Men's Diving
The king of Harvard diving. Dan Watson, will be among the more active Crimson athletes this summer, beginning with the diving championships in Colorado Springs this weekend Watson is competing in the three-meter springboard and 10-meter platform events, hoping to qualify for the Pan-American Games to be held in August. The two top finishers in each event earn a ticket south.
Based on his previous performances. Watson stands a good chance of making the grade. The soon-to-be junior took third in the three-meter at the U.S. Indoor Nationals in Indianapolis last April and a year ago won the national championship in the platform event. At the Sports Festival Watson is competing against perennial champion Greg Louganis of UCal-Irvine and other world-class divers. "The U.S. has the best divers in the world, and Dan's definitely one of them," Harvard dining coach John Walker says.
Whether Watson succeeds or not in Colorado Springs, the diver will travel to Ronneby, Sweden, this coming week to compete in the Swedish Cup, which features the top 16 divers in the world. Watson is among the eight seeded divers and stands a good chance to win the three-meter competition.
The remainder of Watson's summer itinerary includes a possible meet in Austria and the U.S. Outdoor Nationals at Oklahoma in early August.
Men's Water Polo
Water Polo Co-Captains Dave Fasi and Steve Munatones are also representing the Crimson at Colorado Springs this week, competing for the East in a four-team tournament. Although the Eastern team is headed by Brown coach Ed Reed, few college undergraduates were invited to participate. Fasi and Munatones both took part in last year's Sports Festival as well.
Teammate Robbie Strauss, who will be a sophomore in the fall, has been chosen for the National Junior Camp and will compete for two weeks in August at Colorado Springs.
Men's Tennis
As expected, Howard Sands, Harvard's top tennis player the past four years, has turned pro and will sign a contract this week with a management agent group. The recent graduate will spend the summer trying to qualify for pro tournaments and establish an ATP ranking
Sandy's pro career begins later this week when he'll attempt to qualify for the Hall of Fame Tournament in Newport. R.I. The three-time college All-American will follow the Newport tourney by competing in the U S Pro Championships at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill beginning July 12.
Sandy's former teammate. Larry Scott, is competing this weekend in the Junior Davis Cup Team try outs in Los Angeles If successful. Scott will travel on the national junior circuit this summer, his last year of eligibility. Also competing in the 18-and-under classification this summer are incoming freshmen Bill Stanley of Rye. N Y (currently ranked in the top fire in the nation), and Darryl Laddin of Minnesota Stanley and Laddin are also vying for the Junior Davis Cup team.
Men's Squash
Varsity squash coach Dave Fish has been selected to head the first ever National Junior Squash team, which will compete in Bermuda the week of July 8-15 Included on the team is Kevin Jernigan, brother of Harvard's top racquet man, Kentor., and an incoming freshman