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By DERRY EADS Apollo, Mercury and Thor must have taken time out to smile on Terry Gent. Gent, a sophomore on the U.T.-El Paso track team, showed little sign of the numerous injuries that he has had in the past couple years by winning the hammer throw against the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque Sat urday. But was it the efforts of Gent or that of the “gods”? Gent, his “gods”, and the rest of the Miner cindermen travel to Dallas Saturday for the Dallas Invitational. Some of the top collegiate track teams in the country, includ ing USC and Texas, will prov ide ample competition. THE MINERS, showing good strength in the field events, swept past the Lobos 92-66 “TH have to make some sacrifice to the gods,” Gent remarked, relishing a 171-4 winning toss. “It was a bit encouraging, considering that I didn't do anything for nearly a year. I didn't hurt a bit and that's a good sign. The gods must have been smiling on me.” GENT IS still far behind his cest of 187 feet last year, but he feels that he could catch up now. I need a few thousand throws to catch up with. When I get that done, I will be ready. I am just kind of hang ing in there right now. I don't have any allusions that 170 is a good throw. I need to get 200 before I can say I had a good one.” Gent, who says that he can't put any strength on his right knee or right shoulder, hopes to get the national qualifying mark in the hammer. DOUG PARK (170-8'2) and Bruce Zabelski (136-6'2) com pleted the Miners sweep in the hammer throw. The Min ers also took 1-2 in the javelin —Peter Fraser (212-62) and M. G. Shetty (193-22)—plus firsts in the mile, Tony Zuni ga (4:23): long jump, Ray Har ris (24-8); discuss, Bruce Za belski (176-2); 880-yard run, Frank Munene (1:57.35); 100- yard dash, Chris Garpenborg (9.3) and pole vault, Larry Jessee (16 875). Constantly changing winds hampered the peformances of most the athletes. Garpenborg's winning sprint came against a slight headwind. JESSEE needed to clear 16- 834 on his final jump to win the event over Western Ath letic Conference indoor champ Ingemar Jurenburg. Jurenburg had cleared 16-23 on his first try, but sufferd a pulled hamstring that pre vented him from competing any further. Jessee had missed once at 16-243, setting up the dramatic jump. The Miners’ win was satisfy ing, considering the head coach Ted Banks had left some of his top athletes— Hans Hoglund, Peter Farmer, Wilson Waigwa and Hollie Walton—at home. All four are expected to see action this weekend. UTEP’s next home meet will be April 20 at Kidd Field in a dual meet against Arizo na State
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El Paso Herald Post
El Paso, Texas, US
Mon, Mar 25, 1974
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