Yarleen Santiago

Yarleen Santiago Pagán[1] (born January 18, 1978, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico) is a female beach volleyball player who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Montelimar, Nicaragua playing with Dariam Acevedo.

[2][3] At home, Santiago was runner-up of the beach professional circuit Circuito de Voleibol Playero Profesional, playing with Sheila Conley.

[5] Santiago studied and played at the University of Arkansas as an outside hitter.

[9] Santiago retired from the Puerto Rican national volleyball team in 2007 after having represented her home country in many events.

[10][11] At the 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, she won the Best Defense Award.