Mel Embree set a meet record in the high jump, and the team of Wayne Curtis, Jeff Campbell, Steve Brown and Joel Peters captured a controversial victory in the twomile relay to highlight Harvard's performance in the IC4A track championship this weekend at Princeton's Jadwin Gym.

Embree and the relay provided most of Harvard's scoring total of 16 points, good for fourth place behind champion Maryland. Seton Hall and Villanova finished second and third, respectively.

High Jump Record

Embree, whose jump of 7 ft. 2 1/4 in. eclipsed the meet's high jump record by half an inch, tied Harvard's mark in the process.

"Mel looked good in his attempts at 7 ft. 3 in.," Coach Bill McCurdy said after the meet. "He had a narrow miss his final try."

Runner Fouls

In a meet plagued by fouls, the thinclads' two-mile relay was awarded first place after race officials ruled that a runner from Bucknell, the unofficial winner, had cut inside during the race.

The Crimson contingent maintained a five yard lead after a blazing 1:51.7 second leg by Jeff Campbell, until the final 220 when anchorman Joel Peters was outkicked by a Bucknell runner.

Unclear Nature

The nature of the foul was unclear after the race. "Damned if I know why they were disqualified," asserted McCurdy. "I guess one of their runners fouled while cutting inside."

The only other point scorer for the thinclads was weight thrower Ed Ajootian. His throw of 61 ft. 9 1/4 in. in the 35 lb. weight throw was good for second place behind Southern Connecticut's Wayne Durcigan.

Several Harvard runners were eliminated in the qualifying heats held Saturday, notably tricaptain Sam Butler.

Butler took six stitches in his hands after being knocked down in the closing yards of a trial heat for the 600 yd. dash.