7 November 1953, New York State meet @Delaware Park, Buffalo, 4.2 miles
course altered due to a foot of snow on the ground with drifts; snow continued during race
1 Buffalo St 15
2 RPI 60
3 Harpur 76
4 Cortland St
Alfred, Union, Brockport, Oswego failed to show up due to traffic conditions
1 Phil Ellsworth B 27:48.4
2 George Barton B 28:39
3 Al Thompson B 29:33
4 Dick Eakes B 29:53
5 Dudley Fields B 29:53
6 Tony Mesmer B 30:43
7 Art Uhl B 31:44
8 Joe Keating RPI 31:44
9 Howie Warner RPI 32:05
10 Bob Gottschall RPI 32:15
11 Bob Peterson Fr C 32:16
12 Vincent Piociano H 32:48
13 Ray Church H 32:53
14 Cpt Tony Iacoponi RPI 32:52 (sic)
15 Bob Boumer C 32:57
16 Andrew Zsiday H 33:00
17 Art Pratt H 33:02
18 Don Hickman H 33:36
19 Ray Ruf Sr RPI 34:11
20 Joe Scalzo C 34:27
21 Paul Gigliotti C 34:27
22 Bernard Gruziewski H 34:46
23 Ed Lane H 34:52
24 Bob Davis RPI 35:15
25 Lew Incol RPI 36:38
26 Ronald Armstrong C 38:40
The Buffalo runners ran in spikes with vaseline spread on their soles.