Amherst Cross Country 1959
Coach Al Lumley
Captain John Gillis
John Ronveaux Jr finished 1st or 2nd in each race
John Hayes So
Sam Teachout So
Bob Shoemaker
Ted Ells
Morehouse
Craig Morgan
sophs Bob Cook, Tom Wolff, Pat Mullane
Freshmen
Coach Dunbar
Captains Fred McCashin, Frank Poole
Chip Conger
Tex Wilson
Leon Allen
Jerry Lanning
Bob Holmes
Jim Thornburgh late-comer, 3rd @Williams
Klevorick, Tycho von Rosenvinge, John Derr, Noonan, Thomas Kersten
10 October 1959, Amherst 17, Bowdoin 39 @Amherst, 4.1 miles
1 John Ronveaux A 24:22
2 John Hayes A 24:22
3 John Gillis A 24:49
4 Sam Teachout A 25:29
5 Mark Youmans Bo 25:40
6 Eldon Craig Bo 25:44
7 Bob Shoemaker A 26:05
8 Woolacott Bo 26:06
9 Sides Bo 26:24
10 John Morehouse A 26:31
11 Gillies Bo 26:32
12 Ted Ells A 26:57
13 Boulter Bo 27:20
14 Bean Bo 27:39
15 Miller Bo 28:26
16 Neal A 28:38
17 October 1959, Amherst 28, Coast Gd 28 @New London, 3.9 miles
1 Bill Brady CG 21:44
2 John Ronveaux A
4 Sam Teachout A
5 John Hayes A
6 John Gillis A
11 Ted Ells A
24 October 1959, Wesleyan 20, Amherst 38 @Amherst
1 Bill Palmer Ws 23:30
2 John Ronveaux A
6 Sam Teachout A
8 John Gillis A
10 John Hayes A
12 Bob Shoemaker A
Amherst now 1-1-1
Wesleyan Freshmen 22, Amherst 33
31 October 1959, New Britain 25, Boston College 47, Amherst 58
Amherst Freshmen 26, New Britain 33
Springfield 19, Amherst 37
UMass Freshmen 15, Amherst 49
3 November 1959, Deerfield Academy 21, Amherst Freshmen 34
1 Fred McCashin A
14 November 1959, Williams 24, Amherst 35 @Williamstown
1 John Ronveaux A 20:33.6
2 Spike Kellogg W 21:33.5
3 Buzz Morss W 21:26
4 John Allen W 21:50
5 John Gillis A
6 Sam Teachot A
7 Colin McNaull W
8 Dave Kieffer W
9 John Russ W
10 Jim Evans W
11 Craig Morgan A
12 Ted Ells A
13 Bob Shoemaker A
John Hayes dnr following sprained ankle in practice
Williams F 22, Amherst F 33
=1 John Kifner W 15:12
=1 Rick Ash W
3 Fred McCashin A
4 George Anderson W
5 Carl Neuse W
6 Beach Conger A
7 Jim Thornburgh A
8 Terry Lanning A
9 Frank Poole A
10 Tom Jackson W
11 Phil Reynolds W
12 Wilson A
13 Jim Pilgrim W
14 Holmes A
15 John Osborne W
Amherst finished 1-5-1
John Ronveaux elected captain of the 1960 team.