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W. Track Seeks Title Repeat in Indoor Season

"Right now, I think we're looking at one-two in the high jump, barring any kind of injury," Haggerty said.

Gyorffy has also won several league triple jump titles as well, and should be favored to repeat again. Sillats also competes in a second event, the long jump. Gyorffy, Sillats, and sophomore Helena Ronner--who finished second in the long jump at Outdoor Heps last year--will make the triple jump and long jump strong events for Harvard.

Last Saturday, freshman pole vault Andrea Li became the second Harvard freshman in as many years to break the school record. Her 11-foot jump just edged out the record set by sophomore Bryce Weed set in her first meet last year.

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"I told Andrea she had a lot of potential when I saw her," Haggerty said. "Bryce will be competitive once she adjusts to some new technique. But they'll both need to reach the 12-foot level in order to place highly at Heps."

Freshman thrower Breeanna Gibson was the other freshman event-winner last Saturday in the shot put. The Crimson will need someone to make up for the absence of sophomore Jill Kornetsky from the team this year.

According to Haggerty, freshman Sandra Venghaus should make Harvard competitive in the pentathlon for the first time in recent history.

Sophomore sprinter Jen Leath, who placed at Heps last year, and runners Carrie McGraw and Amanda Shanklin, who both won events on Saturday, are other upperclassmen who have the potential to place at Heps in February.

The Crimson has struggled to score in the distances thus far, but the team will wait and see how the freshman will develop.

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