Senior Jonathan Meminger got Harvard off to the right start, taking first in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.02 seconds. Meminger did not finish there, taking first in the 200 meter with a time of 22.25 seconds.

Senior John Dingus followed with a first-place finish of his own in the 500-meter dash, registering a time of 1:04.71 and qualifying for the IC4A Championships, and freshman Connor Reck notched his first collegiate victory in the 1000-meter.

The Harvard Challenge displayed a typically dominant performance from Harvard’s throwers.

“Our throwers have been so consistent for us,” Paidon said. “Consistency is huge in track because when you get to the championships meets, nothing is different.”

Harvard pair Ben Glauser and Dustin Brode finished first and second and qualified for the IC4A Championships in the shot put, and junior Matthew Polega edged out Army’s Richard Davis to take first in the weight throw.

In the individual tallies, Army just edged Harvard for the victory, but after a long lay-off from competition, Paison was excited to be competing again.

“There is just something about putting on a Harvard uniform and your spikes that puts you in a different mindset,” Paison said.  “It’s nice to get back into that rhythm.”

—Staff writer Peter G. Cornick can be reached at pcornick@college.harvard.edu.