The team was missing several of its top performers due to injury, rest, and the MCATs.
The Crimson hopes to return junior Laura Maludzinski (mile) and senior Rosalinda Castaneda (steeplechase) from injury in time for the Heptagonal Championships May 7-8.
Harvard takes on rival Yale in a dual meet this weekend in New Haven. This will be the third straight weekend the men’s team has encountered Yale—the first outdoor meeting joined the two teams to face the team of Oxford-Cambridge.
Heading into this week’s meet, the men appear to match up pretty closely with the Bulldogs.
The team looked at some predicted scores that gave Yale a slight 85-78 advantage.
After the Yale matchup, Harvard heads into the heart of its season and the Heptagonal Championships in New York.
The team hopes to bounce back from injuries and put forth some competitive performances.
“We don’t have much depth, but we have some quality performances which will go farther in a large meet,” Duffy said. “We are more of a big-meet team.”