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...Dick Benka and Keith Colburn livened up an otherwise uneventful evening last night, as Harvard's track team breezed by B.U., 88-16, in its opening dual meet in Briggs Cage...
...shot put, team captain Dick Benka is a good bet to successfully defend his Heptagonal and IC4A titles. The 6'6" 260 pounder--who placed third in the NCAA's last March--has already been throwing over 60 feet this year, and if he does it today, he will break his own University record...
...Benka will receive support from sophomore Ed Nosal and seniors Charlie Ajootian and Bruce Hedendal. All three double in the 35-pound weight throw, and Nosal and Ajootian should make it another of Harvard's strongest events...
There were some brilliant individual performances throughout the season. Captain-elect Dick Benka set a shot put record of 58' 11 1/2"; captain Jeff Huvelle broke a 50-year-old record in the 440-yard dash; Steve Schoonover became the first Ivy League polevaulter to go 16 feet; Roy Shaw and Jim Baker made several valiant but futile runs at the four minute mile; Frank Haggerty established himself as one of the nation's best hurdlers before a freak accident cut short his senior season. More than anything else Harvard lacked experience, but there may be help from the freshmen...
Harvard undoubtedly suffered from exam period-itis. Not only was Benka below form, but exam conflicts kept four stars--Jeff Huvelle, Dave McKelvey, Trey Burns and Roy Shaw--in Cambridge...