The senior was followed by junior Chris Allen who finished in 15th with a time of 25:31.4, while freshman Ben Huffman continued a strong rookie campaign by crossing the line with a time of 25:38.0, good enough for 19th.

The scoring contingent was wrapped up by sophomore Brandon Price and senior Dan Milechman, who clocked in at 26:07.2 and 26:24.2, placing 35th and 46th, respectively. Harvard finished with 114 points, with Ancient Eight rival Columbia taking home the title with 65 points.

“It was probably their strongest team showing of the season,” Saretsky said. “Geiken went out on a real high note with a third place finish and for a lot of our guys, this is where the Ivy League Championships is going to be next year so it’s great for them to see the course and get a feel for it.”

With his career ultimately coming to an end, Geiken believes that the team has the potential to compete for success these upcoming years.

“They have a good group of talent,” Geiken said. “It’ll be about putting in hard work to make sure they’re competitive with the top of the Ivy League and trying to get a team back to Nationals again. They have the capability of doing that.”

—Staff writer Julio Fierro can be reached at jfierro01@college.harvard.edu.