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Rubilena Rojas

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Rubilena Rojas
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1981-08-11) 11 August 1981 (age 43)
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Rubilena Rojas (born 11 August 1981) is a Venezuelan softball player. She competed in the women's softball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Career

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Rojas was born in Maracay, Venezuela on 11 August 1981. When she was 10 years old, her family moved from Venezuela to Santa Ana, California.[3] She played college softball at University of Virginia, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Rookie Of The Year in 2000.[4]

She represented Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where the Venezuelan team finished seventh with a 2–5 record.

Currently, Rojas is the head coach of the Mt. San Antonio College softball team.[5] She was also an assistant coach for the Auburn University softball team from 2019 to 2020.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Rubilena Rojas". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Rubilena Rojas". Olympic Channel Services. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ Cuenco, Justine (11 February 2009). "Softball Olympian guides OCC". coastreportonline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Virginia's Ruby Rojas Named ACC Softball Rookie Of The Year". virginiasports.cstv.com. 8 May 2000. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Rubilena Rojas - Mt. San Antonio College". mtsacathletics.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Rubilena Rojas Named Auburn Softball Assistant Coach". auburntigers.com. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2025.