2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Radi Marinova
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- Major:
- Kinesiology
- Hometown:
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- High School:
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius Gymnasium
- Prev School:
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius Gymnasium
High School: Won the 2017 National Championship and took third place in 2016 with Kazanlak Volley High School ...Picked up the individual award for Best Blocker for three straight years from 2015-17 ... Junior National Team: Started for the Bulgarian Junior National Team since 2013, competing at U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels ... Won the Best Blocker award at the 2014 U17 Balkan Championships as Bulgaria placed third ... Competed in the 2015 U20 World Championships, ranking sixth in the FIVB individual blocker rankings at the event.
Personal: Daughter of Ognyan and Nataliya ... Her sister, Iren, played beach volleyball at Louisiana-Monroe ... Competed in rhythmic gymnastics for seven years as a child, winning several national and international medals and awards ... Also recruited by Ohio State, Texas A&M and Pittsburgh, among others ... Enjoys traveling ... majoring in kinesiology.
