Sara Tonnies Class: Senior Hometown: Dearborn, Mich. High School: Dearborn Height: 5-6 Position: Defensive Specialist Birthdate: 11/27/1980

One of the team’s four newcomers, three of which are defensive specialists ... did not play last year in the fall, but joined the team during the spring 1999 season ... one of the team’s diverse substitution options, who will be needed to help stablize the back row ... has quick feet and good work ethic ... looks to gain more experience with training and conditioning ... one of two Michigan natives on this year’s squad, joining sophomore opposite Kristy Kreher (Birmingham).

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Dearborn High School, where she played at outside hitter and as a defensive specialist ... an all-conference, all-city and all-region performer as a senior ... set school record for best service percentage and highest passing efficency ... Dearborn Press and Guide and Dearborn Times Herald all-city selection in 1998 ... served as Dearborn’s team captain and was honored with the team’s coaches’ award ... all-tournament honoree, who also was named to the state all-academic squad ... played in the city all star volleyball game as a senior ... earned three letters in track (100 and 300 hurdles) and two in basketball as a small forward ... only female in the Dearborn High School Class of 1998 to play three sports all four years ... one of 10 to receive the Detroit News Scholar-Athlete Award for the winter season ... played for the University of Michigan-Dearborn Victors Volleyball Club from 1994-96 and in 1998 ... member of the National Honor Society ... born November 27, 1980, in Dearborn, Mich. ... full name is Sara Elizabeth Tonnies ... daughter of James and Leslie Tonnies ... intends to major in chemistry ... enrolled in the College of Science.