Although he had trouble hearing his split times, he said he wanted to go out slower than he did.

“My first 800 was at about 1:57, which is a little too fast,” McLean-Foreman said. “I lost focus at about 1,000 meters. I probably need to run the first half-mile in about two or two-plus minutes.”

The sprinters blew the Bulldogs off the track, as Crimson men represented the top three finishers in the 60-meter dash. Junior Chris Lambert again led the way, with a time of 6.73 seconds. Juniors Sean Meeker and Shawn Parker were close on his heels.

In the field events, the Harvard men rebounded from an off week at the Greater Boston Invitational to post winners in the long jump, shot put and triple jump. The Crimson swept both the triple jump and the shot put.

Heading into a non-Ivy contest at Gordon Track this weekend (the USATF Invitational meet), the Crimson has one last chance to warm up for Heps. Harvard looks to improve upon its fourth-place finish last year.

“We’re going to definitely contend to win Heps,” Fuller said. “This week helped get us ready for that meet.”

Harvard Women

The women eked out a win against strong squads from Princeton and Yale, relying on their depth on the track and thier superior field competitors.

“There are no slackers on this team,” said co-captain Nicky Grant. “Everyone is battling, giving their all, and I think that showed this week.”

Only Harvard co-captain Carrie McGraw won a track event for the Crimson, as she held on for the win in a tightly contested 400-meter event.

In other track events, the Crimson may not have taken the top spots, but they racked up valuable points by placing in the top four. Both McGraw and freshman Tsitsi Gora placed for the Crimson in the 200, while Gora finished third in the 60-meter dash.

Yale dominated the mile and long-distance events, which hurt the Crimson, but also deprived the stronger Tigers from amassing points.

In the mile, Yale had the top four finishers. Harvard, however, was without one of its top milers, because junior Claire Nicholas injured her ankle in practice earlier in the week. It is questionable whether she will be able to compete in Heps.

Harvard dominated the field events. The field events netted 41 of the Crimson’s 60 points on the day, as it posted winners in everything save for the pole vault.

“The competition in the field is not so intense in Ivies,” Grant said. “It was great to help, considering Yale was so strong in some of the longer running distances. It’s always a team effort.”