The Harvard men's and women's track teams did not have the benefit of regular team practices during the winter recess. Because of their long break, Harvard Coach Frank Haggerty '68 went into the first dual meet of the year looking for effort rather than wins.

On Saturday, he got both, as the Crimson swept Northeastern at the Gordon Track and Tennis Center. The Crimson men squeaked by the Huskies, 75-71, on the strength of strong performances in relays and in the field events. The women simply overwhelmed their counterparts, crushing the Lady Huskies, 95-31.

Both teams improved to 2-0 on their dual indoor schedule so far this year.

Harvard Women 95, Northeastern 31

Captain Brenda Taylor ran her usual three events, but surprisingly was edged out in the 60-meter dash by Northeastern senior Nikiya Reid. Taylor did finish with two wins on the day, narrowly defeating Reid in the 60-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash.

Although Taylor was the high point-gainer for the Crimson, junior Nicky Grant turned in the most impressive performance of the day.

Grant has turned shattering her own records into a routine event. Grant had already broken her own school mark against BC a month earlier with a 17.71-meter toss. On Saturday, Grant threw the 20-pound weight 17.75-meters, a new personal best.

Other outstanding performances in the field included freshman Kart Sillats' easy win in the high jump and 1-2-3 Crimson finishes in the 400-meter, 1-mile and 3,000-meter runs. In fact, other than Northeastern sophomore Joanelle Chandler's win in the pole vault and Reid's 60-meter victory, Northeastern did not win a single event.