"It was disappointing," Baker said. "But what it really did was make me want to run faster the next day."
Baker did indeed rally back from his setback on Saturday, claiming second place in the 5,000-meter race yesterday.
That finish, followed up by Harvard's second-place performance in the two-mile relay, capped off the Crimson's remarkable second-day comeback, which will now surely send Harvard soaring into the outdoor season.