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Crimson Trackmen Down Virginia, William and Mary

Season Opens on Strong Note

Embree leaped to a pair of victories in the long jump (22 ft. 6 in., a personal best) and the high jump (6 ft. 10 in.), while Geoff Stiles took the pole vault and Ahmed Kayali bounded to first place in the triple jump.

Campbell and Rafto ran strong in the mile again, placing 1-2 with 4:07.4 and 4:09.4 times respectively. Butler again cleaned up in the 440 and the intermediate hurdles, and Steve Brown garnered first in the half-mile with a 1:52.7 clocking.

The Colonial Relays yielded only a handful of noteworthy performances, as the Crimson faced tough competition from nearly 30 colleges and clubs. Still, Kinney threw the javelin 224 ft. 4 in. for first, Rafto won the 5000-meter run in 14:33.2 and Embree leaped a meet record 7 ft. to win the high jump.

The team victories and the sunshine were not the only bright spots on the trip. First, Hooks and distance runner Bill Okerman look strong after rebounding from injuries. Other potential point-getters include freshmen McDevitt, Pellegrini and Kinney in the weight events. Campbell and Rafto in the mile, and the amazingly versatile Embree in practically every event you can name.

"The real big question mark," McCurdy says, "is Fitzsimmons," who came home early after a thigh injury against Virginia.

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Despite Fitzsimmons's injury, McCurdy is well satisfied with the trip ("there was a positive effort on the part of everybody"), and he is optimistic about his squad's upcoming meets.

The first test will come this Saturday against Northeastern. "I think we can beat them," miler Campbell said yesterday. "They didn't look too good on paper."

The Huskies should need no incentive to make a strong run at Harvard, though--they lost a 60-58 squeaker to the Crimson in January.

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