Bates Cross Country 1975
Coach Walt Slovenski
Captains Jim Anderson, Bruce Merrill
Sophomores Paul Oparowski, Rick DeBruin, Rick Johnson, Jon Harris
10 September 1975, Bates 22 1/2, New Hampshire 37 1/2 @Garcelon Field, 5 miles
new course
=1 Bruce Merrill Ba cr
=1 George Reed NH
3 Paul Oparowski Ba
also Jim Anderson, Rick DeBruin, and Rick Johnson ahead of UNH's #3
13 September 1975, Bates 24, U Vermont 31 @Garcelon Field, 5.1 miles
1 Bruce Merrill Ba 25:37
2 Lynn Capen Vt 25:52
3 Paul Oparowski Ba 26:15
4 Dave Milligan Vt 26:34
5 Jon Harris Ba 26:56
6 Rick Johnson Ba 26:57
7 Howie Russell Vt 27:03
8 Bob Stoehr Vt 27:06
9 Jim Anderson Ba 27:18
10 Dave Elliott Vt 27:20
11 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
12 Tom Leonard Ba
13 Paul Grabbe Ba
14 Rick DeBruin Ba
15 Dave Ranert Vt
16 Steve Streeter Ba
17 John Forrest Vt
18 Jon Byerly Vt
19 Chris Callahan Ba
20 September 1975, Bates Inv, 5 miles
rain and mud
Dartmouth 33, Boston St 37, Bates 53, Dalhousie 116, U New Brunswick 130
1 Bruce Merrill Ba 25:52.7
2 Peter Axtel D 25:59
3 Barry Hartwich D
4 Kevin Crowley Bst
5 Jim Stronach Bst
6 John Goodwin BSt
7 Rob Duncan D
8 Paul Oparowski Ba
9 Pat Doherty BSt
10 Andy Walker D
11 Dean Stephens D
12 Jim Anderson Ba
13 Howie Rodenhiser Bst
14 Tom Leonard Ba
16 Shawn O'Connor NB
17 Pat Theriault Dl
18 Jon Harris Ba
22 Randy Butterwell Dl
24 Bruce Patterson Dl
26 Brian McKinley Dl
27 Dan Quance Dl
27 Peter McAuley NB
28 Vince Fay NB
29 Mike McGlynn NB
24 September 1975, Bates 21, Bowdoin 36 @Bowdoin, 5.1 miles
muddy
1 Bruce Merrill Ba cr, lowered mark of Jeff Sanborn, Bowdoin by 0.7 seconds
2 Rick DeBruin Ba
3 Paul Oparowski Ba
4 Jeff Sanborn Bo
5 Roland L'Heureux Bo 26:40
6 Tom Leonard Ba
9 Jon Harrin So Ba
10 Jim Anderson Ba
11 Doug Spring Ba
12 Rick Johnson Ba
14 Bob Chasen Ba
Bates JV def Bowdoin
1 Kim Wettlaufer Fr Ba
2 Paul Grabbe Ba
3 Chris Callahan Ba
1 October 1975, Bates 25, Maine 31 @Orono, 4.6 miles
1 Bruce Merrill Ba 23:09 =cr held by Gerry LaFlamme
2 Paul Oparowski Ba
3 Gerry LaFlamme M
4 Colin Campbell M
5 Rick DeBruin Ba
6 Rick Johnson Ba
7 Garland M
8 Kane M
9 LaChance M
10 Seekins M
11 Jon Harris Ba
12 Bob Chasen Ba
3 October 1975, Brandeis 46, Holy Cross 58, Springfield 69, Bates 74, BC 117 @Worcester, 5.2 miles
1 John Capezutto BC 25:13 cr
2 Dom Finelli Br
3 Dennis Donoghue Br
4 Bill Saunders HC 25:36
5 Bruce Merrill Ba
6 Art McCann Sp
7 Moustetis Sp
8 Mike Mahoney HC 26:01
9 Neil Coleman HC
10 Paul Oparowksi Ba
13 Rick DeBruin Ba
17 Dan Klett HC 26:28
20 Steve Kiley HC 26:50
23 Jim Anderson Ba
25 Rick Johnson Ba
26 Jon Harris Ba
32 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
33 Tom Leonard Ba
43 Bob Chasen Ba
7 October 1975, Bates 15, UMaine Portland-Gorham 50
1 Jim Anderson Ba
2 Tom Leonard Ba 4 sec back
3 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
4 Paul Grabbe Ba
5 Doug Spring Ba
6 Chris Callahan Ba
7 Doug Spring Ba
11 October 1975, Bates 23, WPI 36 @Bates
1 Bruce Merrill Ba 25:23 cr (old mark 25;37)
2 Mike Murphy WPI also under old cr
3 Paul Oparowski Ba inside 26:00
4 Alan Briggs WPI
5 Tom Leonard Ba
6 Jim Anderson Ba
7 Heslin WPI
8 Rick DeBruin Ba
9 Doug Spring Ba
10 Jon Harris Ba
18 October 1975, Maine State @Garcelon Field
wet course
Bates 17, Maine 42, Bowdoin 70, Colby 120
1 Rick DeBruin Ba 26:05.5
2 Paul Oparowski Ba 26:12
3 Bruce Merrill Ba 26:15
4 Tom Leonard Ba 26:25
5 Gerry LaFlamme M 26:29
6 Colin Campbell M 26:38
7 Bob Chasen Ba 26:40
8 Darrell Seekins M 26:43
9 Jeff Sanborn Bo 26:55
10 Peter Benoit Bo 26:58
13 Jim Anderson Ba 27:02
14 Doug Spring Ba 27:06
19 Jon Harris Ba 27:22
25 October 1975, NESCAC @Tufts, 5.2 miles
no team score
(unofficially Bates 43, Middlebury 109, Tufts, Bowdoin, Union, Amherst)
1 Bruce Carter H 27:21
2 John Schmeyer H 27:29
3 Peter Ciano Tu 27:32
4 Steve Jones U 27:36
5 Bruce Merrill Ba 27:38
6 Paul Oparowksi Ba 27:45
9 Tom Leonard Ba 28:04
10 Rick DeBruin Ba 28:07
13 Jim Anderson Ba 28:22
1 November 1975, EICAA @Franklin Park
Brandeis 35, Boston State 84, Bates 95, Williams 116, 20 teams
1 Dom Finelli Br
2 Brian Rheinhold Br
5 Bruce Merrill Ba
7 Paul Oparowski Ba
16 Rick DeBruin Ba
29 Tom Leonard Ba
38 Bob Chasen Ba
77 Jim Anderson Ba
82 Jon Harris Ba
125 runners
JV
Brandeis, Springfield, Bates
5 Rick Johnson Ba
9 Paul Grabbe Ba
10 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
13 Doug Spring Ba
18 Chris Callahan Ba
29 Steve Streeter Ba
78 entries
8 November 1975, NEICAA @Franklin Park
Providence 42, Northeastern 45, Umass 146, Brandeis 163, Keene St 186, Vermont 214, Bates 225, Holy Cross 236, U Conn 266, Williams 306
1 Mick O'Shea Pr 23:24
2 John Treacy Pr
15 Bruce Merrill Ba
38 Paul Oparowski Ba
46 Rick DeBruin Ba
55 Tom Leonard Ba
71 Jim Anderson Ba
sub-varsity
UMass 24, Northeastern, Maine, 6 Bates 145, 7 Providence
1 Peter Crookes Pr 15:24
12 Frank Rafferty Pr
17 Kim Wettalufer Ba
also Chris Callahan, Paul Grabbe, Steve Streeter, Doug Spring
15 November 1975, NCAA Div III @Franklin Park
46F, muddy
North Central 91, Occidental 111, Brandeis 151, 6 Keene St 236, 11 Boston St 316, 12 Bates 323, 39 teams
1 Vin Fleming Lowell 24:27
5 Frank Richardson MIT 24:31
16 Dennis Donoghue Br 24:51
22 Mark Duggan BoSt 24:58
27 John Bradford Br 25:06
33 Brian Reinhold Br 25:13
57 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:31
60 Bruce Merrill Ba 25:35
71 Bob Chasen Ba 25:46
80 Tom Leonard Ba 25:52
99 Dom Finelli Br 26:02
111 Rick DeBruin Ba 26:11
155 Jim Anderson Ba 26:40