Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team

Puerto Rico

Association	Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Carlos Cardona
FIVB ranking	20 (as of 2008-08-25)
Website	www.fpvoleibol.com (Spanish)
Uniforms
Home 　 Away

Medal record
Pan-American Cup
Bronze	2009 Miami	Team
NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Silver	2009 Bayamon	Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze	2006 Cartagena	Team
Silver	2010 Mayaguez	Team

The Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team represents the Puerto Rico in international volleyball competitions. The team failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics by ending up in eighth and last place at the Olympic Qualifier in Japan. Puerto Rico gained a wild card for the event after the withdrawal of Peru and Kenya.

Results

Olympic Games

• 1964 to 2000 — did not participate
• 2004 — did not qualify
• 2008 — did not qualify

World Championship

• 1974 — 22nd place
• 1978 — did not compete
• 1982 — 17th place
• 1986 — did not compete
• 1990 — did not compete
• 1994 — did not compete
• 1998 — did not qualify
• 2002 — 12th place
• 2006 — 16th place
• 2010 — 17th place

World Grand Prix

• 2010 — 11th place

Pan-American Cup

• 2002 — 7th place
• 2003 — 7th place
• 2004 — 6th place
• 2005 — 5th place
• 2006 — 5th place
• 2007 — 5th place
• 2008 — 4th place
• 2009 — 3rd place
• 2010 — 6th place
• 2011 — 5th place

Pan American Games

• 1955 — did not compete
• 1959 — 4th place
• 1963 — 5th place
• 1967 — did not compete
• 1971 — did not compete
• 1975 — 7th place
• 1979 — 8th place
• 1983 — did not compete
• 1987 — did not compete
• 1991 — did not compete
• 1995 — did not compete
• 1999 — did not compete
• 2003 — 6th place
• 2007 — 6th place
• 2011 — 5th place

NORCECA Championship

• 1987 — 5th place
• 1989 — 6th place
• 1991 — 6th place
• 1993 — 5th place
• 1995 — 5th place
• 1997 — 5th place
• 1999 — 5th place
• 2001 — did not compete
• 2003 — 5th place
• 2005 — 4th place
• 2007 — 5th place
• 2009 — 2nd place
• 2011 — 4th place

Squads

• 2002 World Championship — 12th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Lourdes Isern, Dolly Meléndez, Vilmarie Mojica, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head Coach: David Alemán.

• 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 6th place (did not qualify)

  Sarai Álvarez, Michelle Cardona, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Omayra George, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Shirley Pérez. Head Coach: David Alemán.

• 2006 Pan-American Cup — 5th place

  Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Glorimar Ortega, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Jetzabel Del Valle.

• 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games — Bronze Medal

  Vilmarie Mojica, Tatiana Encarnación, Yarleen Santiago, Eva Cruz, Áurea Cruz, Vanessa Vélez, Karina Ocasio, Dariam Acevedo, Glorimar Ortega, Shannon Torregrosa, Alexandra Oquendo, and Sheila Ocasio. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2006 World Championship — 16th place

  Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Xaimara Colón, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Glorimar Ortega, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2007 Pan American Games — 6th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Michelle Cardona, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Shannon Torregrosa, Deborah Seilhamer, and Vanessa Vélez. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2007 NORCECA Championship — 5th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Michelle Cardona, Áurea Cruz , Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Wilnelia González, Ana Rosa Luna, Vilmarie Mojica, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, and Deborah Seilhamer. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 8th place (did not qualify)

  Sarai Álvarez, Michelle Cardona, Deborah Seilhamer, Xaimara Colón, Vilmarie Mojica , Eva Cruz, Áurea Cruz, Karina Ocasio, Ania Ruiz, Shanon Torregrosa, Sheila Ocasio, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

See also

Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino

References

• FIVB
• Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation