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While junior Becky Christensen was busy last week getting old injuries examined, the Penn Relays were the farthest thing from her mind. But when doctors said her foot was cleared for jumping, she decided at the last minute to head off to Pennsylvania to compete with some of the best high jumpers in the country. It was a decision which ultimately reaped great rewards. Christensen, an All-American, became just the third Harvard female to win at the Penn Relays. She brought home the high jumping gold, clearing a height of 179 cm, by out-jumping athletes who had podium...
...Every single game that they played with us was a hard fought game.” With the win, Cornell clinched second place in the Ancient Eight, overtaking Princeton with whom the Big Red was tied entering Saturday’s matchup. Both squads fell far short of challenging Penn, who clinched a conference title repeat by posting an undefeated, 7-0 Ivy season. The Crimson is set to play in its last game of the regular season on Wednesday against Boston College at Harvard Stadium. “We want to end the season on a winning note...
Halfway into the racing season, the Harvard varsity heavyweights seem to have hit their stride. Following an exciting 0.5-second win over Princeton last weekend, the varsity eight claimed open water victories over both Navy and Penn to retain the Adams Cup for the ninth consecutive year. The Crimson finished the turn-laden course over three seconds before Navy and almost 15 seconds ahead of Penn. “For us, it’s good to have another win under our belts,” captain six-seat Joe Medioli said. “Given last weekend against Princeton...
...clearing 1.79 meters on her first attempt in the high jump, junior Becky Christensen became just the third woman in Harvard history to claim a Penn Relays medal and headlined a triumphant weekend for the Crimson track and field team, split between the three-day relays in Philadelphia and the Wildcat Invitational III hosted...
...Christensen’s] alone in the league, and she’s just a good team leader,” co-captain Molly Boyle said. “People see her at Penn Relays and they stepped up in their events...