Swarthmore College Cross Country 1985
Coach Joe Stefanowicz
Captain Kirk Swenson '86, Carl Palmer '86
Tom Graham '88, Wolfram Urbanek '88, Bob Lehr '87, John Richardson '87, Jim Sanford '87, Kevin Smith '86
also Brendan Flynn '86, Jeremy Fand '88, Ralph Vardia '87
frosh Bob Fortner, Ken Leonard, Roger Weiser, Brad Skilman
Coach Larry Ehmer
7 September 1985, Philadelphia Metro @Belmont Plateau
93F
Philadelphia Textile, Haverford, Trenton, Swarthmore, 13 teams
4 Kirk Swenson Sw
16 Bob Fortner Sw 30:07
27 Karl Palmer Sw
John Richardson Sw
Wolf Urbanek Sw
Bob Lehr Sw 32:15
Brad Skillman Sw 32:53
Kevin Smith Sw 33:37
Tom Graham only 11th on team
Women, 2.9 miles
Trenton St, Scranton, Swarthmore, 6 teams
4 Ginger Boone Sw 20:45
7 Hannah Elsing Fr Sw 20:57
Talya Gubbay Sw 21:42
Nanette Bertaut Sw 22:07
Jeanne Dennis Sw 22:48
also Jeanneane Jansen, Shelly Binkley, frosh Laura Lichter & Seija Surr
14 September 1985, Swarthmore 24, Alumni 32 @Swarthmore, 4.75 miles
1 Kirk Swenson Sw 26:35
=2 Steve Daniels '81 27:55
=2 Carl Palmer Sw 27:55
4 Bob Fortner Sw 28:11
5 Tom Crochunis '81 28:24
6 Steve Cangemi '83 28:28
7 Bob Lehr Sw 28:33
8 Ethan Landis '84 28:40
9 Jim Landis Sw
10 Ken Leonard Sw 29:07
Larry Ehmer '82 29:55
Brad Skillman Sw 30:00
Kevin Smith Sw 30:33
John Richardson Sw
Eric Salathe Sw 30:44
Swarthmore 15, Alumnae inc, 3.2 miles
1 Pam Pierce una 22:44 field hockey player
2 Pam O'Hanlon '84 23:36
3 Jody Lathwell Fr Sw 24:02
4 Jenneane Jansen Sw 24:06
5 Talya Gubbay Sw 24:54
Laura Lichter Sw 26:15 got lost
Seija Surr dnf w/foot injury
18 September 1985, Philadelphia Textile 26, Swarthmore 31; Sw 21, Cabrini 40; Sw 15, Philadelphia Pharmacy 50 @Belmont Plateau
1 Kirk Swenson Sw 27:54
2 R Welborn PTx 28:17
6 Wolfram Urbanek Sw 29:12
7-8 Magolan brothers C
9 Bob Fortner Sw 29:34
10 Carl Palmer Sw 29:44
11 Brad Skillman Sw 29:48
12 Jim Sanford Sw 29:55
13 Bob Lehr Sw 30:02
also Ken Leonard, Roger Weiser
21 September 1985, Swarthmore 15, Widener 48 @Widener
sunny, 75F
=1 Kirk Swenson, Bob Fortner, Tom Graham Sw 27:03 Graham fell and cut his leg.
4 John Richardson Sw 27:10
5 Jim Sanford Sw 27:14
6 Keith Harry W
7 Carl Palmer Sw 27:28
8 Wolfram Urbanek Sw 27:28
Swarthmore 20, Widener 42
1 Kate Hosley W 19:30
2 Pam Pierce Sw 20:09
3 Hannah Elsing Sw 20:15
4 Jenneane Jansen Sw 21:00
5 Jeanne Dennis Sw 21:56
=6 Talya Gubbay & Nanette Bertaut Sw 22:14
8 W 22:31
also Laura Lichter & Seija Surr
28 September 1985, Swarthmore 20, Johns Hopkins 41 @Swarthmore, ?4? miles
Hurricane Gloria destroyed the Crum course so the race was run on a multi-loop road course around campus.
1 George Raiser JH 21:02
2 Kirk Swenson Sw 21:22
3 Bob Fortner Sw 21:34
4 Wolfram Urbanek Sw 21:45
5 Tom Graham Sw 22:00
6 Carl Palmer Sw 22:04
7 Russo JH 22:08
8 Ken Leonard Sw 22:18
9 Brad Skillman Sw 22:20
10 Bob Lehr Sw 22:21
Jim Sanford dnf
Bob Lehr subsequently lost for the season to mono.
5 October 1985, Swarthmore 18, Bryn Mahr/Haverford 41; Swarthmore 21, Albright 37 @Swarthmore, 2.3 miles
course shortened due to the track being flooded
1 Hannah Elsing Sw 14:27
Pam Pierce Sw 14:36
5 October 1985, Drexel 26, Swarthmore 29; Sw 23, Delaware Valley 36 @Delaware Valley
muddy course following early morning thunderstorms
1 Kirk Swenson Sw 28:50
3 Tom Graham Sw 29:14
Wolfram Urbanek Sw 29:34
Jim Sanford Sw 30:08
13 Carl Palmer Sw 30:10
Drexel took five of the top twelve places.
Swarthmore 23, Delaware Valley 34; Sw 15, Philadelphia Pharmacy 48
The women's home meet was in the morning, followed by a van ride to Delaware Valley for the afternoon race.
12 October 1985, Swarthmore 23, F&M 36 @Swarthmore
1 Kirk Swenson Sw 26:12
2 Greg Whorral F&M
3 Wolfram Urbanek Sw 27:29
4 Gavin Holihan F&M
5 Bob Fortner Sw 27:44 injured ankle during race
6 Jim Sanford Sw 27:50
7 Rich Clifford F&M 27:54
8 Brad Skillman Sw 28:02
11 Karl Yergey '88 F&M
12 John Reed F&M
13 John Giacobetti F&M
15 Todd Christy F&M
18 October 1985, Swarthmore JV 17, Williamson Trade School 44 @Middletown Township
1 Brad Skillman Sw 27:07 cr
2 Roger Weiser Sw 27:17
3 Eric Salathe Sw 27:20
4 Peter Lewis Sw 27:23
7 Jeremy Fand Sw 28:11
Scott Parrish Sw 28:25
Will McCabe Sw 28:25
26 October 1985, Swarthmore 24, Glassboro St 33 @Gloucester CC
1 Jennifer Rainey G 20:02
2 Hannah Elsing Sw 20:14
3 Andrea Vasile G 20:45
4 Talya Gubbay Sw 21:10
5 Jenneane Jansen Sw 21:20
6 Jeanne Dennis Sw 22:01
7 Jody Lathwell Sw 22:03
Laura Lichter Sw 23:51
Seija Surr Sw 25:31
Ramapo St did not show and lost by forfeit. Swarthmore now 9-2.
26 October 1985, Swarthmore 19, Ursinus 43 @Swarthmore
1 Kirk Swenson Sw 26:55
2 Tom Kershner U
3 Wolfram Urbanek Sw 27:37
4 Jim Sanford Sw 27:59
5 Bob Fortner Sw 28:07
6 Carl Palmer Sw 28:11
7 John Richardson Sw 28:14
9 Brad Skillman Sw
Stan Mah Sw 29:27
Jeremy Fand Sw 30:15
Will McCabe Sw 31:28
Dave Malaxos Sw 31:45
Bob Cohen Sw 31:56
Steve de Bruyn Kops Sw 32:16
2 November 1985, Haverford 16, Swarthmore 44 @Belmont Plateau
5 Wolfram Urbanek Sw
Kirk Swenson Sw
Bob Fortner Sw
Jim Sanford Sw
Brad Skillman Sw
Carl Palmer Sw
5 November 1985, Swarthmore 15, Muhlenberg 48 @Allentown, 5 miles
=1 Swenson, Palmer, Urbanek, Fortner, Sanford Sw
Ken Ganly M 28:54
Swarthmore finished 9-3.
9 November 1985, Middle Atlantic Conf @Belmont Plateau
F&M 23, Dickinson 106. Johns Hopkins 109, Gettysburg 115, Moravian 167, 7 Swarthmore 210, 18 teams
1 Lois Lucente F&M 16:43
2 Linda Reinman D 16:50
3 Amanda Shaw F&M 16:58
4 Tammy Walsh Mess 17:18
5 Nancy Leet F&M 17:20
20 Pam Pierce Sw 18:38
44 Jenneane Jansen Sw 19:52
48 Jeanne Dennis Sw 19:59
55 Hannah Elsing Sw 20:09 slowed by groin pull
56 Talya Gubbay Sw 20:10
81 Laura Lichter Sw 22:13
82 Jody Lathwell Sw 22:13
96 finishers
Haverford 72, F&M 133, Gettysburg 137, Susquehanna 148, Wilkes 160, Swarthmore 163, Johns Hopkins 223, 24 teams
1 Roy Swaisgood Mess 26:45
2 Walsh McGuire Hav 26:57
3 Bill Hoffman Hav 27:22
4 Bill Ciesla J 27:31
5 Doug Crist Alb 27:38
9 Bruce Welch G 27:42
10 Kirk Swenson Sw 27:48
12 Greg Skaff F&M 27:54
25 Bob Fortner Sw 28:23
29 Wolfram Urbanek Sw 28:33
46 Jim Sanford Sw 29:00
55 Brad Skillman Sw 29:16
62 Carl Palmer Sw 29:29
77 Tom Graham Sw 29:56
155 finishers
16 November 1985, Mid East D3 Regional @Allentown, 3.1 miles
freezing rain & mud
F&M 23, Allegheny 72, Millersville 79, 7 Dickinson, 12 Swarthmore, 20 teams
1 Lois Lucente F&M 19:23
2 Amanda Shaw F&M 19:25
3 Terri Smith F&M 19:26
4 Nancy Tang-Yuk Mill
5 Nancy Leet F&M 19:49
27 Pam Pierce Sw 21:10
64 Jenneane Jansen Sw 23:00
66 Talya Gubbay Sw 23:17
77 Laura Lichter Sw 24:53
Jeanne Dennis Sw 25:43
Seija Surr Sw 27:38
7 F&M, 11 Swarthmore, 29 teams
14 Greg Whorral F&M 27:27
16 Greg Skaff F&M 27:32
47 Kirk Swenson Sw 28:26
57 Bob Fortner Sw 28:38
58 Wolfram Urbanek Sw 28:39
70 Carl Palmer Sw 29:09
92 Jim Sanford Sw 29:44
141 Brad Skillman Sw
148 Tom Graham Sw
167 runners