"The idea we're trying to get across is that you must have consistency," Jurivich explained. "You can't make up for not running yesterday, by running twice today."

Jurivich called the program "in troductory," and said the runners are now working to build wind and endurance. "There are some who've never seen a hurdle before," he said.

Since the team was started late in the year, its emphasis is on "quality practices," he said.

"Right now, it looks like we can fill every event there is," he continued.

Jurivich said inexperience accounts for the major difference between coaching a Radcliffe track team and a Harvard unit.

"By and large the women on the team are not that experienced," he said. "But usually, men who go out for track have already had four years of running in high school."

Jurivich attributed this situation to the lack of athletic opportunities for women.

Other difficulties Jurivich foresees are "typical of Harvard athletics." "I think there is tremendous talent here," he said. "It's just a matter of getting people to dedicate themselves to the sport. With the schedules people have at Harvard, it's hard to produce tremendous athletes."

Jurivich, said a tentative clash with Brown is set for late April, with the eventual hope of scheduling at least one meet a week, probably with clubs in the Boston area.

The club also might accompany the men's team on trips if the opponents field a female unit, Jurivich said.

So far the men's track team has responded "very, very positive" to the formation of the women's squad, he said by offering advice and giving demonstrations of various events. The teams will meet sometime this spring to discuss the lack of facilities and status of their relationship.