Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1959
Coach Marty McDonagh
Captain Leroy Warner
lettermen Herb Ireland, George Zinsmeister, Tom Schellin, Kevin O'Reilly
also Bob Hall, Frank Larmon, Tom Stamato
over forty men out for the freshmen squad
3 October 1959, Vermont 15, RPI 45, 4.4 miles
1 Fred Kolstrom Vt 24:42
6 Roy Warner RPI 27:45 developed stitch while running 3rd with 3/4 miles to go
10 October 1959, Cortland 18, RPI 45 @RPI
1 Pete Todd C 24:03.5 cr (old mark 24:08)
3 Leroy Warner RPI
14 October 1959, Colgate 15, RPI 40 @Colgate, 5 miles
1 Bill Benson C
6 Cpt Roy Warner RPI
Colgate Freshmen 21, RPI 40
1st meet of season for RPI frosh
17 October 1959, Union 19, RPI 36 @RPI, 4.6 miles
1 Tom Hoffman U 23:53 cr (old mark 24:03.5 by Pete Todd, Cortland, 1959)
2 Elmars Jurjevics U
3 Roy Warner RPI 24:59
4 Dick Giddings U
5 Wayne Laverty U
RPI freshmen 18, Union 43
1 Mahoney RPI 14:09
2 Wilson RPI 14:25
3 Marty Schwra RPI
5 Jack Berg RPI
7 Steve Abbey RPI
21 October 1959, Springfield 15, RPI @Springfield
=1-6 Sp
7 Leroy Warner RPI went off course
Springfield Freshmen 25, RPI 30, 3.1 miles
1 Terry Merritt Sp 16:43 cr (old mark 18:12)
2 Mike Mahoney RPI 17:00
3 Frank Wilson RPI
7 Marty Schwam RPI
24 October 1959, Hamilton 15, RPI @Hamilton
rain, muddy course
7 Leroy Warner RPI slowed by stitch in last mile
RPI Freshmen def Hamilton JV
28 October 1959, RPI 17, Oswego St 45, 4.4 miles
1 Roy Warner RPI 25:39
2 Tom Schellin RPI
3 George Zinsmeister RPI
5 Kevin O'Reilly RPI
6 Herb Ireland RPI
RPI finished the dual meet season 1-6. State meet @Alfred on Saturday.
30 October 1959, RPI Freshmen 21, Delhi 34 @RPI
1 Mike Mahoney RPI 14:10
2 Frank Wilson RPI
31 October 1959, RPI Freshemen 19, Lenox Prep 37 @Lenox
cold & wet
1 Frank Wilson RPI 18:50 cr (old mark 19:00)
2 Mike Mahoney RPI 18:51
Freshmen finish 4-2. Mahoney, Wilson, Schwan, Berg, Abbey led team.
7 November 1959, New York State @Alfred U, 4.35 miles
Alfred 20, Hamilton 63, Roberts Wesleyan 122, Buffalo 133, Buffalo St 144, Union 147, Cortland 153, RPI 201, Ithaca 226, Harpur 252, Oswego 253, Brockport 285
1 Frank Finnerty A 21:32
2 Larry Sweet A 21:53
3 John Coons I 22:40
4 Carl Blanchard A 22:42
5 Joe DiCamillo A 22:44
18 Tom Hoffman U
22 Roy Warner RPI
33 George Zinsmeister RPI
37 Tom Schellin RPI
76 runners
Freshmen
Alfred 23, Buffalo St 39, Buffalo 68, RPI 102, Oswego 127
1 Bob Lewcowitz A 14:01 cr (old course record 14:37)
2 Bob Burrows A 14:16
3 Bob Tweedy A 14:17
10 Mike Mahoney RPI 14:47
22 Marty Schaum RPI