"The women performed true to form," Haggerty said. "Maybe even better than that. They did a very good job."

Harvard Men 75, Northeastern 70

The Crimson men had a more difficult time with a Husky squad that dominated Harvard's sprinters.

"I went into this race thinking that we would have to work from behind to finish with more points," Haggerty said. "And unfortunately, my prediction seemed on target early on."

Northeastern's Jeff Francis beat sophomore John Meeker in both the 60- and 200-meter races. A first place finish by the Huskies in the 400-meters put Harvard's fate in jeopardy.

The Crimson made up some of those points on the strength of a breakout performance by Tekky Andrew-Jaja. The freshman surprised everyone with second place finishes in the high jump and triple jump, including a personal best 14.41 meters in the latter event.

Senior Arthur Ferguson took first in the triple jump and a close second in the long jump to lead the men. Senior shot putter John Kraay and junior pole vaulter Aaron Snead won their respective events to keep Harvard within striking distance in the points tally.

Ultimately, distance running carried the day for the Crimson. Led by freshman Alisdair McLean-Forman, the Crimson swept the top three spots in the 1,000-meter run. Senior Edward Baker won the mile, and then returned to action late in the meet to help the two-mile relay team collect the winning points.