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Crimson women also excelled in the throws, winning three of four events. Manda Schossberger threw the javelin 116-ft., 11-in., for first place, and Cathy Griffin swept the shot and discus events...
Crimson highlights in the field events came from Bob Herbst and NicSweeney. Herbst won the pole vault with a clear of 13-ft., 6-in., and Sweeney took the discus with a hurl...
...began her programmed life at a "sports-oriented" school in her native Tashkent at age seven. She was spotted as a potential champion at 14. Coach Faina Melnik saw her during a scouting trip and persuaded her to move to Moscow as soon as she finished high school. A discus thrower at the time, she tried the shot at Melnik's suggestion and soon switched, a daring decision for an athlete already in her late teens. Within four years, helped by careful coaching and a training regimen of up to six hours a day for six days a week...
...knows how to channel my ambition," says Hesslich. Functionaries also steer potential stars to where they will be most effective. Gabriele Reinsch, 24, started as a high jumper in the fourth grade and moved to shot put after an injury. When she proved too light, she was shifted to discus, and now holds the world's record...
Dartmouth placed three throwers in the finals of both the discus and shot put events, including a first place finish in the discus by Martin Perkins with a throw...