Dariam Acevedo Santiago[1] (born December 15, 1984, in Trujillo Alto)[2] is a female beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Montelimar, Nicaragua playing with Yarleen Santiago.[3][4]
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| Full name | Dariam Acevedo Santiago | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rican | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 15, 1984 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Trujillo Alto | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Acevedo majored in kinesiology at University of Texas at Austin and played as outside hitter.[5] There she earned two times All Conference All Academic First team between 2004 and 2005[6] and All Conference All Academic Second Team in 2006.[7] She also won All Conference Honorable Mention in 2004, same year she won Conference newcomer of the Year. In 2005, she won CoSIDA Academic All-District All Academic.[8]
Indoor edit
Acevedo also plays indoor volleyball with the national team[9] and currently professionally with Mets de Guaynabo from Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino.[10][11] She participated at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany.[12]
Clubs edit
Chicas de San Juan (1996–1999)- Criollas de Caguas (2007–2008)
- Mets de Guaynabo (2009)
- Criollas de Caguas (2015)
Awards edit
College edit
- 2004 All Conference Honorable Mention
- 2004 Conference Newcomer of the Year
- 2004-2005 All Conference "All Academic First Team"
- 2005 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2006 All Conference "All Academic Second Team"
National Team edit
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Nicaragua 2009
Gold Medal - NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Jamaica 2009
Silver Medal
References edit
- ^ "Poder, respesto y un toque de belleza exótica" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "Dariam Acevedo profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ nacion.com. "Ticas de plata en la final del Norceca" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ ArkansasRazorbacks.com. "Former Razorback wins NORCECA title". Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Texas Longhorns. "2006 Volleyball Roster". Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Texas Longhorns. "The A team: Dariam Acevedo". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Texas Longhorns. "Volleyball places three players on Academic All-Big 12 team". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Texas Longhorns. "Texas Volleyball History: Honor Roll". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Terra Mexico. "P.Rico llevará misma escuadra de Copa Panamericana a Juegos Panamericanos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Gigantes de Carolina. "Rita Liliom guió a Las Gigantes" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Wapa TV. "Leonas ganan primer partido de voleibol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "Team Rosters". www.fivb.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
External links edit
- Dariam Acevedo at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Dariam Acevedo at the Beach Volleyball Database