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Harvard junior whiz Darlene Beckford proved herself equal to the meet's high calibre by winning the mile in an outstanding 4:38.3 showing. Teammate Jenny Stricker took the lead early in the race, with fast quarters of 65 and 73 seconds, but was passed with one lap to go by UVa. junior Jill Haworth. Beckford then bolted into the lead at the final turn to out lean Haworth at the tape by .2 seconds...
Junior Darlene Beckford and freshman Jenny Stricker teamed to take the top two spots in the 1500 meters. Boxed in early in the tactical race, Stricker had to battle her way into second, finishing less than half a second earlier than the fourth-place runner...
Herlihy, Strickey and Beckford will run the mile in next weekend's national meet at the University of Northern Iowa. Joining them at the meet will be Kate Wiley, who Saturday chopped about three seconds off of her own school record to take...
...Newsam's performance--which out-shone that of Harvard phenom Darlene Beckford--Hunt said. "She outran Darlene and that's quite an accomplishment. New sam ran one hell of race". The Princeton star is also expected to compete for the Tigers' defending 880 and mile-relay quarters, and place well in the long jump...
...areas where the Crimson team is blessed with depth and unlimited talent are in the shotput and the distance events Senior Co-captain Kim Johnson is favored to take the shot and Kate Wiley Jenny Stricker Kathy Goode and Beckford should prevailed in the 800, 1500, 3000 and 5000 events. Seniors Kristen Linsley and Paula Newnham who have been fighting injuries and illness might also see action in the distance races...