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...from other schools. This “raw material,” Stuntz claims, is better at HLS than at Yale, which some consider HLS’ chief rival. HLS student Clifford M. Ginn, who was accepted to both NYU and HLS, also says Harvard’s fundamentals surpass that of its New York competitor. “Harvard has a stronger faculty and a stronger and more diverse student body,” Ginn says...
...Penn Relays-one of the nation's oldest and largest meets-Clever proved he could win against high-level competition. He set the standard with a 73.78-meter distance on his first throw, one that the rest of the field, full of NCAA qualifiers, could not surpass. It was a special victory for Clever, since it was his first in six tries at Penn...
...While Clever failed to surpass hometown favorite John Steigeler of Oregon to win the national title, he nevertheless remained the greatest new-rules javelin thrower in Heptagonal history. His meet record of 74.06 meters and his three consecutive league titles has set the standard by which future Ivy javelin throwers will be judged...
Indeed, the exponential rise of the Crimson under Weiss' direction has been marked by a passion to continually enter new territory, to not only meet existing standards but to surpass them. And this year's team has been no exception. Led by senior co-captains Volpe and Matthew Picarsic, this squad embraced the challenge of a difficult schedule and used it to propel them to two championship titles...
...have Jon surpass the benchmarks by [8 percent] each year that he’s at Harvard is truly unusual performance,” Daniel says...