Foluke Akinradewo

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playername = Foluke Akinradewo


Akinradewo playing for Stanford in 2008.
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fullname = Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo
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cityofbirth = London, Ontario
countryofbirth = Canada
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height = 6' 3" (1.90 m)
position = Middle blocker
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Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo (born October 5, 1987) is a college volleyball player at Stanford University. She was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2007 and helped her team to their second consecutive NCAA national runner-up finish. In 2007, she led the nation in hitting percentage (.499). From February – July 2008, she trained with the U.S. National Team and was an alternate on the 2008 Olympic team.

High school and personal life

Akinradewo was born in London, Ontario, Canada to Ayoola and Comfort Akinradewo. She holds a tri-citizenship with Canada, Nigeria, and the United States and used to audition for commercials when she was little. Her favorite holiday is Christmas, her favorite subject is science, her favorite books are the Harry Potter series, her favorite TV show is "LOST" and her favorite music artists is John Mayer, Snow Patrol, The Fray, and Kalai. [ [http://volleyball.teamusa.org/news/article/1548 Getting to know Foluke Akinradewo] ]

Akinradewo attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was a three year letter winner in volleyball and was also on the basketball and track & field teams. She was an All-American selection in 2003 and 2004 and an all-state selection in 2002, 2003, and 2004. She was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Volleyball Player of the Year in 2005. In addition to volleyball, she was an all-state selection in volleyball and was a four-time Florida State Champion in track.

tanford

Akinradewo is majoring in human biology at Stanford University.

As a freshman in 2005, she was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Pacific Region Freshman of the Year. She was named an AVCA Second Team All-American and led the squad in hitting percentage (.397), a mark which ranked third in the Pac-10, 13th in the nation and third for a single-season in school history. In 2006, she was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team as she led Stanford to an NCAA Division I runner-up finish to Nebraska. For the year, she was named a First Team All-American by the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine. [ [http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/stories/121406aab.html Stanford places four on All-American squad] ]

In 2007, Akinradewo was named the AVCA National Player of the Year and was the Honda Award winner for volleyball. [ [http://www.avca.org/collegiate/DIawards/07DIPOY.asp 2007 Division I National Player of the Year is Foluke Akinradewo] ] She broke the Pac-10 and Stanford single season hitting percentage record by more than 50 points, as she averaged .499 percentage, a mark that was first in the nation and second since rally-scoring was introduced in 2001. She was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team as she led Stanford to their second consecutive Division I national runner-up finish to Penn State.

Major international competition

2008
*USA Tour of China
*U.S. Olympic Team Exhibition versus Brazil
*FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)2007
*Pan American Games (Bronze Medal)2005
*Pan American Games (Fourth Place)2003
*Pan American Cup (Fourth Place)

International highlights

2008 – She scored 117 points to lead all players during an eight-match tour of China in March-April. Also played three sets versus Brazil during three-match exhibition series versus Brazil. She played in 14 of 21 FIVB World Grand Prix sets in the Final Round and averaged 2.86 points, 2.19 kills, 0.52 blocks and 0.14 aces over the course of the entire tournament with a .387 attack efficiency. During the Final Round of the World Grand Prix, she compiled 42 points with averages of 2.29 kills, 0.64 blocks and 0.07 aces per set and scored a team-high 18 points versus Italy on July 12 with 14 kills on 29 swings and four blocks.
2007 – Akinradewo averaged 3.44 points per set at the Pan American Games while hitting .513 on 76 swings and just six errors. She reached double-digit points in four of the five Pan American Games, including 14 points against Puerto Rico on July 15 and Peru on July 19 in the bronze medal match.

Collegiate Honors & Awards

*Three time AVCA All-American (2005, second team; 2006 & 2007, first team)
*Two time Volleyball Magazine first team All-American (2006, 2007)
*Three time All-Pac-10 team (2005-07)
*Two time Final Four All-Tournament Team (2006, 2007)
*2007 – AVCA National Player of the Year
*2007 – Pac-10 Player of the Year
*2007 – Honda Award winner for volleyball
*2007 – NCAA Stanford Regional MVP
*2007 – Pac-10 Player of the Week (Oct. 1)
*2006 – Honda Award nominee
*2005 – AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year
*2005 – Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

References

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* [http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/akinradewo_foluke00.html Akinradewo Player Bio at gostanford.com]
* [http://www.usavolleyball.org/National/profiles/women/FolukeAkinradewoProfile.asp Akinradewo on usavolleyball.org]