The Harvard men's and women's indoor track teams took care of business against Boston College Saturday at Gordon Track and Tennis Center.
Both teams recorded solid wins, 118-26 for the men and 80-53 for the women. BOSTON COLLEGE 26 HARVARD 118 "That's a hell of a lot of points," co-captain Joe Ciollo said. "That's a bloodbath. We were trying to think of what to call it when we remember Dec. 5--I think it'll be the 'Boston College Massacre."' "I have never seen this many points scored by one team--never in my life. I feel that some of those B.C. guys will be in therapy [this] morning," added. Although both Harvard teams were favorites before the meet--a co-captain from each team predicted victory--Ciollo said he took satisfaction in the start. "It's more than I expected," Ciollo said. "You don't expect someone to be that bad. It was a combination of our being very good and their being very bad. I was pleasantly surprised at my performance." Harvard collected first place in every event but three, and the Crimson got second and third in those three events, Ciollo said. Ciollo ran an unofficial 1:03.6 in the 500-meter, faster than his own school record. "It didn't count because the electronic timing device was broken," Ciollo said. "To run that fast early in the season is usually unheard of. I'm very excited for the rest of the season." Several freshmen won in their first collegiate indoor track meet. John Cinelli ran the 1000-meter for the first time Saturday and won. David Grimm won the 35-pound weight, Richard Bravin won the 55-meter hurdles, Kevin Worrell won the 200-meter and Aaron Snead won the pole vault. Nnamdi Okike, Osahon Omoregie and Kobie fuller teamed up with Ciollo to win the four-by-400 meter relay. "The freshmen came up very big," Ciollo said. "I've been very impressed with the freshmen because of not only their level of performance but also their attitude. They've seemed to adjust very well to the college track scene. We have many freshmen, but it doesn't seem that inexperience is going to be a problem." Junior Dominic Patillo placed first the 800-meter with a fast time, and sophomore Chuck Nwokocha took the 55-meter dash. Sophomore Arthur Fergusson won the long and triple jumps, and senior Ken Hughes won the shotput. Sophomore Ed Baker finished first in the 3000-meter. Harvard won the four-by-800 meter relay as well. "I think it's a very encouraging sign because so many guys performed at a higher level than you usually see at this point of the season," Ciollo said. "Judging by the way the distance guys ran this weekend, you wouldn't think they were coming off a bad cross-country season. They seem ready to turn over a new leaf." He said he isn't sure why the Crimson has gotten off to such a fast start other than the team's excitement about its chances to have a successful season. "It's important after a big win like this not to be satisfied," Ciollo said. "You can't rest on your laurels and enjoy it too much. It should inspire you." The women's team cruised to an easy victory as well on Saturday. "[Coach] Frank Haggerty was predicting--usingpessimistic scoring--that we would be up by one,"co-captain Margaret Schotte said. "We ended upwinning [by 27]." Read more in Sports