Union College Cross Country 1969
Coach Ronald Coleman (2nd year)
junior Joe Burgess, Rick Cooperwasser
sophs Bryant Moeckel, Paul Forbes, Dave Rice
freshmen Tim McCabe, Mark Slavin, Pat Murphy
4 October 1969, LeMoyne Inv, 5.15 miles
Cortland St 74, Niagara 126, Hamilton 128, Brockport 133 Albany St 146, U Buffalo 193, LeMoyne 212, Potsdam 234, Union 241, Alfred 260, Hobart 278, Roberts Wesleyan 288, Oswego 289, Hartwick 315, Plattsburgh 317, Clarkson 324, Siena 325, 17 teams
1 Ed Fuchs UBuf 27:20.9 cr
2 Tom Carr Ham 27:43
3 Bob Schwinsberg RW 27:53
16 Bryant Moeckel U hampered by sore feet
Freshmen/JV
5 Union, 9 teams
11 Tim McCabe U
20 Bill Jacobs U
15 October 1969, Union 21, Hobart 39 @Schenectady
new course
1 Bryant Moeckel U 30:38
2 Mike Saeli H 30:51
5 Jeff Linton H
8 Christy Bell H
11 Art Lockwood H
12 Jim St Clair H
Union now 2-0.
Williston Academy 18, Union Freshmen 45
3 Jim Huston U
9 Mark Brenneman U
18 October 1969, RPI 18, Union 40 @Troy, 4.68 miles
1 Bill Pollock RPI 24:28
2 Gary Nelson RPI 24:51
3 Bryant Moeckel U 25:37
4 Pete Hagans Sr RPI 25:43
5 Greg Aldrich So RPI 25:51
6 Jim Lambros Jr RPI 25:57
7 Paul Forbes U
8 Bob Feurriegil So RPI 26:15
9 Tim McCabe U
10 Joe Burgess U
11 Pat Murphy U
RPI Freshmen 19, Union 41
1 Greg Lalley RPI 18:39.2
3 Jim Huston U 19:09
8 Mark Brenneman U
9 Jan Goldberg U
10 Bill Jacobs U
22 October 1969, Union Freshmen 15, Darrow 47, 3.6 miles
intermittent rain and sleet
1 Jim Huston U
2 Bill Jacobs U
3 Jan Goldberg U
4 Mark Burdelle U
5 Greg Hamlin U
6 Ed Rossi U
10 Stan Jackson U
23 October 1969, Union 39, Hamilton 42, Middlebury 43 @Schenectady, 5.46 miles
35F, high winds
1 Tom Carr H 29:27 cr (broke Moeckel's mark of 30:38, 1969)
2 Joe McNulty M
3 Gary Johnson M
4 Bryant Moeckel U 30:24
6 Paul Forbes U
8 Tim McCabe U
10 Jim Huston U
11 Joe Burgess U
13 Dave Rich U
29 October 1969, Union 18, Trinity 46; Oneonta St 26, Union 29 @Schenectady, 5.46 miles
Oneonta St 17, Trinity 36
hilly
1 Rick Young O 29:44
2 Paul Forbes U
4 Bryant Moeckel U
6 John Durland T 30:44
7 Joe Burgess U
9 Tim McCabe U
10 Jim Huston U
13 Bill Zachry T
16 Mike Geiser T
19 Steve Wilcox T
20 Dan Maxwell T
Union finished 5-2, first winning season since 1958 (4-3), best record since 1955 (4-0).
From 1959-1968 Union's record was 5-43.
1 November 1969, New York State @Harpur College, 5.1 miles
Buffalo St 65, Brockport 73, RPI 127, Cortland St 131, Union 165, Buffalo U 169, Rochester 190, Alfred 192, Hamilton 193, Ithaca 358, Hartwick 378, Plattsburgh 381
1 Ed Fuchs UBu 25:53 cr (old mark 27:47)
2 Bill Pollock RPI 25:59
3 Mark Ryerson BuSt 26:01
4 Bob Schweinsberg RWes 26:02
5 Bob Goodell Broc 26:03
6 Tom Carr Ham
16 Bryant Moeckel U
24 Joe Burgess U
29 Gary Wallace Harp
30 Paul Forbes U
46 Tim McCabe U
112 starters, 104 finishers
Freshmen
RPI 23, Union 42, U Buffalo 56, 3 teams
1 Drew Crawford RPI 15:17
2 Paul Reynolds RPI 15:19
3 Ray Reynolds RPI 15:22
4 Pat Murphy U 15:28
5 Steve Sidelko RPI 15:32
6 Bill Jacobs U
7 Mark Burdelle U