Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1952
Coach Bill Eddy (15th year), superintendent of parks and recreation in Schenectady, record of 57-23 at RPI in first fourteen years
Captain Brooke Schumm
returning lettermen Ed Regan, Ray Ruf, Joe Keating, toni Iacoponi, Don Carpenter
sophs Bob Davies, Jim Porter
4 October 1952, Vermont 16, RPI 45 @Burlington, 3 1/4 miles
1 George Davis Vt 21:08.6
2 Mel Risley Vt
3 George Joyner Vt
4 Larry Damon Vt
5 Joe Keating So RPI
8 Bob Davies RPI
9 Tony Iacaponi RPI
Schumm, Jim Porter, and Al Penna not yet in shape
Ray Ruf and Ed Regan (lettered in 1950) both with leg trouble
11 October 1952, Coast Guard 17, RPI 39 @New London, 4.1 miles
=1 Hal Olson & Phil Donahy CG 22:47.5
3 Murphy CG
4 Joe Keating RPI
5 Foster CG
6 St John CG
7 Tony Iacoponi RPI
8 Brooke Schumm RPI
9 Ed Reagan RPI
10 Moorehead CG
11 Carpenter RPI
12 Davies RPI
13 Smith CG
14 Pena RPI
18 October 1952, Union 20, RPI 35 @Schenectady, 4.7 miles
course slightly modified because of construction
=1 Dick Dolan, Gari Clough, Don Stack, Eliot Schechler U 27:32
5 Bob Davies RPI half a minute behind
6 Joe Keating RPI
7 Tony Iaconponi RPI
8 Brooke Schumm RPI
9 Ed Reagen RPI
10 Jan Walker U
13 Dick Jones RPI
Al Penna dnr because of leg injury
25 October 1952, Colgate 23, RPI 32 @RPI, 4.6 miles
=1 Les Wallerk & Russ Bradshaw C 25:01
3 Joe Keating RPI
4 Jack Warner C
5 Tony Iacoponi RPI
6 Don Jones C
Colgate previously beat Alfred and lost to Cornell & Syracuse
1 November 1952, Springfield 18, RPI 37 @RPI, 4.6 miles
1 Bill Hillman S 24:51
2 Bob Bartlett S 25:56
3 Bob Davies RPI 26:04
4 Bill Coughlin S 26:24
5 Art Farham S 26:24
6 John Fenning S 26:24
7 Ed Reagan RPI 26:30
8 Tony Iacoponi RPI 26:52
9 Don Carpenter RPI 27:04
10 Joe Keating RPI 27:12
Springfield Freshmen 21, RPI 34, 2.7 miles
1 Wally Graham Sp 14:42
2 Bob Gottschall RPI 14:54
3 Bob Falvo Sp 15:02
4 Bill Taylor Sp 15:12
6 Doug Steeves Sp
7 Dick Miller Sp
8 November 1952, New York State meet @Ithaca, 5.1 miles
Buffalo St 53, Union 77, RPI 87, Brockport 112, Alfred 119, Cortland 120, Harwick, Harpur
1 Hal Snyder A 28:56
2 Mike Shaeffer Cort 29:32
12 Joe Keating RPI 31:00
13 Tony Iacoponi RPI 31:13
16 Ed Reagan RPI
19 Bill Hanna A 32:12
21 Bob Davies RPI
25 Brooke Schumm RPI