In past seasons, the Penn Relays have been one of the few meets of the season capable of providing Gyorffy with the serious competition that was lacking at the Ivy level. Yet nowadays, Gyorffy is in a class by herself at the college ranks. The next-closest competitor to Gyorffy yesterday could not clear higher than 1.76 meters.

It was Gyorffy's second victory of her career at the Penn Relays. She upset future U.S. Olympian Erin Aldrich of Texas during her freshman year for the title, but then fell short of Aldrich in her sophomore season. Gyorffy chose not to compete at Penn last season.

Gyorffy has never won the high jump title at Outdoor NCAAs. If she does compete there this season, she would be the heavy favorite. No one else in the country has cleared higher than 1.84 meters this season.

The NCAA Championships at the end of May are still a long way off. Taylor and Gyorffy will have plenty of high-stakes competition to keep themselves occupied before then. Harvard will host a final tune-up meet against Boston College on Sunday before next weekend's Outdoor Heptagonal Championships at Princeton, where the Crimson will be looking to unseat three-time defending champion Brown in the team's biggest meet of the season.