Harvard women's track standout Dora Gyorffy is not a sophomore when it comes to jumping.

The Leverett House resident currently holds the Harvard school records for both the high and triple jumps. Since Gyorffy's freshman debut last year, she has yet to be defeated in the Ivy League. She is a perennial NCAA national contender, finishing second this winter in the high jump after placing third last year.

The sophomore also represents her home country--Hungary--in various European championships.

However, whether it is Ivy League, national or international competition, the Hungarian's toughest competitor is herself.

Watching her in competition, you can tell that the only pressure on Gyorffy is her own. In most of the Ivy League meets, Gyorffy's competition is left at heights below 6 feet-a height that she clears with ease.

It is clear that in the Anicent Eight no one pushes her anymore, so Gyorffy must battle herself, setting her own goals in each meet. She will get angry with herself if she doesn't clear a height the first time. And after making a height, the sophomore will then challenge her own performance by clearing it by inches the next time.

Her determination and focus despite the lack of competition is clear every time she steps onto the track. Gyorffy keeps the same stern face on throughout the meet, until she has performed to her satisfaction. It is not until then that Gyorffy will give a big smile to the crowd-who regularly cheer for her throughout the meet, regardless of their school loyalty.

This season, Gyorffy continued her dominance from freshman year with performances unprecedented from an Ivy League competitor. Despite the success, however, Gyorffy believes that the winter was only the begining to what she can accomplish in the sport.

"I am quite happy with my performance this season, bit I am not satisfied," Gyorffy said. "This winter season was a good base for me to take into the spring."

And what a base it was.

The sophomore jumper repeatedly broke her own Harvard school records in the high and triple jumps. She also went undefeated throughout the season for the second consecutive year. But even those facts do not tell the whole story.

Gyorffy finished first in both the high and triple jump at the Heptagonal meet in February, attaining her personal best in both, at 6'3.5 in the high jump and 42'3 in the triple.

Gyorffy then moved onto the national scene, impressing all with another great performance. She finished second at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships March 5, with a jump of 6'2.25.

Gyorffy's accomplishments earned her Indoor All-American honors for the second consecutive year.

The season marked an improvement for her performance during the 1998 indoor and outdoor seasons, although her accomplishment as a freshman weren't too shabby either.