1985 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review

1985 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Al Schmidt, Head Coach
Larry Greene, Graduate Assistant

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1985-86 Cross Country/Track & Field


From the Tallahassee Democrat, August 1, 1985, Page 35

Cross-country coach leaves FSU for Italy.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – John Brogle, Florida State Men’s cross-country and assistant track coach said Wednesday he will leave Florida State immediately to take a position with Naples American School in Naples, Italy.

Brogle was a member of the FSU coaching staff for seven years. He coached FSU cross-country teams to three Metro Conference championships and three second-place finishes.

His 1981 squad placed eighth at the NCAA championships, the highest finish ever for an FSU cross-country team.

Brogle and his family will leave the United States on Monday for Naples, where he will work as a coach and physical-education teacher.

Naples American School is run by the U.S. Department of Defense for children of American military personnel stationed at the base in Naples. It is the largest among more than 20 American high schools in the Mediterranean region.

Brogle will coach cross country and track and field for men and women while in Naples.


From the Tallahassee Democrat, August 29, 1985, Page 36.

FSU names track assistant.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Jeff Ward, one of the top 10 collegiate pole vaulters in NCAA history, has been named assistant track and field coach at Florida State. Ward replaces John Brogle, who resigned to coach and teach in Italy after seven years at FSU.

Ward will coach the pole vault, the high jump, the throws and the multi-events for both the men’s and women’s teams, because of the reorganization of the Seminole track and field program.

As a collegian, the East Lansing, Mich., native finished fifth in the nation at the NCAA Championships, earning All-American status. His 18-2 ½ personal best in the vault is the top mark by a Michigan native.

Ward was a graduate assistant coach in both 1983 and 1985 at Florida State while on an NCAA post-graduat scholarship that allowed him to earn a master’s degree came from Miami (Ohio) University in 1982.

In addition to his coaching duties, Ward will serve as an instructor in FSU’s School of Physical Education.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Al Schmidt, the 1984 FSU Women’s Cross Country Coach became the 1985 FSU Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach.


1985 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Ocky Clark, 5-11, 155, Sanford

Mike Clerc, 6-0, 145, Jacksonville

Jeff Ellis, 5-10, 148, Memphis, Tenn.

Matt Farnen, 5-8, 150, Largo

David Keen, 6-2, 145, Marianna


1985 Roster - By Name

L
T                                  PY
R Name                  Hgt   Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Chris Brooks          5-10  So   *    Fort Lauderdale (Cardinal Gibbons)
  Patrick Calcutt       5-8   Jr   *    LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange)
* John Charlton         6-3   So        Kissimmee (Osceola)
* Ocky Clark            5-11  Jr        Sanford (Santa Fe CC)
* Mike Clerc            6-0   Fr        Jacksonville
* Greg Doss             5-10  Sr   ***  Orlando (Edgewater)
  Chris Duggan          6-2   So        Tampa (Leto)
  Jeff Ellis            5-10  Fr        Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown)
* Matt Farnen           5-8   Fr        Largo (Largo)
  John Howe             6-0   So        Orlando
  David Keen            6-2   Fr        Marianna (Marianna)
* Mark Opitz                            
  Ben Paxton            6-2   Sr        Jacksonville (Sandalwood/Florida CC/Mississippi)

1985 Conference Awards

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Matt Farnen              Metro Conference - All-Conference

All-Conference -  1

1985 Schedule and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
09/21
Postgame
Box
N
Auburn Invitational
Auburn, Ala.
2nd Place
09/28
Postgame
Box
H
Troy State
Tri-Meet
W 21-39
09/28
Postgame
Box
H
Albany State
Tri-Meet
W 21-88
10/05
Postgame
Box
H
Florida State Invitational
5th Place
10/19
Postgame
Box
N
Alabama Invitational
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
5th Place
10/26
Postgame
Box
N
Florida Invitational
Gainesville, Fla.
3rd Place
11/09
Postgame
Box
N
Metro Championship
Louisville, Ky.
6th Place
EOY Stats Ref

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


1985 Metro Conference Results
 1  Virginia Tech          38
 2  Cincinnati             71
 3  Cincinnati             98
 4  South Carolina         99
 5  Louisville            101
 6  Florida State         110
 7  Southern Mississippi  165

1985 EOY Stats

Team Overall Name Races Top 7 Top 10 Wins =============================================== Chris Brooks 6 6 1 0 Mike Clerc 6 6 1 0 John Charlton 6 5 1 0 Matt Farnen 5 5 4 0 Chris Duggan 5 5 1 0 Greg Doss 4 4 2 0 Ocky Clark 4 4 1 0 John Howe 4 1 0 0 Mark Opitz 3 2 0 0 David Keen 3 0 0 0 Patrick Calcutt 2 2 1 0 Bill Jensen 1 0 0 0

Auburn Invitational, 2nd place
09/21/1985, Auburn, Ala.

MEN 4-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   6   Matt Farnen                    6   20:15   
   7   Greg Doss                      7   20:16   
  15   John Charlton                 15   20:52   
  16   Patrick Calcutt               16   20:56   
  17   Chris Duggan                  17   21:02   
  18   Chris Brooks                  18   21:05   
  23   Mike Clerc                    23   21:18   
  28   Mark Opitz                         21:43   
  32   David Keen                         21:51   
  35   John Howe                          21:55   

Florida State 21, Troy State 39
09/28/1985, Tri-Meet, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 8K RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   2   Greg Doss                      2   25:18   
   3   Mike Clerc                     3   25:25   
   4   Ocky Clark                     4   25:30   
   5   John Charlton                  5   25:31   
   7   Chris Duggan                   7   25:40   
   8   Chris Brooks                   8   25:47   
  10   Patrick Calcutt               10   25:59   
  13   David Keen                         26:46   
  16   John Howe                          27:31   

Florida State 21, Albany State 88
09/28/1985, Tri-Meet, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 8K RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   2   Greg Doss                      2   25:18   
   3   Mike Clerc                     3   25:25   
   4   Ocky Clark                     4   25:30   
   5   John Charlton                  5   25:31   
   7   Chris Duggan                   7   25:40   
   8   Chris Brooks                   8   25:47   
  10   Patrick Calcutt               10   25:59   
  13   David Keen                         26:46   
  16   John Howe                          27:31   

Florida State Invitational, 5th place
10/05/1985, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN  RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
  16   Ocky Clark                    16   25:43   
  20   Matt Farnen                   20   25:57   
  27   Chris Brooks                  27   26:29   
  35   John Charlton                 35   27:03   
  36   Mike Clerc                    36   27:03   
  37   Chris Duggan                  37   27:24   

Alabama Invitational, 5th place
10/19/1985, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

MEN  RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   5   Matt Farnen                    4   27:10.5 
  24   John Charlton                 18   28:24.5 
  25   Chris Brooks                  19   28:29.3 
  28   Mike Clerc                    21   28:37.4 
  37   Chris Duggan                  28   29:06.5 
  44   John Howe                     33   29:45.7 

Florida Invitational, 3rd place
10/26/1985, Gainesville, Fla.

MEN 8K RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   6   Matt Farnen                    6   25:05.6 
  16   Mike Clerc                    16   25:38.3 
  21   Ocky Clark                    21   25:56.4 
  28   Chris Brooks                  28   26:13.2 
  38   Greg Doss                     38   26:43.7 
  41   Mark Opitz                    41   26:50.3 
  52   Chris Duggan                  52   27:14.1 
  56   David Keen                         27:24.8 
  57   John Charlton                      27:28.8 
  67   John Howe                          27:44.6 
  72   Bill Jensen                        27:57.4 

Metro Championship, 6th place
11/09/1985, Louisville, Ky.

MEN 5-Mile RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   8   Matt Farnen                    8   26:56   
  16   Mike Clerc                    16   27:27   
  26   Chris Brooks                  26   27:57   
  28   Greg Doss                     28   28:03   
  32   Mark Opitz                    32   28:36   
  39   Ocky Clark                    39   29:24   
  44   John Charlton                 44   30:09