O'hiri Sets Mark In Broad Jump

Chris O'Hiri set a new freshman record in the broad jump yesterday, as the Yardlings defeated Andover, 70 1/2 to 38 1/2, in an away meet. O'Hiri cleared 23 ft., 5 in. on his record leap, the best effort by any Harvard performer, freshman or varsity, in several years.

In the 1000, the Crimson's Eddie Meehan took first in 2:21.4, a commendable time on Andover's 150-yard, square-cornered track. Fifteen minutes later. Meehan competed in the 600, and ran a strong race before losing by less than a yard.

O'Hiri was captain of the freshman soccer team this fall, and was formerly a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer squad. In the M.I.T. meet last December, he set the old broad jump mark with a leap of 22 ft., 6 1/2 in., and then pulled a leg muscle. Despite the injury, he won the broad jump with one leap against B.U. two days later. He has also shown exceptional promise in the dash and high jump.

The Yardlings will meet B.U. Saturday in a repeat engagement at Briggs Cage.