Harvard Women Win Harvard Select Meet: Men Finish Second

Photo of Dina Emde courtesy of Harvard Athletic Communications.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women’s track and field team defeated Brown, 67-54, while the Harvard men finished second out of three in a tri-meet with Connecticut and Brown in the Harvard Select Meet Saturday afternoon at Gordon Indoor Track.

Sophomore Darcy Wilson qualified for the IC4A Championships in the 800 meter and junior Dina Emde’s qualified for the ECAC Championships with her winning attempt in the high jump.

The Crimson women won six events and took all the scoring positions in the high jump, long jump and 60 meter dash. Saturday’s event winners included freshmen Olivia Weeks in the long jump (5.53 meters), Sydnie Leroy in the pole vault (3.45 meters) and Ashtynn Baltimore in the 60 meter dash (8.14 meters) and junior Dina Emde in the high jump (1.70 meters). Harvard also won both relays; the 4x440 yard and the distance medley.

On the men’s side, Harvard won three individual events and the distance medley relay. Senior co-captain Jack Brady took the top spot in the shot put (16.53 meters) and the weight throw (18.20 meters), while newcomer Kenneth Wang Kan won in the long jump (6.72 meters). Harvard finished either second or third eight times in Saturday’s meet.

Connecticut won the tri-meet in the men’s meet with 88 points. The Crimson scored 45 points, while Brown added 12.

Harvard continues its homestand with the Harvard Multi Meet Jan. 29-30. Two-time Olympian Bryan Clay is slated to compete at the meet next weekend.