Josue Rivera

Personal

• Son of Samuel Rivera and Maria Apavicio
• Has two brothers
• Favorite book is My Sister's Keeper
• Enjoys going to the beach, movies, other sports and hanging out with friends
• Graduated high school with first honors
• Also participated in track and field in high school
• Also recruited by IPFW, UCLA and Penn State

Before BYU

High School:

• Played for Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola under head coach Henry Rivera
• MVP
• Top-10 player in school league
• MVP at the all-star game of all the schools in Puerto Rico

Club/National Teams & Tournaments:

• 2007 participant on the Jr. Olympics with Borinquen Coqui Club, finished in second place. Named to the All-America Team.
• Won the 2007 Festivol Circuit Tournament of Beach Volleyball in PR
• 2007 captain of the Pre-Youth Puerto Rican National Team that participated at the High Performance Tournament in Florida
• Finished 2nd place in 2008 at the Pre-Youth NORCECA at FIU with the Youth Puerto Rican National Team
• 2009 captain of the Pre-Youth Puerto Rican National Team at the Youth World Championships in Italy
• 2009 participant at the Pan-American Cup in Mexico with the Puerto Rican National Team B where they finished in 4th place
• Played at the Junior Olympics (18-open) with the Vaqueros Club in 2010
• 2011 participant at the Pan-American Cup in Canada with the Puerto Rican National team B
• 2011 captain of the Puerto Rican Youth National Team that finished fourth at the Youth Pan-American Cup in Panama
• Played with the Puerto Rico National Team in 2011 at the Youth World Championships in Brazil