Sindri Guðmundsson

Trent Zelden

Throws

/ Track & Field

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.05.01 - Maroon and White Invite

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Position:
Throws
Height:
6-0
Class (Indoor):
--
Class (Outdoor):
Gr.
Hometown:
Kópavogur, Iceland
High School/Previous School:
Menntaskolinn i Kovavogi Secondary College / Utah State

2014 Icelandic National Champion (Javelin)
2018 Icelandic National Champion (Javelin)

2017 Outdoor First Team All-American (Javelin)
2017 First Team All-Mountain West Outdoor (Javelin)
2018 Outdoor First Team All-American (Javelin)
2018 USTFCCCA Mountain Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year
2018 First Team All-Mountain West Outdoor (Javelin)
USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week - 3/20/18
Mountain West Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week - 3/21/17, 4/11/17, 3/20/18
2019 Outdoor First Team All-American (Javelin)
2019 First Team All-Mountain West Outdoor (Javelin)
SEC Male Field Athlete of the Week (Javelin) - 3/30/21
2021 Second Team All-SEC Outdoor (Javelin)
2021 First Team Outdoor All-American (Javelin)

2021 Outdoor Season

Iceland: At the Icelandic Championships in Akureyri, he finished second at 74.99m (6/12) ... Competed at the European Team Championships in the Second League, finishing in fourth at 76.08m (6/20) ... Threw to a second place finish at the Karlstad Grand Prix at 76.39m (6/22) ... Came in seventh at the Kuortane Games in Finland with a throw of 77.97m (6/26).

Mississippi State: At the Bulldog Relays, he won the javelin with a mark of 77.77m, making him No. 5 all-time at Mississippi State (3/27) ... Earned the SEC's Male Field Athlete of the Week honor (3/30) ... Returned to action at the SEC Championships where he finished as runner-up with a throw of 77.42m and made the All-SEC Second Team (4/13) ... Re-gained the NCAA and SEC lead at the NCAA East Prelims where he finished first with a season-best mark of 79.84m; that mark is the second-best all-time at a prelim via USTFCCCA and is also now No. 4 all-time at Mississippi State (5/26) ... At the NCAA Championships, he placed fifth to earn First Team All-American honors with a throw of 75.61m (6/9).

2020 Outdoor Season (at Utah State)

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 Outdoor Season (at Utah State)

Earned first-team All-American honors after placing fourth in the javelin with a season-best throw of 73.92 meters (242-6) at the NCAA Outdoor Finals… Became the school’s first three-time first-team All-American in one event since former U.S. Olympian James Parker in 2001 (hammer)… Advanced to the Outdoor Finals by placing first in the javelin with a throw of 73.68 meters (241-8) at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Garnered first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing first with a mark of 73.69 meters (241-9) on his first and only attempt of the competition… His individual championship marked the first time an Aggie won three-straight titles in one event since Steve Strickland won three-straight 3,000-meter steeplechase titles from 2008-10 in the WAC Track & Field Championships… Earned academic all-MW and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete accolades.

2018 Outdoor Season (at Utah State)

Placed fourth with a school-record throw of 80.91 meters (265-5) at the Jena Javelin Fest in Jena, Germany… Earned first-team All-American honors after placing third in the javelin with a mark of 76.37 meters (250-6) at the NCAA Outdoor Finals… Advanced to the Outdoor Finals by taking the top spot at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships with a throw of 77.87 meters (255-5)… Tabbed the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Mountain Region Field Athlete of the Year… Garnered first-team All-Mountain West honors after successfully defending his 2017 title in the javelin with a winning throw of 78.14 meters (256-4) at the Outdoor Championships… Broke his own MW Outdoor Championships record of 77.19 meters (253-3) with that mark… Tabbed the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week and the MW Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week after opening the season with a conference-, meet- and season-best throw of 80.49 meters (264-1) at the UC Irvine-hosted Spring Collegiate Classic… Captured first place in four of the six meets he competed in… Earned academic all-MW and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.

2017 Outdoor Season (at Utah State)

Earned first-team All-American honors after placing sixth in the javelin with a mark of 73.28 meters (240-5) at the NCAA Outdoor Finals… Became the first Utah State student-athlete since 2009 to garner first-team All-American honors and the school’s first All-American in the javelin since 1989… Qualified for the Outdoor Finals after finishing first in the javelin with a mark of 76.18 meters (249-11) at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Tabbed first-team all-Mountain West after winning the javelin title with a season-best mark of 77.19 meters (253-3), which also set a facility record, at the Outdoor Championships… Placed first in five of the six meets he competed in… Tabbed the MW Men’s Field Athlete of the Week twice during the season, once after winning the javelin title with a distance of 72.24 meters (237-0) at the UC Irvine-hosted Spring Break Collegiate Classic and again after capturing the javelin title at the UCLA-hosted Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersey Invitational with a throw of 73.06 meters (239-8.25)… Earned academic all-MW honors.

2016 Outdoor Season (at Utah State)

Redshirted the season.

Academics

Named USTFCCCA All-Academic in 2021 ... Earned himself a spot on the Bulldog Honor Roll for fall 2020 and spring 2021 as well as being named a Top Dawg for both semesters ... Named Academic All-Mountain West in 2017, 2018, and 2019 ... USU Whitesides Scholar Athlete in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Before the Bulldogs

Spent four years competing for Utah State ... Attended Menntaskolinn i Kopavogi Secondary College in Kopavogur, Iceland ... Also competed for club team Breidablik up until 2019 and started competing for Fimleikafelag Hafnrafjardar in 2020 under Einar Vilhjalmsson ... Placed 12th at the IAAF World Junior Championships in 2014 … Was an Icelandic National Champion ... Recorded a personal-best throw of 77.28m (253-6) in the javelin.

Personal

Born Sindri Hrafn Gudmundsson on Nov. 21, 1995 in Akranes, Iceland ... One of three children of Gudmundur Helgi Olafsson and Groa Maria Suandis Sigualdadottir … Earned his degree in accounting from Utah State.

Collegiate Bests:

Outdoor

Javelin – 80.91m^ (UC Irvine Spring Break Classic – 3/16-17/2018)

^set at prior school

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2021 Track & Field Roster

Roster

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Cameron Crump

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Reese Dunne

Helen Claire Edmonds

Keldrick Edwards

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Colby Freeman

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jada Grant

Sindri Guðmundsson

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Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tierra Hooker

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Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

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Kennedy Jackson

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