Aaron Russell (born June 4, 1993) is an American volleyball player, a member of the United States men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia, a bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Personal life
Aaron Russell grew up in Ellicott City, Maryland, U.S. His parents are Stewart and Marian Russell. Aaron is the second-oldest of five brothers. The other brothers are Peter (1992), Samuel (1995), Tim (1999) and Paul (2002). Peter also plays volleyball professionally. Russell was a top soccer player for Centennial High School in Maryland. The school did not have a boys' volleyball team so he helped the girls' team train while playing club volleyball. In 2015 he graduated Pennsylvania State University. On July 30, 2017 he married his longtime girlfriend that he met in college, Kendall Pierce. Kendall was a part of the Penn State women's volleyball team from 2012-2015.
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Career
In 2015, he completed his four-year volleyball career at Penn State, where he was named an AVCA All-American in 2013 and 2014. Both years he also helped Penn State reach the NCAA men's championship semifinals.Russell was a member of the Boys' Youth Team in 2010 and '11 and a member of the Men's Junior National Team in 2013. He made his debut with the senior national team at the 2014 World Championship Qualifier, where he helped the U.S. win gold and was named Best Spiker.
In 2015 he joined his first senior team, Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.
In 2016 Aaron Russell took part in his first Olympic Games. He was a member of Olympic United States men's national team and achieved bronze medal on August 21, 2016. U.S. beat Russia in five sets and claim the bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro. Russell was named one of the Best Outside Spiker of the Olympic tournament.
Sporting achievements
CEV Champions League
- 2016/2017 - with Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia
National team
- 2015 FIVB World League
- 2015 FIVB World Cup
- 2016 Olympic Games
Individual
- 2016 Olympic Games - Best Outside Spiker
- 2017 NORCECA Volleyball Championship - Best Outside Spiker
- 2017 Of Monte Supercoppa Serie A - Most Valuable Player
College
- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team - 2015
- AVCA First Team All-American - 2014, 2015
- EIVA Championship Most Outstanding Player - 2013, 2015
- Uvaldo Acosta Memorial EIVA Player of the Year - 2013, 2014, 2015
- EIVA Championship All-Tournament Team - 2012, 2014
- EIVA First Team All-Conference - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
References
External links
- Team USA profile
- FIVB profile
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