The Crimson passed only Penn, Cornell and Yale, to a disappointing sixth-place finish overall.

Harvard was unable to capture a first-place finish in any event, but did notch a number of respectable performances on the weekend.

"We had a lot of bad breaks and good breaks," said co-captain Joe Ciollo. "It balanced out, and gave us a mediocre finish."

Ciollo finished in second place with a time of 1:04.58 in the 500-meter run, falling to Yale's Donald Carson by only eleven-hundredths of second.

"The race was disappointing. I was the top seed for the race, and I was the big favorite to win," Ciollo said. "I've run faster than that on five different occasions. But it was a typical upset."

Harvard was plagued by a handful of injuries, costing the team a number of key points.

"We were missing a couple of guys, including Darren Dineen, one of the best 1000-meter runners in the league," Ciollo said. "And Dave Grimm had a season-ending back injury that cost us in the 35-pound weight throw."

Chuck Nowokocha finished first in the 55-meter dash in the semifinals, However, he pulled his hamstring in the process, keeping him from competing in the finals.

Despite the injuries, the remaining Harvard runners stepped it up to score much needed points through the rest of the meet.

Senior Scott Muoio picked up a pair of great finishes, notching third place in the 3000-meter run in 8:19.49, as well as a silver medal finish in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:36.48.

Arthur Fergusson helped out the field athletes, placing second in both the long jump, with a distance of 23-8 3/4, and in the triple jump, at 48-10 3/4.

Dominic Patillo contributed a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run, and Kevin Worrell captured fourth place as well, with a time of 6.56 seconds in the 55-meter dash.

The 4x400 meter relay, an event that Harvard expected to perform well in, did not pan out for the Crimson. A fall at the beginning of the second leg of the relay kept the Crimson, seeded second in the event, from contention. But the 4x800 meter relay team redeemed Harvard with a fourth-place finish.

Both teams are looking toward the New England Invitational, held at Boston University this weekend. Gyorffy and others will look to notch personal bests, and the men to redeem their mediocre finish.