Tara Whiting Class: Senior Hometown: Iowa City, iowa High School: Iowa City Event: Heptathlon Experience: SO

2005-06: Recorded indoor season-best marks in the long jump (14-2.75) at the Karl Schlender Invitational and in the high jump (4-8) at the UWM Developmental Meet...Registered outdoor season-best marks in the high jump (4-11) and in the javelin (105-3) at the Iowa Musco Twilight.

High School: Was a four-time letterwinner at City High School, where the Little Hawks won three straight state titles in 2002-04 and four consecutive conference championships in 2002-05 ... competed in the hurdles and high jump ... was team captain in 2005 ... also lettered in softball and was a second team all-conference selection in 2001.

Personal: Born July 31, 1986 ... daughter of Cheryl Bombei and David Whiting ... has three siblings: Ryan, Gavin and Ashley ... her brother Ryan played soccer at Luther College (Iowa) ... Majoring in nursing.