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Freshman jenny Stricker was the brightest spot in the Crimson's afternoon, taking the 1500 and 3000 distances in record smashing times. In the talent-packed 1500, Stricker held off Yale contender Debbie Schulte to finish first at 4:25,70, three seconds better than junior Darken Beckford's year-old mark. Harvard senior Co-Captain Mary Hershey initially took the lead in the 1500 but finished fourth, behind Schulte and teammate Kate Wiley, who took third...
...Beckford encountered some difficulty in the 400 meter run when she got boxed in on a turn by two Princeton sprinters and finished second at 57 23. Later competing in a more familiar event. Beckford nabbed the 800 in a be of 2,14 01, seven seconds off her meet record. Harvard tidelands Grace de Fries and Mary Jeanne Barrett finished third and fourth...
Harvard's only other victory of the day came from the two-mile relay team of Wiley, Herliby, de Fries and Beckford, who ran almost uncontested to take an easy first with a time...
Demonstrating Harvard's depth in the distance events were senior co-captain Mary Herlihy and freshman Mary-Jeanne Barrett who finished second and third behind Beckford with times...
Although Harvard's Mile Relay of Beckford, Sigrid Gabler, Jenny Stricker and de Fries finished second to the Terriers, their time of 3:59.9 was a new school record by several seconds--an excellent average of just under one minute for each runner. In the Two Mile Relay, Harvard's potent combination of Simon, Lacy Ashley, Barrett and Herlihy ran uncontested to take first with a time...