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3   Marrita Royster-Crockett
Marrita Royster-Crockett

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tallahassee, Fla.
High School:
Florida State University HS
Height:
5-11
Position:
OH
Experience:
1st Season


Freshman Year (2005): Started the season out strong before a foot injury put a damper on the backend of her freshman campaign...Appeared in 59 games and starting 12 out of 17 matches ... put 17 points on the score sheet vs. Mercer (9/2) and 15.5 against South Florida (9/14) ... during her first season she also notched 14 digs against South Carolina (9/2) and 11 against both Clemson (10/2) and Pittsburgh (9/3) leading to 85 total... Logged an outstanding 16 kills against Mercer (9/2) and 15 in the South Florida (9/14) match giving her 131 at the end of the season.


High School: Named all-district, all-area, and all-state during her senior season at Florida State University High...Royster-Crockett was an all-star athlete for three seasons at City High School in Iowa City, Iowa, where she garnered every honor imaginable for a high school player...transferred to Tallahassee after her junior season when her mother accepted a coaching position at Florida State...trained with the Youth National Team in 2003 and took Iowa City to the state Final Four for the first time since 1988...the six-foot outside hitter played club volleyball for Saddleback in California before moving to Florida...played at Florida State University High School under the direction of former Seminole standout Kristen Frye.


Personal: Born on November 6, 1987...daughter of Mark and Rita...goes by the nickname "Marri" (pronounced MAR-ree)...grew up overseas where her mother was a professional volleyball player and coach...her mother is arguably is one of the best player to ever compete with the United States, where she won the Silver medal at the 1980 Olympics... Marri's father played for legendary coach Barry Switzer at the University of Oklahoma...interestingly enough, her father faced Florida State in the 1980 Orange Bowl......chose FSU over Hawaii, Stanford, UCLA, and Iowa...in high school, earned awards in graphic design...received the "Cristal Award" which is the highest honor a senior can receive for accomplishments in academics and drama...has ambitions to be an actress...plans to earn a degree in performing arts.

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