NEW HAVEN, Conn. – 12 first place finishes highlighted Harvard track & field’s showing at the final day of the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships, as both Crimson squads finished in second place in the team standings.

Junior Molly Malague completed a double distance competition, as the Metuchen, New Jersey native captured the Ivy League title in the women’s 3000m steeplechase. Winning the 10,000m yesterday, Malague cruised to the win with a time of 10:05.51, a mark that ranks second all-time in school history.

In the men’s 4x100m relay, the Crimson cemented one of the best seasons in program history, as sophomore Timi Esan, junior Jonas Clarke, and first-years Jordan Coleman and Harlow Tong combined for a time of 40.16 to win the event. Harvard becomes the first program since Cornell from 2010-2015 to win three or more consecutive Ivy League titles in the men’s 4x100m relay.

Over in the field events, a clutch throw propelled sophomore Milina Wepiwé to the Ivy League championship in the women’s discus. Sitting in third heading into her final throw, Wepiwé launched a throw of 59.51m (195’3″) to win the event, as the Ivy League record holder now holds the meet record as well at the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships.

Back on the track, senior Victoria Bossong score key points in the women’s 400m, as the Cumberland Foreside, Maine native won her second Ivy League title in the event after crossing the finish line in 53.83. Bossong ends her Ivy League Heptagonals career with two conference titles in outdoor competition.

History arrived in the men’s high jump. Sophomore Tito Alofe won his second-straight Ivy League title in the event after clearing 2.25m (7’4.5″), as he now owns the outright school record in the men’s high jump. A native of Peachtree City, Georgia, Alofe is the first repeat Ivy League men’s high jump champion since 2017.

Esan made a statement in the men’s 100m dash, winning the Ivy League title in the event after sprinting a 10.42 to sit atop the podium. A native of London, United Kingdom, Esan is the Crimson’s first men’s 100m dash champion since 2003 when Chris Lambert ’03 finished in first place.

For the first time in her career, sophomore Sophia Gorriaran is the Ivy League champion in the outdoor women’s 800m. A three-time All-American in the 800m in both indoor and outdoor competition, Gorriaran now owns the meet record after running a 2:02.17 in the final.

Harvard completed the sweep in the 800m moments later, as sophomore Ferenc Kovacs won his first Ivy League title in the men’s 800m. A sensational second lap propelled Kovacs to the top of the podium, as he won the event with a time of 1:47.92, a mark that ranks fifth all-time in school history.

Senior Chloe Fair closed out her Ivy League Heptagonals career with a win in the women’s 400m hurdles after posting a time of 56.61. Fair now owns two Ivy League championships in the women’s 400m hurdles, joining Jade Miller ’17 and Brenda Taylor ’99 as the only student-athletes in program history to win multiple conference titles in the women’s 400m hurdles.

The women’s 5000m saw junior Penelope Salmon win her first Ivy League championship in outdoor competition. A native of Auckland, New Zealand, Salmon crossed the finish line in 16:18.97 to bring home the gold.

Another event sweep arrived in the men’s 5000m, as senior Ben Rosa completed a distance double by winning the race after posting a time of 14:01.11. Rosa won the 10,000m yesterday, as Harvard has now produced the last four Ivy League men’s 5000m champions.

The day ended with the relays, as the men’s 4x800m relay of senior Noah Ward, junior Justin Levy, senior Joe Ewing and Kovacs captured gold with a time of 7:20.78, a new school record.

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS:

• Along with Crimson’s 12 first place finishes at the final day of the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships, a plethora of Harvard student-athletes added points to the team tally throughout the day.
• Sophomore Lilly Hodge scored half a point after finishing a tie for sixth in the women’s high jump, clearing the bar at 1.68m (5’6″).
• After Malague won the women’s 3000m steeplechase, senior Ellaney Matarese scored six points with a third place finish in the steeplechase, as her time of 10:16.82 now ranks fourth all-time in school history.
• In his first Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships appearance, first-year William Brunner finished in fifth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:07.03.
• Wepiwé scored 10 points with a first place finish in the women’s discus throw, as junior Michaela Denson added on with a sixth place showing, logging a throw of 49.34m (161’10”).
• Salmon, the winner in the women’s 5000m, also scored in the women’s 1500m, finishing in fifth after crossing the finish line in 4:26.33.
• Over on the men’s side of the 1500m, Ewing scored two points, placing in fifth after posting a 3:43.60.
• A pair of Crimson scored in the women’s 100m hurdles. Senior Izzy Goudros garnered All-Ivy League Second Team finish after taking second place with a time of 13.46, a personal-best and a mark that ranks fourth all-time in program history. The women’s 60m hurdles champion at the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships, junior Fabiola Belibi took sixth place with a time of 13.75.
• In the men’s 110m hurdles final, sophomore Simon Weiser ran a personal-best 14.15 to take fifth place, as that mark ranks third all-time in school history.
• Harvard went one-two in the women’s 400m, as Bossong won the race while Fair finished in second with a time of 54.09.
• Junior Mfoniso Andrew and sophomore Mickaila Haisley finished in second and third, respectively, in the women’s 100m. Andrew posted a time of 11.51, while Haisley ran a 11.58.
• In the men’s 400m hurdles, junior Michal Husek scored two points with a fifth place finish, recording a personal-best time of 52.19
• A pair of Crimson scored in the women’s 200m. Goudros finished in second with a time of 23.76, as Andrew captured third after finishing the sprint in 23.78, a time that ranks fifth all-time in school history.
• The men’s 200m saw three Harvard student-athletes score. Clarke led the way, finishing in third with a time of 21.16, as Coleman took fourth (21.50) and first-year Liam Acevedo finished in fifth (21.61).
• Along with Salmon, senior Ella Gilson tallied points in the women’s 5000m, placing fifth after posting a time of 16:40.95.
• Rosa and sophomore Sam Burgess scored in the men’s 5000m. A native of Framingham, Massachusetts, Burgess finished in sixth after running a 14:09.86.
• The Crimson’s 4x800m relay of senior Marianne Mihas, Matarese, Bossong and Gorriaran made history with their second place finish, setting a new school record with a time of 8:27.37.
• In the women’s 4x400m relay, sophomore Marta Amani, junior Jacklynn Okereke, first-year Ella Cooper and Andrew posted a time of 3:42.80 to finish in fourth place.
• The weekend ended with the men’s 4x400m relay, as first-year Hudson Allain, Acevedo, and seniors Peter Fischer and Steffan Jones took third place with a time of 3:09.49.

UP NEXT:

Harvard travels to Fairfax, Virginia next weekend, featuring at the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships.

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Monarch Softball Wins District Championship. Courtesy

Monarch High School is shining bright during the postseason, highlighted by a District Championship from their softball team and another team qualifying for Regionals.

The softball team was crowned District Champions on Wednesday following their win over West Boca Raton Community High School. After going 9-10 during the regular season, the Knights earned the top seed in their District and beat Olympic Heights Community High School 17-1 in their first playoff game.

Jayden Uzzo, Mylie Carlson, and Sara Connor all homered while the Knights had five players drive in three runs with Faith Linderman, Gabriela Pearosn, Sammie Rice, Uzzo, and Carlson. Connor knocked in two while Mia Maciaone struck out four in her two innings before Elana Ramirez got the final three outs with two punchouts.

The Knights went on to win in the Championship Game 10-3 on Wednesday. Gabriela Pearson finished with a team-high three RBIs, while Faith Linderdam and Jayden Uzzo each drove in two. Rice, Carlson, and Camyn Piskun each drove in one, and Macipitched another complete game with three strikeouts.

Monarch will head into Regionals as the fifth seed and play Fort Lauderdale High School in their opening game. The Flying L’s are 12-6 this year but lost to South Plantation High School in the District Tournament. These teams met earlier this year, with the Paladins winning 3-2 in extra innings. The winner of this game will play either top-seeded Doral Academy or Miami Beach High School. South Plantation, Cooper City, Braddock, and West Boca Raton Community High School qualified.

The boys’ volleyball team reached the District Final after beating West Boca Raton High School 25-20, 25-14, 18-25, 25-16 in their opening match. The Knights went on to lose 25-18, 25-7, 25-22 against Boca Raton Community High School, but they were still able to qualify for Regionals. Monarch is set to seed fifth and will play Palm Beach Central High School in the opening round. The Broncos are 9-5 and are seeded fourth after losing to Wellington High School in the District Tournament.

The track and field teams competed in the Regional Championship at Coral Springs High School, with the girls’ 4 x 100 relay team of Katrice Burke, Kennedi Stephenson, Chelsea Dumas, and Zykeria Ruthledge coming in seventh.

 Stephenson, Peterson, Silvia Guzman Serrano, and Katrice Burke also ran in a relay and came in 14th. Individually, Stephenson came in 17th in the 100 meters, Silvia Guzman Serrano in 18th in the 400 hurdles, and Sasha Rodriguez. The boys team had their 4 x 100 relay team come in 14th with Dominick Brannon, Amari Deer, Jabari Brady, and Jayden Joselin.

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Box Elder High School swept the boys and girls team titles by convincing margins.

Bonneville junior Davis DeGroot set a new 5A and all-classifications record by jumping 24 feet, 1 1/4 inches in the boys long jump. He just missed being a three-time title winner; he claimed a win in the 200 meters but Box Elder’s Jeremylee Macias edged DeGroot by 0.03 seconds in the 100 meters.

On the girls side, Clearfield junior Lily Weaver was a three-time winner, taking titles in the 200 meters as well as the 100- and 300-meter hurdles.

Below are individual winners and team results from the meet. The state championship meet is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, through Saturday, May 17, at BYU.

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

100 meters: Sabrina Hubbel, Woods Cross, 12.32

100 hurdles: Lily Weaver, Clearfield, 15.61

200: Lily Weaver, Clearfield, 25.48

300 hurdles: Lily Weaver, Clearfield, 45.23

400: Margaret Jeppesen, Viewmont, 58.86

800: Kiara DeVries, Woods Cross, 2:18.49

1600: Avery Barton, Bonneville, 4:59.16

3200: Avery Barton, Bonneville, 11:06.46

4×100: Woods Cross, 49.85: Jayda Boddy, Emily Gill, Sabrina Hubbel, Jayli Loveland, Bailey Brown, Isabelle Manning

4×200: Box Elder, 1:45.54: Sevia Sommer, Oakley Norman, Kassidee Kidd, Kaylan Anderson, Jessica Bell

4×400: Box Elder, 4:07.48: Molly Emerson, Ariana Poll, Oakley Norman, Elizabeth Rupper, Abby Reeder

4×800: Box Elder, 9:52.43: Elizabeth Rupper, Kathryn Agren, Maya Lee, Brynlee Cragun, Kassidie Douglass, Macie Lee

Discus: Karlee Mayfield, Northridge, 127-1

Shot put: Karlee Mayfield, Northridge, 36-7.75

Javelin: Brooke Steed, Clearfield, 105-8

Long jump: Nataya Valenzuela, Box Elder, 17-8.75

High jump: Mae Johnson, Bountiful, 5-10

Pole vault: Breelle Merrill, Box Elder, 8-6

GIRLS TEAM SCORES

1. Box Elder 205

2. Clearfield 123

3. Woods Cross 94.5

4. Northridge 77.5

5. Bonneville 68

6. Viewmont 49

7. Bountiful 29

8. Roy 7

BOYS INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

100 meters: Jeremylee Macias, Box Elder, 10.74

110 hurdles: Nathan Webb, Woods Cross, 14.95

200: Davis DeGroot, Bonneville, 21.25

300 hurdles: Ace Brown, Viewmont, 39.32

400: Grant Nelson, Woods Cross, 49.53

800: Talmage Bruschke, Viewmont, 1:55.38

1600: Hayden Hooper, Bountiful, 4:20.89

3200: Parker Lattin, Box Elder, 9:53.28

4×100: Bountiful, 43.50: Carter Brooks, Kai Duerden, Gavin Pond, Yuri Rapaso

4×200: Box Elder, 1:30.49: Wyatt Abraham, Malik Crozier, Easton Connelly, Jeremylee Macias, Samuel Montgomery

4×400: Clearfield, 3:28.47: Corbin Miyamoto, Bryson Ridge, Kash Keeler, Tate McMillan, William Downer

4×800: Bountiful, 8:20.90: Simon Barlow, Hayden Hooper, Mason Christensen, Evan Richards, Drew Babcock, Jackson Burgener

Discus: Chance Richards, Box Elder, 152-2

Shot put: Chance Richards, Box Elder, 54-8.5

Javelin: Colby Frokjer, Roy, 162-7

Long jump: Davis DeGroot, Bonneville, 24-1.25

High jump: Rory Violette, Woods Cross, 6-3

Pole vault: Ben Anson, Clearfield, 12-0

BOYS TEAM SCORES

1. Box Elder 154.5

2. Viewmont 107

3. Woods Cross 99

4. Clearfield 86.5

5. Bountiful 62

6. Bonneville 50.5

7. Northridge 46.5

8. Roy 46

EMMITSBURG, Md. (May 11, 2025) – With the Mount St. Mary’s men scoring 143 points and the women scoring 121.5 points, the track & field teams finish a respective second and third place at the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships.

Three players took major honors bestowed by the conference. Emelie Beckman earned Women’s Most Outstanding Field Honors, and Camryn Jones-Howard took Women’s Field Rookie honors. Abdulazeez Iyiola took top Men’s Track Rookie honors. 

 

Winning performances on Sunday began with the 4×100 relay of Torian Neblett, Daniel Reader, Lucas Koon-Perez, and Kalani Pu’uloa. The quartet finished with a time of 41.19 seconds. Individual victories start with Madelyn Valpy, who came within .01 meters of her school record to take the triple jump with 12.24 meters. Keighan DeCoff won the discus at 42.56 meters while Maeve Parrish finished first in the 800m with a time of 2:15.10. Iyiola won the 400 hurdles with a 54.12 second effort.

 

Podium finishers also included Iyiola for the 110 hurdles where he finished second with 14.49 seconds.  Elizabeth Freymann was a second place finisher, coming one second after Parrish in the 800m (2:16.20), and Dante Elliott earned 2.01 meters in the high jump to also earn a second place showing. Caleb Nelson earned a runner-up mark of 14.97 meters for the triple jump.

 

Reader took third in the 200m (21.55 seconds), as did Jones-Howard for the triple jump (12.04 meters).

 

Both 4×400 relay teams finished in second place for the meet. The women’s team of Avery Ferron, Jasmine Kidd, Reanne Jones, and Zaria Wilson finished in 3:48.41. The men’s team of Iyiola, Gunnar Williams, Koon-Perez and Reader finished in 3:15.08.  

 

Qualified Mountaineers move on to compete at the IC4A/ECAC Championships, hosted by George Mason next weekend.