Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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CROSS-COUNTRY 1970 The 1970 Cross-Country team showed more promise of greater things to come than was indicated by their 4-5 record. There were many good performances this season in a sport that can not truly be judged by its won-lost record. It is, although a team sport, designed for the individual whose success is significantly determined by self-sacrifice and self-discipline. Cross-Country has a longer season than most realize, as fall success is based on sum- mer running. Summer is the time one must build his base of many miles, not fall. By then it is too late. This was proven in the first meet of the year when the Chiefs were upset by RPI. Although Roger Moffat did win the in- dividual title the Chiefs were lacking in depth in the early season. In the next two meets this depth improved with wins over URI and Wes- leyan. Both meets saw a strong one-two finish by Moffat and captain Brad Kron. After a tough loss to an always strong Holy Cross team on their hilly course the harriers re- turned to SC for a victory over Colby. The mules leading runner, Lou Paquin, was first in the best time on the course this year and ninth best ever with 22:53. He pulled Moffat to third on the Springfield all-time list, behind record-holder Ed Walkwitz and Coach Ken Klatka, in 23:05. In the last home meet of the year the Chiefs squeezed by U-Conn, 27-28 with another 1-2, Moffat-Kron finish. Next was the Codfish Bowl, where Codmen were second to the host Boston State team. UMass, in the next duel and C.W. Post in the next two duel meets, beat the SC squad with an outstanding first man and the much needed depth. That week-end started a string of three tough races in five days which proved to be tiring for the team. Friday was the Eastern Championships in Boston where the team was fifth, lead by Kron with a fine 23:16 time over the five mile course. This is the best Springfield time at Franklin Park. Saturday the squad traveled to Albany for their Invita- tional placing a respectable second to C.W. Post. Kron and Moffat topped the scoring with fourth and fifth place finishes. Decidedly tired, the team was back to Boston Tuesday for a duel meet with a powerful Boston Col- lege team. Fatigue showing, the Warriors were beaten in their final duel meet of a long season. With twelve of fourteen meets under their belts, the Chiefs were mentally as well as physically tired. There were too many meets and now with the two most important meets

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STANDING: LEFT TO RIGHT PAUL THISTLE, 8RAD KRON CAPT GENE CADMAN, ROGER MOFFAT, ALAN CURRIER, BILL OLSON, COACH VERN COX KNEELING: LEFT TO RIGHT WILLIAM MORROW, HARRY MERRIFIELD, MICHAEL CRYANS, RICHARD DAVIS

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R.P.I. 31-26 L Rhode Island 25-31 W Wesleyan 19-40 W Holy Cross 34-21 L Colby 22-38 W Connecticut 27-28 W Massachusetts 42-19 L C.W. Post 34-22 L Albany Invitational Second Boston College 38-21 L New Englands IC4A's Twelfth