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BASEBALL

Senior catcher Sawyer Feller warms up at the plate during the 2025 Baseball Beanpot championship game at Fenway Park. Harvard mounted a late rally but fell to Northeastern 5-4 in the tournament’s first return to Fenway since 2019.

After a 16-game losing streak to open the season, the Crimson battled back to clinch the final Ivy League Tournament spot with a win over Princeton and a timely Yale sweep of Dartmouth. Harvard upset No. 1 seed Yale twice before falling to Columbia in the final, ending the year 14-28. Seven Crimson players earned All-Ivy honors, including standout performances from junior Gio Colasante, sophomore Truman Pauley, and junior Callan Fang that powered the team’s postseason surge.

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CREW

Harvard rowers compete in the 59th Head of the Charles Regatta, the world’s largest three-day rowing event. The October race brought more than 11,000 athletes to the Charles River.

As championship season unfolds, all four Crimson rowing programs are closing out strong. The men’s heavyweight team swept the top three varsity events at Eastern Sprints, winning gold in the First, Second, and Third Varsity Eights, and added silver medals in the Fourth Varsity Eight and Varsity Four. The men’s lightweight team also swept its Sprints events for the first time since 1998, capturing gold in the First, Second, and Third Varsity Eights and the Varsity Four.

The Radcliffe lightweights earned silver in both the Varsity Eight and Four A, and bronze in the Four B at their Eastern Sprints. Meanwhile, the Radcliffe heavyweights recorded four fourth-place finishes and a sixth-place showing at the Ivy League Championships and now await a potential NCAA bid. All four teams will wrap up their seasons at the IRA National Championships later this month.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Senior guard Harmoni Turner leads the Crimson during their first-round NCAA Tournament game against Michigan State. Turner scored a game-high 24 points in what would be her final appearance in a Harvard uniform.

The 2024-25 season marked a historic chapter for Harvard women’s basketball. The team won its first-ever Ivy League Tournament title, upsetting both Princeton and top-seeded Columbia, and clinched its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2007. With 24 total wins, the Crimson set a new program record for single-season victories. Turner, who led the team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals, was named the Ivy Madness Most Outstanding Player and later became just the fourth Harvard player ever drafted to the WNBA, selected by the Las Vegas Aces.

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FOOTBALL

Harvard and Yale face off in the 140th edition of The Game at Harvard Stadium. The Crimson fell 34-29, missing a chance at the outright Ivy League title but finishing with a share of the championship alongside Columbia and Dartmouth.

Harvard ended the season 8-2, claiming back-to-back Ivy titles for the first time in nearly a decade. Under first-year head coach Andrew Aurich, the team mounted a dramatic comeback against Penn to clinch the title and led the league with 17 All-Ivy selections, including quarterback Jaden Craig, wide receiver Cooper Barkate, and unanimous first-team linebacker Mitchell Gonser.

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MEN'S ICE HOCKEY

Harvard takes the ice at TD Garden during the 72nd annual Beanpot semifinal against Boston University. The Crimson scored early but gave up five goals in the second period in a 7-1 loss to the Terriers.

Harvard concluded the 2024-25 season with a 13-17-3 overall record (11-12-3 ECAC). The team secured home ice in the conference playoffs, defeating RPI before falling to No. 19 Clarkson in a three-game series. Their roster featured 12 NHL draft picks, among the most in college hockey, and included standout performances from top scorers sophomores Casey Severo, Joe Miller, and Ivy League Rookie of the Year freshman Mick Thompson.

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MEN'S LACROSSE

Junior attackman Teddy Malone takes the field against Boston University during the 2025 regular season. The Crimson went 10-5 overall and made its first Ivy League Tournament appearance since 2015, falling 11-8 to No. 2 Princeton in the semifinal.

The season marked a turning point for the program. Harvard’s 208 total goals ranked fifth-most in school history,and the team was led by captain Sam King – a Tewaaraton finalist, First Team All-American, and the first Crimson player drafted into the Premier Lacrosse League. Sophomore Jack Speidell led the team with 46 goals, while junior captain Logan Ip added 38 points and posted the fourth-highest shooting percentage in the nation. King, Ip, and Speidell were all named USA Lacrosse All-American honorees, the program’s highest number since 1996, with 6 players total earning All-Ivy honors. The Crimson’s postseason run ended in a 13-12 overtime loss to No. 6 Syracuse, but the team has cemented itself as a rising force in Ivy League lacrosse.

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WOMEN'S RUGBY

Junior Lennox London charges down the field against Dartmouth in the Ivy 7s Championship. London hit her 18th try of the season in late December, which helped her surpass 400 career points and break the program’s single-season 15s try record. With 80 tries across both 15s and 7s, she is now Harvard’s all-time leader in both points and tries.

Harvard women’s rugby had a dominant year across both formats. The team won its third NIRA 15s national title in the fall with a 7-1-1 record, defeating Dartmouth 19-3 in the championship final. In the spring, the Crimson finished second at the Ivy 7s Championship and placed fifth at the CRAA 7s Nationals. The team stood strong throughout the year, remaining one of the top performers in collegiate rugby.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Freshman guard Robert Hinton shoots during Harvard’s game against Columbia. Hinton earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors after leading the Crimson in scoring and becoming one of the Ivy League’s top newcomers.

Harvard finished the season 12-15 overall and 7-7 in Ivy League play. A late-season surge included five wins in its final seven games, highlighted by a 74-69 home upset over then-undefeated Yale, ending the Bulldogs’ perfect conference record and the longest winning streak in the nation. The Crimson narrowly missed the Ivy Madness tournament in a season that showed promise under head coach Tommy Amaker, the winningest coach in program history.

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SAILING

Sailors compete on the Charles River during the Fowle Trophy regatta, the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association Team Racing Championship hosted annually at Harvard. The Crimson finished the season with a national title at the 2025 ICSA Open Team Race Championship, going 20-5 to claim its fourth team race title and second in three years.

Harvard also entered the ICSA Open Fleet Race National Championship as the top seed after winning the NEISA Open Fleet Racing Championship for the third consecutive year. With three national titles over the past three seasons and consistent top-three finishes at the Fowle Trophy, the Crimson stands strong amongst collegiate sailing programs.

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SOFTBALL

Freshman catcher Quinn Salazar-Stewart takes the field during Harvard’s series against Cornell at Soldiers Field. The Crimson swept the Big Red to close the regular season on a six-game win streak, clinching a spot in the Ivy League Tournament.

Harvard finished the season 26-13 overall and 15-6 in Ivy League play. Freshman Alexa Muller was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year, marking the third consecutive season a Harvard player has earned the honor. Nine players received All-Ivy recognition, and infielders Finley Payne and Sophie Sun were named NFCA Northeast All-Region selections.

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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Sophomore middle blocker Owen Woolbert serves during Harvard’s match against George Mason. The Crimson finished the season 9-15 overall and 5-7 in Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association play, earning a spot in the conference tournament for the fourth consecutive year.

Despite an early postseason exit, the team notched a highlight win in February by sweeping No. 17 Penn State and ending the Nittany Lions’ 38-game conference win streak. Four players earned All-EIVA honors: senior James Bardin and senior Logan Shepherd were named to the Second Team, while junior Zach Berty and Woolbert received honorable mentions.

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MEN’S WATER POLO

Senior Tyler Zarcu looks to pass during Harvard’s win over Brown. The Crimson extended its win streak to seven games with the 18-10 victory, continuing an undefeated run in Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) play through mid-October.

Harvard finished the season 22-8 overall and 9-1 in NWPC play, marking its tenth consecutive 20-win season. Though the team fell short of the conference title after a later loss to Brown in the semifinals, the team’s season held many highlights, including junior James Rozolis-Hill breaking the program’s all-time scoring record of 282 goals, ending the season with 348 career goals.