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...chain-link fence before plummeting to his death from the school's TV tower. Because Fu had expressed interest in a local parkour group on Facebook.com campus police couldn't determine whether his fall was an accident or a suicide. Like cops on many campuses, Illinois' assistant chief Jeff Christensen had never heard of parkour until the death at his school but is now on the lookout for what he calls "very risky behavior." It's no surprise then that while students at a small number of colleges have registered parkour clubs with their schools, fear of crackdowns has kept...
...performances at Rice’s Victor Lopez Bayou Classic.Sophomore Elissa Reidy led the way on the women’s side, placing second in the long jump with a leap of 5.36 meters. Sophomore Shannon Flahive finished fifth in the event with a 5.31-meter jump. Classmate Becky Christensen placed third in the high jump after clearing the bar at 1.75 meters. The Crimson’s success on the field also included a fifth-place finish in the pole vault from junior Clara Blattler.The javelin, an event not included in the indoor season, quickly showed itself...
...plagued Harvard’s track athletes this past weekend at the IC4A and ECAC Championships, as the Crimson failed to secure any automatic bids to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships next weekend. The meet was the final chance for many athletes, like sophomore high jumper Becky Christensen, to guarantee a spot at Nationals. “It’s probably not high enough to go to Nationals,” Christensen said of her 1.78-meter jump, which earned her third place at the meet. Christensen qualified provisionally for NCAAs earlier in the season, but since...
...third. The women were hurt by the withdrawal of sophomore Shannon Flahive, the favorite to win the pentathlon, after she aggravated a groin injury while winning the 60-meter hurdles. On Day 2, sophomore Dara Wilson finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.11 seconds. Meanwhile, sophomore Becky Christensen cleared 1.78 meters in the high jump, good enough for second place in that event. Sophomore Brittan Smith added a point with a sixth-place finish in the long jump, and Tomas added eight more with a second-place finish in the triple jump. Junior Maureen Boyle rounded...
...Heptagonals next weekend, several Crimson runners, throwers, and jumpers turned in strong performances at the USATF New England Indoor Championship at Gordon Track on Sunday. The women’s team was lead by sophomore Shannon Flahive, who won the long jump with a 5.75 meter leap. Sophomore Becky Christensen came in second in the high jump after leaping 1.73 meters, while junior Clara Blattler tied for second in the pole vault with classmate Sally Stanton, with each clearing a height of 3.65 meters. Junior Molly Boyle was third in the weight throw with a 15.63-meter throw. Freshman Kathryn...