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Senior Dora Gyorffy--who still holds a share of the NCAA indoor record of 1.97 meters in the high jump--chose to compete at the biannual IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon for her native Hungary rather than defend her NCAA title. On Friday in Lisbon, she placed fifth with a leap of 1.93 meters...
Gyorffy, having cleared the 1.96-meter bar in mid-February, has qualified for the International Amateur Athletic Federation World Championships in Lisbon this weekend, while Siilats will be competing at the NCAA championships in Arkansas...
...competition will begin at 4:20 p.m., Lisbon time. Gyorffy's toughest competition from the United States will be Amy Acuff, whose personal best of 2.00 meters slighlty overshadows Gyorffy. In competitions this year the two athletes have been very evenly matched. Their season-best jumps are both 1.96 meters. At the Olympics, Gyorffy did overpower Acuff by nine centimeters, as Acuff only cleared the 1.80-meter...
...indoor track season is not quite finished for the Crimson women. Senior high jumper Dora Gyorffy will pass on her NCAA title defense to compete at the IAAF World Indoor Championships next weekend in Lisbon. Sophomore Kart Siilats, ranked fifth in the nation in the high jump, will be attempting to win her first NCAA title at the championships the same weekend...
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...