Rosa Medrano

Rosa Medrano
Personal information
Born April 16, 1985 ( 1985 -04-16) (age 26)
San Cristóbal,  Dominican Republic
Hometown Santo Domingo
Volleyball information
Position Outside Hitter / Middle Blocker
Current team Missouri Tigers
Number 7
National team
Dominican Republic
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Competitor for the  Dominican Republic

Rosa Medrano (born April 16, 1985, in San Cristóbal) is a female volleyball and beach volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the silver medal with her native country at the 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18.[1][2]

In beach volleyball she won the silver medal at the 2006 National Championship partnering with Margarita Suero[3] and later that year represented her home country at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games with the same partner and finished in 6th place.[4][5]
Playing with Laritza Díaz, she won the silver medal at the Torneo de Voleibol Playero de Hato Mayor 2007, a local beach volleyball tournament on Dominican soil.[6]

Contents

Miami Dade

2007

She joined Miami Dade College for the 2007 season, her junior college won the Pasco-Hernando Invitational, and she was chosen tournament MVP.[7] Her team ended up as NJCAA National Champion Runner-up, with a 33-1 record.[8] That year she was chosen NJCAA 2007 Division I All-Region First Team,[9] and 2007 AVCA Two-Year Colleges Second-Team All-America,[10] among other individual awards.[8]

2008

She led Miami Dade College Lady Sharks to the 2008 NJCAA championship tournament with a 26-8 overall record, the team finished in the 6th place. Miami Dade won the Southern Conference and was also State Champion that season.[11] She was chosen for the All Tournament Team.[12] She won NJCAA 2008 Division I First-Team All-America,[13] NJCAA 2008 Division I All-Region First Team,[14] 2008 AVCA Two-Year Colleges First-Team All-America and some more.[15]

University of Missouri

After completing the two-years program at MDC, in 2009 Rosa joined the Tigers of the University of Missouri.[16] Rapidly she became MVP at the Tiger Invitational.[17][18]

Clubs

Colleges

Awards

Miami Dade College

Individuals

Team

National Team

Beach Volleyball

Clubs

External links

References

  1. ^ Buzzle.com. "USA sweeps Dominican Republic to capture gold medal". http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-6-2002-23945.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  2. ^ Buzzle.com. "USA sweeps Dominican Republic, earns No. 1 seed". http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-5-2002-23879.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  3. ^ FIVB. "Strickland and Roberts won the gold at NORCECA" (in Spanish). http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/viewPressDB.asp?No=10084. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
  4. ^ NORCECA. "Beach Volleyball, Cartagena 2006" (in Spanish). http://www.norceca.org/XX%20Central%20American_Result_2006_Playa.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-19. 
  5. ^ FIVB. "Cubans swept the gold in Beach Volley at Cartagena". http://www.fivb.org/en/Infomedia/PressReleaseDB.asp?No=10492&Language=0. Retrieved 2009-09-19. 
  6. ^ UEPA. "Inapa gana voleibol Hato Mayor" (in Spanish). http://www.uepa.com/article.aspx?id=9972. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  7. ^ Pasco-Hernando Community College. "Results from Pasco-Hernando Invitational, September 21 &22, 2007". http://www.phcc.edu/athletics/volleyball/200709tournresults.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  8. ^ a b Miami Dade College. "2007–2008 Sharks Athletes of the Year". http://www.mdc.edu/athletics/default07.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  9. ^ NJCAA. "All Region Teams Region 8 Award Winners 2007". http://www.njcaa.org/sports_awards.cfm?sid=32&divid=1&gender=m&slid=17&menu=5&recordmasterselect=1336&recordmasterselect2=1390&recordmasterselect3=2957. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  10. ^ NJCAA. "2007 AVCA Two-Year College All-America Teams". http://www.avca.org/articles/index.cfm?action=view&articleID=313&menuID=446. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  11. ^ AVCA Media Relations. "San Jacinto Sweeps Miami Dade to Take 5th Place at NJCAA Division I Championships". http://www.njcaavb.com/story.asp?num=26. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  12. ^ American Volleyball Coaches Association. "Awards for the 2008 Tournament". http://www.avca.org/awards/divisional-/tyc-all-america/. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  13. ^ NJCAA. "Award Winners". http://www.njcaa.org/sports_awards.cfm?sid=32&divid=1&slid=17. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  14. ^ NJCAA. "All Region Teams Region 8 Award Winners 2008". http://www.njcaa.org/sports_awards.cfm?sid=32&divid=1&gender=m&slid=17&menu=5&recordmasterselect=1336&recordmasterselect2=1385. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  15. ^ Miami Dade College. "Miami Dade College Lady Sharks Volleyball 2008". http://www.mdc.edu/athletics/volleyball_2008.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  16. ^ MUTigers.com. "Junior College Standout From Florida Signs Letter Of Intent To Play For Tigers". http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/041009aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  17. ^ MUTigers.com. "Volleyball Claims Tiger Invitational Title". http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/082909aab.html. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
  18. ^ BYU Athletic Communications. "Cougars Fall to Missouri in Tiger Classic Finale". http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=12625. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  19. ^ NORCECA. "Bameso barre en voleibol; vencieron LP en ambas ramas en torneo" (in Spanish). http://www.norceca.org/press%20Releas%2003.22.2004-%20Esp-Bameso%20barre%20en%20voleibol.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  20. ^ FEDOVOLI. "Nomina Equipos" (in Spanish). http://www.fedovoli.org/Archivos/EditorFiles/EditorDocuments/NOMINA_liga_Dom__2008%20-%20ZONA-4.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-10.