Competing in only his third intercollegiate race this season, Paul Gompers ran away with first place at the men's cross country triangular meet held yesterday at Princeton. Despite Gompers' impressive finish, however, Harvard finished third with 67 points behind Princeton (29) and Yale (36).

Gompers, who outdistanced his nearest competitor by over a minute, completed the 10,000-meter course in 23:44. Joe LeMay and Jon Luff, both of Princeton, crossed the finish line together in 24:56 to claim second and third place, respectively.

The next Harvard finisher was John Lewis, who placed 13th with a time of 25:47. Other Crimson runners in the top 20 included Michael Curtis (16th, 25:49) and Brian Cann (17th, 25:52).

For the women, Yale extended its undefeated record to 5-0 by scoring 20 points to edge Princeton (38) and Harvard (73).

The Bulldogs' Kelly Groteke claimed first place honors with a time of 16:42 over the 5000-meter course. She was followed by Princeton's Jane Erdmann (16:56) and Yale's Susannah Beck (17:03).

The top finisher for Harvard was Toby Warden, who completed the race with an eighth-place time of 17:26. Kathleen Toner was the only other Crimson runner in the top 15, covering the course in 17:52 to place 14th.

Both the Harvard men's and women's teams used the race to gear up for next weekends Heptagonals, to be held at New York's Van Cortlandt Park.