Foluke Akinradewo
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Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo (born October 5, 1987 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a college volleyball player at Stanford University. She was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2007 and helped her team to their second consecutive national runner-up finish. In 2007, she led the nation in hitting percentage (.499). She is currently on the USA volleyball national training team.
Prior to arriving at Stanford, Akinradewo was a standout multi-sport athlete at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. In addition to winning the Florida Dairy Farmer's Volleyball Player of the Year in 2005, she was also a 4-time Florida state champion in track & field and a 2-time All-state selection in basketball.
[edit] Collegiate Honors & Awards
- Two time AVCA first team All-American (2006, 2007)
- Two time Volleyball Magazine first team All-American (2006, 2007)
- Three time All-Pac-10 team (2005-07)
- Two time Final Four All-Tournament Team (2006, 2007)
- 2007 – AVCA National Player of the Year
- 2007 – Pac-10 Player of the Year
- 2007 – Honda Award winner for volleyball
- 2007 – Stanford Regional MVP
- 2007 – Pac-10 Player of the Week (Oct. 1)
- 2006 – Honda Award nominee
- 2005 – AVCA second team All-American
- 2005 – AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year
- 2005 – Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
