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Colander, LaTasha
- Qualified for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team when she won the 100 meters at the Olympic Trials with a time of 10.97
- Anchor of the gold-medal-winning 4x400m relay team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney
- U.S. 400m Champion in 2000 and 2001
- Ran second leg of the U.S. Team’s World Record 4x200m victory at the Penn Relays in 2000
- “Athens, Athens. Here I come, Athens!” … Colander on what she was thinking as she crossed the finish line at the 2004 Olympic Trials
- In 2003, her first season of concentrating on the 100 meters, Colander took third place at the Nike Prefontaine Classic with a personal best time of 11.08
- The 2000 season, when Colander won the 400 meters at the Olympic Trials and shared gold with her 4x400m relay teammates at the Sydney Olympics, was her very first year of competing in the 400 meters.
- Switched to 400m hurdles in 1999 after a remarkable career in short hurdles at the University of North Carolina (1998), where she won three straight Atlantic Coast Conference titles in the 100m hurdles and was also ACC champion at 200 meters
- Was the 1994 USA Junior Champion in the 100m hurdles; also captured the silver medal in 100m hurdles at the 1994 World Junior Championships
- During her high school career in Virginia, won five national titles and 12 state titles.
- Trains in Raleigh, North Carolina, with coach Trevor Graham
Throughout her career, Colander has embraced new events and new challenges. Even though she took up the 100 meters only in 2003, she’s not surprised that she won the 2004 Trials. “As long as I am doing my best, I have the same positive mind-set. I started out doing hurdles and I switched to the 400 to get stronger. Then I wanted to see what I could do in the 100,” she explains. “When it is your opportunity, you have to give it everything you’ve got.”
“Track and field is still thriving and still strong – and the focus should be on how strong it is, and that we have so many wonderful young athletes coming up that are excited about running in the Olympics and the Trials.”--The News and Observer, July 11, 2004
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Height: 5’ 5.5”
Born: 23-Aug-76
Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Resides: Raleigh, NC
Sport: Track & Field
Event: 100m
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