Going into the meet, Gyorffy thought Erin Aldrich of Purdue would be her biggest competition, and so when Aldrich went out at 1.84 meters, Gyorffy was relieved. She still had to get by Long, however, and Gyorffy worried when she got the cramp.

"The only stressful moment was when I got the cramp and there was one girl still jumping," Gyorffy said. "I am glad the cramp was not too bad, and I could still make two more heights."

Gyorffy, who is currently No. 3 in the world in the indoor high jump, comes to Harvard from Budapest, Hungary, and with her performance this weekend has secured a spot on the Hungarian Olympic team. This summer she will practice in Europe in preparation for the Olympics.

"I will be focusing on Sydney," Gyorffy said. "I am very excited."

In the mean time, she will start training for Harvard's outdoor season after a week off. Even though the competition will be more intense outdoors, she feels she will be able to jump even higher than her record 1.97 meters outdoors this spring. She is currently planning only to compete in the triple jump for the first few meets and to start high jumping around the end of April.

"I will have a very long season with the Olympics in September so I want to train through the spring mostly," Gyorffy said.

All of Gyorffy's success seems well-deserved, and Harvard is lucky to have this likely future Olympian here as a student. By all accounts, she is as excellent a person as she is an athlete.