And even the individual performances were not as abundant as usual, due to minor injuries to a few key performers--including All-American sophomore Ian Carswell (who runs middle distances) and co-captain Dan Dusek (who throws the javelin). However, the two are expected back by the Yale meet.

"People performed well," said co-captain Bryan Henry, who won the 800-meter run. "But because this meet was not really important in terms of the team score, the intensity was not there."

Junior Eugene Chan, who has been throwing extremely well so far this year, won the javelin toss. And on an extremely positive note, junior Terrence Mann--who has battled back from injury--triumphed in the high jump.

"It was great to see [Mann] back in form," Henry said.

Finally, junior Darrin Shearer placed second in the 1500-meter race, while junior Stephen McCauley grabbed second in the discuss throw.

As usual, Harvard did not fare well in the sprints, primarily because of a lack of competitors.

Junior Ray Wynter, one the Crimson's best sprinters, decided not to run in the outdoor season because of a heavy course load.

He joins junior sprinter Shane Mauricette on the sidelines. Mauricette, perhaps Harvard's top sprinter, had to take leave for the semester for non-track related medical reasons.

Junior middle distance runner Ben Bowen and junior 400-meter and relay runner Jeffrey Pressman will also not complete in the outdoor season.

To the insightful (and not-so-insightful) fan, what this means is that the men's squad is thin as nails.

"We can't worry about things we can't control," Henry said. "Our top performers are doing well. We'll be faced with a lack of depth, so realistically the team score will not indicate how well we do."

But Henry stressed that against Yale, Harvard is looking to win in the best way.

"We dominate Yale in events we field people," Henry said. "But it will be a close meet because they'll win the events we don't have people in. It should come down to the relays."