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Harvard's early success in the field events was key to the resounding win. Freshman Christine Roberge won the long jump with a record-breaking mark of 19-ft., 1/2 in., and then went on to win the high jump with a 5-ft., 2-in leap...
...triple jump, freshman Rita Raju jumped 34-ft., 10-in. to win the event. Another freshman, Cathy Griffin, threw her personal best, 43-ft., 2 1/2 in., to capture the shot...
Even after some dazzling performances by freshman Derek Horner, who won three events--the long jump (22-ft., 11 1/4 in.), the 55-meter dash (6.50 seconds), and the 200-meter dash (22.50 seconds)--senior Brian Cann, winner of the 3000-meter run in 8:37.29 and sophomore Eric Rahe, who won the 800-meter with a personal best of 1:52.27, the Crimson still could not break away from Northeastern...
Jordan first became a national sensation on an evening in March 1982 with "the Shot," as appreciative locals still call it. Jordan, then a freshman at the University of North Carolina, nailed a 17-ft. jumper to win the school's first national championship in 25 years. Over the next two seasons, as accolades and awards poured in, Jordan maintained a healthy perspective. Dean Smith, the coach at Chapel Hill, had a lot to do with that. "Coach Smith challenged us on the court," says Jordan, "but also encouraged us in the classroom...
...They were tough, but we wanted the game more than they did." freshman Ginny Simmonds said...