Bates 1966

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