CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Harvard track and field teams will send 39 athletes to the NCAA East Regional Preliminary meet in Jacksonville, Florida to compete for a spot in the NCAA Championship meet from Wednesday, May 24 to Saturday, May 27. Athletes qualified for the meet by ranking in the top 48 in their respective individual events in the east region or the top 24 in a relay event. 

Sophomore Izzy Goudros will head straight to the NCAA Championship meet in Austin, Texas from June 7-10 in the heptathlon, as the multi events are not contested at the regional round. Goudros currently ranks 14th in the nation in the heptathlon with a score of 5769, a Harvard and Ivy League record she set earlier this year at the UConn Northeast Challenge. 

In order for athletes to join Goudros and qualify out of the regional meet and advance to the NCAA Championship meet, they will have to finish in the top 12 in their individual event. 

The regional meet will begin on Wednesday with NCAA first round competition in the field events and the shorter running events and national semifinals in the 10,000m run.  Action will begin at 10 a.m. with the men's hammer throw on and conclude after the finish of the men's 10,000m run, set to go off at 9:10 p.m. Thursday will follow the same schedule as Wednesday but for the women's events. Friday will begin at 1 p.m. with the men's discus and end after the 4x400m relays at 8:45 p.m. Saturday will follow the same schedule as Friday but for the women's events. 

What to Know

• The Harvard men's and women's Track and Field teams were both named outdoor Ivy League Team Champions for the first time in history after both teams finished in first at the 2023 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Meet. 17 individuals or relay teams brought home event wins. 
• Seven athletes currently rank in the top 12 in their events and are expected to advance to the championship meet. This includes Alexander Kolesnikoff (first in the shot put), Kenneth Ikeji (first in the hammer throw), Stephanie Ratcliffe (first in the hammer throw), Graham Blanks (first in the 5,000m run and fifth in the 10,000m run), Sarah Omoregie (sixth in the shot put), Maia Ramsden (eighth in the 1500m run) and Estel Valeanu (12th in the discus throw).
• Six athletes or relay teams are on the verge of breaking into the top 12, including Anastasia Retsa (14th in the pole vault), Aaron Shirley (14th in the 400m hurdles), Daniel Falode (15th in the triple jump), Vivien Henz (15th in the 1500m run), Samuel Bennett (16th in the 110m hurdles) and the men's 4x400m relay team (ranked 16th). 

Qualifying Athletes

Men's Team: 
Lance Ward - 200m dash - ranked 35th
Vivien Henz - 1500m run - ranked 15th
Joe Ewing - 1500m run - ranked 32nd
Graham Blanks - 500m run - ranked 1st, 10,000m run - ranked 5th
Acer Iverson - 5000m run - ranked 18th, 10,000m run - ranked 38th
Samuel Bennett - 110m hurdles - ranked 16th
Aaron Shirley - 400m hurdles - ranked 14th
Ondrej Vesely - 400m hurdles - ranked 20th
Reed Pryor - 3000m steeplechase - ranked 28th
Simon Park - pole vault - ranked 31st
Jaeschel Acheampong - long jump - ranked 31st
Daniel Falode - triple jump - ranked 15th
Alexander Kolesnikoff - shot put - ranked 1st
Kenneth Ikeji - hammer throw - ranked 1st
4x400m relay (Gregory Lapit, Jonathan Gamarra, Steffan Jones, Max Serrano-Wu, Ward, Shirley)

Women's Team:
Adaji Osaro-Igwe - 200m dash - ranked 34th
Victoria Bossong - 800m run - ranked 47th
Maia Ramsden - 1500m run - ranked 8th, 5000m run - ranked 32nd
Penelope Salmon - 1500m run - ranked 36th
Marianne Mihas - 1500m run - ranked 47th
Maya Rayle - 5000m run - ranked 35th
Ella Gilson - 5000m run - ranked 48th, 10,000m run - ranked 47th
Chloe Fair - 400m hurdles - ranked 23rd
Isabelle Goldstein - 3000m steeplechase - ranked 26th
Kristin Otervik - 3000m steeplechase - ranked 29th
Anastasia Retsa - pole vaule - ranked 14th
Izzy Goudros - long jump - ranked 44th
Sarah Omoregie - shot put - ranked 6th
Estel Valeanu - discus throw - tanked 12th
Cammy Garabian - hammer throw - ranked 20th
Stephanie Ratcliffe - hammer throw - ranked 1st
Cara Salsberry - hammer throw - ranked 38th
Women's 4x400m relay (Tina Martin, Mfoniso Andrew, Egbe Ndip-Agbor, Jacklynn Okereke, Osaro-Igwe, Bossong, Fair, Goudros)