although unable to improve his indoor best, spitz made his best outdoor jumps that year. he won at the penn relays with a jump of 2.01 m (6 ft in) and went an inch higher with an additional exhibition jump. he then cleared 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) in his home meet at travers island, his official outdoor best. spitz and marty, both now collegiate seniors, faced each other again at the ncaa championships and again tied, although marty was victorious in the jump-off. at the national championships spitz cleared 2.02 m (6 ft in), but had to be content with third place as both johnson and marty managed to jump an inch higher.