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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Junior Dick Benka won first place in the shot put on a 58' 10 1/2" toss at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia Saturday and banished any lingering doubts that he is the East's finest shot putter...

Author: By Mark R. Rasmuson, | Title: Benka Takes 1st In Penn Relays Relay Unit Upset | 4/29/1968 | See Source »

...discus, Ron Wilson, Bruce Hedendal, and possibly Dick Benka will be Harvard's entrants. Wilson, Charlie Ajootian, and Dave Bernstein will throw the hammer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Penn Relays Draw Harvard Entrants; Thinclads Meet Dartmouth Tomorrow | 4/26/1968 | See Source »

...tomorrow's events, Coach Bill McCurdy plans to enter Benka, the University record-holder in the shot put, in that event; Steve Schoonover, also a Harvard record-holder, in the pole vault; and a four-mile relay team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Penn Relays Draw Harvard Entrants; Thinclads Meet Dartmouth Tomorrow | 4/26/1968 | See Source »

Weightman Ed Nosal was a triple winner in the hammer, the discus, and the shot. He won the shot with a new freshman record of 51'5", beating junior Dick Benka's 1966 record...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Record Performances Pace Trackmen Past Tigers; Baseball Team Downs Exeter Nine in Hitter's Duel | 4/23/1968 | See Source »

Harvard filled the air with record throws. In the javelin sophomore Frank Champi set a new university record with a toss of 224'1", thirteen feet beyond his previous best. Shot-putter Dick Benka set a meet record with a toss of 56 feet and Ron Wilson broke the stadium record with a 167 foot discus throw. Charley Ajootian set a personal record with a 187 foot hammer toss...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baker Leads Track Team In Romp Over Princeton | 4/22/1968 | See Source »

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