Co-captain Ashley Furst, senior Kendra Barron and freshmen Anne Hillier and Adanna Scott ran a solid mile relay, winning in 3:52.74.
Their victory did not come easily, as they trailed early before Furst and Barron sparked a comeback in the middle legs.
“Kendra ran an incredibly strong leg,” Hillier said. “She caught up a lot of ground and created space for me.”
Scott, who ran the first leg of the relay, also won the 400-meter run in 57.44 seconds.
Harvard must build on this impressive outing as it gears up for its biggest meet of the season, the Heptagonal Championships at Dartmouth in two weeks.
“This win came at a perfect time in our season,” Furst said. “It shows that our team is peaking at the correct moment.”
Men
Despite the narrow defeat, the Crimson men can take encouragement from several solid performances, as six athletes took first place in their events.
Senior Chris Lambert won the 60-meter dash in 6.85 seconds, while classmate John Meeker finished just behind him in 7.18 seconds.
In a heated battle in the high jump, freshman Cliff Emmanuel narrowly lost to Jihad Beauchman of Yale based on the number of jumps each took to clear 2.01 meters.
Traugott had a solid run in the 1000 meters, winning in 2:29.34. Senior Matt Seidel was victorious in the 3000-meter run in 8:22.54.
Freshman Samyr Laine, who has overwhelmed his competition throughout the season, won the triple jump with a distance of 14.82 meters. Laine jumped more than a meter and a half farther than anyone else.
“It feels great to have an excellent first collegiate season,” Laine said. “I still feel that I have a lot of improvement to make. I want to do well not only in Ivy League competition but also on a national level.”
Laine and the rest of the Crimson men are looking to build from last weekend as they approach the Heptagonal Championships.
“Dwelling on this loss won’t help anyone get better,” Traugott said. “But realizing just how much each one of our performances matters for our team’s success will make us stronger.”
—Staff writer Samita A. Mannapperuma can be reached at mannapp@fas.harvard.edu.