Aaron Russell

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Bratoev: “Americans Were Like Monstars from Space Jam”

Full Name:	Aaron Russell
Born:	June 04th, 1993
	Ellicott City, MD
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Active

Aaron Russell is an outside hitter from the United States. He is an Olympic Bronze medalist and a member of Sir Safety Perugia in Italy. College Career Russell attended Penn State in 2012. During his freshman year, Russell was named to the First Team All-EIVA team. He helped Penn State advance to the NCAA semifinals. In 2013, Russell was selected as the EIVA Championship Most Outstanding Player. During his junior and senior years, Russell helped his team to proceed to the semifinals consecutive years. He was a First Team AVCA All-American two years in a row and was selected as the captain at Penn State his senior year. Professional Career In 2015, Russell joined his first professional club team in Italy. His team, Sir Safety Perugia, took silver at the 2016-2017 Champions League. National Team Career Russell debuted for Team USA in 2014 and was a part of the Bronze Medal winning team in the 2016 Olympic Games. He has also helped Team USA win the World Cup in 2015 and NORDECA Championships two years later. At the Olympic Games, Russell was named as the Best Outside Spiker of the tournament.

Bratoev: “Americans Were Like Monstars from Space Jam”

Bulgarian outside hitter Valentin Bratoev described his team’s effort with a classic pop culture reference: “The Americans were like Monstars from Space Jam, we didn’t have Buggs Bunny and Michael Jordan.”

USA Clinches Spot in Round 3 With “Monstar” Performance in Pool G

Aaron Russell put in a stellar performance against Bulgaria to clinch a spot in Round 3.

USA Pulls a Bit Further Away at The Top, Bulgaria Rolls in Pool G

Micah Christenson set an efficient offense, and Matt Anderson led the scoring in a 3-0 win over Canada.

USA Closes Pool Play at 5-0; Serbia Tops Russia for 2nd in Pool C

The Americans secured the Pool C title with its fifth-straight win on Tuesday, topping Tunisia via sweep. Serbia meanwhile edged out Russia in five sets to claim the second spot in the group.

USA Gets First Sweep, Serbia Remains in 2nd of Pool C

Taylor Averill led the match with 4 aces in a 3-0 win over Cameroon. Serbia defeated Australia to remain within striking distance of the top of Pool C.

USA Beats Russia to Claim Top Spot in Pool C, Serbia Victorious

The United States top Russia in a match-up of teams ranked in the top 4 of the world. Serbia beat Tunisia to stay in second place of Pool C.

Anderson Helps USA Men Hold Off Australia in 5 Sets in Pool C

The United States moved to 2-0 atop Pool C, holding on for a five-set win over Australia on Thursday.

USA Survives; Cameroon, Russia Sweep in #FIVBMensWCH Pool C

Pool C got started with a trio of matches in Bari, Italy, on Wednesday. Cameroon and Russia walked away with sweeps, while the United States survived a five-set battle with Serbia.

USA Starts Taylor Averill over David Smith at Middle Blocker

Taylor Averill had 6 points in 5 sets in the United States’ opener against Serbia.

USA Men Clinch Ljubljana Challenge Title with 4-Set Win Over Slovenia

The United States Men’s National Team finished the Ljubljana Challenge with its third victory in as many days, topping host Slovenia 25-22, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21, in a final leadup to the World Championships.