Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1957
Coach Marty McDonagh (41st year)
Captain Fred Best
lettermen Harry Zimmer, John Walker, Bob Fisher, Gene VanMadeghen
sophs Leroy Warner, Kevin O'Reilly
Freshmen
5 Oct @Colgate
11 Oct Delhi
19 Oct Union
26 Oct @Springfield
Tom Carlisle, Herb Ireland, Ed Vrooman, Richard Blank, Joe Cohen, Ken Straub, Jack Shabe, Jerry Haggerty
also Frank Vogt, Frank Coda, Richard Levine, Mike Vosbury, Martin Davis, Cliff Baacke, Al Galli, Mitchel Small, Barton Barr
28 September 1957, RPI 23, Cortland St 32 @RPI
new course
1 Fred Best RPI 25:25 cr
2 Leroy Warner So RPI 26:05 missed most of freshmen year with injury
3 Gary Thompson C
4 Jim Todd C
5 Harry Zimmer RPI
6 Fred Franke C 27:57
7 Kevin O'Reilly So RPI 28:09
8 John Walker Jr RPI 28:13
9 Henry Veix C
10 Bob Pinkerton C
2 October 1957, RPI 15, Siena 40 @Siena, 3 1/2 miles
1 Fred Best RPI 17:40 cr (old mark 17:44)
2 Leroy Warner RPI
3 John Walker RPI 19:42
4 Don Heyman So RPI
5 Harry Zimmer RPI
5 October 1957, Vermont 23, RPI 35 @RPI
1 Fred Best RPI 24:30.5
=2 Kolstrom & Seymore Vt 26:02
4 Warner RPI 26:27
5 Trottel Vt
9 Zimmer RPI
10 Kevin O'Reilly RPI
11 Walker RPI
12 Al Page RPI
5 October 1957, Colgate Freshmen 23, RPI 36 @Colgate
1 Epanchin C 16:34
2 Tom Carlisle RPI 16:37
3 Herb Ireland RPI 17:00.2
8 Al Galli RPI 17:51
12 Richie Blank RPI
13 Roger Cruise RPI
14 Mitch Small RPI
15 Jim Brice RPI
16 Frank Coda RPI
17 Jerry Haggerty RPI
12 October 1957, RPI 21, Brockport 34 @Brockport, 3.8 miles
course lengthened by 200 yards
1 Fred Best RPI 19:25.2 cr
2 Charles Randall B 20:14
3 Leroy Warner RPI
4 John Walker RPI
5 Harry Zimmer RPI
6 Campion Lezinsky B
7 Jeff Berlind B
8 Kevin O'Reilly RPI
9 Ozzie Moore B
10 Tom Ferrara B
12 Dan Heyman RPI
Brockport winless, team thinned by flu.
12 October 1957, Delhi 20, RPI freshmen 35 @RPI, 2.4 miles
1 Tom Carlisle RPI 14:10.7 (old freshmen record 14:12)
9 Richie Blank RPI
10 George Zinsmeister RPI
11 Jerry Haggerty RPI
12 Jim Brice RPI
13 Roger Cruise RPI
15 Frank Coda RPI
18 Mitchel Small RPI
freshmen team ravaged by illess, Herb Ireland in infirmary
Carlisle & Ireland elected co-captains
26 October 1957, RPI 22, Springfield 33 @Springfield
1 Fred Best RPI 22:19
2 Ken Meyers Sp
3 Harry Zimmer RPI 24:02
4 Leroy Warner RPI 24:17
5 Don Kilgras Sp
6 John Walker RPI
Siena
8 Fred Carter Sp
9 Kevin O'Reilly RPI
10 Bill Richards Sp
11 Moe Callahan Sp
Springfield Freshmen 23, RPI 32
1 Phil Walkden Sp
2 Roger Maloney Sp
3 Dave Williams Sp
4 Tom Carlisle RPI 14:31
5 Herb Ireland RPI 14:31.5
6 Al Gallli RPI 14:49
7 Larry Herbesen Sp
8 Butch Merten Sp
9 George Wheller Sp
10 Calvin Condon Sp
11 Jim Brice RPI
due to Asian flu only seven men fit enough to make trip, Carlisle missed practice for the previous two weeks
2 November 1957, RPI 23, Colgate 35 @Colgate
1 Benson C 27:42
2 Fred Best RPI 28:44
=3 Zimmer & Walker RPI
6 Leroy Warner RPI
8 Don Heyman RPI
9 Kevin O'Reilly RPI
Coach McDonagh and Best plan to travel to NCAA meet in East Lansing, MI on 25 Nov
9 November 1957, New York State @Buffalo, 4.9 miles
6" of snow and winds of hurricane proportions
Hamilton 51, U Buffalo 65, Alfred 68, Buffalo St 84, 6 RPI 171
1 Fred Best RPI 26:01
2 Joe Dicamillo A 26:14
3 Bill Poole Ham
4 Kenneth Becker UBu
6 Dan McMartin Ham
7 Larry Sweet A 27:16
27 Leroy Warner RPI
28 John Walker RPI
35 Harry Zimmer RPI
39 Dan Heyman RPI
12 November 1957, Union 21, RPI 39 @RPI
1 Fred Best RPI 23:56.4 cr (broke own mark of 24:30.5)
2 Dick Ruquist U 24:34
6 Leroy Warner RPI
9 Harry Zimmer RPI
10 Jim Cavender U
11 Don Heyman RPI
12 Page RPI
meet rescheduled from October due to flu outbreak
Freshmen
=1 Tom Carlisle & Herb Ireland RPI
4 Dick Blank RPI
25 November 1957, NCAA @East Lansing, MI, 4 miles
26F, wind 12mph
1 Max Truex SoCal 19:12.3
49 Frederick W Best RPI 21:01
56 Joseph A DiCamillo Alfred 21:10
64 Larrie H Sweet Alfred 21:17
65 Willie Gagnon Buffalo Teachers 21:18
124 finishers