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Captain Dick Benka took honors in the shot, beating Northeastern's Andy Kenney by nearly two feet, Benka's 59'8" throw destroyed Kenney's chances of ever coming out on top in their three year rivalry, since this was the last GBC's for both...
Pete Lazarus soared 14'6" for the first place medal in the pole vault. In the hurdles, junior Bill McBride led a one-two sweep for the Crimson, setting a new GBC record of 7.8 seconds. Junior Jim Coleman made a game attempt at the high jump record of 6' 9" set by Chris Pardee '67, but had to settle for victory...
Dave Cass set a GBC freshman record in the high jump, clearing 6'3" for the victory. John Howland and Tom Raskin added points in the pole vault, and Steve Thomas teamed with Jack Shylling for places in the two jumps...
Harvard Coach Bill McCurdy went out on a limb to predict new records in the 60-yard dash, the 60-yard hurdles, and the 440--all new events in the GBC meet. Boston College runners are slight favorites in the hurdles and dash, but Harvard sophomore Walt Johnson may return to prominence in the hurdles. Chris Alvord and John Schneider could provide a challenge in the dash. Steve Wimberly will lead the Crimson contingent in the quarter-mile...
Crimson ace Keith Colburn, who clocked the fastest collegiate 1000 of the season several weeks ago, will by-pass the GBC's to run his specialty in an open meet in New York. His roommates Royce Shaw and Erik Roth will substitute in the 1000 with Shaw aiming to double-up in the mile. B.U.'s Pete Hoss and Northeastern's Larry Joseph will also be shooting for the mile record of 4:15.4, posted by Shaw in last year's meet...