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Last weekend, the Bulldogs traveled to Boston for back-to-back meets, competing in Harvard’s Crimson Elite meet on Friday, Feb. 7 and Boston University’s Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite on Saturday, Feb. 8. 

“There were many talented athletes from various colleges, not just the Ivy League, which made the environment feel more competitive,” Juliette Kosmont ’27 wrote to the News.

Harvard’s unscored Crimson Elite meet on Friday allowed younger runners to gain more experience and show off their growth at the season’s midpoint. 

The women’s team broke two school records; Lucija Grd ’27 broke her 60 meter hurdle record in the finals with a time of 8.54, just a millisecond faster than her previous record. 

Kosmont also broke her own school record in the 60 meter race with a time of 7.49, improving by 0.03 seconds. 

“It was more exciting to break someone else’s record, but it is satisfying to improve against myself,” Kosmont wrote. 

The men’s team also performed well. Notably, Andrew Farr ’26 placed first in his heat of the 400 meter dash, and his time of 49.03 adds to his season-long progression.

The following day, the Bulldogs went across the Charles River to compete at Boston University’s Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite.

The team continued the weekend’s trend, breaking two more school records.

Victoria Guerrier ’27 continued her brilliance on the track, breaking her own 500 meter school record set at the Yale, Dartmouth and Columbia meet and winning her event in 1:11.44. 

Owen Karas ’26, another consistently strong runner for the team, ran the mile in 3:58.37, breaking his third school record of the season and notably beating the sub-4 minute milestone.

Ultimately, Guerrier and Karas will surely bring strong competition to the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship, commonly referred to as “Heps,” in two weeks. 

Finally, Iris Bergman ’25 and Leo Brewer ’25 also put out strong performances for their last indoor season as Bulldogs. Their efforts in the 1k and 3k put them on Yale’s top-10 all-time list as second and fourth, respectively. 

Next weekend, the Bulldogs will compete at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 14 at BU and return to Coxe Cage on Feb. 15 for the Giegengack Invitational.