Russ Rose in 1989: “Although Tammy played her role well [in 1988], she still possesses a tremendous amount of untapped potential.”
1988 Season (Freshman) Highlights and Awards: Atlantic 10 Freshman-of-the-Year … earned A-10 Freshman of-the-Week honors 4 times in the regular-season … earned Second-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference recognition … an alternate to the 1989 Olympic Sports Festival.
Season Recap: Stepped into a starting role in 1988 and played like a veteran … ranked in the top 10 in hitting efficiency (.313) and blocks/set (1 .03) … totaled 290 kills, 134 blocks and 224 digs … recorded 10 or more kills in a match 9 times … named to the All Tournament teams at the Penn State Baden Invitational and Penn State Classic … season highs: 18 kills (vs. North Carolina State), 7 blocks (4 times) and 18 digs (vs. Florida and San Diego State).
Before Penn State: A 1988 AAU All-American, Cairl set school records for passing efficiency, kills, hitting efficiency, hitting attempts, kills/set, blocks and block [assists] at Potterville HS in Michigan … Volleyball Magazine “Fab 50” … a middle blocker, she was a member of the 1988 state championship team … won all-area, all-conference and All-State honors 4 consecutive years … played in the 1988 Mizuno East-West All-Star match … all-conference and All-State in basketball, she competed on the 1985 state title team … member of the JAVA junior volleyball team.
