"There were all sorts of professional athletes there," McGraw said. "Watching them compete was amazing."

Harvard Select Meet

Of the five athletes who competed at the Millrose Games, all except Gyroffy and Taylor managed to make it back to compete at the Harvard Select Meet.

"The people who competed at Millrose had three-and-a-half hours of sleep coming back, so we didn't run as well as we could have," McGraw said.

The fact that Harvard didn't have its best team on the track didn't matter much, as the meet didn't count team standings.

"We were trying to take it seriously and keep up with our training," freshman thrower Jill Kornetsky said.

Kornetsky had a big day, winning the weight throw with a personal-record 15.11-meter toss. Kornetsky also won the shot put with a 12.59-meter throw.

Also winning in the field for the Crimson was freshman Amy Bei, who won the pole vault with a 10'4 jump.