"The top six places can score points," Henry said. "But we didn't have the depth to score the fifth and sixth places."
Certainly, schools with the bigger teams--like Princeton--have a definite advantage in that area because they have the manpower to fill out those lower end positions.
In the jumping events, the lack of depth took a ferocious toll.
"Because of injuries, we had nobody to compete in the long jump or the triple jump," Henry said. "And that was like giving points away."
Due to the lack of depth, Henry sees the fourth place finish as an accomplishment for the Crimson.
"I fear that our fourth place finish may sound negative when it appears in The Crimson," he said. "But it really isn't. We had all of our guys qualify for finals--and most placed in the top three. for a small team we did very well."