Monica McFarland Class: Freshman Hometown: Riverside, Calif. High School: Martin Luther King HS Height: 5-7 Position: DS/OH Experience: HS Club: 951 Elite

MARTIN LUTHER KING HS Monica McFarland earned three varsity letters at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, Calif. ... was named Citrus Belt Area Female Athlete of the Year ... also earned Ivy League MVP honors and second team CIF All-County honors in 2007 ... the Wolves were three-time Ivy League volleyball champions from 2005-2007 ... graduated in 2008 with a 3.4 grade point average.

PERSONAL Born December 24, 1989 ... parents are Joy Morton and Ronald McFarland ... stepfather is Earl Morton ... her father played basketball at Saint Mary's University in Nova Scotia, Canada and was inducted into the school's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 ... roots for the San Diego Chargers and lists Mist May-Treanor and Kobe Bryant as her favorite athletes ... says the toughest thing about being an athlete is "managing your time well" ... favorite website is youtube.com ... major is undecided.