The Harvard two-mile relay, ranked just eighth on the league performance lists, stepped up to finish fourth in 9:09.95--a 20-second improvement over the season best. The team was made of sophomore Ashley Furst, junior Sam Piper, sophomore Leeann Hymas and senior Mary Unsworth.

Sophomore Melissa Tanner was the only Crimson distance runner to score with a sixth-place finish in the 5000 at 17:20.97--a 20-second improvement over her personal best.

Senior high-jumper Dora Gyorffy had won the Outstanding Performer award each of the previous three seasons after breaking successive meet records in the high jump, including a NCAA Indoor record-tying 1.97 meter leap last year.

Yesterday Gyorffy could not repeat her success, although she did lead Harvard to a one-two finish in her event. She gracefully floated over the 1.80-meter bar and Crimson sophomore Kart Siilats sneaked by on her third try to clinch 18 points for Harvard.

When Siilats failed to clear at 1.83 meters, Gyorffy was free to progress upwards to record-breaking heights. But her ambition could not take her any higher than the 1.94-meter bar.

"I was mad about that, because I was jumping very well, and it was easy--too easy--so I thought I didn't really have to focus for 1.94, but I missed it three times and it was over," Gyorffy said. "I think I could do two meters, so this was upsetting."

Gyorffy won't have long to wait for another high-profile meet. She will forgo defending last year's NCAA title to compete in Lisbon in two weeks at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, which she qualified for with a 1.96-meter jump last week.