Bates Cross Country 1974
Coach Walt Slovenski
Captain Russ Keenan '75, Jim Anderson '76
Seniors Norm Graf, Andy Lovely
Juniors Bruce Merrill, Bob Chasen
Sophs Chris Taylor, Jim DeMartinis, Dan Downey, Steve Streeter, Frank Hazelwood, Pete Smith, Dave Bernson
?7 September 1974?, Bates 18, Alumni 45 @Lewiston, 4.85 miles
=1 Bruce Merrill Jr & Paul Oparowski Fr 24:40.5
3 Al Williams '69
4 Rick Johnson Fr 25:10
=5 Russ Keenan Sr & Jim Anderson Jr
7 Tom Leonard Fr
8 Rick DeBruin Fr
9 Ed McPartland Fr
10 Floyd Geggatt '73
12 Joe Cruke '73
Senior Norm Graf and junior Bob Chasen experienced stomach problems
Probably the last meet on the old Bates course as Russell St has been paved to within five feet of the Garcelon Field fence.
21 September 1974 @Bates
Bates 30, Boston St 51, Dartmouth 70, New Brunswick 113, Dalhousie 117
1 Mark Duggan BoSt 24:03
2 Bruce Merrill Ba 24:03.5
3 Pat Doherty BoSt 24:08
4 Pat Theriaut Dl 24:15
5 Tom Leonard Fr Ba 24:17
6 Paul Oparowski Fr Ba 24:21
7 Andy Walker D 24:29
8 Bob Chasen Ba 24:33
9 Russ Kennan Ba 24:35
10 Rick DeBruin Ba 24:37
11 Ed Spinney D 24:41
12 Ed McPartland Ba 24:41
13 Barry Harwich D
14 Norm Graf Ba (inside 25:00)
15 John Goodwin BoSt
16 Jim Anderson Ba
17 Rick Johnson Ba
18 Dave Pankovitch NB
19 Tom Doherty BoSt
20 Lou Paul BoSt
21 Steve McCormick BoSt
22 Robert Duncan D
23 Terry Tyler D
24 Chris Callahan Ba
25 Ed Gilmore NB
26 Jon Harris Ba
27 Doug Haines NB
28 James Robinson D
29 Paul Grabbe Ba
30 Dan Downey Ba
31 Frank Hazelwood Ba
32 Bill Lloy Dl
33 Bill Harriman BoSt
34 Howie Rodenhiser BoSt
35 Shawn O'Connor NB
36 George Piccott Dl
37 Andy Lovely Ba
38 Joe Hoffman D
39 Steve Streeter Ba
40 Leo Sheehy NB
25 September 1974, Bates 17, Bowdoin 44 @Garcelon Field
1 Tom Leonard Ba 23:59.7 cr (old mark 24:00 by Neil Miner 1970)
2 Paul Oparowski Ba 24:04
3 Ed McPartland Ba
4 Bruce Merrill Ba
7 Bob Chasen Ba
8 Norm Graf Ba
9 Rick DeBruin Ba
10 Jim Anderson Ba
28 September 1974, Bates 15, Middlebury 55, Colby 74 @Waterville, 5.1 miles
1 Bruce Merrill Jr Ba 25:19.6
2 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:30
3 Tom Leonard Ba 25:43
4 Russ Keenan Ba 25:55
5 Bob Chasen Ba 26:03
6 Rick DeBruin Ba 26:08
7 Ed McPartland Ba 26:18
8 Norm Graf Ba 26:22
9 Jim Anderson Ba 26:32
10 Chris Baldwin M 26:35
11 Jim Cooper Co 26:46
12 Rick Johnson Ba 2647
13 Dusty McNichol M 26:58
14 Chris Callahan Ba 27:03
15 Jon Harris Ba 27:12
16 Harry Hoffman M 27:20
17 Mark Vernon M 27:25
18 Paul Fagan Co 27:30
19 Paul Grabbe Ba 27:38
20 Peter Ross M 28:09
21 Ken Colton Co 28:20
22 Dan Downey Ba 28:22
23 Frank Hazelwood Ba 28:26
24 Pascal Cheng M 28:39
25 Andy Lovely Ba 28:44
26 John Plate M 28:50
27 Pete Smith Ba 29:02
28 Steve Streeter Ba 29:34
29 Dean Berman Ba 30:11
30 Jim Jansen Co 31:10
31 Ken Bousen Co 32:58
2 October 1974, Bates 22, Maine 39 @Garcelon Field
meet rescheduled from Orono
1 Gerry LaFlamme Me 23:44.5 cr (broke mark of 23:59.7 by Tom Leonard, 1974)
2 Paul Oparowski Ba
3 Tom Leonard Ba
4 Norm Graf Ba
6 Bruce Merrill Ba
7 Rick DeBruin Ba
8 Bob Chasen Ba
9 Russ Keenan Ba
11 Jim Anderson Ba
12 Rick Johnson Ba
4 October 1974, Bates 27, Brandeis 28, Amherst 85 @Franklin Park, 5 miles
1 John Bradford Br 25:05 brother of former Bates track captain Joe Bradford
2 Brian Reinhold Br
3 Tom Leonard Ba
4 Paul Oparowski Ba
5 Russ Keenan Ba
6 Buddy Bostick Br
7 Bruce Merrill Ba
8 Bob Chasen Ba
9 Dick Cataldo Br
10 Dennis Donoghue Br
11 Jim Anderson Ba
12 Chris Youngdahl Br
13 Rick DeBruin Ba
14 John Caban Br
15 Pete Chethik Br
16 Rick Johnson Ba
17 Paul Fahey Br
18 Larry Bell Br
19 Norm Graf Ba
20 Steve Mascioli Br
21 Dave Seaver Br
22 Jon Harris Ba
23 Bob Green A
24 Chris Callahan Ba
25 Rick Morales A
8 October 1974, Bates 15, UME Portland-Gorham 50 @Garcelon Field
12 October 1974, Bates 24, WPI 34 @Worcester, 4.9 miles
1 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:21 cr
2 Tom Leonard Ba 25:21
3 Alan Briggs WPI 25:24
4 Chris Keenan WPI 25:30
5 Jeff Wnek WPI 25:35
6 Russ Keenan Ba 25:36
7 Bruce Merrill Ba 25:37
8 Ed McPartland Ba 25:46
9 Norm Graf Ba 25:51
10 Pete Kane WPI 26:02
11 Rick DeBruin Ba 26:13
12 Jim Anderson Ba 26:27
13 Dave Fowler WPI 26:38
14 Jon Harris Ba 26:45
15 George Cooper WPI 26:58
18 Chris Callahan Ba 27:16
19 Paul Grabbe Ba 27:23
22 Jim DeMartinis Ba 27:41
25 Andy Lovely Ba 28:44
26 Dean Berman Ba 29:50
19 October 1974, Maine State @Orono
Bates 24, Maine 42, Bowdoin 59, Colby 117
1 Gerry LaFlamme M 23:49.6
2 Tom Leonard Ba 23:52
3 Colin Campbell M 24:07
4 Bob Chasen Ba 24:14
5 Paul Oparowski Ba 24:24
6 Bruce Merrill Ba 24:26
7 Rick DeBruin Ba 24:33
8 Russ Keenan Ba 24:35
9 Jeff Sanborn Bo 24:45
10 Peter Benoit Bo 24:52
14 Jim Anderson Ba 24:58
23 Chris Callahan Ba 25:39
25 Jon Harris Ba 25:46
28 Paul Grabbe Ba 25:59
29 Jim DeMartinis Ba 26:02
37 Andy Lovely Ba 27:22
Norm Graf and Ed McPartland out with injuries.
26 October 1974, EICAA @Franklin Park
Providence 28, Springfield 75, Brandeis 102, Bates 105, 18 teams
1 John Treacy Pr 24:05
2 Gary Redmond Pr 24:08
7 Frank Richardson MIT 24:36
8 Tom Leonard Ba 24:37
11 Mark Duggan BoSt 24:45
17 Brian Rheinhold Br 24:52
19 Paul Oparowski Ba 24:56
22 Dennis Donoghue Br 25:08
23 Bruce Merrill Ba 25:09
24 Russ Keenan Ba 25:11
31 Bob Chasen Ba
37 Rick DeBruin Ba
105 Norm Graf Ba
JV
Brandeis 26, Bates 72, Williams 75, 9 teams
3 Jim Anderson Ba 15:59
8 Paul Grabbe Ba 16:13
10 Chris Callahan Ba 16:15