Priscilla Bayley has joined the Harvard cross country coaching staff for the upcoming season. Bayley comes to Harvard after previously working as an assistant coach for the cross country teams at Santa Clara University and Saint Mary’s College.

Jason Saretsky, the director of Harvard cross country and track and field, previews the upcoming cross country season.

With a crew comprised of mostly freshmen and sophomores, the Harvard cross country team started its season off on a strong note, competing at the Bryant Invitational Saturday.

Both the Harvard men’s and women’s cross country teams have cemented their places in the regional rankings, as the USTFCCCA released the first polls of the 2011 regular season Monday

The Harvard cross country team will play host to Yale and Princeton (women) at the annual HY(P) meet Saturday at Franklin Park

While Yale had a significant edge in experience coming into the race, the underclassmen came up huge for the Harvard men, as the Crimson posted a convincing 23-34 victory over the Bulldogs Saturday at Franklin Park in the annual HY(P) meet

James Leakos of the Harvard men’s cross country team is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week for Sept. 19.

Fresh off a men’s victory at the annual HY(P) meet, the Harvard cross country team will hit the course at the Paul Short Invitational Friday in Bethlehem, Pa.

A muddy course on the campus of Lehigh couldn’t hold up the Harvard cross country team as both the men and women posted top-15 finishes Friday at the Paul Short Invitational.

For the second year in a row, sixteen Harvard varsity athletic teams have received Division I Academic Progress Rate Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA, it was announced Wednesday afternoon.