Yale Athletics

In 2023 and 2024, the women’s track and field team finished in last place at successive Ivy League Championship meets — two indoor, two outdoor. However, this past academic year, standout performances powered the Bulldogs to fifth-place finishes at both the indoor and outdoor Ivy League meets, known as “Heps.”

Although much of the resurgence has been driven by younger athletes, senior Peyton Parker ’25 was part of a 4×400-meter relay team that set a school record of 3:40.36 at the Penn Relays in April. At the same meet, captain Dominique Romain ’25 placed second in the long jump, making her the Ivy League athlete who placed highest at the meet, according to Yale Athletics.

The team’s fifth-place finish at the outdoor Ivy Championships this spring — Yale’s best outdoor Ivy League result in the past four years — came on home turf at Dwyer Track. In the 800-meter race, Victoria Guerrier ’27 placed second, with a time of 2:04.82, and Iris Bergman ’25 followed close behind for a third-place finish in 2:05.70.