[su_spacer size=”40″] Uibo, a native of Polva, Estonia, is one of four competitors from the Southeastern Conference on the list. He is the first member of the Georgia men’s team to be named a semifinalist for track and field’s version of the Heisman Trophy. Men’s finalists for The Bowerman Trophy will be announced on July 8.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Last year, true freshman Kendell Williams from the women’s team was included as a semifinalist.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Uibo defended his NCAA decathlon title last week to become only the fourth competitor in history to win two in a row in the event. He scored 10 of the Bulldogs’ 13 points en route to a 15th-place team finish. Uibo scored a school record 8,356 points, which makes him the No. 4 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 4 all-time NCAA performance.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Also in 2015, Uibo became only the third competitor in history to win his third consecutive SEC decathlon title after scoring a then school record and current meet record score of 8,326, which is the No. 5 all-time collegiate performance. He also set an SEC meet record with a clearance of 7 feet, 1 3/4 inches in the decathlon’s high jump.
[su_spacer size=”40″] In addition, Uibo shot to ninth on the Bulldogs’ all-time top-10 list after clearing 17-0.75 in the pole vault at both the SEC and NCAA Outdoor Championships and swept the decathlon high jump, discus and long jump competitions at the SEC and NCAA meets.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Indoors, Uibo scored his third-best career heptathlon score of 5,909 to take second at the SEC Championships, thanks in part to winning the high and long jumps and pole vault. He moved to No. 4 in Georgia’s indoor record books with a 17-2.75 clearance in the pole vault during the regular season. Uibo sustained an injury during the NCAA Indoor Championships that forced him to drop out.
[su_spacer size=”40″] For his work in the classroom, Uibo was named SEC Indoor Scholar Athlete of the Year and to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Full results and recaps from all Bulldog meets are located at georgiadogs.com. Updates throughout the season will be posted on Twitter/Instagram at @UGA_XCTF.