Carla (Reyes) Redhair

Carla (Reyes) Redhair was a three-sport standout at Bellarmine Prep from 1986-89 and is one of a small handful awarded the Bellarmine “Blanket” for earning nine varsity letters during her high school career. She went on to become a three-year starting outside hitter at Washington State.

Redhair, born on Jan. 27, 1968, in Oro Valley, Ariz., earned all-city honors in volleyball, basketball and softball while at Bellarmine. In volleyball, she was second team all-city as a sophomore, first team all-city and team MVP as a junior, and first team all-city, all-state, team and league MVP as a senior. She earned similar honors in basketball, including all-city and league MVP in her final season. In softball, she was two-time first team all-city and league MVP while leading Bellarmine to the 1986 state championship.

After graduating from Bellarmine, Reyes went on to have an outstanding volleyball career from 1986-89 at Washington State. Her name is etched on several Cougar volleyball top 10 lists: single-season kills, ninth with 438, and single-season digs, ninth with 384. She has 36 career solo blocks, which good for 10th on the all-time WSU list.

As a freshman, Reyes earned a starting role as a middle blocker and finished second on the team in attack percentage, solo blocks and total blocks. After suffering a season-ending meniscus tear and earning a redshirt year in her second season, she came back to play in all but six games as a sophomore, compiling solid statistics that showed she was back to full health. As a junior she played in every game, leading the Cougars with 438 kills, 1,256 attacks, 384 digs, and a 2.80 digs per game average, and finishing second in kills per game (3.20). She did not play during what would have been her final year at WSU.