Tatiana Arias selected to field hockey all-CIF first team

Fallbrook High School junior Tatiana Arias was named to the field hockey all-CIF first team.

“It’s definitely an honor and a privilege,” Arias said.

“She deserved it. She’s an outstanding player, she’s a great athlete,” said Fallbrook coach Jeremiah Fuller.

“It was really a lot of hard work,” Arias said. “Nothing ever comes easy.”

Arias, who played center-midfield for the Warriors, scored 17 goals and had 25 assists during the season.

“She put in the time and the work to get there,” Fuller said. “It wasn’t just given to her. She had to earn it.”

The all-CIF recognition was the first for Arias,...