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| Lindsey Mango |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
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| High School:
Naperville Central
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| Height:
5-4
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| Position:
L/DS
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| Experience:
HS
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High School: Mango played for Naperville Central High School as a three-year varsity starter. She was the first defensive player to be named "Player of the Year" by both the Chicago Sun Times and the Naperville Sun newspapers. Mango's senior year, as captain, her team was the 2006 IHSA Regional Champion. She helped her high school team to the 2005 IHSA Class AA State Champions her junior year. Mango played for the Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Aurora, Ill, where she was the starting libero for the SPVB 18-Elite team. She was awarded the "Best Libero" at the International V.M. Filipchenko Memorial Volleyball Tournament in Moscow, Russia. She helped guide her team to win the International V.M. Filipchenko Memorial Volleyball Tournament and the National Junior Classic 18 Gold Division Tournament. In the summer of 2007, her Sports Performance Club team won the national championship in Minneapolis, Minn., beating a team from Long Beach 3-2 and earning her All-American Honors. Her AAU 18-open division team won the National Championship held at Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports that also earned her All-American honors last summer. Besides excelling on the court, Mango has excelled off the court as well. While maintaining a 4.0 grade point average, she has also volunteered in the community at the Lupus Walk Benefit and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Run. Mango was also honored with the J. Kyle Braid Leadership award.
Personal: Her parents are Kirk and Chris Mango. Born: Jan. 20, 1989. Major is business. Favorites: Volleyball player: Misty May; Movies: The Notebook, Invincible; TV Show: The Office; Musical Group: Rascal Flatts; Foods: Ice cream; steak, burgers; Her advice to youngsters: Have passion and heart for whatever you do and always work hard at it; Class: Math; Book: The Pact by Jodie Picoult; Words that describe her: Outgoing, hard-working, competitive; Best advice about athletics: Long term satisfaction and accomplishments are things that will mean the most; If she could have dinner with any three people (current, historical, fictional) they would be: David Beckham, Princess Diana, Wilma Rudolph; People with most influence on career are: Her dad and Rick Butler; Biggest thrill in sports: winning Junior Olympic National Championship and winning All-American honors; Hobbies: All sports, shopping, working out, running.
