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Weight man Ron Wilson hasn't smashed any records so far, but 'he could be as good as any man we've ever had," says McCurdy. He threw the 35 pound weight and put the shot during the indoor season, and he'll throw the 16-pound weight, the discus, and the shot this spring...
...Discus thrower John Bakkensen has won the IC4A title for the last two years and holds the Harvard record at 179 ft., 9 in. With Texas A & M's Randy Matson out of the meet with a pulled muscle, a throw in the mid-180's could win for Bokkensen...
Tony Lynch and John Bakkensen scored victories, and both gained meet records in the process. Bakkensen lived in to his billing as favorite in the discus throw with a 173 ft., 8 in. toss, over three feet farther than the second place effort. The win avenged Bakkensen's only loss of the season, to Manhattan's Bob Snelgerwald in the Penn Relays...
John Bakkensen will be there to defend his discus title; hammer thrower Art Croasdale, high jumper Chris Pardee, and triple jumper Olufemi Olunjoyo round out the field contingent. Hurdler Tony Lynch, sprinters Wayne Anderson and Joe Sam Robinson, and miler Jim Smith will enter the track events...
Those who are going could still cause some fuss at Rutgers, where the Eastern championship meet will be held. Bakkensen has the best discus throw in the East this year, and has lost just once, when, Manhattan's erratic Bob Steigerwald got off a 175 ft. throw and beat him by two feet in the Penn relays. Bakkensen, a consistent 170-footer this spring, should win Saturday...