But then, in the most pressure-filled jump of the season, Siilats made the best jump of her Harvard career, surpassing that bar set at 1.85 meters. When the rest of the competition all came up short, the NCAA title was hers.

Since the high jump was the first event of the NCAA competition, the Harvard women's track team--for the next few hours at least--would be ranked No. 1 in the nation on the meet scoreboard.

With Siilats's victory, Harvard now has two national high jump champions. Senior Dora Gyorffy placed fifth in the IAAF World Championships at Lisbon with a height of 1.93 meters on the same day. Gyorffy was elated to hear of Siilats's victory.

"Congratulations to Kart--I am really happy that she won," Gyorffy wrote in an e-mail message.

Now that the indoor track season is over, the outdoor track season will soon begin, and Harvard will be seeking to upend Brown and reclaim its first Outdoor Heptagonal title in eleven years.

Inspired by Siilats's gutsy, high-pressure performance last weekend, Harvard just might surpass Brown on the scoreboard and reach its own unmatched heights.