Word: sweep
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Chorus was the joy of the evening, especially the soprano, singing with considerable excellence in the Andante Maestoso and the final Prestissimo sections. Only the Chorus adumbrated some sense of the Oppolinian sweep and profundity of Beethoven's greatst testament...
David Pottetti, a cross-country All-American, highlighted the Crimson's sweep of the two-mile run. He beat teammates Tim McLoone and Tom Spengler. It was the success in this event that gave Harvard its 51-47 lead preceding the relays...
With only the three-meter dive and the 400-yard freestyle relay left in the match, the Crimson held a precarious 49-48 lead over the Midshipmen. Navy was a slight favorite to win the relay, so a Harvard sweep of the three-meter dive was crucial to their chances. Murphy, a two-time all-E.I.S.L. selection, won as expected; but it was sophomore Dick Eisenberg's fine diving for a second place, after having finished third in the one-meter diving, that clinched Harvard's victory...
Army will almost certainly win the high jump and the pole vault and could conceivably sweep both. The Cadets have two high jumpers who have gone 6'9"--Gary Steele and Bruce Olson--and another who is up to 6'6". In the pole vault, Army's John Rountree and Kevin James both do around 15', which will make it tough for Harvard's Pete Lazarus...
...surprise win in the high jump and a second sweep in the broad jump, and you knew B.U. was in for a drubbing. Harvard's Jim Coleman's 6'2" spring in the high jump was good enough for first, as B.U.'s John Winskowicz--a 6'8" jumper--was injured and unable to compete...