University of California Davis - El Rodeo Yearbook (Davis, CA)

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' ,. '1.......-..'.'.'O .a T. '., 4.l . 'l'. 2 r7 3:. $1Illllllltlllllllllllyln 4 .9.- ..l ,9 oplllllllllllllllllllll '2 Interclass Track Meet The interclass track meet held March 22 resulted in a victory for the Sophomores Wlth 57 526 points; the Seniors were second with 49 526 p01nts; the Frosh next with 27 U3 and the Juniors trailing last with 14 markers. Some of the old men far exceeded expectations and a number of new men turned in exceptional performances. Wright of the Sophs starred with firsts in the pole vault, low hurdles, and broad jump while Lutz took first in two events and tied in another. Herms, Warner and Clark each won two events; the 880 and mile, the 100 and 220 dashes: and the shot and javelin respectively. Williams copped the 440 and Leifrink won the two mile. None of the times were exceptional but for so early in the season very satisfactory to Coach McCorkle. Olympic Club Meet On March 29, the Aggies competed with the Olympic Club and were decisively defeated by the score of 97-20. The club, with their collection of stars, were a good deal too fast for our men and turned in some of the best performances recorded on our field. ttPetei, Bassford was the whole show for the Aggies, winning the high jump at 5:8 and taking second in both the hurdle events and tying for second in the pole vault. Wright, Warner and Michaud were the only other performers to break into the point column. As the Olympians only brought a limited number of entries, only the first two places counted. The Aggies derived a great deal of benefit from watching the work of such men as Merchant, McGurn, Norris and Boyden of the Olympics. Sacramento Junior College Meet , The meet with Sacramento Junior College was held on Saturday, April 5th. The Aggies succeeded in overwhelming their opponents by the score of 79 to 34. The meet was run off in a strong north wind so it was decided to leave out the hurdle races entirely. The relay was also left out as Sacramento did not have a team. ttDennyi, Dalton was the outstanding performer of the day winning the high jump, broad jump, and discus and taking second in the shot put, proving himself an all around athlete who will take many points this season. Other men Winning their events were Neitzel in the quarter mile, Michaud in the 2 mile, Wright in the pole vault, and Smith in the shot put. Lockhart of Sacramento ran pretty races in both the 880 and mile events.