Arizona
2004 (Junior): The two-time USA Outdoor triple jump champion is the most accomplished recruit to ever embark upon a career at the University of Arizona... Her U.S. leading performance and silver medal at the Pan American Senior Games makes her a very solid contender for the national title.
Pima Community College
Introduced to the Aztec program in 2000... Won the National Junior College triple jump and long jump titles as a freshman... Finished second at the USA Outdoor Championships and fourth at the World University Games that same year... Two-time reigning USA Outdoor triple jump champion... Competed at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris... Holds a personal best of 46-8 ¼, which she posted at the 2003 USA Outdoor Championships.
High School
Havana, Cuba: Perez spent her prep career in Havana, Cuba, as a member of the junior national team... Won a silver medal at the 1997 Junior Pan-American Games for Cuba... Former Cuban Junior National triple jump champion... Dropped from the Cuban program in late 1999 after refusing to give up her American citizenship in order to join the Cuban Olympic team.
Personal
Yuliana Perez... Born 7-21-81, in Tucson, Ariz... Daughter of Osmayda Perez... Lost her mother as a young girl... Pursuing her goal of competing at the Olympics.
