INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – 29 Harvard track & field student-athletes will make the journey to Lexington, Kentucky next week from Wednesday, May 27 to Saturday, May 30, as the Crimson send another stacked selection of athletes to the NCAA East Region First Round.

16 Crimson from the women's team will feature at the NCAA East Region First Round next week, while 13 from the men's team qualify for the first stage of the NCAA postseason slate.

The top 12 finishers in each event at the 2026 NCAA East Region First Round will advance to the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon next week. Harvard's selections for this year's iteration of the NCAA East Region First Round are headlined by reigning NCAA Indoor Men's High Jump National Champion Tito Alofe and the Most Outstanding Women's Track Athlete at the 2026 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships Ella Cooper.

WOMEN'S TEAM QUALIFIERS
Marta Amani – 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, Long Jump
Mfoniso Andrew – 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
Fabiola Belibi – 4x100m Relay
Ella Cooper – 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
Kaelin Creagh – 4x400m Relay
Abigail Dennis – 100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles, 4x400m Relay
Saige Forbes – 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
Tyler Glover – Shot Put
Mickaila Haisley – 4x100m Relay
Lilly Hodge – Pole Vault
Molly Malague – 3000m Steeplechase
Dylan McElhinney – 1500m
Ella McRitchie – Pole Vault
Jacklynn Okereke – 4x00m Relay
Milina Wepiwé – Discus Throw
Nadjela Wepiwé – Discus Throw

MEN'S TEAM QUALIFIERS
Tito Alofe – High Jump
Hudson Allain – 4x100m Relay
Sam Burgess – 5000m, 10,000m
Jonas Clarke – 4x100m
Timi Esan – 100m, 4x100m
Tam Gavenas – 5000m
Cam Henry – 4x100m Relay
LeRoy Horton – 4x100m Relay
Joachim Johnson – Triple Jump
Charlie Ortmans – 5000m, 10,000m
Oliver Parker – 400 Hurdles
Harlow Tong – 400m, 4x100m Relay
Amari Turner – 200m, 4x100m Relay

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