Colburn, Pottetti, Nosal and Shaw Top IC4A Hopes

Twenty-one members of the Harvard varsity and freshman track teams will compete this afternoon and tonight in the IC4A Championships in New York's Madison Square Garden.

Harvard's first-place chances must lie in the individual events since virtually all the major teams from the East, as well as a few from the Big Ten, will be competing with Harvard for the team title, which will probably be won by either the University of Maryland or Villanova.

Top Individuals

Top individual performances are expected by distance-runners Royce Shaw, Keith Colburn, and Dave Pottetti, long-jumper Skip Hare, and weightman EdNosal.

Colburn, the Crimson's 1000-yard standout who decided not to run his specialty, along with unpredictable Shaw, must be considered as threats for top places in the mile run despite the entry of Villanova's Marty Liquori, the only American to beat Jim Ryun in the past four years. Liquori has run the mile in less than 3:57, almost 13 seconds faster than the times turned in this year by either Harvard runner.

All-Out Pace

Both Shaw's and Colburn's performances in the finals tonight may be affected significantly by the afternoon trials. Since their qualifying times were slow, they will be matched immediately with the top runners and will likely be forced to run an all-out race.

Pottetti, expected to be in the sprint for the tape in the two-mile, nevertheless faces his foughest race to date since the field will almost surely include Art Dulong of Holy Cross and Martin Robb of Providence.

Long Jump

Long-jumper Skip Hare placed third in last year's meet, and, with a jump this year of more than 24 feet, he will certainly be vying for first place. Nosal took the title in the 35 1b. wt. throw last year as a sophomore with a heave of 69' 91/4" and is again expected to be in contention for top individual honors.

Perhaps the Crimson's best chance for a victory is in the special freshman distance relay, a race run by a half-miler, two quarter-milers and a miler. If the first three runners-Bobby Clayton, Richard Melvoin, and Tim D'Acci-can stay with the leaders, miler Dave Elliot, who has run a 4:10 this year, could very possibly win the race.