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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Yeidi Yuja

Yeidi Yuja

  • Position:
    Jumps/Sprints
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Highschool:
    Escuela Internacional Sampedrana
  • Hometown:
    San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Summary

Biography

TFRRS Stats

At UR 2023-24: Indoor: Competed in four meets, participating in the horizontal jumps and the 200 meters...Notched a pair of new PRs in the long jump (17th, 4.85m) and triple jump (15th, 9.71m) at the Nazareth Alumni Opener on Dec. 8...Liberty League All-Academic.

At UR 2022-23: Indoor: Ran in five meets as a sophomore indoors...Finished 18th in the 60 meters at the Nazareth Conference Challenge Cup...Season-best time of 8.57 seconds in the 60 meters on two occasions, coming at the RIT February Friday Invitational and Nazareth Alumni Invite, with both times ending in 21st place.

Outdoor: Appeared in six meets during the outdoor season...Competed in a pair of events at the Liberty League Championships, finishing 20th in the 100 meter prelims (13.56) and the long jump (4.55m)...Recorded a season-best jump of 4.82 meters in the long jump to finish in 9th at the Geneseo Early Season Invitational on Apr. 3...Liberty League All-Academic honoree.

At UR 2021-22: Indoor: Competed in the 60 meters, 200 meters, 4x200 meter relay and long jump across seven meets for the Yellowjackets...Took home 1st place in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:51.11 at the Nazareth Alumni Meet on Dec. 10...Had top individual finish of 12th place in the 60 meters at the RIT February Friday Invitational on Feb. 11...Qualified for the Liberty League Indoor Championships in both the 60 meters and 200 meters, finishing 16th and 22nd, respectively.

Outdoor: Appeared in four meets, competing in the 100 meters and 4x100 meter relay...Ran a season-best 13.51 seconds in the 100 meters at the Geneseo Quad Meet & Multi on Apr. 24...Finished 22nd at the Liberty League Championships in the 100 meters.

HS: Attended Escuela Internacional Sampedrana in Honduras...Participated on the track and field and soccer teams for the Bulldogs...Was a sprinter on the track, competing in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, relays and long jump...Named team captain for three straight years...Earned MVP honors as a junior and was a 2-time team Best Athlete...Was U18 Honduran National Champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2018 and 2019 after earning U16 titles in 100 meters, 150 meters and 300 meters in 2017...Personal best times of 12.71 in the 100 meters and 26.80 in the 200 meters...Selected to compete on the National Honduran team for three years...Member of the National Honor Society...10th grade Class President...Earned Leadership and Sportsmanship Award for four years and was named Outstanding Academic Multi-Sports Athlete for four years.

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