Sports • Women's Volleyball

Wingin’ It: Elia Rubin

By Kaushik Sampath, Ananya Udaygiri and YuQing Jiang

April 15, 2024, 1:21 a.m.

Elia Rubin ’26, a women’s volleyball outside hitter, has helped Stanford reach back-to-back Elite Eights in the NCAA tournament in 2022 and 2023. Rubin sat down with The Daily to talk about her volleyball experience growing up and why she chose volleyball over other sports. According to Rubin, it was at least in part due to the uniforms.

Kaushik Sampath is a desk editor for the sports section. He is a sophomore from Fayetteville, Arkansas, who's undecided on his major. You can catch him watching and ranting about his beloved Arkansas Razorbacks or hanging out with friends on campus. Contact him at sports 'at' stanforddaily.com.YuQing Jiang ’25 is a columnist for the Opinions section for Vol. 262. A Philosophy major from New Zealand, he enjoys waiting in line daily for the Wilbur lunch specials. Contact him at opinions ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.