SENIOR KAITLIN LECK 12 kills and six digs in just her second match of the season against IPFW (Aug. 31) led the team with a.643 hitting percentage with nine kills against Arizona (Nov. 1) had 11 kills and two aces versus Stanford (Nov. 15). (JUNIOR): Played in 95 games and all 32 matches, making 23 starts averaged 3.09 points per game, 2.44 kills per game and 1.11 digs per game ranked second on the team with 0.32 aces per game, while her kpg average ranked fourth posted double figure kills 14 times, including all four postseason matches had 14 kills against New Hampshire (Aug. 30) and California (Oct. 24) posted 13 kills against USC (Oct. 31) and Utah (Dec. 6) hit.400 or better five times, including a careerbest.650 against Utah in the NCAA second round (Dec. 6) notched a career-best nine blocks vs. Oregon State (Oct. 11), while also logging a season-best four aces in that match collected seven or more digs five times Pac-10 Academic All-Conference honorable mention. 2001 (FRESHMAN): One of six players and the only freshman to play in all 27 matches... appeared in 91 of the 97 games, missing just two in Pac-10 matches... made the starting line-up 24 times, third most on the team behind setter Gretchen Maurer and outside hitter Allison Richardson... fifth on the team in kills per game with a 2.33 mark... third in aces (20) and digs per game (2.23)... started in her first collegiate match - the team s season opener with No. 11 Brigham Young... had seven kills and seven digs in her debut... helped the UW tally 16 service aces in a fourgame win over Purdue on September 1, adding three of her own... had three service aces in a match three times in 2001... four kills on only six attempts in the final match of the Point Husky Invitational versus Texas... reached double-digit kills for the first time with a team match-high 13 on.545 hitting in a three-game sweep of Illinois-Chicago... hit.481 with 15 kills and three aces versus Air Force... finished the Air Force Invitational with a.477 hitting percentage in the three matches... career-best five blocks in Pac-10 15 Kait has made a lot of progress this past spring and has become a more mindful player. She can take her game to the next level if she continues this approach day-to-day. At times, Kait is the best attacker in the gym because she is fast and has a good arm. If she improves her serve receive skills, she could become an all-conference player. 2002 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 27 matches and 83 games for the Huskies, making 24 starts averaged 1.96 kills per game, 1.05 digs per game and 0.76 blocks per game ranked second on the team with 35 aces and a 0.42 apg average tied the school s single-match record with eight aces against San Francisco (Sept. 6) earned All-Tournament honors at the Best Western/Sycamore Inn Classic and at the Wahine Volleyball Challenge had three double-digit kill performances recorded a season-high 13 kills, seven digs and seven blocks versus Hawaii (Sept. 7) notched LECKS'S CAREER STATS 2001 27/91 212 2.33 97 624.184 19 0.21 2 20 0.22 32 203 2.23 20 2 44 0.51 5 256.0 2.81 2002 27/83 163 1.96 55 404.267 7 0.08 1 35 0.08 61 87 1.05 13 0 63 0.76 3 229.5 2.77 32/95 232 2.44 79 552.277 4 0.04 1 30 0.32 47 105 1.11 2 1 62 0.66 5 294.0 3.09 Totals 86/269 607 2.26 231 1580.238 30 0.11 4 85 0.32 93 249 1.47 35 3 169 0.64 13 779.5 2.90 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
16 HEAD COACH SENIOR JIM MCLAUGHLIN KAITLIN LECK season opener with California... reached double-digits for the first time in digs with 14 in the UW s first meeting with eventual national champion Stanford (Sept. 21)... 10 kills in two of the three next matches against Idaho and Oregon, both UW victories... three aces and 14 digs at home versus UCLA (Oct. 4)... logged her first double-double of her career in the team s win at Arizona State (Oct. 12), finishing with 11 kills and 15 digs... also had a career best 46 hitting attempts versus the Sun Devils... accounted for 16 points in the team s non-conference victory over Portland, finishing with 14 kills, an ace and two blocks... posted double-digits in digs in five of the final eight matches, beginning with a 14-dig effort at California... four games with double-digit kills and three straight double-doubles in the last five matches of the season... recorded an ace in each of the final four matches... 10 kills in both the USC and UCLA matches in Los Angeles in early November... accounted for 16 points against then fourth-ranked Arizona (Nov. 9), tallying 12 kills, 11 digs and five blocks... posted a 13-kill, 10- dig effort against Arizona State (Nov. 10). AT CARSON HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter at Carson High School under coach Daryl James... earned all-league honors for the Senators... also was a member of the Carson track squad... competed in club volleyball for three years for the Sierra Nevada Volleyball Club under coach Ray Batalon. PERSONAL: Born October 17, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nev.... parents are Daniel and Maureen Leck... second-youngest of five children... brother Austin played baseball at Chico State... brother Matthew was a punter and wide receiver for the University of Nevada football team... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences... will major in textiles with a minor in architecture. Kills:... 15 vs. Air Force (9-8-01) Attacks:... 46 at Arizona State (10-12-01) Hitting Pct:....650 (13-0-20)... vs. Utah (12-6-03) Assists:... 2 six times,...last vs. Oregon (9-20-02) Aces:... 8 vs. San Francisco (9-6-02)... *School Record* Digs:... 15 at Arizona State (10-12-01) Blocks:... 9 at Oregon State (10-11-03) AWARDS & HONORS Pac-10 Academic All-Conference (HM) Tied school s match record with eight aces vs. San Francisco (Sept. 6, 2002) 2002 Best Western/Sycamore Inn & Wahine Volleyball Challenge All-Tournament teams WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD SENIOR COACH EGAN JIM METCALF MCLAUGHLIN (JUNIOR): Played in nine matches and 17 games, making five starts averaged 1.71 kpg, 0.35 dpg, 0.82 bpg and 2.24 ppg tallied at least one kill in every match she played had her best performance of the season against No. 17 Wisconsin with six kills and four blocks had five kills, three blocks and a pair of aces against Utah Valley State (Nov. 25) tallied two kills in two swings against Oregon (Nov. 8). I can legitimately say that Egan is in the mix. I love coaching her. She gives everything she has everyday, every play and then she gives more. Egan knows what she has to do. She has made great gains but she has to make more progress. Egan has a chance to be a starting center blocker. Pac-10 opponents... made first career appearance at the Texas Invitational in Austin against Texas A&M... hit.750 with three kills on four attempts at USC... hit above the.700 mark for the second time in the team s win over Oregon (Oct. 13)... played all four games, posting a flawless seven kills on 10 attempts with no errors... seven kills and 10 attempts were both seasonhighs, while her.700 hitting percentage was also a team season-best with a minimum of 10 attacks... had three digs and three blocks, including two solo efforts versus the Ducks... made her first career start a day later against Oregon State... had two kills and two blocks in a loss to the Beavers... played in three games, tallying one block versus fifth-ranked Arizona... other career start came at Arizona State (Oct. 21). AT INGLEMOOR HIGH SCHOOL: Won three varsity letters as a middle blocker for coach Kelly Haupt... two-time firstteam All-KingCo, as a junior and senior... team made state tournament her sophomore year... 37 solo blocks and 43 block assists as a senior...... played club volleyball with fellow UW freshman Diane Halvarson... also earned two letters in basketball... honorable mention All-KingCo in basketball as a sophomore and junior... basketball team was state academic champion her sophomore year... had a 3.4 grade point average. PERSONAL: Born September 12, 1981, in Seattle... daughter of Richard and Holly... has one brother, Benson, who is married to the former Lindsey Steele Lindsey competes in 17 2002 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in five matches and eight games in the middle recorded two kills, two assists, an ace and four blocks in the season opener against Delaware (Aug. 30) tallied a season-high three kills versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Sept. 14) also posted two digs and three blocks against the Mean Green played in two Pac-10 matches had one kill against Stanford (Nov. 15). 2001 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted her second year at the UW. 2000 (FRESHMAN): Played in 19 games, starting in two at the center blocker spot... finished the season with 13 kills and seven blocks in 34 games played... all 13 kills came against METCALF'S CAREER STATS 2000 19/34 13 0.38 6 37.189 1 0.03 0 0 0.00 2 7 0.21 1 2 5 0.21 0 17.5 0.52 2002 5/8 6 0.75 3 15.200 2 0.25 0 1 0.12 3 3 0.38 0 1 6 0.88 0 11.0 1.38 9/17 29 1.71 8 62.339 1 0.06 0 2 0.12 8 6 0.35 0 0 14 0.82 1 38.0 2.24 Totals 33/59 48 0.81 17 114.272 4 0.07 0 3 0.05 13 16 0.27 1 3 25 0.47 1 66.5 1.13 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD COACH SENIOR JIM EGAN MCLAUGHLIN METCALF track and volleyball at BYU also has four sisters (Annie, Jenny, Jane and Kristine)... Annie and Jenny are both married with two children majoring in industrial design. Kills:... 7 vs. Oregon (10-13-02) Attacks:... 13 at Wisconsin (8-30-03) Hitting Pct:....800 (4-0-5)... vs. UMKC (8-29-03) Assists:... 2 vs. Delaware (8-30-02) Aces:... 2 vs. Utah Valley State (11-25-03) Digs:... 3 vs. Oregon (10-13-00) Blocks:... 4, twice, last vs. Wisconsin (8-30-03) 18 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD SENIOR COACH SANJA JIM TOMASEVIC MCLAUGHLIN (JUNIOR): Started 31 matches, missing one match due to injury team co-captain averaged 5.29 kpg, 2.90 dpg and 6.35 ppg ranks seventh on the Husky career chart with 99 career aces eight all-time at UW with a.265 career hitting percentage led team and Pac-10 with 0.54 sapg set school single-season records with 58 aces and 1411 attacks her kpg average (5.29) and total kill total (571) rank second on the Husky all-time list ranked third in the conference in kills per game (5.29) and fourth in points per game (6.35) tallied double digit kills in every match and 20-plus kills 11 times had 15 double doubles (kills-digs) had six aces against No. 7 California (Oct. 24) and five aces three times notched nine blocks against UCLA (Oct. 3) and against Minnesota in the NCAA quarterfinal (Dec. 13) had seven blocks against Oregon (Nov. 8), including four solos tallied a career-best 32 kills versus UCLA and set a UW and Pac-10 record with 96 attacks Pac-10 All-Conference first team Academic All-District VIII second team Pac-10 Academic All-Conference honorable mention named AVCA/Sport Imports National Player of the Week and Pac-10 Player of the Week (Sept. 2) named tournament Most Valuable Player at the Badger Invitational, IPFW Tournament and Idaho Tournament named to Regional All-Tournament team AVCA second team All-American and first team All-Pacific Region selection. 2002 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 31 matches, making 30 starts Pac-10 honorable mention selection ranked among the league s top 10 in three categories, including kills (3.82 kpg, 7th), digs (3.27 dpg, 9th) and points (4.62 ppg, 7th) recorded double-digit kills in 26 of 31 matches and nine kills five times had double-figure digs 20 times tallied 21 digs and 15 kills versus Hawaii (Sept. 7) had a strong showing against the Arizona schools, logging 19 kills and 25 digs versus Arizona State (Oct. 3) and 22 kills and 11 digs against Arizona (Oct. 4) collected a season-high 23 kills against California (Oct. 17), while adding 14 digs had 16 kills and 12 digs versus Colorado State (Dec. 5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament added 11 kills, 15 digs and five blocks against Hawaii in the second round (Dec. 6). AT MEDICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL: Did not play for her high school, Medical Secondary School in Uzice, Yugoslavia... played club volleyball with Radnicki under coach Goran Nesic for two seasons... competed for four years with 19 Can Sanja get better? She has too. She can do so many things at a high level and she has a true feel for the game. If she can add the extreme discipline to her game that all the great ones have and continue to prioritize her game, she will take her game to the highest level. She was a second team All-American last year. This year she should be a first team selection. TOMASEVIC'S CAREER STATS 2002 31/108 108 3.82 148 1109.239 23 0.21 1 41 0.38 58 353 3.27 53 9 73 0.76 7 499.5 4.16 31/108 571 5.29 169 1411.285 25 0.23 0 58 0.54 96 313 2.90 28 14 86 0.93 13 686.0 6.35 Totals 62/216 984 4.56 317 2520.265 48 0.22 1 99 0.46 154 666 3.08 81 23 159 0.84 20 1185.5 5.49 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD SENIOR COACH SANJA JIM MCLAUGHLIN TOMASEVIC Jedinstvo... Jedinstvo won the Yugoslavian league championships twice, while Radnicki claimed one title... also a member of the Yugoslavian Junior National team... earned MVP honors at the 2001 Yugoslavian championships. 20 PERSONAL: Born June 3, 1980, in Priboj, Yugoslavia... daughter of Ljiljana and Milutin Tomasevic... has two sisters Vesna and Marija Vesna plays professional volleyball for Jedinstvo-Uzice in Serbia and Montenegro... contemplating MATCH a career in HIGHS business. CAREER Kills:... 32 vs. UCLA (10-3-03) Attacks:... 96 vs. UCLA (10-3-03) Hitting Pct:....720 (18-0-24) vs. UNH (8-30-03) Assists:... 3, twice, last vs. SMS (11-29-02) Aces:... 6 vs. Ca.ifornia (10-24-03) Digs:... 25 vs. Arizona State (10-3-02) Blocks:... 9 vs. UCLA (10-3-03) AWARDS & HONORS AVCA second team All-American Set UW and Pac-10 records with 96 attacks vs. UCLA Pac-10 All-Conference first team Academic All-District VIII second team Regional All-Tournament team AVCA All-Pacific Region first team Academic All-Pac-10 honorable mention AVCA/Sport Imports National Player of the Week Pac-10 Player of the Week Tournament Most Valuable Player at the Badger Invitational, IPFW Tournament and Idaho Tournament 2002 Pac-10 All-Conference honorable mention WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD JUNIOR COACH DANKA JIM DANICIC MCLAUGHLIN (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 30 matches and 81 games, making one start for the Huskies as a defensive specialist recorded 48 digs (0.58 dpg), including a careerbest seven digs against UCLA (Nov. 1) posted back-toback four dig performances against IPFW (Sept. 6) and Idaho State (Sept. 10) also chipped in four digs against Washington State (Oct. 17) and three digs against California (Sept. 27) and UCLA (Oct. 3). 2002 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 24 matches and 74 games made her collegiate debut against North Texas on Sept. 13 posted a service ace and five digs in her second match of the season against Texas A&M- Corpus- Christi (Sept. 14) recorded a season-high eight digs with two aces against Arizona (Oct. 4) added six digs versus Arizona State (Nov. 2) tallied five digs and two aces against Washington State (Oct. 11) and five digs and three aces versus Oregon State (Nov. 21) played in both the first and second round matches of the NCAA Tournament collected two digs and one ace against Colorado State (Dec. 5) and one dig against Hawaii (Dec. 6). AT VALJEVSKA GIMNAZIJA SCHOOL: Attended Valjevska Gimnazija, located in Valjevo, Yugoslavia, graduating in 2000... did not play volleyball for Valjevska... competed for three club teams, with the most recent being Oblic in Belgrade, Yugoslavia team Most Valuable Player for Spartak in 1997 and 1998. PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1981, in Cacak, Yugoslavia... daughter of Gordana and Dragisa Danicic... father is a forester and mother is a merchant... has one sister Danijela. Kills:... N/A Attacks:... 1 at UCLA (11-1-03) Hitting Pct:... N/A Assists:... 2 at Idaho State (9-10-03) Aces:... 3 at Oregon State (11-21-02) Digs:... 8 vs. Arizona (10-4-02) Blocks:...N/A 21 We talk about the Danka factor, which means she can dig the ball. Danka had her best spring thus far. She increased her range defensively and is running to and picking up more balls. What has impressed me most is that she has made some improvements in her passing game. We asked her to change her technique and she did. We are reaping the return but we want more. DANICIC'S CAREER STATS 2002 24/74 0 0.00 0 0.000 3 0.04 1 12 0.16 21 55 0.74 1 0 0 0.00 0 12.0 0.16 30/81 0 0.00 0 1.000 3 0.04 0 2 0.02 8 48 0.59 3 0 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.02 Totals 54/155 0 0.00 0 1.000 6 0.04 1 14 0.09 29 103 0.66 4 0 0 0.00 0 14.0 0.09 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD COACH JUNIOR JIM BRIE MCLAUGHLIN HAGERTY 22 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 32 matches and 106 games, making 21 starts ranked second on the team with 3.56 kpg and 3.90 ppg named to the Badger Invitational All-Tournament team hit above.400 in first three matches of the season, including.722 (13-0-18) versus No. 17 Wisconsin (Aug. 30) posted double digit kills 23 times with a career-best 21 kills against Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinal (Dec. 12) logged 20 kills against Oregon State (Oct. 11) and 19 against Idaho (Sept. 12) and UCLA (Nov. 1) tallied three aces versus UMKC (Aug. 29) in first UW match notched five or more digs 12 times, including nine against IPFW (Sept. 6) and UCLA (Oct. 3). Brie has the drive. If she keeps her emotions from taking her out of the game and continues to do things in the right way, Brie should become an All- American. Attacking is her identity but she can block when she remains focused. Defiance Crescent News and District 8 first team All-Ohio State as a senior three-time first team All-WBL selection set two state records as a senior, including 39 kills in a match and 577 kills in a season 2000 WBL Player of the Year two-time Sectional Champions (2000, 1999) also earned four letters in basketball and one in diving played for the Ft. Wayne Volleyball Club was a 1999 AAU gold medallist and 1996 AAU All-American. PERSONAL: Born December 28, 1983 in Steubenville, Ohio daughter of John and Bretta has one brother (Luke) and one sister (Rachelle) Luke played baseball for Ball State and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the first round for the 2002 draft Rachelle was selected to the high performance camp at the Olympic Training Center in 2001. Kills:... 21 vs. Stanford (12-12-03) Attacks:... 44 vs. Idaho (9-12-03) Hitting Pct:....722 (13-0-18) at Wisconsin (8-30-03) Assists:... 2 at Idaho State (9-10-03) Aces:... 3 vs. UMKC (8-29-03) Digs:... 9 at IPFW (9-6-03) and vs. UCLA (10-3-03) Blocks:... 4 vs. USC (10-4-03) AWARDS & HONORS Regional All-Tournament Team Badger Invitational All-Tournament AT OHIO STATE: Played in 42 games for the Buckeyes as a middle blocker tallied 57 kills and ranked fifth on team with 1.36 kills per game recorded 17 blocks and ranked sixth on the team with 0.40 blocks per game logged three aces notched 26 digs and a 0.62 dpg average. AT DEFINANCE HIGH SCHOOL: Won three letters as middle blocker for coach and mother Bretta Hagerty finished career with a 65-11 record maintained career averages of 6.65 kills, 0.43 aces, 1.02 block and 2.9 digs per game four-time Scholar-Athlete named 2001 Player of the Year, by the Western Buckeye League (WBL), the HAGERTY'S CAREER STATS 2002 13/42 57 1.36 38 184.103 0 0.00 2 3 0.07 7 26 0.62 0 1 16 0.40 2 69.0 1.64 30/106 377 3.56 145 874.265 7 0.07 1 19 0.18 61 115 1.08 4 4 26 0.28 6 413.0 3.90 Totals 43/148 434 2.93 183 1058.237 7 0.07 3 22 0.15 68 141 0.95 4 5 42 0.32 8 482.0 3.26 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD JUNIOR COACH CANDACE JIM MCLAUGHLIN LEE (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 112 games, making one start led the team and ranked third in the Pac-10 with 4.17 dpg set the UW single-season record with 467 digs named to the IPFW and Idaho All-Tournament teams tallied double-figure digs 25 times and 20-plus digs eight times had a career-best 33 digs against No. 8 UCLA (Oct. 3) recorded 29 digs vs. Minnesota (Dec. 13), 27 digs vs. Washington State (Nov. 14), 26 digs vs. California (Oct. 24), 25 digs against Oregon State (Oct. 11) and UCLA (Nov. 1), 21 digs against Idaho (Sept. 12) and 20 digs versus Ohio (Sept. 6) also had 17 digs against No. 16 Arizona (Sept. 19) and 16 digs versus No. 17 Wisconsin (Sept. 6) and Oregon State (Nov. 7) Pac-10 All-Conference honorable mention Pac-10 Academic All-Conference second team. Churchill, earning team MVP honors each of her last two seasons... led the Lancers to a league title and a ninth-place finish at the state 4A tournament as a senior... Churchill advanced to the state playoffs for the first time in seven years and the round of 16 for the first time in 20 years in 2001... selected as the prep volleyball player of the year by The Register-Guard (Ore.)... twotime first team all-league selection... honorable mention all-league pick as a freshman... tabbed for honorable mention all-state honors her senior year... Wendy s Heisman award nominee and school s female senior athlete of the year... also lettered four years in tennis... three-time district champ and a state semifinalist in doubles her last three seasons... played club volleyball for Webfoot Juniors the last four years... member of the National Honor Society... All-American Scholar Athlete in 2001. PERSONAL: Born July 12, 1984, in Eugene, Ore.... daughter of Mike and Maria Lee... has one sister Carissa, who also was a member of her high school volleyball team. Kills:...1, twice, last vs. Ohio (9-6-03) Attacks:... 2, three times, last vs. Oregon State (10-10-03) Hitting Pct:... N/A Assists:... 4 at UCLA (11-1-03) and vs. Stanford (12-12-03) Aces:... N/A Digs:...33 vs. UCLA (10-3-03) Blocks:...N/A 23 Candace, in my opinion, is the best and I believe she will only get better. Everyday she is connected to the task emotionally, intellectually and physically. She needs to be and deserves to be more aggressive. AWARDS & HONORS Pac-10 All-Conference honorable mention Pac-10 Academic All-Conference second team IPFW and Idaho All-Tournament teams 2002 Pac-10 All-Freshman selection 2002 (FRESHMAN): Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team ranked fourth in the Pac-10 with 3.57 digs per game appeared in 30 matches and 105 games as Washington s starting libero had 20 double-digit dig matches and posted 20+ digs four times tallied 28 digs versus California (Nov. 16), which was the most by any Husky all season had 21 digs against USC (Oct. 25) and added 20 digs versus Stanford (Nov. 15) notched her first career kill against SMS (Nov. 29), while also chipping in 19 digs capped off her freshman campaign with 22 digs against Hawaii (Dec. 6) in the NCAA second round. AT CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner and team captain at Churchill High School... played outside hitter at LEE'S CAREER STATS 2002 31/105 1 0.01 0 1 1.000 18 0.17 0 0 0.00 0 375 3.57 32 0 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.01 32/112 1 0.01 0 8.125 20 0.18 2 0 0.00 0 467 4.17 30 0 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.01 Totals 63/217 2 0.01 0 9.222 38 0.18 2 0 0.00 0 842 3.88 62 0 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.01 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD COACH JUNIOR JIM DARLA MCLAUGHLIN MYHRE 24 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 32 matches and 94 games, making 22 starts ranked third in the Pac-10 and sixth in the nation with a.418 hitting percentage her hitting percentage set a UW single-season record hit.500 or better in 14 matches, including back-to-back.600 performances against Idaho State (Sept. 10) and Idaho (Sept. 12), in which she made no errors in 25 attempts collected double-figure kills four times, including 14 kills vs. Stanford in the Sweet 16 match (Dec. 12), 11 kills vs. Stanford (Oct. 23) and 10 kills vs. USC (Oct. 4) and California (Oct. 24) had five assists against Idaho State posted nine digs versus Ohio (Sept. 6) and eight against Northwestern (Dec. 5) and Minnesota (Dec. 13) in the postseason had nine blocks against Oregon State (Oct. 11) and eight against Northwestern in the NCAA first round (Dec. 5) averaged 1.10 bpg to lead team and rank 10th in the conference Pac-10 All-Conference honorable mention. Darla continues to improve her attacking and attacking will be her primary focus for a while. We ve asked her to get stronger and she is a lot stronger. She has distinguished herself as a blocker but if Dar is to make the all-conference team, she knows what she has to work on and she just has to go after it. AT BELMONT SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at Belmont Secondary her junior and senior seasons after transferring from Francis Kelsey High School in Duncan, B.C.... led Belmont to the B.C. High School AAAA Championship in December of 2001, earning tournament MVP honors... title was the first for a girls team at Belmont and only the second in school history... team finished second at provincials her junior season... played three years of club volleyball with Victoria Koa... club team finished second at the 2002 national championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan... named to the all-star team at both provincials and nationals... MVP or allstar in all tournaments she attended during the 2002 club season... member and team captain of the Canadian Junior National Team... one of 13 players picked to represent Canada at the 2002 NORCECA Zone Championships in Puerto Rico in July... one of five players in Canada picked by Sports Canada to receive a full scholarship to any Canadian University in November of 2001. PERSONAL: Born September 1, 1984, in Duncan, B.C.... parents are Les and Denise Myhre... has one brother Neil... mother Denise played volleyball at Belmont and the University of Victoria... plans to major in elementary education. Kills:... 14 vs Stanford (12-12-03) Attacks:... 28 vs, Arizona State (10-11-02) Hitting Pct:....667(6-0-9) at vs. Utah Valley State (11-25-03) Assists:...5 at Idaho State (9-10-03) Aces:... 2 vs. Utah Valley State (11-25-03) Digs:... 9 at IPFW (9-6-03) Blocks:... 10 at California (11-16-02) AWARDS & HONORS Pac-10 All-Conference (HM) 2002 Pac-10 All-Freshman (HM) 2002 (FRESHMAN): Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention team appeared in 15 matches and 54 games, making 13 starts averaged 1.50 kills per game and 1.24 blocks per game to lead the team recorded 11 kills, three digs and three blocks in her home court debut against Arizona State (Oct. 3) added 11 kills and six blocks against Washington State (Oct. 11) tallied six blocks in three straight matches, including against UCLA (Oct. 26), Arizona (Nov. 1) and Arizona State (Nov. 2) logged 10 kills, five digs and 10 blocks in her final appearance of the season against California (Nov. 16). MYHRE'S CAREER STATS 2002 15/54 81 1.50 24 225.253 7 0.13 0 5 0.09 24 30 0.56 0 1 66 1.24 3 120.0 2.22 32/94 209 2.22 35 416.418 31 0.33 2 8 0.09 10 42 0.45 1 3 100 1.10 10 270.0 2.87 Totals 47/148 290 1.96 59 641.360 38 0.26 2 13 0.09 34 72 0.49 1 4 166 1.15 13 390.0 2.64 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD JUNIOR COACH JESSICA JIM VERIS MCLAUGHLIN (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 25 matches and 57 games, making seven starts posted 10 kills and 12 digs vs. Northern Arizona (Sept. 13) for her first collegiate doubledouble notched 15 aces on the season, including four against Oregon (Oct. 10) and three in matches against Northern Arizona and No. 16 Arizona (Sept. 19) averaged 1.56 dpg tallied 23 blocks, including four versus Arizona (Sept. 19) had nine digs against No. 1 USC (Oct. 4) and eight digs three times had nine kills and eight digs against Oregon (Oct. 10) picked up a career-best 12 kills against Oregon State (Nov. 7), while adding seven digs. Jess is one of the most skilled players on our team. She has a very fast arm and the ability to play under control at all times. I m impressed with her composure in tough situations. If she can improve her ability to play above the net, she will become an impact player. AT MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year letterwinner in volleyball at Mira Costa... as a senior, helped her school to its first trip to the state finals since 1989, placing second overall... had a team-best 23 kills in the final to earn state alltournament honors... first team all-league and all-cif in 2001... two-time athlete of the week... led the Mustangs to a pair of Bay League and CIF Division II-AA titles... played club volleyball for nine years, with the last two for ASICS, under head coach Nestor Rodriguez... helped ASICS to a second-place finish at the Impact Hawaii Tournament in 2002, receiving alltournament honors... team placed in the top 15 at both the Davis Volleyball Festival and the Las Vegas Invitational... named club team captain in 2002... also played goalkeeper for the Mustang soccer team... three-year member of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF)... is set to face former high school teammates Teryn Spragg (UCLA) and Nora Pirzynski (ASU) this season. PERSONAL: Born June 22, 1984, in Bishop, Calif.... parents are Peter and Jackie Veris... has one sister and one brother... sister Lindsey plays soccer at Northwestern... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences, but undecided on a major. Kills:... 12 vs. Oregon State (11-7-03) Attacks:... 29 vs. Oregon State (11-7-03) Hitting Pct:....800 (4-0-5) at Oregon (11-22-02) Assists:... 4 at Oregon (10-10-03) Aces:... 3, four times, last vs. NAU (9-13-03) Digs:... 12 vs. NAU (9-13-03) Blocks:... 5 vs. Colorado State (12-5-02) 25 2002 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 12 matches and 33 games, making six starts averaged 1.30 kills per game, 0.73 digs per game, 0.67 blocks per game and 0.48 aces per game made her collegiate debut versus Arizona (Oct. 4) with two kills and a pair of blocks recorded six kills, three aces and six digs against Washington State (Oct. 4) had a strong weekend versus the Oregon schools with nine kills in 12 chances with no errors for a.750 hitting percentage tallied a season-high seven kills and three aces versus SMS (Nov. 29) added six more kills the next day against Pacific (Nov. 30) collected five kills and five blocks against Colorado State (Dec. 5) in the first round match of the NCAA Tournament. VERIS CAREER STATS 2002 12/33 43 1.30 25 123.146 6 0.18 1 16 0.48 23 24 0.73 4 0 22 0.67 1 70.0 2.12 25/57 83 1.46 42 225.182 9 0.16 0 15 0.26 23 89 1.56 3 0 23 0.40 0 109.5 1.92 Totals 37/90 90 126 67 348.170 15 0.17 1 31 0.34 46 113 126 7 0 45 0.50 1 179.5 1.99 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD SOPHOMORE COACH JIM CAROLYN MCLAUGHLIN FARNY graduated with honors and a 4.0 grade-point average... member of the National Honor Society... earned the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award. 26 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in five matches and seven games tallied five assists in collegiate debut against UMKC (Aug. 29) had first career kill and dig and five assists versus Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 5) posted 13 assists, two digs and a block in win over Northern Arizona (Sept. 13). 2002 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted her freshman season due to injury. PERSONAL: Born September 5, 1983, in Fort Wayne, Ind.... parents are Beth and Tom Farny... has an older brother Eric (22) and a younger sister Catherine (14)... will major in business with a focus in either marketing or advertising. Kills:... 1 vs. MTSU (9-5-03) Attacks:... 4 vs. MTSU (9-5-03) Hitting Pct:... N/A Assists:... 13 vs. Northern Arizona (9-13-03) Aces:... N/A Digs:... 2 vs. NAU (9-13-03) Blocks:... 1 vs. Northern Arizona (9-13-03) Carolyn made significant progress this spring and she has tightened the gap for playing time. It s now time for her to beat someone out. Although her skill level is more complete, Carolyn needs to develop an identity other than blocking. Her ability to pass will be key. AT CONCORDIA LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Concordia Lutheran High School... helped team to three consecutive conference titles... school placed third at regionals twice and was the runner-up her junior season... three-time all conference and two-time, first team all-state selection... picked for the North/South Indiana All Star Team twice... as a senior, named the player of the year by the Fort Wayne News Sentinel... played club volleyball for the Fort Wayne Volleyball Club from 1998-2002... club team won the Penn State East Coast Championship in 2000 and placed 10th at the junior Olympic nationals in 2002... also played basketball for four years, setting a school record for most rebounds in a season and career... second team all-conference and academic all-state pick for basketball... FARNY'S CAREER STATS 5/7 1 0.14 3 8 -.250 23 3.29 1 0 0.00 4 3 0.43 0 0 1 0.14 0 1.5 0.21 Totals 5/7 1 0.14 3 8 -.250 23 3.29 1 0 0.00 4 3 0.43 0 0 1 0.14 0 1.5 0.21 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD SOPHOMORE COACH COURTNEY JIM MCLAUGHLIN THOMPSON (FRESHMAN): Started all 32 matches for the Huskies team co-captain led the Pac-10 with 14.20 apg, which ranked third in the nation set the school s season record with 1,590 assists named to the alltournament teams at the Badger Invitational and Idaho Volleyball Tournament tallied 60 or more assists nine times, including a career-best 70 dishes against Minnesota (Dec. 13) in the NCAA Elite Eight match logged doubledigit digs 11 times posted a season-best 15 digs versus Arizona (Sept. 19) had at least one block in 29 matches, including four blocks against Wisconsin (Aug. 30) and Stanford (Sept. 27) recorded four or more kills in six Pac-10 matches (Arizona State, Arizona- twice, Californiatwice, UCLA) averaged 0.30 aces per game notched at least one ace in 19 matches this season, including five against Utah Valley State (Nov. 2) and three against Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 5) Pac-10 All-Freshman selection Pac-10 All-Conference honorable mention. league Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior 2002 National Player of the Year finalist two-time team captain also named to the All-League teams for basketball and softball 2002 All-State selection for basketball was KHS class valedictorian Student Body President as a senior and class president as a sophomore and junior played club volleyball for KJVBC for seven years placed second in the 18 Open National Qualifier in Kansas City and Reno, Nev. PERSONAL: Born November 4, 1984 in Bellevue, Wash. daughter of Steve and Linda has two brothers, Craig (27) and Trevor (22) Trevor is a senior at the United State Naval Academy and captain of the baseball team Craig graduated from UW in 1999 from the School of Business. Kills:... 6 vs. UCLA (10-3-03) Attacks:... 9 three times, last vs. California (10-24-03) Hitting Pct:....571 (5-1-7) vs. Arizona (9-19-03) Assists:... 70 vs. Minnesota (12-13-03) Aces:... 5 vs. Utah Valley State (11-25-03) Digs:... 15 vs. Arizona (9-19-03) Blocks:... 4 twice, last vs. Stanford (9-27-03) AWARDS & HONORS Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Pac-10 All-Conference honorable mention Badger Invitational and Idaho All-Tournament teams 27 Not many freshmen could have done what Court did last year and we aren t even close to where she could and will be. Her competitiveness is unmatched on a day-to-day basis and she is developing sound composure. I thought she was one of the best setters in the country last season and I want her better this year. AT KENTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Kentlake High School... led team to three state championships, earning Washington State Player of the Year honors in 2002 two-time King County Female Athlete of the Year Scholar-Athlete of the Year THOMPSON'S CAREER STATS 32/112 62 0.55 14 143.336 1590 14.20 19 34 0.30 53 244 2.18 0 1 56 0.51 0 125.0 1.12 Totals 32/112 62 0.55 14 143.336 1590 14.20 19 34 0.30 53 244 2.18 0 1 56 0.51 0 125.0 1.12 WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD COACH JIM MCLAUGHLIN NEWCOMERS 28 AT IOLANI HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Iolani High School... team captain in... team took first place state and league honors in 2001... honorable mention all-state and first team all-conference selection that year... two-time honorable mention allconference selection... led team to fifth in state and second in league play in 2002, garnering first team all-state honors... played five years of club volleyball for OVC and one year for Maunalani Volleyball Club... OVC team placed third at the 2002 Junior Olympics and fourth at the 2002 Davis Volleyball Festival. Ash is fast and likes to compete. As she learns our mechanics and systems she will become a contributor. AT SANTIAM CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL: A fouryear letterwinner at Santiam Christian High School... led team to league and state championships her senior year... only unanimous selection to all-state team her senior year... Statesman Journal all-region athlete of the year for... team captain during her senior campaign... two time first team all-league selection... helped high school team win league title three years in a row... second team all-state tournament her junior year even though team did not make it out of the first round... played for Webfoot Juniors club volleyball team under former University of Oregon head coach Cathy Nelson... team captain of club team in... placed 25th at prestigious Davis Invitational with club team in... also lettered in basketball in 2002 and. Alesha is physical and as she learns PERSONAL: Born March 15, 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii... daughter of Dale, a lab technician and Gail, a bookkeeper... has one older brother, Evan (20)... contemplating a career in dermatology or physical therapy. to control her ability the sky will be the limit. She will learn what she needs to do and as she makes progress, her confidence will build. She has a drive comparable to Court and Brie, which is the key. In time she will learn what she needs to know. I can t wait to coach her. PERSONAL: Born September 10, 1985 in Reno, Nevada... daughter of Dwayne and Dana... has two older brothers, Chad (21) and Shawn (22). WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE
HEAD NEWCOMERS COACH JIM MCLAUGHLIN AT PUYALLUP HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Puyallup High School... led team to league and district championships in 2001... team also won the league championship and took second-place district honors in 2002... three-time first team All-South Puget Sound League selection... Gatorade Player of the Year award in... high school team finished second in state in 2001 and third in 2002... team captain in... played on the U.S. Junior National Team that won a silver medal in the 2002 NORCECA Junior Continental Championships... had seven kills in the tournament... played for Kent Juniors Volleyball Club from 2002- under coaches Dawn Colston and Steve Whitaker... placed 13th at Junior Olympic Nationals in and ninth in with club team... placed seventh at Junior Olympic Nationals in 1999 as a member of the Puget Sound Volleyball Club... tournament MVP of the Emerald City Classic... also lettered two years in track... took first place league and district honors in the high jump in 2002 and... also placed seventh at state in 2002 and third in. Christal is the real deal. She is fast, jumps high, hits hard and has a nice skill level. The key to her development will be how she assesses and manages her game day-to-day. If she wants to be the best and does things in the right way she will be the best. Plus, she s a good kid. AT MARLBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time letterwinner at Marlborough High School... team captain in 2000... second team all-cif selection her senior year... finished 28th at the 1997 Open Nationals with her club volleyball team, the Santa Monica Beach Club... also finished 13th at the Davis Invitational in 1999... led the Washington club volleyball team to a ninth place finish at the NIRSA Nationals. Erin was a pleasant surprise this past spring. She knows the commitment level it takes to be on the University of Washington volleyball team. She knows how tough it is going to be and she welcomes the challenge. She is the type of kid we want representing our university and program. I d like to have her take the approach that she can she put pressure on Courtney and make her better. PERSONAL: Born February 12, 1983 in Glendale, Calif.... daughter of Park, a tennis instructor, and Margaret, an urban planner... has a younger sister, Carly (15)... majoring in psychology... a junior in school, has two years of eligibility remaining. 29 PERSONAL: Born September 23, 1985 in Puyallup, Wash.... daughter of Mike, a business owner, and Dianne... has two older brothers, Greg (24) and Jerid (22)... played club volleyball with current Husky setter Courtney Thompson. WASHINGTON MEDIA GUIDE