#24 Outside Hitter
Aury Cruz
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University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame Member
Cruz was born in the Bronx, NY and grew up in Levittown, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2014.
Cruz most recently played for Puerto Rico’s Amazonas de Trujillo Alto. She has also played professionally in Italy, Spain, South Korea, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. As a member of Team Puerto Rico, she competed at the 2016 Olympic Games.
- 2003 Set the school record for career kills (1,815) and career attacks (4,096)
- 2003 Led Florida to first-ever NCAA Championship Finals
- 2003 AVCA First Team All-American, becoming first player in Florida history to receive the honor three times
- 2003 CSTV First-Team All-American
- 2003 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2003 First Team All-SEC
- 2003 SEC Player of the Year
- 2003 AVCA All-South Region
- 2003 NCAA East Region MVP
- 2003 Played in the Pan American Games as a member of Team Puerto Rico
- 2002 First-Team AVCA All-American
- 2002 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
- 2002 NCAA Tournament Region MVP
- 2002 AVCA All-East Region
- 2002 First-Team All-SEC
- 2002 Two-time SEC Player of the Week
- 2001 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
- 2001 First Team All-SEC
- 2001 First-Team AVCA All-American
- 2001 Second-Team Volleyball Magazine All-American
- 2001 NCAA Tournament All-Region
- 2000 First Team All-SEC
- 2000 SEC Freshman of the Year
- 2000 AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year
Hometown Bronx, New York
College Florida
Leagues Azerbaijan Superleague, Turkish Women's Volleyball League, Spanish Women's Volleyball Superleague, FIPAV Women's Serie A1, Korea Volleyball Federation, Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino
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