The rankings predict potential dual meet finishes based on the top performances on each team, and rank accordingly. Unlike the NCAA meet, which awards points solely to absolute highest competitors--like Gyorffy and Siilats--these rankings, like the Heptagonal Championships, make some depth requisite to be at the top. Rankings which predict the NCAA score place Harvard at about 15th in the country, based on the assumption that Gyorffy will compete.
On Saturday afternoon, the Harvard track teams hosted a low-key invitational meet against teams from Bentley, Boston University and Northeastern in which no team scores were kept. Many Crimson competitors ran outside of their usual events, and few benchmark performances were recorded.
On the women's side, co-captain Marna Schutte--Harvard's best in the 400-meter run--won the 60-meter dash and the 200 comfortably. Sophomore Alayna Miller was also a double winner, taking the long jump and the 60-meter high hurdles.
Senior Senta Burton won the 5000, and the Crimson distance relay team was also victorious.
In the throws, freshman Breeanna Gibson matched her personal best with a 12.47-meter throw in the shot put. Junior Nicky Grant won the weight throw with a 16.81-meter toss. Grant has already set a NCAA provisional qualifying mark and is presently 22nd on the NCAA performances lists.
On the men's side, sophomore Niall Murphy won the 60-meter high hurdles in 8.37 seconds, and senior Arthur Fergusson won the triple jump with a 14.92 meter leap--both season-bests. Co-captain John Kraay was Harvard's remaining event winner, cracking 53 feet (16.17 meters) for the second straight week in the shot put.