2016 Men's Volleyball Roster
Edgardo Cartagena
- Position:
- Outside Attacker
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gurabo, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- Colegio Notre Dame
2017: Earned third letter at Ball State… saw action in 49 sets including nine starts….tallied 59 kills for 1.20 kills per set along with 45 digs and six blocks… knocked down a season-high 12 kills against Loyola-Chicago on senior night (April 8)… had a season-high seven digs in the 3-1 victory over Lindenwood (April 1)
2016: Earned second letter at Ball State ... appeared in 63 sets, racking up a career-high of 74 kills while hitting a career-best of .296 ... other career stats include 19 assists, four aces and 91 digs ... marked a match-high of nine kills on two occasions, including against then-No. 1 Ohio State (March 25) and Lindenwood (April 2) ... tallied a high of 15 digs in the 3-2 victory over McKendree ... had a single-match high of three total blocks at Quincy on April 1.
2015: Earned first letter at Ball State ... Academic All-MIVA team member ... saw action in 18 matches and 42 sets, starting in matches on three occasions ... earned 65 kills for 1.55 kills per set ... posted a season-high of 15 kills against Quincy on Mar. 21, followed by 13 kills against Loyola University-Chicago on Mar. 28 ... also earned one ace against Loyola on Feb. 14 and two aces against Grand Canyon on Mar. 23 ... tallied four solo blocks and 11 block assists for 0.36 blocks per set.
UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC: A one-year letterwinner under head coach Joe Wortmann ... Pacific disbanded its program at the end of the 2014 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for head coach Carlos Rodriguez at Colegio Notre Dame in Puerto Rico ... named to the PRHSAA all-conference team in 2011 and 2012 ... All-Star first team in 2011 and 2012 ... served as captain of the team both junior and senior year ... earned multiple tournament Most Valuable Player awards ... played for the Puerto Rican Youth National Team that won bronze at the NORCECA tournament ... helped his team earn a silver medal at the Pan-American Cup and made a World Championship appearance ... also played for the Puerto Rican National U-16 team for basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Edgardo Cartagena and Oro Lopez ... has two sisters, Viviana (23) and Patricia (21) ... both parents played professional volleyball in Puerto Rico ... born November 8, 1994 in Caguas, Puerto Rico ... majoring in business.
