1968 Men's Cross Country - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Mike Long, Head Coach

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1968 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Jim Dobson, 6-5, 185, Orlando

1968 Roster - By Name

L
T                                       PY
R Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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* Jack Castner          6-3   160  Jr   *    Jacksonville (Lee)
  Jim Dobson            6-5   185  Fr        Orlando (Therrell)
* Joe Law               5-9   140  Sr-R *    Florham Park, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
* Ken Misner            5-11  140  So   *    Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* Pat O'Toole                                
* Tom Rickards          5-10  135  Sr   **   Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
* Terry Smith                      So        Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
* Bob Thomas            5-10  140  Sr   **   Sparrows Point, Md. (Sparrows Point)

1968 Schedule and Results

DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE
/				Georgia Tech	L 32-25
10/05		Box	N	Daytona Beach Run Daytona Beach, Fla.	6th Place
10/12	Postgame	Box	A	South Florida	L 28-27
10/19	Postgame	Box	N	Calloway Gardens Invitational Pine Mountain, Ga.	6th Place
10/26			N	NCAA District 3 Atlanta, Ga.
11/04	Postgame	Box	H	South Florida	W 24-35
11/05	Postgame	Box	H	Florida	W 26-29
11/12	Postgame	Box	A	Auburn Tri-Meet	L 29-27
11/12	Postgame	Box	N	Mississippi Tri-Meet, Auburn, Ala.	W 27-29
11/25	Postgame	Box	N	NCAA Championship Bronx, N.Y.

EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
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FSU record is    3- 3     2- 0     0- 2     1- 0

1968 EOY Stats
                             Team Overall
Name                 Races  Top 7  Top 10  Wins
===============================================
Ken Misner              6      5      5      4
Bob Thomas              3      2      3      0
Tom Rickards            3      2      3      0
Pat O'Toole             3      2      3      0
Jack Castner            2      1      2      0
Joe Law                 2      1      2      0
Terry Smith             1      0      1      0

South Florida 27, Florida State 28
10/12/1968, Tampa, Fla.

MEN 4.2 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Ken Misner                     1   20:55   
   4   Bob Thomas                     4   21:52   
   5   Tom Rickards                   5           
   8   Pat O'Toole                    8           
  10   Jack Castner                  10

Calloway Gardens Invitational, 6th place
10/19/1968, Pine Mountain, Ga.

MEN 6-Mile Run RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Ken Misner                     1   29:59

Florida State 24, South Florida 35
11/04/1968, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4.2 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
       Pat O'Toole                                
       Joe Law                                    
       Tom Rickards                               
       Bob Thomas                                 
       Terry Smith                                
       Jack Castner                               
   1   Ken Misner                     1   21:34

Florida State 26, Florida 29
11/05/1968, Tallahassee, Fla.

MEN 4.2 Miles RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   1   Ken Misner                     1   21:28.1 
   2   Bob Thomas                     2           
   5   Tom Rickards                   5           
   8   Joe Law                        8           
  10   Pat O'Toole                   10

Auburn 27, Florida State 29
11/12/1968, Tri-Meet, Auburn, Ala.

MEN  RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   2   Ken Misner                     2

Florida State 27, Mississippi 29
11/12/1968, Tri-Meet, Auburn, Ala.

MEN  RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
   2   Ken Misner                     2

NCAA Championship
11/25/1968, Bronx, N.Y.

MEN 6-Mile Run RACE
Place  Name                       Points   Time
=====  =========================  ======  ========
  55   Ken Misner                         30:46.0