CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Ahead of the 2024-25 season, Harvard track & field and cross country welcomed the class of 2028, as 21 talented incoming first-years will join the Crimson this fall. 10 female athletes will join the women's team, while 11 male athletes will join the men's team.

The 2023-24 season was another stellar chapter in the storied history of Harvard cross country and track & field. Crimson athletes won four individual NCAA national titles, the most in the Ivy League.

Along with success in collegiate competition, Crimson shined on the grandest stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Rising senior Graham Blanks finished in the top-10 in the men's 5000m, while recent graduate Maia Ramsden broke the New Zealand in the 1500m during the women's 1500m semifinals. Gabby Thomas '19 produced several show stopping performances, as she became the first American since Allyson Felix in 2012 to win gold in the 200m, 4x100m, and the 4x400m.

Members of the Class of 2028 hail from three different nations and 15 different states across the United States.

Women's Team

Tyler Glover | Charlotte, N.C. | Ardrey Kell High School
Discus: 45.15m (148'1")
Shot Put: 14.99m (49'1.25")
Three-time North Carolina outdoor women's shot put state champion (2022, 2023, and 2024) … Also won the North Carolina state title in the indoor women's shot put during the 2023 and 2024 season … Earned the North Carolina state championship in the women's discus in 2024 … Holds the Ardrey Kell High School program records in shot put, discus and javelin … Two-time So-Meck AAAA Field MVP (2023 and 2024).

Abigail Dennis | Maywood, N.J. | Northern Valley Old Tappan
55m Hurdles: 7.95
60m Hurdles: 8.55
100m: 12.07
200m: 24.36
100m Hurdles: 13.96
400m Hurdles: 59.72
Won the New Jersey state title in the 100m hurdles twice during her high school career … Nike All-American in the women's 60m hurdles … Ranks #10 among all high school athletes in the 400m hurdles with a time of 59.72 … Five-time All-New Jersey honoree … Served as the team captain during the 2024, 2023, and 2022 seasons … NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Katelyn Matarese | La Canada, Calif. | La Canada High School
800m: 2:10.73
1600m: 4:53.58
2019 and 2021 USATF Junior Olympics National Champion … Seven-time high school All-American … Won silver at the AAU National Cross-Country Junior Olympics in 2020 … Earned a silver medal at the National High School Track & Field Championships … Earned silver at the California Winter State Championships … Winner of the High School Heisman … Sister Ellaney Matarese is a rising senior on the cross country and track teams.

Saige Forbes | Glen Mills, Penn. | Episcopal Academy (PA)
55m: 7.09
60m: 7.58
100m: 11.86
200m: 24.78
Pennsylvania Academic Independent School Athletic Association (PAISSA) Champion … Earned All-Pennsylvania Honorable Mention status … Six-time All-Delco honoree … Won the Inter-Academic League MVP Award twice … Holds nine Episcopal Academy school records (60m, 100m, 200m (Indoor & Outdoor), 4x100, long jump) … Won bronze in the 60m at the Adidas Indoor Nationals.

Kaelin Creagh | Deerfield, Mass. | Deerfield Academy
100m: 12.14
200m: 24.42
400m: 54.66
New England record holder in the 200m and 4x100m … Holds 11 school records at Deerfield Academy … Two-time NEPSAC Division 1 Track & Field Championship MVP … Won USATF New England Indoor Championships in the 60m and 200m.

Ella Cooper | Owings Mills, MD. | McDonogh School
100m: 11.81
200m: 23.69
Holds the school record in the 4x100m relay … Earned a spot on the Baltimore Sun All-Metro Girl indoor track & field team all four years of her high school career. 

Corintia Griffith | Webster, N.Y. | Webster Schroeder
Long Jump: 19'9"
Triple Jump: 43'3"
100m: 12.16
200m: 24.86
Four-time New Balance National All-American in the triple jump … Holds the New York state record in the triple jump … Six-time state champion in the triple jump in New York … Finished second at the 116^th Millrose Games in the girl's triple jump.

Zara Geddes | Dunedin, New Zealand | St. Hilda's Collegiate School
1500m: 4:36.82
3000m: 9:47.09
Placed 44^th in the U20 Women's Race at the World Cross Country Championships in 2024 … Earned silver in the U20 5000m and the U20 3000m at the New Zealand national championships … Also won bronze in the U20 1500m at the 2023 New Zealand national championships.

Abigail Sadler | Mount Horeb, Wis. | Mount Horeb High School
800m: 2:08.86
Mile: 4:48.44
Garnered All-Wisconsin honors during the 2022 and 2023 cross country seasons … Placed second at the 2023 Wisconsin Cross Country Championships … Won the 800m state title at the Wisconsin State Championships in 2023 … Also won the mile state championship in 2024.

Ella McRitchie | Bainbridge, Wash. | Bainbridge High School
Pole Vault: 4.38m (14'4.5")
Six-time high school All-American in the pole vault … A member of the 2023 United States U20 Track & Field Team … Finished in third place after clearing 4.35m (14'3.25") in the women's pole vault at the USATF U20 Championships … Won the girls pole vault at the 2024 Nike Outdoor Nationals after clearing a personal-best 4.38m (14'4.5").

Men's Team
Philip Andreas Kubon | Bergen, Norway | Metis Videregående
Pole Vault: 5.30m (17'4.5")
Won the Norwegian national title in the men's pole vault … Finished in the top-10 in the men's pole vault at the U20 European Championships … Represented Norway at the 2022 U20 World Championships.

William Brunner | Vail, Colo. | Vail Mountain School
Mile: 4:09.70
2 Mile: 8:43.00
Two-time All-Colorado cross country selection … Also garnered All-Region honors in cross country three-times … 2023 Colorado 4A cross country state champion … Finished seventh out of 250 runners at the 2023 Nike NXR Southwest Region meet … Garnered All-Colorado honors in the 1600m and 3200m twice … Also earned All-Colorado recognition in the 800m during the 2024 season … Two-time state champion in the 3200m.

Solomon Kwartowitz | Bloomfield Hills, Mich | Bloomfield Hills High School
Mile: 4:11.62
2 Mile: 8:59.62
All-American in the indoor two-mile race after finishing in sixth at the 2023 Nike Indoor Nationals … Michigan state record holder in the 1600m and 3200m … Finished in second at the 2023 Michigan cross country championships. 

LeRoy Horton | University Place, Wash. | Curtis High School
60m: 6.89
100m: 10.58
200m: 21.41
Won the boys 15-16 200m national title at the 2022 USATF National Junior Olympics … A member of the 4x100m relay team that set the Washington state record … Four-time high school All-American.

Liam Acevedo | Franklin, Ohio | Franklin High School
60m: 6.91
100m: 10.53
200m: 21.46
400m: 47.98
Qualified for the 2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor Track & Field Championships … Owns five Franklin High School records … Three-time All-Ohio honoree.

Camren Ware | Orlando, Fla. | Olympia High School
100m: 10.70
200m: 22.17
Finished in third place in the 60m at the Florida State Championships … Also made the finals in the 100m at the 2023 and 2024 Florida State Championships … A member of a Olympia 4x100m relay team that finished in second at the 2022 Florida State Championships … Led Olympia to the state final in the 4x400m during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 seasons.

Harlow Tong | Saint Paul, Minn. | Central Senior High
60m: 6.90
100m: 10.72
200m: 21.47
400m: 46.98
Holds the Minnesota state record in the indoor 200m … High School All-America honoree … All-Metro Sports Awards Student First winner … Qualified for the 2022 Junior Nationals in the 400m … Minnesota 3A state champion in the 400m.

Jordan Coleman | Northridge, Calif. | Granada Hill Charter High School
60m: 6.92
100m: 10.36
200m: 21.01
Finished in second place in the 60m, 100m, and 200m at the 2024 California State Championships … Finalist for the 100m at the 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals … Finalist for the 200m at the 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals … Holds school records in the 100m, 200m, 60m.

Brayden Chavez | Fairfield, Calif. | Vanden High School
200m: 22.11
400m: 47.80
Monticello Empire League champion in the 400m during his junior and sophomore seasons … CIF SJS masters 400m champion in 2023 … Qualified for the California State Championships in 2022 and 2023.

Hudson Allain | Brentwood, Tenn. | Brentwood High School
100m: 10.54
200m: 21.24
400m: 46.60
Earned All-State honors in Tennessee in 2023 … Matched the Tennessee state record in the outdoor 400m … Owns the Tennessee state records in the indoor 400m … Finished in fourth place in the 200m and the 400m at Nike Indoor Nationals.

JT Kraemer | Long Beach, Calif. | Long Beach Wilson
400m: 48.15
800m: 1:51.94
Pushed Long Beach Wilson to the state title in the 4x400m with a split time of 46.9 … Garnered All-California First Team honors his senior year … First Team All-Moore League in the 400, 800, and the 4x400m during his senior and junior campaigns … His mother ran track and cross country at UCLA.

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