NEW YORK, N.Y. – After two days of spirited and intense competition at The Armory, both Harvard track & field teams finished in third at the 2026 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships. The women's team recorded 88 points while the men's team finished with 83 points.

Harvard student-athletes combined for five Ivy League individual titles in their respective events this weekend. After winning the men's 3000m in dramatic fashion, junior Charlie Ortmans completed the double in the distance events with another thrilling kick in the last 100 meters of the race, earning gold in the men's 5000m with a meet record mark of 13:40.51. A native of Arlington, Virginia, Ortmans surpasses the former Indoor Heps meet record of 13:42.88 set by Acer Iverson '24 at the 2022 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships, the last time The Armory hosted the event.

A five-time All-American across both indoor and outdoor competition, junior Sophia Gorriaran took first place in both the women's mile and the women's 800m. Leading the Ancient Eight in both events heading into the weekend, Gorriaran opened the day by posting a 4:43.36 to capture first in the women's mile. The women's 800m saw Gorriaran set a new meet record in the event, stopping the clock at 2:04.25.

For their stellar and record-setting efforts this weekend, both Ortmans and Gorriaran earned Most Outstanding Track Athlete honors, as Gorriaran shares Most Outstanding Women's Track Athlete recognition with Penn's Fore Abinusawa.

Junior Amari Turner became a first-time Ivy League champion in the men's 200m, as the program record holder in the event sprinted a 21.21 to finish atop the podium. A native of Sanford, Florida, Turner is the first indoor men's 200m champion in program history.

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

• First-year Yannick Kraus was sensational for the Crimson in his Ivy League Heptagonal Championships debut. Kraus set a new school record with 5288 points in the men's heptathlon and finished in third in the process. Kraus accomplished the feat by setting career-bests in the pole vault (4.60m/15'1"), the 60 hurdles (8.55) and the long jump 7.03 (23'0.75"), as Kraus cemented himself in the Crimson record book by running a 2:59.98 in the 1000m to end his weekend. A native of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Kraus breaks the former record of 5128 set by John Minicus '23 at the 2023 IC4A/ECAC Championships.
• Competing in two field events in his first ever Ivy League Championships appearance, first-year Joachim Johnson finished in eighth in the men's triple jump with a leap of 14.66m (48'1.25") and earned All-Ivy League Second Team honors after clearing 2.02m (6'7.5") to finish in second in the men's high jump.
• Along with Gorriaran's first place showing in the women's mile, first-year Dylan McElhinney scored four points with a fourth place showing, crossing the finish line in 4:44.63 at her hometown track.
• The men's 60 hurdles final saw junior Simon Weiser log an 8.06 to take eighth place. Over in the women's 60 hurdles final, another Crimson first-year made a key contribution, as first-year Abigail Dennis garners All-Ivy League Second Team status with a second place finish, running a personal-best 8.35 to accomplish the feat. A native of Maywood, New Jersey, Dennis now ranks fourth all-time in program history in the event. The 2025 Ivy League champion in the women's 60 hurdles, senior Fabiola Belibi finished in seventh place with a time of 8.76.
• First-year Arpad Kovacs ended his weekend in the men's 400m final, finishing in seventh place after registering a 47.19. One of Harvard's team captains on the women's team, senior Jacklynn Okereke scored points with a fifth place performance, ending the race in 55.30.
• In the men's 500m final, senior Justin Levy utilized a personal-best time of 1:02.31 to take fourth place, and four points. A native of Waban, Massachusetts, Levy now ranks second all-time in program history in the men's 500m, as Levy is the sixth student-athlete to go sub-1:03.00 in the event.
• Another personal-best arrived for Harvard in the women's 500m, as sophomore Kaelin Creagh crossed the finish line in 1:13.60 to finish in seventh. Creagh is now tied for eighth all-time in the women's 500m in program history.
• The action returned to the straightaways for the 60m finals. Junior Timi Esan picked up All-Ivy League Second Team honors, running a season-best 6.73 to end the sprint in second place. Senior and team captain Jonas Clarke also scored in the men's 60m, running a 6.81 to finish in fifth place.
• Harvard capitalized on another scoring opportunity in the women's 60m, as sophomore Saige Forbes equaled her personal-best of 7.47 to take fourth. Along with Forbes, junior Mickaila Haisley registered a 7.59 to take eighth place.
• The women's shot put saw sophomore Tyler Glover reach new heights in the event, as the Charlotte, North Carolina native reached 15.78m (51'9.25") on her final attempt of the afternoon to finish in fourth. With that scoring effort, Glover ranks third all-time in the women's shot put in school history.
• The men's 200m saw Harvard make a huge push for points, as the Crimson claimed three of the top four spots in the finals. Along with Turner's historic sprint in the second heat, Esan tallied six points with a third place showing and a time of 21.40, while sophomore Liam Acevedo ran a 21.65 to finish in fourth place.
• Sophomore Ella Cooper produced six points in the women's 200m final, taking third place with a time of 23.64.
• Junior Sam Burgess joined Ortmans in the top five of the men's 5000m, as the Framingham, Massachusetts native finished in fourth with a personal-best mark of 13:48.07. Burgess now ranks eighth all-time in the men's 5000m in school history.
• After taking second place in the women's 3000m yesterday, junior Molly Malague also took All-Ivy League Second Team recognition in the women's 5000m, crossing the finish line in 16:22.49 to score eight points with a second place showing.
• The men's 4x800m relay saw Levy and first-years Arashi Hunter, Grant Schroder and Preston Ellis grow the Crimson point tally with a third place finish, as the quartet's 7:34.27 ranks eighth all-time in school history.
• Harvard earned more points and another top 10 mark in the men's 4x400m relay, as sophomore Hudson Allain, Kovacs, Turner and sophomore Harlow Tong combined for a 3:11.79 to finish in fourth place, as that mark moves into No. 7 all-time in program history.
• The 2026 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships ended with the women's 4x400m relay, as senior and team captain Mfoniso Andrew, Dennis, Cooper and Gorriaran all earned All-Ivy League Second Team status with a second place finish and a time of 3:39.80.

UP NEXT

Harvard ends its 2025-26 indoor track & field down south in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday, Mar. 13 and Saturday, Mar. 14 at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships. 

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