Word: vault
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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John deKiewiet was the only other varsity first-place winner, with a 6 ft., 3 in. leap in the high jump. Tom Blodget cleared 13 ft., 6 in., his best ever, to take second in the pole vault, and he also finished fifth in the javelin. Sophomore Stan Doten threw the hammer 180 ft., 5 1/2 in., edging out teammate Jim Doty for second, and John Bronstein took fourth in the discus...
...Cahn came from nowhere in the stretch of the 880 to catch Bill Hanne of Army, who had whipped him easily indoors. With the javelin all but over, Tom Blodgett won the event with his next-to-last throw, and he took first in he pole vault with a 13-ft. effort on his final attempt...
Previously chosen Crimson qualifiers were Jim Doty in the hammer, Hank Abbot in the shot, Tom Blodgett in the pole vault, Skip Pescosolido in the javelin, Frank Yeomans in the 100, Albie Gordon in the 440, Joel Landau in the hurdles, and Dyke Benjamin in the twomile...
Carl Pescosolido took the javelin for the varsity, and Crimson high jumper John deKiewiet won in his specialty. The Crimson's Tom Blodgett cleared 13 ft., 4 in., in his best ever, to win the pole vault. Hank Abbot broke up a one-two Yale sweep in the shot with a 50 ft., 7 3/4 in. heave
...Blodgett is perhaps the key man in the field events. Off his record, he should win the javelin and the pole vault. John deKiewiet is favored in the high jump over Al Leisenring, and any one of four men, including the varsity's Pat Liles and Bob Downs, could take the broad jump