The women have seen success from co-captain Natalie Stoll '10 in both the 400-meter dash and 500-meter race, in which she is ranked ninth and sixth, respectively, in the Ivies.
"It's really exciting for us to get to compete against the other Ivies on our home track," Stoll said. "We are hoping to have a lot of people from the Dartmouth community come out and support us."
Priscilla Trojano '12, currently ranked first in the pentathlon in the Ivy League, and rookie thrower Emmaline Berg '13 fourth in the shot put should also have a strong showings at the championships.
According to women's head coach Sandy Ford-Centonze, the Heptagonal meet always brings surprises and exciting finishes.
"The level of intensity, focus and drive is amazing," she said. "I would like to see us in the middle of the pack and realistically think that could happen."
The men's season has been highlighted by the dynamic duo of sprinters Connor Reilly '13 and co-captain Muhammed Abdul-Shakoor '10. Abdul-Shakoor started the season by tying the school record in the 60-meter dash at the Dartmouth Relays, running a 6.90.
Not to be outdone, Reilly set a new record in the race the following weekend against the University of Maine, when he clocked in at 6.88. Reilly remains first in the Ivies in the event entering the championships.
"This is what we have been working towards all season," Reilly said. "We are all well prepared and more than capable of putting up fast times and long jumps. It's just a matter of performing under pressure."
Abdul-Shakoor remains ranked tied for second in the 60-meter dash with Jedediah Adarquah-Yiadon from Cornell with his time from the Dartmouth Relays. The senior is first in the 200-meters in the Ivies with a 21.86 seconds followed by Reilly in second with a time of 22.12. The two look primed for first and second place finishes at the Heps in both events.
Anthony Romaniw '13 has also performed well this season in the 800-meter race and is ranked third headed into this weekend's meet. His time of 1:51.02 at the Terrier Classic in Boston University on Jan. 29 puts him within .2 seconds of Harvard's Brian Hill and 1.2 seconds behind top-ranked Nick Wade of Cornell.
"I'm really not sure what to expect, but everyone keeps telling me that its the craziest track meet of the year" he said. "[There will] be a lot of gutsy performances this weekend."
Dartmouth hosts the tournament once every four years, and men's head coach Barry Harwick said the teams are eager for the race.
"There are very few sports that get all eight Ivy schools competing in the same place at the same time it really makes for a tremendously exciting competition," he said.
The Big Green track and field teams will host the Heptagonal Championships on Saturday and Sunday at Leverone Field House.
