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, Melissa McElvain enters her sixth year as USD's Favorite vacation Spot: Head Softball Coach . In her first five seasons as head Tahiti & CoS t a Rica coach, 15 athletes have earned PCSC All-Conference The World Poker Tour honors , including the 2004 PCSC Freshman of the Nickname: Favorite TV Show: Year (Rebekah Bradford) and the 2006 PCSC Scholar Hobbies: Athlete of the Year (Sara Mason). Under McElvain 's Travel, Surfing & cooking ~

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Pre-Game Ritual: r-, guidance, 35 student-athletes have earned All-Academic honors , including TapCoachA'sbatbeforewarm-ups -.....J 23 student-athletes awarded PCSC Commissioner's Honor Roll honors , one Mostemba"assingmoment: r- PCSC Scholar Athlete of the Year, and a National Academic All-American Coaches pointing out my 2 different shoes at practice. g 3rd Team (Sara Mason). Since the 2005-06 season, McElvain and the team ---------- N have upheld a 100% NCAA academic progress rating. The 2006 season is proof that the USO softball program is turning the corner and transforming the team into a competitive Division I program that could battle for that sought after bid to post season thanks to the efforts of Coach McElvain. Last season San Diego captured 22 wins for the first time in five seasons. They also accomplished 18 division one wins , the most in the program's history. The Toreros also posted ten conference wins, the most in McElvain 's history as the skipper for San Diego. In 2005, McElvain's season was highlighted by the pro–

gram's first ever victory over cross-town rival San Diego State, defeating the Aztecs 2-0 in an extraordinary extra inning game. Another first was the four-game sweep of conference opponent, St. Mary's on April 2-3. McElvain was also instrumental in the Toreros joining the Pacific Coast Softball Conference in 2003. In her time at San Diego, she led the Toreros to two upsets over opponents ranked in the top 25. USO defeated 10th ranked Cal State Fullerton in 2002 and 20th ranked Oregon State in 2003. A 1999 graduate of Oklahoma State, McElvain (formerly Turley) earned All-Big XII honors while playing catcher and second base. She ranks in the Top 20 all-time at OSU in several catego– ries, including games played , hits, total bases, doubles , RBI and

stolen bases . McElvain led the Cowgirls to three post-season appearances and a third place finish in the 1998 Women's College World Series . While at Oklahoma State, she earned All-Big XII academic honors while attaining a Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Marketing. Additionally, she earned the OSU Community Service Contribution Award (1997-98); the NCAA Leadership Award (1998); and was a four-year SAAC Representative, serving as SAAC President in her senior year. More recently, McElvain completed her Master's Degree in Leadership Studies in 2006 from the University of San Diego. No stranger to the USO Athletic Department, prior to her

appointment as softball coach she was Assistant Sports Informa– tion Director for a year-and-a-half. A native San Diegan, McElvain attended nearby Patrick Henry HS. Melissa, her husband Ryan and their daughter Mia reside in San Carlos.