PROVO -- BYU announced today the NCAA has completed its eligibility review of volleyball player Yosleyder Cala.
Cala was certified a qualifier by the NCAA Clearinghouse and enrolled at BYU in January 2006 for winter semester. He has not competed for the men's volleyball team as the institution determined he was involved in secondary violations of NCAA rules, and requested his reinstatement through the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement process.
Following a thorough review of the information submitted to the NCAA, Cala's eligibility was reinstated under the condition he sit out 30 percent of the regular season (eight matches). Accordingly, Cala has been cleared to begin competing for the Cougars on Friday, Feb. 3 vs. Pepperdine. He will be a freshman this season.
Cala is a 6-8, outside hitter, from Ciego Avila, Cuba. He is the son of Gladys Gerard and Rafael Cala and has two sisters and one brother. One of his sisters plays volleyball for the Women's Cuba National Team. While attending high school at Marcelo Salado, Cala played for the Cuban Junior National Team from 1998-2001. He later joined the national team, where he competed from 2001-04. While with the Cuban National team, Cala played in several international tournaments. In 2003, he helped Cuba to a second-place finish at the Pan-American Games.