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.