Union College Cross Country 1961
Coach Wilford Ketz
lettermen Wayne Laverty, Jack Huels
senior Gordon Reinold, junior Doug Allen, sophs Les Michard, John Seples, Andy Ward, Joe Campagni, Bill Irvine
freshmen Larry Newton, Gary Morris
4 Oct @Massachusetts
13 Oct Vermont
21 Oct @RPI
28 Oct Colgate
1 Nov Hamilton
11 Nov New York State @Harpur
4 October 1961, Massachusetts 15, Union 49 @Amherst
1 John Leavitt Ma 28:29
2 Joe LaMarre Ma
3 Charlie Proctor Ma
4 Ken O'Brien Ma
5 Gene Hasbrouck Ma
6 Wayne Laverty U
7 Bruce Thompson Ma
8 Gene Colburn Ma
9 Ron Thompson Ma
10 Jack Huels U
11 Doug Allen U
12 John Seples U
13 October 1961, Vermont 15, Vermont @Schenectady
Laverty led Union despite cold, Doug Allen ran best time of the year
Vermont Freshmen 15, Union 47
21 October 1961, RPI 20, Union 37 @Troy, 4.4 miles
1 Bill Gazda RPI 25:24.8
2 Tom Schellin RPI 25:51.5
3 Jim Langdon RPI 26:33.8
4 Wayne Laverty U
5 Joe Capagni U
6 Stu Zarembo RPI 27:18
7 Jack Huels U
8 Tom Stamato RPI 27:33
9 Richie Blank RPI
10 Andy Ward U
11 John Seples U
12 Paul Borowski RPI
13 Ken Golden RPI
14 Duncan Harris RPI
15 Stu Webster RPI
RPI Freshmen 17, Union 38 (Concordiensis says 20-37)
1 Charlie Hoover RPI 14:21.8
2 Gary Cross RPI 14:32.5
3 Jeff Davis RPI 14:37
5 Barry Stepp RPI
6 Jim Butcher RPI
25 October 1961, Union Freshmen 22, Lenox 33 @Lenox MA
2 Steve Culver U
3 Larry Newton U
4 Gary Morris U
5 Toby Wheeler U
9 Jesse Prochillo U
28 October 1961, Colgate 15, Union 44 @Schenectady, 4.7 miles
1 Jim Barnshaw C 26:16.0
2 Phil Wilder C
3 Gordie Williamson C
4 Jeff Vaughan C
5 Kit Smith C
6 Wayne Laverty U 28:14
8 Jack Huels U 28:33
9 Doug Allen U 28:45
10 Joe Campagni U 29:07
11 Andy Ward U 29:27
The Concordiensis, 10 November 1961, p5
Arthur Lawrence named interim Athletic Director to fill in for Wilford Ketz during Ketz's six month sabatical.
11 November 1961, New York State @Harpur College, 4.4 miles
Alfred 43, Roberts Wesleyan 49, Buffalo St 89, U Buffalo 135, Hamilton 145, Oswego 146, RPI 205, Ithaca 218, Brockport 223, Hartwick 240, Union 312, Harpur 352
1 Tim Burns BuSt 22:49.5
2 Jack Coons I 23:01
3 Dan Speck Sr A 23:30
The Concordiensis, 1 December 1961, p5
Xc letter winners: Compagni, Warde, Throne, Huels, Sepples, Allen