Union College Cross Country 1938
Coach Wilford H Ketz
Captain Ed Wells '39
juniors Bill Johnson, Frank Melewicz, Paul Santoro
Gale Hoffman, Joe Annese, Howie Sheffer
juniors Ed Gagen, Arnold Harwood
sophs Don Haigh, Brad Hastings, Don Collins, Robert Reed
30 Sep Colgate
8 Oct Vermont
15 Oct Middlebury, freshmen vs Nott Terrace
19 Oct Williams
22 Oct @RPI
27 Oct freshmen vs Burnt-Ballston HS
29 Oct @CCNY
5 October 1938, Union 15, Colgate 40 @Schenectady
=1 Ed Wells, Howie Sheffer, Frank Melewicz, Joe Annese, Paul Santoro, Bob Reed U 24:49
7 Bill JOhnson U 25:13
8 Brad Hastings U 25:43
9 Sal Mauriello U 25:46
10 Don Collins U 26:18
11 Harwood U 26:19
12 Young C 26:30
13 Gale Hoffman U 26:28
14 Sanders C 26:41
15 Brown C 26:45
16 Bubois C 27:05
17 Buckwalter C 28:14
18 Mulhern C 29:04
19 Koehler C 29:16
20 Zacharapolous C 31:02
meet postponed due to late start for Colgate training due to new coach
8 October 1938, Union 17, Vermont 38 @Schenectady, 4.7 miles
=1 Joe Annese, Frank Melewicz, Paul Santoro U 27:29.5
4 Ketchum Vt 27:45.5
5 Brad Hastings U 27:57
6 Bill Johnson U 28:02
7 Howie Sheffer U 28:03
8 Lizak Vt 28:03.5
9 Ed Wells U 28:15.5
10 Bailey Vt 28:28.5
11 Rogers Vt 28:33
12 Sal Mauriello U 29:04
13 Bob Reed U 29:04
14 Gale Hoffman U 29:52
13 Collins U 30:06
15 October 1938, Union 17, Middlebury 38 @Schnectady, 4.7 miles
surface mostly concrete
1 Frank Melewicz U 27:24.5
2 Paul Santoro U 27:24.6
3 Ed Annese U 27:43
4 Paul Cushman M 28:00
5 Ed Wells U 28:24
6 Bill Johnson U 28:34
7 Howie Sheffer U 28:57
8 Bob Reed U 29:21
9 Brad Hastings U 29:24
10 Cpt Bob Cushman M 29:29
11 Gale Hoffman U 29:49
12 Sal Mauriello U 30:17
13 Don Collins U 30:19
14 Bob Reynolds M 31:27
15 October 1938, Nott Terrace HS 24, Union Freshmen 31, 3.6 miles
1 Don Field U 14:28
2 Quinlen NT 14:31
3 Jack Pearson U
4 Van Dyke NT
5 Mastriani NT
6 Gude NT
7 Rocco NT
8 Stewart NT
9 Conly U
10 Peterson NT
19 October 1938, Union 20, Williams 35 @Schenectady 4.7 miles
1 Bay Kiliani Sr W 25:41 cr
2 Paul Santoro U 25:57.5
3 Frank Melewicz U 26:13.5
=4 Ed Wells, Howie Sheffer, Joe Annese, Bob Reed U 26:41
=8 Bill Johnson & Brad Hastings U 27:17
10 Sal Mauriello U 27:43
11 Ted Wills Jr W 27:47
12 Johnny Gilman Jr W 27:47
13 Gale Hoffman U 27:51
14 Don Collins U 27:55
15 Hadley Griffin Jr W 28:56
16 Tom Lena So W 29:00
17 Mark Wellington Jr W 30:27
22 October 1938, RPI 26, Union 29 @Troy, 4.6 miles
1 "Vic" Head RPI 25:05
2 Frank Melewicz U 40 yds back
3 John Dugan RPI
4 Joe Anese U
5 Ray Nelson RPI
6 Howie Sheffer U
7 Bill Bailey RPI
8 Bill Johnson U
9 Rochford RPI
10 Larson RPI
Santoro dnr, ineligible for away meets.
Union Freshmen 21, RPI 34, 2.6 miles
1 Dick Conly U 16:08.0
2 Don Fields U
3 Jack Pearson U
4 Goddard RPI
5 DeAndrea RPI
6 Donald Brockwehl U
7 Galander RPI
8 McCarthy RPI
9 Bob Murphy U
10 George Stevenson U
11 Wilcox RPI
29 October 1938, Union 19, CCNY 36 @Van Cortlandt Park, 5 miles
=1 Frank Melewicz, Joe Annese, Howie Sheffer U 27:15
4 Crowley CCNY 27:27
5 Castle CCNY 27:38
=6 Bradford Hastings, Ed Wells, Bill Johnson U 27:52
9 Bob Reed U 28:07
10 James CCNY 28:15
11 Sal Mauriello U 28:20
Annese went astray on the second lap while leading. Hastings, Wells, and Johnson also had problems following the course.
Union finished 5-1.
Edward Wells '38, Howard Sheffer '39, Joseph Annese '40, William Johnson '40, Frank Melewicz '40, Paul Santoro '41 awarded block "U"s.
Bradford Hastings '41, Robert Reed '41 awarded "aUa"s.
Donald Brockwehl, Richard Conly, Donald Field, Robert Murphy, Jonathan Pearson, George Stevenson awarded freshman numerals.
Paul Santoro & Frank Melewicz elected co-captains of the 1939 team.