Track and Field Record Six Event Titles, Multiple School and Meet Records at Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Crimson once again established itself as one of the Ivy League's premier track and field programs at the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships, totaling six event titles, seven runner-up finishes, and eight third-place finishes across the two-day championship. Harvard broke three school records over the weekend—the Men's 400-meter dash, Men's 4x100-meter relay, and Women's 100-meter hurdles, broken Saturday by Sophomore Abby Dennis. The men's squad scored 130 points—tied for the third-highest point total in program history with the 1983 team—to finish second overall. The women's team tallied 118 points to place third, and Harvard swept both 4x100-meter relays with each squad setting new meet records.

Harvard Highlights

• First-year

Tam Gavenas opened the day with a win in the men's 5,000 meters, clocking 14:26.41 with a scorching 54.55 last 400. Junior Charlie Ortmans finished 2nd just over one second back in 14:27.62, while junior Sam Burgess, also doubling back from the 10k, moved up in the final homestretch to place sixth in 14:32.34.

• Junior

Charlie Ortmans—coming off his men's 10,000-meter title the night before—finished second in 14:27.62, while junior Sam Burgess placed sixth in 14:32.34.

• Sophomore

Harlow Tong delivered one of the day's top performances in the men's 400 meters, finishing third in 45.70 while resetting his own school record and personal best.

• Sophomore

Hudson Allain also ran a personal best in the men's 400 meters, placing fifth in 46.35 and moving up to the second-fastest performer in school history.

• Junior

Marta Amani placed fifth in the women's 400 meters in 53.95, moving to eighth in program history.

• Junior

Timi Esan, senior Jonas Clarke, sophomore LeRoy Horton, and junior Amari Turner clocked 39.22 in the men's 4x100m relay to claim the title and set both meet and school records.

• Senior

Mfoniso Andrew, sophomore Ella Cooper, junior Mickaila Haisley, and sophomore Saige Forbes followed with 44.30, also setting the meet record and the second fastest

• time in school history behind the 2016 quartet that included Olympic Gold medalist Gabby Thomas.

• In the women's 100 meters,

Mickaila Haisley finished second in a personal-best 11.40, moving to third in school history. Ella Cooper placed third in 11.42, while Saige Forbes took fourth in 11.43, moving to fourth in program history.

• In the men's 100 meters,

Jonas Clarke and Timi Esan each ran 10.42 for third and fourth place. Amari Turner added a fifth-place finish in 10.52.

• In the men's 200 meters,

Amari Turner ran an impressive 20.70, finding second place. Jonas Clarke also ran the 200-meter at 20.88 for third. Timi Esan followed in fourth with a time of 20.95 and Harlow Tong placed sixth with 21.20

• In the men's 4x800-meter relay, consisting of first years

Andrew Thornton-Sherman, Arashi Hunter, Grant Schroder, and Ben Bouie, finished with a time of 7:24.98, the second best time in program history

• In the women's 4x800-meter relay, sophomore

Katelyn Matarese, first-year Dylan McElhinney, first-year Callie Wallace, and junior Samira Kennedy placed 8:45.59, the fourth fastest time in program history.

• The men's 4x400-meter relay consisting of

Harlow Tong, Hudson Allain, first-year Arpad Kovacs, and Amari Turner placed 3:07.65, the fourth fastest time in program history.

• The women's 4x400-meter relay, consisting of senior

Mfoniso Andrew, Marta Amani, senior Jacklynn Okereke, and Ella Cooper timed in at 3:33:13, the sixth fastest time in program history.

• Junior

Tito Alofe captured the men's high jump title, clearing 2.18m (7-1.75). Junior Joachim Johnson placed third with a clearance of 2.03m (6-8), while senior Daire Mahon placed 10th with a mark of 1.93m (6-4).

• Senior

Molly Malague placed third in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:13.04. She owns the second-fastest time in school history after running 9:56.92 at the 2025 NCAA Championships.

• Sophomore Will Brunner finished sixth in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:57.85. He ranks sixth in school history with his 8:51.10 from the 2025 Battle Road meet.

• Senior Abigail Weber added a 10th-place finish in the women's 5,000 meters, crossing in 18:11.74.

• Senior

Ondrej Vesely placed fifth in the men's 400-meter hurdles in 51.75, followed by first-year Oliver Parker placing 6th with 51.92 and senior Michael Husek placing ninth at 53.23

• First-year

Yannick Kraus placed fourth in the decathlon with 6,334 points, despite being disqualified in the 110-meter hurdles for a hurdle violation.

• In the field, junior

Isaac Delaney placed ninth in the men's shot put with a mark of 17.13m (56-2.5) on his third attempt.

Joachim Johnson also added an event title in the men's triple jump, winning with 15.63m (51-3.5) and ranking fifth in school history.

• Sophomore

Tyler Glover took second place in the women's shot put, throwing 16.57m (54-4.5) on her third attempt. This makes her the 3rd best performer in school history.

Ella Cooper earned Most Outstanding Track Performer honors during the championship awards ceremony.

With championship performances across the track and field, multiple broken school records, and standout individual efforts from veterans and underclassmen alike, Harvard put together one of its strongest showings of the season. The Crimson's depth, speed, and consistency throughout the weekend produced multiple podium finishes, program top-10 marks, and momentum heading into NCAA's.

Up Next

The Crimson travels to Lexington to compete in the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round from Wednesday, May 27, through Saturday, May 30.