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UC Santa Barbara
2007 Outlook
Was a great contributor to the team during the spring season and her ability to set an offense in the Gaucho system improves daily. Her strong work ethic will help her compete for playing opportunities this fall.
2006
Redshirted. Named to the Dean's List.
High School
A three-year varsity letterwinner at San Marcos High School...Capped prep career with First Team All-Channel League acclaim as the Royals advanced to the CIF Division II-A Southern Section Semifinals in 2005...Reached the sectional finals in 2004 after upsetting No. 1 seed Redondo in the semis, something she considers her greatest sports accomplishment...Played both setter and opposite hitter under head coach John Lee, a former Gaucho...A National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation member...Graduated in the top-five percent of her class at San Marcos.
Club
Played with the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club.
Personal
Michelle Barnett was born on April 19, 1988 in Santa Barbara, Calif. to Debbie and Dave Barnett...Tanya is her older sister...Plans to major in business economics at UCSB, with an eye towards entering real estate or teaching...An active outdoorswoman who enjoys snowboarding, surfing and hiking, as well as painting...Rocks out to the band Pepper, while "Remember the Titans" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" are among her favorite movies...Lives by the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
