3  Tarah Lapar
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Thornton, Colo. High School: Horizon HS Height: 5-8 Position: Guard

UW This Season: A returning letterwinner for the Cowgirls...gained valuable experience during her first year of competition...a good perimeter player, she can create a lot of her own shots and offense...brings enthusiasm and excitement to the court.

Freshman (2003-04): Played in all 29 games as a true freshman with eight starts, while averaging 23.5 minutes per contest...started in the first game of her career against Cal State Northridge (12/30/03)...added 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest...shot 43-150 (.287) from the field and 35-116 (.302) from beyond the arc, which ranked 14th in the MWC...finished with a career high 13 points in 38 minutes in the game against Cal State Northridge (12/30/03)...in the victory over MSU-Billings (12/13/03), she recorded nine points and a career high eight rebounds...had a career high three steals against Washington State (11/24/03) and MSU Billings (12/13/03)...in her first career game as a Cowgirl, she played 31 minutes and scored five points in the contest against Denver (11/22/03)...also recorded one assist, one block and one steal...played 14 minutes off the bench in the opening exhibition game for the Cowgirls...had five points and three rebounds against Si Tanka (11/15/03)...recorded four double-figure scoring games during the season...an Academic All-MWC selection for the first time in her career.

High School: A three-time First Team All-Conference selection at Horizon High School in Brighton, Colo...during her senior year, she earned CCA All-State and CHSAA All-State honors...was also an Honorable Mention All-State selection as a sophomore and junior...as a sophomore, her team made it to the semi-finals of the Colorado State tournament and finished with a 21-1 overall record...was a part of three league championships during her career...a four-year letterwinner in basketball, she was coached by Greg Hahn...an excellent student, she was a member of the National Honor Society and on the honor roll...recruited by several schools including Sacramento State and Cal Berkeley.

Personal: Full name Tarah J. LaPar...born October 16, 1984 in Colorado...the daughter of Shane and Karen Kingsley...has one sister, Kayla...undecided on a college major.