Track and Cross Country
Jason Victory
Coach Jason Saretsky has led the Harvard Track and Field team to a dominant spring season heading towards the end of the campaign.
Hitting Their Stride
Senior Stephanie Ratcliffe and sophomore Kenneth Ikeji celebrate their performance at the Penn Relays.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.’”
Harvard Track and Field Earns Two First-Team Honors, Six Second-Team Honors at NCAAs
The Harvard track and field team sent six athletes to the NCAA championship meet in Albuquerque, N.M. on March 10 and 11. The Crimson saw great success, earning eight team honors as well as an individual award.
Winning
Harvard track and field celebrates its performance 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.
Hurdling the Competition
Harvard hurdlers accelerate through the race at the Crimson Elite meet on January 31, 2020.
Harvard Track and Field Sends Largest Group of Athletes to NCAA Championships in 17 Years
Harvard track and field is set to take the stage at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships for Track and Field this weekend following a season of record-breaking victory. It will only send six athletes, of whom qualified for the tournament based on the top-16 standings.
Ken You Feel the Heat?
Sophomore thrower Kenneth Ikeji competes in the Ivy League Championships, at which Harvard men's track and field team lost to Princeton by one point, taking second place. Ikeji is one of the sixth Harvard athletes that qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships that will take place this weekend.
We Are the Champions, My Friend
The Harvard women's track team celebrates its 2023 Ivy League Championship title in Hanover, N.H. Last year, the Crimson also took first place.
Harvard Women’s Track and Field Team Defends Ivy League Title, Men’s Team Falls to Princeton by One Point
The Harvard track and field team traveled to Big Green territory to compete in the Ivy League Heptathlon Championships. The women’s team came out victorious, with a first-place win, repeating its conference title from last year. The men’s team earned second place, falling behind Princeton by only a single point.
Fair and Square
Sophomore Chloe Fair runs in the 400-meter race, taking first at 54 seconds flat to earn herself First-Team All-Ivy Honors. Fair also took second place in the 200-meter finals at 24.52, trailing another Harvard runner, senior Tina Martin.
More Records Fall For Harvard Track and Field at Clemson Tiger Paw Invite, BU Valentine Invitational
The Harvard men’s and women’s track and field teams ran historic races and set new records for events this past weekend. The Crimson competed at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invite at Clemson University and the Valentine Invitational at Boston University over February 10 and 11, and the team saw great success.