Tong Resets Program Record in 400m as Track & Field Concludes Duke Twilight

DURHAM, N.C. – Harvard track & field closed out the weekend with stellar performances at the Duke Twilight.

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Harlow Tong was key for the Crimson in the men's 400m, as the Saint Paul, Minnesota native reset his own school record in the event. Tong finished in first place with a time of 46.06, upending his own top mark in the event of 46.55 at the Tiger Track Classic last year.

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

• The women's 4x100m relay started the action on the track, as the Crimson finished in third place with a time of 44.91.

• Two Crimson finished in the top 15 in the women's 100m hurdles. Sophomore Abigail Dennis finished in eighth place after stopping the clock at 13.98, as senior Fabiola Belibi took 12th place after posting a 13.98.

• Junior Simon Weiser returned to action in the men's 100m, as the Prauge, Czech Republic native ran a 14.21 to take sixth place.

• In the women's 400m, junior Marta Amani finished in fifth place with a time of 53.69, as that personal-best time ranks fifth in school history.

• Along with Tong's record-breaking run in the men's 400m, first-year Arpad Kovacs also shined in the event, taking third place with a time of 46.45. A native of Szeged, Hungary, Kovacs' mark ranks second in school history.

• Sophomore Ella Cooper finished in third place in the women's 100m, as her time of 11.32 ranks second all-time in school history and is the fastest time in the Ivy League in all-conditions this year. Fellow classmate Saige Forbes also captured a spot in the top 10, running a personal-best 11.44 to take seventh place. Forbes' time ranks third in school history.

• Over in the men's side of the 100m, junior Timi Esan took fourth with a time of 10.35, as senior Jonas Clarke sprinted a 10.47 to take 11th place.

• First-year Oliver Parker shined in the men's 400m hurdles, taking third place with a time of 51.68. Weiser also ran the 400m hurdles, stopping the clock at 54.20 to take 13th place.

• Cooper also excelled in the women's 200m, running a personal-best 23.27 to finish in fourth place, as that time ranks fourth in school history. Forbes ran a personal-record 23.94 to finish in 13th place, as that time is tied for ninth in school history.

• A pair of Crimson earned top 10 showings in the men's 200m. Esan ran a 21.21 to take third place, while Clarke finished in seventh place after running a 21.34.

• Junior Samira Kennedy was the Crimson's lone runner in the women's 800m, finishing in 42nd place with a time of 2:13.57.

• A new personal-best arrived for Preston Ellis in the men's 800m, as the Chicago, Illinois native clocked a 1:51.33 to take 23rd place. First-year Andrew Thornton-Sherman ran a 1:53.09 to finish in 31st place, as fellow first-years Arashi Hunter and Grant Schroder finished in 35th place (1:53.09) and 36th place (1:53.48), respectively.

• The Crimson's women's 4x400m relay team finished in third place with a time of 3:38.70, while the men's 4x400m relay team finished in second place with a time of 3:06.39.

• First-year Dylan McElhinney orchestrated a breakout showing in the women's 1500m, running a time of 4:15.76 to take eighth place. McElhinney's time from the Duke Twilight ranks fourth in program history. Sophomore Katelyn Matarese ran a personal-best 4:32.55 to take 54th place, joined by first-year Callie Wallace in 57th place (4:34.10) and senior Lily O'Donoghue-McDonald in 59th place (4:35.73).

• Senior Molly Malague clocked a season-best time of 10:04.61 in the women's 3000m steeplechase, a time that ranks first in the Ivy League.

• Over in the men's 3000m steeplechase, sophomore William Brunner finished in 13th place with a time if 9:02.40, while junior Ethan Aidam ran a 9:28.97 to take 21st place.

• Harvard took the two top spots in the men's 5000m, both with personal-best times. The Ivy League champion in the indoor men's 5000m, junior Charlie Ortmans ran a 13:38.25 to finish atop the podium, as that mark ranks third in school history. Fellow classmate Sam Burgess posted a 13:43.27, a time that is the fifth-fastest in school history.

• Over in the field events, junior and team captain Alice Mihas launched a 53.85m (176'8") to finish in seventh place in the women's hammer throw. Over on the men's side of the hammer throw, first-year Daniel Ye took sixth place with an attempt of 56.91m (186'8").

• First-year Nadjela Wepiwé was a standout in the women's discus throw, taking third place with a throw of 52.00m (170'7"). Wepiwé's mark ranks fourth in school history. Sophomore Tyler Glover finished in ninth place with a throw of 46.28m (151'10"), as junior Milina Wepiwé finished in 14th (44.15m/144'10") and senior Michaela Denson took 15th place (44.01m/144'4").

• The men's shot put saw junior Isaac Delaney capture sixth place after reaching 17.24m (56'6.75"). Glover also competed in the women's shot put, taking fourth place with a throw of 15.92m (52'2.75").

• First-year Joachim Johnson cleared 2.06m (6'9") to take fifth place in the men's high jump. Senior Daire Mahon lept over 1.91m (6'3.25") to finish in 18th place. The women's high jump saw first-year Jillene Wetteland take sixth place after clearing 1.64m (5'4.25").

• The women's pole vault featured junior Lilly Hodge clearing 3.90m (12'9.5") to finish in eighth place, as first-year Zoe Li-Khan cleared a personal-best 3.30m (10'10") to take 25th place.

• First-year Robert Satcher leapt a personal-best 6.63m (21'9") to finish in 16th place.

UP NEXT

Harvard starts the postseason on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17, as the Crimson head to Princeton, New Jersey for the 2026 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships.

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