SAM HOWELL INVITE
Competing at the home of Ivy League rival Princeton, the Crimson notched various top-10 finishes and personal records at the Sam Howell Invite. The meet allowed several of the younger athletes to obtain their own experience leading up to the championship portion of the season.
“For some of those younger kids, it’s great for them to continue to develop and get some good race experience and continue to build so they can help contribute to the team.” Saretsky said.
The distance runners continued their impressive weekend, as freshman Gabe Montague claimed fifth in the 800-meter run and 10th in the 1,500-meter race.
On the women’s side, rookie Sarah Angell placed fourth in the 800-meter race, while classmate Elianna Shwayder finished in seventh in the 5,000-meter competition with a time of 17:10.11. Junior Emma Payne finished with a personal-best and 11th-place 17:37.42 mark in the same race.
The field component saw various personal marks fall, highlighted by sophomore Joshua Whitener’s 59.71 mark in the hammer throw. The throw was good for second place and was over six feet farther than Whitener’s previous best.
The record breaking continued, as sophomore Julian Nunally finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 15.98 meters.
Rookie Matt Miller claimed fourth in the pole vault with a height of 4.70 meters, a personal record. On the women’s side, classmate Marlena Sabatino and junior Lexie Schachne each finished in the top five with a mark of 3.50 meters. The mark tied Schachne’s personal record.
In the sprint events, junior Mark Hill took home a personal record and fourth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at 15.21 seconds, while sophomore David Fan placed 10th in the 100-meter dash.
The team now turns its attention to its only home meet of the season, as Harvard will welcome Yale to the McCurdy Outdoor Track on Saturday.
The meet promises to be an exciting one, with athletes from both schools competing for the opportunity to qualify and represent a joint Harvard-Yale squad at the biannual meet against Oxford-Cambridge that will be hosted across the pond this summer.
“Both Harvard and Yale are definitely looking forward to bringing the heat for this meet,” Harris said. “Not only do we like competitions amongst ourselves, but we definitely want to extend that competition into this summer.”