Word: beckford
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Darlene Beckford, the fluid, fleet footed runner who has taken the first semester of her senior year off this fall to train for the 1984 Olympics--is not irreplaceable...
...women harriers should fare very well this fall. Although the loss of Kristin Linsley to graduation and the absence of Darlene Beckford, who is taking the semester off, will hurt, the rest of last year's squad is back and healthy. Sophomore sensations Jenny Stricker and Kate Wiley are both in good shape and should continue to dominate their opponents. Other returning standouts are Grace Defries, Lucy Ashby, Ellen Gallagher, Mary Jean Barret, Kathy Good, and Wiley McCarthy...
Senior track sensation Darlene Beckford, coming off a personal best in the U.S. West Germany dual meet in Durham, N.C., wound up second to veteran Francie Larrieu Smith in the 1500-meter run with a 4:13.17 clocking...
...Beckford a Cambridge native, broke past Larrieu Smith in the final straightaway at the Indiana University Stadium, but the elder statesman of America's female distance runners kicked past the Crimson star in the final 10 meters to take the tape...
Neither Watson nor Beckford could be reached for comment...