PRINCETON, N.J. — Following the 2026 Ivy League Cross Country Heptagonal Championships at Brown's Mark Coogan Cross Country Course at Highland Park, the Ivy League has announced the men's and women's cross country coaching staffs of the year selections as well as the All-Ivy teams.
Harvard, led by head coach Alex Gibby, claimed Men's Coaching Staff of the Year honors after leading the Crimson to their first team championship since 1972. The Crimson placed four runners in the top-five to finish with 23 points. On the women's side, Princeton, led by head coach Brad Hunt, claimed the Women's Coaching Staff of the Year award after the Tigers earned the team title with 33 points.
Harvard's Tam Gavenas claimed the men's individual title, narrowly edging out teammate Sam Burgess in a photo finish. Two more Harvard student-athletes, Charlie Ortmans and Ben Boule, placed inside the top-five with times of 23:19.3 and 23:24.9, respectively. Jacob Nenow from Princeton claimed the bronze medal while Cornell's Griffin Mandirola and Aryan Abbaraju finished back-to-back in sixth and seventh to claims First Team All-Ivy honors.
On the women's side, Penn's Allison Lee claimed the individual title, becoming the first women's individual champion in Penn history. After Lee, three Tigers (Emma de Jong, Anna McNatt, and Caroline Barton) finished in second, third, and fifth, respectively. Columbia's Olivia Murray claimed First Team All-Ivy honors with a fourth-place finish, crossing the line at 20:31.7. Harvard's Sophia Gorriaran and Yale's Phoebe Benun placed sixth and seventh to take the final two spots on the First Team.
Additionally, one Ivy League men's and women’s cross country student-athlete from each institution was recognized for their commitment in the classroom and in sport as members of the 2026 Ivy League Cross Country Academic All-Ivy team. Brown’s Sebastian Margetts and Olivia Fraga, Columbia’s Finneas Colescott and Leanna Johnston, Cornell's Matt O'Brien and Maisie McManus, Dartmouth’s Connor Foley and Esme Daplyn, Harvard’s Charlie Ortmans and Kaiya Brooks, Penn's George Keen and Kelly Murray, Princeton’s Jacob Nenow and Hannah Riggins, and Yale’s Lucas Cohen and Sylvie Sanok Dufallo were each named to the team.
MEN'S COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Harvard*
WOMEN'S COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Princeton
MEN'S FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
Tam Gavenas, Harvard
Sam Burgess, Harvard
Jacob Nenow, Princeton
Charlie Ortmans, Harvard
Ben Boule, Harvard
Griffin Mandirola, Cornell
Aryan Abbaraju, Cornell
MEN'S SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
Alex Mazzeo, Cornell
Collin Boler, Princeton
Sebastian Martinez, Princeton
Ethan Aidam, Harvard
Grant Schroder, Harvard
Nicholas Mazzeo, Penn
Brady Mullen, Harvard
WOMEN'S FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
Allison Lee, Penn
Emma de Jong, Princeton
Anna McNatt, Princeton
Olivia Murray, Columbia
Caroline Barton, Princeton
Sophia Gorriaran, Harvard
Phoebe Benun, Yale
WOMEN'S SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
Hebe Chadwick, Yale
Aelo Curtis, Harvard
Lux Burgin, Princeton
Leanna Johnston, Columbia
Sarah Fischer, Penn
Hannah Riggins, Princeton
Sofia Lieberman, Princeton
*denotes unanimous selection