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Captain Dyke Benjamin turned in another winning performance yesterday, leading the cross country team to victory over Columbia and Penn in a triangular at New York's Van Cortlandt Park. The final score, 27-49-55 was not as decisive as it could have been, however, since not all the varsity performances were as consistent as Benjamin...
...undefeated Crimson captain encountered his first serious competition of the season in Penn's sophomore star Dick Tracy and Cuban-born Jose Iglesias of the Lions. Two years ago, Iglesias ran Harvard ace Pete Reider into the ground on this same Van Cortlandt course, and Benjamin's 26:01 yesterday was 50 seconds slower than the 1956 winning time. But Iglesias, hampered by injuries and "upper-classitis," could do no better than third yesterday...
...freshman meet, Marc Mullin led the Yardlings to a routine 19-59-59 victory over Penn and Columbia's yearling squads. With only a day's rest between yesterday's meet and the race against Andover Wednesday, Mullin's unexciting 15:47.2 over the three mile course (Course Record: 14:30) cannot be rated against his other outings...
...Both the Penn and Columbia teams have improved in recent meets and each has an outstanding number one runner. Penn's sophomore star, Dick Tracy, is considered the top sophomore distance runner in the Ivy League and placed second in the IC4A freshman two mile event last year. Columbia's Jose Iglesias had a sensational sophomore year two years ago, but has been hampered by a series of injuries since then...
...freshman meet at Van Cortlandt, the Yardlings will also be seeking their fourth win of the season in a similar triangular meet with the Columbia and Penn freshmen...