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Show burn again came through with first-place performances. Walt McDonald, Utah Freshman, put the shot for a first place, and the remaining points resulted from second and third places gained by a well-balanced squad.CONFERENCE CLIMAXBy May 23rd and 24th Coach Ike Armstrong deemed, a well-pruned band of twenty cinder men of puissance sufficient to take the scalping knife across the Great Divide against the cream of Rocky Mountain Conference cinderdom at Boulder. This last great sortie resulted in the crowning achievement of over a half-century's Redskin endeavor-Utah University's first Rocky Mountain track and field championship.Showing particular strength on the track, Utah's band of stars gleaned enough points during the afternoon to romp off, an undisputed troupe of champions.1930 STATE MEETThat Utah's sun was on its way to the zenith of Rock}?- Mountain Conference track was amply demonstrated at the Logan stadium May 17th when the Armstrong-coached team achieved the full-bloom that almost blossomed in 1929 by sweeping aside the combined efforts of the Aggies and B. Y. U. Cougars to collect the state championship.The Redskin athletes paraded from the Aggie oval with individual scalps that totaled a grand 78 points, more than the Cougars' 40 and Farmers' 35 combined.Captain Jack Squires was the hero of the day when he clipped full seconds from the state and conference records in the mile and half-mile runs. To date it was the best performance in the United States. The new records were 1:55 2-5 in the 880 and 4:21 1-5 in the mile. Nate Long with his customary tri-branched laurels in the 100, 220, and 440 yard dashes was in pinnacle form. Grant, Mordock, and Fish- |
