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Meanwhile, in the pole vault, Geoff Stiles of Harvard duelled with Northeastern's Paul Grant all the way up to the 15 ft., 6 in. range, until Grant dropped off and Stiles went on to win the event with a mark of 16 ft., 0 in., in a repetition of the scenario that took place in the meet with Northeastern on January...
...They caught us while we were in exam period," said Stiles, winner of the pole vault with a leap of 16 feet. "But the team's impression of what's going to happen next week is different now," he added...
Although Stiles won the outdoor Hexagonal meet last year, he had hoped for the elusive 16 foot mark which he said "was plaguing me." A vault of 16 feet would have captured the Eastern championships last year...
Except for the shot put, where Northeastern landed the top two slots (as Huskie hurler Bob Otrando set an institutional record with a 56' 3 1/2" mark), Harvard fared well in the other field events. The Crimson grabbed first place in the pole vault, where Geoff Stiles elbowed his way into the top slot by equalling his personal best of 16' 0" and took first and second place inthe high jump with winners Dan Sullivan and Mike Young...
Seconds later, the verdict was in. Harvard had just swept the two-mile run and high events, and placed first and third the pole vault--for a total of 24 points to Brown's three. The relays didn't make a difference this time. Final score: Harvard 96, Brown...