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Varsity cross-country captain Dyke Benjamin led the Crimson harriers to their sixth successive victory and second perfect-score triumph of the season yesterday as they smothered a weak Dartmouth team...
...Benjamin Performance Termed "Heartening...
...varsity, Benjamin scored his sixth straight first place by covering the wintry five-mile course in 25 min., 48 sec. Benjamin's winning time was 12 seconds slower than the record which he set in ideal running conditions against the University of Massachusetts last Tuesday. But even with the poor weather and lack of competition, Coach Bill McCurdy praised Benjamin's performance as "heartening for the Yale meet next weekend...
...varsity, Capt. Dyke Benjamin will be shooting for his sixth consecutive first place of the year. In Tuesday's win over UMass, he established a new course record by shaving 11 seconds off the old mark. Sophomore standout Jed Fitzgerald and senior Will Thompson, who have provided brilliant support in the Varsity's successes so far, will run in second and third positions respectively...
...breaking the record which he established only two weeks ago, Benjamin was pressed relentlessly by sophomore Jed Fitzgerald. The two ran close together over the last half of the five mile course until Benjamin made a decisive spurt within 400 yards of the finish. Fitzgerald's second place time of 25 min., 50 secs. was only three seconds off the old record and represents his finest effort of this year...