Mike Young, whose best of 6-ft. 9 in. is far and away the top showing in the high jump, has been hampered by injuries; and if he is not up to par, the Crimson will have problems in the event. Stiles high jumps occasionally, and number two jumper Martin Goethe sat out the entire indoor circuit with injuries.

Versatile Sola Mahoney leads both the triple jumpers and long jumpers. Bennett Midlo, Ying Dat Ho and freshman basketball ace Robert Taylor round out the long jumping crew, while Bruce Brooks backs Mahoney in the triple jump.

The runners, however, constitute the Crimson's greatest strength. Murphy, who captured the 1500 meters in the Heptagonals, should improve his already-blistering times when the squad moves outdoors. McNulty, Noel Sidmore and freshman Peter Johnson also compete in the mile.

A particularly strong event is the quarter mile, where Chris Nicodemus, Allan Harrington and David Frim are all in top-notch form. The 880, with Chafee, Dixon and occasionally Murphy and McNulty, promises to bring the team points galore.

McNulty, promises to bring the team points galore.

Peter Fitzsimmons, last year's Heptagonal champ, gives the Crimson a solid steeplechaser; while cross-country stars Ed Sheehan, Mark Meyer and Guy McCroskey spearhead the distance runners

One questionable track area is the hurdles, where Courtney Vance and Chuck Johnson enter the season fairly untested. The short distances should be reasonable events, with winter sprinters Joe Salvo and Joe Day joined by football players Wayne Moore and Ralph Polillio.

"If we can plug the thing spots, we should have a very successful year," associate coach Ed Stowell said this week.

Indeed they should