Cambridge, Mass. - The Crimson distance squads put on a show at MIT and Wake Forest on Friday, highlighted by a couple of school records in the 1500m run from Vivien Henz and the 5000m run from Graham Blanks at the Wake Forest Invite.
Wake Forest Invite Highlights
- Henz took three seconds off the men's 1500m record, setting the new time to beat at 3:39.78. He was followed by Joe Ewing, whose 3:41.36 now ranks second all-time at Harvard and Noah Ward, whose 3:43.83 now ranks fifth. Henz's time took fifth at the meet and cracks into the national top-25.
- Graham Blanks set the third record of the night, running the 5000m run in 13:24.91 to win the Wake Forest Invite. This record is not only a Harvard record but an Ivy League one as well. His time is second in the nation after the conclusion of tonight's races.
- Ramsden shaved one second off her previous personal record in the 1500m run, posting a new time of 4:11.73 that sits second in the Harvard record book. She took fourth at the Wake Forest Invite with a time that is now 13th in the nation in the event. Penelope Salmon placed 12th at the meet in 4:18.68, the fourth fastest time ever run by a Crimson athlete.
- Eloise Freitag won the 10,000m run and took two seconds off her own personal best to finish the race in 34:28.27.
- Acer Iverson brought the title to the men's 10,000m run home to Cambridge, running 29:13.54 to win the race.
- Isabelle Goldstein and Kristin Otervik ran strong races in the 3000m steeplechase with times of 10:17.13 and 10:19.63, respectively. Otervik jumped up to third, in the Harvard record book behind Goldstein, who currently sits in second.
- Reed Pryor earned a bronze medal in Winston-Salem and posted the number four time from a Harvard athlete with an 8:50.63 in the 3000m steeplechase.
- With a time of 16:16.52 that took second in her heat in N.C., Ella Gilson moved up to fifth all-time at Harvard in the 5000m run.
Sean Collier Invite Highlights
- Molly Malague won the 3000m steeplechase at MIT with a time of 10:57.03 to represent Harvard across town.
Up Next
The second day of competition at the Sean Collier Invite takes place on Saturday as more athletes are set to compete at the LSU Alumni Gold.
