Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1968
Coach Warren Lutes
Captain Bill Pollock Jr & Gary Nelson Jr
21 September 1968, Cortland 23, RPI 32 @Cortland, 5.0 miles
new course
1 Murray Banks C 27:13 cr
2 Bill Pollock RPI 27:29
3 Ron Fleury C
4 Ed Faulkner C
5 Dick Daymont C
6 Dave Bivens RPI
7 Pete Hagen RPI
8 Dave Crawford RPI
9 Jim Lambros So RPI
10 Bob Cooper C
Nelson missed first meet with injury
Curt Cressi and Alan Swierczek promising frosh
28 September 1968, Springfield 17, RPI 45 @Troy, 4.68 miles
1 Ken Klatka Sp 24:29.9 cr (old mark 24:30 by Bob Lalley, 1965)
4 Bill Pollock RPI 25:10
8 Gary Nelson RPI 26:12
11 Pete Hagens RPI
12 Dave Bivans RPI
13 Jim Lambros RPI
14 Dave Crawford RPI
Springfield Freshmen 22, RPI 35, 3.4 miles
1 Vincent Bain Sp 18:18.5
2 Curt Cressi RPI 18:54
5 Alan Swierczek RPI 19:24
5 October 1968, MIT 21, RPI 35, WPI 76 @Franklin Park, 4.7 miles
1 Ben Wilson MIT 23:08.5
2 Bill Pollock RPI 24:25
3 Jim Yankaskas MIT 24:30
4 Larry Petro MIT
5 Gary Nelson RPI 25:03
6 John Owens MIT
7 Geoffrey Hallock MIT 25:38
8 Pete Hagens RPI 26:06
Eric Darling '70 MIT
11 Dave Pearson RPI
12 Dave Bivans RPI
13 Jim Lambros RPI
Horatio Daub '70 MIT
Carl Reed '70 MIT
Stan Kozubek, MIT, out with knee injury
RPI Freshmen 25, MIT 30, 3.1 miles
1 Curt Cressi RPI 17:26
2 Alan Swierczek RPI 17:40
5 Dan Grabowski RPI 18:13
8 Ed Feurriegel RPI 18:30
9 Paul Aldrich RPI 18:34
9 October 1968, Albany St 18, RPI 41, Siena 77 @Siena, 3.8 miles
1 Larry Fredericks Alb 18:32 cr (old mark 19:03)
2 Pat Gepfert Alb
3 Paul Roy Alb
4 Nelson RPI 18:51
5 Paul Breslin Alb
6 Pollock RPI 19:07
7 Don Beevers Alb
8 Hagens RPI 19:42
9 Bivans RPI 19:46
RPI Freshmen 24, Albany St 39, Siena 69
1 Dennis Hackett Alb 18:58
2 Cressi RPI 19:04
3 Swierczek RPI 19:32
4 Grabowski RPI 19:55
5 Paul Holmes Alb
6 Lou Wittig Alb
7 Aldrich RPI
8 Paul Malmrose RPI
9 Hocking RPI
12 October 1968, RPI 28, Hamilton 29 @RPI
1 Bill Pollock RPI 24:59.5
2 Gary Nelson RPI 25:20
5 Pete Hagens RPI 26:21
6 Dave Bivans RPI 26:30
Dave Crawford dnr because of illness
RPI Freshmen 24, Hudson Valley CC 33, 3.26 miles
1 George Hitt HV 18:28.0
2 Curt Cressi RPI 19:02
3 Alan Swierczek RPI 19:15
5 Dan Grabowski RPI 19:30
6 Greg Aldrich RPI 19:47
18 October 1968, RPI 17, Union 42 @Schenectady, 4.7 miles
1 Bill Pollack RPI 25:39
2 Gary Nelson RPI 26:43
3 Dave Bivans RPI 27:21
4 Pete Hagens RPI 27:36
5 Myron Fribush U
6 Joe Burgess U
7 Jim Lambros RPI 28:34
8 Dave Crawford RPI 28:37 missed 3 previous meets due to illness
RPI Freshmen 24, Union 32, 3.0 miles
1 Bryant Moekel U 15:21
2 Alan Swierczek RPI 15:38
3 Paul Forbes U
4 Greg Aldrich RPI 16:06
5 Dan Grabowski RPI 16:21
6 Ed Feuerriegel RPI 16:29
7 Paul Malmrose RPI 16:34
Dave Rice U
10 John Hocking RPI 17:00
23 October 1968, Vermont 22, RPI 44, Williams 69 @Troy, 4.7 miles
1 Bill Pollock RPI 24:54.7
5 Gary Nelson RPI 26:51
8 George Scarola W 26:32
10 Dave Bivans RPI 26:43
12 Pete Hagens RPI 27:03
16 Pearson RPI 28:07
RPI Freshmen 29 1/2, Vermontt 43, Williams 53 1/2, 3.44 miles
1 Bob Sears Vt 18:36.6
2 Al Swierczek RPI 18:54
3 Dan Grabowski RPI 19:15
4 Greg Aldrich RPI 19:18
5 Will Birnie W
6 John Luvalle W
=8 George Malanson W 19:44
=8 Larry Prill RPI 19:44
26 October 1968, 1st ICAC meet @Alfred, 5.11 miles
wind, rain, hail, and sleet
1 Alfred 42, RPI, Clarkson, Hobart, Union
1 Bill Pollock RPI 27:41.6 cr (old mark 27:48.5 by Bill Zuller, Syracuse)
=2 Pete Stasz & Pat Keeler A
4 Mike Fine A
5 Jeff Linton H
6 John King H
7 Gary Nelson RPI 29:05
8 Myron Fribush U
10 Andy Erickson A
11 Christy Bell H
13 Dave Crawford RPI 29:51
14 Mike Saeli H
15 Joe Burgess U
16 Jim Lambros RPI 30:13
17 Pete Hagens RPI 30:21
2 November 1968, New York State @Oswego, 5 miles
Brockport, Hamilton, LeMoyne, 7 RPI, 8 Alfred, 14 teams
1 Bill Pollack RPI 27:44
13 Stasz A
15 Gary Nelson RPI 29:05 injured tendon
45 Pete Hagen RPI 30:25 slowed by strained ligament
55 Dave Bivans RPI 31:34
56 Dave Crawford RPI 31:34
Freshmen
Buffalo St, 3 RPI, 5 Alfred
3 Rick Devalk A
8 Ken Soderholm A
13 Alan Swierczek RPI
19 Greg Aldrich RPI
23 Larry Prill RPI
25 Dan Grabowski RPI
29 Ed Feurriegel RPI
Curt Cressi dnr because of injury