United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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TRACK The 1967 Army cindermen swept through an undefeated season and a second place in the IC4A Champion- ships. Captained by Bill Graham, the nation ' s premier collegiate weight thrower, the team showed remarkable balance. The record book was rewritten, with Academy standards falling to War- ner, Camp. McDonald. Nolan, and See- bart. Scintillating sprint performances became commonplace for Van Evans, who was undefeated in dual competition. Rountree and Armstrong were literally above the opposition in the pole vault and high jump. The supporting cast provided the depth and inspired per- formances which enabled Coach Crowell ' s men to cap their greatest season with a memorable victory over Navy. TRACK WON 7 LOST 1 Army Opp Harvard 61 48 Cornell 68 41 Manhattan 66V2 42% St. John ' s, NYU .... 66 34 37 Rutgers 81 28 Pittsburgh 84 16 Penn State 78 31 Navy 62 47 IC4A ' s 2nd Place That was the finest performance I have ever seen by any team. The words ; of Coach Crowell tell the story of THE | meet. The victory over a strong Navy iteam was the result of a solid team ef- fort, highlighted by several spectacular performances. Among the sixteen life- time bests recorded by the Army thin- I clads was McDonald ' s 4:01.5 mile, Camp ' s 2:09.1 1000, both Academy i records, and Graham ' s throw of 62 ' 6 1 : I the best collegiate mark in the nation for the 35. Winning 9 of 13 events, and getting inspired efforts (and points) in key places, tbe cindermen closed out their unblemished dual meet schedule in the most satisfying way possible — Army I 62. Navv 47.

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SWIMMING An 11-3 record, including wins over Harvard and North Carolina does not tell the entire story of this talented team. Plagued by an incredible series of illnesses, injuries, and other losses, the swimmers, led by Captain Kerry O ' Hara, time after time rallied to the cause to snatch victory from the extended arms of their opponents. Jay Williams was sensational in the freestyle, setting three Academy records. Kline. Trainor, and Schaltenbrand completed outstanding collegiate careers, while steady performances from Guignon, Kerr and Heesch showed promise of continued success. Coach Ryan ' s mermen entered the meet as favorites, and the final score is a tribute to the wisdom of the handicap- pers. An inspired Navy team fought viciously, but a 1 and 2 finish in the 100 freestyle broke their back, as Heesch followed William ' s record equalling 47.8. Good perform- ances from O ' Hara and Kline, (who previously this season recorded the nation ' s fastest time for 200 breaststroke) coupled with all out efforts by the entire team, gave Army the victory, 52-43. SWIMMING WON 9 LOST 3 Army Op P Harvard 53 42 Columbia 65 30 N Carolina 50 45 Yale 28 67 Colgate 59 36 Cornell 59 36 Pennsylvania 70 25 Dartmouth 44 51 Bucknell 62 33 Villanova 67 28 Navy 52 43 Princeton 44 51