Word: vault
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Donahue, the former Andoverian who has terrorized Exeter timber-toppers for years, ought to snip the 15.4 high hurdles mark. He has been consistently topping 11 feet in the pole vault. Oldfather and Nichols are the cream of Jaakko's distance men. They romped through the last lap together at Andover to finish the mile in 4:39. Saturday, with Oldfather out, Nichols distanced the field to win in 4:38 at Exeter. Against Yale he will run the mile just to pick up points, leaving the blue-ribbon to Oldfather if he can get it. Nichols will...
Mike Michelman and Gill Aertsen of Harvard both jumped 5 ft. 9 in. for second and third place in the high jump. Likewise Fred MacIsaac and Win Pettingell cleared the same height, 13 ft. to gain second and third in the pole vault. John Herrick of the Crimson established a new record in the discus throw...
Andrew Rosenberger won the pole vault at 11 ft. 6 in. His vaulting-mate Donahue was third with 11 ft. John Budlong was second in the discus with 113 ft. 9 in. In the javelin Freshman Tom Lacoy took second with 160 ft. 10 inches, and Charles Oldfather was third with seven feet less...
Crimson trackmen get an early-season last today when they compete under handicaps in the University Handicap Meet at the Stadium. Weightmen contested their events yesterday afternoon, while 11 standard running and field events will be run off this afternoon. The pole vault, high jump, and broad jump start off the program at 2 o'clock...
...bustle was about announcement No. 2. In the 1936 Olympics, U. S. colleges contributed Jesse Owens, winner in the 100 and 200 metres, broad jump, relay; John Woodruff, 800 metres; Archie Williams, 400 metres; Forrest Towns and Glenn Hardin, hurdles; Cornelius Johnson, high jump; and Earle Meadows, pole vault. When I. O. C., over U. S., British and French protests, set a date requiring athletes to be in Japan in October, commentators complained that the U. S. team would be deprived of its backbone, for by that time college athletes would have to be home getting an education...