The Harvard men’s and women’s indoor track teams competed at the Greater Boston Invitational on Saturday at the Boston University Armory, testing its skill against teams from all over the area. The meet, often called the “Beanpot of Track,” hosted competitors from Bentley, Boston University, Brandeis, Northeastern, along with Crimson competitors.

Northeastern swept both the men’s and women’s sides, erasing the memory of its loss against Harvard three weeks ago. The women’s team finished in second, while MIT’s strong performance pushed the Harvard men to a third place finish.

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The last meeting between the Huskies and the Crimson had a vastly different result, as the Crimson beat Northeastern, 82-63. The Huskies got their revenge, with a little help from MIT. Northeastern coasted to a victory with 133 points, and MIT edged Harvard 81 to 79 for second place.

“I’m disappointed with our performance on Saturday,” said co-captain John Cinelli. “We had no anxiety or adrenaline going into the meet.”

The sprint events, however, were a bright spot for a Harvard squad that traditionally has relied on the middle distances for points.

Led by junior newcomer Chris Lambert, the Crimson took the top spots in the 55-meter dash, the 55-meter hurdles (won by senior Rich Bravin), and the 200-meter dash, where Lambert broke the Harvard indoor record.

Lambert took the top spot in both the 55 and 200, with co-captain Kobie Fuller close on his heels in the latter race.

“It’s about bringing points to the team, so we were happy with our performance in the sprints,” Lambert said.

However, the Huskies’ depth in the short distance events allowed them to match Harvard’s points in the sprints despite not taking the top spot.

“Northeastern had a lot of entries in the sprints, and they were able to take some middle distance points from us as well,” Cinellie said. “We just didn’t come out without any tenacity.”

Strong performances by MIT and Northeastern in almost all the field events helped power the two squads past the Crimson. Harvard’s top finisher in any field event was Jeremiah Miller’s third-place finish in the triple jump.

One Crimson competitor was missing for the meet, as sophomore miler Alasdair McLean-Foreman competed in the Mayo Invitational at Notre Dame. Accompanied by Crimson head coach Frank Haggerty ‘68, McLean-Foreman finished in 4:06.47, good enough for fourth. The time is just a second over the NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 4:05.20.

The men face off against Yale this weekend at Gordon Track, in their last Ivy contest before Heps at Cornell.

“It’s a focus thing, and I think we perform better in big meets,” Lambert said. “Saturday was experimental for us, so we’re confident about going into Yale.”