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Henry, Sheehan Lead Thinclads

Men Triumph, Women Fall to B.C.

Co-Captains Steve Ezeji-Okoye and John Perkins both won then events. Ezeji-Okoye easily took both the 55-m bundles and the 400, while Perkins' gritty performance in the 1500 earned him first place.

Senior Jim Herberich also tan well for the second week in a row, and led all competitors across the finish line in the 500.

The women, on the other hand, were not quite as successful. Despite a number of solid performances, the Crimson simply could not overcome the Eagles' strong sprinting corps, which swept in the 55-meter dash Harvard look only third in the 200.

The Crimson had better luck in the field events. Co-Captain Mariquita Patterson continued her winning ways, taking both the long jump and the hurdles, while sophomore I oriel Boulris and senior Kathy Durante took first and second, respectively, in the shot put.

Senior star Janet Judge had an impressive debut, taking second place in the high jump with a leap of 5-11.2-in. Not bad, considering that the former standout women's soccer goalie had only been on the team for a few days and hadn't high jumped since high school.

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Many Crimson distance runners, including Kate Stricker, were in the stands, but freshman Kristin Perini gave the fans a taste of things to come when the cross country runners return to competition. The Yardling simply blew her competition away in the 3000, taking first place by more than nine seconds.

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