Word: meetness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Unleashing his best throw ever, big Charlie Ajootian picked up Harvard's only victory in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend at Detroit's Cobo Arena. His first-place throw accounted for five of the Crimson's eight points in the meet...
Although Ajootian has been mentioned as a possible winner before the meet, most best were riding on sophomore Ed Nosal. whose 62'2" heave earlier this season established a Harvard record. But Nosal was unable to find the distance Friday, and had to settle for twelfth place, his best throw being more than ten feet shy of his record-breaker...
...different story for Ajootian, however, as he hurled consistently long tosses of 59'6', 61'8 1/2", 59'9 1/4", 56' 8 1/2", and 61' 6 1/2" while fouling only once. His winning throw was eight inches, farther than his throws in any previous meet. The senior's closest challenger was old rival Ed Potts of Navy, who threw the weight...
Denver will meet the winner of tonight's other semifinal contest between Cornell and Michigan Tech Saturday night in the title game while Harvard will face the loser in the consolation game for third place...
...When the meet had ended, Winthrop was first with 24 points. Quincy came in second with 22 points, and Kirkland finished third with 16. The winner of each match collected five points, while the loser netted three. Winthrop rolled up three firsts and three seconds for their total, while second place Quincy had two victories and four runners...