Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1955
Coach Marty McDonagh (previously coached XC at RPI from 1917-1936)
Captain Rudy Swigart
lettermen John Hudson, Bob Wyer
junior Bob Hogarty
sophs Fred Best, Harry Zimmer, Frank Campanella
freshmen John Metes, Charlie Schultzman, Victor Pecore, Elman Jenjevics, Peter Makowski, Dave Langlois, Marty McGruis, John Wilson, Fred Kulakowski, George Chamberlain, Eddy Yand, Edward Kramer, Gaby Goodman, Harbaper Singh Nayar
1 Oct Vermont
also Cortland, Union, Colgate, Springfield, Brockport
5 Nov New York States @Clinton
1 October 1955, Vermont 24, RPI 31 @Freer Park, 4.6 miles
1 Don Grady Vt 25:57
2 Bob Wyer RPI 26:13
3 Fred Best RPI 26:27
4 Slack Vt 26:41
5 John Fitzpatrick Vt 27:14
6 Ken Wadley Vt 27:17
7 Rudy Swigart RPI 27:23
8 Howland Vt 27:25
=9 Harry Zimmer & Johnny Hudson RPI 28:19
8 October 1955, RPI 25 Cortland St @Frear Park, 4.4 miles
1 Bob Wyer RPI 25:51.7 cr (new course)
2 Rudy Swigart RPI 26:11
3 Bill Clendennen C 26:30
4 Bob Baumer C 27:19
5 Paul Gigliotti C 27:19
6 John Hudson Sr RPI 27:30
7 Harry Zimmer RPI 27:46
8 Lee Mann C 27:56
9 Dick Chapman RPI 28:02 only one week's practice
10 Jim Nugent C 28:13
11 Don Hickman C
12 Dick Miller C
14 Ed Tishler C
15 Howard Loveless C
Delhi 23, RPI Freshmen 34
1 Dave Langlois RPI 14:35.3
2 Waite D 14:42
3 Burgin D 14:57
4 Aftuck D 15:09
5 Ed Kroemer RPI 15:22
6 Hoyt D 15:38
7 Edmund Jurevics RPI 15:54
8 Kronk D 15:59
9 Munsel D 15:59
10 Fred Kulakowski RPI 16:10
15 October 1955, Union 22, RPI 36 @Frear Park, 4.4 miles
1 John Parillo U 24:43 cr
2 Bob Wyer RPI 26:13
3 Lawrence U
4 Fred Best RPI
=9 Rudy Swigart & John Hudson RPI
11 Harry Zimmer RPI
Union Freshmen 15, RPI 44, Castleton 61, 2.4 miles
=1 Pietsh, Dinnechenzo, Lewis, Ruquist U 14:34.5
5 Wagner U 14:47
6 Langlors RPI 14:53
7 Kroemer RPI 14:59
8 Jurevics RPI 15:25
9 Pritchard C 16:19
10 Ko C 16:22
11 Jon Wilson RPI 16:25
12 Kulakowski RPI 16:25
13 Mortensern C 17:52
14 Freeman C 18:33
15 Nubent C 18:44
22 October 1955, RPI 25, Colgate 32 @Hamilton, 4.4 miles
1 Fred Best RPI 21:55
2 Scheerholz C
3 Bob Wyer RPI
4 Jim Mahr C
5 Rudy Swigart RPI
6 Cheshire C
7 John Hudson RPI
8 Yandel C
9 Bob Hogarty RPI
10 Zimmer RPI
11 Chapman RPI
12 Fischer RPI
RPI Freshmen 22, Orange Co JC 37 @RPI
=1 Dave Langlois & Ed Kromer RPI 14:32 cr
3 Dick Morse O 15:07
4 Cahalhan O 15:16
5 Jurjevics RPI 16:11
6 Wilson RPI 16:18
7 Smith O 16:24
8 Schultzman RPI 16:41
9 Chamberlin RPI 16:48
10 Kulakowski RPI 16:49
11 Vuolo O 17:00
12 Pecore RPI 17:09
13 Sears O 17:23
14 Honkala O 17:40
15 Tuccillo O 17:42
16 Young RPI 18:51
17 Roosa O 20:33
29 October 1955, Springfield 24, RPI 31 @Springfield, 4.2 miles
=1 Bob Falvo & Paul Crowe Sp 23:20
3 Fred Best RPI 23:34
4 Bob Wyer RPI 23:59
5 Fred Carter Sp 24:44
6 Al Newton Sp 24:44
7 John Hudson RPI 25:04
8 Rudy Swigart RPI 25:09
9 Dick Chapman RPI 25:13
10 Clark Allen Sp 25:41
11 John Manley Sp 25:52
12 Zimmer RPI 26:23
RPI now 2-3, Springfield 4-4.
RPI Freshmen 28, Springfield 29, 2.7 miles
1 Ed Kromer RPI 14:16
2 Elmars Jurjevics RPI 14:22
3 Del Cote Sp 14:23
4 Dave Langlois RPI 14:33
5 Jay Smith Sp 14:37
6 Vaughn Joyce Sp 14:45.5
7 Charles Mitchell Sp 14:58
8 Frank Reuter Sp 14:58
9 Fred Rader Sp 15:25
10 Jon Wilson RPI 15:46
11 George Chamberlain RPI 16:13
5 November 1955, New York State @Harpur College, Endicott, 4 miles
Buffalo St 49, Hamilton 58, Alfred 62, Union 111, Roberts Wesleyan 167, 8 RPI 194
1 John Parillo U 21:09
2 Al Shaler Ham 21:19
3 Frank Finnerty Fr A 21:30
4 Joe Bessell BuSt
5 Willie Gagon BuSt 21:51
6 Frank Gilbert A
10 Tom Laurence U
16 Fred Best RPI
21 Bob Wyer RPI fell attempting to hurdle a chain
44 Rudy Swigart RPI
56 Bob Fisher RPI
57 John Hudson RPI
50 Harry Zimmer RPI
61 Dick Chapman RPI
12 November 1955, RPI 27, Brockport 28
1 Fred Best RPI 22:11
2 Charley Randall B
4 Charley Varela B
5 Carlos Gonzales B
8 Pete Oley B
9 Lenny Giordano B
11 Art Connorton B
13 Roger Farr B