Trinity Crosscountry 1986
Coach Alex Magoun
Co-captains junior Craig Gemmell and senior Paul Deslandes
Also junior Matt Donahue and soph Sam Adams in top group.
Seniors Stephen Balon
Juniors Scott Marshall, Steve Burdick (800 man)
Sophs Ray Crosby, Jason Manske (stress fractures)
Frosh Dave Weinstein, Steve Anderson, Bruce Corbett, Mike Fagan
Co-captains Meredith Lynch, Jen Elwell
Sophs Sue Kinz, Gail Wehrli
Exchange student Beth Ratcliffe (Simmons)
Also Dorothy Sales, Amy Peck, Anne Percy, Shana Pyun, Hillary Fazzone
20 September 1986, Trinity 23, Conn Coll 43 @Trinity (new course)
1 Geoff Perkins C 28:42
2 Paul Deslandes Tr 28:44
3 Craig Gemmell Tr 29:51
4 Steven Anderson Tr 31:13
5 Matt Donahue Tr 31:28
6 Sam Adams Tr 31:34
7 Steve Balon Tr 31:55
8 Ramsay C 32:13
9 Burdick Tr 32:32
10 Fagan Tr 32:33
Also Crosby, Marshall, Manske, and Weinstein
Connecticut College 27, Trinity 28 @Trinity (new course)
1 Beth Ratcliffe Tr 19:04
2 Ripley Greppin C 19:17
3 Maria Gluch C 19:22
4 Betsy Long C 19:25
5 Gail Wehrli Tr 19:45
6 Meredith Lynch Tr 19:50
7 Jen Elwell Tr 19:55
8 Kelly Bernier C 20:23
9 Amy Peck Tr 20:43 ("The Day" (New London) says Shana Pyun)
10 Jean Whalen C 20:44
27 September 1986, Connecticut State Meet @Mansfield Hollow, 8km
Yale, 7th Wesleyan, 10th Trinity, Fairfield, Eastern Conn
44 Paul Deslandes Tr
Craig Gemmell Tr
Matt Donahue Tr
Steve Anderson Tr
Samuel Adams Tr
Mike Fagon Tr
Steve Balon Tr
also Burdick, Manske, and Weinstein
149 runners
Corbett and Crosby out with ankle injuries
16 Beth Ratcliffe Tr
Gail Wehrli Tr
Meredith Lynch Tr
Amy Peck Tr
Hillary Fazzone Tr
Sue Kinz Tr
Anne Percy Tr
Dorothy Sales Tr
also freshmen Katy Casidy and Elizabeth Hines
90 runners
3 October 1986 @Williams
Williams 18, Trinity 54; Trinity 27, No Adams St 28
1 Mike Coyne W 26:57
2 Mark Gilrain W 27:16
3 Dave Grossman W 27:17
4 Paul Deslandes Tr 27:20
6 Craig Gemmell Tr 27:56
11 Matt Donahue Tr
16 Steve Anderson Tr
Sam Adams
also Bruce Corbett
4 October 1986, Mt Holyoke Inv
Smith 21, Trinity 41, Williams 73, Mt Holyoke 110, Amherst 159
4 Beth Ratcliffe Tr 19:46
5 Becky Conklin Wm 19:58
Gail Wehrli Tr 19:59
Meredith Lynch Tr 20:07
Jen Elwell Tr 20:17
Sue Kinz Tr 20:40
25 Shana Pyun Tr
26 Amy Peck Tr
30 Hilary Fazzone Tr
33 Ann Percy Tr
also Sales, Lucia Dow, and Kathy Cassidy
80 runners
11 October 1986, NESCAC @Bates, 5 miles
Bates 21, Colby 61, Amherst 98, 10 Trinity 260, Conn coll 337
1 John Fitzgerald Ba 25:48
10 Dave Grossman Wm
29 Craig Gemmel Tr 27:29
33 Paul Deslandes Tr 27:33
Geoff Perkins Ct 28:00
Matt Donahue Tr
Sam Adams Tr
Ross Burdick Tr
Steve Balon Tr 30:00
Steve Anderson Tr
Colby 48, Bates 66, Tufts 80, 9 Trinity 217, Williams 225
1 Dorcas Denhartog M 18:19
2 Allegra Burton Ws 18:24
31 Meredith Lynch Tr 20:43
38 Gail Wehrli Tr 21:04
49 Jen Elwell Tr 21:30
50 Susan Kinz Tr 21:34
52 Becky Conklin Wm 21:41
54 Shana Pyun Tr 21:43
61 Amy Peck Tr 22:05
64 Hilary Fazzone Tr 22:15
17 October 1986, WPI 25, Trinity 36 @Worcester, 5.5 miles
1 Gemmell Tr 31:16
2 Deslandes Tr 31:33
10 Donahue Tr 33:01
11 Adams Tr 33:05
12 Fagan Tr 33:22
18 October 1986, Smith Inv
Trinity 6th of 12 teams
18 Meredith Lynch Tr
25 October 1986 @Trinity, 5.3 miles (construction altered course)
Coast Guard 28, Clark 49, Trinity 59, Babson 106
1 Alex Indorf Cl 27:02 cr (old mark 28:42 by Geoff Perkins, Conn Colle
ge, 1986)
2 Walt Petig CG 27:27
3 Marvin Grier CG 27:40
4 Gemmell Tr 27:51
5 Paul Deslandes Tr 28:08
6 Eric Sheets CG 28:12
7 Matt Greenwald Cl 28:18
8 Bill Burns CG 28:35
9 Dan McLaughlin CG 28:36
10 Frank Young CG 28:43
15 Donahue Tr
17 Adams Tr
19 Burdick Tr
21 Anderson Tr
also Fagan, Corbett, Marshall, Weinstein, and Crosby
Trinity 20, Coast Guard 44, Clark 78
1 Julie Fritz CG 18:22
2 Beth Ratcliffe Tr 18:39
3 Gail Wehrli Tr 19:05
4 Meredith Lynch Tr 19:10
5 Jennifer Elwell Tr 19:18
6 Sue King Tr 19:24
7 Debbie Prentice CG 19:56
8 Jackie Kos Cl 20:00
9 Amy Peck Tr 20:01
10 Shana Dyan Tr 20:08
1 November 1986, Wesleyan 24, Trinity 37 @Middletown, 4.89 miles
1 Craig Gemmell Tr 25:45
2 Ws 25:49
3 Paul Deslandes Tr 26:00
13 Mike Fagan Tr 27:47
15 Ross Burdick Tr 28:02
16 Sam Adams Tr 28:26
18 Steve Anderson Tr 28:55
19 Steve Balon Tr 29:04
Matt Donahue dnf.
Wesleyan 23, Trinity 32
4 Gail Wehrli Tr 19:21
15 November 1986, NE Div III Regional @SEMass
flat, wet and windy
Bates 43, Brandeis 92, St Joseph's 111, 23rd Trinity of 33 teams
1 Greg Cornell Bridgewater St 24:38 (Trinity paper say 24:48)
32 Dave Grossman Wm 25:45
66 Craig Gemmell Tr 26:26
83 Paul Deslandes Tr 26:40
144 Sam Adams Tr 28:12
153 Ross Burdick Tr 28:44
165 Mike Fagan Tr 29:23
177 Bruce Corbett Tr 29:54
185 Steve Anderson Tr 31:21
Donahue out with knee injury.