The Harvard women's track team had it all: a national superstar, a do-it-all point scorer and a bevy of dedicated performers. The result was the most success the program has seen since 1994.

A third-place showing at indoor Heptagonals, the equivalent of the Ivy Championship, was satisfying. Even better was the second place at outdoor Heps.

Several headline performers, experienced senior leadership and a phenomenal sophomore class made this year one of the best in recent Harvard history.

Last year, Harvard finished fifth indoors and sixth outdoors.

"We really saw the sophomores come into their own," co-captain Margaret Schotte said. "We knew we had a fantastic group of women that now had time to adjust. Also, we have developed a bigger team perspective, and people are now doing more events."

Two stars led the way. Sophomore Dora Gyorffy continued to impress on the national stage in the high jump. She finished second at prestigious Penn Relays and second at the indoor national championships as well. She has a chance to add to that record at the outdoor NCAA championships.

Joining her was sophomore Brenda Taylor, whose versatility might have overshadowed her expertise at the 400-meter hurdles. She also qualified for outdoor nationals.

In the outdoor dual meet with Yale, Taylor won the 100 and 400 hurdles, finished second in the 100 and ran in the winning 4x100 and 4x400 relays.

At Penn Relays, Taylor was involved in two school record-breaking performances. She had already set the school record in the 55-meter hurdles, at indoor Heptagonals.