Sports Release
August 17, 1999

EASTERN NEW MEXICO VOLLEYBALL TEAM ADDS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE FROM AMERICAN SAMOA
PORTALES, NM — Eastern New Mexico University head volleyball coach Mike Maguire has announced that Christabell Mariner, a freshman from American Samoa, signed a National Letter of Intent on June 22. She will be a freshman during the 1999 season.

Maguire guided the Zias to a 23-10 overall record and a 9-3 mark (2nd place) in the Lone Star Conference South Division in 1998. He begins his 13th season at Eastern New Mexico this fall.

EASTERN NEW MEXICO VOLLEYBALL SIGNING:
Christabell Mariner — Middle Blocker, 5’10”
Tafuna High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa
Mariner was a quality student-athlete at Tafuna High School in American Samoa the past two seasons. She was her Class Valedictorian and received Highest Achievement honors in several course disciplines. She was the Most Valuable Female Player in Samoa as a junior, and was named to the All-Star Roster as a junior and a senior. Including two years at Samoana High School, she was a four-year volleyball player at middle blocker and outside hitter during high school. Mariner earned a 4.0 GPA in high school.