M. Track avenges earlier loss

This weekend, the Penn men's track team had a chance to get some revenge on an old friend. "Since Princeton won the indoors, they have been taunting us a little," coach Charlie Powell said. It was Penn's turn to do the the talking Saturday. The Quakers beat Princeton, 92-86, in the team's first match up of the outdoor season. The victory was a result of Penn's depth. While the Tigers might have won more events, Penn consistently came up with crucial second-, third- and fourth-place points, which are necessary for team success. "I think word of our demise has been greatly exaggerated," Powell said. "These guys believe in Penn pride and the 100 years of tradition that they represent. We were really happy." Right from the first event of the meet, Penn took the lead and never relinquished it. Senior Glenn Evans won the hammer with a throw of 173 feet. The throw, which was a personal best by 10 feet, beat Princeton's Vitec Gryvmuila-Buse, who was supposed to be the top thrower in the league. Sophomore Clarence Hinton came in third helping give Penn the early lead. Things continued smoothly until the big surprise of the meet occurred. In the high hurdles, freshman Carl Eklof beat defending-league champ Matt Levine from Yale. "I didn't know what to expect," Eklof said. "I knew he was a good indoor hurdler, but I tend to excel at outdoors. Truthfully, I thought he would beat me." After the high hurdles, the Quakers started to get excited, as they felt the momentum turning in their favor. They could not pull away, though, and it came down to the last event of the meet, the shot put. After his final turn, Penn junior Dan White was in second place, with Princeton occupying first and third. It came down to freshman Josh Deines. "I was nervous, but I thought we would pull it out," Deines said. Deines' throw of 14.98 put him in second place, pushing White to third and Princeton to fourth, sealing the meet for Penn. "It was one of the most gratifying wins since I've been here," Powell said. "We have four of our top guys out with injuries. It was a total team effort." For now, the Quakers can enjoy the win. But Penn cannot savior its victory for too long as it has to face the Tigers again in three weeks at IC4As. "I think we made them pretty mad," Eklof said. "They will go after us at Heps."