Boston, Mass. - The Harvard men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Battle in Beantown, hosted by Boston University today. Harvard brought home four wins, highlighted by Alexander Kolesnikoff's new record in the shot put.

Harvard Highlights

• Kolesnikoff broke his own school record at the same meet he set the record at last year, setting the new mark in the shot put at 19.56m. He defeated the competition by 3.4 meters to take first place.
• Fabiola Belibi crossed the line first in the women's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.74. Josefina Biernacki joined her on the podium with a third-place finish in 8.82. 
• Chloe Fair ran 38.06 in the 300m dash, the second fastest time recorded in Crimson history. 
• The women's 4x400m team of Victoria Bossong, Mfoniso Andrew, Fair and Izzy Goudros won the relay event with a time of 3:38.50. 

Up Next

The Crimson will return home to host the storied HYP meet, inviting Yale and Princeton to compete at the Gordon Indoor Track on Saturday, Jan. 28. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+.