 Wabash had not had a winning season for ten consecutive years until Navarro led them to a 7-3 record in 1976.1977 was even better as he directed the Little Giants to a 11-2 mark and a second-place finish in the NCAA Division III National Championship in a (39-36) shootout loss to Widener as the clock ran out.At Princeton, Navarro’s most gratifying season came in 1981 when the Tigers finished 5-4-1, including a stunning 35-31 last-second win over defending Ivy champions, Yale University, snapping Princeton’s 15 game losing streak to the arch rival Bulldogs.