Marissa Dargy

Athlete: Volleyball – Softball - Soccer

Marissa Dargy attended Linden High school from 2000 to 2004. During her time at Linden
High, Marissa earned six varsity letters in Volleyball, Softball and Soccer. In Soccer, Marissa
lettered in her sophomore year and earned MLL All-Academic honors. In Softball, Marissa
earned varsity letters in both her junior and senior seasons. During her senior season, she
was a starting outfielder and had a strong season at the plate, helping lead the Lady Lions to
the MLL championship. The Lady Lions moved on to the Sac-Joaquin playoffs and won the
first of two consecutive section championships. Following both seasons, Marissa earned
MLL All Academic honors.

It was on the volleyball court, however, where Marissa enjoyed her greatest athletic success
at Linden High. She earned three varsity letters as a starting outside hitter during her
sophomore, junior and senior seasons. During her sophomore season, Marissa helped lead
the Lady Lions to a MLL championship and a berth in the Sac-Joaquin playoffs where they
lost in the second round. Following that season, she was voted to the MLL All-League 1 st
team and also earned All Academic honors. During her junior season, Marissa continued to
excel on the court, once again leading the Lady Lions to another MLL championship and
playoff berth. This time the Lady Lions captured the section championship and a berth in
the Nor-Cal playoffs. In the Nor-Cal playoffs, the Lady Lions saw their season end with a
semi-final loss. Following that season, Marissa was voted the MLL Co-Most Valuable Player
and once again earned All Academic honors.

At the beginning of her senior season, Marissa was chosen team captain by her teammates,
as the Lady Lions were poised for another strong season. Marissa helped lead the Lady
Lions to a MLL championship for the 3 rd straight season and a Sac-Joaquin section
championship for the 2 nd consecutive season. In the Nor-Cal playoffs for the 2 nd straight
season, the Lady Lions were hoping to progress further than the previous season. That
season, they did make it to the Nor-Cal finals but a loss in the finals ended their season just
short of a berth in the State finals. Marissa was once again selected as the MLL Most
Valuable Player and earned her 3 rd straight All Academic honors. She was also recognized
locally by being selected to the All-Area 1 st team as an outside hitter. Marissa was selected
to participate in the “Prove It! Athletics” all-star volleyball game.

Upon graduation from Linden High, Marissa earned a number for awards for both her
athletic and academic accomplishments. She earned a scholarship from the Linden Athletic
Boosters Club as one of the most outstanding student-athletes from the Class of 2004 and
Linden High School’s Eugene Short Female Scholar Athlete for 2004. From the Sac-Joaquin
Section, she earned the very prestigious Dale Lacky Scholarship as the Section’s Female
Athlete of the Year for 2004.

Marissa continued her volleyball career at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont,
California. She went on have an outstanding career at NDNU as a four-year member of the
Argonauts volleyball team. Honors earned during those four years included being named
All-Cal Pac Conference 1 st team in 2004, Pac-West Conference Honorable Mention in 2006,
Pac-West Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2007, the Argonauts Most Valuable Player in 2007
and NDNU Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2007-2008 school year. Marissa currently
ranks 1 st all-time in the NDNU volleyball record book with 218 aces and ranks 3 rd all-time

with 1379 kills and 1529 digs. During her junior year at NDNU, Marissa also found time to
be a member of the Argonauts tennis team, displaying her all-round athletic ability by
playing tennis at the collegiate level.

Marissa graduated from NDNU with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Kinesiology in 2008.
She continued her education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, earning a Masters
degree in Athletic Training in 2010. Recently married to her husband Matt, Marissa is the
head athletic trainer at Galt High School.

The Linden Athletic Hall of Fame is proud and honored to induct Marissa Dargy into its
athletic Hall of Fame for her outstanding athletic careers at Linden High School and Notre
Dame de Namur.