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...closest competition of the day came at the very end of the meet, in the final heat of the 400 medley relay, when Harvard touched out the B.U. team to clinch the event by four one hundredths of a second and set a new GBC meet record...
...that despondent, though, for--scholarships or not--the Crimson thinclads have turned in enough record-breaking and solid performances this season to give them more than a passing shot at the GBC laurels...
Injuries accounted for two of the three no-shows. Freshman Erica Smith and sophomore captain Maria Pe, both of whom missed Saturday's Greater Boston Championships, were still out, while junior Tiina Bougas, fresh off a win in her customary number-one slot in the GBC's, was rested by coach Don Usher, who apparently expected a one-sided match...
Usher has had few serious problems due to injuries, as a result of the team's unusual depth. Despite the absence of both Smith and Pe the Crimson came close to sweeping the singles titles at the GBC's. The only close call of the season thus far was last week's 5-4 squeaker versus Penn State...
...last year's Greater Boston Championships at Boston College. Boston University was expected to win the 400 meter relay race with Harvard seeded somewhere back in the pack. "We beat them by a couple of feet, I don't know why, but we got first (and a University and GBC record along with Joe Salvo, Kim Stephens, and Peter Nsiah). It was great, that race set the tone for the meet. It said, 'Hey, Harvard is here to run and win.' We won the GBC's that day--I'll never forget...