Personal
Born 05/07/77... parents are Joseph and Margita Szmuda ... majoring in Computer Science.
Before BYU
Holds the Slovakian national indoor record in the indoor long jump with a jump of 25-04 ... won Slovakian indoor national championship in the long jump three times (1998, 1999, 2001) ... four-time Slovakian outdoor national champion in the long jump, with wins in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000 ... set the Slovakian high school national record in the long jump in 1994 with a jump of 24-11.25 ... finished 23rd at the World Junior Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1994 ... placed fifth in the long jump at the World Gymnasiack Championships held in Cypress in 1994 ... also placed fifth in the triple jump at the World Gymnasiack Championships in Cypress ... placed 10th in the World Junior Championships at Sydney, Australia, in 1996.
Stats
BEST MARKS: Long jump, 25-09.50.
Place second in the long jump at the Snake River Open ... third-place finish in the long jump at the Air Force Invitational ... won the long jump and placed second in the triple jump at the Husker Invitational ... placed second in the triple jump and third in the long jump at the Air Force Open ... won the long jump (25-06.25) and placed second in the triple jump (50-11.5) at the MWC Indoor Championships ... placed 10th in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, with a leap of 24-09.75 ... won the long jump at the USC Dual Meet and placed second in the triple jump ... placed second in the long jump at the Drake Relays ... won both the long and triple jump at the Robison Invitational ... placed first in the long jump (25-08) and second in the triple jump (52-07.25) at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... jumped 24-10.5 to place 13th in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Place first in the long jump (23-11.5) at the Olympic Oval Invitational ... finished first in the long jump (24-05.75) and fourth in the triple jump (48-11.5) at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships ... long jumped 25-03.25 and triple jumped 52-09.25 at the Stanford Invitational ... captured first place in the long jump (24-10) and second place in the triple jump (51-09.75) at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the long jump and triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.