Concordia-St. Paul Athletic Hall of Fame
Marla graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a concentration in math. Following graduation, she worked full time at Concordia in the registrar's office, eventually moving to the business office after a couple of years. During this time, she was an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Concordia and the JV Basketball Coach at Park High School of Cottage Grove. After becoming engaged to Cliff she accepted a job offer at Welcome State Bank and has been employed there for eight years. They have been blessed with two wonderful children, Zach (4) and Emily (1).
Marla helped lead the Concordia volleyball team to dominance in the mid-1990’s. On the volleyball court, Marla still has her name etched in the Concordia record books (as of her induction in 2008), currently ranking fifth in career kills with 1,429, fourth for kills in a season with 561 in 1995, 3rd in kills per game for a season with 4.40 in 1995, fifth in total attacks in a season with 1,227 in 1995 and she holds the Concordia record with 15 solo blocks in a single match against Martin Luther in 1995.
In her career, the Comets went 97-51 overall and in her first three years, the team went 35-1 in the UMAC conference season.
