Urdiss was a 23rd century individual who enrolled in Starfleet Academy in the 2270s decade.
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In the year 2274, Urdiss accompanied Cadet Kyoshi Nogura on a field trip to supervise Kyoshi's starship race, a regatta to honor his grandfather, Admiral Heihachiro Nogura. He, Kyoshi and a female cadet traveled aboard an Academy transport to the Free Trader Lanes sector, where Kyoshi paid a group of pirates to harass the Federation ships as additional obstacles during the race. Unfortunately the pirate Sturdevant was more ambitious than expected — he kidnapped the cadets, then destroyed one of the racing vessels.
Locked away, Urdiss worked to short-circuit the force field barrier, and once free Kyoshi disabled the Free Trader starship's cloaking device before they were recaptured. Their efforts were enough for Captains James T. Kirk and Vera DiMarco to board the pirate ship, capture Sturdevant, and rescue them. (TOS comic: "The Nogura Regatta")