Swarthmore Cross Country 1951
Coach Jim Miller
Captain Avery Harrington
11 freshmen plus several soph newcomers on team
Swarthmore Phoenix, 9 Oct 1951, p6
Coach Miller teaches math at Swarthmore HS and coaches track there in the spring
opening meet Saturday @Lafayette
13 October 1951, Swarthmore 22, Lafayette 33 @Easton
1 John Shaefer Fr L 20:45
2 Avery Harrington Sw 150 yds back
3 Michael Dukakis Fr Sw
4 Thom Sw
5 Hastings Sw
6 Ron Davison L
7 Joe Stonaker L
8 Tucks Sw
9 Chuck Stroud Fr L
10 Stan Applebaum L
20 October 1951, Delaware 28, Swarthmore 29 @Swarthmore
1 Avery Harrington Sw 25:34.4 cr (old record 25:43 by Harrington, 1950)
2 Fouracre DE
3 Hastings Sw
4 Dukakis Sw
5 Hughes DE
6 Ewing DE
7 Reybold DE
8 Bolton DE
9 DE
10 Sullivan Sw
11 Strauss Sw
Swarthmore's first loss at home since 1947.
27 October 1951, Swarthmore 20, F&M 35 @Lancaster
=1 Avery Harrington, George Hastings, Mike Dukakis Sw 25:14
4 Tom Riglin F&M 25:49
5 Bill Sutton F&M 25:56
6 Chuck Loucks Sw 26:13
7 Clark McSparren F&M 26:29
8 Chuck Sullivan Sw 26:34
9 John Keener F&M 26:50
10 Dave Reynolds F&M 26:58
11 Don Phillips F&M 27:00
October 1951, Lehigh 25, Swarthmore 34 @Swarthmore, 4.4 miles
hilly course
1 Dave Henderson L 26:43.2
2 Avery Harrington S 25:53
3 George Hastings S 26:56
4 Dick Vogel L 27:04
5 Bob Vekony L 27:32
6 Mike Dukaksis S 27:50
7 Bob Irving L 28:00
8 Bill Colclough L 28:10 fell during race
9 Stout L 28:51
10 Beiler L 28:53
11 John Strauss S
12 Chuck Loucks S
Swarthmore meet w/Johns Hopkins on 3 Nov cancelled "due to the weather which made the footing impossibly bad"
9 November 1951, Middle Atlantic @Allentown, 4 1/4 miles
heavy rains flooded the course
St Joseph's 34, LaSalle 60, Scranton, Haverford 140, Lehigh 152, Delaware, Muhlenberg, Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore 215, Lafayette 235, F&M, Upsala, Albright
1 John Cunningham StJ 22:42
2 Don Manger JHU 22:43
3 J Schaefer Laf 22:53
4 Earl Eldridge LaS 22:56
5 Tom Higginbotham StJ 22:58
20 Royer Fouraire DE 23:55
21 Avery Harrington Sw
25 George Hastings Sw
26 Dick Vogel Leh
34 Mike Dukakis Sw
90 runners
also Charlie Sullivan & John Strauss
15 November 1951, Haverford 26, Swarthmore 33 @Haverford
1 Avery Harrington Sw 20:36
2 George Hastings Sw
3 Joe Stein H
4 Eph Klots H
5 Bill Gage H
6 Bob Seeley H
7 Michael Dukakis Sw
8 Bob Hinshaw H
9 Lee Morgan H
10 Paul Moore H
11 John Strauss Sw
12 Ross Sw
George Hastings elected Captain of the 1952 team.