McMann is Named Greatest Greyhound and
Mariner is Chosen Greatest Zia for 2002-03

PORTALES, NM - The Eastern New Mexico University coaching staff has selected senior baseball player Dallas McMann (6’1”, 215 lbs., Amarillo, TX/Randall HS) as the Greatest Greyhound of 2002-03 and senior volleyball player Christabell Mariner (5’11”, Pago Pago, American Samoa/Tafuna HS) as the Greatest Zia for 2002-03.

McMann was the catcher for the Greyhound baseball team and Mariner played middle blocker and outside hitter for the Zia volleyball team. McMann and Mariner, both four-year letter winners, received their awards at the ENMU Athletic Banquet in the Campus Union Ballroom on Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2003.

McMann was a key part of Greyhound baseball the past four seasons. He was selected First Team All-LSC South in 2001 and 2002. He also was named to the LSC South All-Academic Team those same years, and was named Second Team Verizon Academic All-District in 2002. He played in 191 of 198 games, including 186 starts, during his four years at ENMU. He qualified for the ENMU Athletic Honor Roll five semesters through Fall 2002.

McMann set the ENMU season record for batting average when he hit .433 in 2002. He finished the 2003 season as Eastern’s all-time leader in career batting average (.376) and career doubles (53). His 21 home runs ranked second all-time. McMann’s other career totals included 154 runs, 143 RBIs, 11 triples and a .587 slugging percentage. Defensively, he recorded 717 putouts, 95 assists, and a .966 fielding percentage in his four seasons with the Greyhounds.

The team leader of the 2003 Greyhound baseball, McMann ranked first on the squad in seven offensive categories: batting average (.367), home runs (8), doubles (18), hits (66), runs (43), RBIs (31) and slugging percentage (.622). He was chosen LSC South Hitter-of-the-Week on Feb. 26, 2002 and Apr. 7, 2003.

Dallas McMann
Senior, Catcher, Baseball
Letters Won: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% SO BB HBP SH SF SB SBA PO A E Pct.
2000 .338 45 44 151 39 51 11 3 4 31 .530 24 9 8 1 4 2 3 63 4 8 .893
2001 .362 48 44 152 29 55 14 3 5 41 .592 23 12 7 1 1 4 5 196 27 6 .974
2002 .433 47 47 171 43 74 10 3 4 40 .596 19 12 5 3 2 2 2 208 28 5 .979
2003 .367 51 51 180 43 66 18 2 8 31 .626 32 20 7 1 1 3 4 250 36 10 .966

Career .376 191 186 654 154 246 53 11 21 143 .587 98 53 27 6 8 11 14 717 95 29 .966

Mariner played a vital role on the volleyball team during her four years at ENMU. She received numerous honors during her career, including First Team All-LSC South in 2000, 2001 and 2002. She was named to the First Team Daktronics, Inc., All-Southwest Region squad in 2000, and was a Second Team Daktronics, Inc., All-Southwest Region selection in 2002. She was a member of the ENMU Athletic Honor Roll in Fall 1999 and Spring 2002.

Mariner set ENMU records for career kills (1,695) and kills in a season (575 in 2001). She also recorded the second-highest kill total in school history with 567 during the 2000 season. She finished her career ranked second all-time at Eastern with 471 career blocks, was third with 120 career service aces and ranked fourth with 1,102 career digs. Her 49 aces in 2002 tied for third best in school history.

She was chosen LSC South Hitter-of-the-Week five times, including twice this past season. She was named to several All-Tournament teams during her career. Mariner also helped ENMU reach the championship match of the LSC Tournament in 2001 and the LSC semifinals in 1999 and 2000. She contributed to an overall record of 94-47 the past four seasons.

Christabell Mariner
Senior, Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter, Volleyball
Letters Won: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Year MP GP Kill Err Att Pct. Ast Avg. BHE Ace Avg. SE RE Dig Avg. BS BA BE
1999 31 59 95 55 241 .166 6 0.1 2 1 0.0 4 2 46 0.8 1 22 9
2000 37 134 567 206 1263 .286 29 0.2 11 38 0.3 46 20 377 2.8 33 139 30
2001 33 119 575 215 1185 .304 30 0.3 5 32 0.3 35 23 334 2.8 38 108 29
2002 32 127 458 186 1060 .259 39 0.3 8 49 0.4 41 36 345 2.7 34 96 26

Career 134 439 1695 662 3749 .276 104 0.2 26 120 0.3 126 81 1102 2.5 106 365 94