Swarthmore Cross Country 1968
Coach Ed Ayres '63 (1st year)
Captain Vin Berg
seniors Paul Peelle, Peter Rush, John Yinger, Roy Wilber
soph Jim Colvin
veterans Ed Bassett, Steve Arbuthnot, Jack Mayberry
freshmen John Messick, John Lubar
12 October 1968, Swarthmore 21, F&M 34 @Swarthmore, 4.4 miles
1 Pete Rush Sw 26:08
2 Paul Peelle Sw 26:41
3 Wayne Kennedy F&M 26:57
4 Jim Colvin Sw 27:06 recovering from sprain
5 Tom Hammond Sw 27:08
6 Tom Quickel F&M 27:15
7 Al Presby F&M 27:28
8 Pete Reinhart F&M 27:42
9 Roy Wilber Sw 28:29
10 Bill Briggs F&M 28:44
19 October 1968, Swarthmore 28, PMC 29 @Chester Park
driving rain, slippery course
1 Ron Sayers PMC
2 Pete Rush Sw
3 Paul Peelle Sw
4 Bob Heitman PMC
5 Tom Hammond Sw
6 Jim Colvin Sw
7 Tom Caracciolo PMC
8 Ted Woolery PMC
9 Bill Stull PMC
freshman Gil Kemp dq for being paced by Coach Ayres for ~200 yds, was 10th
last Wednesday, Swarthmore 22, Drexel 33; Delaware 21, Swarthmore 34 @Fairmont Park
1-3 DE
4 Pete Rush Sw
5 Paul Peelle Sw
Jim Colvin Sw
Gil Kemp Sw
Tom Hammond Sw
5 November 1968, Swarthmore 16, Muhlenberg 47 @Allentown, 4 1/2 miles
1 Peter Rush Sw
2 Paul Peelle Sw
3 Jim Colvin Sw
4 Tom Hammond Sr Sw
6 Roy Wilber Sw
7 Gil Kemp Fr Sw
8 John Yinger Sw
9 Charlie Thofords Sw
10 John Messick Fr Sw recovering from injury
11 Greg Englund Sr Sw
9 November 1968, Swarthmore 15, Johns Hopkins 48 @Swarthmore
1 Pete Rush Sw (college record)
2 Paul Peelle Sw
3 Jim Colvin Sw
4 Gil Kemp Sw
5 Tom Hammond Sw
6 Roy Wilber Sw
7-8 JH
Swarthmore had 16 of the 21 finishers.
16 November 1968, Swarthmore 21, Haverford 34 @Haverford, 4 1/4 miles
1 Jim Colvin So Sw 25:31
2 Paul Peele Sr Sw 26:08 slowed by sprained foot
3 Bob White Sr H 26:20
4 Tom Hammond Sr Sw 26:22
5 Gil Kemp Fr Sw
6 Steve Rolfe Sr H 3 sec back
7 Brian Hastings H
8 Al Woodward H
9 Roy Wilber Sw
10 Bill Purvis H
11 Denny Mason H
12 Curt Richardson H
John Zoli Sr Sw 37:44
Pete Rush dnr because of pulled calf muscle
22 November 1968, Middle Atlantic @Fairmont Park
College Division
Ursinus 43, Swarthmore 75, PMC 93 , F&M 105, Dickinson 134, Drexel 192, 15 teams
1 Bruce Albert U 27:20 mr
2 Ron Sayers PMC
4 Rick Beard J
5 Jim Colvin Sw
6 Tom Quickel F&M 28:25
7 Peter Rush Sw
14 Paul Peele Sw
16 Tom Hammond Sw
18 Wayne Kennedy F&M 29:04
35 Pete Reinhart F&M 30:12
37 Gil Kemp Sw slowed by cramps
42 Bill Briggs F&M 30:33
55 Roy Wilber Sw
74 Bob Jones F&M 32:11
77 Rob McKay Sw