FIL-AMERICAN trackster and Harvard University standout Victoria Bossong continued to create ripples for her alma mater recently.
The 21-year-old Bossong, who is aspiring to join Team Philippines, broke two school records and surpassed a couple of Philippine national marks in two separate indoor athletic meets in Boston, Massachusetts.
On Saturday, the 5’6” Bossong clocked 52.02 seconds to finish second in the finals of the women’s 400m at the 2025 Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite at the Boston University oval.
She was behind Ottawa Lions sprinter Lauren Gale, who took the gold in 51.79 seconds, but ahead of teammate Chloe Fair (52.92).
With her performance, Bossong improved on her own Harvard record of 52.72 achieved at the Eastern College Athletic College Championships (ECAC) last year.
Bossong also went below the current Philippine record of 53.71, which Paris Olympics Lauren Hoffman established in February last year at the Tiger Paw Invitationals in Clemson, South Carolina.
The result catapulted Bossong to be ranked fifth in the US.
Later in the day, Bossong did it again, when she shattered the school record of 2:43.03 last year by Maia Ramsden as she went past the current Philippine national mark with her 2:41.66 in the women’s 1000m in the Crimson Open at the Boston University oval. The previous national mark was 3:06.39 set by Natalie Quintero five years ago at an On Your Mark event in Sta. Barbara, California.