Word: meters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kansas City. Kansas native decided to follow in the footsteps of his brother Herman, a Mount Hermon track star, and give running a try. As was to be the case throughout his track career, he was an immediate success, winning the New England prep school association 100-and 200-meter championships...
...Crimson lights, after surrendering a boatlength lead halfway through the race, started moving on the Engineers at the 1500-meter point. In the last 60 strokes Harvard increased its cadence and closed the gap--almost. "We just ran out of space," bow man Justin Kermond said yesterday. "In a tailwind situation like Saturday's it's a lot harder to catch a boat...
...women's squad was led by 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...
Radcliffe raced to a half-boat lead in the first 500 meters of the 1500-meter race but couldn't keep up its concentration when Princeton made its move at the 600 mark. Princeton was out to avenge last year's loss to the Black and White when a "jumped seat" stopped the Tigers boat, letting Radcliffe take the lead...
History seemed to repeat itself when Princeton's seven seat caught a crab before the 1000 meter mark, momentarily paralyzing the Tigers. But it was a confident Cornell that cruised by in the inside lane, leaving a fatigued Radcliffe to pull itself home from the outside...