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Seniors Dave Kinney and Mike Steward will throw the javelin, and both have tossed in the 220-ft. range. Joe Pellegrini, the Harvard record holder in the discus with a distance of 180 feet, is a big plus for the Crimson...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Tracksters Sprint and Spring Into Action | 3/21/1979 | See Source »

...lets the compliments come her way; she is reluctant to praise herself, even a little. She quickly passes over her three-sport high school career at St. Bernard's in Uncasville, Conn., brushing aside the details of a tennis-basketball-track triple that included some fine performances throwing the javelin...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: St. Louis: Modesty Tempers Success | 11/15/1978 | See Source »

...what my potential is. I don't do it for anyone else. I do it for myself." Luesing will never make the Olympics, but her feelings, and those of thousands like her, parallel the thoughts of someone who has: Kate Schmidt, 24, who took a bronze medal in the javelin in Montreal. Says she: "I love to see myself getting strong, being competent and taking care of myself. That's probably the most motivating part of being an athlete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comes the Revolution | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...problem for Stiles and other members of the field event squad, such as Dave Kinney, who failed to score in the javelin event, was one of adjustment to the outdoors, coach McCurdy said...

Author: By Thomas A.J. Mcginn, | Title: Trackmen Tie for Fifth Slot in Heps | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

Wendy Carle, one of the trackwomen's most consistent performers this season, had another good day, winning the javelin and snagging seconds in both the discus and the 400-meter hurdles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Trackwomen Outdistance Rhode Island | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

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