Steve Rotter
| Steve Rotter | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Steven Charles Rotter | ||||
| Nationality | Filipino / American | ||||
| Born | April 16, 1998 La Palma, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| College / University | Long Beach City College (2017–2018) California State University, Northridge (2020–2021) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Opposite hitter | ||||
| Career | |||||
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Steven Charles Rotter (born April 16, 1998)[1] is a Filipino American volleyball player who last played for AMC Cotabato Spikers.
Early life and education
[edit]Steve Rotter was born on April 16, 1998[1] in La Palma, California to Charles and Maria Rotter. He attended St. John Bosco High School graduating in 2016. For his college education, Rotter studied at Long Beach City College from 2017 to 2018 before transferring to California State University, Northridge in 2019.[2]
Career
[edit]College
[edit]Rotter played for Long Beach City College's volleyball team for two seasons from 2017 to 2018. He was named as part of the First Team All-Western State Conference and was recognized as the Western State Conference Most Valuable Player in his final year. He was also included in the All-Tournament Team for the California Community College Athletic Association in 2018.[3]
Rotter would move to California State University, Northridge and join its team. He had to redshirt for his first year at Cal State before debuting for his new college on his second year. He was able to play in the US NCAA Division I.[3]
Club
[edit]Rotter would play club volleyball in the Philippines. He played for AMC Cotabato Spikers in the 2023 Open Conference of Spikers' Turf.[4]
National team
[edit]Rotter was included to the Philippines men's national volleyball team pool through try-outs held by Fil-Am Nation in California.[4] He was included in the squad that played in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.[5] The team did not medal.[6]
He would play in the 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup in Taipei and the first leg of the 2023 SEA V.League. He was named best opposite hitter in the latter.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Volleyball Men's - Team Roster - (PHI) Philippines" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. September 24, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Steven Rotter - 2021 - Men's Volleyball". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Dannug, Jonash (March 12, 2023). "PMNVT adds 'scoring machine' Steven Rotter to SEAG pool". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Agcaoili, Lance (March 20, 2023). "New national team recruits embrace pressure, big expectations ahead of SEA Games". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (May 2, 2023). "Steve Rotter 'excited' to help PH return to SEA Games men's volleyball podium". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "SEAG: Pinoys swept by Cambodia, out of medal contention". ABS-CBN News. May 4, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (July 24, 2023). "Philippines' Steven Rotter named Best Opposite Hitter in SEA V-League". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 2, 2023.