Uliana Yastrub

FRESHMAN (at Rutgers) | 2024-25: Appeared in five contests as a true freshman … Served up an ace against #16 USC (Oct. 20) … Registered two kills on four swings against Colorado (Sept. 1).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of the Municipal Institution Zaporizhzhia Regional Sports Lyceum of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Council in Ukraine … Competed internationally as a member of the Ukraine U17/U18 National Youth Team from 2023–24, earning podium finishes at the CEV EEVZA European Championships, including second place in Latvia (2023) and third place in Georgia (2024) and Kosovo (2023) … Won the 2023–24 Women’s National Youth Championship of Ukraine with Sports Academy Prometey … Also placed second (2022) and third (2020, 2021) in the same championship with Sportlyceum … Competed professionally and at the club level in Belgium, Poland, and Ukraine, including Belgian Championship play with VC Gembloux and multiple top-three finishes in Polish tournaments … Named “Best Hitter” at the 2022 Tauron Dystrybucja Czanka Cup in Częstochowa, Poland, and “Best Player” at both the 2022 Mayor’s Cup in Sulejów, Poland, and multiple tournaments in the Zaporizhzhya Region … Earned the Zaporizhzhia Sports Lyceum Diploma for significant athletic achievement and was recognized on the school’s Board of Honor.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Hanna and Pavlo … has one sister, Yuliia (26), who played volleyball at Syracuse University … Enjoys dancing, baking, traveling, running, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends … Trilingual in Ukrainian, Russian, and English … Favorite athletes are Gabriela Guimarães and Novak Djokovic … Favorite foods are her grandmother’s cooking and sweets … Favorite movies include The Hunger Games and The Divergent series … Intends to major in psychology and human resources management.