Saskatoon product Kash Tarasoff is the Sask Sport Athlete of the Month for July.
Tarasoff qualified for the Junior World Diving Championship Trials in October after winning a gold and two silver medals at the 2024 Junior Elite National Championships. The gold came in the men’s 10-metre platform discipline – setting a provincial record in the process – with the silvers in the one-metre and three-metre springboard events. Following is the news release from Sask Sport…..
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ATHLETE OF THE MONTH Tarasoff dives to three medals and July Athlete of the Month honours After achieving a perfect score on three dives and setting a provincial record at the 2024 Junior Elite National Championships, Kash Tarasoff is named July’s Athlete of the Month. At the competition, Saskatoon’s Tarasoff claimed gold in the men’s 10-metre platform event with 501.25 points, a new provincial record. He also earned silver in the 1-m event with 410.40 points, as well as in the 3-m with 432.10 points. Tarasoff’s results qualified him for international competition at the Junior World Championship Trials in October. Tarasoff was nominated by the Saskatoon Diving Club and supported by Dive Sask. Other Nominee: · Emerson Matthews, volleyball, nominated by volleyball supporter and supported by Sask Volleyball. |
