International Volleyball

2022 list of NCAA Division I international volleyball players

2022 list of NCAA Division I international volleyball players

A list of every international player in NCAA Division I volleyball in 2022 follows.

The list, compiled by Dalton Franck shows that UT Rio Grande Valley has the most international players, 12. St. Francis Brooklyn and Hofstra are next with 11 each, and Chicago State has 10.

By country there are 73 players from Türkiye, 60 from Canada, 59 from Puerto Rico and 43 from Italy (see our story about Rachelle Rastelli of St. John’s).

He also calculated players by position. There are 195 outside hitters, 107 middle blocks, 79 setters, 58 DS/liberos, 37 right sides, 28 outsides/right sides. and 13 middles/right sides.

Franck said there are 133 freshmen/redshirt-freshmen, 120 sophomores, 114 juniors, 108 seniors, 44 graduate students and seven so-called super seniors.

His personal picks for an all-international team:
OH — Julia Bergmann, Georgia Tech
OH — Polina Shemanova, Syracuse
RS — Rachele Rastelli, St. John’s
MB — Magda Jehlarova, Washington State
MB — Anna Smrek, Wisconsin
S — Andrea Fuentes, Wake Forest
L — Paula Cerame, Indiana

Julia Bergmann of Georgia Tech serves for Brazil against Poland during the 2022 VNL/Volleyball World photo

Franck’s list is organized by school:

Name, School, Hometown, Country, Position, Year
Valeria Alegrias Cambindo, Alabama A&M, Santiago De Cali, Colombia, OH, Gr
Shynelle Woroniuk, Albany, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, OH, R-Fr
Anna Myhal, Albany, Poltava, Ukraine, OH, Fr
Noa Brach, Albany, Buren, Germany, MB, Sr
Zeynep Ertam, Albany, Istanbul, Türkiye, OPP, Fr
Zofia Szczotkiewicz, Albany, Walcz, Poland, S, So
Brooke Malek, Albany, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, DS/L, Fr
Zeynep Uzen, American, Istanbul, Türkiye, OH, Sr
Inbal Peleg, American, Haifa, Israel, S, Sr
Asli Celikkol, American, Izmir, Türkiye, OH, Sr
Esma Sipahi, American, Istanbul, Türkiye, S, So
Sofia Maldonado Diaz, Arizona, Guadalajara, Mexico, OH, Jr
Puk Stubbe, Arizona, Gouda, Netherlands, OPP, So
Dilara Gedikoglu, Arizona, Alanya, Türkiye, OH, Sr
Marta Levinska, Arizona State, Riga, Latvia, OH, Jr
Iman Isanovic, Arizona State, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, OH, Sr
Jinna Zeng, Arizona State, Surrey, BC, Canada, DS/L, Jr
Roberta Rabelo, Arizona State, Porto Alegre, Brazil, OH, Jr
Ilayda Dincer, Arkansas State, Ankara, Türkiye, OH, So
Fernanda Spengler, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, MB, Jr
Kori Diego, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Belmopan, Belize, MB, Sr
Stavroula Papazoglou, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Thessaloniki, Greece, OH, Sr
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