Good Outdoor Season

By the outdoor season, he was back in the form he had exhibited back in England. The talented leaper captured the first of his first four straight Greater Boston Championships, won the outdoor Heps, and finished second at the IC4As.

That summer he returned to England and leaped over 25 feet, finishing second to the 1976 Olympic Champion. When Udo returned in the fall he began his most successful year here at Harvard, adding the triple jump to his repertoire, and set a school record.

His junior year he injured his knee and was not as successful, but this season he regained his sophomore form.

Throughout his four years here. Udo's toughest competition has not come from leapers from others schools, but rather from his own teammates, particularly Johnson. While Udo and Johnson admit that a rivalry exists, both described it as "friendly."

"We compete with each other to some extent," Johnson explains. But it doesn't matter who has jumped farther. We both encourage each other and cheer each other on."

After graduation, Udo will return to England to compete with the combined Harvard-Yale team against Oxford and Cambridge. Next year, he will finally attend the London School of Economics, spending his time getting ready to go to Business School and getting in shape for the 1984 Nigerian National team.

Not too bad for an 'Old Man."