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...there is optimism today in the Dartmouth sprinters' camp. Richard Berryman, a 9.9 sprinter, waits anxiously for a confrontation with Harvard's number-one dash man Alan Boyer, winner of his race against Yale last Wednesday...
...Harvard team, which hit 3:22 against Yale on Wednesday, will probably see action against a North Carolina Central Squad featuring Kenyan Julius Sang and sprinter Larry Black. The NCCU team holds the collegiate record of 3:03, which the squad hit two years ago on the same Franklin Field surface it will run on today. What is even more amazing than the team's 3:03 logging, is that the combined splits of this year's main eventers portends a possible under-3:00 finish...
Nevertheless, none of these contests will compare to the 100-yard dash match-ups scheduled for this afternoon. In these stellar heats, there are enough 9.2 sprinters assembled to make up about five gold medal 440 relay teams. Particularly impressive is San Diego's Steve Williams, the number one sprinter in the world to date. About one one-hundreth of a second off Williams's pace is Chris Gorpenborg of UTEP, a steady 9.2 runner. Reynaud Robinson of Olympic notoriety will also be in attendance, as well as NCCU's versatile Larry Black. Black...
Except for quarter miler Vic Waye (49.0), the Tigers are singularly lacking in exceptional dash talent. However, 9.9 sprinter Steve Walks will provide a challenge to the Crimson's 100-yard dash crew...
Yntema has a clear perference for the short races. "I'm a sprinter," he said. Last year he did swim the 1650-yard free style several times, but he said that was only a "momentary madness...