Gonzaga Hires Former Star As Volleyball Aide

Wed., Feb. 25, 1998

Kelley Cunningham Spink was hired as an assistant volleyball coach at Gonzaga University, sports information director Oliver Pierce said Tuesday.

Spink played at Gonzaga from 1989-92 after graduating from Lewis and Clark High School. She won Sports Festival gold medals in 1990 in Los Angeles and in 1992 in San Antonio, Texas. At Gonzaga, Spink shattered former teammate Lisa Petticord’s records for career (1,964) and single-season kills (651) on her way to earning the 1992 West Coast Conference player of the year.

Spink and her husband, Scott Spink, a former Gonzaga basketball player, currently live in San Diego.

Vandal boosters meet

The Spokane Vandals Booster Club will meet at Finnerty’s Red Lion at noon today for a basketball highlights luncheon.

UI relay team visits USATF

The University of Idaho track team will be represented this weekend at the USATF championships at Atlanta, Ga.

The men’s 4x400 relay team - Tawanda Chiwira, Jason St. Hill, Felix Kamangirira and Adekunle Adejuyigbe - will compete after clocking a school-record 3:07.51 in early February. They are .8 seconds shy of an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

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