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Men's Cross Country History

All-Time Heptagonal Results
Year Finish Points Location
1939 T-1st 37 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1940 1st 32 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1941 2nd 62 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1942 4th 91 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1943 5th 106 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1944 meet canceled - World War II
1945 3rd 81 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1946 3rd 85 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1947 9th 189 Battlefield Park - Princeton, N.J.
1948 2nd 64 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1949 3rd 98 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1950 2nd 87 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1951 2nd 98 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1952 2nd 89 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1953 1st 53 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1954 1st 49 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1955 1st 36 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1956 2nd 72 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1957 1st 45 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1958 6th 144 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1959 5th 129 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1960 4th 112 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1961 1st 52 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1962 7th 148 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1963 1st 57 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1964 7th 186 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1965 7th 172 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1966 10th 268 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1967 10th 249 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1968 8th 220 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1969 4th 105 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1970 3rd 88 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1971 2nd 64 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1972 6th 160 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1973 5th 139 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1974 6th 150 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1975 8th 195 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1976 8th 196 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1977 5th 126 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1978 7th 138 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1979 5th 113 Saucon Valley - Bethlehem, Pa.
1980 6th 174 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1981 9th 245 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1982 6th 181 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1983 7th 180 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1984 8th 204 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1985 5th 132 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1986 6th 175 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1987 5th 146 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1988 T-6th 174 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1989 10th 279 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1990 8th 198 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1991 2nd 104 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1992 2nd 83 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1993 1st 46 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1994 4th 122 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1995 7th 177 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1996 5th 130 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1997 7th 185 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1998 7th 186 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
1999 6th 152 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2000 4th 104 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2001 8th 150 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2002 8th 179 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2003 8th 218 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2004 7th 145 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2005 6th 135 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2006 5th 122 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2007 2nd 67 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2008 3rd 75 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2009 T-3rd 90 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2010 5th 126 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2011    5th 125 West Windsor Fields, Princeton, N.J.
2012 4th 83 West Windsor Fields, Princeton, N.J.
2013    7th 181 West Windsor Fields, Princeton, N.J
2014 2nd 74 West Windsor Fields, Princeton, N.J
2015     4th 85 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2016 6th 147 West Windsor Fields,
Princeton, N.J.
2017 4th 131 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2018 8th 203 West Windsor Fields,
Princeton, N.J.
2019 6th 164 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.
2020 Meet canceled - COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 6th 134 West Windsor Fields,
Princeton, N.J.
2022 3rd 70 Van Cortlandt Park - New York, N.Y.


Team Finishes at the NCAA Championships
1957 7th
1970 26th
1971 15th
1977 27th
1992 19th
 
All-Time Heptagonal Winners
Year Runner Time
1939 Emery Wingerter 30:29.0
1940 John Ayer 27:39.0
1953 John Rosenbaum 27:01.0
1954 John Rosenbaum 25:48.4
1955 Dave Eckel 25:46.4
1961 Steve Machooka 25:38.0
1970 Jon Anderson 24:39.6
1993 Brian Clas 24:49.1
2004 Bruce Hyde 24:35.5

Cross Country All-Americans
Brian Clas
29th place
1992

12th place
1993
Brian Clas
Bruce Hyde
27th place
2004
Bruce Hyde
Grant Whitney
13th place
1985
Grant Whitney


All-Time Men's Best Times
At New York's Van Cortlandt Park (8K)
Name Time Year
The Cornell Big Red men's cross country team competes at HEPS on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx, NY.
Hammond, Mackinnon
Rhys Hammond* 24:02.7 2022
Perry Mackinnon* 24:07.2 2022
Damian Hackett 24:08.6 2022
Rishabh Prakash 24:18.8 2022
Grant Whitney* 24:29.1 1985
Ben Rainero 24:30.7 2015
Jimmy Wyner 24:32.0 2006
Bruce Hyde* 24:35.5 2004
Adrien Dannemiller 24:39.4 2010
Jon Anderson* 24:39.6 1970
* NCAA qualifiers
At The Moakley Course (5 Mile)
Name Time Year
Pete Pfitzinger

Pete Pfitzinger
Pete Pfitzinger 24:48.6 1978
Grant Whitney 24:49.0 1985
Erik Lukens 25:07.8 1987
Phil Ritson 25:08.2 1971
Phil Collins 25:13.8 1971
Ray DeMarco 25:19.6 1974
Dan Predmore 25:23.0 1978
Harv Robinson 25:30.0 1983
Doug Calby 25:31.0 1978
Mike Wyckoff 25:32.0 1978