Tim Urista

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Rosebury, Ore. High School: Douglas

Height: 6-1 Event: Javelin

FRESHMAN (2011): Shared the team's Newcomer of the Year award...won the javelin throw in back-to-back weeks (UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational, Stanford Invitational) to open the season...improved the program's Freshman Class Record five times during the UC Irvine Meet...was the top collegiate finisher at that meet with a throw of 213'1"...that throw is ranked sixth on the program's all-time list...earned the team's Newcomer of the Week award after the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational...also won the javelin during the CSU-Pueblo Invitational (208'8") and Jack Christiansen Invitational (189'11")...finished 22nd in the NCAA national semifinals with a toss of 205'9"...competed in the heptathlon during the indoor season...posted a personal-best tally of 4,151 points at the New Mexico Classic...won the heptathlon shot put during that meet with a career-best toss of 40'3½"...also posted career-best marks in the pole vault (11'1¾"), 1000-meter run (3:03.66) and 60-meter dash (7.49) at that meet...recorded a personal-best high jump clearance of 5'8" at the Robert Shine Invitational...also ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at that meet...recorded two career-best marks at the Don Barrett Duals (19'10¾" long jump, 8.91 60-meter hurdles).

HIGH SCHOOL: Douglas High School...placed fourth in the javelin throw at the 2009 Oregon 4A state championship meet...school and conference record holder in the javelin throw...that mark is ranked as the 25th-best javelin mark in Oregon high school history...served as captain of the track team...also a member of the football, soccer and bowling teams...served as team captain for all three...earned first-team all-league honors as a kicker as a senior...second-team all-league selection in soccer as a sophomore and junior...held a 3.86 GPA...graduated within the top 10-percent of class.

PERSONAL: Full name is Timothy Alan Urista...goes by Tim...son of Gary and Audrey Urista...has four older brothers - Luke, Sam, Abe and Ben...also has one older sister, Rachel...majoring in management...future plans include becoming an agent in the Office of Special Investigations...served as Athletic Clerk..."learned how to hack computers" over the summer...also walked through the wilderness and "chewed on water hemlock, which is the most poisonous plant in North America"...grandfather, Harold Urista, is retired Army...grandfather, Ronald Miller, is retired Navy...can play four instruments...graduated high school and earned associate's degree one week later...worked as a wild land firefighter for two years...hobbies include camping, surfing, throwing spears and traveling the world...member of Cadet Squadron 02.