Sophomore Shannon Watt earned first place in the women’s shot put with a toss of 13.86 meters.

A pair of Crimson throwers, freshman Hannah Mayer and senior Jessica Fronk, took the top-two spots in the javelin with throws of 46.88 and 43.67 meters, respectively.

Not to be outdone by their female counterparts, the Harvard men’s throwing squad also performed well at the invitational.

Senior Eric Clayman threw 56.05 meters in the hammer for first place in the event, while junior Nick Farnsworth picked up a win in the javelin with a 64.65-meter hurl.

“The throwers are really the backbone of our team,” Saretsky said. “I thought they competed extremely well this week.”

Even the Crimson’s runners were quick to compliment the performance put on by the throwers.

“We have a really good throwing squad,” Hill said. “This week, they had a good performance with some [personal records.] They just love getting after it.”

The team is glad to have made the travel to Texas, not just because it gave them an opportunity to escape the New England weather.

“It’s fun to go down to Houston,” Hill said. “We got some warm-weather training in and got to gel as a team. It is a great was to start the spring. We’ll be ready to compete when we get back.”