Tatyana Kirichenko

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greensboro, N.C.
High School:
Western Guilford

2004 ACC Indoor Pole Vault Champion • 2003 ACC Heptathlon Champion • Six-time All-ACC (high jump and pole vault) • Broke the Carolina record in the indoor pole vault in 2004 - 13-2 1/2 • Owns the second-best outdoor pole vault mark in Carolina history - 12-7 1/2 • 2003 and 2004 NCAA East Regional qualifier in the pole vault • 2003 NCAA East Regional qualifier in the high jump • Scored in the ACC Championships in four events - pole vault, high jump, heptathlon and triple jump.

Prep: 1999 3A Outdoor State Champion team member • State runner-up in the triple jump in both 1999 and 2000 • Conference and regional champion in the triple jump, pole vault, 100-meter hurdles and high jump • State outdoor champion in the triple jump and the pole vault • Two-time all-conference in volleyball • Volleyball conference player of the year in 2000 • North Carolina Female Athlete of the Year as a senior • Senior Beta Club member and vice-president of the French Club.

Personal: Majoring in biology and exercise and sport science • Hobbies include volleyball and crafts • Biggest sports thrill was winning the ACC's in the heptathlon • "The Bodyguard" is her favorite movie • Tatyana Alexeyeuna Kirichenko is the daughter of Alexei and Elena Kirichenko • Born March 3, 1983 in St. Petersburg, Russia.