Word: relayers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contrast with the meets against B.U. and Maine, both of which were decided by the final relay, the Crimson didn't have anything to worry about for the last quarter of the meet...
Like the meets against Maine and B.U., last night's competition started a little ominously with the B.C. 400 yard medley relay team completely washing out the Crimson quartet of Katie Kelley, Gwen Knapp, Davis Wynne, and Cindy Phillips...
Gauthier described the Crimson's firstplace finish in the 800-yd. freestyle relay as the "biggest thrill I've ever had in swimming." The 6-ft., 175-lb. freshman joined sophomore teammates Julian Mack, Bobby Hackett and Mike Coglin to outtouch the Tigers by .03 seconds at the finish line. Swimming the third leg, Gauthier sliced almost three seconds off his best time, recording a 1:40.19 relay split...
Although the 800-yd. relay team qualified for the NCAAs, the squad failed to make it into the finals. But the trip was not a total disappointment as one of the funniest events of the season, according to Gauthier, occurred in Cleveland--"We were all eating at Swingo's Restaurant and I killed this fly that was buzzing around the table and someone told Mack to eat it. We said we'd give him a dollar each, so he dipped it into some chocolate sauce and collected his money...
...other hand, the Crimson stars had an easy day. Murphy and McNulty each ran only once, and the crack relay quartets were dissembled in favor of a hodge-podge of lesser runners. Only Dixon, who won the 600 and the 1000 and ran in the mile relay, had a full day's work; and he was not pressed in either of his victories...