Harvard Notches Three All-American Honors at NCAA Outdoor National Championships

After sending eight athletes to compete across six events at last week’s NCAA Track and Field Outdoor National Championships, Harvard walked away with three second-team All-American honors as well as six honorable mentions after an action-packed performance.

The Crimson qualified four individuals and its men’s 4x100-meter relay squad after the team’s strong performance at the NCAA East Region First Round, sending the second-most athletes to nationals of any Ivy League school.

Action started on Wednesday when the men’s 4x100-meter relay team — consisting of sophomore LeRoy Horton, senior Jonas Clarke, and juniors Timi Esan and Amari Turner — ran in the third and final heat of the event. The quartet ran a time of 39.35 to place fifth in its heat and 19th overall, high enough to earn the athletes All-American honorable mention status.

The relay team became only the second in the Ancient Eight since 2000 to qualify for the national championship in the men’s 4x100-meter after posting a conference-record 38.90 in the East Region First Round in Lexington, Ky.

Later that night, junior Charlie Ortmans ran his first of two events in the men’s 10,000 meters, finishing with a personal-best 28:21.97 to claim 12th in the field as well as second-team All-American status. The Ivy League champion in the event was the fourth Harvard athlete in the last decade to earn All-American status in the 10k.

On the second day of the event, freshman Dylan McElhinney wrapped up her season in the first heat of the women’s 1500-meter. The New York, N.Y., native finished in 4:30.87 to claim 23rd place overall in addition to an All-American honorable mention.

Junior Tito Alofe — who won the indoor national championship in the men’s high jump in March — opened Friday’s competition with his sixth career showing in the high jump national championship. While the Georgia native was unable to earn the title in the outdoor edition, his jump of 2.16 meters was enough for 12th place and second-team All-American status.

Ortmans finished the night for the men once again, this time in the men’s 5,000 meters. The junior finished the race in 14:03.17 to claim 17th place and an All-American honorable mention nod, closing the door on a season in which he qualified for the national championship meet for the first time in his career.

On the last day of the meet, freshman Nadjela Wewipé ended the Crimson’s season with a personal-best performance in the women’s discus. The German native — and younger sister of 2025 All-American Melina Wewipé, a Crimson junior — threw 55.25 meters to place 13th and earn the title of second-team All-American.

Ortmans and Wewipé join Alofe and junior Sophia Gorriaran as the only Harvard athletes this season to finish with All-American status.

— Staff writer Connor Castañeda can be reached at [email protected].