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...like San Jose State College senior, owns the 400-meter record of 44 sec., and is expected to both win that event and lead a victorious U.S. 1,600-meter relay team. After failing to qualify for the U.S. Olympic squad in the 800-meter run, Kansas' Jim Ryun finally made it in the 1,500 meters, for which he holds the record. Concentrating on only one event should practically ensure him a gold medal. Two weeks ago, Jay Silvester, a Utah insurance salesman, broke his own world mark in the discus with a toss...
...Ryun won the mile in a slow 4:06.8. Ryun dashed past little Sam Bair of Kent State on the final lap and sprinted home unchallenged...
...Ryun's win produced the most excitement. Ryan, a University of Kansas junior who holds both the outdoor 880 and mile records, exploded in the final two laps to outdistance a fine field...
DETROIT, Mich., Mar. 15--Two world indoor records and Jim Ryun's spectacular victory in the two-mile run highlighted the opening night of the NCAA indoor track championships here...
...Besides Ryun and Hardin, the field included Kerry Pearce of Texas-El Paso, the world record holder; Colby's Sebside Mamo, the IC4A champion, and Big Ten champion Larry Wieczorek of Iowa...