Word: eighth
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...those two were leading the rest of the pack from the outside lanes, sophomore sensation Andy "Beaver" O'Hara--the man who upset Hackett on the last leg of the 400-yd. freestyle relay to win the meet for Princeton a year ago--was struggling to a surprisingly weak eighth place finish in lane five...
...When I saw that I was out in 4:27 (for the first 500), I thought I had it," the former Olympian said yesterday. "I eased off a little too much on the seventh and eighth one-hundreds. It's disappointing to miss it by so little, but it was still my best time...
...Crimson upped the margin to 4-0 with wins at the sixth and eighth spots. Six man John Fishwick came from an 0-2 deficit to beat Yalie Dave Shatz in five games, while eight man Joe Somers went into fifth-game overtime before downing Yale's previously-undefeated Andy Klingenstein...
...women's races were held on the same trail sans a difficult S-turn; and Kris Hodgkins turned in her customary top-ten performance in the giant slalom, cruising in eighth. Vera Fajtova was the next Crimson finisher slipping in to 21st place...
...slalom was a disappointment, however, as Fajtova took a "hike" after missing a gate; and the rest of the skiers either fell or were disqualified. This is the event that usually makes up for the inexperienced cross-country racers, who finished a combined eighth with freshman Missy Holbrook coming in as the first Crimson finisher...