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...When Al Quintero steps into the cage to loss the 35 lb. weight, it's hard to take him seriously, his 6-ft., 4-in., 188 lb. frame is better suited for the high jump or for running. In the weight throw, most of his opponents are at least 20 or 30 pounds heavier. Yet as soon as Quintero lets go of the ball, he makes it clear that he's no joke...
With his very first loss this year , a 57 ft., 4-in. throw--the Mather House senior set a personal record and qualified for the IC4AS. And just last Saturday, Quintero improved on that by 14-and-a-half inches...
Without size or strength, he must depend on skill to defeat his hellfire competition. "For someone strong it's easy to muscle it out there," Quintero explains. "But since I'm weaker than most of the throwers, I rely on technique...
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...
Shot Put-1. Army, Musca, 15.04m, 2. Army, Phodse, 3. Army, Plggot; Weight Throw--1. H, Quintero, 17.84m, 2. Army, New some, 3. H, Schuler; High Jump--1. H, Henry, 6 it. 8 in., 2. Army, Champion 3. H, Boyd; Long Jump--1. Army, Kulick 7.1m, 2. H, Udo, 3. Army, Teller; Triple Jump--1. H, Udo, 14.50m, 2. H, Halt, 3. H, Henry; Pole Vault 1. Army, Hawley 15 ft. 6 in 2. Army, Williams, 3.H, Burtile 1500m--1. Army, C. Williams 2. Army, Mozina 3. Army, P. Wilsons; High Hurdice 1. H, EzejiOhoye...