Yarleen Santiago
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Full name | Yarleen Santiago Pagán | ||||
Nationality | Puerto Rico | ||||
Born |
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico | January 18, 1978||||
Hometown | San Juan | ||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||
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Yarleen Santiago Pagán[1] (born January 18, 1978 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, is a female beach volleyball player who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Montelimar, Nicaragua playing with Dariam Acevedo.[2][3]
At home, she was runner-up of the beach professional circuit Circuito de Voleibol Playero Profesional, playing with Sheila Conley.[4] In 2009, playing with Dariam Acevedo, she won the championship.[5]
College
She studied and played at the University of Arkansas as an outside hitter. There, between 1997–1999, she earned AVCA All District/All region, All Southeastern Conference (SEC) Team[6] and SEC All-Tournament Team honors every year.[7] She also led her team in digs every season between 1997–1999.[8] She earned the Freshman of the Year Award in 1997.[9]
Indoor
She retired from the Puerto Rico National Team in 2007 after having represented her home country in many events.[10][11] At the 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, she won the Best Defense Award.[12]
She also played professionally in 2009 with Gigantes de Carolina from Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino.[13][14]
Clubs
- Ganaderas de Hatillo (1994)
- Marche Metalli Castelfidardo (2004–2005)
- Gigantes de Carolina (2006)
- Criollas de Caguas (2007–2008)
- Gigantes de Carolina (2009)
Awards
Individuals
College
- 1999 SEC Player of the Week, (Week 2 and Week 10)
- 1999 AVCA All-District 4/All-Region First Team
- 1998 AVCA All-District 4/All-Region Second Team
- 1997 AVCA All-District 4/All-Region First Team
- 1999 All Southeastern Conference First Team
- 1998 All Southeastern Conference Second Team
- 1997 All Southeastern Conference First Team
- 1997–1999 SEC All-Tournament Team
- 1997 Asics/Volleyball Division I Freshman of the year
National Team
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Nicaragua 2009 Gold Medal
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Jamaica 2009 Silver Medal
Beach
- 2008 Circuito de Voleibol Playero Profesional – Champion
- 2008 Circuito de Voleibol Playero Profesional – Runner-Up
Clubs
- Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino 2008 – Runner-Up, with Criollas de Caguas
- Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino 2007 – Runner-Up, with Criollas de Caguas
- Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino 2006 – Champion, with Gigantes de Carolina
References
- ↑ "Yarleen: bella y poderosa" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ nacion.com. "Ticas de plata en la final del Norceca" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ↑ ArkansasRazorbacks.com. "Former Razorback wins NORCECA title". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ Grupo de Diarios América. "Nueva cepa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ fpvoleibol.com. "Dos parejas tricampeonas en el Coors Light CVPPRO". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ secsports.com. "All-SEC Teams". Archived from the original on November 20, 2005. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ arkansasrazorbacks.com. "Volleyball Other Records". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ arkansasrazorbacks.com. "Dig Records". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ aggieathletics.com. "Sykora Receives Another All-American Citation". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ Terra Mexico. "Voleibolista internacional Yarleen Santiago se retira del voleibol de cancha" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ Federación Mexicana de Voleibol. "Puerto Rico y República Dominicana a semi final" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ Cuba Encuentro. "Brasil sorprende a Cuba y gana la Copa Panamericana femenina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ Gigantes de Carolina. "Rita Liliom guió a Las Gigantes" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ Wapa TV. "Leonas ganan primer partido de voleibol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-07.