Junior Emily Reese also finished first in her event, the women’s 1500-meter run. With a time of 4:32 Reese defeated the rest of the field by just under three seconds.
The men of Harvard also performed well, led by strong performances from sophomore Connor Reck. Reck finished first in the men’s 800-meter run, just ahead of junior Erik Kraus and sophomore Billy Looney, who took second and third, respectively.
“It was pretty fun to win with my teammates,” Reck said. “But it was not unexpected. This wasn’t a huge meet. It was our first meet to get the outdoor season rolling and get some good times going into a big invitational next week.”
Reck went on to anchor for the Crimson in the 4x400-meter relay, which Harvard won. Competing with Reck in the relay were senior Zach Herring, and sophomores Jesaiah Coy and Owen Laub.
“I got the baton just behind the leader,” Reck said. “From there, I just sat on him until the last 150 [meters] and made my move around the outside to finish strong with the win.”
“Connor had a breakout performance today,” Saretsky said. “After a bit of a disappointing indoor season, we are really excited about what’s yet to come for him this outdoor season.”