Jared Ede Class: Graduated Hometown: Harlingen, Texas High School: Harlingen Event: Pole Vault

2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in the pole vault at the UTEP Invitational and the Red Raider Open.

2006: Redshirted the year.

High School: A 2005 graduate from Harlingen High School South ... participated in football, basketball, golf and track and field ... won a district championship in pole vault ... was pole vault state runner-up ... holds the Rio Grand Valley Record with a personal best of 16' 2.5".

Personal: Born January 26, 1987 in Findley, Ohio ... son of parents Marc and Lori Saldana, both self-employed ... has two siblings, Brandon, 23, and Taylor, 12 ... majoring in business marketing ... wants to run his own business when he graduates.