Erika Selsor
Athlete: Volleyball

Erika Selsor attended Linden High from 1994 until 1998. It can easily be said that Erika is one of
the best volleyball players ever to attend Linden High School. Erika began her varsity volleyball
career as a sophomore, leading the Lady Lions to the Nor-Cal Championship as the starting setter
and an All M.L.L. 1 st team selection. The Lady Lions took their Nor-Cal championship into the
state finals against Calvary Chapel but suffered a heartbreaking 3-1 defeat.

During her Junior year, Erika and all the returning players used that loss to fuel their
determination to get back to the state finals. Erika once again led the Lady Lions to a Nor-Cal
Championship and a place in the state finals. The Lady Lions once again found themselves
facing Calvary Chapel. This time, the Lady Lions were not to be denied. Facing a 2 games to 1
deficit in the match and trailing 11 to 5 in game 4, Erika helped the Lady Lions go on a 10-1 run
to win game 4 and even the match. The Lady Lions easily prevailed in game 5 over a devastated
Calvary Chapel team to capture Linden High School’s second state volleyball championship. For
her outstanding play during that season, she was not only selected to the All M.L.L. 1st team once
again but was also chosen league M.V.P. She was also recognized as the Stockton Record’s
Volleyball Player of the Year.

At the beginning of her senior season, Erika was selected as the team captain and once again
drove the Lady Lions to another Nor-Cal Championship. Unfortunately, the Lady Lions could
not win back-to-back state championships as they lost 3-2 to Valley Christian in the state finals.
For the third straight year, Erika was selected to the All M.L.L. 1 st team and again was selected
the league M.V.P. The Stockton Record again chose Erika their Player of the Year and
Volleyball Magazine placed Erika on their 1 st team High School All-America team.

Erika’s legacy at Linden High continues to this day as her name still appears in the volleyball
record book for most assists in a match (70), most assists in a season (1325) and highest assists
per game average in a season (10.05). Longtime Linden High School volleyball coach Bill Rood
shared these thoughts about Erika: “Erika was a marvelously determined player who wrung every
drop of ability from herself and from her teammates. No such word as “can’t” existed in her
vocabulary. It was fascinating for fans and opponents alike to watch her take charge of a match.”

Upon graduating from Linden High, Erika received an athletic scholarship to U.C.L.A. where she
was able to continue her academic and volleyball careers. While at U.C.L.A., Erika was the
starting setter for the Lady Bruins all 4 years. During her four years at U.C.L.A., Erika was a 3
time All Pac-10 selection, a 2 time AVCA All District selection and still holds the U.C.L.A.
record for career assists with 6234. As with her time at Linden High School, Erika was
instrumental in helping the Lady Bruins reach the highest level of competition, leading them to 3
straight appearances in the N.C.A.A. volleyball regionals.
Erika graduated from U.C.L.A. in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Erika is
currently living in El Segundo and is a sales representative for a medical supply company. She is
also currently working on her MBA at U. C. Irvine.

The Linden Athletic Hall of Fame is proud and honored to induct Erika Selsor into its Athletic
Hall of Fame for her outstanding athletic careers at Linden High School and U.C.L.A.