The divers provided a boost of their own throughout, as Leiviska and freshman Brittany Wang finished fourth and third, respectively, in the 3-meter dive on Saturday.

“When you come to college, swimming and diving really becomes a team sport instead of an individual sport,” Stanton said. “I think that our team did a phenomenal job of supporting each other and holding each other accountable. I’m happy with my placement, but one of the things I’m happiest about is how we have a close knit group who is so supportive of each other. I feel like when you’re swimming for a team, you do your best because you know you’re doing it for something greater than yourself.”

Harvard’s margin of victory—just 25 points—marked the tightest Ivy title meet since Princeton won the crown in 2004.

With the Crimson and the Tigers occupying the top two spots, Yale secured a third-place finish with 1164 points.

Following the Bulldogs came Columbia, Pennsylvania, Brown, Cornell, and Dartmouth, respectively.

The Ancient Eight Championship was Harvard’s 11th overall and the fourth under the direction of Morawski.

“It really is a pressure meet, because it’s not about the times you go,” Morawski said. “Can you handle the head to head racing, and get your hand on the wall before the person next to you? When your arms go numb, and your legs go numb, and you’re willing your body to go further, you have what it takes to touch the wall before the person next to you. And we did.”

—Staff writer Orlea L. Miller can be reached at omiller@college.harvard.edu.