CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard track and field will be sending seven current and incoming first-year athletes to Santiago de Cali, Colombia to compete in the World Athletics U20 Championships from August 1-6.
The competition field at the World U20 Championships is composed of athletes who have achieved a certain standard for each individual event. Each country is allowed two athletes in each individual event and one relay team. You can view the full entry lists and read more about the meet
here.
Both the Harvard men's and women's track and field teams will be represented at the meet, with athletes competing for seven different countries in sprints, hurdles, distance and both vertical and horizontal jumps.
Izzy Goudros, who competed for Harvard at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, will represent Canada in the long jump. Goudros had an outstanding rookie campaign, competing in ten different events for Harvard with leading marks in the heptathlon, long jump, triple jump and javelin throw. She was the 2022 Ivy League Champion in the long jump.
Victoria Bossong will represent team USA as a member of both the 4x400m and mixed relay pools. Bossong had the leading time in the 400m dash from the Ivy League throughout the 2022 season with a 53.01, which qualified her for the NCAA East Preliminary Round.
Anastasia Retsa will compete in the pole vault for Greece. Retsa led Harvard in the 2022 season with her top mark of 4.15m, which set an outdoor school record and earned her a qualifying spot in the NCAA East Preliminary Round.
The remaining athletes who will represent Harvard are incoming first-years
Josefina Biernacki of Norway,
Reuben Henry-Daire of Great Britain,
Vivien Henz of Luxembourg and
Ondrej Vesely of the Czech Republic
The full list of athletes competing are listed below along with their events and countries:
Men
Reuben Henry-Daire | 4x400m relay pool | Great Britain
Vivien Henz | 1500m | Luxembourg
Ondrej Vesely | 4x400m relay and mixed 4x400m relay| Czech Republic
Women
Josefina Biernacki | 100m Hurdles | Norway
Victoria Bossong | 4x400m Relay and/or Mixed 4x400m Relay Pool | USA
Izzy Goudros | Long Jump | Canada
Anastasia Retsa | Pole Vault | Greece
