Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1956
Coach Marty McDonagh
Captains Rudy Swigart & Bob Wyer
Juniors Fred Best, Harry Zimmer, Bob Fisher, Dick Chapman, George Weidner
sophs Ed Krommer, Dick Harwood, Vic Pecore, George Chamberlain, John Walker
veteran Gene Van Maldeghem
soph Dave Langlois scholastically ineligible
Freshman Coach John Hudson
a dozen men on the freshmen team including Dan Heyman, Dick Holmberg, and Kevin O'Rielly
29 September 1956, Cortland St 26, RPI 29 @Cortland, 5 miles
=1 Gigliotti & Clendennon C 26:12
3 Fred Best RPI 26:23
4 Bob Wyer RPI 26:53
5 Bob Harwood RPI 27:05
8 John Walder RPI
9 Harry Zimmer RPI
3 October 1956, RPI 24, Norwich 31 @RPI
2 Fred Best RPI
3 Bob Wyer RPI 26:03
4 Dick Harwood RPI 26:03
6 October 1956, RPI 27, Vermont 28
1 Fred Best RPI
Rudy Swigart out with an injured heel.
6 October 1956, RPI Freshmen 24, Delhi 33 @Delhi, 3.3 miles
1 Aftuck D 18:36.7
2 Danny Heyman RPI 19:02.7
3 Zboray D 19:08.2
4 Dick Holmberg RPI 19:26.5
5 Leroy Warner RPI 19:39.0
6 Buzz Page RPI 19:49.5
7 Kevan O'Reilly RPI 19:56.6
13 October 1956, RPI Freshmen 15, Siena 48 @RPI
=1 Danny Heyman, Dick Holmberg, Dick Cook, Fred Ney, Kevin O'Reilly RPI 15:31
6 Leroy Warner RPIa
20 October 1956, Union 21, RPI 38 @Schenectady, 4.8 miles
1 John Parillo U 25:28.1 cr (old mark 25:49 by Dick Dolan, Union, 1953)
2 Tom Lawrence U 26:16
3 Fred Best RPI 26:3
4 Dick Ruquist U
5 Dick Harwood RPI 27:27
6 Tom Cavender U
7 Bob Wyer RPI
8 Jim Cavender U
9 Joe D'Innocenzo U
10 Bill Wintersteen U
11 Matt Wagner U
12 Harry Zimmer RPI
Rudy Swigart & Gene Van Maldeghem tied for RPI's 5th spot
Van Maldeghem ran for RPI in 1950 before going into the armed services
soph John Walker dnr
Union Freshmen 24, RPI 31, 3 miles
1 Tom Hoffman U 14:42.4 cr (old mark 15:12.4 by Dolan, 1950)
2 Theodore Totman U 16:13.8
3 Dick Holmberg RPI 17:15
4 Blaize Cooke U 17:18
5 Dick Cook RPI 17:22
6 Tom Johnson RPI 17:38 went off course
7 Dave Meager U 17:44
8 Fred Hohn RPI 17:58
9 Bob Berger RPI 18:05
10 Peter Hess U 18:11
Danny Heyman & Kevin O'Reilly were running 3-4 when they went off course midway through the race
Buzz Page & Leroy Warner dnr because of injuries
27 October 1956, RPI 18, Brockport 39, Sienna inc @RPI, 4.4 miles
1 Fred Best RPI 24:11 cr (old mark 24:33 by John Parillo, Union, 1955)
2 Bob Wyer RPI 24:25
3 Randall B 25:36
4 Harry Zimmer RPI 25:52
5 Dick Harwood RPI 26:14 slowed by ailing leg
6 John Walker RPI
31 October 1956, RPI 21, Springfield 38
1 Fred Best RPI 25:25.4
2 Bob Wyer RPI 25:33
3 Frank Reuter Sp
4 Fred Carter Sp
5 Harry Zimmer RPI 25:51
6 John Walker RPI 26:36
7 Dick Harwood RPI 27:04
9 Cal Webster So RPI 27:50
Springfield Freshmen def RPI
3 November 1956, Colgate 27, RPI 28, Siena 83 @RPI
1 Fred Best RPI 24:03.8 cr (broke own mark of 24:11)
2 Schuermoltz C
3 Maltbie C
4 Bob Wyer RPI one second back
5 Yandell C
6 Harry Zimmer RPI
7 John Walker RPI
8 Haskell C
9 Woodruff C
10 Webster RPI
Dick Harwood dnr because of ailing leg
RPI finished the season 4-3.
Colgate Freshmen 30, RPI 33, Siena 70, 2.4 miles
1 Bill Benson C 14:12.0 =cr
2 Fred Cook C 14:44
3 Dick Holmberg RPI 14:50
4 Danny Heyman RPI 15:02
5 Jack Riley Si 15:05
6 Jim Chivers C 15:09
7 Kevin O'Reilly RPI 15:09.2
8 Joel Abbott C
9 Tom Johnson RPI
10 Paul Cook RPI
11 Tom Nealon Si
12 Dan Danaher C
RPI Freshmen end the season 3-3.
10 November 1956, New York State @Hamilton, 4.9 miles
Alfred 58, Buffalo St 82, Union 89, Hamilton 99, U Buffalo 141, Cortland, Oswego, Roberts Wesleyan, RPI, Harpur, Brockport
snow in the morning which lingered on the golf course
1 Frank Finnerty A 23:13 cr (old mark 23:58.1 by Al Shaler, Hamilton)
2 John Parillo U
3 Al Shaler Ham
4 Larry Sweet Fr A 24:05
5 Fred Best RPI 24:06
31 Bob Wyer RPI 25:45
40 Harry Zimmer RPI
45 John Walker RPI
58 Gene Van Maldaghem RPI
61 Bob Fisher RPI
63 finishers
Dick Harwood dnr