Wesleyan Cross Country 1948
Head Coach: J. Fred Martin
Captain Frank Johnson '50
Hank Yordan '49, Kenny Williams '49, Walt Hoover '49
Barney Katham, Jack Pfeiffer, Howie Marston
Freshmen Tom Soukup, Crouse, Taylor, Buckingham, Sanborn, Kelmer
8 October 1949, Connecticut 27, Wesleyan 28 @Storrs
15 October 1922, Springfield 19, Wesleyan 44 @Springfield
1 Dick Miller Sp 25:36
2 Johnson Ws 25:47
=3 Don Crawford, Oliver Fjeldal, Dick Taddonio Sp
=6 Bill Fienemann, Bob Hunt, Ray Helsing Sp
Springfield Freshmen 20, Wesleyan 35
20 October 1948, Amherst 26, Wesleyan 31 @Middletown
1 Frank Johnson Ws 24:07 cr (old mark 24:12:16)
Amherst Freshmen 27, Wesleyan 28
25 October 1948, Trinity 26, Wesleyan 29 @ Middletown
Wesleyan Freshmen 15, Trinity 47 @Middletown, 2.7 miles
1 Soukup Ws 14:37.5
2 Crouse Ws
3 Buckingham Ws
4 Kyger Ws
5 Taylor Ws
6 Ben Wilmot Tr
7 Sanborn Ws
8 Norris Tr
9 Kelman Ws
10 Northrup Tr
11 Elder Tr
12 Lee Tr
29 October 1948, Coast Guard 22, Wesleyan 39 @Middletown, 4.6 miles
1 Dave Klingensmith CG 23:37 cr (old mark 24:07 by Johnson last week)
2 Frank Johnson Ws 23:47
3 Cy Chittick CG ~23:50
4 Yordan Ws
5 Walter Flannelly CG
6 Walter Jester CG
7 Robert Wiard CG
8 Richard Penn CG
9 Hubert Russell CG
10 Charles Larkin CG
11 Kathan Ws
12 Williams Ws
13 Pfieffer Ws
14 Marston Ws
15 Malamud Ws
16 Hoover Ws
Wesleyan Freshmen 15, Coast Guard 40
1 Soukup Ws 14:30
2 Crouse Ws
3 Taylor Ws
4 Kyger Ws
5 Buckingham Ws
6 Sanborn Ws
7 Hardman CG
8 Fallon CG
9 Kreuter CG
10 Jaeke CG
11 Taylor CG
12 Kelmer Ws
13 Lucas CG
14 Lobkovitch CG
3 November 1948, Little Three @Middletown, 4.6 miles
Williams 34, Amherst 37, Wesleyan 55
1 Frank Johnson Ws 23:3.3 cr
2 Bill Kelton Jr Wm 24:06
3 Kim Valentine A
4 Donald Bozarth A
5 Kevin Delany Jr Wm 24:37
6 Paul Cook Sr Wm 24:42
7 Ws
Freshmen:
Wesleyan 31, Amherst 39, Williams 54
Varsity Record: 1-6
Freshmen team lost their first three meets, then won their last two dual meets and the Little Three. Tom Skoukup was a steady winner.