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First-year walk-on Mark Chang made up for his luck of height with tremendous quickness to help anchor the blocking corps and compensate for the loss of the injured Jon Tanaka...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Spikers Combine Power, Hustle and Thought In Opening Wins Over Yale and New Jersey | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

...captain Pat Horne, the team's most serious shortcoming is its "weak inside game." All motion under the boards and inside the key is often forced and impulsive, and a simple lay-up is a struggle in itself. In addition, Harvard--partly due to a lack of height--has been unable to box out under the boards and come up with crucial rebounds...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Back to the Drawing Board | 2/12/1982 | See Source »

Pole vaulters, catapult the human body through the air, often achieving altitudes that are three times their own height...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Up, Up And Away | 2/11/1982 | See Source »

...scariest things you can do," freshman Berie explained. "But there are not many thrills that surpass going over a new height. Once you've ever the bar, it's like flying and you have all that hang time to contemplate your achievement...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Up, Up And Away | 2/11/1982 | See Source »

...narrowed the events in which I could participate to three: the high jump, the javelin, and the pole vault," Spanos said. "I thought it [pole valuting] looked ridiculous but one of my friends was doing it, so I gave it a shot. Seven feet was the first height I cleared. It seemed like a mile...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Up, Up And Away | 2/11/1982 | See Source »

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