The meet, which was held at the Gordon Indoor Track Center, included athletes from all over New England, and involved teams from as far south as Philadelphia.

"All the results are very promising," Harvard Co-Captain James Russell said. "We got the experience of a big meet atmosphere which is much more impersonal than a dual or tri-meet. We were pleased with the overall performances."

Russell was the only Crimson performer to place first in an event. Russell's toss of 60-ft., 5 1/2-in. captured first place in the 35-lb. weight throw, set a meet record, and indicated that the Co-Captain is starting where he left off last season.

"I was pleased that it got out so far this early in the season," Russell said. "It's right about par with last season."

Several other Harvard men placed in the top three at the meet. Chris Sullivan took second in the high jump with a leap of 6-ft., 10-in., while Nick Sweeney captured third place in the shot put with a throw of 48-ft., 8 1/2-in.

Sophomore pole vaulter Mike Short, in his second collegiate meet, set a new personal best and placed third by clearing 14 feet. Short's vault was a full foot better than he was able to vault a week ago.

Sean Turbitt nabbed third place in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.5 seconds while the men's two-mile relay team captured third place with a time of 8:04.5.

Three freshmen had outstanding performances although none placed in the top three. John Mee and John Koenigsknecht both ran very well in the 400 meters, and Mauricio Velez took sixth in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.6 seconds.

"Since it wasn't really a team meet," Russell said, "our goals were to get some big meet experience and to push ourselves to see how we would perform in a big meet. We're very pleased."

The Crimson women also turned in excellent performances as sophomores Tina Lount and Lise Vansen set a blistering pace in the 3000-meter run, and held on to finish second and third. Lount's time was 9:56.3, while Vansen finished in at 9:58.0.

Freshman Megan Young also made a fine showing in the high jump. Young's leap of 5-ft., 2 1/2-in. tied for third place in the event.

In the 5000 meters, Julie Grialou and Romeny Resney set personal bests and qualified for the Easterns. Grialou's time of 16:45.7 was good enough for third place, and was fifth on Harvard's all-time list.

"We have several people who will be top competitors at any level, and we have a lot of depth," Co-Captain Katie Toner said.

"That's important," Toner added, "because a championship team is composed of front runners, backed by a lot of people who finish second and third." Wrestlers Nip Two of Three Over Weekend

The Harvard wrestling team saw the good, the bad, and the ugly all in one Saturday afternoon at Worcester.