COLUMBIA, Mo. – The 2025 campaign is in the books for Harvard cross country, as the Crimson conclude the year with a strong showing at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships at Gans Creek Cross Country Course.

The men's team finished in 29^th place in the team standings of the men's 10k championship race with 656 points, as a pair of Crimson finished in the top 125 to lead Harvard's scoring efforts in Columbia. An All-Ivy League and Northeast All-Region selection this season, junior and team captain Sam Burgess capped his year with an 80^th place showing at the NCAA Championships with a time of 29:30.1, Harvard's top performance in Columbia. Fellow captain and classmate Charlie Ortmans took 122^nd place after clocking a 29:46.3.

Three more Crimson contributed to the scoring in the men's 10k championship race. In his NCAA Championships debut, first-year Tam Gavenas finished in 166^th with a time of 30:07.1. Another Crimson making his NCAA Championships debut, first-year Benjamin Bouie captured 178^th place with a time of 30:15.3. Junior Ethan Aidam wrapped up Harvard's scoring run at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course, taking 248^th after finishing the race in 31:53.4.

On the women's side, senior Molly Malague concluded her Crimson cross country career with a 146^th place showing at her third NCAA Cross Country Championships. A native of Metuchen, New Jersey, Malague posted a time of 20:11.9 in the women's 6k championship race. Malague concludes her Harvard cross country tenure as a two-time Northeast All-Region honoree and a two-time All-Ivy League selection.

UP NEXT:
Harvard begins the 2025 indoor track & field season at Gordon Indoor Track on Friday, Dec. 5 with the HBCU & Ivy Challenge.

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