Muoio was the top Harvard runner at virtually every meet, the conspicuous exception being the eighth-place finish of freshman Cameron Hatch at the B-N-H meet.

Schotte Through the Heart

Harvard women's cross-country entered this season having to cope with the graduation of a chunk of its team, one that posted an impressive 20-3 dual meet record last season.

Schotte continued her dominance of Harvard cross-country, as she was Harvard's top finisher at most of its meets, including 11th at Heps, one place shy of a Second-Team All-Ivy selection.

Although the Crimson's seventh-place finish at Heps was a drop of two spots from last year, the season was not without its highlights.

Harvard's fifth-place finish at the New England Championships, held at Franklin Park, included a win over perennial powerhouse Brown.

"It was definitely the best race of the season," said captain Heather Shroud. "[Brown] beat us pretty handily [at the B-N-H double dual], so it was great to finish ahead of them [at New England's]."

Schotte was Harvard's top finisher at New England's, placing 14th out of 261 runners in a time of 18:37.9. Sophomore Bethany Helms placed 25th in 19:02.1.

"It was the first week I didn't let myself get out-kicked at the end," Schotte said.

Schotte also grabbed fifth overall at the H-Y-P meet, third at the B-N-H meet and fourth at the season-opening Fordham Invitational, which included 10 teams.

Both Harvard teams ran hard this season but sometimes, try as you might, you're just not fast enough.