Bates Cross Country 1976
Coach Walter Slovenski
Captain Paul Oparowski Jr
25 September 1976 @Lewiston
Bates 15, Colby 50; Bates 15, SMVTI 50; Colby 19, SMVTI 39
29 September 1976, Bates 18, Bowdoin 46 @Garcelon Field
1 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:49
2 Tom Leonard Ba 26:11
3 Bruce Freme Bo 26:20
4 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 26:25
5 Rick DeBruin Ba 26:41
6 Tom Cloutier Ba 26:50
7 Mike Brust Bo 26:51
8 Mark Soderstrom Ba 27:06
9 Greg Peters Ba 27:08
10 Chris Walton Ba 27:15
11 Jeff Buck Bo 27:32
12 Roland L'Heureux Bo 27:45
13 Jim Gaffey Ba 27:58
14 Steve Streeter Ba 28:22
15 Bill Lawrence Bo 28:53
16 Greg Kerr Bo 29:04
17 Ken Hammond Ba 29:10
18 Tom Fiearra Ba 29:31
19 Jay Ferguson Ba 29:44
20 Dave Foley Ba 29:51
21 Tom Mitchell Bo 30:48
22 Dave Scharn Ba 32:51
5 October 1976, Bates 17, Maine 41 @Lewiston
1 Paul Oparowski Ba
2 Tom Leonard Ba
3 Kim Wetlaufer Ba
4 Beric Kimball Me
5 Greg Peters Ba
6 Tom Cloutier Ba
9 October 1976, Bates 18, WPI 42 @Worcester
1 Paul Oparowski Ba
2 Tom Leonard Ba
Rick DeBruin return to form, freshmen Greg Peters and Tom Cloutier continue to improve.
16 October 1976, Maine State @Brunswick CC
Bates 24, Maine 38, Bowdoin 76, Colby 105
1 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:34 cr
2 Tom Leonard Ba 25:56
3 Rick DeBruin Ba 26:05
4 Bill Pike M 26:15
5 Greg Peters Ba 26:16
6 Bruce Freme Bo 26:17
7 Peter Brigham M 26:18
8 Mike Skvarch M 26:19
9 Phil Garland M 26:22
10 Leo LaChance M 26:32
15 Tom Cloutier Ba 26:45
19 October 1976, Bates 20, Unew Hampshire 39 @Durham, NH, 3.8 miles
1 Paul Oparowski Ba 19:17
2 Tom Leonard Ba
3 Gary Crossan NH
4 Rick DeBruin Ba
5 Devid Gelinas NH
6 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
7 Greg Peters Ba
8 Tom Cloutier Ba
9 Mark Berman NH
10 Glenn Hilton NH
11 Mark Soderstrom Ba
12 Rob Maurer NH
13 Pete Herbert NH
14 Barry Reinholt NH
15 Peter Foley NH
Bates finishes dual meet season 13-1.
23 October 1976, NESCAC @Williams, 4.8 miles
1976 NESCAC XC Championships
no team score
unofficially, Bates 19, Amherst 106, Tufts 111, Middlebury 114, 11 teams
1 Paul Oparowski Ba 24:55
2 Joe Kolb Jr Wms 25:12
3 Rick DeBruin Ba
4 Tom Leonard Ba
5 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
6 Greg Peters Ba
7 Peter Ciano Tu
9 Tom Cloutier Ba 25:32
22 Mark Soderstrom Ba
30 October 1976, EICAA @Franklin Park, 5 miles
Brandeis 51, Bates 57, Springfield, Williams, Providence, CG, Southern Conn, Tufts, Westfield St, Amherst, 18 teams
1 Dennis Donahue Br
2 George Cofrin Sp
3 Paul Oparowski Ba
4 John Bradford Br
5 Joe Kolb Wm
6 Tom Leonard Ba
9 Rick DeBruin Ba
15 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
24 Tom Cloutier Ba
25 Greg Peters Ba
59 Mark Soderstrom Ba
128 finishers
Best finish by Bates since 2nd in 1967.
Bates 2nd to Central Conn 47-54 in 1962.
6 Nov 1976, NEICAA XC @Franklin Park, 5 Miles
Providence 44, UMass 88, Northeastern 89, UConn 132, 7 Bates 242, 33 teams
1 John Treacy Pr 23:06 cr
5 Bob Hodge Lowell 23:32
7 Vin Fleming Lowell 23:46
11 Frank Richardson MIT 24:08
14 Paul Oparowski Ba 24:15
34 Bill Pike ME
39 Rick DeBruin Ba
62 Tom Leonard Ba
63 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
64 Tom Cloutier Ba
111 Chris Walton Ba
134 Greg Peters Ba
15 November 1976, IC4A @Van Cortlandt Park, 5 miles
College Division
Lehigh 92, Fairleigh Dickinson 106, Delaware 107, Bates 203, Springfield 223, Maine 226
1 Frank Richardson MIT 25:05.8
6 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:20
33 Tom Leonard Ba 26:10
37 Rick DeBruin Ba 26:15
62 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 26:38
75 Tom Cloutier Ba 26:50
Bates best previous finish 5th in 1970.
Best previous runner Bruce Merrill, 22nd in 26:08 in 1974.
20 November 1976, NCAA Div III @Cleveland, OH, 8km
1 Dale Kramer Carleton 24:56
2 Bob Hodge Lowell 25:04
4 Frank Richardson MIT 25:18
8 Dennis Donahue Br 25:29
12 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:35
13 Vincent Fleming Lowell 25:36