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Aaron Russell (born 4 June 1993) is an American volleyball player who plays for the United States men's national volleyball team and Pennsylvania State University club. Since autumn 2015, he plays for the Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.

University
Aaron Russell was originally a middle in freshman year in Pennsylvania State University but later converted to outside hitting in his sophomore year. Aaron made this change because he would hear that a middle blocker was always able to swing away at every ball. However, outsides and opposites would have to play it smart and put in a few roll shots, tips, and even cut the ball around the block. This motivated Aaron to switch to outside because he felt that there would be a more variety of options to do in a play. Aaron closed off his senior year with a 4.68 kills per set, which ranked second in the nation. Also, he has a 1,519 kills in his career which ranks fourth and 197 aces ranked second both on Penn State all-time. In 2012 to 2015 Aaron Russell led Penn State to four consecutive NCAA semifinals.

Personal Life
Aaron Russell is the son of Stewart and Marian Russell and has four siblings, Peter, Samuel, Tim, and Paul. Stewart, Aaron’s father, trained Aaron on how to play volleyball at a very young age for example on how to pass, which greatly assists him in games today. Aaron Russell loves listening to music and playing the drums with his guitarist teammate, Sam Holt, to pass the time. His favorite school subject is nutrition and favorite foods are chocolate chip cookies and Italian food. Aaron Russell favors Kid Cudi as an entertainer and Tim Tebow as an athlete. An addition, his favorite place to visit is Venice, Italy.

National team

 * 2015 Bronze medal with cup.svg FIVB World League
 * 2015 Gold medal with cup.svg FIVB World Cup

Individually

 * In 2015 FIVB World Cup won leading scorer in final three matches
 * 2014 U.S. Men's Team youngest athlete achieving gold medal
 * 2014 World Championship Qualifier presented as Best Spiker