PRINCETON, N.J. — Ten gold medals were awarded as Princeton finished on top in both the men’s and women’s standings on day one of the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Tigers’ Weaver Stadium.

Princeton claimed six of the 10 gold medals on Saturday, while Pennsylvania picked up two and Cornell and Harvard each had one. On the men’s side, Princeton earned three golds along with one each by Cornell and Harvard.

The first gold medal of the day was won by Cornell sophomore Peter Northrup in the men’s hammer throw with a personal-best distance of 65.65m while the pole vault gave Princeton its first men’s gold of the event as senior Nick Molloy triumphed at 5.08m.

In the long jump, the Tigers’ Greg Foster defended his title and set a new meet record with a distance of 8.06m, his best mark of the season. The previous record was jointly held by Chris Chrysostomou (Cornell) and Eugene Profit (Yale), both of whom reached 7.98m in 1985.

Princeton’s Joseph Goodenow became the first freshman to win gold, taking the discus crown with a personal-best throw of 57.32m. The Tigers made it a 1-2 finish with senior Joe Licata also managing a personal best at 56.52m.

Harvard junior Charlie Ortmans finished off the men’s portion of day one by winning the 10,000m with a time of 29:33.26 in a race decided by less than three seconds.
Princeton also took home three golds on the women’s side, while Pennsylvania secured the other two.

Princeton junior Angela McAuslan-Kelly claimed the first women’s gold medal of the event in the hammer throw with a distance of 63.86m.

Her teammate Tessa Mudd took home gold in the pole vault with a meet-record height of 4.38m. That eclipsed the mark set by Cornell’s Avery Hilliard (4.32m) last year. Hilliard finished second this season at 4.28m.

Princeton’s Georgina Scoot made it back-to-back long jump titles with a meet record and personal best 6.61m effort. The senior managed 6.51m last year on her way to gold as a junior.

Pennsylvania’s Angeludi Asaah snapped the string of Princeton wins in the discus throw. The Quakers’ senior posted a personal-best distance of 59.50m on her way to the gold.

Pennsylvania senior Lily Murphy made it back-to-back women’s gold medals for the Quakers in the final event of the day, claiming the 10,000m title with a time of 34:24.26, over 15 seconds clear of her nearest competitor.

In the team competitions, Princeton leads with 57 points in the men’s standings. Cornell is second with 19 while Columbia is third with 17. The Tigers sit atop the women’s table with 56 points, followed by Penn (34) and Harvard (32). Princeton has won two straight men’s titles and seven of the last nine. The Tigers are also the defending women’s champions.