The women's squad fared very similarly, finishing fourth with a total of 96 points. Ivy rival Cornell snatched first place with 49 points, followed by Villanova with 53 and Delaware with 96.

Harvard junior Jenny Martin was the Crimson women's top finisher, with a time of 18:33. Also among the top 30 finishers was sophomore Margaret Angell, who finished 13th with a time of 19:06, senior Alexandra Delaney, who claimed 19th place with a time of 19:15 and captain Megan Agy, who ran the course in a time of 19:24 on route to a 22nd place finish.

"Each person raced aggressively and went out hard," Agy said. "The saces between the first and fifth runners wasn't so big."

The team felt very comfortable on the notorious hills of Van Cortlandt Park.

"We talked about surging over the hills," Agy said. "And people didn't feel beat on the hills."

That is especially important, because Van Cortlandt Park will be the site of Heptagonals.

"We're doing a lot of hills this season for Heps," Agy said.

The women too will be running in the Boston Invitational this weekend, viewing it in the same light as the men--not only as a race to be won, but as preparation for the ECAC Championships that begin in November.

"We want to stay healthy and race well," Agy said.