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Junior phenomenon Darlene Beckford was Harvard's only other individual winner, performing her usual magic in winning the 1500 in a meet record of 4:29.5. Because she is simply so much better than her local competition. Beckford can afford to play around with her strategy; yesterday Beckford ran a fast first half in anticipation of next weekend's exclusive Milrose Invitational Meet in New York, where she will have to run a quick first...
...junior record-holder Darlene Beckford will lead freshman Mary-Jeanne Barrett and senior co-captain Mary Herlihy to a possible sweep, and Britisher Paula Newnham--who-ran a strong 9:55 300 in an open meet recently--will spear the change of Linsley and freshman Kathy Goode in the 3000. The 5000, not usually run in dual meets, will feature Harvard junior Wiley McCarthy and Yardling Miriam Keltz...
Junior sensation Darlene Beckford demonstated her renowned running versatility as she stepped down from her forte--the mile--and ran in the 400-meter distance to a new school record of 57.0 seconds...
...Beckford, who ran the race with sparse speedwork background, said that she hadn't looked forward to the event, but that "some-one had to do it, and I guess that the lucky person...
...best times are usually when someone else sets the pace," Beckford said after the race, adding that she altered her usual race plan at the request of her coach, who wanted her to get experience running from the front...