Continuing its season-long dominance, the Harvard women’s track and field team finished third at this weekend’s Heptagonal Championships (HEPS), led by strong performances in the field events.
Meanwhile, the Crimson men’s team finished seventh, despite outstanding showings from senior Chris Lambert in the 100-meter dash (first place) and freshman Sam Laine in the triple jump (second place).
The women placed in the top four in every field event they entered and had three first-place finishers in the meet.
This was the last team competition for both squads. Some athletes, however, will compete in the New England Championships and at NCAA Outdoor Regionals in the upcoming weeks.
Women
Junior BreeAnna Gibson and senior Helena Ronner led the way for the Crimson, each posting a first- and a second-place finish.
Gibson won the shot put (14.18 meters) and finished second in the discus (43.46 meters). She also placed fifth in the hammer throw (49.18 meters).
Gibson’s mark in the discus was a season best, and her distances in the shot put and hammer throw were both personal bests. Her shot put results also met the qualifying distance for regional competition.
“During the shot put, the whole team was around me cheering and yelling,” Gibson said. “It was an amazing experience and probably the highlight of my track career.”
Ronner captured the triple jump title (12.29 meters) and finished second in the long jump (6.03 meters).
Junior Johanna Doyle dominated the hammer throw, winning with a distance of 57.22 meters. Doyle threw over three meters farther than the second-place finisher.
After breaking her own school record in the javelin last weekend, junior Alexandra Petrone placed third in the event yesterday with a throw of 40.41 meters.
Petrone (javelin), Doyle (hammer throw) and Gibson (shot put) have now qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Regionals, which will be held at George Mason University at the end of May.
Rounding out the field events for the Harvard women was junior Andrea Li, who placed fourth in the pole vault (3.36 meters).
As a result of its dominance in the field events, the Crimson found itself in first place after the opening day of competition.
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