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...have quite as much strength as last year, but overall, we should be a better-balanced team this year." said Harvard field event coach Ed Stowell. The loss of "strength" is due primarily to the graduation of shot-putters Dick Benka and Charles Ajootian, two of the finest weight throwers in Harvard history...
Teammate Dick Benka had a rather disappointing afternoon, however, as he finished in sixth place in the shot put after being a pre-meet favorite in the event. His 55 ft. 6 1/4 in. toss was more than four feet less than his 59 ft. 8 1/4 in. heave earlier this spring which set a Harvard outdoor record...
Harvard's best chances for individual victories lie in the weight events, where it has four throwers who started during the regular season. Senior Captain Dick Benka will be a prime favorite in the shot put, an event he captured in the indoor IC4A's this winter, and might also enter the discus throw, an event in which he is only three inches shy of the University record...
...Benka has been undefeated in dual meet shot put competition since his sophomore year, and has set both indoor and outdoor Harvard records in the event this year. He became the first putter in Harvard history to hit the 60-foot mark when he threw his record-breaking 61 ft. 2 in. throw this winter...
Sophomore Ed Nosal and senior captain Dick Benka, who combined to sweep the shot, hammer, and discus Saturday and helped provide a comfortable point cushion for Bill McCurdy's runners, split the weight awards as well. Benka, undefeated in the shot, and Hep, IC4A, and Greater Boston champion, received the Little Shot Put Award for the third consecutive year, while Nosal won the Carver weight award...