Swarthmore Cross Country 1953
Coach Jim Miller
Captain Chuck Loucks
senior Walt Clarke
juniors Mike Dukakis and Dieter Gump
also Frank Irish, Bob Potthoff, Charles Sullivan
newcomers Jim Lamont and Dave Dulles
frosh Gordon Power, Jay Benson, Charley Odenweller
17 October 1953, Layfayette 18, Swarthmore 45 @Easton, 4.1 miles
1 Bob Sweeney L 24:57
2 Joe Stonacher L
3 Gordon Power Sw
4 Fred Gehle L
5 Larry Sherman L
6 Panos Pitmas L
7 Ed Mentzer L
8 Wayne Erb L
9 Charles Sullivan Sw
10 Zern L
11 Chuck Loucks Sw
Mike Dukakis Sw
Bill Cunningham So Sw
24 October 1953, Delaware 24, Swarthmore 31, 4 1/2 miles
1 Bill Reybold DE 26:13
2 Gordon Power Sw
3 Dante Marini So DE
4 Chuck Loucks Sw
6 Charles Sullivan Sw
9 Mike Dukakis Sw
10 Dieter Gump Sw
Walt Clarke Sw
31 October 1953, Swarthmore 23, F&M 38 @Lancaster, 4 1/2 miles
1 Ron Weaver F&M 24:23
=2 Chuck Loucks & Charles Sullivan Sw 25:19
4 Harry Eaton F&M
5 Gordon Power Sw
6 Mike Dukakis Sw
7 Bill Cunningham Sw
8 Dieter Gump Sw
9 Dave Dulles Sw
10 Bob Asch F&M
11 Artie Helf F&M
George Mason F&M
Swarthmore Phoenix, 10 Nov 1933, p7
meet w/Johns Hopkins to be part of Middle Atlantic Championships
13 November 1953, Middle Atlantics @Allentown, 4.4 miles
snow-covered
St Joseph's 36, LaSalle 83, Lafayette 126, Haverford 143, Delaware 147, Johns Hopkins 148, Lehigh 154, Scranton 159, Albright 233, Swarthmore 251, Muhlenberg 264 Alfred, F&M & Juniata inc
1 Harold Snyder Alf 23:47.7
2 Thomas Higgenlotham StJ 23:11
3 Joseph Merkins LaS 23:17
4 William Reybold DE 23:20
5 Frank McLaughlin StJ 23:25
6 Bill Shirk Alb 23:27
8 Don Manger JH 23:35
11 Neil Klots Hav 23:43
12 Bob Delabart JH 23:43
22 Ron Weaver F&M
26 Harry Eaton F&M
75 runners
Swarthmore: Chuck Loucks, Charley Sullivan, Dave Dulles, Dieter Gump, Bill Cunningham, Mike Dukakis
19 November 1953, Haverford 15, Swarthmore 47 @Haverford, 3 1/2 miles
=1 Bob Gage & Eph Klots H 20:02
6 Gordon Power Sw
7 Walt Clarke Sw
11 Bill Cunningham Sw
also Chuck Loucks, Dieter Gump, Dave Dulles, Mike Dukakis, Charles Sullivan
Clarke and Loucks graduating seniors
transfer Gordie Follette will be eligible next year
Dieter Gump elected captain of the 1954 team