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Michael E. Danto
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No Weekness
Junior horizontal jumper Olivia Weeks, shown above in previous action, had a weekend to remember, setting a personal-best with her 12.23 meters in the triple jump. Two teammates also set records.
Claire-voyant
Senior Claire Richardson impressed during the spring track season, winning the women’s 3000-meter title at the outdoor Heps. The men’s squad placed fourth, its best finish in five years, as junior pole vaulter Nico Weiler and rookie thrower Dustin Brode earned All-Ivy first-team honors.
CLAIRE BEAR
Senior Claire Richardson, shown here in earlier action, placed third in the women’s 5K at the Colonial Relays Friday with a 16.22.15—the second-best time of the veteran’s career and among the top 15 in the nation this year.
A Perfect Jen
Sophomore attack Jennifer VanderMeulen and the Harvard women's lacrosse team will seek to improve on the progress the team made toward the end of last season.
See Dan Run
Senior Dan Chenoweth was one of ten Crimson athletes honored with an Academic All-Ivy accolade.
See Dan Run
Captain Dan Chenoweth, shown here in earlier action, placed second in Friday’s Heptagonal Championships. It was a bit of a disappointment for the senior, who won the individual title at Heps last year.
For Richar or Poorer
Sophomore Stewart Richardson, shown here in earlier action, was the top non-freshman finisher for Harvard at the Iona Meet of Champions, placing 54th overall and fifth on the Crimson. The men’s squad placed fifth in the 19-team field, while the women were 13th out of 18.
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Junior Claire Richardson, Harvard's only representative at the NCAA national championships, placed 19th in the 5,000-meter race, notching a new personal best in 16:25.80.
Richard-son Lionheart
Junior Claire Richardson is ready to represent Harvard at the NCAA Championships tomorrow. Teammates senior Chas Gillespie and rookie Carlyle Davis just missed the cut.
Weeks Footbridge
Freshman Olivia Weeks, who finished seventh in the long jump at the outdoor Heptagonal Championships, was part of a strong freshman class for the women’s track team. Rookies Ashtynn Baltimore, Melissa Bellin, and Mary Hirst all recorded top-six finishes at Heps, where the team placed seventh.
Claire as a Bell
Junior Claire Richardson broke the school record in the 3,000-meter run at this weekend's IC4A Championships on her way to a second-place finish.
BASEBALL AND ART
Harvard Baseball Coach Joe Walsh teaches Charl Brown, a cast member of the American Repertory Theater's upcoming musical about the Red Sox "Johnny Baseball," how to throw a pitch. The cast will be attending a Red Sox game on Friday for further study.
