Dick Gilbane, who threw the discus 158 ft. last year will be joined in that event by Steve Niemi.

McCurdy said that he expects great things of his middle distance runners. "The only thing I should have to worry about with them," he said, "is that they put their shoes on."

Rick Rojas, the Indoor Greater Boston two mile champion, will run that event. Cross-country Captain John Quirk will run the mile, Nick Leone will be the 440 man and Bob Clayton will run the half-mile.

The Weakest Part

"The sprint and hurdles are the weakest part of the team," McCurdy said yesterday. "Baylee Reid is the only proven runner, but there is plenty of potential," he said.

Reid will run the 100, 200 and anchor the 440 relay. Sprint and hurdle coach Robert (Pappy) Hunt said that sophomore Rick Nance and freshman Mark Greenberg, Paul Tosetti and Alan Yates are candidates for the other sprint slots.

The high hurdles event is the biggest question mark for the team, Hunt said. Dewey Hickman, whom Hunt called one of the best hurdlers in the East, is the only experienced high hurdler.

"The track team is unproven," McCurdy said, "but if some of these inexperienced runners live up to their potential, and we come together as a team, it could be very good."