Tuesday,
August 28, 2001
Dynamic
King positioned to set several school records
By Adrienne Burch
skiff staff
Senior
Marci King received a strange plea from her soccer coach in
sixth grade.
My
soccer coach got roped into coaching volleyball, King
said. It was the first year for it and he didnt
know any of the girls that were coming out. (He asked me),
Will you come out for it, just so Ill know someone?
Fortunately
for TCU, she listened. King is now a starting outside hitter
for the TCU volleyball team. She led the team in kills her
first two seasons and finished second on the team last season.
The senior has a chance to set school records in kills, consecutive
matches played, total attacks and digs.
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Erin
Munger/Photo Editor
Marci King, a senior outside hitter, has a chance to
set program records in kills, consecutive matches played,
total attacks and digs this season.
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Assistant
coach Chris Rudiger said King is a standout player because
of her work ethic.
She
works hard in the weight room, Rudiger said. She
is in the best physical condition shes ever been in,
so her confidence is higher.
Head
coach Sandy Troudt agrees.
She
has the capability of being a dynamic player, Troudt
said.
King
came to TCU because she wanted to remain close to her family.
The coaching staffs interest also helped her decision.
The prospect of more playing time appealed to King, who came
to TCU knowing she would have a chance to play right away
as opposed to waiting until her junior or senior year.
The Frogs
have become her family away from home. She said she has grown
close to other team members, especially seniors.
When
youre in the fall, youre together 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, King said. Its awesome,
because the minute you get here you have 12 automatic friends
who will stand by you.
After
graduation King hopes to play professionally, even if that
means going overseas.
They
have teams all over Europe, and in South America as well,
King said. It just depends on whos looking for
an outside hitter.
She already
has a plan for putting her broadcast journalism degree to
work.
I
want to take Hannah Storms job, King said. I
want to sit on the couch during the Olympics and just talk
about everything. If I could be on ESPN, I would die a happy
woman.
For now,
King chooses to focus on the present. As her last college
season starts, she is learning to be a leader. Senior setter
Lindsay Hayes has seen Kings leadership.
She
works really hard, Hayes said. Shes determined
and outgoing on the court.
For now, King has one thing on her agenda.
I
want to live in the moment, she said. I want to
remember it.
Adrienne Burch
a.n.burch@student.tcu.edu
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