CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's and women's cross-country teams have announced their schedule for the Fall of 2023. The team will compete in eight meets and will host the 2023 Ivy League Heptagonal Championship meet at Franklin Park.
After an excellent 2022 campaign, both teams are eager to compete in cross country once again this Fall. At the Ivy League championship meet, the women's team won their first of what would become three team championships over the course of the year. The men's team finished second, just one point off the title.
The men's team advanced to the NCAA Championship meet, where they finished 17th as a team at the national level. They were led by
Graham Blanks, who finished sixth in the nation and earned First Team All-America status. On the women's side,
Maia Ramsden advanced to the championship meet as an individual, finished 11th in the nation to also earn First Team All-America honors.
The 2023 schedule will kick off with a dual meet hosted by Boston College at the BC Reservoir on September 1st. The team will then travel to New Haven, Connecticut on September 9 as Yale hosts the annual HYP meet. Last year, the Harvard women's team won the HYP meet while the men's team took second to Princeton.
Harvard will then return home on September 29 to race in the Battle of Beantown at Franklin Park, getting some early season race experience at home before hosting the Ivy League Championship in the same location later in the season.
The team will be split between two meets on Friday, October 13 as some athletes will head to Madison, Wisconsin to compete in the Nuttycombe Invite while others will travel to New York City, New York to race in the IC4A/ECAC Championships.
Postseason competition begins with the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship on October 28 at Franklin Park hosted by the Crimson, as the women's team looks to defend their title and the men's team hopes to make up the difference from last year and take home the trophy. Following the conference championship, the team will race at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on November 11 in New York, New York, where the top two teams and the top four individuals not belonging to an already advancing team will qualify for the National Championship meet. The Championship will be held in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, November 18.
Meet dates and times are yet to be announced and are subject to change throughout the season. Keep up with the team's social media channels (@HarvardTFXC) and GoCrimson.com for updates throughout the season.
