Word: topness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite strong performances from each squad's top runner, the Harvard men's and women's cross-country teams had a tough time at the Heptagonal Championships on Friday...
Seniors Bethany Helms (5th, 18:14.7) and Dave Martin (6th, 25:05.8) provided the only bright spots for the Crimson, turning in the best finishes by individual Harvard men and women since 1995. But, altogether the teams ran less well than their top finishers did. The Harvard women finished fifth out of nine teams, its highest finish in recent years, and the men ninth of nine...
This week, Helms set a personal-best time for the course, beating her previous best by more than ten seconds. Her fifth-place finish earned her a spot on the All-Ivy team, an honor bestowed on the top twelve finishers...
Martin, who, along with junior captain Ed Baker, has led Harvard this season, ran tremendously. His sixth-place finish, which earned him, like Helms, an All-Ivy League spot, was Harvard's only top-25 individual finish...
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