Union College Cross Country 1929
Coach Harold Anson Bruce
Captain Rothmann '30
lettermen Lee Heath '30, Victor Nigriny '31, Charles Aussicker '31, O'Conner '31, Hill '30
sophs Bradt, Gates, Wallace, Albright
Sawtelle unable to compete due to illness
freshmen Edwards, Van Zile, Emerson, Stansel, Wagoner, Corwin, King, Gibson, Rooney, Hoadley, Boerner, Halloren, Capelle, Pelham, McIntosh, Cumming, Reader
14 Oct Colgate
21 Oct Manhattan
26 Oct RPI
2 Nov Dickinson
9 Nov ??
16 Nov Middle Atlantic States
25 Nov ICAAAA
12 October 1929, Colgate 26, Union 29 @Schenectady, 6 1/2 miles
1 Enoch C 37:02.4
2 Heath U 37:27
3 Rothmann U 37:33.8
=4 Glenmuir, Dunbar, Spanger C 38:19
=7 Aussicker & O'Connor U 39:16.6
9 Nigriny U 40:10.6
10 Grant C 43:18.4 injured foot in last 1/2 mile and walked in
19 October 1929, Union 27, Manhattan 28 @Schenectady
1 Fortier M 36:26 cr
2 Lee Heath U 36:36.6 led until the final few yards
3 Rothmann U 37:38.4
4 Schacklette M 37:47
5 Aussicker U 37:55
6 Grady M 38:04.8
7 O'Connor U 38:08.8
8 Farrell M 38:17
9 Christopher M 39:28
10 Nigriny U 39:30
11 Albright U 40:00
12 Gates U 40:35
13 McArdle M 41:00
25 October 1929, RPI 21, Union 34 @Schenectady
1 Giannetti RPI 36:55
2 Lee Heath U 37:22
3 Warren RPI 37:24
4 M Fazio RPI 37:32
5 Henry Rothman U 37:55 hampered by bruised foot
6 Friday RPI 37:56
7 Lewis RPI 38:04
8 Charles Aussicker U 38:09
9 Beach RPI
10 Victor Nigriny U 38:02 (sic)
11 Murphy RPI
12 O'Connor U 38:32
RPI's first victory over Union.
Union Freshmen 19, RPI 36, 3 miles
new course
1 Capell U 16:47.4 cr
2 Boerner U 17:10.2
3 Piper U 17:12
4 Porter RPI 17:35
5 Van Zile U 17:36
6 Gibbs RPI 18:11
7 Green RPI 18:15
8 Kern U 18:21
9 Munn RPI 18:23
10 Goetchus RPI 18:36
2 November 1929, Union 21, Dickinson 35 @Schnectady, 6 miles
course in poor shape following weekend rains
1 Leland Heath U 36:13 cr (old mark 36:26 by Fortier, Manhattan, 1929)
2 O'Connor U 37:35
3 Boohar D 37:57
4 Charles Aussicker U 38:19
5 Victor Nigriny U 38:41
6 Davis D 39:15
7 Brown D 39:44
8 Albright U 40:14
8 Teller D 40:29 hampered by shin splints
10 Hill U 41:25
11 Salter D 42:12
Rothmann, Union, dnf, dropped out at four miles
Dickinsonian has the score 21-35 with Teller in 8th
Concordiensis reports 20-35 (no displacement) with Albright 8th, Teller 9th
times as reported in Concordiensis
9 November 1929, Union 15, Ursinus 40 @Schenectady, 6 1/2 miles
1 Lee Heath Un 36:11.4 cr (broke own mark of 36:13)
2 O'Connor Un 36:35
3 Aussicker Un 37:19.4
4 Nigriny Un 38:18
5 Albright Un 39:12.4
6 Smith Un 40:01
7 Fertig Ur 42:28
8 Jamison Ur 43:09.4
9 Van Davies Ur 43:35
10 Clark Ur 45:19
11 Pedrick Ur 49:13
Ursinus 4th in Eastern (PA) Collegiate Conf won by Dickinson
Albany HS 32, Union Freshmen 34, Christian Brothers Academy 65, Troy HS 79 @Schenectady, 3 miles
1 Capelle U 16:29.4
2 Ayers AHS 16:35.6
3 Plants CBA 16:37
4 Courneen AHS 16:38
5 Kleineski AHS 16:43.4
6 Van Zile U 16:46
7 Boerner U 16:47.4
8 Holleran U 17:09
9 Richardson THS 17:14.4
10 Eckel AHS 17:21.4
11 Healy AHS 17:21.6
12 Zahn AHS 17:27
13 Reeder U 17:29
14 Boyle CBA
15 Murphy THS 17:44.4
16 Rosenstock AHS 17:59
17 Motta CBA 17:59
18 Urschel CBA 18:03
19 Smith THS 18:13
20 Campbell CBA 18:16
21 Dietz U 18:18
22 Weber CBA 18:37
23 Emerson U 18:38
24 Pollack THS 19:11
25 Falk THS 19:44
26 Alossa CBA 19:45
27 Petregal THS 19:50
16 November 1929, Middle Atlantic States @Van Cortlandt Park, 6 miles
Manhattan 25, Alfred 65, Rutgers 78, Union 80, Lafayette 92, Lehigh 115, F&M inc
1 John A Fortier Man 31:17
2 Hugh Masterton Laf 31:25
3 Philip J Shacklette Man 31:37
4 Leland J Heath U 31:53
5 Morgan B Person F&M 32:03
6 Harold Frazee Man 32:14
7 William J Grady Man 32:18
14 William L O'Connor U 33:05
15 Henry Rothmann U 33:06
25 Victor Nigriny U 33:57
32 Charles W Aussicker U 34:43
35 Elwood S Hill U 35:22
40 Fred F Albright U 36:42
44 finishers
Concordiensis, 26 Nov 1929, p1
Last Saturday morning, directly after chapel, the cars of Lee Heath '30 and F Va
n Zile '33 collided as they rounded the corner in front of the Kappa Alpha Lodge
.
25 November 1929, ICAAAA @Van Cortlandt Park, 6 miles
=1 Francis C Lindsay Maine 30:06
=2 Harry L Richardson Maine 30:06
3 Lauren P Brown Michigan St 30:25
17 Nat Lerner NYU 31:15
25 John A Fortier Man 31:34
31 Leland J Heath U 31:47
37 Hugh M Masterton Laf 31:56
49 William J Grady Man 32:18
61 Harold Frazee Man 32:38
66 Philip J Shacklett Man 32:45
128 finishers
Freshmen, 3 miles
NYU 52, Cornell 104, Syracuse 110, 6 Union 132, 11 teams
1 Joseph J McCluskey Fordham 14:47
2 George H Barker NYU 14:49
3 Wilson J Streeter Syr 15:08
13 Ernest Capelle U 15:33
19 AFT Van Zile U 15:49
23 Gilbert Holleran U 15:53
45 John S Reeder U 16:18
46 Charles Boner U 16:19
55 Alexander R Piper, Jr U 16:33
74 Robert R Dietz U 17:01
80 finishers