Men Nab Second in GBC Track; Women Win Nothing, Run Fourth

There was an cerie sense of dejavu. The last time the Harvard men Northeastern, a month ago, the meet came down to the final relays and the Huskies edged out the Crimson.

By the time Saturday afternoon's Greater Boston Championships reached the final three events, the meet had become a two-team competition between Harvard and Northeastern.

And once again, the squad with the best relay performances would leave the the ITT the winner.

In a replay of their meeting a month ago, the Huskies held off the Crimson baton passers to clinch the meet. 93-87, and remain the GBC champions for the second year in a row.

Boston University finished a distant third with 52, followed by Boston College, Brandeis and MII-who tied for fifth and Tufts.

While the men were battling with then cross River nvals for the right to call themselves Boston's best, the Harvard women were having a much less full afternoon.

The Crimson amassed only 54 points, and found itself in fourth place behind Boston College, Boston University and Northeastern, while Tufts and Branders took fifth and sixth.

Despite the disappointing losses of the Crimson men's distance medley mile and two-mile relays, this was the first time in over five years that Harvard has come close to winning its first GBC title since 1976.

The improved showing was largely due to the fact that this was the first meet this season in which the squad has competed at full strength. Coach Frank Haggerty entered his runners in their strongest events, with most of them competing in more than one.

This strategy led to some outstanding and gutsy performances by seniors Mark Henry and Cliff Sheehan, as well as Co-Captains Steve Ezeji- Okoye and John Perkins, all of whom competed in at least two events.

Henry, who has not lost a jumping event this season, continued his campage through the record books as he set a meet and Harvard triple jump mark with a 51 -ft... 1 3 4-in. leap This not only smashed the school record he set two months ago, but also topped Boston University's Duanc Carlisle, favored in the event.

The evening before, Henry had beaten a talented Terrier. Fred Salle on the long jump with a leap of 24 ft 31/4in on his last attempt.

Although Harvard took seven first places and Northeastern only four the Huskies' depth in the throwing events and sprints, combined with its victories in the distance medley and two-mile relays, were simply too much for Harvard to overcome.

The Crimson women, on the other hand, did not win a single event. The closest the thinclads came to first place was senior Kate Wiley's runner-up finishes in the 5000 on Friday and in the two mile the following afternoon.

Co Captain Amy Simon also looked strong as she took second in the mile with a time at 5:02.11.

Although the meet ended in disappointment the Crimson's performance bodes well for its meet Dartmouth and Brown next Saturday, and the Heptagonal Championship two weeks later.

The GBCs whet our appetite for the Heps," distance runner Andy Gerken said, "It was exciting seeing us compete at our full potential, but losing kept us hungry."