Kate Sultanova

Hometown: Krasnodar, Russia Height: 5-5 Position: Pole Vault

Experience: SR/SR

2008 Indoor: Earned All-American honors for the fourth time in her career (indoor/outdoor) with a third place finish at the NCAA Championships and a vault of 4.25m (13-11.25) ... Won her third Big 12 Championship (indoor/outdoor) with a mark of 4.13m (13-06.50) ... Became the first back-to-back indoor pole vault conference champion in school history ... Broke the Kansas school record with a mark of 4.30m (14-01.25) while placing first at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... The mark is also a new facility record for the Armory Track and Field Center in New York ... Named the Big 12 Athlete of the Week twice (Feb. 5 and Feb. 12) ... Hit either a NCAA provisional or automatic qualifying mark in seven of eight meets she competed in ... Was named the Husker Invitational Athlete of the Meet for her first place in the pole vault and mark of 4.20m (13.09.25) ... Finished first five times, second once and third two times.

2007 Outdoor: Earned All-America honors in the pole vault ... Finished fifth at the NCAA Championships with a vault of 4.05 meters (13-03.5 ft.) ... Finished third at the Big 12 Championships and Kansas Relays with vaults of 4.15 meters (13-07.25 ft.) ... Has a sixth place showing at the Midwest Regional.

2007 Indoor: All-American in the pole vault with a third place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Tied a Jayhawk record with a vault of 4.30 meters (14-01.25 ft.) at the NCAA Championships ... Won the Big 12 title in the pole vault ... Tied a Big 12 meet record of 4.10 meters (13-05.25 ft.) ... Won the pole vault at the Husker Invitational ... Broke the Anschutz Pavilion record at the Jayhawk Invitational with a vault of 4.05 meters (13-03.5 ft.).

2006 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete.

2005 Outdoor: Named Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Performer of the Year ... Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships by finishing seventh overall with a jump of 4.10 meters (13-05.25 ft.) and was the Big 12 champion in the pole vault after jumping that same height ... Finished third at the Kansas Relays ... Had a fourth place result at the Texas Relays with a jump of 4.05 meters (13-03.5 ft.).

2005 Indoor: Finished 10th in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 4.00 meters (13-01.5 ft.) ... Finished third at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 4.10 meters (13-05.25 ft.) ... Won the pole vault competition at the Husker Invitational (4.16 meters, 13-07.75 ft.).

Personal: At the 2004 Russian Championships she finished first in the pole vault with a 4.10 meter effort (13-05.25 ft.) ... Was the number one ranked 19-and-under pole vaulter in Russia.