Aaron Russell

Aaron Russell
Personal information
Full name Aaron Joseph Russell
Nationality American
Born (1993-06-04) June 4, 1993
Ellicott City, Maryland, U.S.
Height 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Spike 356 cm (140 in)
Block 337 cm (133 in)
College(s) Pennsylvania State University
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Sir Safety Perugia
Number 8
Career
YearsTeams
2012–2015
2015–		Penn State Nittany Lions
Sir Safety Perugia
National team
2014–United States
Honours
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
2015 Japan
World League
2015 Rio de Janeiro
Last updated: 21 August 2016

Aaron Russell (born June 4, 1993) is an American volleyball player, who plays for the United States men's national volleyball team and Pennsylvania State University club.[1][2][3] Since autumn 2015, he plays for the Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.[4]Russell won bronze medalist in Olympic Games 2016.

Career

College

Aaron Russell was originally a middle in freshman year in Pennsylvania State University but later converted to outside hitting in his sophomore year. Aaron made this change because he would hear that a middle blocker was always able to swing away at every ball. However, outsides and opposites would have to play it smart and put in a few roll shots, tips, and even cut the ball around the block. This motivated Aaron to switch to outside because he felt that there would be a more variety of options to do in a play.[5] Aaron closed off his senior year with a 4.68 kills per set, which ranked second in the nation. Also, he had a total of 1,519 kills and 197 aces, which ranks fourth and second, respectively, all-time at Penn State.[6] From 2012 to 2015, helped Penn State to four consecutive NCAA semifinal appearances.[5]

Personal life

Aaron Russell is the son of Stewart and Marian Russell. He has four siblings, Peter, Samuel, Tim, and Paul.[6] Stewart, Aaron’s father, trained Aaron on how to play volleyball at a very young age for example on how to pass, which greatly assists him in games today.[5] Aaron Russell loves listening to music and playing the drums with his guitarist teammate, Sam Holt, to pass the time.[5] His favorite school subject is nutrition and his favorite foods are chocolate chip cookies and Italian food.[5][6] Aaron Russell favors Kid Cudi as an entertainer and Tim Tebow as an athlete.[6] In addition, his favorite place to visit is Venice, Italy.[5]

Sporting achievements

National team

Individual

College

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Russell". Team USA. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Player – Aaron Russell – FIVB Volleyball World League 2015". fivb.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Aaron Russell Bio – Men's Volleyball – Penn State University Official Athletic Site". gopsusports.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Legavolley – News: Block Devils "Stars&Stripes"! Aaron Russell sbarca a Perugia!". legavolley.it. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Patterson, Don. "Above the fray". Volleyball USA.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Penn State player profile". Penn State. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "Team USA player profile". Team USA. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

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Awards
Preceded by
First Award		 Best Outside Spiker of
Olympic Games
2016
ex aequo Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli Souza 		Succeeded by
TBD
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