Tarver fancies ASU

The Prep-dog's timing was impeccable this morning as Kauren Tarver walked in the front door of her house as the dog was speaking by telephone to her mother, Lisa.

Kauren Tarver, the star Serrano runner, had just returned from a recruiting trip to Arizona State University.

"It was good. Real good," Tarver said. "The main thing is that I like the coach and fit in with the team. Yeah, I like ASU."

Tarver said she was impressed with the knowledge of ASU coach Louie Quintana and the recruiting efforts of the Sun Devils. But she still has trips to Florida this week and Oregon (Feb. 8-10) before she makes a decision.

"Right now I like ASU," Tarver said. "But it will be tough to make a decision."

Tarver was a four-time CIF-SS cross country champ. She won state as a freshman and sophomore, finished second as a junior and fourth in 2007.

In track and field, she has a second in the 800 and a third in the 1,600 to her credit. She plans to do the steeplechase in college track, she said.