Middlebury Cross Country 1947
Coach Brown
Cpt Bob Mason
#1 Jim Newman
veterans Bob Gore, Rufe Cushman, Don Gustafson, Norm Bates
Jack Geiken and Dave Dale among the newcomers
10 October 1947, Champlain 21, Middlebury 36 @Middlebury, 4.2 miles
1 Jim Newman M 24:41
2 Frymire C
3 Liswith C
4 Lahskin C
5 Fitzpatrick C
6 Don Gustafson M
7 Hubbs C
8 Norm Bates M
9 Morrill C
10 Jack Geiken M
=11 Drohat & Cushman M
also Mason & Gore.
17 October 1947, Amherst 26, Middlebury 29 @Amherst, 3.9 miles
1 Kim Valentine A 22:12
2 Ed Gustafson M
3 Bob Mason M
4 Donald Bozarth A
5 Edward Cobb A
6 Cushman M
7 Charles Turnburke A
8 Drohat M
9 Rogowski A
10 Geiken M
11 George Swain A
Newman out with heart murmur according to EKG.
23 October 1947, Middlebury 24, Bowdoin 42, Bates 62 @Lewiston, 4.1 miles
1 Ed Gustafson M 24:25.2
2 Fred Auten Bo 24:31
3 Jack Geiken M 24:32
4 Joe Woods Bo 24:33
5 Mason M 24:34
6 Cushman M 24:35
7 James Mahaney Ba 25:07
8 Jascha French Ba 25:08
9 Drohat M 25:10
10 George McClelland Bo 25:20
11 Bates M 25:20
12 Harvey Jackson Bo 25:38
13 Roger Brown Ba 25:47
14 Dick Wiley Bo 25:55
15 Lund Bo 26:10
16 Dwight Quigley Ba 26:16
17 Dick Schrack Bo 26:42
18 Howard Ba 27:34
19 Frank Disnard Ba 28:07
20 Douglas Wilson Ba 28:08
21 Vyrros M 29:29
28 October 1947, Springfield 18, Middlebury 41 @Springfield, 4.5 miles
1 Bobby Knowles S 24:48
2 Dick Miller S 24:50
3 Rafe Cushman M 25:18
4 Dick Taddonio S 25:21
=5 Whitey Fjeldel & Bob Beetz & Bob Hunt S 26:11
8 Gustafson M 26:28
9 Drohat M 26:28
10 Bates M 27:25
11 Mason M 27:31
12 Ted Anderson S 27:55
30 October 1947, Middlebury 25, Trinity 30 @Hartford
1 Lemieux T 16:12
2 Wolford T
3 Jack Geiken M
4 Rufe Cushman M
5 Ed Gustafson M
6 Bob Mason M
7 Bob Gore M
8 Doc Drohat M
8 November 1947, Middlebury 27, Union 28 @Middlebury, 4.2 miles
1 Jim Newman M 24:34
2 Ray Belanger U 24:56
3 Don Wright U 25:02
4 Bob Garlock U 25:07
5 Ed Gustafson M 25:18
=6 Bob Mason & Rafe Cushman M 25:29
8 Dave Dale M 25:41
9 Don Brightman U 25:43
10 Norm Bates M 26:02
11 Graydon Loomis U 26:14
12 Fred Steigert U 26:38
Bates did not score as no displacing allowed.
Newman cleared for competition after layoff for uncertain heart condition.
Union: Cpt Newt Culver dnr due to a blister on his foot
15 November 1947, Middlebury 20, U Vermont 43 @Middlebury, 4.2 miles
1 Earl Randall Vt 24:22.5
2 Jim Newman M
3 Ed Gustafson M
4 Bob Mason M
5 Dave Dale M
6 Bob Gore M
=7 Norm Bates & Doc Drohat M
9 Jareckie Vt
10 Fagan Vt
11 Bennett Vt
12 Peabody Vt