Marki Creger-Zier Class: Freshman Hometown: Steilacoom, Wash. High School: Steilacoom Height: 5-4 Position: IF Experience: HS

High School/Club
A three-sport athlete at Steilacoom High School, excelling in cross country and basketball in addition to softball... The infielder has been named First Team All-State the last two seasons and First Team All-Nisqually League in each of her first three seasons, including being voted the league's Most Valuable Player her sophomore year... Has led her team to three league titles and back-to-back fifth-place finishes in the state tournament... Her freshman year, she led the league with a .597 average and 49 stolen bases while also pitching a no-hitter and posting a 0.23 ERA in the circle... Also led the league her sophomore year in average, on base percentage and stolen bases to earn MVP honors and Tacoma News Tribune All-Area honors... Has also been a top-10 finisher at the state cross country meet, finishing fourth her freshman year and sixth as a sophomore... Earned Second Team All-Nisqually league honors in basketball as a junior... Earned the league's Scholar-Athlete Award the last two years as she boasts a 3.5 grade-point average.

Personal
Parents are Sandra Creger and Mark Zier... Has two older sisters, Jennifer Wilson (32) and Kiki Creger-Zier (23)... Sister Kiki also played collegiate softball... Would like to be a firefighter after college.

Coach Tarr on Creger-Zier
"Marki brings Ashley Charters-like speed to our line-up. She's a three-sport high school athlete who fits in well with our system. Initially, we see Marki competing for a spot in our middle-infield. Athletically, she could have an easy transition to our outfield with a natural ability to cover a lot of ground."

Creger-Zier on Why Washington
"The Huskies have always been my team. From the time that I started competing, whether it was in softball, track, basketball or soccer, I could only see myself wearing purple & gold. Washington is also my home, where my whole family is as well as all of my friends. They have all supported me in my dreams my whole life and to be able to live out my dream where they can still be a part of it as much as they have been in the past, would add to my success. To be a graduate of a school as prestigious as UW would give me the foundation that I will need to begin the next phase of my life. I will always be a Dawg."

Creger-Zier on the best part of her recruiting trip
"My weekend at UW was so very surreal and overwhelming. It's hard to pick just one moment, but I think my favorite thought of the weekend was the fact that I was privileged enough to be there. The positive energy that flowed from the coaching staff and the players made me feel like I was welcome and that I belong. I am so looking forward to becoming a part of that family. When I was standing on the sidelines of the Husky football game, wearing my grandmother's 1973 Huskies jacket, I could feel her presence around me and I can still hear her yelling "Come on! Play some defense"!