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Okwelogu Leads Track and Field at Penn Relays

Harvard also landed gold medals in the 100-meter dash and men’s hammer, courtesy of sophomore Tomoya Hasegawa and junior Josh Whitener.

In the 100-meter, Hasegawa set a new personal record of 11.26 seconds, just ahead of senior David Gawlas, who ran a 11.30 on his way to a third place finish.

Elsewhere, freshman Nathan Williams ran a career-best 8:51.44 in the 3000-meter run on his way to a bronze medal. Fellow rookie Mitch Valko came home with a silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.10 seconds.

Classmate Garrett Rouser landed a silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.08 seconds, ahead of junior Alex Kirby, who ran a 57.33 on his way to fifth place.

“We had some great performances at the Stonehill as well,” Saretsky said. “I was really impressed—it was great to see those guys get that competitive experience.”

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Next weekend, the Crimson men hope to improve on their fifth-place finish at the indoor Ivy League championships in February. Meanwhile, the Crimson women—currently ranked the tenth best team in the nation, the highest ever by an Ivy League team—look to defend their outdoor Ivy League title from last year.

—Staff writer Phillip Yu can be reached at phillipyu@college.harvard.edu.

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