Yarleen Santiago Pagán[1] (born January 18, 1978, in Arecibo, 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]
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| Full name | Yarleen Santiago Pagán | ||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||
| Born | January 18, 1978 Arecibo, Puerto Rico | ||||
| Hometown | San Juan | ||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||
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At home, Santiago 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
editSantiago studied and played at the University of Arkansas as an outside hitter. There, between 1997 and 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 and 1999.[8] She earned the Freshman of the Year Award in 1997.[9]
Indoor
editSantiago retired from the Puerto Rican national volleyball 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]
Santiago also played professionally in 2009 with Gigantes de Carolina from Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino.[13][14]
Clubs
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Ganaderas de Hatillo (1994)
Marche Metalli Castelfidardo (2004–2005)- Gigantes de Carolina (2006)
- Criollas de Caguas (2007–2008)
- Gigantes de Carolina (2009)
Awards
editIndividuals
editCollege
edit- 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
edit- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Nicaragua 2009
Gold Medal - NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Jamaica 2009
Silver Medal
Beach
edit- 2008 Circuito de Voleibol Playero Profesional –
Champion - 2008 Circuito de Voleibol Playero Profesional – Runner-Up
Clubs
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Yarleen: bella y poderosa" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. March 14, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ nacion.com. "Ticas de plata en la final del Norceca" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ^ ArkansasRazorbacks.com. "Former Razorback wins NORCECA title". Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ Grupo de Diarios América. "Nueva cepa" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ fpvoleibol.com. "Dos parejas tricampeonas en el Coors Light CVPPRO". Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ secsports.com. "All-SEC Teams". Archived from the original on November 20, 2005. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ arkansasrazorbacks.com. "Volleyball Other Records". Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ arkansasrazorbacks.com. "Dig Records". Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ aggieathletics.com. "Sykora Receives Another All-American Citation". Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ Terra Mexico. "Voleibolista internacional Yarleen Santiago se retira del voleibol de cancha" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ Federación Mexicana de Voleibol. "Puerto Rico y República Dominicana a semi final" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ Cuba Encuentro. "Brasil sorprende a Cuba y gana la Copa Panamericana femenina" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ Gigantes de Carolina. "Rita Liliom guió a Las Gigantes" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ Wapa TV. "Leonas ganan primer partido de voleibol" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.
External links
edit- Yarleen Santiago at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Yarleen Santiago at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Italian League Profile