Harvard and Yale get the upper hand on Oxford and Cambridge Universities in Transatlantic Series Athletics match

By Mark Taylor

Published: 15:51, 03 July 2019

| Updated: 10:54, 04 July 2019

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Isabelle Scott, who managed to pass No.10, Samantha Friborg in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195364)

Helen Broadbridge wins the women's discus in the Oxford and Cambridge athletics match against Harvard and Yale. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13181401)

Womens 5000m, Winner No.13 (left) Abigail Goldstein in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195371)

Womens 4x400m Relay change over, OCUNI in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195378)

Teele Palumaa wins the high jump in the Oxford and Cambridge match against Harvard and Yale. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13181531)

Women's 100m, winner No. 24 Oliva Okoli, second (on right) No.23 Ngozi Musa in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195380)

Men's 100m winner (right) N0.75, Vincent Vaughns followed closly by No.163, Isaac Kitchen-Smith in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195382)

3000m men's steeplechase, (eventual winner left) No 52 William Battershill in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195384)

CJ McCord wins the high jump in the Oxford and Cambridge match against Harvard and Yale. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13181557)

Men's 110m hurdles winner No 59 Tre Hollingsworth in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195386)

Women's 400m hurdles winner No 6 Addison Coy in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195390)

Women's 400m hurdles second, No 116, Caroline Lilley in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195392)

Men's Pole Vault second, No 60, Austin Laut in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195394)

Men's 800m winner No 64, Myles Marshall in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195396)

Women's 100m hurdles winner, Livia Gauntlett in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195398)

Women's Mile winner Jocelyn Chau in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195414)

Women's Mile, racing for second and third, No 16 Anna Juul and No 109 Isabel Dye in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195436)

Men's triple jump competitor Ryan Morgan in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195443)

Men's Mile, Guest runner N. 159 Jeremy Dempsey was caught on the home straight by No 73 Allen Siegler in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195447)

Men's triple jump winner No 70 Kyle Murphy in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195454)

Men's shot put winner No 76 Samuel Welsh, who also won the men's discus in the Oxford and Cambridge versus Harvard and Yale athletics match. Picture: Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic (13195463)

Harvard and Yale got the upper hand over Cambridge and Oxford when the education heavyweights faced other in the Transatlantic Series athletics match at Wilberforce Road.

In the 125th anniversary year since the first 'international match - between Yale and Oxford - the US universities held the upper hand.

It had been 10 years since a success for Achilles - the combined Oxbridge club celebrating its 100th year - but there was no sign of that run being brought to an end.

There was a 17-3 victory for Harvard and Yale in the men's match, while the US squad won the women's match 16-3.

On a hot day at the Cambridge track, there were some impressive performances across the board.

Among the stand-out performers were CJ McCord in the high jump, who broke his personal best to win with a clearance of 2.10m.

As would perhaps be expected, the Harvard and Yale sprinters were particularly strong.

The men's 200m race was close-run, with Yale's Vincent Vaughns holding on at the line to see off a late charge from Oxford's Isaac Kitchen-Smith and Harvard's Ekrem Ayhan by 0.1sec.

There was also drama in the men's mile as Jeremy Dempsey, running as a guest for Cambridge, kicked for home on the first corner of the back straight but was unable to hold on in the home straight as Yale's Allen Siegler won in 4min 12.79sec, 1.47sec clear of Dempsey.

*All pictures by Paul Sanwell/OP Photographic.

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