Trinity Cross Country 1978
Coach Ralph Walde (Math Department)
Captain John Sandman
Juniors Mike Melo, Paul Beers
Sophomores Alex Magoun, Bob Williams
Freshmen Robert Robles, Doug Brooks
Lanier Drew off campus this term
23 September 1978, Trinity 22, Hartford TC 39 @Goodwin Park, 5 miles
sunny, warm, and dry
1 Michael Lestz H 26:23
2 John Sandman T 27:02
3 Alex Magoun T 27:03
4 Bob Williams T 27:45
5 Coach Walde H 28:06
6 Mike Melo T 28:45
7 Paul Beers T 28:45
Robert Robles T 28:37
Doug Brooks T 28:59
Matt Smith T 29:13
Alex Sherwood T 29:16
Dave Muskat T 29:29
Most HTC members competed in a ten mile road race instead.
First XC races for Beers, Smith, and Henry Strom.
30 September 1978, Amherst Inv, 4.8 miles
Amherst 29, Westfield St 31, Fitchburg St 81, Trinity 94
1-2 W
3 A
4 W
5-8 A
12 Alex Magoun T 25:33
John Sandman T 26:28
Bob Williams T 26:31
Mike Melo T 26:54
Paul Beers T 27:09
Robert Robles T 27:22
Doug Brooks T 27:34
Muskat, Smith, and Sherwood all inside 29 minutes.
3 October 1978, ECSC & Conn Col @Trinity, 5 miles
Connecticut College 21 Trinity 34; Trinity 27, Eastern Conn 30
1 Joel Noel EC 25:56
2 Mike Woltag EC 26:08
3 Ted Fisher CC 26:24
4 Alex Magoun T 26:32 school record
5 Paul Nerz CC
6 Kevin Shustari CC
7 John Sandman T 27:12
8 Colin Corkery CC (transfer from Allegheny)
9 Charles Keill CC
10 Bob Williams T 27:38
11 EC
12 Paul Beers T 28:04
13 Mike Melo T 28:07
7 October 1978, vs Williams & Union @Schenectady
Williams 15, Trinity 45; Union 18, Trinity 41
1 U
2 Tom Schreck W
Alex Magoun T 27:10
John Sandman T 27:10
Bob Williams T 28:04
Mike Melo T 28:43
Paul Beers T 28:52
10 October 1978, Wesleyan 20, Trinity 39 @Middletown, 4.9 miles
1-3 Wes
4 Bob Williams T 26:32
5 Alex Magoun T
7 John Sandman T
also Alex Sherwood and Mike Melo.
Paul Beers and Rob Robles sat out the meet.
A history of Trinity XC printed in the Trinity Tripod 17 October 1978, p13.
17 October 1978, Hartford U and Assumption @Trinity, 5 miles
Trinity 18, Hartford U 45, Trinity 19, Assumption 91
=1 John Sandman T 26:58
=1 Alex Magoun T 26:58
4 Bob Williams T
5 Alex Sherwood T 28:04
=7 Dave Muskat T 28:10
=7 Mike Melo T 28:10
21 October 1978, Trinity 17, Fairfield 46 @Fairfield, 4.6 miles
=1 Alex Magoun T 25:07
=1 Bob Williams T
3 Sherwood T 25:49
5 Melo T 26:15
6 Paul Beers T 26:25
7 Matt Smith T
8 Robert Robles T
9 Doug Brooks T
10 Dave Muskat T
Sandman out taking the GREs.
Fairfield's #5 runner was female.
28 October 1978, EICAA @Franklin Park
51 Alex Magoun T 26:26
60 John Sandman T 26:38
86 Bob Williams T 27:12
also Muskat, Melo, and Smith
1 November 1978, Trinity 20, Quinnipiac 38 @Trinity
1 Alex Magoun T 26:12 school record
2 John Sandman T 26:44
4 Bob Williams T 27:30
5 Alex Sherwood T 28:55
6 Eric Lecko Fr Q
8 Mike Melo T
9 Paul Beers T
U New Haven skipped the meet to focus on the NEICAA race on Saturday.
4 November 1978, Trinity 25, Clark 34 @Clark, 10km
1 C 33:53
=2 Sandman & Magoun T 34:12
5 Bob Williams T 35:01
7 Mike Melo T
8 Alex Sherwood T
=9 Paul Beers & Matt Smith T
11 Doug Brooks T