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...question was a snap: "State and compare the laws of mass energy and momentum conservation in Newtonian and relativistic mechanics . . ." At least it was a snap for Ruth Lawrence, who scribbled the answers to this and 80 other mind bogglers in a four-week Oxford University exam "as if taking dictation," in the words of an awed fellow student. When the marathon test ended, Lawrence had finished first in a field of 192. The average student struggles through just 31 such questions. Lawrence's feat was remarkable for anyone, but all the more so for her, since she is only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Oxford's Amazing Adolescent | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...Wendell Mottley, and Ned Gourdin ’21—who set a world record (25’3”) in the long jump at the 1921 contest—all represented the United States. Roger Bannister—who won the mile in 4:11.9 for Oxford-Cambridge in the 1949 contest—had found memories of representing not only his school but his country in this competition...

Author: By Andrew R. Moore, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard, Yale Top Oxford, Cambridge for Naughton Trophy | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

Grace Clements of Oxford-Cambridge won the Pat Liles Outstanding Performer award for the best individual performance, winning the 400-meter hurdles and the triple jump while coming in third in the long jump and running a stretch of the mile relay...

Author: By Andrew R. Moore, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard, Yale Top Oxford, Cambridge for Naughton Trophy | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

After the meet, there was a reception for all involved at the Charles Hotel. The event was a great chance to interact with the Oxford-Cambridge team, celebrate with Yale teammates, receive awards, reflect on significance of the meet, and exchange a Harvard track T-shirt for an Achilles Oxford-Cambridge shirt...

Author: By Andrew R. Moore, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard, Yale Top Oxford, Cambridge for Naughton Trophy | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

...It’s amazing how many track alumni say that the thing they remember the most about their athletic experience is competing in the Oxford-Cambridge meet,” Haggerty said. “It just gives you a special sense. You’re almost thrown back into history...

Author: By Andrew R. Moore, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard, Yale Top Oxford, Cambridge for Naughton Trophy | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

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