21.   Garzon will finish far behind the front-runner, Alvaro Uribe, a rightist whose tough stance toward the rebels and outsider status has captured the imagination of most Colombians.

22.   Harris said the Cats were hurt by the fact that they lost twice to Arizona State, a team that finished behind them in the conference standings.

23.   He has tried to play two competitive rounds since finishing behind Tiger Woods in British Open.

24.   He finished behind Tim Salmon, Jason Bere and Aaron Sele in the A.L. Rookie of the Year voting.

25.   He not only trailed Yeltsin and the other first-tier candidates, but finished behind an eye surgeon with no political experience.

26.   He was easily bested by Dixie Union and Forest Camp, who finished far behind him in the Juvenile, in the Norfolk Stakes last month at Santa Anita.

27.   He was particularly defensive about the constant media criticism he received about his teams always finishing behind the Celtics and their nonpareil center, Bill Russell.

28.   Hughes, who finished second a year ago, needed to step away from questions after being asked about finishing behind Cohen.

29.   If UMass loses, it finishes third behind Temple and Rhode Island and must play a first-round game.

30.   In a one-two Finnish finish, Tallus finished behind his countryman Samppa Lajunen.