On Saturday, the Crimson women did just that, placing at least once in the top three in twelve of fourteen events.

Junior sprinter Meredith Rainey had a stellar performance running the first leg of the victorious 4-by-220 yard relay, placing second in the 200-meter dash in 25.05 and qualifying for nationals in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.2 seconds.

"Rainey had a good day," Haggerty said. "She's usually not challenged this early. She's really ahead of where she was last year."

Freshman Cathy Griffin broke the first meet record on Friday night in the 20-1b. weight with a throw of 48-ft., 6 1/2-in. and then captured the shot put event with a 44-ft., 1-in. throw on Saturday. "She has made a tremendous difference." Haggerty said.

Another Crimson standout, Christine Roberge, scored in three events. Placing in the long jump, the high jump and the 55-meter hurdles, Roberge was a walking example of the depth Haggerty talked about.

THE NOTEBOOK:Boston University's Miriam Knijn set two meet records, jumping 6-ft., 1-in. in the high jump and running the 200-meter dash in 24.38...This month, the Crimson will face even tougher competition than they did this weekend with meets against Dartmouth, Brown, Yale and Princeton.