Bates Cross Country 1966
Coach Walt Slovenski
Captain John Baldwin
Letterman Bob Thomas and freshman BAA Marathon vet Tom Doyle only experienced runners; the tragic accidental death of Captain-elect Bob Plumb a severe loss
16 Sep Bentley
30 Sep @St Anselm's
8 Oct @WPI
14 Oct Clark
22 Oct @UNH with BU
28 Oct Easterns @Boston
1 Nov Bowdoin
5 Nov Colby
7 Nov New Englands @Boston
14 Nov ICAAAA @New York
17 September 1966, Bates 22, Bentley 36 @Lewiston, 4 1/2 miles
1 Bob Wilkens Be 23:26
2 Bob Coolidge Fr Ba 23:36
3 Tom Doyle Fr Ba
4 Geggart Fr Ba
6 Bob Thomas Ba
7 Williams Fr Ba
Larsen Fr Ba
5 October 1966, Bates 15, St Anselm's 48 @St Anselm's, 4.1 miles
1 Bob Coolidge Ba 22:10
also Larsen, Geggatt, Thomas, Doyle, Williams finished in top six
8 October 1966, Bates 20, WPI 41 @Worcester (Bates Student says 20-43)
1 Cary Paulis WPI 21:26
2 Bob Coolidge Ba
3 Tom Doyle Ba
4 Lloyd Geggart Ba
5 Jeff Larsen Ba
6 Bob Thomas So Ba
7 Al Williams Ba
12 October 1966, Bates 15, Clark 50 @Lewiston, 4 1/4 miles
1 Tom Doyle Fr Ba 23:15
2 Bob Coolidge Fr Ba 23:22
3 Jeff Larsen Fr Ba
4 Lloyd Geggatt Fr Ba
5 Bobby Thomas So Ba
6 Al Williams Ba
7 Chris McClean Ba
8 John Baldwin Ba
9 Chris Bertelo Ba
10 Gary Murray C
The predominantly freshmen Bates team has won four straight.
17 October 1966, Lewiston HS 20, Bates JV 36 @Garcelon Field, 2.3 miles
1 Paul Liming L 11:36.8 cr (old mark 11:45 by Ralph Fletcher, Edward Little HS, 1966)
2 Wayne Larrivee L
3 Ken Tynan Ba
4 Vic Gaudreau L
5 Glenn Ackroyd Ba
6 Moe Poirier L
7 George Liming L
8 Chris Bertelo Ba
9 Chris McLean Ba
10 John Berent L
11 Mike Rossi Ba
12 Joe McMorrow L
13 Stan Lyford Ba
14 Larry Pelletier L
15 Tom Healy L
16 Ray Lafreniere L
22 October 1966, UNH 25, Bates 48, BU 58 @Durham NH, 4.4 miles
1 George Starkus BU 23:15.5
2 Ev Dunklee NH 23:21
3 Bob Vanier NH 23:53
4 Mark Springate NH 24:04
5 Tom Doyle Ba 24:35
6 Bob Estabrook NH 24:56
7 Jeff Larsen Ba 25:00
8 Stipe BU 25:14
9 Bob Coolidge Ba 25:18
10 Duke Wear NH 25:37
Bob Thomas and Lloyd Geggatt also scored
25 October 1966, Colby Inv @Waterville, 4.1 miles
Bates won the unofficial team score
1 Sebs Mamo Co 21:51 cr (old record 22:53 by Ken Borchers)
2 Joe Grant ME Maritime 22:47
3 Ken Borchers Co 22:56
4 Tom Maynard Co 23:05
5 Tom Doyle Ba
6 Bob Coolidge Ba
7 Jeff Larsen Ba
10 Lloyd Geggat Ba
12 Al Williams Ba
15 Bob French Co 24:17
over 100 runners from sixteen schools
31 October 1966, EICAA @Franklin Park
Providence 15, Trinity 65, ?? 81, Bowdoin 87, Bates inc
6 Rod Tulonen Bo
Bob Thomas Ba
Richard Baldwin Ba
Freshmen
Providence 22, Bates 65, ?? 74, Trinity 96, Central Conn 118
1 Sebsibe Mamo Co
9 Tom Doyle Ba
11 Jeff Larsen Ba
12 Bob Coolidge Ba
13 Lloyd Geggatt Ba
20 Al Williams Ba
1 November 1966, Bates 23, Bowdoin 34 @Lewiston, 4 1/4 miles
1 Chuck Farwell Bo 22:49
2 Jeff Larsen Ba 23:00
3 Tom Doyle Ba
4 Rod Tulonen Bo
5 Bob Coolidge Ba
6 Al Williams Ba
7 Lloyd Geggatt Ba
8 Dick Paulding Bo
9 Bob Thomas Ba
10 Cpt Cary Rea Bo
11 Drew Jackson Bo
12 John Cary Bo
13 John Baldwin Bo
14 Charles Adams Bo
Bates record 5-1.
Bates Freshmen win, 2.3 miles
1 Ken Cuneo Bo 11:48
2 Devine Bo
3 Glenn Ackroyd Ba
4 Bill Paton Ba
5 Kent Tynan Ba
6 Chris McLean Ba
7 Glazier Bo
8 Evans Bo
9 Chris Bertelo Ba
10 Chase Bo
11 Wilson Bo
12 Hudson Bo
13 Mitchell Bo
14 Becker Bo
15 Mike Rossie Ba
16 Stan Lyford Ba
17 Day Bo
5 November 1966, Bates 20, Colby 41 @Lewiston, 4.25 miles
1 Tom Maynard Co 22:37
2 Tom Doyle Ba
3 Jeff Larsen Ba
4 Lloyd Geggatt Ba
5 Bob Thomas Ba
6 Bob Coolidge Ba
7 Al Williams Ba
8 Jeff Coady Co
10 John Baldwin Sr Ba
Doyle, Larsen, and Geggatt all bettered the Bates school record of 22:54 by Karl McKusick, 1963.
Bates finished with a 7-1 dual meet record.
Colby Freshmen 20, Bates JV 40
1 Sebsibe Mamo Co 11:56
2 John Lombard Co 12:00
4 Bob French Co 12:07
6 Mike Steinberg Co 12:16
7 Craig Johnson Co 12:20
7 November 1966, NEICAA @Franklin Park
Freshmen
Providence & Holy Cross 53, Central Conn 149, Bates 163, 24 teams
1 Seb Mamo Co 15:00
22 Tom Doyle Ba
27 Jeff Larsen Ba
29 Lloyd Geggatt Ba
35 Bob Coolidge Ba
50 Al Williams Ba
14 November 1966, ICAAAA @Van Cortlandt Park, 3 miles
College Division Freshmen
Morgan St 71, F Dickinson 80, MIT 82, Iona 95, Bates 114, Temple 134,
1 Sebsibe Mamo Colby 14:14.4 mr
2 Ben Wilson MIT 14:50
3 William Rodgers Wes 15:28
11 Jeffrey W Larsen Bates 16:14
23 Lloyd J Geggatt Bates 16:29