Word: track
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Before the Obama Administration assumes that General Petraeus' track record in Iraq is transferable to Afghanistan, it should reflect more on a critical U.S. mistake in Vietnam. Much of the reason for the U.S. failure there can be traced to the assumption that General Edward Lansdale's successful approach to defeating the Philippine Huk insurgency would also work in Vietnam...
Although most of its athletes had yet to compete this year, Harvard’s track and field team didn’t miss a step as it opened the indoor season last weekend...
...Crimson stayed close to home at the Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday for the first annual Jay Carisella Track and Field Invitational, capping off the day with three individual wins and two IC4A qualifiers. Overall, the men’s and women’s squads boasted 21 top-six finishes...
Sophomores Darcy Wilson and Stephen Gelonek posted the best efforts on the track, finishing first in the 3,000 meters and 55-meter dash, respectively. Harvard coach Jason Saretsky credited Wilson with a tremendous showing, considering that the middle-distance runner was overextended in the long race. Wilson’s time of 8:38.34 earned him the win by a slim 0.47 seconds...
...This meet definitely met our expectations in terms of getting a first competition under our belt,” Saretsky said. “[It’s important] especially for the freshmen, just to get a taste of what college track and field is all about...