Union College Cross Country 1959
Coach Wilford Ketz
Tom Hoffman (9:39.4y) and Elmars Jurjevics (1:56.6y)
sophs Gordon Reinold, Richard Giddings, Tom Hall, Tom Ayres, Wayne Laverty
freshmen Tom Finnigan, Bill Beevers, Dick Mason, William Nelson, Neil Jaffee, Jean Poulan, Jack Fenimore, Robert English, Jon Throne, Douglas Allen, John Smith
127-58-1 record from 1908-1958.
6 October 1959, Massachusetts 20, Union 43 @Amherst, 4 1/2 miles
1 Tom Hoffman U 25:52
2 Ralph Buschman M
3 Dick Atkinson M
4 Jim Keelon M
5 Emo Barron M
6 Jim Hainer M
7-10 M
Elmars Jurjevics dnf after going off course at 4 miles while running 2nd
10 October 1959, Vermont 20, Union 41 @Schenectady, 4.7 miles
1 Tom Hoffman U 25:45
2 Norm Picard Vt 26:49
7 Dick Giddings U
9 Wayne Laverty U
13 Gordy Reinold U
14 Tom Hall U
Elmars Jurjevics dnf
Vermont Freshmen 15, Union 40, 3 miles
1 Tom Billing Vt 16:06
6 Bill Beyer U
17 October 1959, Union 19, RPI 36 @Troy, 4.6 miles
1 Tom Hoffman U 23:53 cr (old mark 24:03.5 by Pete Todd, Cortland, 1959)
2 Elmars Jurjevics U
3 Roy Warner RPI 24:59
4 Dick Giddings U
5 Wayne Laverty U
RPI freshmen 18, Union 43
1 Mahoney RPI 14:09
2 Wilson RPI 14:25
3 Marty Schwra RPI
5 Jack Berg RPI
7 Steve Abbey RPI
October 1959, Colgate 27, Union 28, 4 1/2 miles
1 Tom Hoffman U 25:45
2 Elmars Jurjevics U 25:50
28 October 1959, Hamilton 25, Union 36
1 Tom Hoffman U 25:33
2 Elmars Jurjevics U
10 Dick Giddings U
28 October 1959, Delhi 23, Union Freshmen 36, 3 miles
1 Bill Beevers U 16:07
2 D 16:14
3 Dick Mason U
Fifth straight loss for freshmen.
2 November 1959, Alfred 25, Union 34 @Terra Cotta field
snow with a driving, cold wind
1 Frank Finnerty A 21:31
2 Tom Hoffman U
3 Carl Blanchard A
4 Charley Williams A
5 Elmars Jurjevics U
6 Richard Giddings U
7 Joe DiCamillo A
9 John Bidwell A
10 Larry Sweet A
12 Gordon Reinold U
7 November 1959, New York State @Alfred U, 4.35 miles
Alfred 20, Hamilton 63, Roberts Wesleyan 122, Buffalo 133, Buffalo St 144, Union 147, Cortland 153, RPI 201, Ithaca 226, Harpur 252, Oswego 253, Brockport 285
1 Frank Finnerty A 21:32
2 Larry Sweet A 21:53
3 John Coons I 22:40
4 Carl Blanchard A 22:42
5 Joe DiCamillo A 22:44
11 Elmars Jurjevics U
18 Tom Hoffman U slowed by back spasms
22 Roy Warner RPI
29 Dick Giddings U
30 Gordie Reinold U
76 runners
14 November 1959, NCAA College Division @Wheaton IL, 4 miles
30F, 4" of snow on course
1 Paul Whiteley Kansas St 23:01.6
2 Richard Anderson Winona St 23:10
3 Leslie Hegedus Central St Ohio 23:40
29 James Hughes Buffalo St 24:55
68 Thomas Hoffman Union 26:25
90 finishers
16 November 1959, ICAAAA @Van Cortlandt Park, 5 miles
1 Crawford Kennedy Mi St 23:51.8 mr (old mark 24:01 by Henry Kennedy, Michigan State, 1955)
2 Bobby Lowe Brown 24:10
3 Dick Englebrink PA St 24:12
4 Dick Greene Army 24:13
5 Frank Finnerty Alfred 24:21
15 Larry Sweet Alfred 24:55
61 Carlton Blanchard Alf 26:10
73 Thomas Hoffman Union 26:22
280 runners