CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard cross country returned to action with a series of strong showings at both the Nuttycombe Invitational and the New England Championships.

Racing at the famed Zimmer Championship Course, the men's team made a statement with a 10^th place finish in the men's championship 8k race, tallying 366 points in the process. The women's 6k championship race saw Harvard finish in 30^th place after compiling 767 points.

Back at the New England Championships in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Harvard's men's team finished in seventh place with 200 points.

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

• The day in Madison started with the women's 6k championship race, as the women's team slotted into 30^th place in a field filled with top talent across the nation. Once again, first-year Aelo Curtis led the Crimson scoring effort, as the Ventura, California native completed the course in 20:48.2 to capture 96^th.
• Another Harvard first-year would have a key impact for Harvard's scoring, as first-year Greta Hammer ended the race in 131^st place with a time of 21:04.7. A five-time All-American in the 800m on the track, senior Sophia Gorriaran finished in 152^nd place with a time of 21:12.7.
• Two more Crimson would contribute to the scoring in the women's race. First-year Siena Mackley finished in 184^th place after stopping the clock at 21:37.3, as junior Abigail Sadler placed in 204^th place with a time of 22:18.6.
• In the men's championship 8k race, Harvard shined, as three Crimson ran to top 75 finishes.
• After opening the season with a seventh place finish at the John McNichols Invitational, sophomore Tam Gavenas was the top Harvard performer in Madison, leading the Crimson with a 23^rd place finish and a time of 23:09.0. A native of Andover, Massachusetts, Gavenas was the best performer from both the northeast region and the Ivy League at the Nuttycombe Invitational.
• One of Harvard's team captains this year, senior Sam Burgess also finished in the top 30, ending the day in 27^th place after recording a time of 23:12.4. Sophomore Benjamin Bouie was Harvard's third student-athlete in the top 75 of the men's championship 8k race, running a 23:42.8 to take 74^th place.
• A pair of Crimson rounded out the scoring, as sophomore Grant Schroder slotted into 97^th place after running a 23:54.8, while senior Ethan Aidam clocked a 24:11.7 to take 145^th place.
• Back at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds, the men's team finished in seventh place in the men's 8k race, as first-years Nicholas Ponte and Ayoub Farah both finished in the top 20. A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ponte captured 15^th place after finishing the course in 25:21.8. Farah would cross the finish shortly after, posting a 25:23.3 to take 17^th place.
• Sophomore Eamon Gordon slotted into 31^st place with a time of 25:39.2, as fellow classmate Andrew Thornton-Sherman finished in 71^st place with a run of 26:25.8.
• Finishing in 100^th place, sophomore Levi Harrison concluded Harvard's scoring after crossing the finish line with a time of 26:46.6.
• Two Crimson from the women's team competed as individuals at the New England Championships, as sophomore Ella Cohen finished in 47^th place with a time of 18:51.7, with fellow classmate Caitlyn Chang accompanied Cohen with a 99^th place showing and a time of 19:49.6.

UP NEXT

Harvard ends the 2026 regular season in the Big Apple, as the Crimson head to New York, New York for the 2026 ECAC/IC4A Championships.

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