MICHELE
BANNISTER Forward
5-7
Junior
Anaheim Hills
Long Beach C.C.
LONG BEACH CITY: Played two seasons of soccer at Long Beach City College
at the forward position, earning the Best Offensive Player award as a freshman
• was a two-time JC All-American and was named the 2000 NSCAA/adidas
National Player of the Year last season • in her two-year career, Bannister
finished with 38 goals, 35 assists and 111 points • led the team during
her sophomore season with 55 points • helped lead the Vikings to a
46-5-2 two-year record.
CANYON HS: Four-year varsity letterwinner for head coach Alex Camargo
in soccer while also playing one season at point guard for the junior varsity
basketball squad in her freshman year • earned all-league honors in
both her freshman and sophomore seasons and was an all-CIF pick in her sophomore
year • earned MVP honors as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born on Mar. 26, 1980 in Anaheim • parents are Gene
and Michele • she has two older sisters (Nicole and Jacque) and a younger
sister (Ashley) • plays club soccer for the S.C. Blues • majoring
in communications at Cal State Fullerton and hopes to go into advertising
after graduation • chose Cal State Fullerton because of the quality
of the university, the coaching staff and the soccer program • enjoys
playing guitar and painting • lists her most memorable sports thrill
as scoring the game-tying goal in the last 20 seconds of the state championship
game last season - a game Long Beach City would win, 2-1, in overtime.
