NEW YORK, Oct. 14--Crimson varsity and freshman cross country teams this afternoon routed Columbia and Penn in the triangular meet held at Van Cortland Park, near Columbia.

Penn did surprisingly poor for a team that had highly rated runners. The varsity finished 24 points ahead of the Quakers to win the races by a score of 20-44-75.

Only one Penn runner managed to complete the five mile, rain-spattered course within the top five finishers. Jim Smith of the Quakers came in 23 seconds after the winning Crimson captain, Don French. Smith beat the varsity's Pete Reider by about two steps. Both Ken Wilson and Ralph Perry followed within 20 seconds, before another Quaker harrier was able to make appearance.

Penn's captain, Dan Maltese, scored sixth, followed by Al Wills, Dave Norris, and Dick Wharton, respectively, for the Crimson. Columbia, as was expected, did not challenge seriously; at no time during the race were the Lions able to contest the lead held by the varsity.

Dave McLean, a top varsity harrier, ran in imperfect condition, as did Wharton and Wills, who had slight colds. McLean's nemesis proved to be his sore ankle, which forced him to abandon running at the three mile mark.

The Columbia freshmen, who rated as a relatively better team than their varsity, contested the lead furiously but lost to the Yardlings because of their lack of depth. The triangular score was 29-42-57, with Penn last.

A Lion harrier, Joso Ingelesias won the race well ahead of the Crimson's Bill Gillen, who completed the three mile freshman course in 16:43. Two seconds later Columbia's second runner, Abramowitz, crossed the finish line. The Quakers managed to insert one runner, Mortenson, into the first nine places.