In spite of his competition with Mozia, Glauser indicated that his overall goal for the season is to throw 19 meters—roughly 62.34 feet—a mark well better than the Harvard record.

“[The record] is a little over 40 years old,” Glauser said. “It’s about time that goes down.”

But his performance in the shot put wasn’t Glauser’s only contribution. He also competed in the weight throw event with sophomore Dustin Brode and junior Matthew Polega. Brode, Glauser, and Polega scored a combined 17 points for Harvard in the event, finishing in second, third, and sixth place, respectively.

Harvard will need to continue to improve down the stretch if it hopes to compete with the likes of Princeton and Cornell.

“Our training is geared toward the end of the season,” Saretsky said. “That’s when we want to be firing on all cylinders. [Princeton and Cornell] have been the perennial powers in our conference for number of years, but I’m happy with the way that we’ve been able to close the gap a bit.”

—Staff writer Dominic A. Martinez can be reached at dmartinez@college.harvard.edu.