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Although four-time defending Heptagonal champion Gyorffy has moved on, Estonian junior Kart Siilats—the defending NCAA Indoor high jump champion—has the potential to be among the national leaders in the event again this year...
Because the Lisbon trip conflicted with the NCAA Indoors, Gyorffy was unable to defend her title, leaving the door open for someone else to win. That winner happened to be Harvard sophomore Kart Siilats, an Estonian transfer student. Siilats won the title in dramatic fashion, clearing the winning height of 1.86 meters while facing elimination...
Siilats had built an impressive resume in the high jump before stepping foot on the Harvard campus. She was the Estonian national champion and record holder, boasting a personal best of 1.89 meters which she set at the 1999 World Championships in Seville...
...NCAAs, Siilats will be aiming to make up for Gyorffy's absence. Siilats started off her Harvard career with a 1.84-meter jump against Boston College in December--good enough for fifth on the NCAA performance lists. Siilats was an Estonian national champion before transferring to Harvard this year. Since that first Crimson meet, Siilats has come close to matching that season-best height, clearing the 1.83 bar at HYPs and the 1.78 bar at the Millrose Games...
Gyorffy's absence won't necessarily cost Harvard an individual NCAA title. Siilats, the Estonian national champion ranked fourth on the national performance lists, is among the favorites to win the event...