Rosa Medrano

Rosa Medrano
Personal information
Born April 16, 1985
San Cristóbal,  Dominican Republic
Hometown Santo Domingo
Volleyball information
Position Outside Hitter / Middle Blocker
Current team United States Missouri Tigers
Number 7
National team
Dominican Republic 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]

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". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  2. Buzzle.com. "USA sweeps Dominican Republic, earns No. 1 seed". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. FIVB. "Strickland and Roberts won the gold at NORCECA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  4. NORCECA. "Beach Volleyball, Cartagena 2006" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  5. FIVB. "Cubans swept the gold in Beach Volley at Cartagena". Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  6. UEPA. "Inapa gana voleibol Hato Mayor" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  7. Pasco-Hernando Community College. "Results from Pasco-Hernando Invitational, September 21 &22, 2007" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Miami Dade College. "2007–2008 Sharks Athletes of the Year". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  9. NJCAA. "All Region Teams Region 8 Award Winners 2007". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  10. NJCAA. "2007 AVCA Two-Year College All-America Teams". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  11. AVCA Media Relations. "San Jacinto Sweeps Miami Dade to Take 5th Place at NJCAA Division I Championships". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  12. American Volleyball Coaches Association. "Awards for the 2008 Tournament". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  13. NJCAA. "Award Winners". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  14. NJCAA. "All Region Teams Region 8 Award Winners 2008". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  15. Miami Dade College. "Miami Dade College Lady Sharks Volleyball 2008". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  16. MUTigers.com. "Junior College Standout From Florida Signs Letter Of Intent To Play For Tigers". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  17. MUTigers.com. "Volleyball Claims Tiger Invitational Title". Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  18. BYU Athletic Communications. "Cougars Fall to Missouri in Tiger Classic Finale". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  19. NORCECA. "Bameso barre en voleibol; vencieron LP en ambas ramas en torneo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  20. FEDOVOLI. "Nomina Equipos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-05-10.