Selim Nurudeen Class: Sophomore Hometown: Friendswood, TX High School: Friendswood Height: 6-0 Event: Hurdles Birthdate: 02/01/1983

AS A FRESHMAN: Immediately stepped in as the top hurdler on the Irish squad ... took second place in his first collegiate event, the 60-meter hurdles (8.09), at the Purdue Open ... won his first collegiate home event, taking first in the 60-meter hurdles during the Tri Meet against Western Michigan and Ball State ... repeated his 60-meter hurdle victory the next weekend against Michigan State ... finished fourth in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at the Meyo Invitational (8.07) ... won his preliminary heat at the 2002 BIG EAST Indoor Championships (8.02), then earned all-BIG EAST honors with a third-place effort in the finals ... continued to improve his time in the 60-meter hurdles at the Alex Wilson Invitational, finishing fourth in the preliminaries (8.00) and third in the finals (7.95) ... kicked off the outdoor season at the Arizona State Invitational, taking fourth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.50 and fifth in the 400-meter hurdles in 53.51 ... took second place in the 110-meter hurdles at the Purdue Invitational ... broke through for his first outdoor event victory at the Tom Botts Invitational, winning the 110-meter hurdles in 14.44 ... competed at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, posting times of 14.49 in the 110-meter hurdles and 55.05 in the 400-meter hurdles ... also competed in both hurdle competitions at the Drake Relays ... stepped up to claim the BIG EAST Championship in the 110-meter hurdles with a blistering 14.14 in the preliminaries and a 14.31 effort in the finals ... also took seventh in the 400-meter hurdles (53.49) at the BIG EAST outdoor meet.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in track and field and two-year letterwinner in basketball at Friendswood High School ... one of the top hurdlers to come out of Texas in 2001 ... ranked fourth in the nation in the 110-meter hurdles during his senior season ... the 2001 regional and state champion in the 400-meter hurdles ... served as track and field team captain and named team MVP his junior and senior seasons ... helped Friendswood win three consecutive track and field conference championships ... holds or helped set school records in the 110-meter hurdles, 200 meters, 4x400-meter relay, mile medley relay and the shuttle hurdle relay ... team captain of regional champion basketball team in 2000-01 ... set the school record for steals in a season (79) ... named basketball team MVP after posting 13.1 points per game and 11 rebounds per game in 2000-01 ... uncle, Tito Nurudeen, competed in track and field at LSU ... sister, Kemi, is currently a member of the Texas A&M track and field team ... member of the Technology Students of America (TSA) ... plans to major in pre-professional studies ... born Feb. 1, 1983 in Atlanta, Ga. ... enrolled in the College of Science.