"We're going into the meet a little shorthanded," Bundle said. Without any depth and now without some of its top athletes, Harvard will struggle against the larger squads from Dartmouth and Brown. Realizing the disadvantage that a small team has, expectations for the meet are realistic.
"We're being a little conservative in our approach to the meet," Bundle said.
Despite the injury, illness, and lack of depth on both squads, the outlook for the rest of the season is more positive.
"What I want most for the team is to develop a positive attitude," Williams said. "We need to develop that together to carry us for the rest of the season."
Although it took three years for the track to recover, the prognosis for these two squads is much better.
"We should be healthy and ready to roll within a week or two," Bundle said. And now the team has a brand new surface to gear up for.
"We have a great surface," Williams said. "Hopefully, we'll be able to perform on it."