Ladys Montaño Class: Junior Hometown: Santiago de Cali, Colombia Last College: Arizona Western College Height: 6-0 Position: OH Experience: TR

Transfers to TAMIU after an outstanding two-year career at Arizona Western College ... ... helped lead team to seventh straight Region I title last season ... ranked second on the squad in kills, aces and digs ... earned first-team All-Region and All-Arizona Community College Athletic Association honors ... lettered in soccer, volleyball and basketball in high school in Columbia.

Personal: Daughter of Gladys Caicedo and Antonio Montaño ... majoring in Spanish literature ... aspires to a career as a Spanish literature teacher ... favorite book is "The Biggest Seller In The World."