2006-07 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Zlata Tarasova
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Togliatti, Russia
- High School:
- School No. 64
2008 OUTDOOR: Posted five top-five finishes in the hammer throw while reaching the NCAA Regional-qualifying mark six times … Placed third at the Big 12 Championships with a season-best throw of 59.98 meters (196-09 ft.) … Finished in seventh place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a toss of 59.17 meters (194-01 ft.) … Recorded a fourth-place finish at the Sooner Invitational after posting a throw of 56.16 meters (184-03 ft.) … Posted a throw of 55.83 meters (183-02 ft.) at the Arkansas Twilight to finish in third place … Placed second at the Georgia Invitational with a toss of 55.45 meters (181-11 ft.) … Finished fourth at the Missouri Relays after recording a mark of 54.44 meters (178-07 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Broke the Kansas school record for the weight throw while placing fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 18.97 meters (62-03 ft.) … Hit an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in three out of six meets … Won the Arkansas Invitational with a throw of 18.42 meters (60-05.25 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Met a regional mark in all five meets in the hammer throw … Set a new Memorial Stadium record at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 61.93 meters (203-02 ft.) … Broke her own Kansas hammer throw record at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 62.95 meters (206-06 ft.) … Her throw at the Big 12 meet earned her the Big 12 championship by more than six feet. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the weight throw six times … Set a new Kansas record at the Tyson Invitational with a throw of 18.93 meters (62-01.25 ft.) … Placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 18.68 meters (61-03.5 ft.) 2006 OUTDOOR: Competed in the hammer throw in seven meets for the Jayhawks … Placed third at the Texas Relays … Won the Mesa Classic with a throw of 60.93 meters (199-11 ft.) … Placed second at the Kansas Relays … Was runner-up at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 58.65 meters (192-05 ft.) … Was the NCAA Midwest Regional Champion with a school record mark of 62.30 meters (204-05 ft.) … Competed at the NCAA Championships and placed 15th. 2006 INDOOR: Competed in the weight throw … Improved greatly with each meet … Placed eighth at the ISU Classic … Set a new Kansas record at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 18.87 meters (61-11 ft.) and placed fourth. HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the honor list of excellence in studies and success in sports … Placed third at the Russian Junior Championship with a hammer throw of 58.20 meters (190-11 ft.) … Played tennis for six years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Valentin Tarasova and Svetlana Tarasova … Born in Togliatti, Russia … Major is undecided.