Russ Rose Then (2008):
Russ Rose Now (2025):
2008 Season: Academic All-Big Ten … saw action in 36 of 38 matchs as a serving and defensive specialist … made 13 starts … rotated in for teammate Blair Brown in the back row … had at least one dig in 35 of her 36 matches … totaled 197 digs for the season to rank fifth on the team … started at libero for an injured Roberta Holehouse at Indiana (10/1), posting nine digs, and versus Michigan State (10/4) where she tallied a career-high 13 digs … posted eight digs at libero against Wisconsin (11/22) … had two aces and five digs against California (12/13) in the NCAA Regional Final … recorded 11 digs against Nebraska in the NCAA Semifinal … posted eight digs against Stanford in the NCAA Championship match.
Before Penn State: Five-time volleyball and basketball letterwinner at Byron-Bergen High School in Bergen, N.Y. … three-year volleyball captain and two-year basketball captain for the Bees … three-time first team all-state selection … five-time Section V Class C Most Valuable Player (2002-2006), beginning in her eighth grade year … led the Bees to three New York state titles (2004-2006) and five sectional titles … captured four Genesee Regional League championships … finished with a five-year scholastic varsity record of 98-12 … ranked 33rd on PrepVolleyball’s ‘Senior Aces’ list … 2006-2007 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year … achieved the career milestones of 1,000 kills and digs during junior season … ended tenure with 1,879 kills and 1,521 digs … two-time basketball Most Valuable Player … was an alternate for the USA A2 Team in 2006 … member of the VolleyFX Magic Club program … helped the squad to a 17th-place Open finish at the 2006 Nationals … also claimed the titles at the 2001, 2002 and 2004 East Coast Championship and the 2003 Northeast Qualifier … excels off the court, ranking sixth in her class … member of the National Honor Society … Student Council Parliamentarian in 2006 … was selected as an alternate for American Legion Girls State … nominated as a Kodak Young Leader … acted as president of the Varsity Club, the yearbook editor and the leader of the Byron-Bergen Emergency Response Team.