Word: jump
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...usual, the Crimson owned the jumping events. Freshman Mike Okwu took first in the long jump with a leap of 22-ft., 6 1/2-in., followed by Co-Captain Gus Udo and senior Jimmy Johnson, who finished second and third respectively. The Crimson also took the first two places of both the triple and high jump, with Udo winning the hop, skip and jump competition, freshman Doug Boyd winning the high jump and senior Mark Henry taking the runner-up spot in both events...
...sophomore Maraquita Peterson, who scored 15 points by herself. She won both the 400-and 110-meter hurdles, moving from fourth place after the last hurdle to first by the time she got to the tape. She also leapt 17 feet to capture first place in the long jump as well...
Harvard started slow in the second game, stranding three runners at the end of a one-run first inning. But Martelli and Farrell brought back the spark in the third. Martelli swatted on to deep left center to lead off the inning. Center fielder Mark Ferullo got a terrific jump and got to the ball on time, but it bounced off his mitt and rolled to the fence as Martelli circled the bases. Farrell rode the next pitch over the left field fence...
...thinclads had greater success in the other field events, which were held indoors because of the dismal weather. Co-Captain Gus Udo saw his overseas ticket go to Bulldog Doug Wiggins when Wiggins leaped a quarter of an inch longer than Udo in the long jump, but Udo came right back to lead a Crimson sweep of the triple jump...
Freshman Rudy Buntic had one of his most successful days of the season, winning the pole vault with a vault of 15 feet, six inches. Fellow Yardling Doug Boyd won the high jump...