Volleyball

Kyle

Russell

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'9"

Age

31

Hometown

Loomis, CA

Education

Del Oro High School/2011 UC Irvine (2016; Anthropology)

Quick Facts
  • Born: Kyle Elton Russell (1993) in Sacramento, Calif
  • Parents are Craig Russell, Lisa Russell-Artale and Christopher Artale
  • Has three older sisters: Jamie Russell (1991), who was a middle hitter at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Meghann Palazzo (1989) and Kate Jongsma (1991)
  • “I admire my parents for always being there for me and supporting me in everything I do. I admire my sister Jamie for being a great friend, mentor and the reason I started playing volleyball.”
Career Highlights
  • Junior World Championships, 2013 (Team - Men)
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Kyle wanted to quit volleyball the first two weeks he started playing.

“Growing up, I was forced to go to my sister’s volleyball tournaments, and one day her coach approached me asking if I’d like to try out for a boy’s club team.  I did, and for first two weeks of practice I didn’t like it and wanted to quit.  Then, one day everything just clicked, and I found I excelled at playing and really fell in love with the sport.  I always thought I would play basketball in college; however, after playing both Basketball and volleyball in high school, I decided my true love was volleyball and that that’s what I wanted to do in college.  I owe my love for volleyball to my sister.”

World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2022 – 6th (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2022
  • Top finish: 6th – 2022 (Team - Men)

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