According to the Bulldogs, the Raleigh Relays are known for their intense race atmosphere and tough competition. 

“It was exciting to be in a heat with the top competition in the country at Raleigh Relays,” Owen Karas ’26, a men’s distance runner, wrote to the News. 

After just missing the 5K record time in 2024, Leo Brewer ’25 returned to the relays this year ready to prove himself. 

 “I was agonizingly close to breaking the record [last year], missing it by just over 2 seconds,” wrote Brewer. 

The Relays’ “good competition and great conditions” pushed Brewer to the top this year.  “Once I knew it was still in my grasp with a kilometer to go, I closed as hard as I could and found the gears I needed, beating the previous record by 2 seconds,” Brewer noted.

The previous 5K school record was set by Robert Miranda ’22 in 2022. For current Bulldogs, however, Miranda left behind more than just a record. Brewer attributes much of his growth as an athlete to this former Eli. “He paved the way for me as a freshman and showed me what was possible,” wrote Brewer. 

Karas also broke his fourth school record of the 2024-25 year, setting the 1500-meter mark, and as with the indoor season, he’s focused on the Ivy League and NCAA championships at the end of spring. 

“A few of us hit times that could send us to NCAA Regionals,” wrote Karas, anticipating the team’s next goals.  

Brewer agreed with Karas, citing the team’s new leadership as a contributing factor in the Elis’ success. 

“Coach Basista has really got the group going in a great direction, and I’m excited to see where this takes us for the rest of the year and beyond,” wrote Brewer.

While a small group made their mark in Raleigh, the rest of the team took on the Black and Gold Invitational hosted by Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. 

Yale placed 12th of 16 teams, strategically giving up overall team points in order to provide the more inexperienced first and second-year athletes with valuable race experience. 

“The team is in a good place heading into the rest of the season. We have some standout freshmen who are really pulling their weight,” wrote Brewer, anticipating the strong results that are sure to follow these first few races of the season. 

With two weekends of racing behind them, the Bulldogs build their momentum and confidence. Victoria Guerrier ’26, who set the 800-meter school record at the UCF Invite during opening weekend, shared her goals to excel in the championships, mirroring the rest of the team. 

“I’m so excited to embrace that high bar and go for it,” Guerrier wrote to the News. 

The Bulldogs will split again this Saturday, heading to Princeton, New Jersey, for the Sam Howell Invitational and UConn for the Dog Fight Invite. 

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Victoria Guerrier ’27 and the men’s distance medley relay team both set facility records at the meet. These athletes’ exceptional performances help set the stage for the upcoming outdoor season. 

“I think we’re on the right track to succeed; there were a good amount of individual and relay performances that set us up well for the future,” Leo Brewer ’25 wrote to the News.

Leading into the weekend, the Bulldogs faced some unexpected injury and illness setbacks, Brewer and Brian Di Bassinga ’26 told the News. However, the athletes kept their spirits up and competed fearlessly. 

“I put this down to our team culture, all running for each other, through the highs and the lows,” Brewer wrote, explaining the team’s perseverance.

Brewer competed in the first leg of the men’s distance relay medley, running 1200 meters and kicking off the Bulldogs record-breaking race. The race concluded with Simon Jupp ’25 in the 400 meters, Max Bishop ’28 in the 800 meters and Owen Karas ’26 in the 1600 meters. 

Brewer told the News he attributes much of their success to the performances by his fellow teammates Bishop and Karas.

“[Karas’] anchor leg was one of the most amazing performances I’ve seen in a Yale jersey, going all out to hold off the Cornell runner, silencing the home crowd,” wrote Brewer. “The race was really a dream, a real team effort.”

Guerrier joined the men’s distance relay team in their facility record-breaking performances in the 800 meters, clocking in first at 2:04.57. Guerrier was seeded first going into the race and smashed expectations, smiling throughout the race and into the finish line. 

“I reminded myself that pressure is a privilege — not something to be afraid of, but something to be excited about,” Guerrier told the News. 

Her mindset and the support from her coaches and teammates played a key role in the victory, Guerrier said. 

Carmel Fitzgibbon ’27 followed Guerrier, securing second place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:07.64. Clipping the top two places in this event earned Yale 18 of the 54 total points they scored. 

Yale secured two other second-place finishes: Di Bassinga in the triple jump with a mark of 15.25 meters and Juliette Kosmont ’27, who set a new Yale record in the 60 meters with her time of 7.43 seconds. 

Di Bassinga was one of the athletes who faced injury and illness in the lead-up to Heps, but as the Bulldogs often do, he took inspiration from his teammates.

“On the day of the competition, I thought of something my teammate Orion Browne reminded me: What happened throughout the season does not dictate what happens today,” Di Bassinga wrote to the News. “So, I went in with the same mindset of jumping far that I have at every meet, and by the grace of God, things started to click.”

Other Yale athletes walked away from the weekend with bronze medals in their event, including the women’s distance medley relay team and 4×400 meter relay team, Gloria Guerrier ’27 in the 500 meters with a time of 1:12.38 and Isiah Udofia ’26 placed third in the long jump with a mark of 7.34 meters. 

Nolan Recker ’26 also placed third in the weight throw with a mark of 20.36 meters, falling short of his school record of 20.80 at the beginning of the season. Though not his best performance of the season, his previous success will surely carry into the outdoor season. 

Notably, Lucija Grd ’27 broke her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.43, placing fourth in the overall competition.

The following athletes additionally earned All-Ivy Honors for their first or second-place finishes at Heps: Brewer, Jupp, Bishop, Karas, Gurrier, Fitzgibbon, and Kosmont. Captain Jacob Kao ’25 and Bridget Vitu ’25 earned Academic All-Ivy honors. 

Now, the team looks towards their first outdoor meat over the Spring recess. Victoria Guerrier told the News she is sure that her mantra — “Run this race as a celebration. Run like I can’t fail. Run as if I’ve already won.” — will continue to motivate her and lead to the team’s continued success in the coming season.

The first outdoor meet will occur on March 21 and 22 at the Black and Gold Invitational in Orlando, FL.

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Victoria Guerrier ’27 dominated the 800m, contributing to a season-long success streak. She broke her own 800m school record again, her fourth school record this season. Her time of 2:03.69 put her sixth out of over 200 athletes in the race.

The following day, the Bulldogs wrapped up their in-season competition at Coxe Cage with the Giegengack Invitational. Though their competition was local, the excitement buzzed across the track as the Bulldogs geared up to compete in their own home.  

Juliette Kosmont ’27 broke her own 60m Yale record in the prelims with a time of 7.48 seconds. She won the finals in 7.51 seconds. 

Anna Chamberlin ’26 also hit a milestone, breaking five minutes in the mile. Her time of 4:59.75 earned her first place in her heat.

The men’s team also contributed to the Bulldog’s strong weekend. Caden Montini ’27 won the mile with a personal record of 4:09. Jack Sendek ’25 finished just milliseconds behind him for second place. 

Matthew Schutzbank ’28 placed first with a personal record of 2:28 in the 1,000 meters. 

Throughout the season, many athletes have expressed the goal to win Heps. After a strong season, the Bulldogs now get to focus on this goal and show off their strength on the main stage in two weeks. 

The Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championship will take place on Mar. 1-2, hosted by Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., at the Gordon Track.

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Eleanor looked up at me with glossy, deep-set blue eyes. The corners of her pale lips were downturned, wrinkling the soft skin between her eyebrows. The rest of her body lay still on the thin mattress — the blankets remained neatly laid over her small legs, undisturbed since the nurse tucked her in hours earlier. 

I sat down on a chair next to her bed and introduced myself. For a while she didn’t look at me, so I settled into my seat and opened my computer. The room was quiet, and the sound of my keyboard filled the space. It wasn’t until I stopped typing that Eleanor finally gazed over to me. 

I closed my computer and met her eyes. The frown on her lips seemed to deepen, and I couldn’t help but feel that I had done something wrong. I smiled at her, and she weakly threw her arm toward me as if reaching out. 

Eleanor’s inability to verbally communicate made it difficult to determine the meaning of her tossed arm. I held her gaze for a moment longer, gently reassuring her that I was there to keep her company and not to disturb her, and I returned to my computer. 

The sound of my typing provoked Eleanor to reach out again, this time letting out a sigh. Eleanor was not my first patient to lack the ability to speak, but she was the first who struck me as frustrated with her disability. Her eyes held mine, this time unmoving and with a vehemence that willed me to feel her sadness. 

Eleanor noticed that I saw her heartache and threw her arm out again. I felt I understood the words she hoped to express: see me, hear me, be with me. I slowly reached my hand toward her, giving her the opportunity to signal that I had misinterpreted her expressions, but she leaned in, and her sighs ended when I held her hand in mine. Though I couldn’t be sure this is what Eleanor meant, I was compelled to believe it was the right action. 

From the hallway, the four hours I spent with Eleanor sounded like a one-sided conversation. Sometimes it felt like that from within the room as well, but quality care doesn’t end if I’m uncertain if the care is being received. I’ll never find out if Eleanor was comforted by my presence, but even a small chance that she felt seen was worth the time and effort.

When I saw Eleanor the following week, she had lost the ability to move as well. She lay still with only her chest slowly rising and falling with her soft breaths, gazing absently at the wall in front of her. I chose to sit quietly this time. I didn’t want to risk hurting her or pushing boundaries she wasn’t able to set.  

•••

As premedical students enter their careers in healthcare, their youth – and temporal distance from death – tends to create a belief that death is tragic which makes it confusing when a patient passes away quietly with no drama or pain.  The evident intensity of trauma and the quiet rage of silent battles are distinct kinds of suffering that cannot be compared because they represent two different phases of life: a life cut too short and a life long-lived, respectively. Eleanor, over 100 years old, had outlived her family and passed away without her loved ones to support her. Her efforts to communicate were subject to the interpretation of her caregivers at the hospital, isolating Eleanor from the world around her. 

I believe it is vital for family members, volunteers, and physicians to advocate for patients who struggle to advocate for themselves. The act of listening might seem insignificant in comparison to more concrete actions such as running diagnostic tests, administering life-saving medicine, and performing CPR. These exams can identify injuries or underlying biological causes for illness, but listening to a patient’s story can offer insight into lifestyle and habits that are developing or worsening symptoms and suffering. It is essential for patients to be involved in their own health outcomes by leading healthier lives, but caregivers cannot know if a patient is aggravating their illness through their lifestyle if physicians don’t stop to ask them. . 

Eleanor was silenced by illness, and it may have caused her more pain that she would’ve faced if she could communicate; other patients are silenced by treatment, injustice, and ignorance. Whatever internal or external battles a patient may encounter, listening to their words — spoken or not — ensures that both a patient’s outward and inward struggles are addressed to the best of our abilities as providers.

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“There were many talented athletes from various colleges, not just the Ivy League, which made the environment feel more competitive,” Juliette Kosmont ’27 wrote to the News.

Harvard’s unscored Crimson Elite meet on Friday allowed younger runners to gain more experience and show off their growth at the season’s midpoint. 

The women’s team broke two school records; Lucija Grd ’27 broke her 60 meter hurdle record in the finals with a time of 8.54, just a millisecond faster than her previous record. 

Kosmont also broke her own school record in the 60 meter race with a time of 7.49, improving by 0.03 seconds. 

“It was more exciting to break someone else’s record, but it is satisfying to improve against myself,” Kosmont wrote. 

The men’s team also performed well. Notably, Andrew Farr ’26 placed first in his heat of the 400 meter dash, and his time of 49.03 adds to his season-long progression.

The following day, the Bulldogs went across the Charles River to compete at Boston University’s Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite.

The team continued the weekend’s trend, breaking two more school records.

Victoria Guerrier ’27 continued her brilliance on the track, breaking her own 500 meter school record set at the Yale, Dartmouth and Columbia meet and winning her event in 1:11.44. 

Owen Karas ’26, another consistently strong runner for the team, ran the mile in 3:58.37, breaking his third school record of the season and notably beating the sub-4 minute milestone.

Ultimately, Guerrier and Karas will surely bring strong competition to the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship, commonly referred to as “Heps,” in two weeks. 

Finally, Iris Bergman ’25 and Leo Brewer ’25 also put out strong performances for their last indoor season as Bulldogs. Their efforts in the 1k and 3k put them on Yale’s top-10 all-time list as second and fourth, respectively. 

Next weekend, the Bulldogs will compete at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 14 at BU and return to Coxe Cage on Feb. 15 for the Giegengack Invitational.

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“BU track meets are always exciting because they are broadcasted events that attract very talented runners, even professional athletes!” Victoria Guerrier ’27 wrote to the News. 

Gurrier continued her success streak, breaking Yale’s 800-meter school record, finishing in 2:04.03. The previous record was held by Kate Grace ’11, an 800 finalist in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The women’s 4x400m relay team also broke the school record with a time of 3:40.00, over a second faster than the previous record. The team is made up of Victoria Guerrier, Gloria Guerrier ’27, Bridget Vitu ’25 and Molly Harding ’26.

“Relays are different because you have different intentions going in,” Vitu wrote to the News. “You are not running for yourself or for a PR but for your team.”

Their success highlights the Bulldog’s individual achievements as well as their growth as a team. Seven other athletes set personal records at the John Thomas Terrier Classic. 

This includes Owen Karas ’26. His 3k PR of 7:51.68 set a new school record, Karas’ second of the season. With his wide range of success, Karas told the News he is still unsure which event he will compete in at Heps. 

“I would love to run the mile, but I will go anywhere that makes the most sense,” Karas said.

Aside from his own performance, Karas is excited to see the success of the team’s hard work. Keeran Murray ’28 and Max Bishop ’28 show promise, he wrote. 

“[Murray and Bishop] performed well, but they seem hungry for more,” Karas wrote. Murray ran a new 1k PR, ranking 10th all-time at Yale, and Bishop finished just behind him. 

At the Coach Greg Roy-al Rumble, throwers and 300-meter-runners set new PRs.

The Bulldogs are just three weeks away from Heps, and some athletes are beginning their gradual taper to boost recovery and improve performance for the championship meet on March 1.

The Bulldogs will split again this weekend on Feb. 7-8 for Harvard’s Crimson Elite and BU’s Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational.

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“It was a broad collegiate and unattached meet with good competition in many events,” Lucas Mylon ’27 wrote to the News. 

The TRACK at new balance is designed to be fast and support strong performances, so the Bulldogs had the opportunity to show out on the track. 

Only four Yale men placed on the podium in their respective heat or field. Mylon secured one of these podium finishes, placing third in his heat in the 400-meter dash with a sub-50 time. 

“The less-stellar performances are from our commitment to training through and not tapering our training until Heps,” Mylon wrote. 

The team had lifted weights just 12 hours before the meet, leaving them to compete without proper recovery. However, the Bulldogs remain confident in their training plan.

“When we taper, I believe our best performances will come,” Mylon wrote, looking toward the championships at the end of the season. “A podium finish at a meet like Riverhawk does not mean anything to me. A podium finish at Heps is a different story.”

The women’s team fared better, with seven women landing a spot on the podium. Lucija Grd ’27 broke her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the line in a time of 8.55 seconds. 

“My body was tired and exhausted from the heavy and hard practices the week before, so this performance was all about mindset and determination,” Grd wrote to the News. 

Grd set her record during the final round after qualifying in round one just a few hours prior. She used this to her advantage, she told the News, rather than taking it as a setback. 

“I love it because the first race is always like [a] test – checking out the field – and then the second race is when I feel like I’m really competing,” Grd wrote.

The Guerrier twins also continue their reliable success. Both Gloria Guerrier ’27 and Victoria Guerrier ’27 took the top two spots in the 400 meter with a time of 55.52 and 55.80, respectively. Similarly, Nolan Recker ’26 dominated his field, winning the weight throw by over a meter. 

Though the team performed better at this meet last year, their results are hardly a sign of any shortcomings. Their tired performances are likely a result of the intense work they’ve been putting in during this season’s training. They are confident it will pay off in the end after the taper.

The team will split up next weekend to compete in the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 31 and the Coach Greg Roy-al Rumble on Feb. 1.

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Nolan Recker ’26 grabbed the spotlight at the start, breaking his own school weight throw record in his third attempt with a throw of 20.80 meters. He told the News that his new workout regimen, including training with the Yale football team, helped him reach the milestone.

“The workouts I did with the football team over the summer and fall definitely transformed me into a much more conditioned and capable athlete,” Recker wrote to the News.

He hopes to help the team shine at both the indoor and outdoor Ivy League championships and expects to continue to improve until then.

Victoria Guerrier ’27 joined Recker in his success, breaking the school 500-meter record with a time of 1:12.57, which converts to a 1:11.66 on a standard indoor track. The previous record holder was her twin sister, Gloria Guerrier ’27.

“The race turned into a true twin showdown, and we were both excited for it,” Victoria Guerreir wrote to the News, “[Gloria] broke her own record in the first heat, but just five minutes later, I ran my heat and stole both records from her – much to her dismay and my amusement!”

The News recently spoke to the Guerrier twins about their success at the U20 CARIFTA Games. The twins shared in their ambition to win Heps and improve Haiti’s reputation internationally in the upcoming track and field season. 

She credits much of her recent success to a “transformative change in [her] mental training.” She is building mental strength through stress management and empowerment techniques, more polarized physical training and more adaptive nutrition habits — including a pre-race ritual the night before of three peanut butter Clif bars and two bananas. 

Her hard work is reflective of the complete team mindset shift that contributed to a strong season start.

On the track, the Bulldogs dominated the sprinting events. The Yale women’s team secured the top four spots during the 400-meter race, and their 4x400m relay team closed the race with first place, running a time of 3:45.30.

Lucija Grd ’27, another school record holder, placed first in the 60m hurdles, just 0.02 seconds behind her record. 

“I see the school record as a target to aim for and a source of motivation to improve with every race,” Lucija wrote to the News. 

The men’s team led the 200-meter race, sweeping the top three spots with captain Jacob Kao ’25 placing first.

“We didn’t expect to perform well in the 200m and actually had fewer athletes than expected because a few got sick the day of the meet,” Kao wrote to the News. 

In addition to illness and injury, the Bulldogs have been ramping up their training rather than scaling back in preparation for the race. In past years, the team would avoid hard workouts before a race, but this season has looked different for them. The Bulldogs intend to save their taper, or recovery period, for the end of the season for a bigger build and stronger outcomes.

The meet’s outcome also speaks to the new coaching staff appointed this year. Courtney Jaworski, Yale’s new Director of Cross Country and Track and Field, invited two new staff members to the team.

Laura Broderick serves as assistant coach for both track and field and cross-country teams, and Jeff Forino serves as head coach of men’s track and field and associate head coach of women’s track and field, handling jumps and multi-events. Duke Taylor was retained to continue serving as an assistant coach for both track and field teams, working primarily with throwers.

The Bulldogs will travel to the UMass Lowell River Hawk invitational this weekend at the Track at New Balance in Boston, Mass.

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The weekend began at the UConn Husky Challenge on Dec. 5. Yale sent their men’s and women’s throwing teams to compete against UConn, American Int’l, Garden State TC, Northeastern, UMass Amherst and UMass Lowell. 

“It was awesome to be able to compete in back-to-back meets for the opening weekend,” Nolan Recker ’26, a weight thrower, wrote to the News. “Competing is always a fun time.”

The men’s team was represented by Recker, Chu Anueyiagu ’27 and Jake Sun ’26, placing second, fourth and fifth, respectively. Recker set the school weight throw record last season of 66’ 10.75” and opened this season with a throw of 65’ 07.00”, just shy of his PR.

Recker recently joined the Yale football team as a multi-sport athlete as well.

“Now that track season has kicked off, I’m only doing track workouts and very focused on making sure my body is operating at its best with sleep and mobility work,” Recker wrote, highlighting the diversity of athletes represented on Yale’s track and field Team. 

The women’s team was represented by Ivy Pete ’26 and Emma Peretti ’27, placing sixth and seventh, respectively. Makayla Harris ’26 also competed, but her attempt was disqualified. 

Harris turned around her performance at Yale’s Season Opener at Coxe Cage the following day on Dec. 6 against Hartford, New Haven, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart and SCSU. Harris threw a weight of 56’ 09.50”, placing first, and her work was hard-earned. 

“Last semester, our training intensity really took off—it felt like the entire team embraced a new level of commitment and energy,” Jamaal Darlington ’27, a high jump athlete and Harris’ teammate, wrote to the News. “It’s been all about refining the progress we made in the fall and using that as a springboard for a strong indoor season.”

Darlington opened the day with a PR of 1.93m in the high jump, placing first. His win was followed by 12 more event wins from the men’s team, and 10 event wins from the women’s team. Alongside the Bulldogs’ victories, many athletes scored personal records, which sets them up nicely for the upcoming season. 

These successes culminate in the Bulldogs’ comradery, support and hard work. 

“For me, the real victory is that I’m healthy and able to compete, doing what I love most,” Darlington wrote.

Owen Karas ’26 took advantage of the fitness and support he gained during the cross country season to run a school 5k record at BU’s Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, a competitive meet that draws athletes nationwide. 

His time of 13:53.27 was nearly six seconds faster than the previous record set by Kevin Dooney ’16 in 2014. 

“It is common practice to get an early track season mark in the 5k based on your aerobic base from cross country,” Karas wrote to the News. 

Karas will now turn his focus to middle distance and likely dominate the mile and 1500-meter fields. He joins the rest of his team with high hopes and strong efforts for the new season. 

“We’re laser-focused on making a real impact in the Ivy League,” Jamaal wrote. “There’s no telling how far we can go when everyone’s firing on all cylinders.”

The Bulldogs are set to compete in Hanover at Dartmouth’s Leverone Field House on Jan. 18 for the annual Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia meet. 

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The men’s team placed fifth out of 38 competing teams, its best finish since 2004. The women’s team placed eleventh out of 38 competing teams, a step down from their tenth-place finish last year.

To secure a trip to Nationals, the Bulldogs needed to place in the top two team spots, or individual runners needed to be one of the top four regional finishers on a not-already-advancing team. Yale did not qualify for nationals, and Friday’s race was the last for the teams this season. 

On the men’s team, Owen Karas ’26, Leo Brewer ’25 and Kenan Pala ’26 placed in the first 25 finishing spots, earning All-Region Honors. 

Karas dedicates the success of this year to the team’s seniors and their leadership. 

“Through their experience and dedication to our team, they led us with consistency and success,” Karas wrote to the News. “We executed well at the Northeast Regional Championship, and we are certainly looking to build on our performance in future seasons.”

Brewer and Pala ran as a pack, finishing in twenty fourth and twenty fifth, respectively. Throughout the season, the two worked together and pushed each other, often finishing within seconds of each other.

Alongside Karas, Brewer and Pala were Winslow Atkeson ’25, Varun Oberai ’25, Braden King ’26 and Daegan Cutter ’27. All men placed in the top 90 out of nearly 260 competitors.

Claire Archer ’26 was the only women’s runner to earn All-Region Honors, placing twelfth overall and securing a personal record of 20:15.46. 

Archer also owes her successes to the support of her teammates and coaches. Courtney Jaworski helped her plan each kilometer to best target key competitors and the challenging course, she said.

“I knew I was going to give it my all, but I also didn’t have any expectations — sometimes things click, and sometimes they don’t,” Archer wrote to the News. “I’m really proud of finishing twelfth and earning All-Region honors.” 

Marisa Poe ’26 and Linde Fonville ’26 followed behind Archer in sixty-second and sixty-third, respectively. Cara Joyce ’26 and Charlotte Whitehurst ’26 rounded out the junior class represented at regionals this year. 

Daniella Henderson ’27 competed well in her first NCAA Regional Championship, setting a personal record of 21:31.61. Iris Bergman ’25 wrapped up her last cross country race, placing as Yale’s fifth runner with a strong finish despite the hilly final 2K. 

This season, the women’s team won the ECAC title for the first time in 20 years and placed third at Heps. 

“For the athletes, coaches, and everyone involved, this result represents the culmination of years of hard work, commitment, and belief in the process,” Archer wrote. “We’re already looking ahead, eager to set new goals and continue building on this momentum.” 

Both the men’s and women’s teams now shift gears for the indoor track and field season, where they will be joined by the rest of their teammates including jumpers, throwers and sprinters. 

The Bulldogs will begin their 2024 indoor track and field season the first week of December.

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