Monday, December 7, 2009

Tuppeny defeats Jumbo?

Back in the 1970s Penn had a few top quality cross country teams. Here's a look at the finishing order in the November 4, 1975 Big Five Cross Country meet, won by Jim Tuppeny's harriers 20-37 over the Villanova squad. Dave Merrick broke Donal Walsh's course record by 6 seconds. Tuppeny, of course, was on Villanova's staff as an assistant to Jumbo Elliott from 1955-1966, when he left for Penn. Villanova's Carey Pinkowski in 16th went on to be the race director of the Chicago Marathon.


1975 Big Five Cross Country
Belmont Plateau, 5-miles

1. Dave Merrick, Penn, 24:44.4 (CR)
2. Bruce Fiori, Penn, 26:05
3. Kevin McCarey, Villanova, 26:18
4. Dave McKee, Penn, 26:26
5. John Stockel, Penn, 26:32
6. Steve Dorsey, Villanova, 26:33
7. Steve Cook, Villanova, 26:36
8. Mike Keogh, Penn, 26:40
9. Phil "Tiny" Kane, Villanova, 26:42
10. Steve Sholfes, Penn, 26:50
11. Ken Roberts, Penn, 26:52
12. Mark Belger, Villanova, 26:53
13. Roger Knolimeyer, Villanova, 26:56
14. Jeff Werchowski, Penn, 27:02
15. Don Paige, Villanova, 27:08
16. Carey Pinkowski, Villanova, 27:09
17. Mark Gillman, Temple, 27:17
18. Hal Ogenelodh, Penn, 27:21
19. George McKay, Villanova, 27:22
20. John Glah, St. Joseph's, 27:28
21. Charles McCarthy, Villanova, 27:32
22. Bill Nester, Temple, 27:33
23. Paul Hines, Temple, 27:48
24. John Kuhar, La Salle, 27:48
25. Jerry Gerwirtz, Temple, 28:06
26. Eric Komdat, Penn, 28:08
27. Francis Caufield, St Joseph's, 28:10
28. Dave Thomas, Temple, 28:12
29. Joe Genther, St Josephs, 28:14
30. Mike Connelly, La Salle, 28:30
31. Mark Conlin, La Salle, 28:52
32. Jim Guntle, La Salle, 29:01
33. John Shields, St Josephs, 30:11
34. Terry Lamplaugh, 30:16
35. Jim Wharton, St Josephs, 30:35
36. Brian Walsh, Temple, 30:36

3 comments:

  1. The date for this race has to be after 1974, as I ran against Carey Pinkowski in the Indiana High School regional and state meets in May of 1975, the last year he ran for Hammond High HS in Hammond, Indiana

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  2. You've got to be right -- Pinkowski graduated from Villanova in 1980. Merrick's last XC season was 1975, so perhaps it's the 1975 Big Five meet.

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  3. Yep -- it's 1975. Pinkowski was a first-semester freshman at Villanova that fall.

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