Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team

The Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team is one of the more consistent teams of the NORCECA zone, Puerto Rico has taken one silver and two bronzes on the NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship, one silver and three bronzes at the Pan-American Cup, and five silvers and one bronze at the Central American and Caribbean Games. The team has participated at least once in all FIVB competitions, except for the World Cup.

Puerto Rico

Association	Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	José Mieles
FIVB ranking	14 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 2016)
Best result	11th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 1974)
Best result	10th place (2002)
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Honours Medal record Challenger Cup 2018 Lima Team 2022 Zadar Team Pan-American Cup 2016 Santo Domingo Team 2009 Miami Team 2014 Mexico City Team 2017 Cañete Team NORCECA Championship 2009 Bayamón Team 2013 Omaha Team 2015 Michoacan Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1938 Panama City Team 1946 Barranquilla Team 1962 Kingston Team 2010 Mayagüez Team 2014 Veracruz Team 2006 Cartagena Team

Results

Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2016	Group stage	11th Place	5	0	5	0	15	Squad
Total	0 titles	1/14	5	0	5	0	15	—

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Did not enter
1956
1960
1962
1967
1970	Did not qualify
1974	Round 1	22nd Place	2	0	2	0	6	Squad
1978	Did not qualify
1982	Round 1	17th Place	3	0	3	0	9	Squad
1986	Did not qualify
1990

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1994	Did not qualify
1998
2002	Round 2	12th Place	8	3	5	9	15	Squad
2006	Round 2	16th Place	9	2	7	6	22	Squad
2010	Round 1	20th Place	5	1	4	3	12	Squad
2014	Round 1	17th Place	5	1	4	5	12	Squad
2018	Round 2	14th Place	9	3	6	10	19	Squad
/ 2022	Round 2	15th place	9	3	6	10	20	Squad
Total	0 titles	8/19	50	13	37	43	115	—

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Did not enter
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004	Did not qualify
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009		10th Place						Squad
2010		11th Place						Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2012		13th Place						Squad

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2013		18th Place						Squad
2014		15th Place	11	8	3	25	15	Squad
2015	Group 2 finals	16th place	8	4	4	16	17	Squad
2016	Group 2 finals	15th place	8	7	1	22	8	Squad
2017		18th place	9	5	4	17	19	Squad
Total	0 titles	8/25

Challenger Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Challenger Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Semifinals	Third place	4	2	2	7	8	Squad
2019	Did not qualify
2022	Semifinals	Third place	3	2	1	7	4	Squad
Total	0 titles	2/3	7	4	3	14	12

Pan American Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2002	Round robin	7th place						Squad
2003	Round robin	7th place						Squad
2004	Round robin	6th place						Squad
2005	Quarter-finals	5th place						Squad
2006	Quarter-finals	5th place						Squad
2007	Quarter-finals	5th place						Squad
2008	Semi-finals	Fourth place						Squad
2009	Semi-finals	Third place						Squad
2010	Quarter-finals	6th place						Squad
2011	Quarter-finals	5th place						Squad
2012	Round robin	6th place						Squad
2013	Round robin	5th place						Squad

Pan-American Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2014	Semi-finals	Third place						Squad
2015	Quarter-finals	6th place	8	3	5	14	12	Squad
2016	Final	2nd place						Squad
2017	Semi-finals	Third place						Squad
2018	Quarter-finals	6th place						Squad
2019	Semi-finals	Fourth place						Squad
2021	Semi-finals	6th place						Squad
2022	Quarter-finals	6th place						Squad
Total	0 titles	20/20

Pan American Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1955	Did not enter
1959		4th Place						Squad
1963		5th Place						Squad
1967	Did not enter
1971
1975		7th Place						Squad
1979		8th Place						Squad
1983	Did not enter
1987
1991
1995
1999

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2003		6th Place	3	1	2	6	6	Squad
2007		6th Place	3	1	2	5	6	Squad
2011	Quarterfinals	5th Place	4	2	2	8	8	Squad
2015	Semifinal	4th place	6	2	4	11	14	Squad
Total	0 titles	8/16

Central American & Caribbean Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Central American & Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1938	Round Robin	Runners Up						Squad
1946	Round Robin	Runners Up						Squad
1959	Did not enter
1962	Round Robin	Runners Up						Squad
1966	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad
1970	Did not enter
1974	Round Robin	4th Place						Squad
1978	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad
1982	Semifinals	4th Place						Squad
1986		5th Place						Squad
1990		5th Place						Squad
1993		5th Place						Squad

Central American & Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1998	Semifinals	4th Place						Squad
2002	Semifinals	4th Place						Squad
2006	Semifinals	Third Place						Squad
2010	Final Round	Runners Up						Squad
2014	Final Round	Runners Up	5	3	2	11	9	Squad
Total	0 titles	15/17

NORCECA Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1969		5th Place						Squad
1971		4th Place						Squad
1973		6th Place						Squad
1975	Did not enter
1977		5th Place						Squad
1979	Did not enter
1981		6th Place						Squad
1983		5th Place						Squad
1985		4th Place						Squad
1987		5th Place						Squad
1989		6th Place						Squad
1991		6th Place						Squad
1993		5th Place						Squad
1995		5th Place						Squad
1997		5th Place						Squad
1999		5th Place						Squad
2001	Did not enter
2003		5th Place						Squad
2005	Semifinals	4th Place						Squad
2007		5th Place						Squad

NORCECA Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2009	Final Round	Runners Up						Squad
2011	Semifinals	4th Place						Squad
2013	Semifinals	Third Place	5	4	1	13	5	Squad
2015	Semifinals	Third place	6	4	2	14	10	Squad
0 titles	21/24

Olympic qualifiers

Olympic Volleyball Qualifiers
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2004	Final Round	6th Place	7	2	5	6	16
2008	Final Round	8th Place	7	1	6	5	20
2012	Semi-finals	Third Place	8	6	2	14	8
2016	Round Robin	1st place	3	3	0	9	0
2020	Round Robin	2nd place	3	2	1	6	5
Total		2/9	28	14	14	40	49

Team

Current squad

The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2018 World Championship.

Head coach: José Mieles

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
1	Daly Santana	19 February 1995	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	243 cm (96 in)	219 cm (86 in)	Il Bisonte Firenze
2	Shara Venegas	18 September 1992	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	272 cm (107 in)	Llaneras de Toa Baja
3	Valeria León	21 May 1995	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	248 cm (98 in)	242 cm (95 in)	Leonas de Ponce
4	Raymariely Santos	13 April 1992	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Indias de Mayagüez
5	Julymar Otero	31 October 1996	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	235 cm (93 in)	239 cm (94 in)	Free agent
7	Stephanie Enright	15 December 1990	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Igor Gorgonzola Novara
11	Karina Ocasio	1 August 1985	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Criollas de Caguas
12	Neira Ortiz	6 July 1993	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	262 cm (103 in)	256 cm (101 in)	Free agent
14	Natalia Valentín (c)	12 September 1989	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	244 cm (96 in)	240 cm (94 in)	Saint-Raphaël Var VB
17	Noami Santos	29 November 1995	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Capitalinas de San Juan
16	Alba Hernández	3 October 1995	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	293 cm (115 in)	Changas de Naranjito
19	Ana Sofía Jusino	5 January 1995	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	294 cm (116 in)	Criollas de Caguas
22	Adriana Vinas Joy	1 March 1994	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	245 cm (96 in)	237 cm (93 in)	Gigantes de Carolina
23	Diana Reyes	29 April 1993	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	299 cm (118 in)	Criollas de Caguas

Former squads

• 2002 World Championship — 12th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Lourdes Isern, Dolly Meléndez, Vilmarie Mojica, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head coach: David Alemán.

• 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 6th place (did not qualify)

  Sarai Álvarez, Michelle Cardona, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Omayra George, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Shirley Pérez. Head coach: David Alemán.

• 2006 Pan-American Cup — 5th place

  Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Glorimar Ortega, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Jetzabel Del Valle.

• 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games — Bronze Medal

  Vilmarie Mojica, Tatiana Encarnación, Yarleen Santiago, Eva Cruz, Áurea Cruz, Vanessa Vélez, Karina Ocasio, Dariam Acevedo, Glorimar Ortega, Shannon Torregrosa, Alexandra Oquendo, and Sheila Ocasio. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2006 World Championship — 16th place

  Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Xaimara Colón, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Glorimar Ortega, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2007 Pan American Games — 6th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Michelle Cardona, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Shannon Torregrosa, Deborah Seilhamer, and Vanessa Vélez. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2007 NORCECA Championship — 5th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Michelle Cardona, Áurea Cruz (c), Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Wilnelia González, Ana Rosa Luna, Vilmarie Mojica, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, and Deborah Seilhamer. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 8th place (did not qualify)

  Sarai Álvarez, Michelle Cardona, Deborah Seilhamer, Xaimara Colón, Vilmarie Mojica (c), Eva Cruz, Áurea Cruz, Karina Ocasio, Ania Ruiz, Shanon Torregrosa, Sheila Ocasio, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2013 Pan-American Volleyball Cup — 5th place

  Yarimar Rosa (c), Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Diana Reyes, Lynda Morales, Ania Ruiz, Shara Venegas, Génesis Collazo, Natalia Valentín, Michelle Nogueras, Daly Santana and Pilar M. Victoria. Head coach: Epique Olazagasti.

• 2015 Pan-American Games — 4th place

  Yarimar Rosa (c), Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Lynda Morales, Debora Seilhamer, Vilmarie Mojica, Aurea Cruz, Natalia Valentín, Stephanie Enright, Shirley Ferrer, Nayka Benítez and Alexandra Oquendo. Head coach: José Mieles.

See also

• Puerto Rico women's national under-20 volleyball team
• Puerto Rico women's national under-18 volleyball team
• Dominicana Flight 603 - a 1970 crash where many members of the national team died

External links

• Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol   Official website (Spanish)
• FIVB profile