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Varsity captain Dyke Benjamin led a winning Crimson triumvirate that included sophomore Jed Fitzgerald and senior Jim Schlaeppi. He covered the five mile course in 25 min. 47 sec. Fitzgerald finished a close second in 25 min. 55 sec., while Schlaeppi's third place time...
...leading the varsity to its first victory on the new five mile course at Franklin Park, the combination of Benjamin and Fitzgerald repeated its run-away performance of last week's Cornell meet, by far out-distancing all oppposition well before the half-way mark...
Running entirely by themselves for the last two miles of the race, the two harrier speedsters stayed close together until the final 200 yards when Benjamin put on a finishing kick to cross the tape eight seconds before Fitzgerald. Benjamin's time established a record for the new course and was reckoned comparable to his winning time of last week which was just short of the Cornell record...
...triumph, the varsity combined real power-running with timely support from the reserves to sweep six of the first nine places from the Big Red. For the harriers, the victory unveiled a formidable scoring threat in the one-two combination of Captain Dyke Benjamin and sophomore standout Jed Fitzgerald. The two finished first and second respectively, about 10 seconds apart, with both almost equalling the course record...
From there on, the two were never again pressed and finished close together not far off the course record. Benjamin covered the five and 1/16 mile distance in 27 min. 54 sec.; Fitzgerald finished in 28 min. 6 sec. Will Thompson stayed within striking distance during the whole race and finished a strong fourth for the Crimson about a minute behind the leaders...