Sweeney led in the shotput as well, heaving it 49-ft., 7-in. for an easy first. His teammate Harry Rothchild followed with a personal best of 47-ft., 10 1/2-in., taking second place in the competition.

In the high jump, Harvard's Chris Sullivan also scored a personal best, winning the event with a leap of 6.115 meters. Yardlings Mauricio Velez and Rob Barfield challenged each other in the long jump, taking second and third place, respectively.

The Crimson were held to only two victories on the track. Tim Harte dusted his opponents in the 1000-m, finishing in 2:31.35. In the 55-m hurdles, Sean Turbitt crossed the line in 7.82 seconds.

"We were generally kind of flat in the running events," said Coach Frank Haggerty. "We shifted the training routine for our cross country runners after a competitive season. They would have burned out otherwise."

Russell, though disappointed with his team's lackluster showing, was not overly concerned.

"I think that this is cyclical," he said. "We won our first meet, and only narrowly lost to Northeastern [last week]. This shouldn't have been a meet to get too hyped up about anyway."

More serious than the meet loss is the injury to Turbitt. Nagged for seven years by what was perceived to be a hamstring injury, the hurdler was told recently by doctors that his pain arose from a suspended chip from the base of his pelvis.

"The injury has definitely gotten worse," Turbitt said. "I've lost a lot of flexibility, and I haven't had any really good times yet this year."