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Happy Birthday - April 7: Gilmartin, Tiller

On April 7, we wish Happy Birthday to senior men's track runner Tom Gilmartin, and senior women's track runner Elizabeth Tiller.

Tom Gilmartin   Elizabeth Tiller

Happy Birthday - Feb. 11 - DeeDee Harrison & Jessica Rolfs

On Feb. 11, a pair of birthdays as soccer goalkeeper Jessica Rolfs and volleyball middle blocker DeeDee Harrison celebrate.

Jessica Rolfs  DeeDee Harrison

Happy Birthday - Feb. 9: Kolosky, Lanier, Murphy

A trio of birthdays among Tennessee student-athletes on Feb. 9. Happy birthday to freshman volleyball middle blocker Shealyn Kolosky, rising junior defensive back Izauea Lanier of the football team and junior men's basketball forward Rob Murphy.

Shealyn Kolosky  Izauea Lanier  Rob Murphy

Happy Birthday - Jan. 7: Fickey, Jeter, Stokes

A trio of birthdays among UT student-athletes today. Celebrating on Jan. 7 are freshman tennis player Brandon Fickey, volleyball senior Kayla Jeter and the newest member of the Vols, basketball freshman Jarnell Stokes.

Brandon Fickey  Kayla Jeter  Jarnell Stokes

Happy Birthday - Dec. 12: Leslie Cikra, Cat Hosfield

Happy Birthday to volleyball junior Leslie Cikra and softball senior pitcher Cat Hosfield on Dec. 12.

Leslie Cikra  Cat Hosfield

Happy Birthday - Dec. 8: Mary Pollmiller & Jake Rowland

On Dec. 8, we wish Happy Birthday to freshman volleyball setter Mary Pollmiller and freshman baseball outfielder Jake Rowland.

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Happy Birthday - Nov. 22: Ellen Mullins & Zach Rogers

On Nov. 22 we wish Happy Birthday to volleyball sophomore Ellen Mullins and football junior Zach Rogers.

Harrison and Sahagian Featured on Volleyball Voices

As a result of beating South Carolina and Florida the road in the late September, junior DeeDee Harrison and sophomore Carly Sahagian were honored by the Southeastern Conference. Harrison was tabbed the league's Defensive Player of the Week, while Sahagian picked up SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

The duo was recently featured on Volleyball Voices, which is a site run by former Lady Vol April Chapple, who was an All-American at UT and a member of the Lady Vol Hall of Fame.

To read Harrison's feature click here, while Sahagian's can be found here.

Missy Whittemore on SEC Volleyball

Missy Whittemore has known the ins and outs of Southeastern Conference volleyball for nearly two decades, first as an All-SEC setter at Florida and, for nearly a decade, as a college volleyball analyst for Sun Sports and CSS.

Four weeks into the 2011 SEC volleyball campaign, Whittemore sat down with the SEC Digital Network to give her analysis of the season so far.

To read Whittemore's entry, including her thoughts on Tennessee, visit Five Questions.

SECSports Blog About Rob Patrick's 300th Win

The SEC Digital Network's Sean Cartell recently posted a blog about the importance of Tennessee head coach Rob Patrick's 300th win and what he has done to help legitimize the sport of volleyball in the Southeastern Conference over the last 15 years.

What Patrick has meant to Southeastern Conference volleyball, however, can't go unnoticed. Consistently turning out teams that have competed with the top squads in the nation gave the SEC legitimacy and respect among other conferences. 

To read the complete story, visit Cartell's Chatter: 300 Wins to Change a League

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