Word: lapped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Kelly Green took an early lead in the race and Jim Cairns of the Crimson was fourth at the gun. On the second lap, however, he passed runners from Morgan State and Villanova, and finished his quarter...
...team race for the last three quarters. French Anderson lost a couple of yards to Gerald Ryan of Manhattan, but Al Wills won them back with a 49.8 turn, and Wharton took the baton only four yards behind Dick Simmons of the Jaspers. He pulled ahead briefly with a lap to go, and fell back...
Compensating for this defeat, however, was the brilliant victory of Dick Wharton in the Bill Bingham 880. Wharton took the lead on the first lap and was never threatened, as he raced to a 30-yard final margin over runner-up Bob Schaller of Yale. His winning time of 1:56.4 is excellent indoor half-mile time...
...freshman mile-relay team was the victim of an unfortunate accident when Dave Rosenthal, protecting a lead which had been given him by leadoff man Bill Gillen, fell near the end of his lap. He lost his balance as a result of elbowing and pushing which took place on the turns. Although Lee Barnes and Dave Gordon made up part of the deficit, the Yardlings still lost by 15 yards...
...Cairns came within a foot of beating Yale's Bob Skerrett for the Eddie Farrell 500 title. When he made his move, with a lap and a half to go, he was in the outside lane, and never was able to get into the inside...