1965 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Dick Roberts, Head Coach

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1965 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Al Bassett, 5-11, 158, Monticello

Sid Merchant, 5-10, 150, Melbourne

Bill Smith, 5-9, 140, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Charley Vickers, 5-11, 160, Orlando

1965 Roster - By Name

L
T                                       PY
R Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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  Al Bassett            5-11  158  So        Monticello
* John Brogle           6-3   173  Sr        Saint Petersburg
* Richard Carrico       5-8   150  Sr   *    Altamonte Springs (Ribault)
* Tom Graham            5-10  135  Sr   **   Fort Lauderdale (Stranahan)
* Bob Hohnadel          5-8   135  Sr        Tampa
* Sid Merchant          5-10  150  So        Melbourne
* Bill Nelson           5-11  140  Jr   *    Clearwater
  Bill Smith            5-9   140  Jr        Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Charley Vickers       5-11  160  So        Orlando
* Marc Williamson       5-11  140  Fr        Raleigh, N.C.
  Ross Winter           6-3   160  Sr        Mobile, Ala. (Murphy)

1965 Schedule and Results

DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE
09/18	Postgame		H	Pensacola CC	W 24-34
09/25	Postgame		A	South Florida	W 15-48
10/11	Postgame	Box	A	Florida	T 28-28
10/23	Postgame	Box	N	Callaway Gardens Invitational Pine Mountain, Ga.	4th Place
10/26	Postgame	Box	H	Auburn	W 21-34
11/06	Postgame	Box	H	South Florida	W 23-32
11/09	Postgame	Box	H	Florida	W 19-37
11/20	Postgame	Box	A	Miami	L 30-27
11/28	Postgame	Box	N	Florida State Championship Gainesville, Fla.	1st Place

EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is    5- 1-1   4- 0     1- 1-1   0- 0

1965 EOY Stats
                             Team Overall
Name                 Races  Top 7  Top 10  Wins
===============================================
Tom Graham              9      8      9      4
Bill Nelson             9      8      9      0
Bob Hohnadel            6      6      6      2
Sid Merchant            6      6      6      0
Richard Carrico         3      3      2      0
John Brogle             2      2      2      0
Al Bassett              2      2      2      0
Marc Williamson         1      0      1      0

Florida State 24, Pensacola CC 34
09/18/1965, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 3.5 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Bob Hohnadel                   1   19:04   
   4   Tom Graham                     4   19:30   
   5   Bill Nelson                    5   19:42   
   6   Sid Merchant                   6   19:46   
   8   John Brogle                    8   20:16

Florida State 15, South Florida 48
09/25/1965, Tampa, Fla.

MEN 4-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Bob Hohnadel                   1   23:02.1 
   2   Bill Nelson                    2   23:36   
   2   Tom Graham                     3   23:36   
   4   John Brogle                    4           
   5   Sid Merchant                   5           
   7   Al Bassett                     7           
   8   Richard Carrico                8

Florida 28, Florida State 28
10/11/1965, Gainesville, Fla.

MEN 4-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   2   Bob Hohnadel                   2   21:11.6 
   4   Tom Graham                     4   21:16   
   5   Sid Merchant                   5   21:21   
   6   Bill Nelson                    6   21:40   
  11   Richard Carrico               11   22:38

Callaway Gardens Invitational, 4th place
10/23/1965, Pine Mountain, Ga.

MEN 4-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
       Tom Graham                                 
       Marc Williamson                            
       Bill Nelson

Florida State 21, Auburn 34
10/26/1965, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4.2 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Tom Graham                     1   22:23   
   2   Bill Nelson                    2   22:54   
   3   Sid Merchant                   3           
   5   Bob Hohnadel                   5

Florida State 23, South Florida 32
11/06/1965, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4.2 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Tom Graham                     1   22:49.6 
   2   Bill Nelson                    2   23:22.9

Florida State 19, Florida 37
11/09/1965, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4.2 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Tom Graham                     1   22:26   
   3   Bill Nelson                    3   22:55   
   4   Bob Hohnadel                   4           
   5   Sid Merchant                   5           
   6   Richard Carrico                6

Miami 27, Florida State 30
11/20/1965, Coral Gables, Fla.

MEN  RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   4   Tom Graham                     4           
   5   Bob Hohnadel                   5           
   6   Bill Nelson                    6           
   7   Sid Merchant                   7           
   8   Al Bassett                     8

Florida State Championship, 1st place
11/28/1965, Gainesville, Fla.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Florida State   29                                                                                                                                                                                      
Miami           42                                                                                                                                                                                      
Florida         58                                                                                                                                                                                      
South Florida   90

MEN 4-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Tom Graham                     1   20:18.8 
   3   Bill Nelson                    3