Stillwater, Okla. - The Harvard men's and women's cross country teams sent athletes to compete at the Cowboy Jamboree on Saturday, Sept. 24 in Stillwater, Okla. The women's team placed 12th of 20 teams and the men's team placed 13th of 27 teams. Competition was stiff, as many teams traveled to Stillwater, the site of this year's NCAA Championship meet.
Coming off a win at the HYP meet, junior captain Maia Ramsden led the Harvard women's team, finishing 7th in the women's 6k with a time of 20:32.7. She was followed by sophomore Ellaney Matarese in 44th place. Rounding out the five scoring positions for Harvard were Annelies Quinton, Isabelle Goldstein and Maya Rayle. The team scored 268 points to take 12th, just nine points behind Kentucky in 11th with 259. Oklahoma State, Northern Arizona and BYU were the top three teams on the women's side.
The men's team was led by junior Acer Iverson, who finished 6th the men's 8k in 23:27.7. He was followed by sophomore Graham Blanks who finished in 13th place in 23:41.1. The three men rounding out the top five for Harvard were David Melville, Ben Hartvigsen and Luke Laverdiere. The team scored 305 points to take 13th place. The men's race was topped by BYU, Stanford and Northern Arizona.
Up Next
The Harvard Cross Country teams will compete again in two weeks at two more meets. Both the IC4A/ECAC Championships in New York City, N.Y. and the Nuttycombe Invite in Madison, Wis. will take place on Friday, Oct. 14. Live results are expected to be available for each meet.
