Egle Uljas Season 2004-05

Personal Bests:
Indoors: 200m, 24.1; 400m, 53.61; 600y, 1:20.65
Outdoors: 400m, 51.91; 800m, 2:02.92

Honors:
Estonian Indoor National Record Holder in the 300m (38.71), 400m (53.61) and
600y (1:20.65); Estonian Outdoor National Record Holder in the 400m (51.91);
2004 Estonian National 400m Indoor Champion

NCAA Championships:
2005 (O): 800m, DNF (DQ)

Big 12 Championships:
2005 (I): 400m, 53.61 (2nd); 4x400m, 3:38.04 (4th)
2005 (O): 400m, 53.60 (6th); 4x100m, 45.18 (6th); 4x400m, 3:39.07 (5th)

2005: Egle Uljas (pronounced EGG-lu OOL-jus) provided a boost in the middle distance and relay events in her first year at Nebraska... competed at the IAAF World Championships for Estonia in the 400 meters, running a 32nd-place time of 52.94 during the qualifying round... ran in the prelims of the 800 meters at the European Junior Championships, but her time of 2:05.73 did not qualify for the finals... advanced to the 800-meter finals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and led until the final straightaway... was disqualified after falling 30 meters from the finish line and taking out another competitor... ran a then-personal-best time of 2:04.29 during the semifinals to reach the final heat... was the runner-up finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (2:04.69)... earned sixth place in the 400 at the Big 12 outdoor meet (53.60), while also running on NU’s fifth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:39.07) and sixth-place 4x100-meter relay (45.18)... notched her career-best 800-meter time of 2:02.92 following the collegiate season at the Athletissima 2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, Switzerland... claimed silver-medal honors indoors in the 400 at the Big 12 indoor meet in an indoor-best 53.61, while also running on NU’s fourth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:38.04)... opened her Husker career by winning the 600-yard run at the adidas Classic in a lifetime-best 1:20.65... started the outdoor season by winning the 800 at the ESU Relays (2:12.51)... also registered wins in the 800 at the Kansas Relays (2:08.87) and the 400 at the Nebraska Invitational (53.40)... ran on winning 4x400-meter relays indoors at the Husker Invitational (3:39.01) and Iowa State Classic (3:38.89). In Estonia: Uljas represented Estonia in the 400-meter dash at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece... ran a personal-record time of 51.91 to advance to the semifinals in Athens... recorded a 53.13 in the semifinals, but did not advance to the finals... claimed seventh (54.68) in the 400 at the 2003 European Junior Championships... holds indoor Estonian National Records for the 300-meter (38.71), 400-meter (54.25) and 600-yard (1:20.65) run events... also holds the outdoor National Record for 400 meters (51.91). Personal: Previous coach was Liivi Eerik... major is music... also an accomplished concert pianist... parents are Juri and Ene-ly Uljas... born December 18, 1984.