Dariam Acevedo
Puerto Rican volleyball player (born 1984)
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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]
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
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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
Acevedo later played indoor volleyball with the Puerto Rico national team[9] and 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
Chicas de San Juan (1996–1999)- Criollas de Caguas (2007–2008)
- Mets de Guaynabo (2009)
- Criollas de Caguas (2015)
Awards
College
- 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
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Nicaragua 2009
Gold Medal - NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Jamaica 2009
Silver Medal
