About Gia
- Began playing sitting volleyball in 2019 only four months after her third surgery
CareerTimeline
Most Notable
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Joined the U.S. Women's Sitting Team in 2022
Events
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2022 ParaVolley World Championships - Bronze
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2022 Dutch Tournament - Gold
Personal Highlights
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Began playing indoor (standing) volleyball in 2014: stopped playing standing in 2017 due to disability
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Began playing sitting volleyball in 2019 only four months after her third surgery
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She developed loss of mobility and strength in her left ankle and lower leg after three surgical corrections of congenital pes planus and talonavicular subluxation
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Happiest moments of her life were getting the invitation to her first Women's Sitting National Team camp... and getting pit tickets to see Harry Styles
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Parents are John and Stefanie Cruz; one sister
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