Jaanus Uudmae

Class: Freshman Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia High School: Tallinn English College

Last College: Tallinn Technical University Height: 6-1 Event: Jumps Birthdate: 12/24/1980

Highly recruited internationally, Uudmae is expected to be among the best in the Missouri Valley Conference in the long jump and triple jump despite his true freshman status.

Background: He has already set personal bests of 24 feet, five inches in the long jump and 52 feet, six inches in the triple jump in prep competition, which would have qualified him for NCAA Nationals last year.

Personal: Father won gold medal in the 1980 Olympics and mother was a long jumper on the Estonian national team.

Wright on Uudmae: “We are really looking forward to seeing him. He has jumped past the NCAA qualifying standards in the long jump and triple jump as a freshman. He may be my best-ever recruit.’’

Career Bests

                      Indoors
Long Jump     22-10 1/2
Triple Jump     51-3 1/2