Word: benka
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Dates: during 1966-1966
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Three sophomores--Dick Benka, Ajootian, and Bruce Hedendal--swept the shot, even though no one could break...
Hardly anyone said anything. Ron Wilson, last year's big man, hovered around the 47 mark. Sophomores Charley Ajootian and Bob Benka broke 49. But it was a very disappointing afternoon. And things could be worse today when the putters run up against 54 foot men at West Point...
...freshman excelled in the weights, and they have all year. Charlie Ajootian's fling of 166' 11" led the Crimson to a sweep in the hammer throw. Henry Bernson took the javelin event easily, and Dick Benka won in the shot put with a toss of 50' 2 3/4"--a new freshman record...
...varsity needs some hefty sophomores to back up to Ron Wilson next year, and weightmen Ajootian and Benka look like the best bets. Tom Callahan, who reeled off a record-breaking time of 2:16.3 in the 1000-yard run indoors, and Bernson, who holds the freshman spear-throwing mark, will probably also make the trip upstairs...
...team's main contribution to the varsity will be in the field events. Both Pete Lazarus and Dennis Voytovich have cleared 13 feet in the pole vault and Dick Benka, Charles Ajootian, and Bruce Hedendal comprise a powerful trio in the weight throw and shot-put. Benka leads the shot-put with consistent heaves of over 50 feet, while Ajootion tops the weight throw with a 48-3 effort...