Yale Athletics

This weekend, Yale hosted the 2025 Ivy League heptagonal outdoor track and field championships at Cuyler Athletic Complex and Dwyer Track. 

The Bulldogs placed eighth on the men’s side with 23 points for the weekend — less than any other team — and the women’s team finished in fifth with 45 points. Princeton’s men’s and women’s teams both ran away with the championships.

Saturday’s events included field events and preliminary races, which set the group of athletes that qualified for Sunday’s finals. In addition to the typical track and field races and field events, the championship featured the heptathlon and decathlon.

“Heps is such a special meet because we race for more than ourselves,” first year Zoe Martonfi ’28 told the News. “There is so much tradition and pride that fuels every race.” 

Nolan Recker ’26 came in sixth place on Saturday in the men’s hammer with a distance of 59.95 meters. Dominique Romain ’25 came in fifth place overall in women’s long jump and Charlotte Whitehurst ’26 came in fifth place in the women’s 10,000 meter.

In order to qualify for the finals during a preliminary race, an athlete had to place in the top 12 of their event. The top five in each heat automatically qualified, plus the next two best times overall.

Six members of the women’s team qualified for the final races on Sunday: Carmel Fitzgibbon ’27 in the 1500-meter run, Lucija Grd ’27 in the 100-meter hurdles, Peyton Parker ’25 and Gloria Guerrier ’27 in the 400-meter run and Victoria Guerrier ’27 and Iris Bergman ’25 in the 800-meter.

On the men’s team, Owen Karas ’26 and Brian Gamble ’27 qualified for the finals in the 1500-meter run, Kit Colson ’25 in the 100-meter and 200-meter, and Max Bishop ’28 in the 800-meter.

Sunday also included the steeplechase, in which Martonfi finished sixth. The women’s team also finished second in the 4×400-meter relay and fourth in the 4×100-meter relay.

“In my race, I felt the love and support from my team through every step, which propelled my legs even after a face plant into the water,” Martonfi said.  “I am proud of what Yale brought today, and I am excited for what I know we will bring in the future.”

Makayla White ’26 finished the heptathlon in seventh place with 4,772 points, setting a new record for Yale. 

The heptathlon is a multi-event competition consisting of 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, the 200-meter run, long jump, javelin throw and the 800-meter run. An athlete scores points based on their placement in each event, and the points are compiled to determine overall rankings in the event.

For the men, Winslow Atkeson ’25 came in fourth in the steeplechase, and Karas finished second in the 1500-meter race. Karas earned over half of the men’s team’s points, between the 1500-meter race and his fourth-place finish in the 5000-meter run later on Sunday.

The team also earned points for their sixth-place finish in the 4×100-meter relay and fifth-place finish in the 4×800-meter relay.

The men’s track and field team has 11 seniors, and the women’s team has nine.