Women's Volleyball
Melvin helped lead Texas State to a SLC Tournament title in 2005 |
CHRISTINA MELVIN ADDED TO VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF
Aug. 1, 2008
ARLINGTON, Texas - Former Texas State volleyball standout Christina Melvin was named an assistant volleyball coach by UT Arlington fifth-year head coach Diane Seymour on Friday. The addition of Melvin completes the Mavericks coaching staff for the upcoming season.
Melvin joins assistant coach Erin Clute and Seymour as UT Arlington begins preparation for the upcoming season on Aug. 12, the first official day of practice for NCAA Division I volleyball programs.
"We are fortunate that Christina has relocated to the area and became interested in coaching at the collegiate level," Seymour said. "She will be a great addition to our staff since she is familiar with our conference, not to mention we respect her background as a successful collegiate setter."
Melvin finished her playing career as a two-year captain at Texas State in San Marcos, Texas. She began her collegiate playing career at Boise State University, where she also served as a two-year captain with the Broncos. Melvin helped lead Texas State to a Southland Conference Tournament championship in 2005. She collected 494 career assists at Texas State.
She played her first two seasons at Boise State where she played in 173 games, led the team with 1,089 assists in 2004 and was named to the Academic All-WAC team in 2003.
Melvin enjoyed a standout prep career at Green Mountain High School in Lakewood, Colo. She was a four-time All-Conference selection and named Class 5A All-State as a senior. A four-time Green Mountain H.S. team M.V.P., Melvin was also a USAV 18 Open Junior Olympic Gold Medalist.
The past five years Melvin has taught volleyball players of all ages the basic fundamentals of the sport. She was a camp counselor at the Plano Sports Authority Volleyball Camp and was the Setters Coach/All-Skills Coach (1999-2003) at the Front Range Volleyball Camp.
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