Like the men's team, the highlight for the women's side was an NCAA-qualifying performance.

Sophomore Dora Gyorffy surprised no one with a high jump of 1.88 meters, a centimeter above the qualifying height.

"I was pretty happy because I didn't practice after NCAA indoors," Gyorffy said. "It was also before the week of training, so it was okay."

Other than Gyorffy, 22 women traveled, or a little more than half of Harvard's squad.

The meet was divided into heats, and in the open 400-meter, Lee Shearer won her heat. Sophomore Brenda Taylor finished second in the first--or most competitive--heat of the 400 hurdles.

The 4x100 relay ran a good time in its first outdoor meet, according to co-captain Heather Hanson. However, both Hanson and freshman Carrie McGraw injured their hamstrings trying to avoid a man with a javelin, and Harvard did not enter the 4x400 relay.

"Because it's the first time we've been outdoors, we got to do some events like the 400 hurdles, 4x100 and javelin that we haven't gotten to do," Hanson said. "We had to compete the day after we arrived, so it was just a good wake-up call."

The women start their official outdoor season this weekend at McCurdy Track against Brown and Dartmouth.