1969 Williams Men
Williams Crosscountry 1969
Coach Anthony Plansky
Captain Bran Potter '70
Dan Hindert '71 Kalamazoo, MI
Dave McPhillips Birmingham, AL
Will Birnie '72
Wynne Carville Williamsville, NY
John Luvalle Stony Brook, NY
Fletch Durbin Winnetka, IL
Charlie Ebinger '70 Columbus, OH
Mike Pavelic '70
John Obourn '70
11 October 1969 @Middlebury
Middlebury 27, Williams 30
1 Gary Johnson So M 24:32
2 Joe McNulty So M lost shoe in stream
3 Dan Hindert Jr W 25:10
4 Dave McPhillips W
5 Helmer M
6 Will Birnie W
7 Shorton M
8 Wayne Carvill W
9 Cpt Bran Potter Sr W slowed with knee injury
10 John LuValle So W
11 Kevin Sweeny So W
Fletch Durbin and seniors Charlie Ebinger, Mike Pavelic, and
John Obourn out of condition.
15 October 1969 @Williams, 2.7 miles
Williams F 18, Deerfield 43
1 Jay Haug W 14:04
2 Peter Farwell W 14:18
4 Bert Meek W
5 Gary James W
6 Jim Clemons W
7 Bill Getman W
First win over Deerfield in 15 years.
Haug 4:28 in high school, Farwell 4:32, Cleaver 4:32.5.
18 October 1969 @Williams, 3.7 miles
Williams 26, Bowdoin 33
1 Mark Cuneo B 20:00
2 Hindert W 20:25
3 Kirk Cuneo B 20:32
4 Potter W
5 Birnie W
6 Steve Moriarty B
7 LuValle W
8 McPhillips W
9 Fletcher Durbin W
10 Carvill W
22 October 1969 @Williams
UVermont 26, RPI 40, Williams 75
1 Leaned Vt 19:35.4
5 Hindert W
12 Birnie W
19 Durbin W
20 John Obourn W
21 LuValle W
Williams F 29, RPI F 45, UVM F 48, 2.7 miles
1 Haug W 13:57 cr
2 Farwell W
3 Tom Cleaver W
Old course record 14:00.2 by Ambrose Burfoot, Wesleyan, 1964.
25 October 1969 @Franklin Park
MIT 30, Tufts 35, Williams 69
1 Ryan T 25:49
2 Hindert W 26:24
3 Eric Darling Sr M 26:39
4 Craig Lewis So M
5 Rick Goldhor So M
6 Chip Kimball So M
7-11 T
12 Bobby Myers So M
13 Birnie W
14 Larry Klein So M
15 Pat Sullivan So M
16 LuValle W
Potter, Carvill, Mike Pavelic, J. Chang, J. Kaufman, Durbin
Durbin injured during race.
Williams F 36, MIT F 38, Tufts F 52, 3.1 miles
1 John Kaufman M 16:16
2 Anser T 16:18
3 Haug W 16:35
4 Farwell W 16:40
5 Greg Myers M 17:00
7 Cleaver W
8 Terry Blumer M 17:20
10 Meek W
11 Bob Virgile M
12 James W
13 John Pearson M
Jim Clemons and Bill Getman also ran.
1 November 1969 @Williams
Coast Guard 15, Williams 60, WPI 64
=1 Estes CG 19:54
=1 Ailing CG
6 Hindert W 20:17
8 Malone WPI
10 WPI
11 WPI
14 Birnie
15 Obourn
16 Potter
17 Durbin
18 LuValle
7 November 1969 @Wesleyan, 4.14 miles
heavy rain
Wesleyan 22, Williams 34
=1 Bill Rodgers Ws 22:33
=1 Baldwin Ws
=1 Sheffield Ws
4 Dan Hindert Wm
5 Will Birnie Wm
6 John Obourn Wm
8 Bran Potter Wm
11 Fletch Durbin Wm
Williams Freshman 27, Wesleyan 30
1 Dan Moynihan Ws 14:14
2 Jay Haug Wm 14:15
4 Pete Farwell Wm
5 Tom Cleaver Wm
7 Bert Meek Wm
9 Bruce James Wm
10 November 1969, NEICAA, Franklin Park
Freshmen Race
9 Williams, 25 teams
7 Haug Wm
15 November 1969, Amherst 22, Williams 34 @Williamstown, 3.8 miles
cold, wet, windy
1 Dick Easton So Wm 20:00 skier
2 Henry Hart A 20:11
3 John Perry A 20:13
4 Stu Mays A
5 Bill Carter A
6 Will Birnie Wm 20:54
7 Bran Potter Wm
8 Jim Drisko A
9 Wayne Carvill Wm
11 John LuValle Wm
12 Mike Pavelic Wm
13 Fletch Durbin Wm
Williams Freshmen 16, Amherst 41, 2.8 miles
1 Jay Haug Wm 14:04
=2 Pete Farwell Wm 14:26
=2 Tom Cleaver Wm
4 Bruce James Wm
5 John Connelly A
6 Bill Getman Wm
7 Jim Austin A
8 Jim O'Brient A
9 Mark Donahue Wm
10 John Pullman A
11 Ed Spaeth A