Swarthmore Cross Country 1954
veterans Power, Sullivan, Gump, Smith, Cunningham
frosh Ken Greenwalt, Lee Bigelow, Ed Skeath
16 October 1954, Lafayette 17, Swarthmore 42 @Swarthmore, 4 1/2 miles
course slightly lengthened following Hurrican Hazel
1 Bill Sweeney L 27:07
2 Wayne Erb L 28:00
3 John Dagger L 28:10
4 Bill Rude L 28:12
5 Dave Smith Sw 28:14
6 Ed Skeath Fr Sw
7 Zuern L
8 Gehle L
9 Gordon Power Sw
10 Bill Cunningham Sw
11 Forest L
12 McCreary L
13 Ryan L
Bob Ryon Fr Sw
transfers Knowles Dougherty & Jay Stone ineligible this year
23 October 1954, Delaware 17, Swarthmore 38 @Newark, 4 1/4 miles
1 Dante Marini DE 23:34
4 Dave Smith Sw
7 Gordon Power Sw
Bill Cunningham Sw
Don Zinn Sw first XC race
Charles Sullivan Sw
meet vs PMC on 28 Oct, first ever team for PMC
28 October 1954, Swarthmore 23, PMC 36 @Swarthmore
Dave Smith Sw
Kent Greenwalt Sw
Don Zinn Sw
Gordy Power Sw
Bill Cunningham Sw
9 Bob Ryon Sw
11 Dieter Gump Sw
30 October 1954, West Chester 17, Swarthmore 46 @Swarthmore
1 Knowles Dougherty un 25:14 cr (old mark by Avery Harrington)
Dave Smith Sw
Zinn Sw
Cunningham Sw
Grennawalt Sw
Gump Sw
Grodon Powers dnr w/bad ankle, Bob Ryon dnr w/infected foot
Ed Skeath told by doctor after first meet to avoid distance running
6 November 1954, Johns Hopkins 26, Swarthmore 29 @Homewood
1 Dave Smith Sw
Don Zinn Sw
Bill Cunningham Sw
Gordon Power Sw
Charles Sullivan Sw
also freshman Charles Stroeble
12 November 1954, Middle Atlantic @Allentown, 4.2 miles
St Joseph's, Delaware, Lafayette, 5 Lehigh, 6 Swarthmore, 8 F&M
1 Edward A Maher StJ 24:47.1
2 Jim McDade StJ
3 Frank Gilbert Alfred
5 Henry Nealis StJ
22 Clark McSparren F&M
30 Don Zinn Sw
31 Ron Weaver F&M
32 Gordon Power Sw
33 Dave Smith Sw
38 Bill Cunningham Sw
48 Chuck Sullivan Sw
69 starters, 67 finishers
also Dieter Gump & Bill Frank
Freshmen
St Joseph's, Lehigh, Alfred 84, 8 Swarthmore
1 StJ
2 StJ
3 Doug Simth Alf
32 Kent Grennawalt Sw
33 Jim Moran F&M
43 Tom McCaa F&M
53 starters
also Tim Shopen, Mike Coopersmith, Eric Erlanson, Joe Keller
18 November 1954, Haverford 19, Swarthmore 36 @
1 Cornelius Klots H 25:45
4 Gordon Power Sw
5 Dave Smith Sw
8 Kent Greenawalt Sw
9 Bill Cunningham Sw
10 Don Zinn Sw
also Charles Sullivan and Dieter Gump
Knowles Dougherty (transfer from U Colorado) elected captain of 1955 team
Jay Stone (transfer from MIT) will be eligible in 1955
frosh Charles Stroebel, Thim Shopen, Bob Ryon, Kent Greenawalt