MEN’S SKIING

Varsity / Sub-Varsity Letter Recipients Coaches Captains Year-by-Year Meet Results / Best Individual Performances Maine State Series

COMPOSITE LISTING – LETTER AWARD RECIPIENTS

VARSITY SKIING FRESHMAN / JUNIOR VARSITY SKIING Initial season of awards: 1930-31 (Orono) (Brunswick) Final season of awards: 1981-82 Initial season of awards: 1946-47 1947-48 Final season of awards: 1969-70 1948-49 Suspended Seasons: 1943-46 No awards: 1949-57, 58-59, 60-61

Abbreviations: d., deceased (known to be at the time this section was prepared) and date; d. u., date unknown. Season or seasons listed following each name, unless preced by an asterisk, indicates individual earned a varsity letter award in each season. An asterisk indicates the individual earned a sub-varsity (freshman or junior varsity) letter award; two asterisks indicate the sub-varsity award was earned at the Brunswick Annex.

Ackendorf, Gary D. ’71, *1966-67, 67-68, 68-69, 69-70 Atwood, John L. ’75, 1972-73, 73-74 Adams, Charles E. Jr. ’41 (d., 6/12/85) 1939-40, 40-41 Atwood, Raymond H. ’44, 1941-42, 42-43 Akers, Charles A. ’61, *1957-58, 58-59, 59-60, 60-61 Badger, Darrel E. ’35 (d., 2/2/92) 1934-35 Akers, Leon M. ’57, 1954-55, 55-56, 56-57 Baker, George R. ’67, *1963-64 Albright, Peter L. ’79, 1975-76 Baldacci, Bruno H. ’49, 1947-48 Aldrich, Kenneth E. ’34 (d., 10/9/71) 1933-34 Barr, Charles R. ’50, 1946-47, 47-48, 48-49, 49-50 Allen, David C. ’50 (d., 6/16/06) *1946-47, *47-48, *48-49, 49-50 Barrett, Gregory K. ’68, *1966-67 Ames, Brian A. ’66, 1964-65, 65-66 Baxter, Daniel G. ’77, 1973-74 Ashton, Vincent H. ’33 (d., 7/5/94) 1930-31, 31-32 Baxter, Ralph C. ’53, 1951-52, 52-53 Ashworth, William B. ’33, 1931-32 Beal, Jonathan B. ’73, *1969-70

NATIONALLY RANKED MAINE SKIERS — 1960–61 SEASON Coach Ted Curtis’ final University of Maine ski team was one of his best. The Black Bears of the winter of 1960–61 were the first UM team to qualify for the NCAA Championships and were ranked sixth in the nation. The team was led by Capt. Charlie Akers, truly one of the most gifted athletes in UM history. He became the first (and still only) Maine athlete to win an NCAA individual championship when he finished first in cross country in 1960. He also became the first Maine athlete to earn a berth on two U.S. Olympic teams . . . 1960 and 1964. Other team members who placed in the ’60 NCAA meet were Dan Gatz, 15th in cross country; Bob Lucas, 26th in the giant slalom, and Dave Corson, 27th in the giant slalom. Brett Russell, another member of the team, qualified for the 1962 NCAA championships. Kneeling, left to right: Bob Roderick, Dan Gatz, Charlie Akers, Norm Liberty, and Brett Russell. Standing, left to right: Scott Philbrook, Peter Hudson, Steve Karpowich, Bill Ferguson, and Coach Ted Curtis. Absent: Bob Lucas and Dave Corson.

Men’s Skiing 29.1 Beaudry, Paul C. ’51 (d., 6/23/52) **1947-48, *48-49 Brown, Stephen J. ’70, 1968-69 Bell, James D. ’78, 1974-75, 75-76 Buck, Andrew R. ’71, *1966-67, 69-70 Belyea, Roger ’50, **1946-47 Bunker, Dana E. ’45 (d., 12/11/97) 1942-43 Bennett, Arthur G. ’59, 1956-57, 57-58 Bunker, Jeffrey I. ’75, 1974-75 Bernard, Benny J. ’49, 1946-47, 47-48 Bunker, Peter E. ’79, 1975-76, 76-77 Bernard, Eugene F. ’50, 1947-48, 48-49, 49-50 Butler, Daniel J. Jr. ’51 (d., 5/14/50) **1947-48, *48-49 Berney, Don A. ’78, 1975-76 Canders, William E. ’34, 1933-34 Bersani, Richard A. ’75, 1970-71 Carleton, Stephen M. ’66, *1962-63 Bingham, Leroy M. ’63, 1961-62, 62-63 Carter, David J. ’72, *1967-68, 68-69, 69-70, 70-71 Bird, William T. ’51 *1948-49, 49-50, 51-52 Casey, Carroll N. ’71, 1968-69

Boody, John H. ’68, *1964-65 Cates, Edwin J. Jr. ’50, **1946-47 Booth, Harry E. ’33, 1930-31 Chandler, William H. ’40 (d., 7/13/85) 1938-39, 39-40 Boutin, Daniel W. ’75, 1971-72 Chapman, Alan B. ’69, *1965-66 Bower, John A. ’42, 1938-39, 39-40, 40-41, 41-42 Chapman, Jeffrey C. ’65, 1961-62 Bower, Philip N. ’37 (d., 3/19/70) 1933-34, 34-35, Chapman, John G. ’49, 1946-47, 48-49 35-36, 36-37 Chase, Ralph H. ’55, 1951-52, 52-53, 53-54 Bower, William S. ’40 (d., 4/15/56) 1937-38, 38-39, 39-40 Christie, Milton A. ’57 (d., 3/1/94) 1954-55, 55-56 Brachold, Richard E. ’73, *1969-70, 70-71, 71-72, 72-73 Clausen, Ray A. ’66, *1962-63 Bragoli, John A. ’56 (d., 11/20/03) 1950-51, 55-56 Cole, Curtis W. ’77, 1972-73, 73-74, 74-75 Broomhall, Charles H. ’50, 1946-47, 47-48, 48-49, 49-50 Collins, David A. ’74, *1969-70

1975–76 BLACK BEARS Coach Brud Folger’s ’75–’76 Maine ski team was ranked ninth in the east with two members, Charlie Niedner and Mark Ouellette qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Left to Right: Asst. Coach Steve Kendall, Jim Bell, George Jabar, Capt. Charlie Niedner, Jay Marshall, Peter Albright, Peter Bunker, Peter Judkins, Don Berney, Peter Atwood, Peter Dumas, Mark Ouellette, Kurt Hayden, James Stein, Myron Swisher, Sam Pelletier, Jim Tartre, and Coach Folger. Absent: Peter Marion and Whitney Thurlow.

29.2 Men’s Skiing Collins, John A. ’72, *1968-69 Goodspeed, David R. ’72, *1968-69, 69-70 Corson, David J. ’61 (d., 3/10/98) *1957-58, 59-60, 60-61 Goudey, Clifford A. ’68, *1964-65 Corson, John A. ’59, 1956-57, 57-58, 58-59 Gould, David F. ’58 (d., 7/5/02) 1955-56, 56-57, 57-58 Cowan, Douglas R. ’44 (d., 4/17/92) 1941-42 Gould, Jay W. ’82, 1978-79, 80-81, 81-82 Cowett, Everett R. ’57, 1955-56, 56-57 Green, Donald T. ‘34, 1930-31, 31-32, 32-33, 34-35 Cox, Gilbert M. ’34 (d., 8/19/99) 1933-34 Greene, Leon A. ’38 (d., 12/16/70) 1934-35, 37-38, 38-39 Coyne, William W. ’72, *1967-68 Greenwood, David C. ’41, 1938-39, 40-41 Crane, Tobey C. ’72, *1968-69 Hale, Jeffrey E. ’72, *1967-68, 68-69 Crichton, Stephen P. ’68, *1963-64 Hall, David P. ’65, *1961-62, 62-63, 64-65, 65-66 Cummings, William H. Jr. ’51, **1947-48, 48-49, 49-50, 50-51 Hammond, Warren E. ’50, **1946-47

Davis, Harry G. ’31 (d., 6/10/88) 1930-31 Hanson, Thomas W. ’73, *1969-70 Davis, Wilfred S. ’32 (d., 12/3/78) 30-31, 31-32 Hardison, Clayton H. ’32 (d., 11/7/94) 1930-31, 31-32 Dawson, Gregory J. ’69, 1966-67 Hardison, Lewis M. ’34 (d., 5/30/00) 1930-31, 31-32, Dawson, Stephen R.’71, 1967-68 33-34 Desrochers, Robert F. ’75, 1972-73 Hardison, Waldo F. ’38 (d., 11/15/02) 1934-35, 35-36 Doe, Frank E. ’36, 1933-34, 35-36 Haskell, Bruce C. ’67, 1965-66 Dombkowski, Eric P. ’81, 1976-77, 77-78, 78-79, 80-81 Haskell, Robert R. II ’82, 1978-79, 79-80, 80-81, 81-82 Douglass, C. Raymond ’51 (d., 10/1/78) 1949-50, 50-51 Hatch, Richard M. ’52, **1948-49, 49-50, 50-51, 51-52 Drummond, Horace H. ’35 (d., 12/1/70) 1931-32, 32-33 Hatch, Robert W. ’69 (d., 10/20/03) *1965-66, 66-67, Dubovy, David P.’73, *1969-70 67-68, 68-69

Dudley, Arthur C. ’65, *1961-62, 62-63, 63-64, 64-65 Hatton, David B. ’82, 1977-78 Duffey, Richard V. ’41 (d., 2/1/93) 1938-39 Hawkes, Howard T. ’50, **1946-47, 47-48, 48-49, 49-50 Dumas, Charles A. ’66, *1962-63, 63-64, 64-65, 65-66 Hawkes, Peter B. ’78, 1974-75 Dumas, Peter J. ’79, 1975-76, 76-77, 77-78 Hawley, John D. ’51, *1947-48, *48-49, 49-50, 50-51 Dumas, Roger L. ’68, *1964-65, 65-66 Hayden, Kurt L. ’79, 1975-76 Dunklee, Robert E. III ’73, *1963-64 Hebert, Athill B. ’67, *1963-64 Dunlap, Stephen C. ’85, 1981-82 Henrickson, Karl N. ’36 (d., 4/28/01) 1933-34 Dutton, Richard K. ’52 (d., 1/20/02) **1948-49 Herland, William M. ’72, 1969-70, 70-71 Dwelley, Richard C. ’51 (d., 5/28/05) 1947-48, 48-49, 49-50, 50-51 Hickens, Donald C. ’69, *1965-66 Eastman, Robert H. ’51, **1947-48 Hill, John A. Jr. ’48, 1941-42

Edwards, Lehan A. ’53, 1951-52, 52-53 Hodsdon, Albert E. III ’69, *1965-66, 66-67 Ehlenbach, Raleigh F. ’71, *1967-68 Howe, John G. ’68, *1964-65, 65-66, 66-67 Ehrenfried, Albert D. ’44, 1941-42 Hudson, Peter W. ’63, 1961-62, 62-63 Elliott, Herbert E. Jr. ’57 (d., 2/22/93) 1955-56 Huntoon, Charles R. Jr. ’39, 1935-36 Elliott, Richard E. ’33 (d., 10/13/90) 1931-32 Irish, Robert E. ’54, 1951-52, 52-53, 53-54 Elliott, Roderick R. ’38 (d., 12/26/81) 1935-36, 36-37, 37-38 Johnson, William L. ’55, 1963-54, 54-55 Emerson, Harold L. ’68, *1963-64 Johnstone, Kenneth H. ’36 (d., 1/11/04) 1935-36 Emery, Henry A. Jr. ’50, **1946-47, 47-48, *48-49 Joly, Michael D. ’76, 1974-75 Erickson, Graydon A. ’52 (d., 6/17/00) 1949-50, 50-51, 51-52 Joseph, Peter M. ’80, 1976-77, 77-78, 78-79 Favor, Samuel T. ’35 (d., 3/2/94) 1934-35 Judkins, Peter L. ’78, 1974-75, 75-76, 76-77, 77-78

Fendler, Michael J. ’74, 1970-71, 71-72, 72-73, 73-74 Kankainen, Michael E. ’73, *1969-70, 70-71 Ferguson, Charles W. ’62, 1959-60, 60-61, 61-62 Karpowich, Stephen A. ’63, 1961-62 Field, Dexter S. ’67, *1963-64 Keegan, John D. ’67, *1963-64 Fitzpatrick, Michael J. ’70, *1966-67, 67-68 Kelly, Eugene L. ’83, 1978-79, 79-80, 81-82 Fox, David G. ’63 (d., 9/4/90) *1957-58 Kent, Frederick H. ’69, *1965-66, 67-68 Friedman, Richard E. ’72, *1968-69 Kent, Robert E. ’76, 1974-75 Frost, Cornelius W. Jr. ’44 (d., 10/27/79) 1941-42, 42-43 Knowles, John E. ’55, 1953-54, 54-55 Gagnon, Wilson A. ’64, 1962-63 Krupka, Kenneth M. ’71, *1967-68, 68-69, 69-70 Galinsky, Barney S. ’64, 1959-60, 61-62 LaForge, Paul E. ’72, *1968-69 Garrett, Richard E. ’71, *1967-68, 68-69 LaHaise, Thomas F. III ’64, 1962-63, 63-64, 64-65

Garsoe, Peter B. ’67, *1963-64 Lang, Elliott A. ’59, 1956-57, 57-58, 58-59 Garsoe, William J. ’42 (d., 5/23/86) 1939-40, 40-41 LaRosa, Charles F. ’73, *1969-70, 72-73 Gatz, Daniel H. ’62, 1959-60, 60-61, 61-62 Lavertu, Robert E. ’37 (d., 3/8/74) 1935-36 Gatz, Philip L. ’59 , 1956-57 Lawrence, Frank A. Jr. ’50, **1947-48 Gaunce, Charles R. ’60, 1957-58, 58-59, 59-60 LeBrun, Jon F. ’72, *1968-69, 69-70, 70-71, 71-72 Gerrish, Harold T. ’52 (d., 6/29/06) 1948-49, 49-50 Leckey, John C. ’85, 1981-82 Gifford, Ronn R. ’85, 1980-81, 81-82 LeClair, Gilbert C. ’52, 1946-47, 50-51 Gilman, Clarence R. ’43, 1941-42, 42-43 Leighton, Robert S. ’71, *1967-68 Gilson, James K. ’57, 1956-57 Lessard, Joseph E. ’60, 1957-58, 58-59 Good, Mark C. ’66, *1962-63 Libby, Fred W. ’55, 1954-55

Men’s Skiing 29.3 Libby, Robert D. ’77, 1973-74 Morgan, Frank V. ’56 (d., 1/4/95) 1954-55, 55-56 Liberty, Normand P. ’62, 1959-60 Morrill, Charles F. ’69, *1965-66 Light, John S. ’84, 1979-80, 80-81, 81-82 Morse, Michael P. ’80, 1976-77, 77-78, 78-79, 79-80 Lobozzo, Allan E. ’83, 1978-79 Mortensen, Victor A. ’49 (d., 8/18/76) *1947-48 Lucas, Robert G. ’61, *1957-58, 58-59, 59-60, 60-61 Morton, Raymond E. ’37 (d., d. u.) 1935-36 Lyons, Robert A. Jr. ’69, *1965-66 Mount, Peter R. ’52, **1948-49 Mabee, John W. ’67, *1962-63 Neidner, Charles E. ’76, 1973-74, 74-75, 75-76 MacDonald, John S. ’50, *1947-48 Nesbit, James O. IV ’69, 1968-69 MacNaughton, Donald W. ’36 (d., 12/31/75) 1934-35 Newton, David T. ’50, *1946-47, 47-48, 48-49, 49-50 Mailloux, Bruce A. ’72, *1968-69 Ohler, Robert L. ’37 (d., 2/1/02) 1933-34, 34-35

Mank, Steven T. ’30 (d., d. u.) 1930-31 Ouellette, Mark R. ’79, 1975-76, 76-77, 77-78, 78-79 Manson, Loren H. ’74, 1971-72, 72-73, 73-74 Parent, Stephen B. ’66, 1963-64 Manter, George W. ’72, *1968-69 Parker, Howard E. ’68, 1966-67 Marco, Richard A. ’67, 1965-66, 66-67 Parker, James W. ’73, *1969-70 Marian, Peter J. ’76, 1974-75, 75-76 Parsons, Philip S. ’34 (d., 5/28/92) 1933-34 Marshall, William J. ’78, 1974-75, 75-76, 76-77, 77-78 Parsons, Shirley R. ’37 (d., 7/8/96) 1933-34, 34-35, Matieu, John D. ’81, 1976-77, 77-78, 78-79, 79-80 35-36 May, Hastings K. ’65, 1963-64, 64-65 Pelletier, Sammy L. ’79, 1975-76 McAuslan, Barnaby W. ’51, **1947-48 Pfeil, Alfred S. Jr. ’52, **1948-49 McCarthy, William E. ’39 (d., 6/1/93) 1935-36, 36-37, 37-38 Philbrook, Scott D. ’63, 1960-61, 61-62

McCobb Donald S. ’49, 1947-48, 48-49 Pidacks, Robert W. ’51, 1950-51 McDonald, John S. ’50, 1948-49, 49-50 Pier, Jeffrey J. ’80, 1977-78, 79-80 McDonald, Kenneth E. ’50, *1946-47 Pierce, Sterling V. ’51, **1947-48 McGraw, Daniel J. ’80, 1976-77 Pike, Frank H. III ’75, 1969-70, 70-71, 71-72 McGuire, Harvey P. ’61, *1957-58, 58-59 Porter, Leland M. ’50 (d., 8/5/89) *1946-47 McKenzie, Melvin A. ’39, 1937-38 Pratt, John R. ’66, *1962-63, 65-66 Michaud, Robert R. ’66, *1962-63 Price, Robert H. ’68, *1964-65, 65-66, Mickeriz, Michael G. ’69, *1965-66 66-67, 67-68 Mitchell, William A. ’81, 1977-78 Prince, Alton E. ’36 (d., 7/4/78) 1933-34, 34-35 Mongovan, Harold E. Jr. ’43, 1941-42, 42-43 Putnam, Nathan E. ’80, 1977-78, 78-79, 79-80

1977 NCAA QUALIFIERS Three members of the 1976–77 Maine ski team qualified for the NCAA Championships at Winter Park, Colorado, based on their performances at the Eastern Senior Division Championship Meet. Getting ready for the trip west were, left to right: Coach Brud Folger, John Mathieu (inside vehicle), Jay Marshall and Peter Joseph. The three Maine skiers were all ranked 35th or higher at the nationals, with Mathieu finishing 22nd in cross country, and Marshall and Joseph placing 26th and 35th, respectively, in the slalom race.

29.4 Men’s Skiing Quimby, Darrel R. ’70, *1966-67, 67-68, 68-69, 69-70 Stansel, Paul H. ’67, *1963-64 Ray, Leslie S. Jr. ’50, *1946-47 Stanwood, Harold K. ’47, 1946-47 Ray, Robert F. ’42, 1941-42, 46-47 Stevens, Mark R. ’82, 1978-79, 79-80 Reed, Bruce L. ’56 (d., 7/3/93) 1953-54, 54-55, 55-56 Stewart, Everett E. Jr. ’70, *1967-68 Reifschneider, John J. ’69, *1965-66 Strang, Walter P. ’41 (d., 12/21/97) 1939-40, 40-41 Remington, Robert L. ’72, 1970-71, 71-72 Swaffield, William H. ’73, *1968-69, 69-70 Reynolds, Richard R. ’81, 1978-79, 79-80, 80-81 Swanson, Richard J. ’73, *1969-70 Riddle, Oscar W. ’41 (d., 8/28/02) 1938-39, 39-40, 40-41 Sweeney, Mark G. ’73, *1969-70, 70-71, 71-72, 72-73 Riddle, William J. ’41 (d., 9/3/52) 1940-41 Tankard, Douglas D. ’77, 1973-74 Ringwood, Paul ’66, *1962-63 Taylor, Charles W. ’65, *1961-62, 62-63, 63-64, 64-65

Ripley, Robert L. ’50, **1946-47 Thibodeau, Lee L. ’74, 1970-71 Robbins, Winston C. ’32 (d., 11/5/93) 1931-32 Thoma, Hans M. ’53, 1951-52 Roderick, Gilbert M. ’59, 1956-57, 57-58, 58-59 Thompson, Dana D. ’68, 1965-66, 66-67, 67-68 Roderick, Robert E. ’61, 1960-61 Thompson, Gerald A. ’72, *1968-69 Ross, Sayward C. ’59, 1958-59 Thurlow, Whitney L. ’77, 1972-73, 73-74, Roy, Robert F. ’42, 1941-42, 46-47 74-75, 75-76 Russell, Bretton D. ’61, *1957-58, 58-59, 59-60, 60-61 Thurston, Harmon F. ’51, **1947-48, *48-49, 50-51 Sanborn, Wayne G. ’58, 1955-56 Towle, Donald E. ’59, 1956-57, 57-58 Sawyer, Andrew H. ’83, 1979-80, 80-81 Towle, Ronald P. ’61, *1957-58, 58-59, 59-60 Scrone, Wesley C. ’55 (d., 2/25/98) 1952-53, 53-54, 54-55 Towle, Stephen M. ’73, *1969-70, 70-71, 71-72, 72-73

Selland, Roy ’56, 1952-54 Towle, Thomas J. ’82, 1979-80, 80-81 Shaffer, Raymond M. ’50, **1946-47 Townsend, Frederick J. ’70, *1966-67 Simpson, Robert O. ’33 (d., 1/29/98) 1930-31 Tremblay, Thomas P. ’72, *1968-69, 69-70 Small, Theodore R. ’68, *1964-65 Trinward, Kevin P. ’81, 1973-74, 74-75 Smart, Richard J. ’79, 1976-77 Upton, W. Rogin ’56, 1952-53 Smith, Arthur G. ’38, 1935-36 Viger, Norman J. ’65, *1961-62, 63-63, 63-64, 64-65 Smith, Warren G. ’49, 1942-43, 47-48 Walton, David B. ’65 (d., d. u.) *1961-62 Sorenson, Leif I. ’33 (d., 11/24/68) 1930-31, 31-32 Wark, Donald C. Jr. ’51, **1947-48, *48-49, 49-50 Soule, Glendon A. ’35 (d., 9/26/94) 1934-35 Warren, Dana E. ’52, **1948-49 Spencer, Robert A. ’51, **1947-48 Webber, George W. Jr. ’47 (d., 12/27/81) 1941-42

HOSTING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS A highlight of Maine’s ski history occurred in 1967 when the University and Colby College were selected to co-host the NCAA Skiing Championships at Sugarloaf Mountain. Members of the Planning and Host Committee were, left to right: Stu Haskell, UM business manager of athletics; Hal Westerman, UM director of athletics; John Winkin, Colby director of athletics; Bob Sheehan of Middlebury, Vt., chairman of the NCAA Rules Committee; and Ted Curtis, retired UM ski coach and honorary chairman of the event. It was the first time that the prestigious event was held in Maine. Curtis, who served as Maine’s coach for 36 years, was credited with bringing the event to the Pine Tree State. Several of the events were televised live by ABC’s Wide World of Sports. As co-host, Maine was able to enter a full squad in the 11-team event. Representing Maine were Bob Hatch, Al Dodsdon, Greg Howe, Rick Marco, Bob Price, Doug Thompson, Greg Dawson, Mike Zubko, and Howie Parker.

Men’s Skiing 29.5 Wentworth, John A. ’66, *1962-63 Wolcott, Michael P. ’83, 1980-81, 81-82 Whitehouse, Brooks Jr. ’55, 1952-53, 54-55 Woodbury, Ralph E. ’42 (d., 4/9/99) 1938-39, 39-40 Whiting, David N. ’71, *1967-68, 68-69 Wyman, Richard T. ’66, 1965-66 Whitman, Forrest G. ’41, 1938-39, 39-40, 40-41 York, Richard J. ’69, *1965-66 Willoch, Jan ’49, 1946-47, 47-48 Zanca, Edward R. ’75, 1971-72 Wilson, John E. ’53, **1948-49, 49-50 Zubko, Michael L. ’66, 1965-66 Winter, Emil E. Jr. ’51 (d., 6/4/96) **1947-48, 49-50, 50-51

HEAD COACHES 1930-61 Theodore S. Curtis 1965-66 Thomas H. Reynolds 1961-65 Silas B. Dunklee 1966-82 Philip E. Folger, Jr.

CAPTAINS Ackendorf, Gary D. (1969-70) Hudson, Peter W. (1962-63) Adams, Charles E. (1940-41) Irish, Robert E. (1953-54) Akers, Charles A. (1960-61) Judkins, Peter L. (1976-77, 77-78) Akers, Leon M. (1955-56, 56-57) LaHaise, Thomas F. II (1963-64, 64-65) Bernard, Benny J. (1946-47) Lang, Elliott A. (1957-58) Bower, John A. (1941-42) LeBrun, Jon F. (1970-71) Bower, Philip N. (1935-36) Manson, Loren H. (1973-74) Bower, William S. (1938-39, 39-40) Marco, Richard A. (1966-67) Brachold, Richard E. (1972-73) Mongoven, Harold F. Jr. (1942-43) Broomhall, Charles H. (1947-48, 48-49, 49-50) Neidner, Charles E. (1975-76) Chase, Robert H. (1953-54) Ouellette, Mark R. (1978-79) Davis, Wilfred S. (1930-31) Pidacks, Robert W. (1950-51) Dudley, Arthur C. (1964-65) Pike, Frank H. III (1971-72) Dumas, Charles A. (1965-66) Price, Robert H. (1967-68) Edwards, Lehan A. (1952-53) Quimby, Darrel R. (1969-70) Elliott, Roderick R. (1936-37, 37-38) Remington, Robert L. (1971-72) Erickson, Graydon A. (1951-52) Reynolds, Richard R. (1980-81) Fendler, Michael J. (1973-74) Riddle, Oscar W. (1940-41) Ferguson, Charles W. (1961-62) Robbins, Winston C. (1931-32) Gould, Jay W. (1981-82) Russell, Bretton D. (1958-59, 59-60) Green, Donald T. (1932-33, 34-35) Scrone, Wesley C. (1954-55) Hardison, Lewis M. (1933-34) Thompson, Dana D. (1967-68) Haskell, Robert R. II (1979-80) Thurlow, Whitney L. (1974-75) Hatch, Robert W. (1968-69) Towle, Stephen M. (1972-73)

1937–38 MAINE SKI TEAM The 1937–38 Maine ski team was small in numbers, but high in quality. The roster included Capt. Rod Elliott, a four-sport star and one of the top skiers in UM history. Teammate Bill Bower was the second of three brothers who graduated from Maine and whose names were in the headlines for a decade. Phil Bower was a standout skier from 1933 to 1937, Bill from 1937 to 1940, and John from 1938 to 1942. Left to right: Leon Greene, Bill McCarthy, Bill Bower, Capt. Elliott, Coach Ted Curtis, and Melvin McKenzie.

29.6 Men’s Skiing YEAR-BY-YEAR MEET RESULTS (Excluding Maine State Series) Due primarily to weather conditions, the number of meets in which Maine competed varied from season to season. It was difficult to locate results of all competitions, especially individual placements, due either to meager media coverage or the scarcity of University records. Those that are shown, however, indicate the high level of competition faced by Maine skiers each season. Maine teams competed annually against the best teams in the East, as well as competing in open meets sponsored by major ski areas. Skiers who finished 20th or lower in each event or were the first two finishers (where results could be located) are listed in multi-team and winter carnival competitions, and actual places of finish in NCAA or national competitions.

Abbreviations: AC, alpine combined; CC, cross country; DH, downhill;J, jumping; NC, nordic combined; S, slalom; SR, snowshoe race; SKI, Skimeister; NTS, non-team scoring; WC, winter carnival.

1930-31 Dartmouth WC: MAINE 3RD 1
Mile SR, Winston Robbins (1ST) J, Leif Sorensen (3RD)

AN ALUMNUS REMEMBERS HIS ALMA MATER Norwegian Jan Willoch (center), one of the top cross country skiers in UM history, returned to campus in 1976 and presented fiberglass racing skis to Head Coach Brud Folger (right). A 1949 graduate, Willoch was serving as a consultant with the Splitkein Ski Company in Oslo, Norway at the time of his visit. Ted Curtis, Maine’s ski coach for 36 years and Faculty Manager of Athletics, is at left. Willoch was one of Curtis’ top cross country skiers between 1946 and 1948. His accomplishments included winning the event at the prestigious Middlebury Carnival, gaining recognition as the top cross country racer in the east after finishing first at the Eastern Senior Division Championships, and placing 12th in the nation at the U.S. Olympic trials.

Men’s Skiing 29.7 1931-32 1935-36 (cont.) Lake Placid Invt. (NTS) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 4TH 2 Mile SR, Winston Robbins (1ST), CC, Phil Bower (20TH) Horace Drummond (5TH) J, Rod Elliott (10TH), Bill McCarthy (18TH) J, Leif Sorensen (2ND) S, Phil Bower (5TH) S, Leif Sorensen (13TH), Don Green (16TH) DH, Frank Doe (10TH), Phil Bower (15TH) CC, Don Green (10TH), Leif Sorensen (16TH) Middlebury WC: MAINE 5TH Dartmouth WC: MAINE 3rd CC, Charles Huntoon (14TH) 2 Mile SR, Winston Robbins (1ST) J, Rod Elliott (2ND) DH, Frank Doe (1ST), Rod Elliott (4TH) 1932-33 S, Phil Bower (5TH), Frank Doe (6TH) Dartmouth Invt.: MAINE 3rd CC, Don Green (3RD) 1936-37 NC, Don Green (3RD) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 5TH CC, Phil Bower (17TH), Bill Bower (19TH) Lake Placid Invt.: MAINE 4TH J, Rod Elliott (4TH), Phil Bower (12TH) J, Leif Sorensen (10TH), Don Green (17TH) NC, Phil Bower (10TH), Rod Elliott (20TH) 2 Mile SR, Horace Drummond (2ND), Alton Prince (5TH) Caribou WC (NTS) CC, Alton Prince (5TH), Don Corbett (7TH) S, Phil Bower (1ST), Rod Elliott (2ND) DH, Don Green (10TH), Leif Sorensen (20TH) J, Rod Elliott (1ST) 440-Yd. Skating Race, Harry Hassey (5TH) 2 Mile Skating Race, Harry Hassey (5TH) Intercollegiate Ski Union Championships (NTS) J, Rod Elliott (6TH), Phil Bower (12TH) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 3rd DH, Phil Bower (16TH) 14K CC, Don Green (3RD) J, Leif Sorensen (8TH), Don Green (12TH) 1937-38 2 Mile SR, Horace Drummond (7TH), Dartmouth WC: MAINE 10TH Alton Prince (9TH) J, Rod Elliott (5TH) DH, William Ashworth (9TH) Fort Fairfield WC (NTS) 1933-34 DH, Rod Elliott (1ST), Mel McKenzie (4TH) Lake Placid Invt.: MAINE 7TH S, Rod Elliott (3RD) 2 Mile SR, Alton Prince, Gilbert Cox (T, 4TH) J, Bill McCarthy (2ND), Rod Elliott (3RD) NC, Leon Greene (1ST) Manchester WC (non-team scoring) 100-Yd. SR, Lewis Hardison (2ND) Caribou WC (NTS) 220-Yd. SR, Lewis Hardison (2ND) S, Leon Greene (1ST), Rod Elliott (3RD) DH, Phil Bower (1ST), Leon Greene (2ND) Middlebury WC: MAINE 3RD J, Rod Elliott (1ST) 100-Yd. SR, Lewis Hardison (1ST) NC, Leon Greene (1ST)

Dartmouth WC: MAINE 10TH 1938-39 2 Mile SR, Alton Prince (7TH) Eastern Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 1ST 100-yd. SR, Gilbert Cox (12TH) CC, John Bower(1ST), Bill Bower (2ND) J, David Greenwood (1ST), Bill Bower (2ND) 1934-35 DH, Bill Bower (1ST), Oscar Riddle (2ND) Dual Meet: New Hampshire 42, MAINE 40 S, Bill Bower (4TH) NC, John Bower(1ST), Bill Bower (2ND) Senior U.S. Snowshoe Championships (NTS) 880-yd. SR, Robert Ohler (1ST), Alton Prince (2ND) UNH WC: MAINE 3RD 1 Mile SR, Alton Prince (1ST), Robert Ohler (2ND) CC, Bill Bower (4TH), John Bower (6TH) J, Bill Bower (2ND), Bill Garsoe (8TH) Fort Fairfield WC (NTS) NC, Bill Bower (4TH), John Bower (8TH) 100-yd. Dash, Leon Greene (1ST) DH, Bill Bower (6TH), Forrest Whitman (14TH) 2 Mile CC, Donald Green (1ST) 4 Mile CC, Donald Green (1ST), Leon Greene (2ND) Dual Meet: MAINE 39, Bates 21

Dartmouth WC: MAINE 5TH DH, Phil Bower (5TH)

1935-36 Dual Meet: New Hampshire 42
, MAINE 39

29.8 Men’s Skiing 1946–47 SEASON Varsity skiing returned to the campus in the winter of 1946–47 after a three-year absence due to World War II. The team consisted primarily of veterans of the global conflict, several of whom were recovering from war-related injuries. By the time they graduated, many were recognized as being among the best in UM skiing history. Front Row, left to right: Coach Ted Curtis, Charles Barr, Capt. Benny Bernard, John Chapman, Charles Broomhall, and Robert Roy. Back Row, left to right: Dave Newton, Gil LeClair, Hal Stanwood, Jan Willoch, and Dave Allen.

1939-40 1941-42 UNH WC: MAINE 3RD EISA Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 1ST CC, John Bower (11TH), Bill Bower (13TH) CC, John Bower (1ST), Ray Atwood (2ND) DH, Bill Bower (6TH), Forrest Whitman (11TH) J, John Bower (5TH), David Greenwood (6TH) 1942-43 S, Bill Bower (1ST), Oscar Riddle (2ND) Dual Meet: Bates 578.92, MAINE 549.86 NC, John Bower (6TH), Bill Bower (11TH) EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 5TH EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 6TH CC, Ray Atwood (5TH) CC, John Bower (3RD), Bill Bower (9TH) S, Warren Smith (6TH) J, John Bower (15TH), Oscar Riddle (16TH) NC, John Bower (4TH), Bill Bower (7TH) 1946-47 Lake Placid Invitational: MAINE 3RD Intercollegiate Ski Union Ch’ships: MAINE 9TH CC, Charles Barr (10TH), Dick Dwelley (11TH) S, Oscar Riddle (11TH), Walter Strang (14TH) J, Charles Broomhall (1ST), Dick Dwelley (9TH) NC, Charles Broomhall (6TH), Dick Dwelley (8TH) Bates WC: MAINE 1ST DH, John Bower (3RD) Middlebury WC: MAINE 6TH S, Bill Bower (1ST) CC, Jan Willoch (1ST), Charles Broomhall (19TH) J, Bill Bower (3RD), John Bower (4TH) J, Charles Broomhall (11TH), Jan Willoch (13TH) CC, John Bower (1ST), Bill Bower (2ND) NC, Jan Willoch (2ND), Charles Broomhall (15TH) DH, Jan Willoch (8TH), Robert Roy (20TH) 1940-41 S, Jan Willoch (16TH) Dual Meet: Bates 571.4, MAINE 560.82 AC, Jan Willoch (11TH)

EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 7TH U. S. Olympic Trials: S, Oscar Riddle (11TH), Walter Strang (15TH) CC, Jan Willoch (12TH) NC, Charles Broomhall (12TH) Quad Meet: MIT 96.33, Bates 95.91, MAINE 91.83, Massachusetts 89.23 EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 2ND CC, Jan Willoch (1ST), Charles Barr (12TH) UNH WC: MAINE 3RD J, Jan Willoch (4TH), Charles Broomhall (7TH) J, Ray Atwood (8TH), George Webber (10TH) NC, Jan Willoch (1ST) CC, John Bower (7TH), Ray Atwood (10TH) DH, Jan Willoch (T, 6TH), Benny Bernard (T, 6TH) NC: John Bower (7TH), Ray Atwood (10TH) S, Benny Bernard (14TH), Jan Willoch (15TH) AC, Benny Bernard (7TH), Jan Willoch (8TH)

Men’s Skiing 29.9 1946-47 (cont.) 1949-50 (cont.) State of Maine Nordic Championships (NTS) Chisholm Outing Club CC Invitational (NTS) CC, Charles Broomhall (1ST) CC, Dick Dwelley (1ST), Dick Hatch (2ND) J, Charles Broomhall (1ST) NC, Charles Broomhall (1ST) Maine Nordic Championships (NTS) J, Bill Cummings (1ST), Eugene Bernard (19TH) Golden Skis Races (NTS) CC, Dick Dwelley (10TH) DH, Benny Bernard (1ST), Jan Willoch (2ND) DH, Howard Hawkes (3RD), Bill Cummings (8TH)

Dual Meet: MAINE 400, Colby 294.7 Colby Open Jumping Invitational (NTS) J, John Bragnoli (2ND), Emil Winter (5TH) 1947-48 Dual Meet: MAINE 572.4, Colby 475.85 Colby WC: MAINE 1ST Dual Meet: MAINE 100, Brunswick Annex 82.57 CC, John Wilson (2ND), Ray Douglass (4TH) DH, Bill Bird (3RD), Harold Gerrish (4TH) Lake Placid Invitational: MAINE 3RD J, Graydon Erickson (2ND), John Wilson (11TH) CC, Charles Barr (10TH), Dick Dwelley (11TH) S, Graydon Erickson (2ND), David Allen (4TH) J, Charles Broomhall (1ST), Dick Dwelley (9TH) NC, Charles Broomhall (6TH), Dick Dwelley (8TH) Laconia Jumping Invitational (NTS) DH, Charles Broomhall (11TH) J, Bill Cummings (3RD) S, Gil LeClair (10TH), Benny Bernard (15TH) EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 6TH Dartmouth WC: MAINE 6TH CC, Dick Dwelley (2ND) CC, Don McCobb (14TH), Dick Dwelley (18TH) J, Bill Cummings (4TH), Dick Dwelley (20TH) J, Bill Cummings (16TH), Charles Broomhall (18TH) NC, Dick Dwelley (5TH) NC, Charles Broomhall (16TH), Bruno Baldacci (19TH) DH, Bill Cummings (12TH) DH, Benney Bernard (17TH), Bill Cummings (18TH) S, Benny Bernard (15TH), Gil LeClair (17TH) Golden Skis Races (NTS) AC, Benny Bernard (12TH), Gil LeClair (15TH) DH, Bill Cummings (1ST), Howard Hawkes (2ND)

Middlebury WC: MAINE 7TH 1950-51 Rumford WC (NTS) Golden Skis Races (NTS) J, Graydon Erickson (15TH) DH, Benny Bernard (1ST), Gil LeClair (3RD) UMAINE WC: MAINE 1ST 1948-49 CC, Bob Pidacks (1ST), Dick Hatch (2ND) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 7TH J, Bill Cummings (1ST), Graydon Erickson (2ND) DH, John Chapman (11TH), Howard Hawkes (20TH) J, Bill Cummings (1ST) EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 6TH CC, David Newton (2ND), Charles Broomhall (4TH) CC, Bob Pidacks (1ST), Dick Hatch (8TH) J, Bill Cummings (2ND) Middlebury WC (Partial Team Entry) CC, Dick Dwelley (11TH) U. S. Olympic Trials (NTS) CC, Bob Pidacks (1ST), Dick Dwelley (17TH) Eastern CC Championships (NTS) J, Dick Dwelley (19TH) CC, David Newton (9TH), Charles Broomhall (12TH) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 6TH Berlin WC (NTS) CC,Bob Pidacks (4TH), Dick Dwelley (19TH) J, Bill Cummings (1ST) J, Bill Cummings (8TH), Graydon Erickson (18TH) DH, Bill Cummings (17TH) McGill WC (Partial Team Entry) J, Bill Cummings (3RD) Connecticut Intercollegiate CC Races (NTS) CC, Bob Pidacks (2ND) Rumford WC (NTS) DH, Howard Hawkes (2Nd), Dick Dwelley (3RD) Jackson Open CC Invitational (NTS) CC, David Newton (2ND), Charles Broomhall (4TH) CC, Bob Pidacks (2ND) J, Bill Cummings (3RD) 1951-52 Golden Skis Races (NTS) EISA Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 3RD DH, John Chapman (1ST), John Hawley (3RD) CC, Ralph Baxter (2ND), Dick Hatch (3RD) S, Bob Irish (6TH) 1949-50 Dartmouth WC: MAINE 7TH Dartmouth WC: MAINE 10TH CC, Dick Dwelley (8TH), Dick Hatch (14TH) EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 8TH Berlin WC (NTS) CC, Dick Dwelley (8TH), John McDonald (20TH) J, John McDonald (6TH)

29.10 Men’s Skiing 1951-52 (cont.) 1954-55 Colby WC: MAINE 1ST Dual Meet: MAINE 195.4, New Brunswick 157.7 CC, Dick Hatch (1ST), Lehan Edwards (2ND) J, Bill Bird (2ND), Lehan Edwards (3RD) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST NC, Graydon Erickson (1ST), Lehan Edwards (2ND) CC, Fred Libby (1ST), Bill Johnson (3RD) DH, Bob Irish (1ST), Hans Thoma (2ND) J, Leon Akers (1ST) S, Bob Irish (1ST), Hans Thoma (2ND) DH, Frank Morgan (1ST) AC, Bob Irish (1ST), Hans Thoma (2ND) S, John Knowles (1ST) SKI, Leon Akers Golden Skis Races (NTS) DH, Graydon Erickson (1ST), Howard Hawkes (3RD) EISA Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 3RD S, Graydon Erickson (1ST), Howard Hawkes (2ND) CC, Leon Akers (6TH), Fred Libby (8TH) DH, John Knowles (9TH) 1952-53 J, John Bragnoli (9TH) Lyndonville Open CC Invitational (NTS) CC, Wes Scrone (1ST), Lehan Edwards (2ND) New York State CC Championships (NTS) CC, Wes Scrone (2ND) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST CC, Wes Scrone (1ST), Lehan Edwards (2ND) NCAA Championships J, Ralph Chase (1ST), Bob Irish (5TH) CC, Wes Scrone (29TH) DH, Brooks Whitehouse (1ST), Bob Irish (2ND) S, Bob Irish (1ST) Eastern Collegiate Championships: MAINE 3RD J, Leon Akers (1ST), John Bragnoli (9TH) EISA Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 3RD CC, Wes Scrone (1ST) Berlin Open CC Invitational (NTS) J, Ralph Chase (1ST) CC, Wes Scrone (1ST), Leon Akers (2ND) S, Bob Irish (3RD) Golden Skis Races (NTS) Franconia Open CC Invitational (NTS) DH, Bill Johnson (1ST), John Knowles (2ND) CC, Wes Scrone (10TH) 1955-56 Sugarloaf Open GS (NTS) Dual Meet: MAINE 292.4, New Brunswick 254.08 S, Bob Irish (2ND) Lyndonville Alpine Invitational: MAINE 5TH NCAA Championships CC,Everett Cowett (18TH), Leon Akers (19TH) CC, Wes Scrone (8TH) J, Leon Akers (19TH)

1953-54 EISA Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 5TH EISA Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 5TH CC, Leon Akers (2ND), David Gould (3RD) CC, Wes Scrone (1ST), Ralph Chase (6TH) J, John Bragnoli (2ND), Leon Akers (3RD) J, Bob Irish (4TH) AC, Leon Akers (1ST), Everett Cowett (3RD) DH, Bob Irish (2ND) DH, Herb Elliott (17TH), Frank Morgan (19TH) S, Frank Morgan (16TH) UMAINE WC: MAINE 1ST CC, Wes Scrone (1ST), Bill Johnson (2ND) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST J, Ralph Chase (2ND), Bob Irish (4TH) CC, Leon Akers (1ST), Everett Cowett (2ND) S, Bob Irish (1ST) J, John Bragnoli (1ST), Bruce Reed (3RD) DH, Herb Elliott (3RD), Frank Morgan (6TH) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST S, Herb Elliott (4TH), Leon Akers (7TH) CC, Bill Johnson (1ST) NC, Everett Cowett (2ND), Herb Elliott (4TH) J, Bob Irish (1ST) SKI, Leon Akers

Dartmouth WC (Partial Team Entry) 1956-57 CC, Wes Scrone (1ST) UMAINE WC: MAINE 1ST CC, Gil Roderick (1ST), Leon Akers (2ND) Golden Skis Races (NTS) J, Elliott Lang (1ST), Leon Akers (2ND) DH, Bob Irish (1ST), John Knowles (3RD) S, John Corson (1ST), Elliott Lang (2ND) DH, John Corson (1ST) Lyndonville Open CC Invitational (NTS) CC, Wes Scrone (1ST) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST) CC, Leon Akers (1ST), Everett Cowett (2ND) Pre-Olympic Camp (NTS) J, Elliott Lang (1ST), Leon Akers (2ND) CC, Bob Pidacks (1ST) DH, John Corson (1ST) S, John Corson (1ST) International CC Championships (NTS) SKI, Leon Akers CC, Wes Scrone (3RD)

Men’s Skiing 29.11 1956-57 (cont.) 1957-58 (cont.) EISA Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 2ND Dual Meet: MAINE 381.8, New Brunswick 362.1 CC, Gil Roderick (1ST), Leon Akers (2ND) J, Elliott Lang (1ST) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST DH, John Corson (2ND), Elliott Lang (6TH) CC, Charles Akers (1ST) SKI, Elliott Lang J, Elliott Lang (2ND) DH, John Corson (1ST), Don Towle (3RD) Eastern Intercollegiate Championships (NTS) S, John Corson (3RD), Phil Gatz (4TH) CC, Charles Akers (2ND) J, Elliott Lang (11TH), Harvey McGuire (13TH) UMAINE WC: MAINE 1ST S, John Corson (1ST) CC, Charles Akers (1ST), David Gould (2ND) J, Art Bennett (3RD), Elliott Lang (5TH) 1957-58 DH, Brett Russell (1ST), John Corson (4TH) Franconia Mountain Open (NTS) S, John Corson (1ST), Elliott Lang (2ND) CC, Charles Akers (2ND) DH, John Corson (1ST) Sugarloaf Mountain Giant Slalom (NTS) J, Gil Roderick (4TH) GS, Brett Russell (1ST)

Cannon Mountain CC Open (NTS) Eastern Nordic Championships (NTS) CC, Charles Akers (2ND) NC, John Corson (3RD)

Bridgton Mountain Silver Slalom (NTS) NCAA Championships S, John Corson (1ST), Elliott Lang (4TH) DH, John Corson (24TH) S, John Corson (18TH) EISA Jr. Division Championships: MAINE 2ND J, Joe Lessard (34TH)

1954–55 MAINE SKIERS The 1954–55 edition of UM men’s skiing was a strong team, led by NCAA qualifiers Capt. Wes Scrone and Milton Christie, two of the top intercollegiate skiers in the country. Left to right: James Gilson, John Bragnoli, Bruce Reed, Fred Libby, Wes Scrone, John Knowles, Mickey Christie, Bill Johnson, Leon Akers, Coach Ted Curtis, and Frank Morgan. Absent: Brooks Whitehouse.

29.12 Men’s Skiing 1958-59 1959-60 (cont.) Sugarloaf Schuss (NTS) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST GS, Brett Russell (2ND) (Class A) CC, Brett Russell (1ST) GS, Bob Lucas (2ND) (Class B) J, Brett Russell (1ST) GS, Charles Gaunce (2ND) (Class C) SKI, Brett Russell

Winnepesaukee GS (NTS) National 30K CC Championship (NTS) GS, John Corson (3RD), Brett Russell (6TH) CC, Wes Scrone (6TH)

Dartmouth WC: MAINE 5TH Pico Peak GS Invt. (NTS) CC, Charles Akers (9TH), Sayward Ross (14TH) GS, Brett Russell (5TH) J, Elliott Lang (18TH) DH, Brett Russell (19TH) Norwich WC (partial team entry) NC, Charles Akers (12TH), Sayward Ross (16TH) J, Brett Russell (5TH)

EISA Junior Championships: MAINE 1ST Golden Skis Races (NTS) CC, Charles Akers (2ND) DH, Bob Lucas (1ST) J, Ron Towle (1ST), Brett Russell (2ND) S, Bob Lucas (2ND) DH, Bob Lucas (1ST), John Corson (2ND) S, John Corson (1ST), Brett Russell (2ND) NCAA Championships AC, John Corson (1ST) CC, Charles Akers (8TH) J, Brett Russell (15TH) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST S, Sayward Ross (3RD), Bob Lucas (4TH) 1960-61 SKI, Sayward Ross Lyndonville NC Invt. (NTS) J, Bob Roderick (5TH) Franconia Jumping Open (NTS) NC, Charles Akers (7TH), Bob Roderick (15TH) J, Charles Akers (5TH), Brett Russell (7TH) Brad Meade Memorial Slalom (NTS) Golden Skis Races (NTS) S, Brett Russell (7TH) DH, Brett Russell (2ND), Bob Lucas (3RD) S, Bob Lucas (1ST), John Corson (3RD) Gibson Memorial Trophy Race (NTS) AC, Bob Lucas (1ST) DH, Brett Russell (4TH)

Norwich WC: MAINE 2ND USEASA Invitational Relays: MAINE 5th

1959-60 Dartmouth WC: MAINE 3RD UM WC: MAINE 1ST CC, Brett Russell (1ST), Dan Gatz (3RD) U.S. Eastern NC Championships (NTS) J, Brett Russell (1ST), Dan Gatz (2ND) CC, Charles Akers (2ND) (Class A) DH, Charles Ferguson (1ST), Brett Russell (2ND) NC, Dan Gatz (1ST) (Class B) S, Brett Russell (2ND) SKI, Brett Russell Biathlon World Championships (NTS) Charles Akers (28TH) Jackson Open CC Invt. (NTS) CC, Charles Akers (2ND) UM WC: MAINE 1ST CC, Charles Akers (1ST), Bill Ferguson (2ND) USEASA Open Nordic Invt. (NTS) J, Brett Russell (1ST), Charles Akers (2ND) CC, Charles Akers (2ND) S, Brett Russell (3RD) Colby WC: MAINE 1ST

Brad Mead Memorial Slalom (NTS) EISA Sr. Division Championships (partial team entry) S, Brett Russell (5TH) CC, Charles Akers (2ND) S, Brett Russell (7TH) USEASA Nordic Championships (NTS) NC, Dan Gatz (5TH) Maine Nordic Championships (NTS) CC, Charles Akers (1ST), Dan Gatz (2ND) U. S. Olympic Trials J, Bob Roderick (1ST) NC, Charles Akers (5TH) NC, Charles Akers (1ST), Dan Gatz (2ND)

Dartmouth WC: MAINE 5TH NCAA Championships S, Brett Russell (12TH), John Corson (20TH) CC, Charles Akers (1ST), Dan Gatz (15TH) GS, Bob Lucas (26TH), Dave Corson (27TH) EISA Senior Championships: MAINE 6TH CC, Charles Akers (4TH)

Men’s Skiing 29.13 1961-62 1965-66 Jackson CC Invt. (NTS) Lyndonville Nordic Invt.: MAINE 7TH CC, Dani Gatz (6TH), Bill Ferguson (9TH) J, Greg Howe (15TH)

Rumford WC (NTS) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 7TH J, Jeff Chapman (1ST, Class B) CC, Charles Dumas (18TH) S, Richard Marco (12TH) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 7TH Williams WC: MAINE 7TH Middlebury WC: MAINE 6TH S, Richard Marco (5TH) GS, Richard Marco (3RD) EISA Senior Championships: MAINE 9TH AC, Richard Marco (3RD) CC, Dan Gatz (7TH) J, Jeff Chapman (2ND) Norwich WC: MAINE 4TH

NCAA Championships EISA Senior Championships: MAINE 8TH J, Brett Russell (15TH) 1966-67 1962-63 Dartmouth WC: MAINE 8TH Dartmouth Relays (NTS) CC, Art Dudley (4TH) Williams WC: MAINE 7TH

Mt. Tom Cup Race (NTS) Middlebury WC: MAINE 7TH DH, Tom LaHaise (9TH) S, Tom LaHaise (11TH) EISA Junior Championships: MAINE 5TH GS, Tom LaHaise (1ST) J, Greg Howe(2ND)

EISA Junior Championships: MAINE 2ND Quad Meet: Colby 196, UMF 190, MAINE 189, Bates 179 EISA Senior Championships: MAINE 9TH CC, Art Dudley (7TH) Tri Meet: Colby 339.3, MAINE 357.5, MIT 342.3

Norwich WC: MAINE 6TH NCAA Championships CC, Howard Parker (46TH), Al Hodsdon (55TH) Williams WC: MAINE 10TH 1967-68 1963-64 EISA Junior Championships: MAINE 5TH EISA Junior Championships: MAINE 1ST J, Greg Howe (2ND) CC, Art Dudley (1ST ), Norm Viger (2ND) J, Tom LaHaise (5TH), Steve Parent (6TH) Colby WC: MAINE 2ND NC, Art Dudley (2ND), Norm Viger (3RD) DH, Steve Parent (1ST), Tom LaHaise (4TH) Yale Invitational: MAINE 4TH S, Steve Parent (2ND), Tom LaHaise (4TH) AC, Steve Parent (2ND), Tom LaHaise (4TH) 1968-69 EISA Jr, Division Championships: MAINE 6TH EISA Senior Championships: MAINE 7TH GS, Richard Garrett (10TH) CC, Charles Taylor (11TH), Art Dudley (13TH) CC, David Carter (3RD) J, Steve Parent (14TH) DH, Steve Parent (12TH), Tom LaHaise (17TH) EISA Junior Division Meet: MAINE 3RD S, Tom LaHaise (12TH) CC, David Carter (2ND), Darrell Quimby (4TH) GS, Richard Garrett (3RD), Gary Ackendorf (4TH) 1964-65 J, Gary Ackendorf (10TH) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 6TH Norwich WC: MAINE 4TH Williams WC: MAINE 8TH 1969-70 Middlebury WC: MAINE 8TH EISA Junior Division Meet: MAINE 2ND GS, Frank Pike (2ND) EISA Senior Championships: MAINE 6TH CC, Art Dudley (9TH), Charles Taylor (20TH) EISA Junior Championships: MAINE 2ND NC, Charles Taylor (13TH), Charles Dumas (14TH) CC, David Carter (3RD) DH, Hastings May (11TH) J, David Goodspeed (6TH) S, Tom LaHaise (5TH) S, Frank Pike (5TH), Gary Ackendorf (6TH) AC, Tom LaHaise (7TH) GS, Frank Pike (3RD) SKI, Charles Dumas (3RD) EISA Senior Championships: MAINE 8TH

29.14 Men’s Skiing 1969-70 (cont.) 1971-72 (cont.) EISA Junior Division Meet: MAINE 4TH EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 8TH J, Loren Manson (14TH) Dartmouth Invitational Slalom (NTS) NC, Bob Remington (9TH) GS, Rich Brachold (1ST) GS, Rich Brachold (8TH) S, Frank Pike (17TH), Ed Zanca (19TH) 1970-71 AC, Frank Pike (18TH), Ed Zanca (19TH) UMF Alpine Cup Races (NTS) S, Rich Brachold (5TH) 1972-73 Maine Open Championships (NTS) Lake Placid Jumping Open (NTS) CC, Charles LaRosa (7TH), Bob Desrochers (14TH) J, Mike Fendler (1ST, Class C) GS, Rich Brachold (2ND), John Atwood (18TH) J, Whit Thurlow (1ST), Rich Brachold (2ND)

Dartmouth Nordic Relays: MAINE 5TH Williams WC: MAINE 7TH

Dartmouth WC: MAINE 8TH Dartmouth WC: MAINE 7TH J, Mike Fendler (19TH), Frank Pike (20TH) J, Loren Manson (17TH), Mike Fendler (19TH) NC, Bob Remington (14TH) S, Whit Thurlow (13TH), Rich Brachold (15TH) GS, Rich Brachold (5TH) AC, Rich Brachold (14TH) S, Rich Brachold (17TH), Mark Sweeney (18TH) AC, Rich Brachold (10TH) EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 7TH GS, Whit Thurlow (10TH) Williams WC: MAINE 7TH AC, Rich Brachold (13TH) GS, Rich Brachold (10TH) CC, David Carter (19TH) 1973-74 Maine Alpine Cup Races (NTS) Eastern Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 8TH GS, Dan Baxter (3RD), Whit Thurlow (7TH) J, Mike Fendler (17TH) S, Mike Fendler (7TH), Jeff Pier (11TH) S, Rich Brachold (18TH) AC, Rich Brachold (17TH) Williams WC: MAINE 10TH CC, Charles Neidner (17TH) 1971-72 J, Mike Fendler (16TH), Curtis Cole (19TH) Sugarloaf CC Classic (NTS) GS, Whit Thurlow (20TH) CC, Steve Towle (4TH), Jon LeBrun (6TH) EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 8TH Sugarloaf GS Classic (NTS) GS, Dan Baxter (12TH), Whit Thurlow (13TH) GS, Rich Brachold (7TH), Lee Thibodeau (14TH) S, Whit Thurlow (17TH) AC, Whit Thurlow (13TH), Dan Baxter (14TH) New England Cup Races (NTS) S, Rich Brachold (1ST) 1974-75 Maine Open Slalom (NTS) UMAINE GS Invitational (NTS) S, Bob Kent (3RD), Whit Thurlow (4TH) GS, Rich Brachold (2ND) Sugarloaf Christmas GS (NTS) UMF Alpine Cup Races: MAINE 2ND GS, Whit Thurlow (6TH)

Colby Invitational: MAINE 1ST UVM WC: MAINE 7TH CC, Charles Neidner (20TH) Dartmouth WC: MAINE (6TH) J, Jeff Bunker (15TH) J, Mike Fendler (13TH), Loren Manson (15TH) NC, Kevin Trinward (9TH) NC, Bob Remington (10TH) GS, Whit Thurlow (16TH) GS, Rich Brachold (6TH) S, Bob Kent(15TH), Peter Judkins (20TH) AC, Rich Brachold (3RD) AC, Peter Judkins (17TH) S, Rich Brachold (3RD) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 6TH Williams WC: MAINE 6TH J, Jeff Bunker (17TH), Curtis Cole (18TH) CC, Steve Towle (19TH) NC, Kevin Trinward (8TH) S, Mike Fendler (17TH), Frank Pike (18TH) GS, Bill Marshall (16TH) AC, Mike Fendler (14TH) S, Bill Marshall (16TH), Bob Kent (17TH) AC, Bill Marshall (13TH), Bob Kent (20TH) Middlebury WC: MAINE 6TH Golden Skis Races (NTS) DH, Whit Thurlow (4TH), Bill Marshall (5TH)

Men’s Skiing 29.15 1974-75 (cont.) 1977-78 (cont.) Williams WC: MAINE 8TH EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 9TH CC, Kevin Trinward (14TH) CC, John Mathieu (15TH) J, Jeff Bunker (14TH), Curtis Cole (15TH) J, Eric Dombkowski (11TH), Mark Ouellette (19TH) NC, Charles Neidner (10TH) AC, Peter Joseph (19TH) S, Bill Marshall (6TH) AC, Peter Judkins (15TH), Jim Bell (18TH) NCAA Championships CC, John Mathieu (36TH) EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 7TH GS, Peter Joseph (40TH) CC, Charles Neidner (16TH) J, Curtis Cole (17TH), Jeff Bunker (18TH) NC, Kevin Trinward (10TH), Charles Neidner (11TH) 1978-79 S, Bill Marshall (14TH) UVM WC: MAINE 7TH AC, Bill Marshall (16TH) CC, Nathan Putnam (19TH) J, Eric Dombkowski (12TH), Mark Ouellette (17TH) 1975-76 GS, Richard Reynolds (16TH), Mike Morse (20TH) UVM WC: MAINE 10TH S, Richard Reynolds (15TH) J, Peter Bunker (18TH) GS, Peter Dumas (19TH) Williams WC: MAINE 8TH CC, Mark Ouellette (20TH) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 7TH J, Mark Ouellette (10TH), Eric Dombkowski (12TH) J, Peter Bunker (15TH) NC, Mark Ouellette (1ST) GS, Whit Thurlow (16TH) S, Peter Joseph (8TH), Allan Lobozzo (16TH)

EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 9TH Dartmouth WC: MAINE 6TH CC, John Mathieu (18TH), Mark Ouellette (19TH) 1976-77 J, Eric Dombkowski (11TH) Wes Marco Slalom (NTS) NC, Mark Ouellette (1ST) S, Peter Judkins (4TH), Bill Marshall (7TH) GS, Richard Reynolds (7TH), Allan Lobozzo (17TH) AC, Richard Reynolds (9TH), Allan Lobozzo (15TH) Colby Open Slalom (NTS) S, Peter Dumas (3RD), Peter Judkins (5TH) EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 6TH CC, Mark Ouellette (15TH) Bates GS Open (NTS) J, Eric Dombkowski (9TH), Mark Ouellette (14TH) GS, Peter Dumas (2ND), Peter Judkins (4TH) NC, Mark Ouellette (1ST) GS, Richard Reynolds (11TH), Mike Morse (15TH) UVM WC: MAINE 8TH S, Allan Lobozzo (15TH), Peter Joseph (16TH) AC, Peter Joseph (12TH), Allan Lobozzo (15TH) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 9TH 1979-80 Williams WC: MAINE 7TH UVM WC: MAINE 8TH CC, John Mathieu (13TH) CC, Nathan Putnam (19TH) J, Eric Dombkowski (18TH), Mark Ouellette (19TH) GS, Richard Reynolds (18TH), Andy Sawyer (20TH) NC, Mark Ouellette (3RD) GS, Peter Judkins (15TH) Williams WC: MAINE 9TH S, Peter Judkins (19TH), Bill Marshall (20TH) CC, John Mathieu (11TH) AC, Peter Judkins (13TH) J, Robert Haskell (19TH)

EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 7TH Middlebury WC: MAINE 9TH CC, John Mathieu (19TH) NCAA Championships: S, Mike Morse (15TH) CC, John Mathieu (22ND) S, Bill Marshall (26TH), Peter Joseph (35TH) Dartmouth WC: MAINE 9TH CC, John Mathieu (11TH) 1977-78 AC, Andy Sawyer (20TH) UVM WC: MAINE 6TH EISA Sr. Division Championships: MAINE 7TH Dartmouth WC: MAINE 9TH GS, Richard Reynolds (20TH) CC, John Mathieu (12TH) S, Richard Reynolds (11TH) J, Mark Ouellette (13TH), Eric Dombkowski (14TH) NC, Mark Ouellette (1ST), Eric Dombkowski (2ND) NCAA Championships: CC, John Mathieu (35TH) Williams WC: MAINE 6TH CC, John Mathieu (9TH) J, Bill Marshall (8TH), Mark Ouellette (15TH) GS, Bill Marshall (17TH) S, Bill Marshall (17TH) AC, Bill Marshall (10TH), Peter Judkins (18TH)

29.16 Men’s Skiing 1980-81

UVM WC: MAINE 10TH UNH WC: MAINE 8TH S, Richard Reynolds (16TH) CC, Jay Gould (19TH)

1981-82 UVM WC: MAINE 9TH UNH WC: MAINE 9TH) GS, Ronn Gifford (10TH) Sunday River GS (NTS) S, Andy Sawyer(20TH) GS, John Light (3RD), Ronn Gifford (8TH) Williams WC: MAINE 9TH Dartmouth WC: MAINE 19TH Middlebury WC: MAINE 7TH Middlebury WC: MAINE 7TH GS, Ronn Gifford (20TH) S, Richard Reynolds (13TH)

MAINE STATE SERIES An annual championship meet in men’s skiing involving members of the Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Maine State Series) began during the 1920’s on an informal basis. Poor snow conditions forced cancellation of the meets in 1932-33, 34-35, 35-36, 36-37, 37-38, and 72-73. Also, meets were not held between 1943 and 1946 due to World War II. Team participation varied from year to year, depending on the availability of qualified skiers at each of the four MIAA institutions. The final meet was held in the 1973-74 season. Listed are the annual meet championship teams and names of individual champions from Maine.

Bates Bowdoin Colby 1940-41 1942-43 1951-52 1952-53 1967-68 1969-70 1973-74 1957-58

Maine 1930-31 1946-47 1953-54 1959-60 1964-65 1970-71 1931-32 1947-48 1954-55 1960-61 1965-66 1971-72 1933-34 1948-49 1955-56 1961-62 1966-67 1938-39 1949-50 1956-57 1962-63 1968-69 1939-40 1950-51 1958-59 1963-64 1969-70

1963–64 BLACK BEAR SKIERS Si Dunklee served as head coach of Maine skiing for four seasons between 1961 and 1965. His ’63–’64 team was a strong outfit, winning the EISA Jr. Division championship and placing seventh in the East among all Division I teams. Kneeling, left to right: Dave Hall, Charlie Dumas, Keith May, and Paul Vincent. Standing, left to right: Art Dudley, Charlie Taylor, Capt. Tom LaHaise, Steve Parent, Norm Viger, and Coach Dunklee.

Men’s Skiing 29.17 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (Abbreviations, AC, alpine combined; NC, nordic combined; CC, cross country; GS, giant slalom; J, jumping; SD, snowshoe dash; S/2M, snowshoe 2 miles; S/3M, snowshoe 3 miles; DH, downhill; S, slalom; SKI, skimeister)

1930-31 1949-50 1957-58 1964-65 CC, Don Green C, Dick Dwelley J, Joe Lessard CC, Art Dudley J, Robert Simpson J, Dick Dwelley S, Tom LaHaise SD, Lew Hardison, DH, Howard Hawkes 1958-59 SKI, Tom LaHaise Clayton Hardison (T) S, Dick Hatch CC, Charlie Akers DH, Wilfred Davis SKI, Dick Dwelley J, Ron Towle 1965-66 S, Wilfred Davis S, John Corson CC, David Hall 1950-51 NC, Charlie Akers J, Bruce Haskell 1931-32 CC, Bob Pidacks SKI, Brett Russell DH, Richard Marco CC, Don Green J, Bill Cummings S, Richard Marco J, Bruce Ashworth DH, John Hawley, 1959-60 SKI, Charles Dumas SD, Lew Hardison Dick Dwelley (T) CC, Brett Russell S, Dick Dwelley J,Brett Russell 1966-67 1933-34 NC, Brett Russell CC, Robert Price SD, Lew Hardison 1951-52 DH, Brett Russell J, John Howe S/2M, Alton Prince CC, Dick Hatch S, Dan Gatz DH, Richard Marco S/3M, Ken Aldrich DH, Bob Irish SKI, Brett Russell S, Bob Irish 1968-69 1938-39 AC, Graydon Erickson 1960-61 S, Richard Garrett CC, John Bower, NC, Bob Irish CC, Charlie Akers Bill Bower (T) Bob Irish J, Bob Roderick 1969-70 J, David Greenwood NC, Charlie Akers SKI, Jon LeBrun 1952-53 S, Brett Russell 1939-40 CC, Wes Scrone AC, Brett Russell 1970-71 CC, John Bower J, Ralph Chase SKI, Brett Russell CC, David Carter S, Walter Strang J,Frank Pike, III 1953-54 1961-62 S, Rich Brachold 1940-41 CC, Bill Johnson CC, Dan Gatz GS, Rich Brachold CC, John Bower DH, Bob Irish J, Jeff Chapman J, Oscar Riddle S, Bob Irish AC, Dan Gatz 1971-72 SKI, Bob Irish J,Loren Manson 1941-42 1962-63 DH, Rich Brachold CC, John Bower 1954-55 CC, Art Dudley S, Lee Thibodeau CC, Wes Scrone J,Wilson Gagnon 1946-47 DH, Milt Christie NC, Art Dudley 1973-74 CC, Jan Willoch S, Milt Christie DH, Tom LaHaise CC, Charles Neidner J, Jan Willoch S, Tom LaHaise J, Mike Fendler DH, Harold Stanwood 1955-56 AC, Tom LaHaise SKI, Charlie Broomhall CC, Leon Akers S, Frank Morgan 1963-64 1947-48 SKI, Leon Akers CC, Art Dudley CC, Charlie Broomhall J, SteveParent J, Charlie Broomhall 1956-57 NC, Charles Taylor CC, Gil Roderick S,Steve Parent 1948-49 J, Elliott Lang DH, Tom LaHaise CC, Dick Dwelley DH, Don Towle KI, Norm Viger J, Dick Dwelley SKI, Elliott Lang S, David Newton SKI, Dick Dwelley

29.18 Men’s Skiing THE CURTIS TROPHY In 1955 directors of athletics of the four State Series institutions (Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, and the University of Maine) established the Theodore S. Curtis Trophy. The trophy was awarded to the MIAA skiing championship team each season until the conference folded in 1974. It was named in honor of Mr. Curtis, Maine’s Faculty Manager of Athletics and Head Ski Coach for more than three decades. Curtis, in 1953, was one of a six-man national committee that organized the first NCAA Ski Championships. His career accomplishments were many, including organizing the first State of Maine high school cross country championship meet and organizing and managing the state high school basketball tournaments for many seasons.

MAINE’S FIRST OLYMPIC SKIER Coach Ted Curtis presents a trophy to Bob Pidacks, captain of the 1950–51 team, in recognition of his selection to the U.S. Olympic team. Pidacks, legendary figure in State of Maine skiing, was the eastern intercollegiate cross country champion and finished first in the Olympic trials in that event.

Men’s Skiing 29.19 BILL BOWER Maine’s captain in the 1938–39 and 1939–40 seasons and one of the top skiers in the East.

1977–78 MAINE SKI TEAM Coach Brud Folger didn’t lack for numbers in organizing his team for the competitions of the 1977–78 winter season. By the end of the season, the Bears were ranked among the top nine in the East in Division I. Front Row, left to right: Mike Wolcott, Jay Marshall, Ric Reynolds, Bill Bailey, Ken Ehrlenbach, Kurt Hayden, John Mathieu, Peter Joseph, Peter Dumas, Capt. Peter Judkins, Mark Ouellette, Dan Carpenter, Eric Dombkowski, Mike Morse, and Peter Holderied. Back Row, left to right: Asst. Coach Larry Manson, Tom Towle, Jeff Pier, Dave Dunlap, Bill Mitchell, Hiram Adelman, Parker Hadlock, Jeff Cook, Art Kettle, Dave Hatton, Bob Tiernan, Ray Damp, Jim Powers, Mark Jacques, Nate Putnam, Tom Van Dresser, and Coach Folger.

29.20 Men’s Skiing