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Full name | Yarleen Santiago Pagán | ||||
Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||
Born | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | January 18, 1978||||
Hometown | San Juan | ||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||
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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]
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]
Santiago 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]
Santiago 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]
Yarleen Santiago | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Yarleen Santiago Pagán | ||||
Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||
Born | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | January 18, 1978||||
Hometown | San Juan | ||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||
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Current teammate | |||||
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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]
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]
Santiago 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]
Santiago 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]