Second Straight IIAC Title
the senior jumper had gone past 24 feet.
Cornell turned the mile in 4:11.3 only one-tenth of a second off the IIAC record set last year by Western Illinois’ Bill Kozar of 4:11.4. Cornell finished third in the two mile run.
Jim Dupree established a new IIAC mark in the half- mile with a time of 1:50.3 breaking the old record of 1:52.6 held jointly by STU’s John Saunders and Western’s Bert Ohiander. Saunders, last year’s winner, finished no better than fifth this year.
Ed Houston won the 440 with a time of :48.8.
Houston also ran on SIU’s winning mile relay team.
Bob Green, freshmen hurdler from Washington, D.C., won the 120-yard high hurdles with a time of :14.7. He finished second in the 220-yard low hurdles.
Gerry Eskoff and Dennis Harmon finished one-two for Southern in the javelin. Eskoff threw the javelin 201 feet 9 1/2 inches.
Sam Silas won the discus with a toss of 147 feet 2 1/2 inches and finished second In the shot put behind Northern Illinois’ Bob Hoover who set a new IIAC record in the event.
SIU’s mile relay team of John Peters, Ed Houston, John Saunders and Jim Dupree finished first in the event with a time of 3:17.5 far off the school record of 3:13.9 set against Oklahoma State May 12.
Southern’s next appearance is scheduled for Friday when Hartzog takes Dupree, Saunders, Cornell and Brian Turner to Modesto, Cal. for the California Relays. The quarter will run the two-mile and distance medley relays.
Daily Egyptian Diversity News Archive (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
Daily Egyptian Diversity News Archive (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
