"Several people did really well at the H-Y-Ps," Carswell said. "But the rest of the team wasn't quite where we wanted them to be."
The team hoped to improve for the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship two weeks later, but put forth a terribly disappointing performance.
The Crimson harriers placed eighth in the nine team field. Carswell, who finished the 8000-meter run in 25:13, buoyed the squad with a strong-fifth place performance. Walsh was close behind Carswell, finishing 12th (25:55), but no other Crimson runners were seen until junior Crimson editor Darin Shearer crossed the finish line in 45th place.
Despite the poor performance at the Heps, the team still felt it had an outside chance to place second at the IC4As and qualify as a team for the trip to Fayetteville.
"A few teams hadn't run well in the big meets and we were hoping we could slip in there," Bundle said.
It was not to be. The Crimson finished sixth at the meet, improving on its 15th-place finish the previous year. A tight pack of Crimson harriers followed Carswell; Walsh, Shearer, Bundle and freshman Jaime Bianchi placing 34th, 35th, 37th and 43rd, respectively.