Springfield Cross Country 1956
Coach Vern Cox
Captain Al Newton, Ed Amerantes
team hard hit by graduation, primarily composed of sophomores
29 September 1956, Rhode Island 22, Springfield 37 @Springfield, 4.2 miles
1 Tom McIntosh RI
4 Frank Reuter So Sp
5 Fred Carter Jr Sp
7 Al Newton Sp
11 Jim Espey So Sp
12 Clark Allen Sp
13 Bill Richards Sp
15 Nick Hazelton Sp
6 October 1956, Maine 17, Springfield 44 @Orono, 4 miles
1 Dan Rearick ME 21:13
2 Dale Bessey ME 40 yds back
3 Dick Law ME
4 Karl Kraske ME
5 Al Newton Sp
6 Frank Reuter Sp
12 Clark Allen Sp
Chick Mitchell Sp
Jim Espey Sp
Fred Carter Sp
Nick Hazelton Sp
Bill Richards Sp
Mount Hermon 22, Springfield Freshmen 33, 2.7 miles
1 Paul Whitlock Sp 13:50.6
5 Ken Meyer Sp
8 Dave Kilgras Sp
9 Doug Raubenheimer Sp
10 Dave Weeks Sp
also Pete Coon, Dick Guzzi, Tony Torres, Nile Jacoby
10 October 1956, Connecticut 15, Springfield 58 @Springfield, 4.2 miles
1 Lew Steiglitz Ct 21:28.5 cr (old mark by Paul Firlotte, Maine)
2 Alan Frazer Ct
3 Charlie Dyson Ct also inside previous cr
8 Frank Reuter Sp
also Al Newton, Chick Mitchell, Jim Espey, Clark Allen, Ed Amerantes, Fred Carter, Nick Hazelton
Connecticut Freshmen 18, Springfield 40
1 Woityna Ct 13:49
2 Taborsak Ct
3 Paul Whitlock Sp
4 Sherman Ct
5 LaForge Ct
6 Farrington Ct
7 Kilgras Sp
also Myer, Weeks, Callahan, Torres, Guzzzi, Raubenheimer, Sherman, Hicks
13 October 1956, Williams 30, MIT 35, Springfield 55 @Williamstown
Williams 19, Springfield 36 (dual meet scoring)
1 Pete Carberry Jr MIT 21:36
2 Bill Fox Wms
3 Cpt Dave Vaughn MIT
4 Jim Hecker Wms
5 Frank Reuter Sp
6 Steve Carroll Jr Wms
7 Jerry Tipper Wms
8 Jim Pearson Sr MIT
9 Glenn Bennett Jr MIT
10 Al Newton Sp
11 Wms
14 Rod Swift Jr MIT
24 October 1956, Massachusetts 17, Springfield 44 @Amherst
=1 Pete Schwarz, Lee Chisholm, Tom Flynn Ma
4 Don Medera Ma
6 Rich Leonard Ma
8 Dave Hjerpe Ma
9 Eric Dahl Ma
Massachusetts Freshmen 24, Springfield 32, 3.6 miles
1 Paul Whitlock Sp
2 Jim Keelon Ma
3 Dick Atkinson Ma
4 Bill Knowlton Ma
6 Doug Burhoe Ma
9 Ron Carlson Ma
27 October 1956, Tufts 15, Springfield @Medford
Jim Espey Sp
Frank Reuter Sp
Ed Amerantes Sp
Bill Richards Sp
Nick Hazelton Sp
31 October 1956, RPI 21, Springfield 38 @Troy
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
Al Newton sidelined w/back injury. Carter spent fall nursing injuries.
Springfield Freshmen def RPI
2 November 1956, Wesleyan 20, Springfield 30 @Springfield
1 Herb Hinman Ws 21:36
2 Pete Errington Ws
3 Roger Turkington Ws
4 Fred Carter Sp
5 Frank Reuter Sp
8 Jim Espey Sp
9 Ed Amarantes Sp
Springfield finished 0-8.