The near-misses were both good enough for firstin the races. Right behind Ciollo were somefamiliar friends.

Freshman Kobie Fuller placed third in both the200 and 400 races, an effort that impressed Ciollogreatly.

"Kobie's really been stepping up the pastcouple weeks," Ciollo said. "He is ready for somebig-time races."

Crimson runners also finished fourth and fifthin the 400 for a truly dominating race. FreshmanNnamdi Okike took fourth 49.9 seconds, andsophomore Rich Powell nabbed fifth with a50.5-second time.

All three runners were also part of thevictorious Crimson mile-relay team. Powell ledthings off, followed by freshmen Okike, Fuller andOsahon Omoregie.

Other Crimson results included senior ScottMuoio's win in the 5000-meter, co-captain JoeLin's third-place finish in the mile, sophomoreArthur Feng's second-place showing in the longjump, junior Dominic Patillo's third place finishin the 800-meter, and freshman David Grimm'spersonal-best 15.24 meter throw in the 35-poundweight throw.

In this relatively informal event, Harvard didlearn some things about the future Ivy season.With Penn and Brown in attendance with partialteams, the Crimson had its eye on the futurecompetition.

"Penn brought a handful of people, mostlysprinters and jumpers," Ciollo said. "They areusually one of the best teams in the league, andthey didn't appear to be so at this meet. Brownwas a non-factor."

The meet marks the end of the calendar year forthe teams, which have a long break beforerestarting the season in January