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...playing time poses a difficulty—balancing quality performers with those who need to gain experience. Fortunately for the Harvard track and field team, the spring season offers a plethora of open lanes. The Crimson kept a busy schedule this past weekend, sending competitors to the Penn Relays on Thursday, the Drake Relays Friday and Saturday, and the UMass Preconference Meet Saturday. Numerous members of the squad were able to compete.“We tried to get each athlete into competition to best prepare for Heps,” Harvard coach Jason Saretsky said.But, the head coach also...
...cylinders to take the victory by a sizable amount.”Senior Favia Merritt continued to dominate on the track Saturday, posting ECAC qualifying times of 11.90 and 24.68 seconds in the 100- and 200-meter sprints, respectively. Merritt was also a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay team.Perhaps the most impressive performance of the day was given by senior Brittan Smith. Smith competed in four events, placing second in the 100- and 200-meter runs. She also ran her leg of the 4x400-meter relay, and tied her career best of 6.01 meters in the long jump...
...since she was only seven years old. Learning how to cope and progress with these ailments have been crucial in her success as a collegiate athlete.In spite of her many ailments, Merritt claims the school record in both the 100 meters, at 11.82 seconds, and the 4x100 meter relay, her two favorite events. She also picked up the Pappy Hunt Award her sophomore year for improvement, and the Women’s Most Valuable Performer Award last year.Merritt’s diet is one more trait that separates her from the rest of the team. Her pre-game meal...
...held scoreless through four frames.Schellberg, who is also a Crimson sports editor, changed all that in the fifth. After reaching on a bloop single into center field, the junior came running home after a shot from classmate Jennifer Francis flew over the Yale’s right fielder. The relay throw came in hot, and looked to have Schellberg as she headed home. The junior, however, would not be denied, as she lept to the right and then lunged out with her left hand to touch the base, evading the tag and notching the Crimson’s first...
...from both the men and the women. Favia Merritt, also the co-winner of the most valuable performer’s award, won the 100- and 200-meter dash with a time of 12.31 seconds and 25.41 seconds, respectively. The senior sprinter also was part of a winning 4x100 relay, which also featured Crimson senior Brittan Smith. Christensen out-jumped her competition once again, and reached her 1.75-meter record mark for the second time this season. On the men’s side, freshman Nico Weiler won the pole vault event, clearing 5.20 meters and setting a new HYOC...