Word: engelbrink
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Dates: during 1959-1959
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Dyke Benjamin scored four of the varsity's 10 3/4 points with a second-place effort in the two-mile. Benamin went out to an early lead and was ahead by more than 30 yards after the first mile. But Penn State's Dick Engelbrink, the pre-race favorite, caught Benjamin at the start of the seventh lap and won easily after fighting off one last desperate challenge by the Crimson...
Dyke Benjamin's 9:08.5 clocking in the two-mile is overshadowed by the 8:58.9 credited to Penn State's Dick Engelbrink. However, Benjamin is well rested, and he will probably be running against Engelbrink without the exhausting effects of a previous mile race. No one really knows what Benjamin can do if he concentrates on the two-mile; the result may be a pleasant surprise for the Crimson...
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