Ivana Bozic

Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Arandjelovac, Serbia
High School:
Belgrade Athletic

Former UAB volleyball All-American Ivana Bozic will serve as the assistant coach for the Blazers[apos] new sand volleyball program, which begins competition in Spring 2012. A Blazer standout from 2005-08 and now an MBA student, Bozic also works with UAB court volleyball program as a manager. As a player, Bozic helped the Blazers to NCAA tournament appearances in 2006 and 2008, earning honorable mention All-American status from the AVCA both years. She ranks third in program history with 1,874 kills and fifth all-time at the school with 1,394 digs. She is one of just nine former Blazers to reach both 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. Bozic was also a three-time All-Conference USA honoree (first-team twice and third-team once). She was the C-USA tournament MVP in leading UAB to the title in 2006. Bozic graduated from UAB in May 2010 with a with a double major in financial management and financial investments and institutions. She also had a minor in accounting. She is now working on her MBA in finance.