BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – On the final day of competition at the NCAA East Preliminary Meet, sophomore Maia Ramsden ran her personal best in the 1500 meters (4:13.54), placing fifth in her heat and ninth overall to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
 
Ramsden, the Ivy League champion, ran 1:04.50 in the final 400 meters to claim the last qualifying spot in the opening heat.
 
In the discus throw, junior Estel Valeanu just missed qualifying for Eugene, placing 13^th overall (52.57m, 172-5).
 
In the 3000-meter steeplechase, first-year Isabelle Goldstein placed 18^th overall in 10:11.38, completing a strong first collegiate campaign.
 
In the final race of her collegiate career, senior Judy Pendergast placed 27^th in the 5000 meters in 16:20.04.
 
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Harvard qualified five student-athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon (June 8-11), which is the most total athletes Harvard has had at the final NCAA meet since 2016, and the most men (4) at that meet since 1964.
 
First-year Daniel Falode (triple jump), sophomore Acer Iverson (5000m, 10000m), senior Matthew Pereira (5000m, 10000m), sophomore Maia Ramsden (1500m), and senior Sam Welsh (discus throw) will all make the trip to Oregon in two weeks.