Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1939
Coach Bill Eddy
Captain Bill Conklin
veterans Vic Head, Bailey, Ed Rochford
also Larson, Nelson, Loeble, Menten, Cumming, Fuegel, Huntley, Bower, Burns, Baltus, Van Antwerp
last year's frosh star Bill Blauvelt did not return
7 October 1939, RPI 27, Wesleyan 30 @Middletown, 3.6 miles
1 Holmes Ws 19:58.5
2 Guernsey Ws
3 Vic Head RPI 20:22
4 Burns RPI
5 Nelson RPI
6 Cpt Bill Conklin RPI
7 Steward Ws
8 Spadone Ws
9 Larson RPI
10 Bailey RPI
11 Huntley RPI
12 Bernier Ws
13 Carman RPI
12 October 1939, RPI Freshmen 18, Mount Pleasant HS 37 @RPI
=1 Koji & Davis RPI 12:35
3 Fallon RPI
4 Stryjek RPI
5 Warren RPI
6 McCarthy MP
7 Fabry RPI
8 Dukes RPI
9 Novak MP
10 Gardner MP
RPI Freshmen lost their opening meet to Nott Terrace two weeks earlier.
14 October 1939, Williams 27, RPI 28 @Taconic
1 Vic Head RPI 21:51.6 cr (old mark 21:52)
2 Ted Wills Sr W
3 Burns RPI
4 Brew Chapman So W
5 Hadley Griffin Sr W
6 Tom Lena Jr W
7 Nelson RPI
8 Cpt Bill Conkling RPI
9 Larson RPI
10 Johnny Gilman W
21 October 1939, RPI 19, Colgate 36 @RPI
1 Vic Head RPI 25:36.3
2 Burns RPI
3 Nelson RPI
4 Saunders C
5 Young C
6 Conkling RPI
7 Larson RPI
8 Huntley RPI
9 McGinley C
10 Bailey RPI
11 Leitzke C
12 Mulhern C
RPI Freshmen 23, Waterford HS 32
=1 Koji & Davis RPI 13:20.4
3 O'Rourke W
4 Michon W
28 October 1939, RPI 23, Union 32 @Schenectady, 4.7 miles
1 Paul Santoro U 26:29
2 Vic Head RPI 27:24
3 Burns RPI 27:34
4 Nelson RPI 27:44
5 Baltus RPI 27:49
6 Frank Melewicz U 27:50
7 Bill Johnson U 28:07
8 Doc Maines U 28:22
9 Conklin RPI 28:40
10 George Troup RPI 28:40
11 Huntley RPI 29:06
12 Larson RPI 29:06
13 Lobel RPI 29:08
14 Don Collins U 29:14
15 Jack Pearson U 29:14
RPI Freshmen 17, Union 38, 3 1/4 miles
=1 Koji & Davis RPI 16:25
3 Fallon RPI 16:37
4 Warren RPI 16:44
5 Paul Quinn U 17:01
6 Donald Klinkow U 17:08
7 Farby RPI 17:14
8 James Purdy U 17:20
9 Charles Snell U 17:21
10 Gordon Jacobs U 17:22
4 November 1939, RPI 20, Coast Guard 35 @RPI
1 Vic Head RPI 24:47.5
2 George Troup RPI came out for team after Colgate meet
3 Burns RPI
4 Nelson RPI
5 Baltus RPI not included in scoring 7
6 Banner CG one yard behind 5th
7 McGary CG
8 Crouch CG
9 Wright CG
10 JK Rea CG
11 Larson RPI
RPI Freshmen 24, Lansingburg 31, 2 1/2 miles
1 Peltzer L 12:11.8
2 Koji RPI
3 Davis RPI
4 Meebrau L
5 Sangdahl RPI
6 Fallon RPI
Koji, Davis, Fallon, Warren, and Sangdahl have earned freshmen numerals
11 November 1939, WPI 28, RPI 39
1 Nye WPI 25:01.1
2 Head RPI 20 yds back
3 Burns WPI
4 Dunkley WPI
5 Burns RPI
6 Nelson RPI
7 Troup RPI
8 Drawbridge WPI
9 Larson RPI
=10 Loeble & Baltus RPI
Cbristian Brothers Academy 22, RPI Freshmen 33
=1 Dailey & Welsh CBA 12:46.4
3 Davis RPI
4 Gentile CBA
5 Fallon RPI
6 Koji RPI
Freshmen finish the season 4-2.
18 November 1939, Alfred 15, RPI 40 @RPI
=1 Gamble & Rendell A 23:53.0 cr
3 Burgess A
4 Tuttle A
5 Morley A
6 Daunhauer A
7 Head RPI
8 Troup RPI
9 Hall A
10 Lagasse A
11 Nordquist A
12 Nelson RPI
13 Burns RPI
14 Huntley RPI
15 Conkling RPI
16 Baltus RPI
17 Larson RPI
18 Bender RPI
19 Bailey RPI