Annual Harvard-Yale Meet On Tap For Track and Field

Pictured: Hilary May looks to build on her 800 meter title at the Brown Invitational this weekend against Yale.
Photo Courtesy: David Silverman

The Particulars
The Harvard track and field team travels to New Haven, Conn., for its annual showdown with Yale. The meet marks the lone head-to-head matchup of the 2010 schedule.

Last Time Out
The Crimson secured a pair of third-place finishes at the Brown Invitational this past weekend. The men earned a final score of 122 behind Rhode Island (163) and Brown (181) while the women scored 97 points, finishing behind Rhode Island (154.5) and Brown 225.

John Dingus turned in a solid performance for the men, capturing the 400 meter dash by over a second, recording a time of 48.23. Darcy Wilson followed with a win in the 800 meter run, posting a time of 1:53.41 and Justin Grinstead took the 400 meter hurdle title with a time of 53.77. Kenneth Wang Kan captured the title in the long jump with a leap of 6.93 meters and Jack Brady scored 10 points with a mark of 56.82 in the hammer throw. Fedor Garin helped the field score with a top mark of 4.50 meters in the pole vault and Tyler Funk chipped in a second-place score in the high jump, posting a 1.94 meter mark.

Jasmine Cho ran a time of 57.71 to take the 400 meter dash on the women's side, and Hilary May cruised to a win in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:14.45. Sydnie Leroy led the field athletes with a win in the pole vault, clearing a height of 3.55 meters. 

Scouting the Bulldogs
Yale started its outdoor season with an impressive showing at the Tribe Invitational, hosted by William & Mary. The Bulldogs swept the relays and captured multiple individual event wins, highlighted by freshman Mike Levine's win in the discus. Classmate Adele Jackson-Gibson took the women's 100 meter dash title to lead the women's team in a strong showing.

Both the men and the women competed at the Princeton Invitational April 2-3 and the men competed at the UMass Invitational the week after while the women took third in a tri-meet with Princeton and Penn. The team hosts two home events this season as the Yale Springtime Invitational is scheduled for April 25. 

Meet History
The Harvard men will be competing in the 108th running of the Harvard-Yale. The first matchup between the two teams came in 1891 with Harvard capturing an 85-27 win. The Crimson went on to win the next two meets and currently holds a 59-47-1 edge in the series. Harvard's last win came in 2003 as the Bulldogs have captured the past six meets, including a 100-54 win at last year's event.

The women's teams first met in a dual meet in 1978 with the Crimson taking the initial title by a score of 76-51. Harvard won the first five meets ever contested and holds a 21-11 edge in the all-time series. Harvard captured the title in 2008 and 2009, the most recent win coming by a 101-61 final score.

Up Next
After taking on the Bulldogs, Harvard travels to Philadelphia to take part in the Penn Relays April 22-24 at Franklin Field.