Trinity Cross Country 1979
Coach Ralph Walde
Captain Alex Magoun, Alex Sherwood
Others Bob Williams, Paul Beers, Michael Melo, Doug Brooks
Freshmen Chris Oakley, Tom McKeown
Williams the only returning varsity runner free from injury
22 September 1979 @Goodwin Park, 5.1 miles
1 Rick Dominy Tu 26:17
2 Alex Magoun Jr Tr 26:42
3 John Anderson H 27:39
4 Coach Walde H 27:40
5 Bob Williams Jr Tr 28:30
6 Matt Smith So Tr 28:47
7 Mike Melo Sr Tr 29:04
8 Tom McKeown Fr Tr 29:13
9 Jay Garrahan Tr 29:24
Alex Sherwood Sr Tr 29:44
Doug Brooks and Chris Oakley (shin splints) DNF.
Women
Lanier Drew Tr 31:04
29 September 1979, Amherst Inv @Amherst College, 4.8 miles
Amherst 23, Fitchburg 55, Westfield St 75, Trinity 103, E Conn 135
Amherst 19, Trinity 44; Fitchburg St 20, Tr 41; Westfield St 20, Tr 36; Tr 23, Eastern Conn 38; Tr 19, Vassar 44
1 Jeff Poor So A 25:06
2 Alex Magoun T 25:18
3 Greg Merhar A 25:21
4 Rick Bushman A
5 Paul McGovern F 25:29
Mike Melo T 27:26
Matt Smith T 27:28
Bob Williams T (cramps)
Alex Sherwood T 28:54
Tom McKeown T 29:02
Paul Rasmussen
Women, 3 miles
36 Nancy Wilson T 22:46
48 Bailey Johnson T
52 Kelly Shigashi T
Drew sidelined by quadriceps injury.
Kathy Schlein in Finland for a 10km with the Central Park TC.
3 October 1979, Trinity & Conn Col @Eastern Conn
Trinity 28, Conn Col 31; Trinity def Eastern Conn
Wesleyan not involved in the scoring with Trinity
pouring rain
1 Dave Wytoff CC 32:30 cr
2 Mike Woltag EC 33:01
3 Alex Magoun T 33:14
4 Ted Fisher CC
5 Ed Suslovic Wesleyan
Kevin Shustari CC
Matt Smith T
Mike Melo T
Paul Rasmussen T
Doug Brooks T
Tom McKeown T
Dave Muskat T
Jay Garrahan T
Women: Trinity 25, Eastern Conn SC 30, 5km
1 Kathy Schlein T 22:32
2 Lanier Drew T 22:39
6 Bailey Johnston T
7 Kelly Higashi T
9 Lisa Maier T
6 October 1979, Trinity & Union @Williams, 4.85 miles
Williams 16, Trinity 47; Union 18, Trinity 45
rain soaked course
=1 Mike Behrman, Garrick Leonard, Bo Parker W 25:51
4 Adam Licht U 26:25
5 Phil Darrow Wm
6 Jack Conner U 26:41 ran w/leading pair for first 3 miles
7 Alex Magoun T 26:42
8 Ted Congdon Wm
9 Ed Arnheiter U
10 Pete Vielkind U
11 Dave Dellehunt U
12 Tom Hallenbeck U
13 John Casales U
Bob Williams T
Mike Melo T
Paul Rasmussen T
Matt Smith T
Chris Oakley raced after 2 1/2 weeks out with shin splints.
13 October 1979, NESCAC @Franklin Park, 5 miles
no team score
1 Mike Behrman Wm 24:53
15 Alex Magoun Tr 25:51
34 Bob Williams Tr 26:52
48 Matt Smith Tr 27:44
50 Paul Rasmussen Tr 27:46
Alex Sherwood Tr
Tom McKeown Tr
Chris Oakley DNF, lost for season with stress fracture.
Women: 5km
1 Joan Benoit Bo 16:47
2 Jill Quigley Ws 18:23
32 Kathy Schlein Tr 20:12
The other five Trinity runners took a wrong turn and finished well back.
17 October 1979, Wesleyan & WPI @Trinity, 5 miles
Wesleyan 26, Trinity 29; WPI 20, Trinity 40
1 Mike Horgan Fr WPI 26:06
2 Alex Magoun Tr 26:17
8 Bob Williams Tr 27:15
Vin Varone Ws
John Brautigan Ws 27:32
Matt Smith Tr 27:38
Mike Melo Tr 27:48
Paul Rasmussen Tr 28:22
Trinity last beat Wesleyan in 1935 -- Trinity Tripod, 23 Oct 79, p. 11.
Women: 3 miles, Wesleyan JV
3 Nancy Wilson Tr 22:40
24 October 1979, @Trinity
Assumption 23, Trinity 32; Trinity 15, U Hartford 49.
1 Ken Feather A 26:03
2 Kevin Cooledge A 26:34
3 Alex Magoun T 26:43
4 A
5 Matt Smith T 27:34
6 Bob Williams T 27:40 hip issues
7 Krajewski A
8 Mike Melo T 27:44
9 A 27:55
10 Paul Rasmussen T 27:56
Alex Sherwood 28:09
27 October 1979, Wesleyan Inv, 4.9 miles
1 Ed Suslovic Jr Ws 25:12
2 Alex Magoun Tr 25:36
10 Paul Rasmussen Tr 27:00
Matt Smtih Tr 27:59
3 November 1979
Trinity 25, Clark 34; Trinity 24, Quinnipiac 37
cold rain
1 Erick Lecko Q 26:14
2 Alex Magoun T 26:24
6 Paul Rasmussen T 27:30
Matt Smith T 27:34
9 Bob Wiliams T 28:05
Alex Sherwood T 28:30
Mike Melo T 28:30
Tom McKeown T 28:38
also Jay Garrahan, Henry Strom, and Bob Keyes