Harvard has been devastated by injuries all season, but a two-week layoff has helped. Senior Romney Resney will be returning after missing nearly four weeks with bursitis in her foot.

"It's really great to see [Resney] back," Lewis said. "She's done a lot to keep herself in shape. We've seen how hard she's worked."

The women have not won HYP's since 1985, losing to Yale the past three years. But the women appear to be up to the challenge.

"I'm really excited," Captain Tina Lount said. "We have the best team we have had in my four years. If we run the way we should, we should beat Yale."

For the first time all season, the Harvard teams will be putting full squads on the line. Although Princeton is not as strong as in the past, the Tigers are not going to roll over. The Harvard-Yale rivalry is as alive as ever, perhaps even more intense due to the Dartmouth incident.

But forget all the hype.

"Whatever has happened before this race doesn't matter," Ullyot said.