<p>Harard's best time on the year for the 100m is a pathetic 11.7. Come on I was doing that at 13. Their 200m is also a pathetic 22.77. They have scratched all their 4x100m and 4x200m relays, because they can't find 4 guys to field one. They couldn't even find anyone indoors to run a decent 60m. Why is harvard so bad at male sprinting? Any current students have an answer? (Princeton on the other hand has about 4-5 guys who can run the 10.6-10.9 range).</p>
<p>The team, overall, is quite weak right now.</p>
<p>As I understand it, former coach Haggarty pretty much stopped recruiting for the past ten years or so, good athletes would appear randomly looking for a Harvard education but that was about it. </p>
<p>The young first year coach has his work cut out for him. His background is mid-distance/distance, maybe he will place emphasis there. The Ivy League is quite competitive in track right now, parity with Princeton, Cornell etc. will not come quickly or easily at this point. </p>
<p>Looking at dyestat college commitments page, this year will bring in some very accomplished kids for Harvard, but no real top names that I recognize (and of course some names may not be listed). Often these kids can excel in college under new coaching, time will tell.</p>
<p>Not sure what the Harvard football coach thinks of track participation, but some football coaches discourage it, which would eliminate many top sprinters. Shortsighted in my opinion, and I have no idea if this applies to Harvard situation.</p>
<p>1MX - Sounds like the track coach could be a great ally for you if you're planning to apply!</p>
<p>Yes, it seemed too good to be true that I would have such an advantage in such a competitive admissions process. Tribeca mom must be right on, because they have very good 400m-3200m runners, but absolutely nothing but a few periodic football players for the sprints, and even those players can't run outdoor in the spring.</p>
<p>Where do you find the Times at?</p>
<p>And do you know where their CC times are?</p>
<p>They are quite good at XC. <a href="http://www.gocrimson.com%5B/url%5D">www.gocrimson.com</a> Just check out the results, or XC Bests 2006.</p>