Jan Merrill

The U.S. women finished first in the World Cross-Country meet; the men took second

Surprising Lesley Welch and Pat Porter won the TAC championships

In the nationals at Pocatello, Mary Shea surprised everyone, including herself, by beating her sister, Julie. The men's winner, Jon Sinclair, was another dark horse

BOXING—LARRY HOLMES retained his WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas when Muhammad Ali failed to come out for the 11th round (page 34).

With the Olympics foremost in mind, U.S. athletes changed gears and sent records tumbling at the AAU championships