The three mile and steeplechase are primarily the burden of injured cross country captain Jim Keefe. Backing him up are Durette, Bill Muller, and freshman Stein Rafto who blazed a 9:11 two mile earlier this year.

The field events personnel kept the indoor track crew afloat all winter and they will be called upon to perform that same task this spring. Although at present they are lacking their most prolific point scorer, Vanderpool-Wallace they still present a formidable front.

High jumper Mel Embree, the only man to topple world-best Dwight Stones this year, is Harvard's brightest star. He has a brilliant supporting cast in the high jump with the likes of John McCulloh and freshman Dan Sullivan.

The horizontal jumps will be handled by Heckel, Ahmed Kayeli and hopefully Vanderpool-Wallace. Embree may help out in the triple jump.

Blayne Heckel and Don Berg are a potent one-two punch in the pole vault. Both have flown over 15 feet in the past. The throws will be in the capable hands of strongmen Steve Niemi, Dan Jiggetts, Chris Queen, and Gilbang.

The Crimson has been hampered thus far by some of the worst university track facilities in the country. But they will escape the Cambridge gloom when they jaunt down to sunny South Carolina for some hard training and a meet with Baptist College over spring break.

"I'm pleased with our progress so far and with the indoor season," McCurdy said. The essence of "athletic competition is competing to the best one's ability. We sure as hell did that this winter and the team is in a position to do it again. We have a very competitive schedule this spring, but if everyone is healthy we'll be tough.