Potomac School graduates are running teammates again on Harvard squad

Sasha Minsky and Charlie Ortmans are teammates again — this time in college.

The graduates of the Potomac School in McLean, where they were standout high-school cross country and track and field runners, are underclassmen on this fall’s men’s cross country team at Harvard. Ortmans is a sophomore, Minsky a freshman.

As teammates at Potomac School during the 2022 cross country season, the runners helped the squad win a Division I state championship. Ortmans and Minsky were the top two runners on that team, with Ortmans winning the individual state crown and Minsky placing fourth.

Last fall, Potomac School won the state again, with Minsky finishing second. Each also placed high at the early-season Monroe Parker Invitational cross country in the 2022 and 2023 campaigns, Ortmans winning and Minsky finishing second.

The runners also had standout indoor and outdoor track and field seasons at Potomac School, winning multiple distance races and helping the team place high in multiple meets.

For Harvard this season, Ortmans placed 27th in an early-season meet, helping the men’s team finish second.

Both are expected to run for Harvard’s track and field teams in the winter and spring seasons.