AUSTIN, Texas – Harvard claimed another national title on the final day of the NCAA Championship meet and earned another First Team All-America honor, with Maia Ramsden winning the National Championship in the 1500m and Estel Valeanu, placing sixth in the discus throw. Both broke school records in their respective events. The women's team finished ninth, tied for their highest team place in program history.
 
The Crimson women's team placed ninth once before in 1989. The team's most recent top-15 finish was in 2001, when they placed 12th. The 2023 placing of ninth makes history as the team's second top-ten placing in program history. 

Ramsden ran a spectacular race in the 1,500m, finishing with a new Harvard record of 4:08.60. She stayed in position in the middle of the pack until the final 600 meters of track, pulling ahead in the last quarter lap to win by a dominant margin and cross the finish line with a smile on her face as the new NCAA Champion. 

Harvard Championship Results

• Goudros got the final day of competition started, wrapping up the heptathlon with the final three events. She went into the day in 20th place with 3311 points, and only moved up from there. In Saturday's first event, the long jump, she jumped 5.64m. She then threw 33.43m in the javelin and finished the day with a 2:16.91 in the 800m run, a new season best in the event. She finished the day with 5460 points, landing in 18th place in the final heptathlon standings. 
• Valeanu was the final of five Crimson throwers to compete on the big stage earning first-team All-America in the discus throw with a throw of 58.25m. She pushed to the front of the standings following her first throw and stayed consistent in the stands, breaking her own Harvard record with her second toss. 
• After setting a new personal best and breaking the school record in the 1500m run to qualify for the final in the event, Ramsden ran another strategic race in the final to finish with a time of 4:08.60 and take first place. She once again saved some energy to make a final push in the last lap of the race and cross the line as a First-Team All-American and National Champion.   
• Just an hour and a half after her first race of the day, Ramsden lined up once again to compete in the 5000m run. With a time of 16:12.95, she finished 18th overall. 

Up Next

Harvard will travel overseas to the U.K. to compete in two more meets this season, with a contest against the University of Birmingham on June 24 and another HYOC meet on June 28 at the University of Cambridge.