2024 Men's Track & Field Roster

Robert Black
Kristella Cruz

Jedidiah Udunna

Jedidiah Udunna

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Richmond, Texas
  • Highschool:
    Ft. Bend Bush High School

Summary

Biography

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): UTRGV Male Student-Athlete of the Year… Qualified for second consecutive NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 34th in long jump… Won the long jump WAC Championship with a mark of 7.62 meters… Won long jump at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight with a mark of 7.81 meters… Was fourth in triple jump at the Cactus Cup… Took fourth in long jump at the 44 Farms Team Invitational with a personal-best and program record mark of 7.92 meters… Was sixth in long jump at Texas Relays with a mark of 7.73 meters… Ran a personal best 21.90 in the 200 at the Texas A&M Invite… Opened the season at the Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational running a PB 10.75 in the 100-meter dash and finishing fourth in long jump with a mark of 7.54 meters. 

2024 Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Earned bronze and All-WAC First team honors in long jump at WAC Indoor Championships with a mark of 7.40 meters; was 11th in triple jump with a personal-best mark of 14.48 meters … Took eighth in long jump and was 17th in triple jump at the Jarvis Scott Open … Finished eighth in long jump at the Robert Platt Invitational … Opened the season with a program-record setting mark of 7.59 meters to win the long jump at the Arkansas Invitational. 

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Set a program record in long jump with a mark of 7.80 meters to take 2nd at the Charles Austin Classic, where he also ran a 100-meter dash PR of 10.81 to take 8th ... WAC Outdoor Championships silver medalist in long jump ... Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round, where he finished 30th in long jump ... Placed in the top five in long jump at all seven meets, clearing 25 feet three times ... Made six entries into the outdoor program record book in long jump ... UTRGV Rookie of the Year ... WAC Field Athlete of the Week on March 29. 

2023 Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Made five entries into the indoor program record book, four in long jump ... Was 7th in long jump and 23rd in the 60-meter dash in a PR time of 6.92 at WAC Indoor Championships ... Finished 6th in long jump at the Robert Platt Invitational ... Was 10th in long jump at the Texas Tech Open ... Competed at the Tyson Invitational, finishing 13th in long jump. 

2018-2022 (George Bush High School): Udunna had a full program in 2022, competing in the 100-meter dash, high jump, long jump and on the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays. He qualified for the area meet in both relays and the long jump and advanced to the Class 6A Region III meet with Bush’s 4x200-meter relay team. He earned a bronze medal at the district meet in the long jump, and won silver and bronze with the 4x200 and 4x100 relays, respectively. His PRs heading to UTRGV are 10.92 in the 100, 22.11 in the 200, 5-10.00 in the high jump and 23-8.00 in the long jump.

Personal: 2023-24 Team Captain... Son of Sabastien and Brenda Udunna... Has one brother, Jason... Was born in Cameroon... Describes himself as ambitious, driven and hard-working... Studying business marketing and management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    Jumps/Sprints
    6'3"
  • C

    2024Sophomore

    Jumps/Sprints
    6'3"
    C