On this day 60 years ago, the cross country team began an unprecedented run of dominance by claiming the Ivy League Championship.

On a cold, soggy day at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, the Brook edged Horace Mann, 28-33, to win their first in a run of 15 consecutive Ivy League titles. Horace Mann’s John Ronzeaux took the individual crown on the 2.5-mile course, but our Dick Sprague and Larry Goodman were right on his heels in 2nd and 3rd place. The race remained tight from there as the two teams traded places through the next five runners. The result came down to which team would claim 11th place, and our Dave Skillen clinched the victory to bring the Ivy crown back to the Brook for the first time since 1952. Henry Carlson and Jack Lees tied for 12th place to round out the scoring for the Blue and White.

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Top 10 Results

1.	John Ronzeaux	Horace Mann	14:04
2.	Dick Sprague	Stony Brook	14:25
3.	Larry Goodman	Stony Brook	14:31
4.	Charles Owens	Horace Mann	14:44
5.	Carl Krupp	Stony Brook	14:46
6.	David Eichenholtz	Horace Mann	14:52
7.	Gordon MacDonald	Stony Brook	15:04
8.	Ronald Lippman	Horace Mann	15:11
9.	David Ridgeway	Hackley	15:16
10.	Michael Colleton	Poly Prep	15:18

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