GORDO wrote:
Seriously, StatsRus, "back in the day when an (NCAA) cross country title meant something?"
Torres beat a field that was deeper than the field that Virgin beat,
1975 NCAA XC at Penn State 6 miles
1 28:23 Virgin IL
2 28:38 Nick Rose W.Kentucky (GB)
3 28:52 John Ngeno WSU (KEN)
4 28:57 Terry Williams OR
5 28:58 Paul Stemmer PSU
6 29:00 James Munyala UTEP (KEN)
7 29:02 Paul Cummings BYU
8 29:03 James Karuki UTEP (KEN)
9 29:05 Dave Merrick Penn
10 29:05 Steve Bolt Bama
11 29:06 Paul Bannon Memphis State (?)
12 29:10 Herb Lindsey MSU
13 29:12 Tony Staynings W.Kentucky (GB)
14 29:12 Josh Kimeto WSU (KEN)
15 29:13 Curt Alitz Army
16 29:14 Alex Kasich WVU
17 29:14 George Malley PSU
18 29:15 Terry Cotton AZ
19 29:17 Mick O'Shea Prov. (IRE)
20 29:18 Kurt Beckman WSU
21 29:19 John Treacy Prov. (IRE)
22 29:19 Jeff Wells Rice
23 29:19 Billy Donakowski MI
24 29:22 Lionel Ortega NM
25 29:23 Antonio Zuniga UTEP (MEX)
29 29:30 Gregg Meyer MI
37 29:38 Samson Kimobwa WSU (KEN)
38 29:30 Niall O'Shaughnessy (IRE)
56 29:53 Steve Lacy WI
57 29:54 Ralph King UNC
74 30:02 Tom Wysocki NV
77 30:05 Henry Marsh BYU
84 30:10 Marc Hunter KSU
90 30;14 Ray Flynn ETSU (IRE)
143 30:40 Craig Masback Princeton
160 30:47 Chris Fox Auburn
165 30:49 Bruce Bickford NE
174 30:54 Ron Addison TN
175 30:54 Matt Centrowitz OR
224 31:30 Kyle Heffner TXA&M
225 31:31 Jon Sinclair CSU
266 33:31 Randy Melancon AR
1976 NCAA XC at North Texas State 10k
1 28:06 Henry Rono WSU (KEN)
2 28;16 Samson Kimobwa WSU (KEN)
3 28:26 Craig Virgin IL
4 28:30 Herb Lindsey MSU
5 28:34 John Treacy Prov (IRE)
6 28:39 Wilson Waigwa UTEP (KEN)
7 28:43 Naill O'Shaughnessey AR (IRE)
8 28:46 Sam Maritim UTEP (KEN)
9 28:49 Rudy Chapa OR
10 28:52 James Munyala UTEP (KEN)
11 28:54 Jim Peterson Gtwn
12 28:55 Josh Kimeto WSU (KEN)
13 28:57 Thom Hunt AZ
14 28:58 Bruce Bickford NE
15 29:00 Kip Sirma UTEP (KEN)
16 29:01 Terry Williams OR
17 29:03 Art Redhair BYU
18 29:04 Terry Cotton AZ
19 29:06 Greg Meyer MI
20 29:07 George Malley PSU
21 29:09 John Flora NE
22 29:10 Bob Hodge Lowell
23 29:11 Tony Staynings W.Kentucky (GB)
24 29:12 Henry Marsh BYU
25 29:14 Billy Donakowski MI
28 29:17 Steve Lacy WI
33 29:22 Ron Addison TN
34 29:23 Eric Hulst Irvine
38 29:26 Steve Plascensia MN
41 29:29 Carey Pinkowski Vill.
47 29:36 Kirk Pfeffer CO
51 29:41 Matt Centrowitz OR
55 29:45 Don Clary OR
74 29:51 Ralph Serna Irvine
115 30:09 Dan Schlesinger Yale
132 30:16 Pete Pfitzinger Cornell
169 30:36 Craig Masback Princeton
170 30:37 Randy Jackson WI
171 30:37 Kyle Heffner Tex A&M
182 30:44 Ron Tabb Cent.MO
187 30:46 Steve Scott Irvine
203 30:55 Mark Nenow KY