Word: quinteros
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although Co-Captain Gus Udo led a sweep of the triple jump and AI Quintero took first while setting a new personal record in the weight throw, the rest of the field events were almost all Army's. The points they garnered on the field were too much for the Crimson to overcome when the running events began, and an Army sweep of the 1500 certainly did not help Harvard's cause...
...most's very first event, the 35-lb, weight throw, Al Quintero set the tone for the evening with a superb toss of 57 ft., 4 in., his personal best by over four feet and almost a foot over the IC4A qualifying distance...
...This year I've actually trained less," Quintero said. "I used to throw too much in practice and to burn out before meets. This season I saved my good throws for the meets. Of course, there's still room for improvement. If someone were pushing me I may have really popped one out of there...
...Quintero's was not the only outstanding field event performance. Senior Jimmy Johnson, one of last year's jumping superstars, continued where he left off last year winning the long jump handily with a leap of 24 ft., 5 in, only a few inches off his personal best...
...only field events that may be weaker are the weight throw and shotput. Junior Tom Schuler and senior Al Quintero will be competing, but the loss of Captain Lanny Tron to graduation will be felt...