PRINCETON, N.J. — The Princeton men and women track & field programs continued their stellar run over the past few years by winning the 2026 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Weaver Stadium.
 
The Tigers won their third straight title on the men’s side and second consecutive championship for the women on Sunday. The men’s team claimed eight individual titles with two Ivy meet records, while the women had nine individual champions and an Ivy meet record of their own during the weekend.
 
Men
Freshman Tam Gavenas of Harvard kicked off Sunday’s final day of action with a gold medal in the 5000m (1426.41), while teammate Charlie Ortmans (14:27.62) was close behind for silver.
 
Penn’s Jake Rose was dominant in the decathlon, taking first place overall with 7,124 total points after winning six of the 10 events and finishing among the top four in all but one event.
 
The javelin throw saw Edward Webb of Brown turn in a personal best throw of 67.85 for first place, while Joe Licata of Princeton threw a distance of 18.70 in the shot put for the top spot.
 
Sunday’s field events concluded with a triple jump gold from Harvard’s Joachim Johnson (15.63) and another first place finish for Harvard in the high jump by Tito Alofe (2.18).
 
Princeton claimed the top five finishes in the 3000m steeplechase, led by Brian Boler’s time of 8:39.49. Jackson Shorten (8:46.08) and Marcelo Parra Ramon (8:46.18) completed the podium finishes for the Tigers, while Sebastian Martinez (8:47.50) and Franco Parra Ramon (8:48.55) rounded out the top five.
 
Cornell’s Pierre Attogbe gave the Big Red a first place finish with a meet record time of 3:38.25 in the 1500m race to end the distance events, while Joseph Socarras of Penn won the 800m race with a time of 1:47.00, narrowly edging out J’Voughnn Blake of Dartmouth by 00:00.09 on the clock.
 
In the hurdles, the Princeton trio of Easton Tan (13.87), Greg Foster (13.88), and William Bright (13.96) finished 1-2-3 in 110m followed by a win in the 400m by Penn’s Ryan Matulonis (49.80).
 
The sprint events opened with a race win in the 400m by Columbia’s Haydn Brotschi (45.20), while Princeton’s Jackson Clarke won both the 100m (10.33) and 200m (20.54) titles.
 
Two separate meet records fell in the relays beginning with a first place time of 39.22 from Harvard in the 4x100. Columbia followed with a win in 4x800 (7:21.61) before Princeton ended the day with a meet record run of 3:03.75 in the 4x400.
 
1. Princeton - 219
2. Harvard - 130
3. Penn - 107.5
4. Cornell - 65.5
5. Brown - 53
6. Columbia - 52
7. Dartmouth - 36
8. Yale 19
 
Women
Penn’s Yuliya Maslouskaya registered 5,492 points in the heptathlon, finishing first or second in five-of-seven events to claim gold and Princeton’s Pia Beaulieu turned in a first place finish in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:01.99.
 
The Tigers won both distance races, beginning with a victory in the 5000m Meg Madison (16:23.16), followed by a win from Hannah Riggins (4:20.74) who crossed the finish line nearly three seconds ahead of the next closest runner.
 
In the field, Princeton claimed three more gold medals as Alysa Carrigan won the high jump after clearing 1.83. Princeton teammates Shea Greene (54.42) and Niki Woods (47.09) finished 1-2 in the javelin throw before fellow Tigers Alexandra Kelly and Georgina Scoot also took the top two spots in the triple jump. Kelly’s distance of 13.73 set a new Ivy meet record.
 
Penn’s Jessica Oji set a new meet record in the shot put with a distance of 17.91 in the final field competition.
 
Princeton’s final first place finish of the day came in the 400m sprint as Maisha Atkinson ran to a time of 52.39.
 
In the 100m sprint, Yale’s Juliette Kosmont provided a bright spot for the Bulldogs with a winning time of 11.28 and Harvard’s Ella Cooper won the 200m with a time of 23.11. Dartmouth’s Andie Murray won gold in the 800m with a finish of 2:04.23.
 
The specialized sprint events witnessed a win from Penn’s Sofia Swindell (13.39) in the 100m Hurdles as well as a win from Brown’s Elle Riley (57.04) in the 400m Hurdles.
 
Sunday’s competition concluded with two meet records in the relays, starting with a record-setting time of 44.30 by Harvard in the 4x100. Penn followed with a win in the 4x800 race (8:39.39) before the Quakers ended the meet on a high note with a Ivy record time of 3:32.24 in the 4x400.
 
1. Princeton - 203
2. Penn - 157
3. Harvard - 118
4. Cornell - 52
5. Brown - 49
6. Yale - 48
7. Dartmouth - 32
8. Columbia - 23