Another school record that went down was the indoor 500-meter, where Ciollo broke his own record several times during the year.

Ciollo won New Englands with a time of 1:03.1, extending his lead over the second-fastest Harvard 500-meter runner to .73 seconds.

Sophomore Arthur Fergusson moved into third on the school triple-jump list with his 50'8.75 at outdoor Heps.

"He has made a claim to be one of the best jumpers in school history in both the long and triple jump," Ciollo said.

The 4x400 relay also established itself as third-best in school history. It ran 3:12.73 at outdoor Heps, the fastest Harvard time in 14 years. Omoregie, Fuller, Dinneen, and Ciollo combined that day.

Only Ciollo will not be back next year.

"The thing I keep thinking of is how exciting it was to have a lot of young, talented guys," Ciollo said. "These guys will carry the team for the next three years and will lead some day, and it was great to be part of that from my perspective."

The team will miss cross country captain Scott Muoio and Ciollo next year. They were two of the most consistent point-scorers for the Crimson.

"Losing Muoio will create a void for the distance guys because they didn't have that much depth to begin with, and we will need some young blood next year," Ciollo said. "I think we have guys who are ready to step up and make a name for themselves."

Ciollo described Muoio as a warrior that finished well and finished where he wasn't necessarily supposed to. "He always seemed to exceed expectations," Ciollo said.

"He was probably the most consistent performer on the team," said Muoio of Ciollo. "He was consistent in practice and meets. He brought a high energy level, high spirits."

"He was a good motivator. He got the entire team more excited. He also brought a level of seriousness that oftentimes was lacking," he added.

In the fall, cross country started well, placing second out of 14 teams in its first week of competition at the Fordham Invitational. But after a fourth-place finish at New Englands, the team fell to an eighth place--next to last--finish at Heps.

"We had an average season. We started off pretty well, and then we didn't quite live up to our expectations for a number of reasons," Muoio said. "We lost a few people, and we just didn't run as well as we were capable of in the last few weeks."

So although the year was not spectacular for men's track, it did have its high points and thankfully few lows.

"I wouldn't trade the last four years in for anything," Muoio said. "A lot of people drop off [from the program], but when I look back, I'm glad for the memories and things that will mean a lot to me even if I didn't realize it at the time."