Word: contendor
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...leading contendor for first place, Army's Jim Warner, predictably took the lead after the second mile and despite a brief duel with Columbia's Conway, stayed ahead until the last half-mile when, looking back, he recognized fellow Army runner Paul DeCoursey as his only serious competitor and slowed down to end the race in a dead heat. Unfortunately for Warner, DeCoursey came faster than expected and passed him at the last second to win the meet. Army took five out of the top ten places, ranking first with a total of 30 points...
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