hollenbeck 03
FOUR WITH COX

EAWRC Champion
R.Lavizzo-Mourey 02, K.Yamaquchi 02, S.OSullivan 00, M.Lomas 02, H.Smith (Coach), Missing: A.Moore 01
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Boathouse Dedication, October 7, 2000 Part II
Marki Nilsson celebrates as Curtis Jordan, Dick Prentke 67, and Chris Nilsson (interim Heavyweight Varsity Coach) look on. Mike Rosenbaum 81 records the moment. Jeff Peterson 84, architect for the Shea Rowing Center, and Lightweight Freshman Coach in 1985.
Inge Radice, Associate Director of Athletics, flanked by Lightweight Coach Joe Murtaugh, her husband, and son John D. Radice 97.
Doug Lovejoy, Associate Director for Leadership Gifts. Far right is Van Williams, VP for Development.
The James R.F.Kunkemueller 61 christened by his wife Pam and daughter Laura 87, who established a memorial fund in Jims honor.
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Princeton University Rowing Association

From the institution of intercollegiate rowing at Princeton in 1872, rowing alumni/ae and friends, through the Princeton University Rowing Association (PURA) and its predecessors, have established a tradition of providing Princetons rowing facilities, equipment, and many other kinds of financial and moral support. The PURA, currently comprised of more than 3000 former Princeton rowers, is one of the oldest athletic friends groups in the country. It traces its origin to the Princeton University Boating Club of the 1870s, through the Lake Carnegie Association (which owned the lake from 1906 to 1943), the Graduate Advisory Committee on Rowing, the University Rowing Committee, and the Advisory Rowing Committee. The 19th century college crews were studentgoverned organizations with amateur coaches. They sought support from students and alumni. It was not until 1905 that Harvard sought an edge and hired a professional coach. Yale followed the next year. Rowing developed more slowly at Princeton, which was less well endowed by nature for aquatic sports. William Allen Butler 1876 was a founder and the initial president of what is now the Princeton University Rowing Association. A bronze plaque in his memory pointing the path to the boathouse is embedded in the sidewalk near Patton Hall. Following the successful completion of the rowing infrastructure at Princeton through the creation of Lake Carnegie and construction of the Class of 1887 Boathouse by 1912 , rowing alumni and friends set about to establish what has become a tradition of support for the program that continues today. The Graduate Advisory Committee of the PURA (now the PURA Trustees) sought, and the Princeton Alumni Weekly heartily endorsed in the April 30, 1913 issue, dues from loyal alumni to support the annual expenses of the program so that this sport at Princeton shall be conducted on an absolutely amateur basis.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly April 30, 1913
Rowing at Princeton
THIS PATH TO THE BOATHOUSE IS DEDICATED BY HIS CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS TO THE MEMORY OF
The re-establishment of rowing at Princeton is no longer a doubtful experiment. With our crews winning intercollegiate laurels, with about seventy undergraduates out on Lake Carnegie each afternoon, and with the new boathouse presented by the Class of [18]87 nearing completion and supplementing Mr. Carnegies splendid gift of the Lake, this healthful and interesting form of athletics has now won for itself a well recognized place. Unlike other leading sports, however, rowing cannot pay for itself, but, on the other hand, the policy of our rowing authorities requires a very modest expense in comparison with the large sums for the support of crews at other universities. Because we thoroughly believe in rowing on the basis on which it has been established at Princeton, The Weekly bespeaks a hearty response to the following statement from the Graduate Advisory Committee of the Rowing Association: In October last, the Graduate Advisory Committee of the Princeton University Rowing Association sent a circular letter to the alumni stating what had been done in rowing at Princeton during the last year, what it was proposed to do in the future, and asked that the alumni become associate members of the Rowing Association, with dues of $5.00 a year. Rowing collects no gate money, and, with the exception of the sum allotted to it from the general athletic fund, has been largely supported to date by the contributions of a few alumni who have undertaken to enable Princeton to take a stand in this great sport, commensurate with its position in the other major sports. The budget last year, including $1,500 for new
WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER 76

ACTIVE IN ERECTING THE FIRST BOATHOUSE ON THE CANAL 1874 TRUSTEE OF CARNEGIE LAKE ASSOCIATION 1906-1923 & PRESIDENT 1921-1923 CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ROWING COMMITTEE 1910-1920
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Princeton University Rowing Association (continued)

equipment, the trip to Cambridge, the sending of the second crew to Philadelphia, the entertaining of the Cornell and Columbia crews, and the Yale freshmen at Princeton, during the regatta, was less than $3,900, as compared with nearly $16,000 at Yale, and something in excess of $17,000 at Harvard. With this small expenditure, eight eights were daily coached on the Lake, under the personal supervision of Dr. Spaeth and his able assistants, Mr. Scoon, Mr. Schellens of the Faculty and Mr. Roche 1911. Many alumni feel that through the employment of professional coaches and trainers to the extent that is now the custom, some of our college sports are but a shade removed from professionalism. It is also the determination of the Committee and also of Dr. J. Duncan Spaeth, the Director of Rowing, that this sport at Princeton shall be conducted on an absolutely amateur basis, and that its expenses shall be kept down to a minimum. It will be our aim to enlist the interest of the undergraduates of the University in rowing for the pure sport and exercise derived therefrom, and to compete with other universities on an amateur and sportsmanlike basis. The results of last season were not only satisfactory, but really remarkable, considering the short time that Princeton has engaged in the sport. What Princeton has done in rowing, and the basis on which it is now organized, is causing the most favorable comment among the friends of the sport, among our own alumni and those of other universities, so much so, that graduates of other institutions have, in several instances, expressed to members of this committee the wish that their university, in a reasonable time, could adopt similar methods. With the completion in the very near future of the boat house, which the Class of [18]87 is presenting to the University, the opportunities for the development of rowing will be greatly enlarged, and without doubt the interest in the sport will be doubled or trebled. This Committee believed that the letter of October would bring a ready response from the loyal alumni; but as it was issued at the time when most of them were occupied with the Presidential campaign, in very many instances it was thrown aside, or lost, or escaped the attention of those to whom it was sent. We, therefore, beg leave to again call your attention to this matter, and earnestly request that you become a member of the Rowing Association, and thereby help furnish the only means at the present time whereby this splendid sport may be established on a firm and sure foundation. At a meeting of this Committee, held in Princeton on March the 8th, the following schedule was approved: May 6th, Philadelphia High School, Harvard Freshmen and Princeton Freshmen, at Princeton. May 10th, Harvard, Pennsylvania and Princeton at Cambridge. May 17th, Annapolis, Columbia and Princeton, at Princeton. Commencement week, Novice and Class Races. Signed, Wm. Allen Butler [18]76 Arthur L. Wheeler [18]96 Chas. S. Bryan [18]87, Chairman 220 Fifth Avenue, New York City, Graduate Advisory Committee The PURA was revitalized in the late 1940s when Bill Farthing 50 and Will Rivinus 50 compiled lists of former rowers as crew managers. They adopted a logo and put out a typed newsletter reporting on the sport and, of course, seeking contributions. Gordon Sikes 16, Heinie Lee 21, Bud Smith 36 and numerous others responded. Ed Masinter 52, Bill Brokaw 52 and Ash Harvey 51 became the initial leaders, formally incorporated the association and achieved a critically important 501(c)(3) approval as a charitable organization from the United States Internal Revenue Service. The Princeton Rowing News (now called the Notes) appeared with Volume I, Number 1, in April 1950. It heralded the assembly of an Advisory Rowing Committee (now the PURA trustees), the move of the IRA from Poughkeepsie to Marietta, Ohio, the 49 crews going to Henley, and Dutch Schoch departing for six weeks of club crew coaching in Havana, Cuba. The Notes grew bigger in subsequent years with season forecasts, schedules, results, alumni notes, and PURA budgets and business. Fundraising is a perennial issue for the PURA, just as it is for other organizations. The initial $5 per year dues did not last. In 1976, the novel approach of a Lease-an-Oar program was utilized. A series of leaders, including Gordon Sikes 16, Gabby Lee 16, Heine Lee 21, Pete Rosenbaum 48, Don Marsh 68, Mac Lewis 68, Percy Preston 36, Grant (continued) Sanger 31, Lon Israel 45, Bud Smith 36, Stuyve Pell
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Would you like to lease an oar to an oarsman/woman at Princeton? You can. The price of a racing oar is $200. You can purchase an oar and lease it to one of our rowing participants. The oar will have an engraved plaque attached which will identify you as the owner. After three years of use, your oar will be returned to you; or, if you wish, donated to the rowing program. 53, Cathy Brown 76, Al Piranian 69, Art Miller 73 and Dick Prentke 67 broadened the base of support, increased and institutionalized alumni support, and made capital and financial improvements to Princeton rowing. Grant Sanger, in particular, was instrumental not only in leading the effort to build the original Alumni Rowing tank but also in organizing the Sikes Fund, which is now Princetons primary rowing endowment, upon the death of Gordon G. Sikes 16. Other important endowed rowing funds include:
Carnegie Fund A fund created to help defray costs to the oarsmen [sic] incurred while traveling to fall regattas and spring training and for items of equipment not necessarily met by the University Athletics budget. Lightweight Crew Fund Given in March 1964 initially by Charles Moran, Jr. and former Varsity Lightweight captain Charles Moran III 58 plus transfer of lightweight equipment balance through Coach A. Povey and Capt. J. Street 64; and other donations for support of lightweight crew. James W. Wright 43 Memorial Fund In memory of Mr. Wright, who was killed in World War II, by his wife, Helen, for support of crew at the discretion of the Athletic Department, the coaches and the PURA in whatever manner they deem best for the advancement of that sport. Crew of 1921 Fund Supports the annual Crew of 1921 Award, organized by Heinie Leh and others. PURA trustees select one or more crews of prior season that had the best season. Trustees have traditionally considered a nominee from each of the four programs and made their decision based upon a crews performance relative to its opposition. Friends of Crew Endowments raised in A Campaign for Princeton split half directly to the Department of Athletics, to relieve General Funds, in support of the teams so endowed and half credited annually to those activities normally supported by annual contributions from the [PURA]. Monty 92 and Vic 62 Raiser Memorial Endowment Donations of family and others memory of father and son killed in an airplane accident in 1992. The income is accumulated for purchase and upkeep of racing shells for either the male or female crew teams. C. J. Hamm 73 Memorial Endowment Donations of family and other in memory of Ms. Hamm. Original funds bought first boat, with remainder accumulating to become permanent endowment ... for benefit of the womens crew program. W. Lyman Biddle 1874 Given anonymously to endow a medal in memory of Mr. Biddle awarded annually to the graduating Varsity Heavyweight senior who best exemplifies the ideal of good sportsmanship in rowing. Rudolph S. Rauch 13 Fund Named after former Heavyweight Varsity captain Rauch. F. E. Burke 23 Fund Donation by family and friends in memory of Mr. Burke. Bayard W. Read 26 Fund Donated in 1986 by widow and family of Mr. Read for award to (mens) lightweight crew member who, in the judgment of the head coach, has made the most significant improvement during four years of participation. H. Russell Butler 1876 Rowing Fund A planned gift in the mid-80s, which became active in 1996 with the death of Mr. Butlers son, H. Russell Butler, Jr. 20. Because of an agreement made during Campaign for Princeton, rowing gets half of the income, while the other half goes to general funds of the Athletic Department for benefit of crew. James Kunkemueller 61 Fund Donated in 2000 by widow Pam, daughter Laura 87, family and friends in memory of Mr. Kunkemueller to support travel of all Princeton crew teams. Mary and Lon Israel 45 Endowment Donated in 1997 to endow two shells in honor of Gordon Sikes 16 and his family. Irene Shea Endowment Donated in 2000 by the PURA to endow a shell in the name of Mrs. Irene C. Shea, donor of the Shea Rowing Center in honor of her late husband, C. Bernard Shea 16.
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The future of the PURA is in excellent hands. Currently led by Bill Walton 74, the PURA board of trustees includes: Officers William H. Walton III 74, President David Covin 91, Vice President Nevin Kelly 81, Vice President Findley Meislahn 64, Vice President Anne Touborg Zimmer 87, Vice President Stuyvesant B. Pell 53, Secretary Alfred G. Piranian 69, Treasurer Trustees William E. Brown 83 Charles D. Byers 68 Robert M. Chilstrom 67 Wells Drorbaugh, Jr. 43 Bonnie M. Hagerman 91 Lynn Heppes Hancock 87 Ashton Harvey 51 Valerie Jacobs Horvat 80 Theodore G. Kane 48 Karen A. Kuhlthau 86 Robert A. Lee 74 Creighton R. Magid 84 Jennifer A. Marron 85 Peter S. Paine III 85 Michael F. Rosenbaum 81 Bruce G. Soden 60 Tim F. Wray 88 Leonard A. Yerkes III 58 Trustees Emeritus Charles P. Dennison 39 Edward Glassmeyer 36 Morris A. Mayers 27 George Ohrstrom 50 F. F. Rosenbaum, Jr. 48 Presidents Emeritus C. Mac Lewis 68 Donald Marsh 68 Edgar Masinter 52 Arthur M. Miller 73 Richard Ottesen Prentke 67
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Hundreds of Princetonians have helped to make this book possible oarsmen and women who loaned pictures that were scanned and returned. Many of these individuals told of their experiences and their devotion to the sport. Current coaches dug through their logs to find names to go with the recent pictures. Former coaches saved voluminous files of clippings and regatta programs. One hundred and eighty crew captains and PURA Board members reviewed the text and photos for their years, and made significant additions and corrections. The Seeley Mudd Archives of the Princeton University Library graciously loaned copies of the BRIC-A-BRAC to be photoscanned by the Department of Printing and Mailing. The Archives are due to receive and store the original photos, files, and computer records used in this book. Alumni Records retrieved records of early Princeton Olympians and produced the listing of all rowers. Sport Graphics supplied a hundred photos taken near the finish line at Eastern Sprints between 1986 and 2000. Readers desiring original photos, most of which are available in color, are encouraged to contact Sport Graphics, 110 Great Road, Maynard, MA 01754. Phone: 978-897-1748. FAX 978-897-5609. Bob Matthews was University Photographer in the 1970s and early 1980s. His files provided many photos from that era. Bob Faron 68 created the promotional video for the Boathouse Campaign, from which a number of quotes were selected. Arthur M. Miller 73 compiled Results of Princeton crew races over the years, a labor of true dedication. Kurt Kehl of Princeton Sports Information supplied the record of crew race results on computer disc. Ed and Chris Shepherd, retired archivists for ECAC, helped to fill out the early winners of Eastern Sprints and IRA regattas. Hart Perry, U.S. Steward at the Henley Royal Regatta, who supplied the record of Princeton at Henley. Elaine Crooks of Beyond Words, Solebury, PA scanned, set, and layed out this volume on her computer, a project which constantly taxed her ingenuity and strained her computer memory. Fred Skip Plank, Jim Elbrecht and Marion Carty of the Universitys Department of Printing and Mailing worked computer and printing miracles to produce this book. Bill Walton 74, President, and the Board of the Princeton University Rowing Association provided ongoing support and encouragement for what became nearly a four year research project. Dick Prentke 67 was inspiration, counselor, constructive critic, author, and endless source of materials used to produce this book. To all, most heartfelt thanks! I only hope you enjoy reading this book half as much as I enjoyed compiling it. Will Rivinus 50 Princeton, 2002
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COACHES

HEAVYWEIGHT TRIATHLON TROPHY Created by Steve Spear 86 Contributed by Graduates of 1986

1985 HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS - 1

VARSITY FOUR WITH COX

Review of the 1985 Crew Year

1985 HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS - 2

THE FEW WHO DARED . . . TO BE THE BEST

1985 HEAVYWEIGHT WINNERS

I.R.A.CHAMPION VARSITY FOUR WITH COX

I.R.A.CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS

1985 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS - 1

Head Coach: Gary Kilpatrick Co-Captains: A.Card 85, M.Wais 85 UNDEFEATED

E.A.R.C.SPRINTS CHAMPIONS I.R.A. HEAVYWEIGHT JV CHAMPIONS HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA SEMI-FINALISTS

The 1985 WatershedSeason of Champions

1985 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS - 2

1985 LIGHTWEIGHT WINNERS

E.A.R.C. THE WRIGHT CUP

H.Y.P. GOLDTHWAIT CUP

Review of the 1985 Crew Year (continued) The Move

1985 LIGHTWEIGHT FRESHMEN Class of 1988

OTHER ROWERS ON THE LAKE

1985 Post Season

1985 WOMENS CREWS - 1

1985 WOMENS CREWS - 2

1986 HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS - 1

Giving what it takes to win

I.R.A. CHAMPION VARSITY FOUR WITH COXSWAIN

Review of the 1986 Crew Year

1986 HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS - 2

1986 HEAVYWEIGHT FRESHMEN

COACH DAN ROOCK 81

1986 LIGHTWEIGHTS AT HENLEY

1986 Post Season

AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1986 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS

PRINCETON IN HENLEY COMPETITION

1986 WOMENS CREWS

VARSITY FOUR WITH COX

COACH LARRY GLUCKMAN

Freshman Crews Heavyweight Varsity Crews

Princeton Crew Report 1981-1986

1987 HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS

Review of the 1987 Crew Year

1987 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS

LIGHTWEIGHT SECOND VARSITY

Review of the 1987 Crew Year (continued)

1987 WOMENS CREWS

1988 WOMENS CREW

1988 HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS

Review of the 1988 Crew Year

1988 HEAVYWEIGHT FRESHMEN

FRESHMEN WINNING STYLE

1988 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS

1988 LIGHTWEIGHT CELEBRATIONS

1988 LIGHTWEIGHT VICTORY

Head Coach, Mens Lightweight Crew

Joe Murtaugh on Coaching

1988 WOMENS CREWS

BAYARD W. READ CLASS OF 1926 LIGHTWEIGHT CREW AWARD

Review of the 1988 Crew Year (continued)

1989 HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS

Review of the 1989 Crew Year

1989 LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS