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PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 30--The Crimson trackmen threatened early today to capture Harvard's first IC4A crown since 1909, but the powerful host team from Villanova put down the Cambridge pretenders in the late going to gain the title for the fifth straight year...
...yesterday's trials, when Chris Ohiri set a University and IC4A record with a 51' 4 1/4" triple jump and John Bakkensen took the lead in the discus competition with a 169' 10" toss. All told, the Crimson qualified 11 men for today's finals, one more than did Villanova...
...even amidst Friday's favorable statistics lurked the threat of an unbeatable Villanova scoring punch. The Wildcats qualified ten men, and their power was supposed to be in the longer running events, which did not have trials. In addition, their strong sprint contigent of Earl Horner and Marshall Uzzle got a big boost when injuries side-lined the pre-meet favorites. Sam Perry of Fordham and Bob Mattis of Manhattan...
These Wildcat scores put the writing on the wall, but it took an incredible 11-point Villanova outburst in the grueling 3000-meter steeplechase to convince the Crimson die-hards. Zwolak got the win within 9:25.7; Dave Hyland notched second place in 9:40, and the third Wildcat cohort, Marty Ferko, took fifth in 9:51. The Crimson contingent of Ed Meehan, Dave Allen, Keith Chiappa, and John Ogden failed to score...
...Villanova is Tough...