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When the outdoor track season begins in late March, most experts believe that Nehemiah is likely to break the world record of 13.21 sec. for the 110-yd. hurdles now held by Cuba's Alejandro Casanas. "Within the next year or two," predicts Bob Hersh, men's records chairman for the Amateur Athletic Union, "he's going to establish himself as the greatest high hurdler who ever lived." Coaches like Elliott and San Diego State's Dick Hill think Nehemiah will take the record below 13 sec., a feat that would be as remarkable as breaking...
Freshman distance-man Chris Hancock improved his times in all three of his events, most impressively in the 1650-yd. freestyle, where the Ottawa, Canada, native clipped nearly 45 seconds from his previous best, clocking 16:17 and finishing 12th...
Each placed in all three of his individual events--Seelen finished among the top eight three times, Gauthier twice--and both made significant contributions to Harvard relays. Seelen set a Blodgett Pool record for the 100-yd. backstroke (51.56) on his Medley Relay leadoff leg the first evening, while Gauthier swam a very fast 1:40.19 as the third man on the Crimson's victorious 800-yd. freestyle relay and recorded the best split (45.53) on the second-place sprint freestyle relay...
...Menichella, a sophomore butterflyer, placed ninth in the 100-yd. fly and seventh in the 200, despite not being among the top sixteen in either event going into the meet...
Campari Knoepffler, Menichella's butterfly cohort, improved his position and his best time in the 200-yd. butterfly (to 1:53.60) and also placed (11th...