Though Saretsky indicated that Wilson, Ezekoye, and McCarthy have some work to do on their technique and form, he is very impressed by the work ethic and dedication that they have displayed in their brief time with Harvard track and field.

Away from the track, junior Nico Weiler once again excelled in the pole vault. Weiler cleared 4.95 meters to take home first place in the event.

But it was Weiler’s female counterpart that etched her name in the record books on Friday.

Sophomore Allie Pace set the all-time record for the Crimson and the meet recordin the pole vault with a mark of 3.81 meters, besting the second-place finisher by nearly seven inches,

Senior middle-distance runner Meghan Looney competed in an unfamiliar race at Friday’s meet. Looney, who earned first place in the 800-meter run at last week’s invitational at the Armory in New York, N.Y., toed the line in the 500-meter run at the Battle of Beantown.

“[Looney] was a little nervous to run the 500,” Saretsky said. “She knew she was strong, but she was not sure how much of her speed was there.”

In spite of her pre-race jitters, the veteran finished in first place in the 500, completing the race in 1:14.19.

To Saretsky, Friday’s results indicate the progression of the track and field program in the past few years.

“The first year of the meet, we finished dead last,” Saretsky said. “It’s great to see that our athletes have come such a long way.”

—Staff writer Dominic A. Martinez can be reached at dmartinez@college.harvard.edu.