RPI 1954

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1954

Coach Bill Eddy

Captain Joe Keating

soph Rudy Swigart, senior Bob Davies, junior Howie Warner

sophs Bob Wyer, Clint Beaver, Walt Feltmate; junior John Hudson

Bob Gottschall scholastically ineligible

2 Oct @Vermont

16 Oct @Union

Oct Middlebury

Oct Colgate

Oct Troy

Nov New York States @Hartwick

2 October 1954, Vermont 24, RPI 31 @Burlington, 4.6 miles

1 Larry Damon Vt 25:23.2

2 Grady Vt 25:59

3 Cpt Joe Keating RPI 26:35

4 Wadley Vt 26:48

5 Bob Davies RPI 26:50

6 Rudy Swigart RPI 26:51

7 Bob Wyer RPI 27:17

8 Hopewell Vt 27:30

9 Trafrate Vt 27:39

10 Beaven RPI 27:59

Delhi Aggies 15, RPI Freshmen 40 @Delhi, 3 miles

6 Slayback RPI 19:20

7 Jablonski RPI 19:21

8 Chapman RPI 20:15

9 Zimmer RPI 20:16

12 Dave Moore RPI

9 October 1954, Cobleskill JC 16, RPI Freshmen 47, NY Commercial College 89, Orange County JC 91 @Cobleskill, 3.2 miles

1 C 16:32 cr (old mark 16:45)

5 Zimmer RPI 17:44

9 Toomey RPI

10 Jablonski RPI

11 Chapman RPI

12 Canady RPI

14 Slayback RPI

18 Moore RPI

16 October 1954, RPI 26, Union 33 @Schenectady

1 Don Stack U 27:12

2 Joe Keating RPI 27:41

3 Al MacKinnon U 27:48

4 Bob Davies RPI 28:23

5 Rudy Swigart RPI 29:27

6 Don Smollens U 29:34

7 Walt Feltmate RPI 29:51

8 Howie Warner RPI 30:00

9 John Hudson RPI 30:49

10 Clint Beaven RPI 31:24

11 Reilly U 31:34

12 John Burr U 31:59

Parillo, Union, dnr due to illness.

Union Freshmen 20, RPI 35, 3 miles

1 Lawrance U 16:05

2 Zimmer RPI 16:49

6 Slayback RPI

8 Jablonski RPI

9 Canady RPI

10 Toomey RPI

11 Carrley RPI

12 Alden RPI

13 Chapman RPI

14 Webster RPI

16 McBride RPI

17 Dwyer RPI

20 October 1954, RPI 19, Middlebury 40 @Troy, 4.7 miles

hilly course over Troy streets

=1 Joe Keating & Bob Davies RPI

3 Rudy Swigart RPI

4 Robin Hagemeyer M

5 Win Tremaine M

23 October 1954, Colgate 27, RPI 28 @RPI, 4.6 miles

1 Bradshaw C 25:34

2 Bob Davies RPI 25:41

3 Joe Keating RPI 25:46

Colgate took three of the next four spots, broken up by Rudy Swigart.

30 October 1954, Springfield 26, RPI 29 @Troy, 4.6 miles

rain-soaked course and biting wind

1 Cameron Green Sp 24:50

2 Bob Falvo Sp 25:09

3 Keating RPI 25:20

4 Davies RPI 25:20

6 Swigart RPI

7 Feltmate RPI

9 Wyer RPI

RPI Freshmen 22, Springfield 33, 2.4 miles

1 Dan Toomey RPI 14:50

2 Dick McDonald Sp 14:59

3 Harry Zimmer RPI 15:02

4 Slayback RPI 15:06

6 Canady RPI

8 Jablonsky RPI

6 November 1954, New York State @Hartwick College, Oneonta

Buffalo St 59, Union 91, RPI 111, Brockport, Cortland, Oswego, Hamilton, Harpur, Hartwick, Alfred

1 Shaler Ham 23:49.2

2 Hatch Os 24:07.2

3 John Parillo U 24:07.3

4 Don Stack U 24:07.4

5 Joe Keating Sr RPI 24:09.6

19 Bob Davies Sr RPI 25:34

24 Walt Feltmate RPI 25:53

31 Rudy Swigart RPI 26:30

32 Bob Wyer RPI 26:32

39 Clint Beaver RPI 26:49

49 John Hudson RPI 27:42

RPI finished the season 2-3.