Track men sweep 11 of 12 firsts as Rams streak to 53rd straight

Track men sweep 11 of 12 firsts as Rams streak to 53rd straight

Athletics-- track

This article describes a track meet with WC, Millersville, and Catholic U, which WC won handily.

Scott Huff

Quad Angles

Special Collections, Francis Harvey Green Library, West Chester University

02-20-1973

Randall Cream

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The indoor track team swept 11 of 12 events in destroying their tri-meet opponents Millersville State College and Catholic University. The final tally was WCSC 90-1/2, Catholic U. 20, and MSC 15-1/2. The highlight of the meet had to be the record breaking performances of Joe Talley and Bob Roup. This Golden Ram pair broke their own existing Hollinger Field House record of 14/6" in the pole vault. Talley and Roup both vaulted 14'9", with the former winning the competition of the basis of fewer misses. The Rams Dave Gorman took third place with a vault of 13'0". WCSC fared well in the two remaining remaining field events. Jim Keys and Gene Sekulski were one-two in the shot put. Keys' winning footage was 50'll-l/2". The Rams took first and third in the high jump. Freshman Kirk White won the event with a jump of 6'2" while Lynn Scheffer finished third by jumping 6'o". The 45 yard dash finals caused the most excitement of the running events. In the preliminary heats, WCSC sent its best three sprinters to the finals. The all-WCSC final saw Sam Reid burn a 4.8 time which was just quick enough to edge out teammates Henry Barr and Joe Bailiff. Both Barr and Bailiff were clocked at 4.8+, with Barr awarded second. The quality of the Ram sprinters must be a comfort to head coach Bill Butler The intensity of the 45 yard dash may have taken the edge off in the 220' This was the lone event that the Rams failed to finish first. Clarence Musgrove of MSC took first with a time of 2.3.0, WCSC's Barr and Reid finished third and fourth respectively. The Golden Rams' strongest event was the mile run. WCSC swept the event by copping all four places. Dave Patterson finished first (4:27.4) and was followed by Bill Dawson, Bill Showers, and Joe lezzi. Patterson exhibited tremendous strength and stamina as he comfortably won the two mile in the time] of 9:25.1. The middle distances also had a strong Ram representation. Bob Dougherty took first place in the 880 (2:00) and was closely followed by Showers and Paul Rauenzahn. Jim Agnew ran a strong race in the 440 by ripping off a 51.6 and first place. The two relays were also won by the Rams. The four-lap relay consisting of Bailiff, Ed Boldosser, Rick Corrado, and Reid were victorious in a 1:16.9 clocking.Agnew anchored the mile-relay team (Whitsell, Griffin, Bixler, and Agnew) to first place easily out-distancing Millersville in 3:31.8. Dave Jensen (5.6), Mel Hinton (5.7) and Jeff Warren (5.7*) notched the first three Golden Ram places in the 45 yard high hurdles. The Rams' next encounter will put their 53 straight unbeaten streak against Temple and Gettysburg. The meet will take place Friday at Hollinger Field House.