Personal
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Son of Samuel Rivera and Maria Apavicio
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Has two brothers
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Favorite book is My Sister's Keeper
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Enjoys going to the beach, movies, other sports and hanging out with friends
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Graduated high school with first honors
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Also participated in track and field in high school
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Also recruited by IPFW, UCLA and Penn State
Before BYU
High School:
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Played for Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola under head coach Henry Rivera
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MVP
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Top-10 player in school league
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MVP at the all-star game of all the schools in Puerto Rico
Club/National Teams & Tournaments:
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2007 participant on the Jr. Olympics with Borinquen Coqui Club, finished in second place. Named to the All-America Team.
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Won the 2007 Festivol Circuit Tournament of Beach Volleyball in PR
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2007 captain of the Pre-Youth Puerto Rican National Team that participated at the High Performance Tournament in Florida
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Finished 2nd place in 2008 at the Pre-Youth NORCECA at FIU with the Youth Puerto Rican National Team
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2009 captain of the Pre-Youth Puerto Rican National Team at the Youth World Championships in Italy
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2009 participant at the Pan-American Cup in Mexico with the Puerto Rican National Team B where they finished in 4th place
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Played at the Junior Olympics (18-open) with the Vaqueros Club in 2010
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2011 participant at the Pan-American Cup in Canada with the Puerto Rican National team B
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2011 captain of the Puerto Rican Youth National Team that finished fourth at the Youth Pan-American Cup in Panama
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Played with the Puerto Rico National Team in 2011 at the Youth World Championships in Brazil