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Inside Entrance
6. Class Athletic Successes [for the right rear pillar]:
BEAT NAVY, SIR!
The Class of ’65 stood out as a Class that achieved success against Navy as few other classes had before or have since. With the Class of ’65 providing Senior Leadership, West Point fielded 16 winning teams (out of 18). Basketball placed 3rd in the NIT and Soccer advanced to the 4th round of the NCAAs. The record against Navy was especially impressive, 12 – 4 – 1.
| Captain | Record | Navy |
| Fall | | | |
| Football | Rollie Stichweh | 4 - 6 | W |
| 150 Lb. Football | Chuck Shaw | 6 - 0 | W |
| Soccer | Mike Deems | 10 - 3 | L |
| Cross Country | John Malpass | 10 - 2 | L |
| Winter | | | |
| Basketball | Joe Kosciusko | 21 - 8 | W |
| Swimming | Paul Bucha | 10 - 1 | W |
| Wrestling | Bob Arvin | 7 - 2 - 1 | T |
| Gymnastics | Tad Ono | 7 - 2 | W |
| Squash | Tom Genoni | 9 - 4 | W |
| Rifle | Bill Bradburn | 10 - 1 | W |
| Pistol | Cal Kahara | 9 - 0 | W |
| Indoor Track | Hal Jenkins | 8 - 2 | W |
| Hockey | Mike Thompson | 17 - 7 | W* (RMC) |
| Spring | | | |
| Baseball | Tony Pyrz | 15 - 6 | W |
| Lacrosse | Tom Sheckells | 8 - 4 | L |
| Track | Hal Jenkins | 2 - 4 | L |
| Tennis | Walt Oehrlein | 13 - 4 | W |
| Golf | Harry Joyner | 13 - 1 | W |
16 of 18 Teams with
Winning Seasons | | 179 - 57 - 1 | 13* - 4 - 1 |
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