SUNY Potsdam Athletics

Xanara Ruiz enters her second season with the Bears after transferring from Jefferson Community College.
 
2018: Played in 26 matches, totaled 46 kills, 21 aces, 65 digs and 12 blocks
 
2017 (with JCC): Played in 32 of 33 matches, led team with 405 kills, totaled 13 aces, second on team with 412 digs, had 14 blocks
 
2016 (with JCC): Played in all 42 matches, second on team with 307 kills, fourth with 40 aces, third with 521 digs, had 11 blocks
 
Personal: Daughter of Luz Velez Carter . . . majoring in Business Administration with a Spanish minor . . . career ambition is to be a marketing manager for any major cosmetics brand or to travel and restore the environment . . . also played softball at Watertown High School where she was all-region and team MVP in 2015 . . . favorite TV show is Rick and Morty . . . favorite thing about being an NCAA Athlete is that it gives her the opportunity to show how dedicated and focused she can be in multiple areas of her life . . . lists former coach Sara Kolenda as influential to her life because she’s a great coach and believing in her and making her believe in herself as an athlete . . . greatest sports accomplishment is being named JCC’s 2018 Female Athlete of the Year . . . when not on the court enjoys working out and napping . . . was first team all-conference, second team all-region, team MVP, offensive and defensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Leader and Female Athlete of the Year at JCC . . . named Outstanding Business Student at JCC for 2018 . . . favorite Potsdam class is Finance with Joe Timmerman . . .  greatest Potsdam memory is rallying from seven points down to beat Cortland and make the 2018 Playoffs