MESSINA- The Akademia Sant’Anna Messina closes the roster renewal with a bang by hiring, directly from the United States, the spiker Adanna Rollins, who in the last year played with the Changas de Naranjito shirt, a militant team in the Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino, the greatest Puerto Rican tournament.
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A native of Austin (Texas), born in 1999, 183 cm tall, Adanna grew up in Carrollton, a town in the “Lone Star State”, located between the counties of Denton, Dallas and Collin.
She trained at the Universities of Minnesota, Pennsylvania State and Kentucky, obtaining a bachelor’s degree (Bachelor of Science, Business and Marketing Education), a master’s degree (Master of Education in Higher Education) and a post-graduate diploma. degree (Graduate Certificate in Sports, Fitness and Recreation Management).
Her athletic career has accompanied her school career. During her high school years (Hebron High School) she won three state championships, two MVPs, the Under Armor First Team All-American in 2017, the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year in 2018, in addition to being a “Top 3 finalist’s for National Player of the Year” that same season.
Even at university he has won numerous awards: the AVCA All-Region three times (2018, 2020, 2022), two Second-Team All-Big Ten Awards (2018, 2020), the AVCA All-North Region Freshman of the Year (2018), the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2018), two Academic All-Big Ten Honors and won the Big Ten in 2018. The following year she reached the NCAA Final Four National Semifinals and was named MVP at Austin Regional Finals. She took part in two collegiate games with the US national team (2019, 2022) and won the All-SEC championship (2022) and was included in the relevant roll of honor.
In her professional career, she has played two championships in the Puerto Rican league. In addition to last season’s, for which she was included in the All Star Team and placed second for the number of points scored, it is worth remembering the tournament she won with Pinkin de Corozal (2022-23). In the summer of 2023, the American seemed to be close to playing the A2 championship with the Offanengo jersey, but in the end the agreement fell through.
