It was a week to remember for Maryn Hall.

On Saturday night, the Pitman High senior was crowned homecoming queen. It served as the perfect follow-up to a career moment that took place at the campus library Friday afternoon.

In front of family and friends, teammates and coaches, Hall made her college plans official, signing her National Letter of Intent to continue playing volleyball at Portland State University.

The signing ceremony came nearly a year after Hall, one of the region’s top prep volleyball talents, announced her verbal commitment to PSU.

“It’s really exciting,” Hall said. “Just having everybody that has been with me on this journey all in this room, all in the same place to celebrate, it’s really special. It means so much to me. I definitely feel all the love, and I'm really, really excited for this next chapter of my life.”

Hall’s next chapter will come after an illustrious four varsity seasons at Pitman in which she won the last three Central California Athletic League Most Valuable Player awards and never lost to a conference opponent in all 40 regular season matches she appeared in.

Overall, the star outside hitter racked up 1456 kills (44.4% kill percentage), 218 aces, 23 assists, 1171 digs and 59 blocks over the 406 sets she played as a member of the Pride. Each year, the program found its way to the postseason, with the deepest run coming this past season with a berth to the Division III CIF State Volleyball Tournament.

“I could speak to her athletic ability, but we all know she's an amazing volleyball player, so I really just want to take the time to appreciate her growth throughout high school, one I (haven’t) seen in a long time,” said Ari Amini, who has served as Pitman’s head coach since 2022. “She was a kid that came in really quiet, really shy. We all knew she was going to be good… but just to watch her grow from her sophomore to junior, junior to senior years, I've never seen someone just flourish and care so much about her teammates, the people around her and just the culture that she creates.”

The culture of the city of Portland State and that of Portland State is what enamored Hall last year.

“I went on a few visits last year during the recruiting process my junior year, but then I got to Portland and I just felt like it was the one,” she said. “I knew it right away. And I was scared that I wasn't going to get that feeling on any of my visits, but I felt it there, and I instantly started texting my coaches these essays about everything I loved. I loved the people, the city, the program, everything. I genuinely think about it every single day, as soon as I wake up.

“I grew up with volleyball, so I knew by about my sophomore year that I wanted to play for as long as I could and go to the next level. At the same time, I wasn't really sure if I was good enough, but then as I started to get older, I started to gain a little bit more confidence in myself, and I just trusted God and everything in the process. Eventually it all worked out.”

Portland State is a Division I program competing in the Big Sky Conference. The Vikings went 11-17 in 2025.

“I know Portland State is very lucky to have Maryn there just because she loves very, very much what she does,” Amini added. “I've never seen someone have the mental flip of, ‘I'm just not going to care what anybody thinks. I'm just going to do me.’ And that makes me think she's going to be not only an amazing volleyball player but also continue to be the amazing human being that she already is.”