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...most courageous performance of the afternoon, however, came from freshman Steve Ezeji-Okoye. He got off to a poor start at the beginning of the high hurdles and lost his stride trying to overcompensate. As he leapt over the eighth hurdle, struggling for the lead with Brown's Kelly Brothers, his trail foot caught on the hurdle and both Ezeji-Okoye and the hurdle went crashing to the ground...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Men and Women Track Teams Settle For Second | 4/19/1982 | See Source »

After jumping out to an easy first-game victory, the spikers leapt to a 9-2 advantage in the second stanza. Harvard relaxed and Albany took over. To steady cries of "Go, Go, Go" from the Albany beach, the Danes did just that, knotting the game at 12 and battling to a 17-15 decision...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Spikers Need Rally To Get Past Danes | 3/11/1982 | See Source »

...almost made it last weekend at the Big Three meet Johnson leapt 24 ft. 10 in his personal best by more than three inches but tell half an inch short of the school record, and a little less than an inch shy of the NCAA qualifying distance...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Only Three Centimeters From Motown | 2/24/1982 | See Source »

...long jumper's greatest danger is that he will step over the take-off board by mistake and disqualify his jump. In the GBCs Johnson leapt well over 25 ft. but was disqualified. In fact he fouled twice in the preliminary round and nearly didn't qualify for the finals...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Only Three Centimeters From Motown | 2/24/1982 | See Source »

When ball careemed off the back board, slammed into the front of the rim, and then dropped cleanly through the twines, the crowd could not restrain itself. Even the Merrimackians leapt to their feet and bellowed their admiration for this titan from the wheat belt. Nancy catapulted from her seat to give the conqueror a well-deserved victory embrace...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: The Beloit Bomber | 1/11/1982 | See Source »

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