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Word: starter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...meet the other runners whom you don't see so much as competition but as compatriots. As you assume the starting position and await the clap of the starter pistol, you can barely make out some older runners in the second, third and final legs of their race. Some of them seem to be cheering you on, but most are indifferent. A few come up to you and warn you that the race is no fun at all. They urge you to pull out, give up. But you don't. You tell yourself, "Maybe they couldn't make...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Running a Rough Race | 1/7/1998 | See Source »

...Birk, a starter on the 1997 Ivy League champion Crimson, replaced Phelan Pounds of USC on the Blue. Birk was the sixth Harvard player ever selected for the Blue-Gray Game, and the Crimson's first in 14 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Blue-Gray Game Honor for Birk | 1/5/1998 | See Source »

...inability to make shots was evident in nearly every starter's stat sheet. Scott managed only four points, going 2 for 10 from the field. Hill added 10, but went...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Basketball Hit With Offensive Woes Against Pesky Huskies, 47-45 | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

After junior Troy Jones's season opener, it didn't seem that Chris Menick would get the chance. But Jones's second-week injury thrust the sophomore into the starter's job, and he has thrived with his consistently grinding and productive play...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Line Clears Path for Harvard's Explosive Offense | 11/26/1997 | See Source »

Senior free safety Jeff compas is the leader of the group, a ferocious hitter who is one interception away from tying the school career record. Compas also has the distinction of being the first-ever four-years starter for Harvard and is six tackles away from being the second-leading tackler on school history...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: ... Position by Position | 11/26/1997 | See Source »

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