Olivia Rusek Selected to US Collegiate National Team

2016 Apr 20

Miami University RedHawk Olivia Rusek was selected to train and compete with the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Indianapolis Program.

Rusek is one of 36 collegiate players selected to the squad after participating in open tryouts at the U.S. Olympic training center.

The selection is largely considered a second tryout for a spot on the USA Volleyball National Team.

Rusek, from Morton Grove, is earning a B.S. in Kinesiology & Health majoring in Sport Leadership & Management.

Miami University student-athletes finished the spring 2015 semester with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.313, the highest GPA ever for a single semester. Overall, 70 percent (339 of 482) of the RedHawks finished with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and 26 of those student-athletes recorded a 4.0 GPA.

Of the 2014 senior class, 100% of Miami's student-athletes were employed within one year of graduation.