Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1950
Coach Bill Eddy
Captain Tony Diamond
lettermen Connie Eastman, Ray Shanstrom, Jim Merrill
veteran trackman Burt Schum
sophs Ed Regan, Gene Van Maldegham, Tom Proctor, Phil Norwine
7 Oct @Champlain
13 Oct @Coast Guard
21 Oct Springfield
28 Oct @Union
1st Annual New York State Champs @Cortland
ICAAAA @New York
7 October 1950, RPI 15, Champlain 40, 4 miles
1 Ray Shanstrom RPI 21:09
2 Cpt Tony Diamond RPI
3 Connie Eastman RPI
4 Jim Morrell RPI
5 Ed Reagan RPI
6 Phil Norwine RPI
7 Gene Maldegham RPI
13 October 1950, RPI 17, Coast Guard 39 @New London, 4.7 miles
1 Tony Diamond Sr RPI 25:14 cr
2 Ray Shanstrom RPI
3 Jim Morrill Sr RPI
4 Lambert Larson CG
=5 Connie Eastman & Gene Van Maldegham RPI
7 Bill St John CG
8 Art Foster CG
9 Don Taylor CG
10 Phil Norwine RPI
Ed Regan slowed by stitch.
14th straight win for RPI
21 October 1950, RPI 25, Springfield 32 @RPI, 4.5 miles
race run between halves of the RPI-WPI football game
1 Tony Diamond RPI 24:06.4 cr
2 Bill Hillman Sp 24:42.5
3 George Davis Sp 24:51
4 Morrell RPI 24:59
5 Ray Shanstrom RPI 25:14.5
6 Connie Eastman RPI 25:25
7 Art Farnham Sp 26:04
8 Bill Fienemann Sp
9 Reagan RPI 26:27
10 Van Maldeghem RPI 26:31
11 Norwine RPI 26:42
12 Art Teamerson Sp 27:02
13 Bill Coughlin Sp 27:16
14 Stowell Sp 28:42
15 Hourigan Sp 28:50.5
16 Shumm RPI 29:06
17 Proctor RPI 30:08
Springfield's only previous loss was to Rhode Island by 25-32.
28 October 1950, RPI 23, Union 32 @Schenectady, 4.8 miles
1 Tony Diamond RPI 25:50 cr (old mark 26:33 by Lakshin)
2 Abe Lashkin U 26:28 slowed by stitch
3 Dick Dolan U
4 Ray Shanstrom RPI
5 Con Eastman RPI
6 Jim Morrill RPI
7 Van Maldeghem RPI
8 Alex MacCormick U
9 Gerry Clough U
10 Bob Murray U
RPI Freshmen 26, Union 32
1 Dick Dyer U
2 Dick Van Patten U
3 Tony Iacetony RPI
3rd straight victory for the freshmen
4 November 1950, RPI 22, Colgate 35 @RPI, 4.8 miles
cold, rainy day
1 Tony Diamond RPI 23:59.2 cr (broke own mark of 24:04.6)
2 Jim Hanlon C 24:39
3 Ray Shanstrom RPI
4 Jim Morrill RPI
5 Con Eastman RPI
6 Mittleman C
7 Price C
8 Day C
9 Reagon RPI
10 Van Maldegham RPI
11 Norwine RPI
12 Davenport C
RPI Freshmen 15, Manlius 48, 2 1/2 miles
1 Tony Iacopone RPI 14:45.6
2 Klein RPI 15:16
3 Dolven RPI 15:30
4 Ruf RPI 15:35.6
5 Wood RPI 15:51.6
6 Ritter RPI 15:47.4
7 McGlynn M 16:08
8 Beak M 16:31
9 Douglas RPI 16:35
10 Golos M 17:01
11 Bowne M 17:03
12 Mossup M 17:08
11 November 1950, 1st New York Intercollegiate Championship @Cortland, 5 miles
RPI 37, Alfred 38, Cortland 87, Hartwick 88, Brockport, Harpur, Ithaca, Champlain
RPI 37, Alfred 38, Hartwick 83, Cortland 85, Brockport St 116 (according to Fiat Lux)
1 Per Anderson A 25:08
2 Tony Diamond RPI 25:30
3 Bob Purdy A 25:43
4 Ray Shanstrom RPI
5 Bud Shaeffer Co
6 Johnny Morgan A
7 Morrill RPI
10 Marty Riemer A
12 Eastman RPI
13 Van Maldegham RPI
15 Reagan RPI
17 Phil Norwine RPI
19 Warren Matthews A
Syracuse Freshmen 15, RPI 50 @RPI, 2 1/2 miles
=1-5 S 13:46.4
8 Tony Iacoponi RPI
RPI freshmen won their first two meets 15-40 over Nichols JC and a week later 15-40 over Christian Brothers' Academy and finished the season 4-1.
20 November 1950, ICAAAA @Van Cortlandt Park
stiff wind, light rain
Penn State 44, Army 79, Manhattan 98, 13 RPI 394 (26 37 86 116 129), 18 Union 480, 27 teams
1 Dick Shea Army 25:21.4
2 William Ashenfelter PA St 26:00.6
3 Bill Lucas Man 26:07
4 Warren Dreutzler Mi St 26:13.4
5 Robert Freebairn PA St 26:15
27 Tony Diamond RPI 27:02
39 Ray Shanstrom RPI 27:14
204 runners, 198 finishers