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BOBCATS WIN ALL-OHIO(larne\Old 22012’\ earCLEVELAND—Les Carney and Ohio University ran off with the top honors in the annual A11-Ohio track meet at Baldwin Wallace here Saturday,Carney, running his final meet for the Bobcats, broke a 12-year-old record in the 220-yard dash held by former Olympic star Harrison Dillard. Carney sprinted the distance in 20 9 second* to Dil-highs in 23 8 seconds.The biggest upset of the day came when Tony Colum of Kent State edged Mid-A m e r i c a n champion record holder Bob Reynolds of Ohio U. in the broadjump. Colucci leaped 22 feet, 4®« inches to Reynolds’ 22 feet, 35/«. Reynolds won the MAC with a jump of 24 feet last weekend. SUMMARY:lard’s meet and track records of Pole VaultRandall, 0121 1 and 21 0.9 9Shot PutWilliams, Heide]22*4High JumpColucci, Kent, Lurid. Oberli*.Carney abo took the 100-yard dash from highly-touted Fred berg, SlTV*”.Booker of Baldwin Wallace and Broad Jump anchored the record-set ting 880 yard relay team for the Bobcats.THE BOBCAT senior zoomed 6*4 the 100 yards in 9.7 to Broker’s 9.8 and helped the 880 unit set a new meet record of 1:27.1, erasing the old mark of 1:28 8. The Christian, Stevens and Carneycus — Williams, Heidelberg,1544880—Ohiot Balough.newMile Run—Ru'4218440 Yard Dash, Central State Beauford, CanBoh Christian, Nelson Stevenc and Carney,Stan Huntsman * Mid American Conference runners-up took homea big trophy for capturing firstplace with 75*^. Central State wassecond with 87*2 while B-W was ___________third with 36. Rminding out the State. 1:54.3 (new meet record100-Yard Dash — Carnev, OC,09 7.880-Yard Run—Burnett Centralfield were Heidelberg with 28L», 220-\CarneyObcrlin 15, Find- :20.9. (new meet record) lay 7 5-6, Muskingum 4 and Ash- Two-Mile Run — Hegedua, Cen, land 3V4. tral State, 9:51.5.The Bobcats had two other first 220-Yard Low ace individuals. Glenn Randall son, OU, 23 8. aped 12 feet. 1 IVi inches in the Mile RelavHarriCentral Statepole vault and Boh Harrison (Stewart, Beaufort, Ellis and skimmed the 120-yard high hur- Burnett). 3:15.9, (new meet ree-second220 ord)
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Athens Sunday Messenger

Athens, Ohio, US

Sun, May 31, 1959

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