University of Houston Athletics
Cougar Student Athlete Of The Week
10/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
Oct. 12, 2006
Justine Farmer
Class: Sophomore
Sport: Volleyball
Position: Outside Hitter
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Honors at Houston
2006 Conference USA Preseason Team
2005 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team
2005-06 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2005 Season (Freshman)
Farmer was one of seven freshman in Conference USA to be honored on the league's All-Freshman team ... played in all 30 matches missing only one game during her freshman campaign ... paced team sporting 15 double-doubles ... one of 11 players in C-USA with double-digit double-doubles ... smashed double-digit kills in 22 of 30 matches ... tallied 20 kills or more kills on five occasions ... tallied double-digit digs in 18 matches ... second on the squad smacking 415 kills on a .212 attack percentage ... her 3.71 kills per game was eighth in C-USA ... solid on the back row only behind libero Jaci Gonzalez registering 364 digs at a 3.25 per game clip ... one of three freshman to start in the season opener against Wichita State (Aug. 26) ... first career double-double, 18 kills and a career-best 24 digs, came against Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 27) ... knocked 23 kills on a .362 attack percentage against Ole Miss (Sept. 2) ... put together four consecutive double-doubles (Sept. 10 - 17) ... nailed 23 kills and added 15 digs against South Carolina (Sept. 16) ... slapped a career-high 24 kills and picked up 18 digs against College of Charleston (Sept. 17) ... powered home 11 kills on a .414 attack percentage at Southern Miss (Oct. 14) ... cranked 20 kills, including five in deciding fifth game, and added 12 digs at UCF (Oct. 16) ... notched 20 kills and tallied 17 digs against Tulane (Oct. 28) ... notched career-high 70 attacks against Rice (Nov. 2) ... slapped 16 kills and added 11 digs at Texas State (Nov. 8) ... wore No. 14 at C-USA Tournament ... popped 18 kills on a season-best .432 attack percentage in C-USA Quarterfinals against SMU (Nov. 18) ... added a program C-USA Tournament record with five service aces against the Mustangs.
High School
Honored as the 2004 El Paso Times Most Valuable Player ... receive All-District First-Team honors in 2002 - 2004 ... Second-Team All-District in 2001 ... All-City First Team 2002 - 2004 ... All-City Most Outstanding Hitter 2002 - 2004 ... 2004 Honorable Mention All-State... participated on 2002 and 2005 SURVA Elite National Teams ... participated in 2003 and 2004 USAV High Performance Camps and National Volleyball Training Camp ... Co-MVP All City in 2004.
Personal
Daughter of Diana and Jeff Farmer ... born July 10, 1987 ... a four-time AAA Award winner (Athletics, Academics, Arts) at Americas High School ... an All-District performer in track in the 100 hurdles and the 4X400 relay team ... nickname is "Juice" ... Boise State, Arizona, New Mexico State, Texas State as well as UTEP were other schools that recruited Farmer.
