NAME: Santina Martcheva
TEAM: Beach Elite 17 Adidas Black
SPECS:
- Position: Outside Hitter
- Height: 6’1
- Approach touch: 9’11
- Block touch: 9’7
EDUCATION:
- Grad year: 2026
- SCHOOL NAME: Ocean Lakes High School
- GPA: 4.15
- AP CLASSES OR IB PROGRAM/ACADEMY: Magnet Honors English 9, Magnet Honors English 10, AP Human Geography, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, Magnet Advanced Algebra 2, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, Magnet Chemistry, Magnet Molecular Biology
- Intended college major: Computer Science
CLUB EXPERIENCE:
- 2019- Beach Elite 11 Black - Tournament MVP
- 2020- ECVC 12 Black - Team Captain
- 2021- ECVC 13 Black - Team Co-Captain
- 2022- ECVC 14 Black - Team Captain
- 2023- Beach Elite 16 Black
- 2024- Beach Elite 17 Black
HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE:
- Freshman Year-
- Varsity Starter
- JV Captain when team splits into JV and varsity for tournaments
- Student Athlete Straight A recognition
- Sophomore Year
- Starting Outside Hitter
- Straight A Recognition
- 5A Second Team All Region
SAND EXPERIENCE:
- Sand Clubs:
- Tribe Beach Volleyball
- 757 Beach Volleyball with Coach David Keeter
- Currently practicing beach volleyball 3 times a week during club season
- 2nd Place in GingerBread Volley
- Girls U16 December 9 2023
- 3rd Place Pre East Coast Championships U16 November 11 2023
- 1st Place TVA Wilson Open U16 August 5, 2023
- 2nd Place TVA Big Money U18 July 22, 2023
- 1st Place TVA’s Virginia Beach Open June 10 2023
- 9th place in silver- ECC, Girls U16 November 2022
- 1st place- East Coast Championships Qualifier, Girls U16 November 2022
OTHER:
- SCA at Ocean Lakes
- Secretary of the National Spanish Honor Society
- Operation Smile
- NJHS
- executive board of the Class of 2026 Club
- Volunteer Frequently in tutoring, and I help teach kids in subjects such as Bulgarian, Spanish math, English, and science