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Runners Top Springfield

The Virginia Track team showed
surprising strength yesterday as
they breezed past Springfield
College (Mass.), 93-52. Despite the
cool temperatures and constant
threat of rain, the Cindermen
turned in some fine performances
for the season opener.

This was the first meet on the
new Tartan "all-weather" track and
the spikers proved its worth as they
won every running event. Heading
the list of sterling performers was
Brew Barron with a time of 1:55.8
in the half mile. Sophomore
distance ace Phil Meyer added a
first in the two-mile, turning in a
time of 9:38.9. Greg Lane looked
in good form too, as he outclassed
the field in the mile, with a 4:24.4.

Strong In Sprints

The team looked especially
strong in the sprints with a one-two
in the 100 and 440 and a tie in the
120 High hurdles. In the 100 yard
dash Mike Gamble was clocked in
:10.1, just nipping Kent Merritt
who seems to be having some
trouble trying to play football and
run track. Dickie Morris sped past
his older brother John and took the
440 yard dash in :49.2, while John
had to settle for second. The
hurdles were also exciting as a
smiling Harrison Davis came on
strong to tie his teammate Mike
Heagle with a time of :15.1.
Coming in a close second was
another Virginian, Ed Campbell.

In other action, Sam Jesse won
the 220 yard dash in :22.5 and first
yearman Dave Peyton broke the
wire in :57.0 in the grueling 440
intermediate hurdles. Bob Niles,
also from U.Va., took second. Mike
Decamps took second in the 880
yard run while Jim Wood placed
third in the mile.

Sweep Relays

Virginia also swept the relays
with the Morris brothers. Louis
Mackall, and Julian Solotorovsky
combining to take the mile relay in
3:22.2. Then John Morris returned
with Jesse, Gamble, and Ron Shorb
to win the 440 yard relay with a
:43.7.

Field events, usually Virginia's
weakness, are beginning to show
signs of improvement. Senior
co-captain Jim Shannon took an
easy first in the long jump as did
first-year pole vaulter Jim McClurg.
Shannon jumped 22′9″ while
McClurg vaulted 12 feet. Carter
Crafford, also first-year, placed
second in the pole vault. Two other
second-place standouts were Bob
Santurri in the javelin and Jim
Miller in the triple jump. Santurri, a
second year-man, is a pleasant
surprise for Coach Onesty as he
threw 190′ in his first meet. He
didn't come out as a first year-man.

Junior Jim Miller is also a bright
spot. According to Coach Onesty,
he has improved greatly since last
year and the coach expects some
good performances from him and
Santurri this season.

The high jump was probably
Springfield's best effort as Karafotis
won at 6′6″. A distant second was
Buta of Springfield at 6′0″ and
third was Davis of Virginia.

Davis placed second in the
shotput with a heave of 38′6″ but
it wasn't enough as Springfield's
Woodward won with a throw of
47′5″. Virginia's Andy Jay took a
third in the discus.

After the meet Coach Onesty
said that the team has worked real
hard and that "the work is paying
off." He also stated that the squad
has a "lot of team spirit" and is
good.

After the successful start to the
outdoor season, the trackmen now
get a long rest before returning to
action after Spring Break at the
South Carolina Relays in Columbia.
The next home meet will be April
16 at which time dedication
ceremonies for the new track,
which was built as a result of a
drive by former Virginia trackmen,
will be held.