Danielle Scott Arruda, America's First 5-time Olympian Male or Female
Danielle Scott Arruda is the first American, male or female, to play volleyball in five Olympic games.
Danielle Scott Arruda is the first American, male or female, to play volleyball in five Olympic games.
Danielle Scott Arruda.
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Volleyball Player Profile: Danielle Scott Arruda
5-time Olympian Danielle Scott Arruda led the Americans to six FIVB Grand Prix medals including gold medals in 2001, 2010, 2011 and 2012 in addition to bronze medals in 2003 and 2004.
Danielle Scott Arruda is the first American, male or female, to play volleyball in five Olympic games.
Danielle Scott Arruda College Volleyball Accomplishments
Three-time First Team AVCA All American
Volleyball Magazine First Team All American
Volleyball Magazine Second Team All American
AVCA National Player of the Year
Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year
All Big West Volleyball
All Big West Basketball
First Big West student-athlete to get All Big West in two sports
NCAA National Championship - Division I
NCAA National Championship Runner Up
NCAA National Championship Semi-Finalist
Honda Sports Award Winner - Volleyball
AVCA All- Northwest Region
Two-time Big West Conference Volleyball Player of the Year
Five fun facts about Danielle Scott's international career while on the USA Volleyball National team.
Danielle Scott Arruda earned back-to-back silver medals in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games.
Scott played in her first Olympics at age 24 in the Atlanta Games, followed by the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens.
Named Best Blocker at the 2002 FIVB Championships as the Americans won a silver medal.
Danielle led the Americans to six FIVB Grand Prix medals including gold medals in 2001, 2010, 2011 and 2012 in addition to bronze medals in 2003 and 2004.
With 400 International roster appearances Danielle was a three-time AVCA All American at Long Beach State in addition to being named the 1993 Player of the year and winning the NCAA Division I Championship title.
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