1966 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Mike Long, Head Coach
Jack Ibach, Assistant Coach

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1966 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Tom Rickards, 5-10, 135, Fort Myers

Joe Rooney, 5-10, 179, Fort Lauderdale

Bob Thomas, 5-10, 140, Sparrows Point, Md.

Kenny Watkinson, 5-7, 130, Mascoutah, Ill.

Marc Williamson, 5-11, 140, Raleigh, N.C.

1966 Roster - By Name

L
T                                       PY
R Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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* Sid Merchant          5-10  150  Jr   *    Melbourne
* Tom Rickards          5-10  135  So        Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
* Joe Rooney            5-10  179  So        Fort Lauderdale
  Bill Smith            5-9   140  Sr        Pittsburgh, Pa.
* Bob Thomas            5-10  140  So        Sparrows Point, Md. (Sparrows Point)
* Charley Vickers       5-11  160  Jr        Orlando
* Kenny Watkinson       5-7   130  So        Mascoutah, Ill.
* Marc Williamson       5-11  140  So   *    Raleigh, N.C.

1966 Schedule and Results

DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE
10/01	Postgame	Box	A	South Florida	W 18-38
10/07	Postgame	Box	H	Florida	L 39-21
10/15	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia Tech	W 21-34
10/22	Postgame	Box	N	Calloway Gardens Invitational Pine Mountain, Ga.	4th Place
10/28	Postgame	Box	A	Auburn	L 29-26
11/04	Postgame	Box	N	NCAA Regional Pine Mountain, Ga.
11/12	Postgame	Box	H	Miami	W 25-32
11/19	Postgame	Box	H	South Florida	W 21-34
11/26	Postgame	Box	N	Florida Collegiate Champ Miami, Fla.	3rd Place

EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is    4- 2     2- 1     2- 1     0- 0

1966 EOY Stats
                             Team Overall
Name                 Races  Top 7  Top 10  Wins
===============================================
Marc Williamson         9      9      7      2
Bob Thomas              9      9      7      2
Sid Merchant            8      8      7      0
Tom Rickards            8      8      5      0
Kenny Watkinson         8      8      5      0
Charley Vickers         5      5      0      0
Joe Rooney              3      3      1      0

Florida State 18, South Florida 38
10/01/1966, Tampa, Fla.

MEN 4-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Marc Williamson                1   23:10.4 
   2   Bob Thomas                     2   23:19   
   3   Sid Merchant                   3   23:34   
   5   Tom Rickards                   5   24:17   
   7   Kenny Watkinson                7   24:32   
  12   Charley Vickers               11   27:37   
  13   Joe Rooney                    12   29:52

Florida 21, Florida State 39
10/07/1966, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4.3 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   2   Marc Williamson                2   22:23   
   5   Bob Thomas                     5   23:22   
   9   Sid Merchant                   9   23:48   
  11   Tom Rickards                  11   24:12   
  13   Kenny Watkinson               12   24:32   
  15   Charley Vickers               13   26:25

Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 34
10/15/1966, Atlanta, Ga.

MEN 4.4 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Marc Williamson                1   22:47   
   2   Bob Thomas                     2   22:57   
   3   Sid Merchant                   3   23:24   
   6   Tom Rickards                   6   23:57   
   9   Kenny Watkinson                9   24:30   
  13   Charley Vickers               13   25:48

Calloway Gardens Invitational, 4th place
10/22/1966, Pine Mountain, Ga.

4th out of 20 teams

MEN 4-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   6   Marc Williamson                5   20:02   
  12   Bob Thomas                    11   20:43   
  20   Sid Merchant                  18   21:13   
  26   Tom Rickards                  23   21:40   
  44   Kenny Watkinson               36   22:27   
  77   Charley Vickers               64   24:57

Auburn 26, Florida State 29
10/28/1966, Auburn, Ala.

MEN 3.5 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   2   Marc Williamson                2   17:44   
   4   Bob Thomas                     4   18:27   
   5   Sid Merchant                   5   18:32   
   8   Tom Rickards                   8   18:51   
  10   Kenny Watkinson               10   19:23   
  15   Charley Vickers               13   21:10

NCAA Regional
11/04/1966, Pine Mountain, Ga.

MEN 5-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
  11   Marc Williamson               11   26:16   
  18   Bob Thomas                    18   26:44

Florida State 25, Miami 32
11/12/1966, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4.94 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Bob Thomas                     1   25:21   
   2   Marc Williamson                2   25:22   
   5   Sid Merchant                   5   26:15   
   8   Tom Rickards                   8   27:08   
   9   Joe Rooney                     9   28:21   
  10   Kenny Watkinson               10   28:38

Florida State 21, South Florida 34
11/19/1966, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4.94 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Bob Thomas                     1   25:25   
   2   Sid Merchant                   2   25:35   
   3   Marc Williamson                3   26:03   
   5   Tom Rickards                   5   26:39   
  10   Kenny Watkinson               10   29:13   
  11   Joe Rooney                    11   30:02

Florida Collegiate Champ, 3rd place
11/26/1966, Miami, Fla.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Florida           35                                                                                                                                                                                    
Miami             40                                                                                                                                                                                    
Florida State     59                                                                                                                                                                                    
South Florida     84

MEN 5-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   6   Sid Merchant                   6   28:28   
   9   Bob Thomas                     9   29:00   
  12   Marc Williamson               12   29:33   
  14   Tom Rickards                  14   29:56   
  18   Kenny Watkinson               18   30:33