Thursday, April 19, 2007
Never in Kansas history has there been such a productive pair of hammer throwers competing at the same time. On Friday fans will get a chance to see sophomores Egor Agafonov and Zlata Tarasova in the hammer throw at the Kansas Relays.
Agafonov holds the Kansas men’s record with a toss of 233 feet. Tarasova owns the women’s record at 204-5.
At last year’s Kansas Relays, Agafonov finished in second place behind Nick Welihozkiy of Pac-Bay Track Club. This time around he has his eyes squarely on first.
“We’re doing as much as we can in practice and both coach Andy (Kokhanovsky) and I hope to do better than we did last year,” Agafonov said.
Agafonov won the weight throw at the 2007 NCAA Indoor National Championships, avenging his last year’s second place finish.
“I think it’s a little different than it was before,” Agafonov said. “I understand what’s happening and I know what I can do.”
Agafonov already has a NCAA regional qualifying mark and leads the Big 12 Conference. He has won his two previous outdoor competitions this season at the Texas Relays and the John Jacobs Invitational.
Tarasova also finished second at last year’s Relays, falling just three inches behind the record-setting throw of Kansas State’s Laci Heller.
Senior Cody Roberts will also compete in the weight throw with Agafonov. Their competition starts at noon today outside of Memorial Stadium. The women’s hammer throw will follow at 4:30.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern can be contacted at tbern@kansan.com.
— Edited by Jyl Unruh
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