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Word: meters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both Harvard and Navy, helped by the slight tailwind, finished in excellent times (5:40.4 and 5:42.7) for the 2000-meter course. The Harvard time was just over the course record by a few tenths of a second, while both times would have broken the course record for the Charles...

Author: By Peter G. Wilcox, | Title: Heavies Clip Navy, Keep Cup | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

...Princeton boat was in the lead from the start and at the 1000-meter mark with a challenge by Harvard pulled a power ten to open the lead to a length by the 1200-meter mark. Yale, running second, pulled to within a half-length of Princeton, but also succumbed to the Tiger's smoother and stronger strokes...

Author: By Peter G. Wilcox, | Title: Heavies Clip Navy, Keep Cup | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

Predictably, the rest of the gold donated to the Harvard cause was given by Adam Dixon in the 500-meter run. Breaking the tape at 3:45.1. Dixon set a new stadium record but fell shy of the meet record by about one second. Dixon might have contributed additional points to the thinclad tally, but he had to run in a series of preliminary heats which precluded an appearance in the 800-meter...

Author: By Daniel S. Benjamin, | Title: Thinclads Take Fifth at the Haptagonals | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

Another especially pleasing effort for Hunt was Lucy Ashley's third place in the 400-meter hurdles. A freshman competing in this event for only the second time, she posted a time of 68.5 seconds to demolish the former Harvard school record of 70 seconds...

Author: By James S. Mcguire, | Title: Women's Track Beats B.U. To Capture GBC Crown | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

Going into the final race B.U. was leading 76 to 72 1/2, but suprisingly B.U.--which actively recruits and whose British Olympian Sharon Colyear, won three events--could not field a 3200-meter relay team. Thus, the Crimson ended the meet easily, taking the relay by about half...

Author: By James S. Mcguire, | Title: Women's Track Beats B.U. To Capture GBC Crown | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

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