BOSTON, Mass. – Harvard track & field wrapped up its time at the Riverhawk Invitational with a statement showing, as two school records fell at the TRACK at new balance. 

In just his second collegiate race, first-year Arpad Kovacs dominated the field in the first heat of the men's 400m invite, finishing in first place with a time of 46.56. With that mark, Kovacs surpasses the former school record of 46.98 ran by Gregory Lapit '24 in 2022. Kovacs becomes the fourth student-athlete in the Ivy League this season to go sub-47 seconds in the men's indoor 400m, as his time is tied for second in the Ancient Eight.

Later in the day, junior Amari Turner orchestrated a breakthrough moment in the men's 200m, setting the school record in the event with a staggering time of 20.77, breaking the former record of 21.07 set by Lance Ward '24 in 2023. Turner is the first student-athlete in program history to go sub-21 seconds in the men's indoor 200m, as his time is tied for 12^th in the nation and is second in the Ivy League.

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS:

• In the men's 60m hurdles, junior Simon Weiser finished in fourth place with a time of 8.14.
• Two Crimson featured in the men's 60m final. The Ivy League's defending champion in the men's 100m dash, junior Timi Esan finished in second after clocking a 6.80, while senior and team captain Jonas Clarke ran a 6.87 to finish in fourth place.
• A heptathlon standout for the Crimson, first-year Yannick Kraus won the men's pole vault with a height of 4.55m (14'11").
• First-year Joachim Johnson cleared 2.08m (6'9.75") to win the men's high jump, as fellow classmate Demetris Tzoannos took 17^th place after clearing 1.85m (6'.75"). Senior Chris Ruano rounded out Harvard's representation in the men's high jump, finishing in 22^nd place with a height of 1.80m (5'10.75").
• History arrived for the Crimson in the men's 400m invite, as Kovacs set a new program standard in the event with a time of 46.56. Kovacs is just the second student-athlete in program history to run a sub-47 in the men's indoor 400m.
• A trio of Crimson competed in the men's 500m, all three of them securing spots in the top 10. Senior Justin Levy led the way, taking third place with a time of 1:04.03. First-year Preston Ellis slotted into seventh place after recording a 1:04.73, as sophomore Brayden Chavez rounded it out in eighth place with a time of 1:04.73.
• Turner's record-breaking sprint highlighted Harvard's showing in the men's 200m, as the Sanford, Florida native took first place with a time of 20.77. Turner is the first student-athlete in school history to go sub-21 in the indoor men's 200m. Esan slotted into fifth place with a time of 21.54, as sophomore Hudson Allain utilized a 21.75 to finish in seventh place. After a top-10 finish in the men's 60m, Clarke took 18^th in the men's 200m with a time of 22.04.

UP NEXT:

Three meets await the Crimson next weekend, as Harvard hosts the Crimson Open and select student-athletes will hit the road for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and the Tiger Paw Invitational on Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14.

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