Hall of Champions
Melissa Harper adds her name to a long list of Lady Buff Volleyball standouts inducted into the Hall of Champions. She finished her career in Maroon & White with an incredible record of 143-21 while protecting the historic WTAMU Fieldhouse, going 90-8 inside of "The Box". Harper led the Lady Buffs to four Lone Star Conference Championships as WT went a perfect 48-0 against conference foes in her career.
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Harper finished her career with 1,408 kills to sit ninth in program history while also ranking fifth in attack-percentage (.361), fifth in total blocks (431) and ninth in total points (1,690). The Peoria, Arizona native was a part of three squads that claimed Regional Championships highlighted by a run to the NCAA Division II National Championship match during her senior season in 2009.
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She was named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year in 2009 while being tabbed the league's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year, she was a two-time AVCA All-American as well as a standout in the classroom being named WT's Scholar Athlete of the Year. Melissa is currently a 5th grade teacher in Amarillo where she resides with her husband Dale, a former WT football player, along with their sons Beau and Brooks.
