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Harvard's varsity trace team, fresh from a perfect dual meet season, will be partially represented this weekend as the IC4A (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America) outdoor Championships get underway in New York...
Sophomore Ed Nosal and senior captain Dick Benka, who combined to sweep the shot, hammer, and discus Saturday and helped provide a comfortable point cushion for Bill McCurdy's runners, split the weight awards as well. Benka, undefeated in the shot, and Hep, IC4A, and Greater Boston champion, received the Little Shot Put Award for the third consecutive year, while Nosal won the Carver weight award...
...Crimson has many reasons to be optimistic about the weight events, and one of the biggest is captain Dick Benka, shot-putter supreme. This winter, Benka went undefeated in dual meets, was IC4A and Heptagonal champion, and took fourth place in the NCAA indoor championships...
Colburn's failure to qualify for the finals in last week's IC4A Championships in New York disappointed Coach McCurdy, but he is confident that his star will qualify in Detroit. "In New York, Keith was running against the clock, which he doesn't do well," he said, "But the trail heats in Detroit will be competitive, as they are based on previous times, so he shouldn't have any trouble...
Captain Dick Benka is one of the leading contenders in the shot put after taking the IC4A championship last week. His 61'5 3/4" heave earlier this season is a Harvard record and ranks him in the top five in the nation. Charlie Ajootian is expected to give Nosal a tough battle in the 35-pound weight event, along with two Navy throwers whom Nosal has already defeated this year...