Yarleen Santiago

Yarleen Santiago
Yarleen Santiago
Personal information
Full name	Yarleen Santiago Pagán
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Born	January 18, 1978 (age 46); Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Hometown	San Juan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
2009	Dariam Acevedo
Previous teammates
2007; 2008	Yamileska Yantín; Sheila Conley
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit

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]

College

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]

Indoor

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]

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. 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

Yarleen Santiago at FIVB.com
Yarleen Santiago at the Beach Volleyball Database
Italian League Profile

[1] "Yarleen: bella y poderosa" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. March 14, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[2] .com. "Ticas de plata en la final del Norceca" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

[3] ArkansasRazorbacks.com. "Former Razorback wins NORCECA title". Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[4] Grupo de Diarios América. "Nueva cepa" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[5] voleibol.com. "Dos parejas tricampeonas en el Coors Light CVPPRO". Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[6] secsports.com. "All-SEC Teams". Archived from the original on November 20, 2005. Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[7] rkansasrazorbacks.com. "Volleyball Other Records". Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[8] rkansasrazorbacks.com. "Dig Records". Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[9] thletics.com. "Sykora Receives Another All-American Citation". Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[10] Terra Mexico. "Voleibolista internacional Yarleen Santiago se retira del voleibol de cancha" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[11] Federación Mexicana de Voleibol. "Puerto Rico y República Dominicana a semi final" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[12] Cuba Encuentro. "Brasil sorprende a Cuba y gana la Copa Panamericana femenina" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[13] Gigantes de Carolina. "Rita Liliom guió a Las Gigantes" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[14] Wapa TV. "Leonas ganan primer partido de voleibol" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2009.

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