Athletics

Coverage of the Harvard sports and athletics—from team achievements to individual standout stories.

A football player in a red uniform points while holding a ball, with teammates nearby.

Crimson Football: Harvard 30, Holy Cross 7

After a 5-0 start, the Crimson girds for the battle of Ivy unbeatens.

by Dick Friedman

A man runs around the perimeter of Harvard Stadium

Harvard’s popular runners’s loop

A legendary route’s disputed distance

by Jacob Sweet

David Roberts seated outdoors on a stone wall by the Charles River

Adventure writer Dave Roberts

David Roberts: A lifetime of adventures, risks, and rewards

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard volleyball player Sandra Zeng setting a ball during a game

Laying Out

Volleyball captain Sandra Zeng’s defensive focus

by Jacob Sweet

Andrew Fischer in runs up field with ball

Harvard Great Performances: Andrew Fischer ’16

A sensational performance leads Harvard over Yale.

by Dick Friedman

The Ivy League logo

Ivy League Cancels Winter Season

The pandemic continues to affect athletics. 

by Jacob Sweet

Carroll Lowenstein standing at the base of staircase

Harvard Football Great Performances: Carroll Lowenstein ’52

A performance for the ages—in just nine throws

by Dick Friedman

A ball flies through the air off the foot of Vic Kennard.

Harvard Football Great Performances: Vic Kennard ’09

An "indelible feat of foot" leads Harvard over Yale. 

by Dick Friedman

Ric Zimmerman leans forward with football in hand

Harvard Football Great Performances: Ric Zimmerman ’68

A late drive leads to a legendary ’66 win over Dartmouth.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard's Colton Chapple throws a football to an out-of-frame receiver.

Harvard Football Great Performances: Colton Chapple ’13

An all-time performance in an all-time loss

by Dick Friedman

Charles Brickley pictures alone in an old-fashioned football uniform

Harvard Football Great Performances: Charlie Brickley ’15

A Harvard great with an all-time boot

by Dick Friedman