The Harvard men's and women's track teams celebrated the individual this past weekend.

Four men and sophomore Brenda Taylor traveled to New York City for the St. John's University Twilight Meet.

Five women made the scenic trip to Medford for New England Championships at Tufts.

Harvard collected three first places in the meets, which were not team-scored.

The highlight of the weekend was junior Darren Dinneen's performance in the 800-meter at St. John's.

Dinneen won the event in a blistering 1:48.69, a time that qualified him provisionally for the NCAA championships next month.

Dinneen, who came to Harvard ranked No. 2 among high school runners in his event, has battled injuries for two years. Now, finally healthy, he has shown the type of ability that made him such a prized recruit.

Saturday's time was his personal best and was his fastest time since high school.

"He finally reached a stretch where he can train consistently," co-captain Joe Ciollo said. "He ran a great race and made the competition look silly."

The Crimson's other winner in New York was sophomore Brenda Taylor, the only woman to make the trip.

Running her pet event, the 400-meter hurdles, Taylor reeled off a 59.36-second performance.

Senior Scott Muoio ran a personal-best 14:33 in the 5000-meter to take fourth, and junior Dave Martin's 9:11 3000-meter steeplechase gave him third.

Ciollo finished fifth in the 400-meter at 48.45 seconds.

The meet combined many of the top regional schools, including UConn, which Ciollo called the "best team in New England."

The four men who went south did so in lieu of a trip north to the men's New England Championships at the University of Maine-Orono.