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Pabalate
2003:
Received the Kitty Magee Award, recognizing dedication…registered the team’s
top hitting performances of the season (.682) with 15 kills
and no errors against Dallas Baptist on Nov. 4…ranked
third on the team in blocks with 0.69 per game…named
to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…named
to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges.
2002:
Saw action in 91 games and recorded 111 kills and 111 digs
... turned in two double-double performances and finished
with season-highs of 13 kills vs. Wayland Baptist on Sept.
21 and 15 digs vs. Southeastern Okla. on Oct. 10...led the
team in blocking during eight matches ... third on the team
with 53 block assists.
PRIOR
TO TWU: Lettered her freshman year at Navarro College and
helped lead the team to a 25-16
record in 2001 ... recorded
149 kills, 194 blocks, 22 service aces and 541 digs last
season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
2001 graduate of Castleberry High School where she lettered
in volleyball, basketball, softball and track
... voted Newcomer of the Year as a freshman and followed
that honor up by being named First Team All-District
in 1999 and
2000...named All-State honorable mention in 2000 and
was an Academic All-District selection all four years of
high
school...regional
qualifier in the long, triple and high jump events in
track and earned All-District first team honors in softball
in
2000 and 2001...also an All-District performer on the
Castleberry basketball team...was a member of the National
Honor Society
and won numerous academic awards, including the Presidential
Scholar Award, UIL Scholar award and the United States
Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award.
PERSONAL:
Melanie
Rishel
was born on Sept. 9, 1982 and is the daughter of Sandra
Pabalate…a
kinesiology major.
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