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In recent weeks, however, the Yardling harriers have shown consistent improvement. Bob Seals has developed into a front-runner and scored victories in two meets this past week. Alan Long shows promise of filling the gap caused by Mike Koerner's persistent leg injury.
The Dartmouth victory proved the spunk of the Yardling harriers. For the second time this season, the freshmen shook off the effects of a previous loss and a rash of injuries to score strongly.
Thomas increased his team-leading goal total to eleven. Russ Bell and captain Mike Kydes were the other Yardling scorers, netting two of Harvard's four last-period goals.
Sharp passing and heads-up positioning by the Harvard defense throttled M.I.T. offensive play until late in the fourth quarter. Tech wing John Skotheim ruined the Crimson shutout with a goal in the upper left hand corner, past Yardling goalie Josh Burns.
Only a 9-8 loss to a powerful Exeter squad marred the Yardling's chances for a perfect record. The defeat followed two opening-season victories over M.I.T. and Deerfield Academy, which the stickmen trounced by 11-1 and 9-4 scores respectively.