CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's and women's cross-country teams will race locally on Friday, Sept. 29 at the Battle in Beantown meet, hosted by Boston College at Franklin Park.

Meet Schedule

Women's 5k – 12:00 p.m.
Men's 8k – 12:30 p.m.

What to Know

• The Battle in Beantown will be Harvard's third meet of the season, following the BC Dual meet and the HYP meet. At HYP, both the men's and women's teams took second place. Maia Ramsden won the women's race with Ella Gilson in second and Shane Brosnan was the top finisher for the men's team in third.
• The Harvard men's team is ranked 14^th in the nation and second in the Northeast region. The women's team ranks third in the Northeast region.
• Captains Graham Blanks and Jack Mcdonough lead the men's team in the 2023 season. Ramsden and Annelies Quinton lead the women's team as captains. 

Up Next

Harvard will have a weekend off before the team splits up, with some student-athletes traveling to Wisconsin for the Nuttycombe Invite and others heading to New York, N.Y. for the IC4A/ECAC Championship meet. Both meets will take place on Friday, Oct. 13.