Eleni Georgiafandis

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Bearden
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.

2015: Eleni played in five matches last year. She recorded an attack against Seton Hall. She is the Cardinals SAAC representative and was one of two UofL athletes selected as an ACC SAAC representative for the University of Louisville. She is an ACC Scholar and a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2014: Elena saw action in five matches. She recorded a dig versus Notre Dame.

Prep: Georgiafandis joins the Cardinals from the K2 Volleyball Club where she captained her team club for Chris Hames and Tom Paszko. As a part of USA Volleyball, she was a High Performance Select A1 team for two years where she was coached by Kordes and also participated in the USA Holiday Camp.
Playing for Bearden High School and Coach Dave McGinnis, Georgiafandis earned All-State honors as a senior and was a finalist for Under Armour All-American. She was voted to the Under Armour Junior Phenom List and was an All-District team member as well as being the All-District Passer of the Year. She was named All-KIL Conference, was a team captain and was both a Defensive Player of the Year and the Freshman of the Year during her prep career.

Personal: Daughter of George and Christine Georgiafandis. Born on April 3, 1996. Major is sports administration.

Favorites:
Athlete: Aaron Craft
Person with greatest influence on athletic career: Jason Hames, Tom Paszko, Robb Wilson.
Biggest thrill in sports: Beating A5 for the first time at 14 years old
Hobbies: Watching movies, shoe shopping
Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding
TV Show: Revenge
Musician: Walk the Moon
Food: Pastitsio (Greek lasagna)
Class: Lunch
Book: Divergent Trilogy
Movie quote: “Don’t put me down for cardio” from Pitch Perfect
Professional team: Olympiakos
Person she’s most like to meet: Theo James
Words that describe her best: Rambunctious, spunky, Greek
Best advice about sports: The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender
What people should know about her: She was on a competitive Greek dance team.
If she won the lottery she would: Take an orphanage to Disney World
Strangest thing to happen to her at a volleyball match: She saw Sylvester Stallone