Track and Cross Country
Four School Records Fall for Harvard Track and Field at LSU and Wake Forest
The Harvard track and field team sent athletes to three different meets this past weekend. The distance team traveled to the Sean Collier Invite at MIT and the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C., while sprinters and throwers headed down south to the LSU Alumni Gold meet. The team posted another weekend of strong results, breaking four records across the three meets.
Blank Slate
Then-sophomore distance runner Graham Blanks runs at the Wake Forest Invitational on Apr. 21. Blanks set a new record in the 5000 m run at 13:24.91 to win the meet.
Make a Run For It
Harvard runners compete in the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships on Oct. 28, 2022. In that event, the women won the conference while the men came second. Led by junior Maia Ramsden and sophomore Graham Blanks, the Crimson continued its success last weekend in the National Championships.
On Fire: Harvard Track and Field Breaks More Records at UConn Northeast Challenge
At the UConn Northeast Challenge, Harvard track and field engineered another successful weekend. The team had two field athletes break their own previous records, as well as eight first-place finishes. Both the Harvard men’s and women’s teams currently lead the northeast region in the national rankings.
Harvard Track and Field Pairs up with Yale to Defeat Cambridge and Oxford at 126th HYOC Meet
The Harvard track and field team hosted Yale, Oxford, and Cambridge at the 126th HYOC meet this Saturday, April 8th. The historic meet occurs every two years, alternating between the four universities. The win this weekend marks Harvard’s 14th consecutive win at HYOC, as it has won every matchup since 1993. The Crimson competed alongside Yale against the two UK schools, defeating Oxford and Cambridge 26-10.
Alexander the Great
Senior Alexander Kolesnikoff poses next to the scoreboard in Fla., listing his new school record and leading NCAA mark. Kolesnikoff threw a 20.05 m shot put, making him the first in Harvard history.
One National-Leading Record, Four School Records Set for Harvard Track and Field
Amidst one of its most successful seasons in program history, Harvard track and field split between Texas, Florida, and Massachusetts last weekend for the third week of its 2022-23 outdoor season.
Hearts of Gold
Sophomore Chloe Fair, first-year Mfoniso Andrew, sophomore Izzy Goudros, and sophomore Victoria Bossong smile after the 2023 Ivy League Championships. The Harvard women's track and field team won the championships and is set to compete in three different meets this weekend.
Nine First-Place Finishes, Two New School Records for Harvard Track and Field During Second Week of Outdoor Season
This past weekend, the Harvard track and field team competed at the Raleigh Relays, Hurricane Invite, and UMass Lowell Riverhawk Invite. The track team saw great success in the second week of its outdoor season, earning nine first-place finishes and setting two new school records.
In Outdoor Season Open, Three School Records Fall for Harvard Track and Field
“Our men’s program is coming off of a historic indoor season, where we scored more than 30 points than any other men’s program has in Harvard history,” junior sprinter Lance Ward said. “Going into the first meet of the outdoor season, our coach said ‘Let’s continue that trajectory. Let’s keep chasing that Ivy Title.’”
Jumping for Joy
Sophomore Izzy Goudros competes in the long jump at the 2023 Crimson Elite & Multi Meet from Feb. 3-4 at Harvard. Goudros has a personal best of 6.18 m in the long jump, and most recently ran the 60 m hurdles in 8.41 seconds, putting her at third in the Harvard-All-Time list.
Hurdling the Competition
Harvard hurdlers accelerate through the race at the Crimson Elite meet on January 31, 2020.
Sprinting for Gold
Sprinters surge towards the finish line at the Crimson Elite meet on January 31, 2020.
