NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Harvard track & field owned the opening day of the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships, as four Crimson took first place honors to highlight an overall strong team display.

One of the most accomplished student-athletes in conference history, senior Kenneth Ikeji made history in the men's hammer throw, winning the men's hammer throw for the fourth time in his career with an attempt of 73.47m (241'0"). A native of London, United Kingdom, Ikeji is the first student-athlete in program history and the third in conference history to win four-straight men's hammer throw heptagonal championships.

The Crimson completed the sweep over in the women's hammer throw, as sophomore Emilia Kolokotroni defender her Ivy League title from last season with a throw of 65.60m (215'3"). Harvard has now produced the last three Ivy League women's hammer throw champions.

Over on the track, Harvard continued to rack up points in the 10,000m races. Junior Molly Malague continued her breakout season in the women's 10,000m, claiming her first Ivy League title in outdoor competition with a time of 34:13.95, a mark that ranks ninth all-time in program history. In the men's 10,000m, senior Ben Rosa shined in the race, winning the first Ivy League title of his career after crossing the finish line in 29:52.37.

With five events scored, the Crimson men are in first place with 41 points, 17 of them arriving in the men's 10,000m. Harvard's women's squad is in second place with 50 points, trailing first-place Princeton by 10 heading into the final day competition.

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS:

• Harvard started the scoring early in the women's pole vault. An All-Ivy League Second Team selection in the indoor women's pole vault this season, senior Anastasia Retsa replicated the performance in New Haven, taking second place after clearing 4.22m (13'10"). Along with Retsa, sophomore Lilly Hodge scored four points with a fourth place showing after clearing 4.02m (13'2.25").
• Ikeji posted 10 points after finishing first in the men's hammer throw, becoming the first student-athlete in program history to win four Ivy League titles in the men's hammer throw.
• Over on the track, four Crimson automatically qualified for the women's 1500m final. Junior Penelope Salmon posted the top Harvard showing in the first round, qualifying for the final with a time of 4:26.51. Senior Marianne Mihas (4:27.28), first-year Abigail Sadler (4:27.52), and sophomore Samira Kennedy (4:36.37) will join Salmon in the final after securing their spots in the first round.
• In the men's 1500m, senior Joe Ewing heads to the final after posting the fastest time (3:49.55) in the first round. Along with Ewing, fellow senior Noah Ward also punched his ticket to the men's 1500m final as well.
• Three Crimson contributed points in the women's hammer throw. Kolokotroni won her second Ivy League title in the event, scoring 10 points in the process. Senior Cara Salsberry finished in fifth place and scored two points with a throw of 56.23m (184'5"), as sophomore Alice Mihas scored one point after finishing in sixth with a throw of 54.95m (180'3").
• The Most Outstanding Women's Track Athlete at the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships, senior Izzy Goudros qualified for the women's 100m hurdles final, posting the fastest time in the first round of 13.56, a personal-best and a result that is tied for fourth all-time in school history. Junior Fabiola Belibi, the reigning Ivy League women's 60m champion, also qualified for the final with a time of 13.61, a mark that ranked second in the first round.
• Two seniors will run in the women's 400m final tomorrow. Senior Chloe Fair automatically qualified for the final with a time of 54.31, as senior Victoria Bossong did the same with a time of 54.62.
• Junior Mfoniso Andrew and sophomore Mickaila Haisley punched their tickets to the women's 100m final. Andrew sprinted a 11.78 in the first round, while Haisley crossed the finish line in 11.79 to qualify.
• The men's 100m saw sophomore Timi Esan head to the final with a time of 10.41 in the qualification process.
• An All-America Second Team honoree in the women's 800m last season, sophomore Sophia Gorriaran is moving onto tomorrow's final after posting a 2:07.90 in the first round.
• The men's 800m saw sophomore Ferenc Kovacs secure his spot in the final with a time of 1:52.86.
• More points arrived for the Crimson in the men's pole vault, as first-year Philip Andreas Kubon garnered All-Ivy League Second Team status after clearing 5.11m (16'9.25").
• The women's long jump saw sophomore Marta Amani score six points with a third place finish, leaping to a mark of 6.29m (20'7.75").
• In the men's javelin, senior Jeremiah Swett took third place after launching a throw of 57.36m (188'2").
• After securing a spot in the women's 400m final, Fair did it again in the women's 400m hurdles final, recording a 58.55 to do so.
• Juniors Michal Husek and Ondrej Vesely both secured spots in the men's 400m hurdles, as Husek ran a personal-best 52.75, while Vesely crossed the finish line in 53.82.
• A trio of Harvard student-athletes will run the women's 200m final tomorrow. Goudros advanced with a time of 23.89, as Andrew also clinched her spot after sprinting a 23.93. First-year Ella Cooper also took a spot in the final after posting a 24.38 in the prelims.
• The Crimson will also be well represented in the men's 200m, as three student-athletes secured their spots in the final. First-Year Liam Acevedo (21.31), junior Jonas Clarke (21.40) and first-year Jordan Coleman (21.58) will all represent Harvard in the men's 200m final tomorrow.
• Along with Malague, two more Crimson scored in the women's 10,000m. Senior Ella Gilson contributed eight points after taking second place with a time of 34:20.80, while senior Zoe Cooper took sixth after running a 35:01.77.
• Harvard dominated the men's 10,000m, as four Crimson scored points in the event. Rosa finished first place, while sophomore Sam Burgess finished in fourth with a time of 29:56.65, as sophomore Charlie Ortmans (29:59.25) and junior Shane Brosnan (30:11.03) took fifth and sixth, respectively.

UP NEXT:

The Crimson conclude its time at the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships tomorrow, as Harvard fans can catch all the action live on ESPN+.

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