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Women's Track Enjoys Rebound Year

Schotte said there were around 50 personal bests between the men's and women's teams.

The outdoor season was a truncated one, with other results including a second-place finish in the tri-meet with Brown, the winner, and Dartmouth.

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During the indoor season, the Harvard women were perfect, beating B.C., Northeastern, Brown and Cornell in a tri-meet, Princeton and Yale.

The influx of 22 freshmen next year and the overall youth of the team gives hope for even better things next year.

"Some of us think the best class is here, and it's the sophomores in their depth of talent and energy and commitment and leadership," Schotte said.

"Now it's about seeing how they come into their own, how they encourage freshmen to reach their potential. I think there will be a lot of changes in what scores are around and the coaching," she added.

At the beginning of the indoor season, co-captain Heather Hanson said she was afraid that the team, only about 40 athletes in number, had to spread itself thin.

Those fears proved to be unfounded; the talent was there, as well as the durability and the willingness to take on additional events. The result was the best women's team in recent memory.

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