WRIGHT'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
A six-time letterwinner at Muncie Burris High...four letters came as a setter on coach Steve Shondell's volleyball team...played club volleyball with the Munciana Banana Slugs (16's) and coach Jim Craig, and the Munciana Geckos (18's) for coach Wes Lyon...also played basketball for two seasons for coach Ken Stuart...during her freshman year, captained club team...named to Lonestar all-tournament team...sophomore year was club team captain...Banana Slugs won the 1997 National Championship...selected MVP of 16's USVBA national tournament...during her junior year, team was state 2A champions and national champions...tabbed to first team all-Mid-Eastern Conference, all-state and second team all-area...club team captain...selected to 18's national all-tournament team...as a senior, volleyball team repeated as class 2A state champions...earned All-MEC team honrs as well as first team all-state and all-area...selected to Who's Who in Sports...club team captain...named to Paul Mitchell national prep All-American third team...one of Volleyball Magazine's Fab Fifty Recruits.

PERSONAL
Melissa Deann Wright was born July 6, 1981, at Muncie, Indiana...father Steve...mother Carol is a nursing supervisor...older sister Keylee (5/23/78) plays volleyball at the University of Wisconsin...planning to study political science at WSU.

Melissa Wright Class: Freshman Hometown: Muncie, Indiana High School: Muncie Burris High '99 Height: 5-9 Position: Setter Experience: HS