Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1977
17 September 1977, Williams 21, RPI 38 @Williams, 4.8 miles
soggy course
=1 Joe Kolb & Frank Carr W 26:05
=3 Paul Herbert & Jay Smith RPI 26:31
=5 Dan Sullivan & Tom Schreck W 26:43
7 Garrick Leonard So W 27:04
8 Mike Behrman So W 27:41
11 Bud Bell So W
JV Williams 21, RPI 44, 3.8 miles
1 John McCammond Fr W 20:33
2 Phil Darrow Fr W 20:41
5 Hans Gieseke Sr W
24 September 1977, MIT 33, RPI 36, WPI 45 @Franklin Park, 5 miles
1 Barry Bayus MIT 24:44
=2 Paul Herbert & Jay Smith RPI 25:12
10 Bob Kelsey RPI 26:17
11 Brian Leary Fr RPI 26:26
13 Steve Petto RPI 25:43
RPI JV def MIT & WPI
1 MIT
2 Phil Mitchell RPI
3 Pete Roberts RPI
4 Bob Muse RPI
1 October 1977, LeMoyne Inv
rain-soaked & muddy course
St Lawrence 86, Colgate 99, Plattsburgh, 7 Hamilton, 9 RPI, 15 teams
1 John Underwood Brock
2 Jay Smith RPI :04 back
6 Mike Burns StL
16 Doug Burgess Ham
8 October 1977, RPI 23 Cortland 33; RPI 22 Hamilton 33 @Cortland, 5 miles
=1 Jay Smith & Paul Herbert RPI 26:00
3 C 26:16
6 Bob Kelsey RPI 26:37
7 Brian Leary RPI 26:42
14 Tim Longnecker RPI
15 Steve Petto RPI
17 Peter Leonard Fr RPI
32 runners
15 October 1977, RPI 19, Union 40 @Troy, 5 miles
1 Paul Herbert RPI 25:29 cr (old mark by Doug Masucci, RPI)
2 Kevin Scheuer U 25:47
3 Jay Smith RPI 26:56
4 Bob Kelsey RPI 26:58
5 Brian Leary RPI 26:58
6 Peter Leonard RPI 27:18
7 Bryan Liss U
9 Steve Petto RPI 27:33
10 Paul Taylor RPI 27:41
RPI finished dual meet season 4-2.
16 October 1977, Capital District @Siena
Albany St 30, RPI 49, Union 79, Siena 109
1 Kevin Scheuer U 25:27
2 Paul Herbert RPI 25:31
3 Brian Davis A 25:50
4 John King S 25:58
5 John Little A 26:06
7 Brian Leary RPI 26:29
9 Bob Kelsey RPI 26:45
12 Steve Petto RPI 27:25
15 Pete Leonard RPI 27:33
16 Paul Taylor RPI 27:36
20 Mark Harkness RPI 27:46
Jay Smith afflicted with cramps
29 October 1977, ICAC @RIT, 10km
St Lawrence 31, RPI 59, Clarkson 80, Alfred 90, RIT 98, Hobart 175
1 Paul Herbert RPI 31:28
2 Steve English StL 31:39
Pete Reichert Cla
5 John Pelkey StL 31:54
=7 Mike Burns & Jimmy Holland StL 32:02
8 Mark Woodward StL 32:21
10 Brian Leary RPI 32:28
13 Bob Kelsey RPI 32:55
14 Paul Taylor RPI 33:00
22 Tim Longenecker RPI 33:48
5 November 1977, New York State @U Rochester, 5.13 miles
Rochester 43, 3 Marist, 4 Colgate, 13 RPI 295, 16 teams
1 Dick Cartwright Hart 26:07
2 John Fisher Colg
5 Paul Herbert RPI 26:38
10 Paul Colletti Colg
55 Bob Kelsey RPI 27:56
75 Brian Leary RPI 28:29
76 Paul Taylor RPI 28:30
84 Stee Petto RPI 28:46
12 November 1977, NCAA D3 @Ohio, 5 miles
3" of snow on the course
Occidental 149, Humboldt 152, North Central 200, 52 teams
1 Dale Kramer Carleton 25:44
2 Domenic Finelli Br 26:05
3 Michael Palmquist St Olaf 26:06
139 Paul Herbert RPI 27:44
197 Jerry Scholder Marist 28:36
396 finishers