Gyorffy jumped 1.91 meters at the NCAA Outdoor championships when she and Taylor combined to give Harvard the highest score ever for an Ivy team at an NCAA meet. She graduated from Harvard still holding a share of the NCAA indoor high jump record at 1.97 meters.
Unlike Taylor, Gyorffy has proven herself in major international competition in the past. In her highest world place ever, Gyorffy took fifth at the IAAF Indoor Championships at Lisbon in March.
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The IAAF Outdoor Championships at Edmonton will be held from Aug. 3 to Aug. 12.
The 400 hurdles competition begins on Aug. 5 and concludes, on Aug. 7, while the high jump qualifying starts on Aug. 10 and concludes on the meet’s final day.