St. Bonaventure Track and Field
Timeline
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St. Bonaventure Track and Field Timeline |
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Information about the early days of track and field and cross-country is scarce. The Timeline notes dates we're confident about and will be updated as we discover more of the history of these sports.
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1903 |
First year on record of a track and field team at St. Bonaventure | |||
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1916 |
First year back, no team in prior years | |||
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1920 |
Manager: Julius Petrie, Coach Al Carmont | |||
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1927 |
Indoor track (BV 1/14/1927, 1) Charlie Major high jump national champion at 6' 4 1/8" Niagara District championship cross country John Bell 3rd in cross country Senior National Championship |
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1928 |
4th place Intercollegiate Mile Relay Championship
behind Syracuse, Fordham, NYU Indoor track team active (BV, 12/14/1928, 3) |
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1929 |
Charlie Major clears 6-7 1/2' in high jump at an outdoor meet in New York |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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1946 |
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1947 |
Track returns with Fr. Silas Rooney, OFM as moderator. No meets. |
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1948 |
Joseph Duranleau, coach. |
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1949 |
Spring--Track became 3rd major sport, awarding varsity letters for the 1st time. Joseph Duranleau, coach. |
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1950 |
Joseph Duranleau, coach. No Cross country. |
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1951 |
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1952 |
B. Ford, coach |
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1953 |
F. Henderson, coach |
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1955 |
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1956 |
Cross country |
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1957 |
Cross country. Coach J. McNamee |
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1958 |
Cross country |
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1959 |
Cross country |
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1960 |
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1961 |
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1962 |
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1963 |
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1964 |
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1965 |
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1966 |
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1967 |
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1968 |
Cross country: Coach Terry McFadden; Track: Little 3 Champs (BV 5/17/68) Coach Terry McFadden |
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1969 |
Track: 0-6 (BV 2/13/70) Coach Terry McFadden |
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1970 |
Track: 1-8 (BV 3/19/71) Coach George Colfer |
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1971 |
Track: 8-4 (BV 2/25/72) Coach George Colfer |
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1972 |
Track: Coach George Colfer |
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1974 |
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1975 |
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1976 |
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1977 |
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1978 |
Track, Indoor: Coach Ksionzyk |
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1979 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley Track: On April 27, New York State proclaimed this day, "Charles W. Major Day". |
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1980 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley, 1-8 TracK: |
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1981 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley, 7-7 Track: |
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1982 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley, 7-5 Track: |
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1983 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley, 3-3 Track: Coach Rick Wilson |
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1984 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley, 5-7 Track: Coach Rick Wilson |
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1985 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley,
7-6 Track: Coach Rick Wilson Official ground breaking of the Charlie Major Memorial Track at St. Bonaventure took place on May 31 |
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1986 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley, 4-7 Heather Danahy is the only woman on the team Track: Coach Rick Wilson |
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1987 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley, 7-6 Track: Coach Rick Wilson |
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1988 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley, 2-5 Track: Rick Wilson |
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1989 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley; Track: Coach Terry Stanley. |
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1990 |
Cross Country: Coach Terry Stanley; Track: Coach Terry Stanley. Track's last year as a varsity sport |
| 2017 | Track was reinstituted in March 2017 after two years of efforts to add the program. Athletes only participate in distance only events. Coach: Bob MacFarlane |
