1978 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review

1978 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
John Brogle, Head Coach

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1978 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

John Anderson, 5-10, 150, Reston, Va.

Paul Askea, 6-1, 145, Sarasota

Mike Fox, 5-10, 150, Dunedin

Robb Gomez, 6-2, 160, Saint Petersburg

Larry Greene, 5-7, 115, Miami Beach

John Hodge, 6-1, 160, Tallahassee

Mark McGee, 5-11, 135, Longwood

Doug Overfelt, 6-0, 155, Titusville

Bobby Shackleford, 6-0, 155, Miami

Herb Wills, 6-0, 125, Tallahassee


1978 Roster - By Name

L
T                                       PY
R Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  John Anderson         5-10  150  Fr        Reston, Va.
* Steve Andrews         5-8   135  So        Titusville
  Paul Askea            6-1   145  Fr        Sarasota (Riverview)
  Cliff Cook            6-1   170  Sr   *    Tampa (Chamberlain)
  Scott Corbett         6-1   165  Jr        Orlando
  Mike Fox              5-10  150  Fr        Dunedin
  Robb Gomez            6-2   160  Fr        Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* Larry Greene          5-7   115  Fr        Miami Beach (North Miami Beach)
* Tom Herron            5-11  145  Jr   **   Tangerine (Lyman)
* John Hodge            6-1   160  Fr        Tallahassee (Lincoln)
  Cyril Kidder          6-2   165  Sr   *    Fort Walton Beach
  Mike Kushner          5-9   145  Sr        Hollywood (Nova)
  Tim McClain           6-3   155  Sr   *    Saint Petersburg
  Mark McGee            5-11  135  Fr        Longwood (Lyman)
* Doug Overfelt         6-0   155  Fr        Titusville (Astronaut)
* Bobby Shackleford     6-0   155  Fr        Miami
* Herb Wills            6-0   125  Fr        Tallahassee (Leon)

1978 Conference Awards

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Tom Herron               Metro Conference - All-Conference

John Hodge               Metro Conference - All-Conference

Doug Overfelt            Metro Conference - All-Conference

Herb Wills               Metro Conference - Champion
                         Metro Conference - All-Conference

All-Conference -  4

1978 Schedule and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
09/23
Postgame
Box
H
Valdosta State Coll
L 35-24
09/30
Postgame
Box
H
Florida State Invitational
5th Place
10/14
Postgame
Box
N
Azalea Invitational
Mobile, Ala.
4th Place
10/21
Postgame
Box
N
Florida Invitational
Gainesville, Fla.
2nd Place
11/04
Postgame
Box
H
Metro Championship
1st Place
EOY Stats Ref

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


1978 Metro Conference Results
 1  Florida State          43
 2  Saint Louis            55
 3  Virginia Tech          58
 4  Cincinnati             90
 5  Memphis State          92
 6  Louisville            157
 7  Tulane                218

1978 EOY Stats

Team Overall Name Races Top 7 Top 10 Wins =============================================== Herb Wills 5 5 5 2 Tom Herron 5 5 3 0 John Hodge 5 5 2 0 Doug Overfelt 5 5 2 0 Larry Greene 5 5 1 0 Bobby Shackleford 4 3 0 0 Robb Gomez 3 3 0 0 Steve Andrews 3 2 0 0 Tim McClain 2 2 0 0 Cyril Kidder 1 0 0 0 Scott Corbett 1 0 0 0 Mark McGee 1 0 0 0 Mike Kushner 1 0 0 0 Paul Askea 1 0 0 0 Will Anguish 1 0 0 0 John Anderson 1 0 0 0 Mike Fox 1 0 0 0

Valdosta State Coll 24, Florida State 35
09/23/1978, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Herb Wills                     1   25:26   
   3   Tom Herron                     3   25:59   
   8   John Hodge                     8   26:33   
  10   Doug Overfelt                 10   26:38   
  15   Larry Greene                  12   27:13   
  17   Tim McClain                   13   27:32   
  18   Robb Gomez                    14   27:39   
  21   Cyril Kidder                       28:12   
  22   Steve Andrews                      28:22   
  23   Scott Corbett                      28:24   
  24   Bobby Shackleford                  28:46   
  27   Mark McGee                         28:53   
  28   Mike Kushner                       29:11   
  29   Paul Askea                         29:21   
  30   Will Anguish                       31:20   
  31   John Anderson                      31:24   
  32   Mike Fox                           31:24   

Florida State Invitational, 5th place
09/30/1978, Tallahassee, Fla.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Florida           27                                                                                                                                                                                    
Valdosta State    66                                                                                                                                                                                    
Alabama           76                                                                                                                                                                                    
Georgia           84                                                                                                                                                                                    
Florida State     88                                                                                                                                                                                    
Georgia Tech     176                                                                                                                                                                                    
South Alabama    189                                                                                                                                                                                    
South Florida    232                                                                                                                                                                                    
MEN 5-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   2   Herb Wills                     2   24:34   
  15   Tom Herron                    15   25:26   
  20   Doug Overfelt                 20   25:33   
  22   Larry Greene                  22   25:40   
  29   John Hodge                    29   25:52   
  40   Tim McClain                   40   26:21   
  45   Robb Gomez                    45   26:37   

Azalea Invitational, 4th place
10/14/1978, Mobile, Ala.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Auburn                27                                                                                                                                                                                
Alabama               62                                                                                                                                                                                
Troy State            81                                                                                                                                                                                
Florida State         87                                                                                                                                                                                
Louisiana State       98                                                                                                                                                                                
South Alabama        163                                                                                                                                                                                
Mississippi State    206                                                                                                                                                                                
Mississippi College  228                                                                                                                                                                                
Jacksonville State   262                                                                                                                                                                                
New Orleans          273                                                                                                                                                                                
MEN 5-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   6   Herb Wills                     6   24:36   
  15   Doug Overfelt                 15   25:26   
  19   Larry Greene                  19   25:40   
  20   Tom Herron                    20   25:43   
  27   John Hodge                    27   26:01   
  39   Bobby Shackleford             39   26:31   
  45   Robb Gomez                    45   27:16   

Florida Invitational, 2nd place
10/21/1978, Gainesville, Fla.

MEN 10K RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   5   Herb Wills                     5   31:19   
   7   Larry Greene                   7   31:25   
   8   Doug Overfelt                  8   31:48   
   9   Tom Herron                     9   32:21   
  11   John Hodge                    11   32:27   
  14   Steve Andrews                 14   33:02   
  15   Bobby Shackleford             15   33:08   

Metro Championship, 1st place
11/04/1978, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 5-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Herb Wills                     1   24:05.2 
   4   Tom Herron                     4   24:55.6 
   7   John Hodge                     7   25:01.7 
  12   Doug Overfelt                 12   25:08.7 
  19   Larry Greene                  19   25:32.5 
  31   Steve Andrews                 31   26:34.4 
  34   Bobby Shackleford             34   26:47.7