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Salient. The Newspaper of Victoria University College. Vol. 20, No. 2. March 29, 1956

Canterbury

Canterbury

P. Fleming: 100 and 220yds. A former NZU Blue. Placed in the provincial champs.

I. Hamilton: 100 and 220yds. A fresher. Inn is a junior who has defeated many good seniors. Placed second in the 220yds. in the national junior championships.

B. H. Kerr: 440yds. Among Canterbury's top men over this distance.

P. B. Andrews: 440yds, Second tournament.

D. Beauchamp: 880yds. Dave has had a meteoric rise to first-class standard. Still a junior before Christmas, he won the Canterbury senior 880yds. title from teammate Crossen List month.

T. I. Crossen: 880yds. Canterbury's most consistent sub-2 minute half-miler this season. Second in the provincials and and representing Canterbury at the national championships.

P. H. Barnett: I mile. An NZU Blue of 1954 whose current form is not far below his 4.19 NZU record of that year. A tough man over the last 220.

J. D. McDonald. 1 and 3 miles. Has performed solidly over both these distances this season, and is a consistent sub-4.30 miler.

[unclear: B. K. Ceron]: 120 and 220yds. hurdles. Has an NZU Blue for these events from last year.

R. D. Stewart: 440yds. hurdles. An ex-OU man who might well have been selected for the 440yds. flat but for their close proximity in the programme.

L. F. Phillips: High jump. In his third tournament. Third in the NZ junior high jump event two years ago.

R. G. Cant: Broad jump. In the CUC championships he set a new record with A leap of 21ft. 9½in.

P. Pottinger: Broad jump, 440yds. hurdles.

R. G. Ball: Shot, discus, javelin, pole vault. In the top national class with shot and discus and former NZ junior javelin record holder. Should reach Blues standard in one or more of the shot, discus and javelin.

Doris May: 75, 100 and 220yds.. broad jump. One of the top women sprinters in the country. Holder of the Canterbury records in three sprint events, and also an able performer in the broad jump.

Elizabeth Baber: High jump. A fresher, Elizabeth came to the fore at the CUC championships.

Jean Calder: 75, 100yds., 80 metres hurdles and high jump. This is Jean's first tournament.