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...PETE RITTENBERG had laid first claim to the 1981 Harvard Iron Man award by nabbing the U.S. Track and Field Federation pentathlon championship on January 25. Rittenberg was in second place after the first three events in the five-part contest but finished strong with firsts in the high jump and the 1000 meter run to cop the title... A day earlier three Harvard thinclads posted personal bests in the annual New York-Boston Invitation Meet. Freshman MARK HENRY won the high jump with a leap of 6 ft., 9 in. In the mile run only a close examination...
...George C. Carrion '99, dean of Boston sportswriters, is on record as predicting "Harvard by at least a hundred points," but Crimson coach MacPurty stated yesterday "My form sheet shows Chicago by 26. I don't see how we could possibly win unless we used assistant coaches Courtney and Rittenberg...
Because of this conviction, MacPurty admitted that he was considering trying to slip Courtney and Rittenberg into the lineup. "Both those fellows are pretty young," he confided. "Besides, they've been growing beards for the last month or so, so they'll be hard to recognize...
Landau recalled the days of the incomparable Bob Rittenberg. He plagued Eli coach Bob Giegengack all afternoon, as he entered and won four events for 20 points. More important, however, was the fact that he led Crimson sweeps of both dashes. Landau first won the 100-yard dash in 10.1 seconds, followed closely by Sandy Dodge and Lee Barnes. Then, after he had won the high hurdles in 14.9 seconds, 15 minutes later he came right back to win the 220 in 21.6. Barnes finished second and Dodge third...
Captain Bob Rittenberg was Coach Bill McCurdy's high scorer in the close meet where six records were broken. He captured the 60 yard high hurdles in 7.5 seconds. After taking the hurdles, Rittenberg jumped 23 ft., 6 2/4 inches to place second in the broad jump. Finishing a very productive afternoon, the senior tied for third in the high jump. Miler Al Wills scored the Crimson's only other win, taking his specialty...